A memory to hold dear
It was really great all. Anticlimatic or not it just made me feel excited and even proud to be there for what really was an historical moment of a deserving monument and yes Scott, maybe some old timers will feel a little more willing to fall back on ancient technique (ha). The folks to used to the stuff today, good luck.
I made it a point to get in early because I had a funny feeling it was going to get jammed and boy did it!!
Meeting up with Lgench was a great treat after taking a chance to reach out to him on the phone while coming to the island. My family after taking the nature walk did go back to watch from the car as we were close in the lot anyway.
There was no option for me but the beach, wind and all.
46er, I think the park super spoke and the Mayor as well. The pipers played nicely but short yet it was so log jammed with humans up there I had to get out on the beach which is where I feel best in the cold and dang!, cold it was. There really was no great ceremony to speak of yet lgench & I were fortunate enough to get memorial certificates before they ran out. They never imagined such a turn out.
I saw you all across the way lights from vehicles all on across the beach. That was cool! Any pics I have will be majestic but just more of the same, including Pancoast's Moon and Barney shot.
Dude!!! We shot identical angles on the beach too. You couldn't have been 25 or 30 feet from me. I was just to the left of those little horrors of kids screaming, fighting, throwing tantrums!!! It was shameful.
I got a short of movie of the lighting but after holding the camera in place with bare hands and after that false start, I was losing it. (feeling)
It is somewhat a reserved effect from up close but man... tears to the eyes.
My son Sam once told the significant nature of the event felt pretty special about being there for it.
That traffic jam coming out was embarrasing. People are rude.
I took the family down to Fred & Ethel's in Smithville for dinner which made a finish for a nice evening. The beach, the light, and a good meal. Ahhh.
A little more that 17 degrees or so might have been nice but hey.
Wish I'd have actually spoken to you Pancoast. To any and all else who turned out, I hope you really dug what it was about and how cool it is to see the light back in business.
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