Click on the play button below to listen to my favorite Christmas song:
I played this song for my students during the one year that I was a religion teacher (!) at an all-boys high school. At the end I asked them, "What was the one word that was never mentioned, but we all know that's what the song is about?" Can you figure it out? =)
An Evening in December Artist: First Call
As I wait here on this evening in December, I remember how it felt to be a child. This old house still feels the same, All the family will be here in just a while.
I hope daddy gets here first to build the fire. He's the only one who has that special touch. Then my sister with her kids, And my grandma who I love so very much.
Chorus Oh, I'm glad we'll be together On this evening in December. We'll watch the falling snow And hold each other close. I'm so glad we're here together For an evening to remember, On this night, On this December night.
Sometimes out on the road it gets so lonely. 'Cause I miss those special people I hold dear. Though our calendars are full, At least for this one night we'll all be here.
How the children love this evening in December. And while the smallest ones are playing on the floor, There's a warmth I can't explain, And I feel the love of those who've gone before.
Keep the fire burning here Until we all come back next year.
Are you thinking of giving books as Christmas gifts? Or maybe you're a librarian who's been assigned to an unfamiliar subject area and you need to know what are considered the newest and best books in that discipline? Well, the list of this year's National Book Award winners and finalists can be very helpful in choosing gift books or learning more about the best books in a subject area. If you're interested in previous winners, take a look at the National Book Development Board's searchable list of award-winning books published from 1980 to 2008. You can also check out the Manila Critics Circle website, which lists winners by category and in chronological order until 2005.
Comments are always welcome, of course, but I would especially like to hear from those who just passed the exam and were one of my students during the only semester that I taught at UP's SLIS (then ILIS). Don't forget to input your email address in the appropriate box =)
Successful Examinees
ABADAY, ETHELYN MAGDAONG ABAJAR, ALMA ACALA ABELLADA, ANTONIETTE PACUYAN ACENAS, MANUEL AGAGARING ACOSTA, MICHELLE ANN CABAR AFIDCHAO, HELEN EDWAS AGBON, ROSAN ALIYA BASADRE AGRIPA, LAVENIA FAJARDO AGTAY, MARISSA CATILO AGUSTIN, JENIFER SOROTEN ALBA, ELSIE CASAYAS ALCANTARA, YDYLLA QUIAMCO ALCAZAR, MELISSA ALBARANDO ALIMPOLOS, ANNALYN VASQUEZ ALINSONORIN, CRISTEL OYAO ALQUIZOLA, ROYANNE JOY MANACIO AMAYAG, THELMA TANAS AMER, FATMAH ROGEMAH DALIDIG AMOD, MICHELLE BAUTISTA ANDAL, ADELAIDA BACUD ANIÑON, MARY JOY SITON AQUINO, MARIA LYNETTE BARIA ARABILLA, MARY GRACE MOSO ARCE, VICTORIA PILASPILAS ATEN-AN, ANDRES ALIBA AUSTRAL, PRINYL PARDO AVELINO, KRISTINE FONTANIL BALDERAS, HILARIO JR SERVIANO BALDERAS, MICHELLE BULLAG BANGKIKO, ANALYN