For the Record 001

I've been gearing up for my second return to Grand Rapids--and a first return to Ann Arbor...So how does one prepare to be prepared for such a trip?

For the Record 001
Image draws from the record switch on one of Nixon's Sony TC-800b tape recorders and a simulation of its counter.

"Win some, lose some, winsome again"

Betty Ford — from Winsome Times

"You know that thing that shouldn’t happen, then it happens?"

Junior Gerald Ford — from Getting There

"If the rooms had been someplace else, there would be no Gate"

Richard Nixon — from For the Record

"All aboard the carousel; Where, when stable starts to smell; Just look up, around as well; Other riders parallel; Maybe one will ring your bell..."

The Muse, M — from Rapids Redux Carousel

"No matter IF or HOW, the systems sure SEEMS broken
And if the people, having spoken…"

Jimmy Carter — from Nuts and Jolts

"Able-bodied, field or pool; Trained to keep most of my cool"

Gerald Ford — from Remarkably Unremarkable

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