CARTOONIST, WIRE AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ROD, DAVID FITS LIGHTNING ROD, DAVID FITS SIMMONS.

SIMMONS.

ONE OF THE GIFTS WHEN I CAN ONE OF THE GIFTS WHEN I CAN EXERCISE DURING TIMES OF STRIFE EXERCISE DURING TIMES OF STRIFE IS WE GIVE THEM HUMOR.

IS WE GIVE THEM HUMOR.

A LOOK BACK AT THE DOWNTOWN A LOOK BACK AT THE DOWNTOWN JAZZ FIESTA VIA THE TUCSON JAZZ FIESTA VIA THE TUCSON STREETCAR, AND THE LASTING STREETCAR, AND THE LASTING LEGACY OF A SPACE SHUTTLE LEGACY OF A SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER AS NAUGHT.

CHALLENGER AS NAUGHT.

WELCOME TO ARIZONA WELCOME TO ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED.

ILLUSTRATED.

I'M TOM McNAMARA.

I'M TOM McNAMARA.

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STEPHANIE HE CANNILY'S WORLD, STEPHANIE HE CANNILY'S WORLD, MUSIC IS A LANGUAGE THAT CAN SET MUSIC IS A LANGUAGE THAT CAN SET SCENES AND TELL STORIES.

SCENES AND TELL STORIES.

AND EVERYTHING IS NOT AS IT AND EVERYTHING IS NOT AS IT SEEMS.

SEEMS.

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A. A. I THINK WHEN I PLAY MUSIC IT I THINK WHEN I PLAY MUSIC IT FEELS FREEING IN A WAY.

FEELS FREEING IN A WAY.

MOVING ISN'T JUST STAGNANT.

MOVING ISN'T JUST STAGNANT.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING SOMEWHERE.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING SOMEWHERE.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER KIND OF IT'S JUST ANOTHER KIND OF COMMUNICATION.

COMMUNICATION.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER SOMETIMES THAN BIT EASIER SOMETIMES THAN SPEAKING.

SPEAKING.

INSTEAD OF THINKING IN WORDS, A INSTEAD OF THINKING IN WORDS, A LOT OF TIMES I THINK IN PICTURES LOT OF TIMES I THINK IN PICTURES AND FEELINGS.

AND FEELINGS.

SO IT KIND OF HAS TO BE BE SO IT KIND OF HAS TO BE BE TRANSLATED BEFORE IT COMES OUT TRANSLATED BEFORE IT COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH.

OF MY MOUTH.

MY NAME IS STEPHANIE, AND I'M A MY NAME IS STEPHANIE, AND I'M A FLUTIST.

FLUTIST.

RIGHT NOW I'M A STUDENT BUT I RIGHT NOW I'M A STUDENT BUT I ALSO TEACH PRIVATE FLUTE LESSONS ALSO TEACH PRIVATE FLUTE LESSONS AND WORK FREELANCE IN THE AND WORK FREELANCE IN THE PHOENIX AREA.

PHOENIX AREA.

I GREW UP IN FLORIDA IN THE I GREW UP IN FLORIDA IN THE PANHANDLE.

PANHANDLE.

THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CLASSICAL THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE AEFRPT IT WAS MY MUSIC IN THE AEFRPT IT WAS MY GRANDFATHER THAT MADE ME GRANDFATHER THAT MADE ME APPRECIATE CLASSICAL APPRECIATE CLASSICAL ?

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WE LISTENED TO A LOT OF WE LISTENED TO A LOT OF BEETHOVEN.

BEETHOVEN.

IT WOULD CHANGE INTO SOMETHING A IT WOULD CHANGE INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE FIERY.

LITTLE BIT MORE FIERY.

I KIND OF IMAGINE A TURBULENT I KIND OF IMAGINE A TURBULENT SEA OR SOME KIND OF CONFLICT SEA OR SOME KIND OF CONFLICT WITHIN SOMEONE.

WITHIN SOMEONE.

IT'S HARD TO TELL WHEN I FIRST IT'S HARD TO TELL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT NOTICED SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY EXPERIENCE THINGS IN YOUR OWN BODY.

THINGS IN YOUR OWN BODY.

SO I THOUGHT THE WAY I PERCEIVED SO I THOUGHT THE WAY I PERCEIVED EVERYTHING WAS THE WAY EVERYONE EVERYTHING WAS THE WAY EVERYONE DID.

DID.

WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I MOSTLY JUST WATCHED PEOPLE, SO I MOSTLY JUST WATCHED PEOPLE, SO I DIDN'T REALLY TALK MUCH AT ALL.

DIDN'T REALLY TALK MUCH AT ALL.

AND JUST KIND OF FIGURED OUT WHY AND JUST KIND OF FIGURED OUT WHY PEOPLE WERE DOING THINGS THE WAY PEOPLE WERE DOING THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE.

THEY WERE.

THE DECISION I MADE DURING THAT THE DECISION I MADE DURING THAT TIME WAS TO BASICALLY BECOME TIME WAS TO BASICALLY BECOME WHAT I THOUGHT OTHER PEOPLE WHAT I THOUGHT OTHER PEOPLE WANTED ME TO BE.

WANTED ME TO BE.

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO I WAS, I WAS TRYING TO WHO I WAS, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW EVERYONE ELSE FIGURE OUT HOW EVERYONE ELSE WORKED, AND THEN KIND OF BAG WORKED, AND THEN KIND OF BAG CHAMELEON.

CHAMELEON.

AND I THINK BAND MAYBE HELPED.

AND I THINK BAND MAYBE HELPED.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY I LIKED IT SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY I LIKED IT SO MUCH.