DONTOGAN BANLUTA, AIRA MAE UY BARIS, JERA MAE COMEDIDO BARRERA, KRISTINE GULARIZA BARTIDO, BLESILDA MATA BASCO, IDYL BAUTISTA BASTIERO, MARY HOPE MORCILLO BATOMALAQUE, MA RHEA ALCOMENDRAS BAUTISTA, ANGELIC ABAYAN BAUTISTA, CHER MARI AMBUYO BEGUIRAS, CRISTITA LOZADA BERNALES, ROZEN DELA CRUZ BESANA, JOAN POLOYAPOY BETANA, ANGELYN LACABA BIN-ONG, DIVINA PIGGINGON BOLALIN, MARGIE ACAHEN BONGO, MARILOU ANTONIA ARCILLA BONIFACIO, CHARMAINE ANNE CRUZ BORAL, JAYSON REOBALDES BOTICTIC, MARIAN LORA BUASEN, EDWARD PELIANO BUCOG, FRANLO LLEGO BUENAVENTURA, LORRAINE DE GUZMAN BUNUAN, DESIREE NAJERA BUTCON, FLORILEN FERNANDEZ CABALUNA, BELLIE JANE SAAVEDRA CABASAG, RENEE ROSE CABALLERO CABAT, JANE AKISTAL CABELLO, MA SHELLA ANNA BUNO CAHATE, GERALDINE CHATTO CALARA, LEA SALUNGA CALILUNG, MICAH BLESSIE PUNO CALILUNG, ROILINGEL PUNO CAMILO, LEA CARIÑO CANANG, RHEA MARCOS CAPATI, MA LIZA ESCOBIN CARIÑO, CINDY PETILLA CARO, MARY GRACE TAWINGAN CARSKIT, HERMECELIA RECOLETO CASTILLO, PATRICIA BANDOLA CASTRO, KATHERINE JOYCE TON CATACUTAN, PHIL LOYOLA CATALAYBAN, SHERYL OLPOC CATIMBANG, NORA ORBON CATULONG, EMELYN BEDICO CAVADA, NANETTE PONO COLANDOG, KATHRINE JOY MIRASOL COLAS, JACKSON BACOLONG CRUZ, LUIS EZRA DANGANAN CUENCO, SCARLET JOY GUISAGIS DACCA, PRINCES ORTEGA DACILLO, MARJORIE CAÑEBA DAGURO, MAY ANN DACANAY DASALLA, JULIA JOSEPHINE ENCARNACION DE GUZMAN, MICHELLE MARZAN DE VILLA, IMELDA BAGNES DECANO, JUDIE ANN DE VERA DECOLONGON, STELLA SHERINNE DELFIN DELA CRUZ, RYAN LICUANAN DELA TORRE, KAREN PELLAZAR DETERA, DOROTHY MANTILLA DIAZ, SHIERELYN LOPEZ DIMALANTA, RICHARD PAUL CAMPOS DISTO, ALBERT PAKLING DIVIDOR, CHERRIE MAE JUMANOG DOMAOAN, MILYNE SOLIMAN DOMINGUEZ, ZENAIDA GALENDEZ DORADO, DAN ANTHONY DORIA DULNUAN, MAY JOYCE MAGUILAO ENERO, LOVELY RESSA SARAPUDDIN ENTERESO, JANE KHAREN DEONA ERONG, GRETCHEN ERAL ESCRUPOLO, MARY ANNE CABANERO ESPAÑA, MARIA LEA GRIETTEL ARREZA ESTOLAS, ANNE CHARIZE JARA ESTOQUE, DONNA MAE GARCIA FAJARITO, CHECHE PALABAY FAUSTO, PEARL ANGELLI PAY-AN FERNANDEZ, LOURDES CHRISTINE LAZARTE FLORDELIZA, VON DARREL TUBOG FLORENTINO, NESTLE MOAJE FLORES, CRISTA MISCHELLE LUNOD FRANCHE, MESHELLA HITOSIS FRANCISCO, LOWELL PEREZ GABIOLA, APRIL MUYALDE GALAMGAM, KAY-ANN ZABALA GALLANO, PHOEBE URMINITA GAMARA, IVAN CEDRIC BALMES GANDIONCO, EMMA ORSAIZ GANIBO, SHERWIN ROY FERNANDEZ GAPUZ, MICAELA VIRGINIA PATRIMONIO GARCIA, LOREZL REVILLOZA GAYMAN, HOSEAL BATNAG GERAY, MA KRISELDA JOANNA GIRAY, GEE AHNE KATHRENE DE LEON GONZALES, JOSEFINA AGUSTIN GONZALES, MICAELLA ANGELICA REQUIJA GORDO, JEM PAUL MORIDO GOZUN, ARLY YABUT GREFALDEO, LLEWELYN GAON GUAZA, CECILIA PERIA GUECO, ARCHIBALD CASUPANAN GUIEB, REA UBANDO GUILLERMO, ROSANNA GASCON HEBRES, RHODESSA MABUTAS HERNANDEZ, DHOMILYN CABRAL HIZON, CHRISTIAN CARBO IBARDOLASA, MAYLENE DELFIN INTERVENCION, REA ORME JAIME, ROMEL RAFOR JAVIER, KRISTINA ANDRES JORQUIA, MARCELIANA MENDOZA LABANGON, DONNA LYN GLORIANE LABORTE, EDITHA ABEJOYLA LAMANILAO, IRIS SABAL LAPENING, MARIA DESIREE CALABRIA LAPUZ, JOEL LANDAYAN LARA, CRISTINA FERNANDEZ LAREZA, LESLIE