One of the odder things I learned on our trip to California was that for a few years, American Indians took over Alcatraz (well after it was no longer used as a prison). I think it was between 1969 and 1971...I could look it up, but whatever...if you really care, you can too.
Here's some snippets of dialogue during the occupation....
Day One - The Landing - "Yeah!!! (High Fives all around) We're taking land from the white man!!! Woo Hoo!!! This Rocks!!!"
Day Two - "Hell no! We won't Go! Hell no! We won't go!!"
Day Five - "Okay, maybe we shoulda planned this a bit better. Can anyone here make a blanket out of rocks?"
Day Ninety Seven - "For the good of our new civilization, I hereby declare Flaming Arrow's board games open to all of us. Anyone wanna play Risk?"
Day One Hundred Eighty Six - "I would kill for a latte."
Day Two Hundred Twelve - "What's the favorite music on this island?" "What?" "Rock and Rock." "That's horrible." "I know...please shoot me."
Day Three Hundred Fifty Six - "I know, in retrospect, I probably wouldn't have used up boat space for my air purifier."
Day Four Hundred Sixteen - "I forget...why did we do this?"
The Final Day - "It's really killin' me. The song goes, 'Ba da da da da dum! Ba da dum! Ba da Dum!' Tell ya what, I'll head back to the mainland, google it, and then I'll come right back."
"If you're going, then I'm going!"
Rock On,
Aitch
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If they were smart, they would have built a casino on it called Alcatraz Palace or Alcatraz, Alcatraz.
hey anonymous,
...or The Venetian.
rock on,
aitch
hey mimi,
thanks...to be honest, the vacation was so draining that I've been tired since returning...I'm hoping that this will represent a new wave in creativity and umm, funniness. (If it doesn't check out Homer and Twiss's blogs...very funny stuff)
rock on,
aitch
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