A new song to add to the playlist of songs about Dead Presidents
Everything is a surprise these days, but certainly I did not expect to wake up and hear that Bob Dylan had released a 17 minute track about the death of John F. Kennedy
Eat Your Oatmeal: Some Things For Friday, September 27th
Happy Friday! What a week.
Massachusetts Once Had Like Six John Kennedys On The Same Ballot (Cool Weird Awesome 124)
Around the same time John Fitzgerald Kennedy was rising through the ranks of the US Congress, a guy called John Francis Kennedy decided to put his name on the ballot to run for Massachusetts state treasurer. In a few years, there would be other John Kennedys trying to win public office in the state.
Temporary But Eternal
It's kind of funny to think about a "temporary eternal flame." Perhaps it's the presidential gravesite version of "The Neverending Story."
And now, a special video tribute
Now that we're in political convention season (weather permitting, anyway), I've been looking into how the political parties have paid tribute to departed presidents. A couple spring to mind right off the bat - most recently,