Perhaps in the back of all our minds is the life expectancy for our generation. On another level always implicit is the sense that it means he is not going to make it to his own death. Occasionally, you can imagine, it means he is not going to make it to Carson City or Texas or somewhere else out west or to Mexico if he is on the run. Where? Not going to make it where? On some level, maybe, the phrase simply means not going to make it into the next day, hour, minute, or perhaps the next second. Always someone gets shot or pierced through the heart with an arrow, and just before he dies he says, I am not going to make it. This week the indie channel is playing and replaying Spaghetti Westerns. Instead of the news, HBO has The Sopranos. This is what is great about America-anyone can make these kinds of choices. Neither have news programs as far as I can tell. I choose the independent film channel and HBO. Don’t like the world you live in, choose one closer to the world you live in. There is a button on the remote control called FAV. “There is a button on the remote control called FAV.” Some selections from Don't Let Me Be Lonely :
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