MUCH.

IT WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO ON IT WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO ON MY OWN THINKING THIS IS HOW I MY OWN THINKING THIS IS HOW I SHOULD BE.

SHOULD BE.

WHEN I TELL PEOPLE I HAVE AS BER WHEN I TELL PEOPLE I HAVE AS BER BERGS, THEIR FIRST REACTION IS BERGS, THEIR FIRST REACTION IS NO, I DON'T, YOU'RE FINE.

NO, I DON'T, YOU'RE FINE.

AND IT KIND OF APPROXIMATE PUTS AND IT KIND OF APPROXIMATE PUTS ME IN THE SPOT OF TO SAY I'M ME IN THE SPOT OF TO SAY I'M FINE.

FINE.

I'M THANKFUL ENOUGH TO BE ABLE I'M THANKFUL ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION.

TO FUNCTION.

I'M LUCKY IN THAT SENSE, BUT I'M LUCKY IN THAT SENSE, BUT THIS IS THE REALITY.

THIS IS THE REALITY.

I DO HAVE AS BER GER'S.

I DO HAVE AS BER GER'S.

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU WOULD IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT.

ACCEPT THAT.

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HAVING THIS DISEASE IS ALMOST HAVING THIS DISEASE IS ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE INFORMATION AMONG LIKE YOU HAVE INFORMATION AMONG ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE TIME.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO TRAFFIC LIGHT.

TRAFFIC LIGHT.

SO SOMETIMES I THINK THEY CAN SO SOMETIMES I THINK THEY CAN CHOOSE WHAT TO BLACK OUT AND CHOOSE WHAT TO BLACK OUT AND WHAT TO LET N. AND I FEEL LIKE WHAT TO LET N. AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING COMES IN ALL THE TIME EVERYTHING COMES IN ALL THE TIME REALLY QUICKLY.

REALLY QUICKLY.

SO I HAVE TO PROCESS A LOT.

SO I HAVE TO PROCESS A LOT.

SO I END UP FEELING MOST OF THE SO I END UP FEELING MOST OF THE TIME FAIRLY OVERWHELMED.

TIME FAIRLY OVERWHELMED.

SOMETIMES PHYSICALLY I FEEL SOMETIMES PHYSICALLY I FEEL JITTERY.

JITTERY.

LIKE RIGHT NOW JUST SITTING LIKE RIGHT NOW JUST SITTING HERE, I FEEL LIKE I'M VIBRATING HERE, I FEEL LIKE I'M VIBRATING WHICH IS UNUSUAL.

WHICH IS UNUSUAL.

HI.

HI.

HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

YOU HAVE TO THINK CONSCIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO THINK CONSCIOUSLY MORE DOING THINGS THAT OTHER MORE DOING THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE JUST DO NATURALLY OR TAKE PEOPLE JUST DO NATURALLY OR TAKE FOR GRANTED.

FOR GRANTED.

IF I'M MEETING SOMEONE NEW, I IF I'M MEETING SOMEONE NEW, I HAVE TO THINK REALLY HARD ABOUT HAVE TO THINK REALLY HARD ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND WHERE SOMEONE WHAT TO DO AND WHERE SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT JUST BE LIKE, HEY, ELSE MIGHT JUST BE LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S UP.

WHAT'S UP.

SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE NORMAL.

SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE NORMAL.

SO I END UP THINKING OF LITTLE SO I END UP THINKING OF LITTLE SCRIPTS TO HELP ME GET THROUGH SCRIPTS TO HELP ME GET THROUGH THAT.

THAT.

IF I MEET SOMEONE NEW, I IF I MEET SOMEONE NEW, I GENERALLY THINK IT'S NICE TO GENERALLY THINK IT'S NICE TO MEET EVERYONE.

MEET EVERYONE.

THAT'S BY GO-TO THING.

THAT'S BY GO-TO THING.

THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO THINK THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO THINK SOME OF WHICH.

SOME OF WHICH.

I DO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EYE I DO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EYE CONTACT.

CONTACT.

IT'S TROUBLESOME.

IT'S TROUBLESOME.

I END UP OVERTHINKING.

I END UP OVERTHINKING.

MAYBE I SHOULD LOOK AWAY.

MAYBE I SHOULD LOOK AWAY.

MAYBE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TOO MAYBE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TOO LONG.

LONG.

THAT STILL ENDS UP HAPPENING THAT STILL ENDS UP HAPPENING WITH PEOPLE I KNOW REALLY WELL WITH PEOPLE I KNOW REALLY WELL TOO.

TOO.

OF COURSE I'M NOT THINKING WHAT OF COURSE I'M NOT THINKING WHAT TO SAY AT THAT POINT.

TO SAY AT THAT POINT.

LAST THREE MEASURES, PLEASE.

LAST THREE MEASURES, PLEASE.

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I FOUND IF I MAKE EYE CONTACT I FOUND IF I MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE DIRECTOR AT THE SECOND WITH THE DIRECTOR AT THE SECOND HE'S CUEING ME, I'LL BE LATE HE'S CUEING ME, I'LL BE LATE BECAUSE TOO MUCH IS COMING ON AT BECAUSE TOO MUCH IS COMING ON AT ONCE.

ONCE.

I'LL END UP COMING IN A SPLIT I'LL END UP COMING IN A SPLIT SECOND TOO LATE AND I MISS MY SECOND TOO LATE AND I MISS MY ENTRANCE.

ENTRANCE.

