Who here participated in "Hands Across America"?
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:01 PM
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Who here participated in "Hands Across America"? |
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:04 PM
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1. HAAAAANDS across America! HAAAAANDS across the USAAAAA! |
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I think I was 11. There were a LOT of people out on the airport road, too. It seemed like there'd be no problem stretching all the way across the country.
The image I remember most from the TV coverage is a bunch of Navajos out in the middle of absolute nowhere (AKA New Mexico or Arizona :)) trying to stretch a line to infinity at both ends.
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:05 PM
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:28 PM
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9. Hey, I live in Nevada. |
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Once I was a Texan, but I've been a Nevadan for a long time now. If there's anyone on Earth qualified to make a determination of nowhereness, it's me. Personally, I prefer being nowhere.
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:30 PM
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10. Yup, it's pretty bare around there. |
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I'll give you that one. :)
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:04 PM
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Milemarker 193 on I-40 in New Mexico... We had lots of space to cover!
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:07 PM
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4. I was at the corner of Penn Avenue and Swissvale Avenue in Wilkinsburg PA |
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:10 PM
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6. Well... Howdy stranger! |
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We have an event in common then.
I can honestly say there was a person every six to ten feet as far as I could see in either direction.
So, I wouldn't doubt that we actually made it all the way across!
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:08 PM
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5. I did. there were a few breaks in the chain, however. |
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Edited on Thu Jan-11-07 09:09 PM by Blue-Jay
At least we had some good pizza across from Beaver Creek on Route 40 afterwards.
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:11 PM
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7. We better do it again and do it right. This time we'll haul out convicts... |
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:19 PM
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8. LOL! There was a 'parking problem' over in my area... |
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So they loaded everyone up in trucks and hauled them out to the line.
Someone had provided miles and miles of red and white rope. After it was all over I cut a couple of sections of it for keepsakes.
:D
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:30 PM
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The whole stunt was a massive failure.
Well, maybe not for the advertisers.
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:53 PM
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14. Oh come on! How can you question the legitimacy of HAO? Look at the ad! |
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:57 PM
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15. There was a really creepy vibe to the whole thing too. |
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Kind of like "We Are The World."
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:30 PM
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12. I did! I was really little though! |
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:33 PM
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Thu Jan-11-07 09:58 PM
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I was a radio announcer at the time and, since the line didn't come through our area, we had a contest and took listeners to a couple of different locations. I went with a group of listeners to Chicago.
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Thu Jan-11-07 10:14 PM
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with my sister and sister-in-law Our town had busses going to East Rutherford..... Never did recieve the certificate though.
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Thu Jan-11-07 10:19 PM
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18. I did! I was down in the something or other zoo in Chicago - Lincoln Park? |
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I can't remember what it's called. Beautiful zoo, though - and a beautiful day. And I was there with a beautiful woman almost twice my age at the time. Hubba hubba.
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Thu Jan-11-07 10:20 PM
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Thu Jan-11-07 10:21 PM
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I remember it being somewhat disorganized, but a beautiful day and a lot of fun.
Is it Lincoln Park Zoo?
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Thu Jan-11-07 10:42 PM
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I couldn't remember the name. That was my one and only trip to Chicago. I remember the weather was great and it was a beautiful park.
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Thu Jan-11-07 11:08 PM
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Thu Jan-11-07 11:11 PM
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23. I am ashamed to admit that I did |
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I was in band at the time and we ALL did. I was on the courthouse square in my hometown. I can't believe I just admitted it publicly. *snort*
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Thu Jan-11-07 11:16 PM
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24. There is nothing to be ashamed about there. It was THE bleeding-heart event of 1986! |
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Fri Jan-12-07 02:46 AM
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It was in Charleston, S.C. Only it was called "Hands Across Charleston."
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Fri Jan-12-07 03:37 AM
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28. I did ... on a bridge in Ohio |
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