All Tricks, No Treats!
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Well, I hope you had a happy Halloween last night, as we did! My friends and I went to a dance at a local youth club, and it was great! I went as Lady Ga Ga (yeah, a red haired Lady Ga Ga, but Lady Ga Ga just the same!) and my band mates dressed up as well, and we all had a very good time. We all ate a lot of candy and drank a lot of apple cider and sang a lot of creepy Halloween tunes. Yeah, for a holiday that's supposed to be all about the dead, this is really all about the merriment of the living.
And speaking of spooky stuff for Halloween, have any of you guys ever heard of the music for the network identification for the Public Broadcasting Service, before it even became the Public Broadcasting Service? Before October, 1970, the Public Broadcasting Service, or PBS to the rest of us, was known as National Educational Television, or NET, as it was more commonly known at the time. Well anyway, for about a couple of years, from around the beginning of 1968 to 1970, NET had this really creepy sounding music that accompanied the network identification. It sounded a lot like the anthem Music for the Common Man. I think that's the title of it. Only the NET music was a lot more creepier. It sounded like something straight out of a funeral parlor. I'm not kidding, folks. If any of you head this music, it would send chills up and down your spine. A lot of Generation Xers who were preschoolers at the time used to run out of the room screaming in horror after hearing this tune, from what I've heard. Anyway, after a couple of years of this mess, they changed it to the Public Broadcasting Service, and the music for that network identification was a lot less creepy. The original PBS theme, which ran from 1971 to 1984, sounded like something off of a science fiction show, rather than out of a horror movie. But I'm telling you, no one will ever forget the NET theme, as it has become known as. I really believe that's the reason why they changed over from National Educational Television to the Public Broadcasting Service, to get rid of that creepy music. I swear it was the NET theme's composer, Eric Siday's, way of sneaking up on unsuspecting children and yelling "Boo!" Oh, and by the way, if any of you want to check this theme out, the NET theme is available is all it's unglory on You Tube. All you have to do is type "National Educational Television" in the search box.
In conclusion, I hope all of you out there are protecting yourselves from the H1N1 virus. From what I've been hearing, this virus is something that's not to be played with. A lot of people are coming down with this thing, and a lot of people are dying from it, so you'd best be careful out there and try not to catch this thing. Do the basics: wash your hands, take lots of vitamin C, and drink lots of juices and chicken soup, because there's some things out there that a lot more scarier than the NET theme!
That's all the time we have for today. Until next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, I hope you had a happy Halloween last night, as we did! My friends and I went to a dance at a local youth club, and it was great! I went as Lady Ga Ga (yeah, a red haired Lady Ga Ga, but Lady Ga Ga just the same!) and my band mates dressed up as well, and we all had a very good time. We all ate a lot of candy and drank a lot of apple cider and sang a lot of creepy Halloween tunes. Yeah, for a holiday that's supposed to be all about the dead, this is really all about the merriment of the living.
And speaking of spooky stuff for Halloween, have any of you guys ever heard of the music for the network identification for the Public Broadcasting Service, before it even became the Public Broadcasting Service? Before October, 1970, the Public Broadcasting Service, or PBS to the rest of us, was known as National Educational Television, or NET, as it was more commonly known at the time. Well anyway, for about a couple of years, from around the beginning of 1968 to 1970, NET had this really creepy sounding music that accompanied the network identification. It sounded a lot like the anthem Music for the Common Man. I think that's the title of it. Only the NET music was a lot more creepier. It sounded like something straight out of a funeral parlor. I'm not kidding, folks. If any of you head this music, it would send chills up and down your spine. A lot of Generation Xers who were preschoolers at the time used to run out of the room screaming in horror after hearing this tune, from what I've heard. Anyway, after a couple of years of this mess, they changed it to the Public Broadcasting Service, and the music for that network identification was a lot less creepy. The original PBS theme, which ran from 1971 to 1984, sounded like something off of a science fiction show, rather than out of a horror movie. But I'm telling you, no one will ever forget the NET theme, as it has become known as. I really believe that's the reason why they changed over from National Educational Television to the Public Broadcasting Service, to get rid of that creepy music. I swear it was the NET theme's composer, Eric Siday's, way of sneaking up on unsuspecting children and yelling "Boo!" Oh, and by the way, if any of you want to check this theme out, the NET theme is available is all it's unglory on You Tube. All you have to do is type "National Educational Television" in the search box.
In conclusion, I hope all of you out there are protecting yourselves from the H1N1 virus. From what I've been hearing, this virus is something that's not to be played with. A lot of people are coming down with this thing, and a lot of people are dying from it, so you'd best be careful out there and try not to catch this thing. Do the basics: wash your hands, take lots of vitamin C, and drink lots of juices and chicken soup, because there's some things out there that a lot more scarier than the NET theme!
That's all the time we have for today. Until next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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