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WHEN I'M A COPY OF OVERWHELMED, WHEN I'M A COPY OF OVERWHELMED, I GO GO TO MY OFFICE AND SIT I GO GO TO MY OFFICE AND SIT THERE AND TAKE TIME TO THINK AND THERE AND TAKE TIME TO THINK AND COLLECT MY THOUGHTS AND DO SOME COLLECT MY THOUGHTS AND DO SOME DEEP BREATHING.

DEEP BREATHING.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO AT SCHOOL, I'LL JUST COME HOME.

AT SCHOOL, I'LL JUST COME HOME.

THIS IS MY BLANKET.

THIS IS MY BLANKET.

IT'S A NICE COTTON MATERIAL WITH IT'S A NICE COTTON MATERIAL WITH LELL PLASTIC PELLETS.

LELL PLASTIC PELLETS.

IT'S REALLY HEAVY.

IT'S REALLY HEAVY.

SO IF YOU PUT IT ON, IT CAN BE SO IF YOU PUT IT ON, IT CAN BE COMFORTING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMFORTING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AUTISTIC.

AUTISTIC.

THERE'S WEIGHT ON YOU, BUT ALSO THERE'S WEIGHT ON YOU, BUT ALSO IT FEELS KIND OF FREEING BECAUSE IT FEELS KIND OF FREEING BECAUSE YOU CAN FINALLY RELAX.

YOU CAN FINALLY RELAX.

WHEN I PUT THE NOISE CANCELLING WHEN I PUT THE NOISE CANCELLING HEAD PHONES ON, I DON'T HAVE TO HEAD PHONES ON, I DON'T HAVE TO BLOCK ANYTHING OUT.

BLOCK ANYTHING OUT.

THERE'S MINIMAL SOUND AND IT CAN THERE'S MINIMAL SOUND AND IT CAN BE RELAXING.

BE RELAXING.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE FIGURED OUT WHO I FEEL LIKE I'VE FIGURED OUT WHO I WAS REALLY LATE.

I WAS REALLY LATE.

I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE WAY THINGS WORK, BUT KIND OF THE WAY THINGS WORK, BUT KIND OF STILL A PEOPLE PLEASER AND KIND STILL A PEOPLE PLEASER AND KIND OF PRETTY MUCH A DOOR MAT, OF PRETTY MUCH A DOOR MAT, UNFORTUNATELY.

UNFORTUNATELY.

I REALIZE THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO I REALIZE THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT WAY, SO I DECIDED TO BE THAT WAY, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE IT A PRIOR TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT A PRIOR TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO KNOW WHO I AM AND SEE GET TO KNOW WHO I AM AND SEE WHAT I LIKE TO DO INSTEAD OF WHAT I LIKE TO DO INSTEAD OF THINKING WHAT DOES SOCIETY WANT THINKING WHAT DOES SOCIETY WANT ME TO THINK OR DO OR BE.

ME TO THINK OR DO OR BE.

I TRY TO SEE LIFE AS AN I TRY TO SEE LIFE AS AN ADVENTURE.

ADVENTURE.

IF I DO, I DON'T GET QUITE SO IF I DO, I DON'T GET QUITE SO DISTRESSED ABOUT THE LITTLE DISTRESSED ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO GET THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO GET THROUGH DURING MY DAYS.

THROUGH DURING MY DAYS.

HOW'S IT GOING.

HOW'S IT GOING.

GOOD.

GOOD.

WHAT I WORRY ABOUT MOST IS WHAT I WORRY ABOUT MOST IS THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK IT'S A DISABILITY WHEN I DON'T IT'S A DISABILITY WHEN I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS.

FEEL LIKE IT IS.

I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT.

I WISH I COULD CONNECT WITH I WISH I COULD CONNECT WITH PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

I LOVE PEOPLE, AND I WISH IT I LOVE PEOPLE, AND I WISH IT WERE EASIER TO GET TO KNOW THEM WERE EASIER TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND SHARE THINGS WITH THEM.

AND SHARE THINGS WITH THEM.

I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES HAVING AS I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES HAVING AS BER GERS THERE'S A GLASS BUBBLE BER GERS THERE'S A GLASS BUBBLE AROUND YOU.

AROUND YOU.

COULD YOU BRING THE SPINNER COULD YOU BRING THE SPINNER OVER?

OVER?

THE GLASS EFFECTS ME AND MY THE GLASS EFFECTS ME AND MY HUSBAND, BE WE END UP TALKING HUSBAND, BE WE END UP TALKING THROUGH THE THINGS HE DOESN'T THROUGH THE THINGS HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND.

THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON MYSELF TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE MYSELF TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT WELL HE WON'T UNDERSTAND, THAT WELL HE WON'T UNDERSTAND, AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND.

I COULD JUST TAKE ALL OF I COULD JUST TAKE ALL OF THAT.

THAT.

ESCAPING INTO MUSIC IS A ESCAPING INTO MUSIC IS A RELIEF.

RELIEF.

I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ALL I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT.

THE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT.

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IT'S INSPIRATIONAL INSTEAD OF IT'S INSPIRATIONAL INSTEAD OF DEFEATING.

DEFEATING.

I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IF I I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IF I THINK TOO HARD ABOUT WHAT'S THINK TOO HARD ABOUT WHAT'S DIFFICULT, I'LL JUST GET DIFFICULT, I'LL JUST GET INCREDIBLY SAD BECAUSE THERE'S A INCREDIBLY SAD BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT'S REALLY HARD AND LOT THAT'S REALLY HARD AND THERE'S A LOT I REALLY WISH I THERE'S A LOT I REALLY WISH I COULD DO BETTER AND WISH THAT COULD DO BETTER AND WISH THAT WAS EASIER FOR ME.

