In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
Rethinking my answer to a question I was asked in Europe and Israel often
[What is it I missed most about the US?]The ability to live at any level I wanted to.
Which you couldn't there.
You could have a room someplace and work two or three days a week.
What incredible, incredible freedom that allows you.
That was before the fascists really took power
slowed down a little bit by CarterBut they were operating, representatives of the Republican administration
The day the election was over they turned them loose.
Those were the days you could find a spot to live in [any part of the city]
when you're free to live