He's Got A Secret All Right

Here's a great clip from from old TV show "I've Got A Secret". And it's not just a great clip, it has the potential to have great historic significance. But it really doesn't. See, back in 1956, they found the last surviving witness of the assassination of President Lincoln. How cool is that?! It's very cool! So what do they do with this guy? Well, apparently they paraded him on TV (after he fell and gave himself a black eye from what they tell us) so that he could be on this game show. And the worst part about it is that after they figure out that this is the guy's secret, they give him eighty dollars and a tin full of pipe tobacco and send him on his way! No interview! No discussion! Nothing! Just "Here's your eighty bucks and something for your pipe. Bye now!" The guy was ninety six years old! Quick! Talk to him while he can still speak! Aaauuggghhh! Nope. But here's five minutes of him on a game show:

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A Blast From The Past

So, holy shishkabob, I had a really busy day. Family birthday party, entertaining guests, you know how it goes. And what do I do to relax when it's finally, finally over? I mean, what did I do to relax after I got done watching a documentary about hot dog joints across America? That's right. I started perusing photos over yonder at The White House Museum online. It's a pretty cool site. Lots of pictures of the White House (as the title might lead you to believe). Some old, some new. It's just a nice leisurely walk through some history. And it's also where I ran across this photo. Behold!

I don't know what it is about this that I find so fascinating. Obviously the fact that it's in color has something to do with the fascination. He appears to be a rather unkempt fellow. Why didn't he comb his hair? His tie looks crooked as well. He also looks exhausted and/or like he could drop dead any minute. (Here's to hoping this wasn't taken before he trotted off to Ford's Theater.) I don't know what about it that makes me just think. Maybe it's because this guy that I know has his whole family in Washington, DC right now and they're touring all of the memorials and remembering how cool it is that we are a (technically) free country. I don't know what it is. I just think it's cool. And I really want a hot dog right now.

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