WAS EASIER FOR ME.

BUT I'VE MANAGED THE BEST I BUT I'VE MANAGED THE BEST I COULD, SO YOU CAN'T REALLY LET COULD, SO YOU CAN'T REALLY LET MYSELF FEEL ANY REGRET THERE MYSELF FEEL ANY REGRET THERE BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DOING YOUR BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DOING YOUR BEST, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

BEST, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, WIRE, EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, WIRE, PULL LET USER FINALIST AND PULL LET USER FINALIST AND TUCSON NATIVE, DAVID FITS TUCSON NATIVE, DAVID FITS SIMMONS HAS BEEN CALLED MANY SIMMONS HAS BEEN CALLED MANY THINGS.

THINGS.

THAT'S BECAUSE FOR OVER THREE THAT'S BECAUSE FOR OVER THREE DECADES HE HAS BEEN IN THE DECADES HE HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE ENTERTAINING, PUBLIC EYE ENTERTAINING, SURPRISING AND PROVOKING THOSE SURPRISING AND PROVOKING THOSE OF US IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND OF US IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND BEYOND.

BEYOND.

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I'VE DAVE FITS SIMMONS.

I'VE DAVE FITS SIMMONS.

I'M THE EDITORIAL COLUMNIST FOR I'M THE EDITORIAL COLUMNIST FOR THE "ARIZONA DAILY STAR."

THE "ARIZONA DAILY STAR."

WE'RE IN MY STUDIO.

WE'RE IN MY STUDIO.

IMAGE IN HERE GENERALLY AROUND IMAGE IN HERE GENERALLY AROUND 7:00.

7:00.

FIRST THING I DO IS I SWALLOW AS FIRST THING I DO IS I SWALLOW AS MUCH INTERNET NEWS AS I POSSIBLY MUCH INTERNET NEWS AS I POSSIBLY CAN.

CAN.

AND I DEVOTE A YEAR AND A HALF AND I DEVOTE A YEAR AND A HALF TO ANSWERING THE 3,000 E-MAILS.

TO ANSWERING THE 3,000 E-MAILS.

BY THEN SOMEHOW MAGICALLY IDEAS BY THEN SOMEHOW MAGICALLY IDEAS START TO APPEAR IN MY HEAD AND I START TO APPEAR IN MY HEAD AND I VENTURE OVER HERE TO MY BELOVED VENTURE OVER HERE TO MY BELOVED DRAWING BOARD.

DRAWING BOARD.

AND THEN I WILL SIT HERE AND AND THEN I WILL SIT HERE AND SKETCH AND INK UNTIL ABOUT SKETCH AND INK UNTIL ABOUT 11:00, MAYBE NOON.

11:00, MAYBE NOON.

I DO A LOT OF CAR TOONS ABOUT I DO A LOT OF CAR TOONS ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION OR ABOUT GUN PUBLIC EDUCATION OR ABOUT GUN CONTROL.

CONTROL.

I HOPE THOSE CARTOONS WILL I HOPE THOSE CARTOONS WILL PROVOKE REWARDS INTO THINKING.

PROVOKE REWARDS INTO THINKING.

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 700 TO 800 ANYWHERE BETWEEN 700 TO 800 SIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD.

SIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD.

AND THEN WHEN I'M FINISHED WITH AND THEN WHEN I'M FINISHED WITH A DRAWING I LIKE, I'LL SCAN IT A DRAWING I LIKE, I'LL SCAN IT AND ADD COLOR TO PHOTOSHOP, SEND AND ADD COLOR TO PHOTOSHOP, SEND IT OFF BY GENERALLY 1:00 OR 2:00 IT OFF BY GENERALLY 1:00 OR 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

IN THE AFTERNOON.

AND THEN MORE HATE MAIL COMES AND THEN MORE HATE MAIL COMES IN.

IN.

LET'S CHECK THE OLD MESSAGE LET'S CHECK THE OLD MESSAGE MACHINE AND SEE WHAT'S ON THERE MACHINE AND SEE WHAT'S ON THERE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.

THIS [ BLEEP ] OR CARTOON I THIS [ BLEEP ] OR CARTOON I GUESS YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

GUESS YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

GIVE THEM THE FINGER.

GIVE THEM THE FINGER.

THAT'S REALLY NICE.

THAT'S REALLY NICE.

YOU ARE ONE STUPID [ BLEEP ].

YOU ARE ONE STUPID [ BLEEP ].

I SWEAR TO GOD.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

HOW YOU SURVIVE I NEVER KNOW.

HOW YOU SURVIVE I NEVER KNOW.

I TOLD YOU YOU NEED TO GET A I TOLD YOU YOU NEED TO GET A REAL JOB BY MAKING [ BLEEP ].

REAL JOB BY MAKING [ BLEEP ].

I THINK YOU MIGHT QUALIFY FOR I THINK YOU MIGHT QUALIFY FOR THAT.

THAT.

[ BLEEP ] YOURSELF [ BLEEP ].

[ BLEEP ] YOURSELF [ BLEEP ].

HEY, MR.

LEFT WINGER, WHY HEY, MR.

LEFT WINGER, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO BE FAIR AND DON'T YOU TRY TO BE FAIR AND BALANCED?

BALANCED?

WHAT AN [ BLEEP ] YOU ARE.

WHAT AN [ BLEEP ] YOU ARE.

ENOUGH SAID.

ENOUGH SAID.

WATCH OUT.

WATCH OUT.

IN AMERICA WE HAVE A GREAT IN AMERICA WE HAVE A GREAT TRANSITION OF ENJOYING SATIRE.

TRANSITION OF ENJOYING SATIRE.

