I just flew in from Washington, and boy, are my arms tired.
Nah, I’m kidding – I just stood around on Tuesday for about eight hours, after getting up at 5:00 am, then driving back here to Richmond. So I’m just tired.
The best part of my trip? That should be obvious. But a close second was this moment at the concert on Sunday (which I also attended):
Listen closely to the third and fourth verses:
- There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me;
- Sign was painted, it said private property;
- But on the back side it didn’t say nothing;
- That side was made for you and me.
- Nobody living can ever stop me,
- As I go walking that freedom highway;
- Nobody living can ever make me turn back
- This land was made for you and me.
A bit Socialist, nu? That the song included all of the original verses (per Pete Seeger‘s request, too; watch him smiling bigger than he’s smiled in his 89 years when he’s singing about the other side of the wall), that the song was sung where it was sung, when it was sung, that our freaking president was singing along, this is what makes me love this country.
And a note of explanation is needed, to all my occasional readers:
Due to various circumstances, I didn’t have internet access on my computer from July to the beginning of this month. And blogging from work, especially without my music library, was something I just couldn’t bring myself to do. But I’m in a new apartment, and though I’m leeching internet now, I will be able to write and update this blog more frequently. Maybe not every day, but I’ve missed you all too much. It’s good to be back – I have a new apartment, a new phone, a new car, and now – a new PRESIDENT.