MARCELLANA LASOLA, MARGIE ROSAL LEAÑO, JESSICA AÑOGAR LINAJA, TIFFANY PEREZ LONONG-OY, ABUGAY KAREN AISA BAWING LOPEZ, DIANA LYNN FAUSTINO LOPEZ, IMELDA DE LARA MACARAMBON, NAJAH MACARAMBON MAGDAEL, JUEN INVENTADO MAGNO, ROMILA JUDITH SANTOS MAGRO, CATHERINE MORTEL MALACA, NOREEN ABDON MALANYAON, JESSALYN PALOMAR MALAYAO, EDILYN BALILI MALIMBAN, RACQUEL ESTEBAN MANAHAN, MARY JOY BAON MANANSALA, BIANCA CAMILLE ABELLA MANGUERA, JOAN MERCADO MANIMTIM, MARK JOSEPH MEDINA MARCO, DARREL MANUEL ORETA MARIANO, ARTHUR BRYAN CANLAS MARIANO, WINNIE VENTURA MARQUEZ, MARIAN MAY AMBAS MARTINEZ, BEA YAP MATALINO, JONALYN AGUILAR MATIAS, LERMA DUMALIW MAYRAN, FAITH JANE APOR MEDINA, JONATHAN GARCIA MENDIOLA, LADY DIANA MENQUILLES MENDOZA, CINDY PLOPINIO MENDOZA, FAIRIE ANN ALOSIMA MENDOZA, SONIA ARELLANO MINDALANO, NOSAIMAH MINDALANO MISA, REGERALDYN ANOC MOLINA, PERSEUS REX MANZANO MOLO, JESSEL VEDRA MONOTILLA, ARLENE PUSPUS MONTENEGRO, SHIELSKI ARZAGA MORTEL, IME AMOR ADORNA MOSCOSA, SARAH TARALA MUTI, SITTIE SAADIA MACAPAAR NEPOMUCENO, GENER LITUANA NIAR, ANNIE GRACE BAYOG NOVENARIO, IBRAHIM GIEM MACALALAD OBRA, JOSIELYN TOLENTINO OCATE, MA THERESA MENDOZA ODCHIGUE, FRANCIS CLAVER FALCIS OGENA, ALVIN LORENZO VELASQUEZ OLAN, ROSEMARIE GONZALES OLIQUINO, JEMELYN II SANTOS OLIVEROS, JO DE LOS SANTOS PACULIO, JOECIL APILADO PACULLA, IRINE BATAWEL PADUA, ZARAH DOMINICA MONSERATE PAGLINAWAN, MARITES ESPIRITU PAGUIO, JENNIBER PUZON PALACIO, LILIAN SABATE PANGCOG, MARY ANN MARCOS PANGNGAY, CLAIRE JOSEPH PAPA, MARIA AMIHAN VER PARAGAS, RUTH TIONGSON PASCUA, MYLENE MELLENDEZ PAVO, DAWN DANIEL CHRISTINE MARAÑON PEÑARANDA, ANNA GEFRELIZ REYES PIANO, EVELYN ELPONDO PULANO, LOIDA BAGSIYAO QUIAMBAO, RACHELLE LISING QUIRONG, GRETCHELL BACALSO RAMAS, ALMA CONCEPCION RAMOS, LILY ROSE VILLARIN RAMOS, MAY ANNE FRANCISCO RECODO, MA FATIMA PORTUGALETE RELLON, ROMEL UMAS-AS REYES, CECILIA GATLABAYAN REYES, MARCO CASTRO REYES, RICO MARCO BARRINUEVO RIVERA, SAHLEE TADIOSA ROBLES, VIVIAN DADIVAS ROSARIO, ELMA BAUTISTA ROSELLO, JEAN MAGLANGIT ROSETE, MARILYN SOMBRANO ROSILLON, JULIET ROSAL ROVIRA, MARIA GEORGINA SAMSON ROYOD, MARY GRACE BANSUA RUIZ, LEONE-MAY LERON RULLODA, VENICE ABELLERA SABADO, KHRISTIE MARIE BRAULIO SABIDOR, SHYLA MAE OBADO SACYANG, ANTIONETTE DOMALOS SALAZAR, RENNE ROSE MAICO SALIBAD, CAROLYN LANGUIA SALVADOR, RIA DE RAMOS SAMSON, JEAN RUGA SANTIAGO, JOSE PAULO JARA SANTOS, WELSIE BAIS SAPORSANTOS, LEONORA REYES SARMIENTO, AUGUSTUS RUBEN CASTILLO SARMIENTO, GLENN PANGILINAN SARMIENTO, JASMINE CARLA GALANG SAVADERA, NOEL MAGPANTAY SAYCO, KRISTEL MAE ROGEL SEBIAL, JUFEL MA LOURDES LUMANTA SENIT, PATTY ABREGANA SERVAÑEZ, MARICRIS LACHICA SEVILLA, RUBEN CAGUERHAB SINGCOL, NOEMI CALLAO SINUES, HENRIETH ANINANG SOLIS, DEANA LUXZEL TOLDO STA ANA, ANN MARIE COLINA STA ANA, VIRGILIO BULANADI SUPERALES, SHIRLEY PAGAL SUPERIO, DARYL LUSTRACION TABUENA, ALYSSA KHAY QUIMPO TABURO, RUTCHEL ALBAY TATON, VERONICA QUINAMOT TAYAG, ESMERALDA MACAPAGAL TENIAS, BRENDA ALAWAS TEODORO, NORBERTO MANGGOB TOGORES, MARJORIE GALARAGA TOLEDO, NOELYN SAZ TOLENADA, MARIA TRICIA TIPAY TOQUERO, MICHAEL JACOB TORNILLA, HAZEL APPLE ROJAS TUÑACAO, GLEENE AVILA UMBAY, NERISSA CANAYA URCIA, MAYLENE ULARTE VALENZUELA, ROY ABRIO VALONDO, JOHANAN CATAGA VICTORIO, VENIR JR SAN JOSE VILLARICO, KATHLEEN LANELLE DELOS SANTOS VILLENA, LEVITA PARTO VILLENA, MICHELLE PARTO VIRAY, MENNIE RUTH AMORES VISICO, MARILOU HAFALLA VISUYAN, WILLY TANIONGON WAGAYAN, VELON TUMAPANG YDAYAN, ALICIA BAILOSES
