Apparently I'm not the only person out there with #SchoolhouseRock on my mind these days.

Over on Twitter, someone shared a clip of a TV helicopter pilot swooping around over #LA today on an open mic talking about his failed marriage, etc. Apparently he also sang a bit of #ImJustABill among his musings.

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#NoKings

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"In this case, it’s a reminder of a time when network TV gave us a common culture, language and lyrics, before we were sliced into subcultures and demographics. Pre-internet, pre-cable, pre-DVD — pre-VHS, even — 'Schoolhouse Rock' convened a classroom of millions for three-minute servings of revolutionary art alongside installments of 'The Great Grape Ape Show.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/arts/television/schoolhouse-rock-50th-anniversary.html

#education #nostalgia #imjustabill

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