SO OF COURSE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SO OF COURSE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BEING A POLITICAL CARTOONIST AND BEING A POLITICAL CARTOONIST AND TALKING ABOUT POLITICS, GREAT TALKING ABOUT POLITICS, GREAT WORD.

WORD.

POLY, LATIN ROOT MEANING MANY.

POLY, LATIN ROOT MEANING MANY.

TICS, BLOOD SUCKING LEECHES.

TICS, BLOOD SUCKING LEECHES.

CURIOUS ENOUGH NOT EVERY CITIZEN CURIOUS ENOUGH NOT EVERY CITIZEN AGREES WITH MY PERSPECTIVE ON AGREES WITH MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE ISSUE.

THE ISSUE.

YES, I DO GET HATE MAIL, AND, YES, I DO GET HATE MAIL, AND, YES, I LOVE MY HATE MAIL.

YES, I LOVE MY HATE MAIL.

IF YOU DON'T GET HATE MAIL, I IF YOU DON'T GET HATE MAIL, I FEEL SO DEPRESSED.

FEEL SO DEPRESSED.

I'M NOT DOING MY JOB.

I'M NOT DOING MY JOB.

GREAT EXAMPLE OF HATE MAIL.

GREAT EXAMPLE OF HATE MAIL.

I HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE FOR YOU I HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE FOR YOU DEAR BLANK, BLANK YOU, BLANK DEAR BLANK, BLANK YOU, BLANK YOUR BLANKING CARTOONS.

YOUR BLANKING CARTOONS.

WHY DON'T YOU BLANK YOUR WHY DON'T YOU BLANK YOUR CARTOONS UP YOUR BLANK.

CARTOONS UP YOUR BLANK.

SIGNED, ANONYMOUS.

SIGNED, ANONYMOUS.

YEAH, LIKE I COULDN'T RECOGNIZE YEAH, LIKE I COULDN'T RECOGNIZE MY MOTHER'S HANDWRITING.

MY MOTHER'S HANDWRITING.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TOO EASY.

TOO EASY.

AND I THINK I PROBABLY WON'T SAY AND I THINK I PROBABLY WON'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THIS FELLOW SINCE I MUCH ABOUT THIS FELLOW SINCE I HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

I'M VERY LUCKY WHEN I BROUGHT I'M VERY LUCKY WHEN I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP TO OTHER CARTOON THIS ISSUE UP TO OTHER CARTOON ISDS TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

ISDS TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I GET A LOT OF SUPPORTIVE MAIL.

I GET A LOT OF SUPPORTIVE MAIL.

IT TOOK ME A LONG WHILE TO GET IT TOOK ME A LONG WHILE TO GET ACUSTOMED TO PRAYS.

ACUSTOMED TO PRAYS.

I DID RECENTLY DRAW A CARTOON I DID RECENTLY DRAW A CARTOON ABOUT A FALLEN AMERICAN WARRIOR ABOUT A FALLEN AMERICAN WARRIOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE EAST BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT NOTICED WHEN THESE JUST NOT NOTICED WHEN THESE DEATHS OCCUR.

DEATHS OCCUR.

IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ABOVE THE FOLD IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ABOVE THE FOLD ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

EVERY DEATH OF THAT NATURE EVERY DEATH OF THAT NATURE MATTERS TO ME BECAUSE I GREW UP MATTERS TO ME BECAUSE I GREW UP IN A MILITARY FAMILY.

IN A MILITARY FAMILY.

I'M THE FIRST CIVILIAN IN I'M THE FIRST CIVILIAN IN GENERATIONS OF REAL MEN.

GENERATIONS OF REAL MEN.

MY FATHER WAS A MASTER SERGEANT, MY FATHER WAS A MASTER SERGEANT, SO I HAVE A KEEN UNDERSTANDING SO I HAVE A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A FAMILY.

OF WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A FAMILY.

WHEN MY BROTHERS CAME BACK FROM WHEN MY BROTHERS CAME BACK FROM VIETNAM, THEY SLAPPED THE ROTC VIETNAM, THEY SLAPPED THE ROTC MANUAL OUT OF MY HAND.

MANUAL OUT OF MY HAND.

THEY SAID THE MILITARY IS NOT THEY SAID THE MILITARY IS NOT FOR YOU.

FOR YOU.

YOU WOULD BE KILLED THE FIRST YOU WOULD BE KILLED THE FIRST DAY OUT BY YOUR OWN MEN.

DAY OUT BY YOUR OWN MEN.

ONE OF THEM SAID YOU GOT TO FIND ONE OF THEM SAID YOU GOT TO FIND ANOTHER FORM OF SERVICE.

ANOTHER FORM OF SERVICE.

JOURNALISM SOUNDS GOOD.

JOURNALISM SOUNDS GOOD.

SO THAT'S THE DIRECTION MY LIFE SO THAT'S THE DIRECTION MY LIFE TOOK THANKS TO THEM.

TOOK THANKS TO THEM.

AND I FIND I LOVE THE NEWSROOM AND I FIND I LOVE THE NEWSROOM YIERMT.

YIERMT.

I LOVE THE PEOPLE IN THE I LOVE THE PEOPLE IN THE NEWSROOM.

NEWSROOM.

SOMETHING ABOUT REPORTERS AND SOMETHING ABOUT REPORTERS AND NEWSIES, THEY'RE THE MOST NEWSIES, THEY'RE THE MOST INTERESTING, VIGOROUS PEOPLE I INTERESTING, VIGOROUS PEOPLE I KNOW, THE MOST INTELLECTUALLY KNOW, THE MOST INTELLECTUALLY VIGOROUS PEOPLE I KNOW.