"Galing Pinoy, Basahin!" is the theme of this year's celebration of Philippine Book Development Month (PBDM). The Tagalog word "galing" may be pronounced two ways and has two different meanings. The first may be translated as "talent," while the second, "from." Thus, the theme could be "Read Pinoy Talent!" or "Read [Books] From Pinoys!" There's more information about the different activities being held, including the awarding ceremonies for the National Book Awards, on the website of the National Book Development Board (NBDB).
But actually, PBDM is not the only thing happening in November. Long before PBDM was moved from June to November to coincide with National Book Week (NBW), it was already Library and Information Services Month (LISM). Unlike PBDM, however, there doesn't really seem to be any central location where information about NBW or LISM can be found easily. The National Library's website has been down more than it's been up since I first thought of becoming a librarian in 2002, and while the fact that it has a wiki is encouraging, it doesn't really provide much useful information beyond address, contact numbers and library hours. Is it really that hard to get a website to work or update a wiki? The Quezon City Public Library, in contrast, provides a list of events for all its branches, branch locations with maps, and even regular newsletters.
Other events taking place in November are the following:
National Conference, Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians - Pasig City, 11-13 November 2009
It seems rather odd that while the sponsor of the first event actually has its own website and wiki, information about the event is circulating only via email, and so questions get asked and requests are made over and over again. The sponsors of the other two events, meanwhile, do not even seem to have their own websites, and details are just disseminated through the kindness of interested parties.
This post was really just supposed to be an announcement about important events taking place in November, but I just couldn't help letting out some of the disappointment I'm feeling about the way these events are being publicized. NBDB has gotten much savvier at promoting its activities since I first blogged about its website, but all the others seem to be pretty much where they were before. Finally, there's what I wrote last year in Book Development Month 2008: "It is rather unfortunate, however, that there does not seem to be much evidence of synergy or cooperation between the different groups behind PBDM and NBW/LISM." Not much, it seems, has changed since then.
