My sister Shannon and her husband Dan drove to Seattle a couple of weeks ago to see Seattle Symphony Sci-Fi Favorites. The show’s official description is as follows: Travel to distant dimensions with Seattle Symphony as the Orchestra performs the music from your favorite science fiction films and television programs, including Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Star Trek and more! Featuring narration by TV celebrity George Takei and a laser light show.
Wow.
So, while they were gone, their answering machine recorded this message from Dad:
Hey, it just occurred to me that you guys are probably on your... ah... date listening to space music. I hope you dressed nice in your space suits. I hope you don't space out and get lost on the way up there. I hope there's plenty of space at your feet so that you're comfortable. Perhaps at uh, intermission they'll serve coffee and Spacetries. If you see Sissy Spacek or Kevin Spacey, tell them I said hello. ... pause... Aaah, let me think... (chuckling)…(now full, hearty laughter). I just kill myself with this stuff. This is quality. The kind of material Johnny Carson would pay for. I especially like the part about Sissy Spacek and Kevin Spacey. I just thought of those at the last second. OK. See you later bye.
(Many thanks to Shannon for transcribing and emailing me the message.)
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