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2008-04-01 Carole Diary
My Parent’s Recollection of The Old Days at WEDU
Today the preacher used the analogy of Handel's Messiah to illustrate how such profound beauty could come from the most unlikely sources; a man known to curse like a sailor in three languages. It stirred a memory in my father that he relayed as we walked to our cars.
It was 1958 and he was the cameraman at WEDU in the era before video tape. An enormous choir had come to Tampa to sing Handel's Messiah live from WEDU but all the singers couldn't fit in the building, so they carried everything into the parking lot for the big moment.
The choir was assembled, the conductor was perched with his baton held high, the cameras were rolling and right on time it all appeared on TV screens throughout the area: an enormous number of people, dressed in robes, standing in a parking lot, lips moving and nothing but the ear piercing sound of screaming jets overhead for the duration of the show.
WEDU was in the direct flight path of MacDill Airforce base and in the cold war era drills at the base included B-52's, with their earth shaking launch rockets splitting the air from a low altitude without a moment's notice.
You've come a long way baby! Makes HD look like a minor improvement.
I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/
I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.
You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile!
Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile
You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org
Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue
Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.
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By Carole BaskinMy Parent’s Recollection of The Old Days at WEDU
Today the preacher used the analogy of Handel's Messiah to illustrate how such profound beauty could come from the most unlikely sources; a man known to curse like a sailor in three languages. It stirred a memory in my father that he relayed as we walked to our cars.
It was 1958 and he was the cameraman at WEDU in the era before video tape. An enormous choir had come to Tampa to sing Handel's Messiah live from WEDU but all the singers couldn't fit in the building, so they carried everything into the parking lot for the big moment.
The choir was assembled, the conductor was perched with his baton held high, the cameras were rolling and right on time it all appeared on TV screens throughout the area: an enormous number of people, dressed in robes, standing in a parking lot, lips moving and nothing but the ear piercing sound of screaming jets overhead for the duration of the show.
WEDU was in the direct flight path of MacDill Airforce base and in the cold war era drills at the base included B-52's, with their earth shaking launch rockets splitting the air from a low altitude without a moment's notice.
You've come a long way baby! Makes HD look like a minor improvement.
I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/
I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.
You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile!
Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile
You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org
Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue
Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.