VIGOROUS PEOPLE I KNOW.

YOU EITHER REALLY LIKE THEM OR YOU EITHER REALLY LIKE THEM OR YOU REALLY DON'T.

YOU REALLY DON'T.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH THEM TO LIKE THEM.

THEM TO LIKE THEM.

HE HAS A LOT OF FANS.

HE HAS A LOT OF FANS.

I HEAR LETTERS FROM EDITORS I HEAR LETTERS FROM EDITORS SAYING YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE SAYING YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

HEAD.

HE GETS A RESPONSE EITHER WAY.

HE GETS A RESPONSE EITHER WAY.

I DON'T MEAN TO SAY HE'S I DON'T MEAN TO SAY HE'S THROWING FIRE BOMBS JUST TO GET THROWING FIRE BOMBS JUST TO GET A RESPONSE.

A RESPONSE.

WHAT HE DOES IS THOUGHTFUL AND WHAT HE DOES IS THOUGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL AND DOWN RIGHT FUNNY.

INSIGHTFUL AND DOWN RIGHT FUNNY.

LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM.

LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM.

YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON DAVID YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON DAVID FITS SIMMONS.

FITS SIMMONS.

HAVING BAN JOURNALIST FOR HAVING BAN JOURNALIST FOR MANY YEARS AND SEEING GOVERNMENT MANY YEARS AND SEEING GOVERNMENT UP CLOSE, OUR DEMOCRACY IS A UP CLOSE, OUR DEMOCRACY IS A FUNCTIONING MARVEL.

FUNCTIONING MARVEL.

IT'S CERTAINLY WELL WORTH IT'S CERTAINLY WELL WORTH PRESERVING.

PRESERVING.

LIKE FRANKLIN SAID, IT'S OUR LIKE FRANKLIN SAID, IT'S OUR SACRED HONOR TO PROTECT.

SACRED HONOR TO PROTECT.

I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT MY I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT MY NEWSPAPER.

NEWSPAPER.

I HOPE THOSE CARTOONS WILL I HOPE THOSE CARTOONS WILL PROVOKE REWARDS INTO THINKING.

PROVOKE REWARDS INTO THINKING.

I'M SO VAIN AS TO THINK THAT I'M SO VAIN AS TO THINK THAT PERHAPS MY VOICE WILL BE PART OF PERHAPS MY VOICE WILL BE PART OF A COLLECTIVE CHORUS THAT MIGHT A COLLECTIVE CHORUS THAT MIGHT EFFECT ACTUAL POLITICAL CHANGE.

EFFECT ACTUAL POLITICAL CHANGE.

KIDDING.

KIDDING.

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FROM JANUARY 12th THROUGH FROM JANUARY 12th THROUGH THE 22nd, DOWNTOWN TUCSON WAS THE 22nd, DOWNTOWN TUCSON WAS THE PLACE TO BE TO SEE AND HEAR THE PLACE TO BE TO SEE AND HEAR SOME OF THE FINEST JAZZ SOME OF THE FINEST JAZZ MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD.

MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD.

EACH YEAR THE FESTIVAL SIGNATURE EACH YEAR THE FESTIVAL SIGNATURE EVENT IS THE DOWNTOWN JAZZ EVENT IS THE DOWNTOWN JAZZ FIESTA, AND ALL DAY LIVE MUSIC FIESTA, AND ALL DAY LIVE MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA THAT TAKES PLACE ON EXTRAVAGANZA THAT TAKES PLACE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT STAGES.

SEVERAL DIFFERENT STAGES.

IT'S EASY TO EXPLORE ABOARD THE IT'S EASY TO EXPLORE ABOARD THE TUCSON STREETCAR.

TUCSON STREETCAR.

EVERYTHING IS ON THE EVERYTHING IS ON THE STREETCAR LINE TODAY.

STREETCAR LINE TODAY.

DOWNTOWN TUCSON, NEXT FOUR DOWNTOWN TUCSON, NEXT FOUR STOPS.

STOPS.

WE HAVE SHOWS AT THE WE HAVE SHOWS AT THE PLAYGROUND, WE HAVE SHOWS AT THE PLAYGROUND, WE HAVE SHOWS AT THE SCREEN ROOM, SHOWS BEHIND HOTEL SCREEN ROOM, SHOWS BEHIND HOTEL CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.

MERCADO DISTRICT NEXT TWO MERCADO DISTRICT NEXT TWO STOPS.

STOPS.

ERR SHOW AND THEY'RE ALL FREE ERR SHOW AND THEY'RE ALL FREE ARE ON THE STREETCAR LINE.

ARE ON THE STREETCAR LINE.

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TODAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF TODAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE JAZZ FESTIVAL.

THE JAZZ FESTIVAL.

IT'S OUR GIFT TO THE CITY.

IT'S OUR GIFT TO THE CITY.

IT IS FREE CONCERTS PRETTY MUCH IT IS FREE CONCERTS PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY LONG.

ALL DAY LONG.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 8,000 PEOPLE.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 8,000 PEOPLE.

FOLKS REALIZED WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FOLKS REALIZED WHAT A BEAUTIFUL IT IS TODAY, I THINK WE'LL TOP IT IS TODAY, I THINK WE'LL TOP THAT TODAY.

THAT TODAY.

MY FAMILY'S VISITING FROM OUT MY FAMILY'S VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN.

OF TOWN.

