Last night, after I had a fabulous dinner of salad, chili and garlic bread, I settled down into my Thursday evening television routine. "The OC" had a band on called the Walkmen. Apparently, they are a band with growing popularity. I thought they sucked. My friend's band Teksture should be on "The OC". Come on now. By the way, if you click on their link, you can hear a couple of their songs and sign up for their email list. They play in the LA area mainly. They just did a gig in Las Vegas this past weekend. They are a band to watch.
Anywhooo, after the show, I channel flipped a bit and waited for the Diane Sawyer interview with Prince Harry. I came across a Peter Jennings interview with Ex-Pres Clinton, who just opened up his Presidential library in Louisiana. They walked inside the building and Clinton showed off various points of interest. He seemed really proud of the replica of the Oval Office. Jennings seemed impatient and didn't want to hear about the details of the library. I thought that was rude. Maybe Clinton has ADD and talks too much? He seemed so enthusiastic. They said that when Harry Truman left office, he would give daily tours to people in his library. I think that is really cool. Did Regan? Nope. I bet he only stepped foot in his library on the day they opened it. Okay, that might be harsh. I bet he went to it a few more times for presentations and to see the portrait exhibit I saw when I went there. There was a particularly interesting one made out of jelly beans (Regan's favorite treat.) Back to Clinton... Clinton has on display images and text about some of the scandals during his presidency. One of the great things he pointed out was that while he was receiving a standing ovation from the United Nations (a rare thing for an American president) the news only showed the Impeachment trial. Hmmm. And they interviewed Kenneth Starr who said he has no issues with Clinton and forgives him. Forgives HIM? Who is the man that brought on the hysteria? Uh... Kenneth Starr. Sure, Clinton was the Center of the hysteria, but Starr was into the hunt of it all. I could go on, but as Clinton said, "forgive."
Now, I also watched a special with Diane Sawyer who interviewed Prince Harry. It was really great. He is taking after his mother in terms of helping bring awareness of AIDS in Africa. He worked with a village in the Southern region of Africa. It was really moving. It's a village of primarily children who are either infected with AIDS or whose parents dumped them there because either the parents had AIDS or they thought the kids might. There is a superstition/custom in that culture where a man will have sex with a baby to prevent them from getting AIDS. It's horrible. It happens all the time. The people don't understand how the disease is spread. Prince Harry took his "gap" (the time between high school and university in the English school system) to work with the children. I hadn't seen him since his mother's funeral (except for the tabloids talking about his pot smoking.) He seems to have grown up into a smart and thoughtful young man. There is hope for the future. :-)
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