Brewed Beverage of Choice: Lakefront Bock Beer
A few months ago I received 100 free downloads from eMusic for, I think, downloading Winamp so I can listen to WMSE streaming live on the web. It took me to January of this new year to take them up on their offer. One of the many downloads I got my hands on was an album by Gil Scott Heron. On this album was a version of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” The following is an inspiration poem with a more modern spin on the Revolution.
The revolution will not be televised.
It will not sound any better
in Dolby Stereo Surround,
and will not look any better
in high definition. You will not
be able to view the revolution
on a 55″ projection screen t.v.
as you lounge comfortably
in your lazy boy because…
The revolution will not be televised
The revolution will not be brought
to you commercial free
thanks to Budweiser. It is not taped
in front of a live studio audience.
It has no laugh track and no sound track.
The revolution will not be pre-empted
by the Super Bowl because…
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution has no season
premiere or no cliff-hanger season
finale. The revolution does not have
a two-part episode nor will the revolution
be thwarted by Jack Bauer in 24
one hour long episodes because…
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be won
in either a red or blue state.
Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel, and Dan Rather
will not falsely predict the outcome
of the revolution before the night ends.
The revolution will not have a news scroll
at the bottom of the screen with the latest
news from todays events in the revolution because…
The revolution will not be televised.
Prost!
the confucian brewer