I'VE BEEN TO THE JAZZ FESTIVAL I'VE BEEN TO THE JAZZ FESTIVAL BEFORE, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY BEFORE, AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN TIME JUST COMING OUT AND FUN TIME JUST COMING OUT AND GETTING TO EXPLORE DOWNTOWN AND GETTING TO EXPLORE DOWNTOWN AND GO TO DIFFERENT BARS AND GO TO DIFFERENT BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT STAGES.

STAGES.

IT'S JUST A FUN DAY TO BE OUT IT'S JUST A FUN DAY TO BE OUT AND LISTENING TO MUSIC.

AND LISTENING TO MUSIC.

AND I LOVE MUSIC.

AND I LOVE MUSIC.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] SO THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING SO THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING GOING ON IN JANUARY IN TUCSON GOING ON IN JANUARY IN TUCSON UNTIL THE GEM SHOW STARTED.

UNTIL THE GEM SHOW STARTED.

THERE WERE NO OTHER JAZZ THERE WERE NO OTHER JAZZ FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY UNTIL FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY UNTIL FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY.

WE SORT OF TRIED TO MODEL WE SORT OF TRIED TO MODEL OURSELVES AFTER THE BOAT OURSELVES AFTER THE BOAT FESTIVAL.

FESTIVAL.

IN OUR FIRST YEAR WE BROKE EVEN.

IN OUR FIRST YEAR WE BROKE EVEN.

THE SECOND YEAR WE DID BETTER.

THE SECOND YEAR WE DID BETTER.

IF YOU DON'T FIND A SHOW YOU IF YOU DON'T FIND A SHOW YOU LIKE AT THIS FESTIVAL, IT'S NOT LIKE AT THIS FESTIVAL, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE JAZZ, YOU LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE JAZZ, YOU PROBABLY DON'T LIKE MUSIC.

PROBABLY DON'T LIKE MUSIC.

WE DID A MEDIALLY OF TUNES.

WE DID A MEDIALLY OF TUNES.

THIS YEAR WE CAME UP WITH AN THIS YEAR WE CAME UP WITH AN ARRANGEMENT OF THE GIRL FROM ARRANGEMENT OF THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA.

IPANEMA.

FRANK SIN IN A CONTRAIS ONE OF FRANK SIN IN A CONTRAIS ONE OF MY HEROES.

MY HEROES.

YOU'LL SEE.

YOU'LL SEE.

THE A BIT OF A MARIACHI FLARE TO THE A BIT OF A MARIACHI FLARE TO IT.

IT.

JAZZ AND MARIACHI HAS A LOT OF JAZZ AND MARIACHI HAS A LOT OF SIMILARITIES IN THEIR FORMATION SIMILARITIES IN THEIR FORMATION PROCESS, ALSO IN THE ABILITY TO PROCESS, ALSO IN THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT GENRES OF ADAPT TO DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC.

MUSIC.

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IT'S NOON, STRAIGHT UP.

THERE IS A GOOD CROWD.

THERE IS A GOOD CROWD.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE MUSIC ON NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE MUSIC ON HERE ALL DAY ON MARTIN LUTHER HERE ALL DAY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, BUT WE HAVE THE BEST KING DAY, BUT WE HAVE THE BEST FOOD TRUCKS DOWN HERE.

FOOD TRUCKS DOWN HERE.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO STREET THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO STREET ARTISTS THAT ARE PERFORMING JAZZ ARTISTS THAT ARE PERFORMING JAZZ THEMED ARTISTRY ON OUR STREETS.

THEMED ARTISTRY ON OUR STREETS.

WE'VE GOT MUSICIANS FROM ALL WE'VE GOT MUSICIANS FROM ALL WALKS THERE ARE COMING IN TO WALKS THERE ARE COMING IN TO LISTEN TO THIS.

LISTEN TO THIS.

I CAME HERE IN 2000 AFTER I CAME HERE IN 2000 AFTER LIVING 25 THE YEARS IN THE LIVING 25 THE YEARS IN THE NETHERLANDS.

NETHERLANDS.

IT'S HARD TO FIND WHERE THE GOOD IT'S HARD TO FIND WHERE THE GOOD MUSIC AND JAZZ IS.

MUSIC AND JAZZ IS.

IT'S QUITE A SURPRISE FOR PEOPLE IT'S QUITE A SURPRISE FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK NOTHING GOES ON IN WHO THINK NOTHING GOES ON IN TUCSON.

TUCSON.

WITH THIS NEW JAZZ FESTIVAL, I WITH THIS NEW JAZZ FESTIVAL, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE MAP.

MAP.

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I'M AN ADVOCATE OF JAZZ, I'M AN ADVOCATE OF JAZZ, ESPECIALLY JAZZ IN TUCSON.

ESPECIALLY JAZZ IN TUCSON.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY NOT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER ONLY TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY BUT IT BRINGS EVERYBODY KING DAY BUT IT BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO LISTEN TO JAZZ TOGETHER TO LISTEN TO JAZZ MUSIC.

MUSIC.

I'M GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING I'M GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING DURING THIS TIME.

DURING THIS TIME.

TO SEE THE DIVERSITY IN PEOPLE TO SEE THE DIVERSITY IN PEOPLE WALKING ALMOST HAND IN HAND AT WALKING ALMOST HAND IN HAND AT THIS EVENT, THIS EVENT SEEMS TO THIS EVENT, THIS EVENT SEEMS TO BRING THIS OUT IN PEOPLE, BRING THIS OUT IN PEOPLE, PEACEFULNESS, JOY, SOME UNITY.

PEACEFULNESS, JOY, SOME UNITY.

THERE PROBABLY ISN'T ANYTHING THERE PROBABLY ISN'T ANYTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN JAZZ.

MORE AMERICAN THAN JAZZ.

