[PRCo] The Eternal Flame

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This is a very special tribute to President Kennedy, Mr.Cramer----it is most special because it comes from someone known through the list!
I listened and watched through the whole video.

The silver-dollar is a real treasure isn't it.  It has at least a double-meaning for perfect attendance and a reminder of the great tragedy which befell our nation.

This is also a peek into your personal life and an encouragement to learn more.  As a peek into your life it is at least a partial fulfillment of what you wrote
earlier isn't it.  I do not remember the exact discussion nor your exact words, but this is a paraphrase of what you wrote:  "My intention is to make a difference,
not just follow-respond to conditions."  Again, certainly this tribute is one example of fulfillment of the quote.

In another post about music you wrote that you and your wife perform together.  May I copy the role of 'Groucho" to ask:  "How did you two love-birds meet?"

Thank you for sharing your current challenges.


Pc



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On Sat, 11/23/13, DF Cramer <alto_trombone at hotmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [PRCo] [NOT PRCo] I had just walked the.................
 To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org>
 Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 4:54 AM
 
 I was in Mrs. Enterline's 5th grade
 at East Franklin Elementary School. The three fifth grade
 classes were in the cafeteria/gymnasium for an assembly
 program when the secretary of the school came to the door
 and whispered to the teachers. They began crying and I
 remember being sent home. We watched through the Monday
 funeral. I was taken with the bands playing the hymns &
 dirges plus the associations with the Lincoln assassination.
 I have always been a Lincoln fan and a fan of hymns played
 by a band. I live in the same home where I watched.
 Some side thoughts: Mrs Enterline gave me a silver dollar
 for perfect attendance that year. I missed one day in sixth
 grade and then had perfect attendance in grades 7-12. No one
 else ever recognized me and I still have the silver dollar
 One of the drums and the bugle used at the Kennedy funeral
 are on display in Brucker Hall (band building) at Fort Myer,
 VA. I once did a tour of Fort Myer and got to see the empty
 stall where Black Jack was stabled. The equestrian unit
 there still performs with dignity & respect.
 I don't know if you have any interest, but this is a
 recording of my new composition titled, The Eternal Flame.http://youtu.be/KTkS1I_85b8I will eventually have
 better quality image and sound, but I wanted to give people
 an idea of what I have been working on for the past 4 months
 composing and rehearsing.
 The local paper did a short article:http://triblive.com/news/armstrong/5119383-74/kennedy-ellermeyer-kittanning#axzz2lTNM7jGn
 Dennis F. Cramer 
 http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/