AMERICA STARTS HERE: Dr.
Parley Speake told me this story one evening in the Fowler Lounge, where I
usually find myself very busy, being the staff psychologist at the Institute
for the Linguistically Impaired. The
evening had just begun, so Parley's story is probably true.
Dr. Speake was on a speaking tour - we intended no humor in
choosing him to represent the institute - and was working his way up the East
Coast from here in Texas. As he entered
Pennsylvania, he claims he saw a sign saying, America Starts Here.
"I had no idea we weren't real Americans," he laughed. "Maybe that's why this President shows no
remorse for the damage he's done."
Parley enjoys collecting ambiguous and nonsensical slogans,
so he was just getting warmed up. He
went on to recall an old Volkswagen ad campaign that used the word farfignügen,
saying that he thinks it means the slippery feeling of oil inside your
lederhosen.
But he cracked himself up most by telling me about the sign
he saw in a medical clinic, saying, "The human body, with care, will last a
lifetime."
Patience starts here, I thought, as I ordered another
schooner of sarsaparilla.
Trick or treating, tours of haunted downtown Ithaca, a classic horror film at the historic State Theater, and a walking tour of the Ithaca city cemetery are part of the Halloween festivities scheduled in downtown Ithaca starting Saturday, October 25th.
Trick or treating begins at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 31st, and continues until 8:00 p.m. Participating merchants will have candy for children of all ages who are in costume. Parents with very small children are encouraged to take advantage of the 12:00 p.m. start time and bring their children to downtown for trick or treating during the daylight hours. The entire Ithaca Commons will be decorated with Jack O Lanterns.
The Hangar Theatre will bring Broadway stars to Ithaca for Moonlight & BROADWAY Magic, an elegant event to benefit the Hangar Theatre. The evening will feature New York stars in song and a first glimpse of the 2009 Hangar Season with Artistic Director Peter Flynn. Moonlight & BROADWAY Magic will be held on Monday, November 10 at 7:00 pm at La Tourelle Resort & Spa.
The evening features a musical offering of some of the best voices on Broadway today. Stars from In the Heights, Les Misérables, The Glorious Ones, and Wicked will be on hand-including Hangar alums Jeremy Webb and Julia Murney. Hosted by the hilarious Seth Rudetsky from Sirius Satellite Radio, we'll get an inside look at what it takes to put on a Broadway show and interviews with the Broadway stars about their rise to celebrity from local beginnings.
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Trick or treating, tours of haunted downtown Ithaca, a classic horror film at the historic State Theater, and a walking tour of the Ithaca city cemetery are part of the Halloween festivities scheduled in downtown Ithaca starting Saturday, October 25th.