IT HAS BROUGHT CULTURES TOGETHER IT HAS BROUGHT CULTURES TOGETHER AND IT HAS BROUGHT ALL FORMS OF AND IT HAS BROUGHT ALL FORMS OF MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD TOGETHER MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD TOGETHER INTO ONE FORMAT.

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JAZZ WILL NEVER DIE.

JAZZ WILL NEVER DIE.

JAZZ IS THE ROOT OF SO MUCH JAZZ IS THE ROOT OF SO MUCH MUSIC.

MUSIC.

IT'S THE ROOT OF REN B, THE ROOT IT'S THE ROOT OF REN B, THE ROOT OF POPULAR MUSIC.

OF POPULAR MUSIC.

MAYBE I'M IN MY OWN LITTLE MAYBE I'M IN MY OWN LITTLE BUCHBLT I'M SEEING A RESURGENCE BUCHBLT I'M SEEING A RESURGENCE OF JAZZ.

OF JAZZ.

YOU HAD ETHAN HAWK MAKE A MOVIE YOU HAD ETHAN HAWK MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT CHET BAKER.

ABOUT CHET BAKER.

I THINK THERE'S A RENAISSANCE IN I THINK THERE'S A RENAISSANCE IN JAZZ.

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WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL IN WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL IN FROM TAUFR UNITED STATES.

FROM TAUFR UNITED STATES.

WE'RE NOW IN OUR THIRD YEAR, WE'RE NOW IN OUR THIRD YEAR, WEIR FINDING PEOPLE ARE BOOKING WEIR FINDING PEOPLE ARE BOOKING THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN JANUARY TO COME HEAR JAZZ MUSIC.

JANUARY TO COME HEAR JAZZ MUSIC.

THE NAMES THEY'RE STARTING TO THE NAMES THEY'RE STARTING TO BRING IN IS GIVING PEOPLE WHO BRING IN IS GIVING PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN TUCSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN TUCSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR SOME GREAT MUSIC THAT THEY HEAR SOME GREAT MUSIC THAT THEY NORMALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OR NORMALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OR HAVE TO GO FAR AND WIDE TO HEAR.

HAVE TO GO FAR AND WIDE TO HEAR.

SPONSORS ARE COMING.

SPONSORS ARE COMING.

ATTENDANCE IS GOING UP.

ATTENDANCE IS GOING UP.

THEY SAW THE LIGHT AND FOUND THEY SAW THE LIGHT AND FOUND THE BANKS.

THE BANKS.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] [ BEEPING ] [ BEEPING ] ON JANUARY 28th, 1986 THE ON JANUARY 28th, 1986 THE SPACE SUBTLE CHALLENGER BROKE UP SPACE SUBTLE CHALLENGER BROKE UP 73 SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF.

73 SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF.

A DEVASTATING END TO THE A DEVASTATING END TO THE SPACECRAFT'S TENTH MISSION AND SPACECRAFT'S TENTH MISSION AND CLAIMING THE LIVES OF ALL SEVEN CLAIMING THE LIVES OF ALL SEVEN ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD, INCLUDING ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD, INCLUDING FRANCIS SCOBE BY, A GRADUATE OF FRANCIS SCOBE BY, A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.

SEVEN STUDENTS AT THE SEVEN STUDENTS AT THE LEARNING CENTER CREATED THEIR LEARNING CENTER CREATED THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE OWN VERSION OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER.

CHALLENGER.

HE WANTED TO SHARE THE HE WANTED TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ASTRONAUTS.

EXPERIENCE OF THE ASTRONAUTS.

IT IS EDUCATION THAT IS AT THE IT IS EDUCATION THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE MEMORIAL FUND.

HEART OF THE MEMORIAL FUND.

WE WENT ON WITHOUT THE WE WENT ON WITHOUT THE CHALLENGER CREW, BUT IN MANY CHALLENGER CREW, BUT IN MANY WAYS THEY WERE STILL WITH US.

WAYS THEY WERE STILL WITH US.

IN MY MIND I WAS UP IN SPACE IN MY MIND I WAS UP IN SPACE WITH THEM.

WITH THEM.

I LEARNED THE MOST THAT IT'S I LEARNED THE MOST THAT IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO GIVE UP.

IMPORTANT NOT TO GIVE UP.

I THINK THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT I THINK THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT JUST TO KEEP GOING.

JUST TO KEEP GOING.

SHE PUT TOGETHER A BOOK BASED SHE PUT TOGETHER A BOOK BASED ON HER EXPERIENCES.

ON HER EXPERIENCES.

IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN PERMANENT IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN PERMANENT ARCHIVES.

ARCHIVES.

IT WILL ENCOURAGE THE UNIVERSITY IT WILL ENCOURAGE THE UNIVERSITY STUDY OF AREA ROW SPACE AND STUDY OF AREA ROW SPACE AND DEVELOP SPACE EXPLORATION.

DEVELOP SPACE EXPLORATION.

THE 51 L TRAGEDY WAS A GREAT THE 51 L TRAGEDY WAS A GREAT PERSONAL SHOCK TO ME.

PERSONAL SHOCK TO ME.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIS THE IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIS THE AGREE OF DETECTION THAT DICK AND AGREE OF DETECTION THAT DICK AND HIS WIFE JUNE HAD WITH EDUCATING HIS WIFE JUNE HAD WITH EDUCATING THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE U OF A WILL ACCEPT FROM THE U OF A WILL ACCEPT FROM THE MEMORIAL FUND.

THE MEMORIAL FUND.

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I'M TOM MCNAMARA.

I'M TOM MCNAMARA.

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