Skimming through the archives, found these artifacts dating to the 1990s. I loved living in Center City Philadelphia -- a wonderful place to directly engage in big things. From the 1992 presidential campaign:
Come hear Governor Clinton
Monday August 10, 1992
1:30 p.m.
Independence Plaza
South Side of Independence Hall
5th and Chestnut
Bill Clinton was -- and is -- a king of charisma. Star power. We now know there's a downside to that, too. Doh!
Was given this "VIP" pass by a friend working on the Lynn Yeakel campaign (Yeakel ran a close race against Senator Arlen Specter in '92). Gore was -- and is -- sharp, but obviously he's not Bill Clinton in the easy charm department.
VIP
Senator Al Gore RALLY
SPECIAL GREETING AREA
Wednesday, July 29, 1992
12:00 Noon
JFK Plaza
Background lead-in was an edited version of Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City." Then, he really looked kind of like Christopher Reeve as Superman.
Finally, here's a test I gave on May 11, 1999. Evil! By that time, Bill Clinton was president, and Al Gore VP. Now, nearly eleven years later, I'd change #3 to: How does war effect the USA?
Today's Rune: Warrior.
6 comments:
Hey, very cool stuff, Erik. Loved seeing those scanned photos.
I remember seeing them here at the Fox Theater. The world seemed brighter then didn't it. It was very exciting.
Say of I do your test and ace it will you give me all the credits I need for an associates degree?
I've seen Clinton at a distance but never actually met him. I've often wondered how I'd experience that Charisma if I did.
Erik, ALL things look cool when a backdrop of Stevie is being played. Luv that tune. Sat near Stevie at a Pistons game and it was all I could do to not run up and hug him! Clinton? Not so much...
Saw Clinton speak at a high school graduation in 1983 in Arkansas-- my grandparents, who had retired there, had dragged me to their neighbors' kid's graduation. Best public speaker I've ever seen, hands down. I knew he had a future even then.
May 11, 1999 was my 38th birthday! I'd just married wife #2 ten days earlier.
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