November 22: the day we lost the future of the future...

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The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was marked on this day just two years ago. A feature story that appeared then, in various places, still offers a perspective on what kind of world we might have had instead.

Recently, the editor was finally able to visit the JFK Presidential Library in Boston. During and following that visit, that feature story from two years ago came back with freshness, poignancy, and in these crazy times, longing and urgency. We recommend it to you.

Here are a few excerpts...

"November 22, 1963, was a singularity, one with implications so far-reaching we will never comprehend all that we lost: it was a specific moment in time when everything changed, when, transcending the shock and grief, the future of the future was forever stolen."

"A few more words beg to be said about John Fitzgerald Kennedy, because we don’t want questions of how he died to continue to overshadow the kind of leader he was. Sadly, even after five decades, society isn’t quite capable of separating those things."

"It is certain that America lost its innocence and its faith in its leaders during the 1960s and 1970s. And it’s certain that began on November 22, 1963."

READ THE COMPLETE FEATURE from November 22, 2013, at:

https://www.laprogressive.com/john-fitzgerald-kennedy/

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Read any (of many) of the editor's feature stories on a vast variety of topics, away from his music journalism, at:

http://www.laprogressive.com/author/larry-wines/

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So, Where's the Music News?...

There is PLENTY of live acoustic music performance and music news features right here, at separate clicks, in recent editions of the Guide. Recommended performances and ticket alerts are included, into January and beyond. Another full edition will be forthcoming when we can assemble all the pieces of the next 10,000 piece puzzle for you.

Meantime, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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