Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A 70'S SITCOM

FROM THE JEFFERSONS TO DIFFERENT STROKES TO 212 OR 213 OR 223 OR WHATEVER THE HELL THAT SHOW WAS CALLED, THERE IS A RECURRING THEME THAT HAS BEEN FANTASIZED BY MANY OF US WHO WATCHED THESE SHOWS: WE WILL GET THERE. ALTHOUGH BACK THEN THIS DREAM SO IMPOSSIBLE THAT EVEN IF IT DID HAPPEN, NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE IT. AND JUST TEN YEARS AFTER THE TRADGIC DEATH OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WHO CAN BLAME US. BUT TODAY IS A NEW DAY, AND FOR A VERY SPECIAL "SON OF CHICAGO", MOVIN ON UP TO THE EAST SIDE TO A DEELUXE...MANSION (THAT STRETCHES AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK) THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SKY, IS MORE OF A REALITY THAN A THEME SONG. FINALLY!!! NOW THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS GO TO THE HOME DEPOT, GET ALL THE BLACK PAINT THERE IS AND GIVE THE "WHITE HOUSE" A LITTLE MAKE-OVER...SOME COLOR...DARK COLORS...BLACK! IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A PLACE OF RESIDENCE REFLECT ITS INHABITANTS...RIGHT? BUT, EVEN THOUGH WE WATCHED IT ON TV, THIS ELECTION WAS FAR FROM FANTASY...IT IS HISTORY...OUR HISTORY AS A PEOPLE, AS A CULTURE AND AS A COUNTRY. WE GOT OUR FORTY ACRES (LITERALLY), BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON OUR MULE...OR MULES FOR THOSE OF US THAT NEED MORE THAN ONE HELPING.
THUMBS UP!!!
AG

P.S. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THAT SHOW. IT'S BUGGIN ME OUT RIGHT NOW...PLEASE HELP!!

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