The 'Nobel' solution to melancholy

Kary Mullis quote From today's MondayMorningMemo©of Roy H. Williams, the Wizard of Ads®:

Kary Mullis said to a tuxedoed auditorium
full of dignitaries when he accepted his Nobel Prize:

"There is a general place in your brain,

I think,reserved for

'melancholy of relationships past.'
It grows and prospers as life progresses,
forcing you finally,
against your grain,

to listen to country music."

After 9/11 I found myself listening to a lot of CMT , there were lots of music videos full of faith, family , and patriotism. In a few months , that emphasis faded, as the war in Afghanistan shifted from a quick victory to slow skirmishes and the long task of rebuilding .

Darryl Worley traveled with the USO to Afghanistan in December of 2002 and wrote this call to remember 9/11.

Remember the pain,

remember the sorrow,

but above all,

remember the resolve of those first troubling days

-to fight this war until we win.

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"Have You Forgotten" by Darryl Worley Hear it here.

I hear people sayin'. We Don't need this war

But I say there's some things worth fightin' for.

What about our freedom and this piece of ground?

We didn't get to keep em' by backing down.

They say we don't realize the mess we're gettin in

Before you start your preachin' let me ask you this my friend.

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Chorus Have you forgotten

how it felt that day,

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell

We had neighbors still inside goin through a livin hell

And you say we shouldn't worry about Bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

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They took all the footage off my TV

Said it's too disturbin for you and me

It'll just breed anger is what the experts say

If it was up to me I'd show it every day

Some say this country's just out lookin' for a fight

Well after 9-11 man I'd have to say that's right.

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Chorus Have you forgotten how it felt that day

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell

We had neighbors still inside goin through a livin hell

And we vowed to get the ones behind Bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

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I've been there with the soldiers

Who've gone away to war

And you can bet that they remember

just what they're fighting for

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Have you forgotten

All the people killed

Yes some went down like heroes

In that Pennsylvania field

Have you forgotten

About our Pentagon

All the loved ones that we lost

And those left to carry on.

Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden

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Have you forgotten?

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Have you forgotten?

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Have you forgotten?!