[Magdalen] The Funerals, and all that got stimulated because of them.

[M J _Mike_ Logsdon]

Yes, Aretha's was over the top.  But, for a mere Senator, so was John's.

But we go all out for our Great Ones.

Did Aretha NEED such an expensive funeral?  (And yes, the Ariana "me too" moment, sheesh, it was wild enough to see Bill's open-mouthed enjoyment from his "behind view" [my quotes] when she started singing, so we certainly didn't need to see the arm-around, near-breast assault that followed.)  Certainly not.

And, did we NEED a Presidential week-long send-off for John McCain?  Certainly not.

But Greatness, is greatness.  And that's why we SOMETIMES (it doesn't happen all the time) need to pretend we have a monarchical royalty.  We need to honor, honorably, those who've been more than the general degredation of social and political reality want to lead us to believe is all we can expect.  Aretha was nothing less than a force for good.  And Sen McCain, whom I just saw in a re-broadcast of his 2002 hosting of Saturday Night Live, ... crimineys!  What a good sport!

I in no way take umbrage with anyone who thinks that the two funerals that took place over the last couple of days were nothing less than a reminder, in our TRAMP era, of what we, as a Country, are meant to take serious.

The passing of Great Ones.  The passing of decency.

May we recover soon, dear God.

Please, may we recover.

M J (Mike) Logsdon.

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"Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
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