I was finally able to watch In My Life, in which Vilma Santos plays a librarian, and about which I've already blogged in "'Losyang' Librarian?" Perhaps the significance of this film to Filipino librarians may be seen in the fact that my post has already attracted 32 comments, a number which very few of my posts about Filipino librarians have ever reached.
This post will not really be a review of the film, but I do have to say that In My Life, though it is the usual sigawan-iyakan-sampalan (shouting-crying-slapping) Filipino film, was not quite as formulaic as others I've seen in the past. The most striking non-formulaic element was the no-big-deal treatment of the homosexual relationship between the character played by Santos' real-life son, Luis Manzano, and his boyfriend, portrayed by John Lloyd Cruz. There is some tension, of course, that arises because of their relationship, but the film itself is not primarily about the mother coping with her son's sexual orientation.
It must also be said that the movie is not about librarians. The scenes that show Santos as a librarian in a library come and go in five minutes, probably less. Very little is said about her occupation later in the film. Perhaps the most prominent reference to her being a librarian—which most viewers probably missed—was when she actually shushed her co-workers at a restaurant.
I can understand why the director and her co-writers thought it might be appropriate to have Santos play a librarian. After all, if Santos is shown as a stereotypical librarian at the beginning—i.e., organized, conservatively-dressed, cranky—then it will be much easier to show how she has evolved into a more relaxed, fashionable, and happier person at the end of the film. While I agree that such a portrayal perpetuates the librarian stereotype, it must be remembered that stereotypes exist because they are reinforced by what exists.
Some Filipino librarians insist that librarians have changed or that there are no losyang (unglamorous) librarians, but I honestly wonder whether they are in denial or merely confusing the word some with all. Not all librarians, of course, are losyang, but I have met more than enough Filipino librarians—i.e., organized, conservatively-dressed, cranky—to know that the filmmakers were not inventing a non-existent librarian.
Having said that, I do have a problem with how this librarian, who was shown as having an assistant and was important enough to have a salesman try to get her approval, could later turn into a helpless employee working odd jobs. Whatever the stereotype may be, someone who becomes head librarian at a school will, at the very least, know that she should try getting an entry-level job at a library or a similar environment before she seeks work in a restaurant where she doesn't even know the names of the dishes being prepared.
But overall, I liked the film. I watched it primarily because the lead was a librarian, which I don't think has ever happened in a Filipino film before, but I could not help but get drawn into and be moved by the situations that the characters found themselves in. Not everything, of course, felt authentic but certain scenes were quite recognizable because I had actually witnessed or experienced some of them... in my life =)
Thanksgiving is known as an American holiday, and is still a few weeks away, but Canadians have their own day for thanksgiving, today. I'd be celebrating this holiday with Canadians in their own country, except I'm now on a bus on my way to Chicago to do even more research... and meet a friend =)
I'd like to thank my loyal and occasional readers for inspiring me to keep this blog going. What do I get out of it? Well, I do earn some money from those who click on the ads, but more importantly, blogging forces me to keep up with what's going on in Philippine librarianship. There's also the added satisfaction of seeing a comment every now and then thanking me for a post that I wrote... or even having a post cited on GMA News!
And then there are Filipino librarians like Jay dela Cruz, who surprised me recently by sending a new header for my blog out of the blue. Yes, it's the one up right now. Thanks, Jay!
Update as of 14 October 2009:
In case some of you are interested in seeing the evolution of this blog's header, here are all of them:
This blog is a finalist at the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards. It's up for a special award for "Best Filipiniana Blog," as well as a sponsor award for "Chikka Media and PBA Readers’ Choice – Luzon." The former recognizes "the blog that has focused and consistently blogged about the Philippines whether it be social, political, historical and cultural. Everything Filipino: Everything Filipiniana," which is pretty much what this blog has been all about from the beginning, especially the posts on Filipiniana Online. The reason for this blog's inclusion in the latter category, however, is not so clear. In any case, it would be nice—and perhaps appropriate?—if the blog Filipino Librarian emerged as the reader's choice =)
And so, assuming that you'll be voting for this blog because you're reading this now, you have three options:
Vote online by selecting the blog of your choice (hint: its initials are FL), providing your name and email address on or before 3 October 2009, 10 am. It's not clear if the deadline is tied to Manila time, but I would recommend that my friends in North America vote NOW or before 2 October, 10 pm =)
Send "CHIKKARC L3" as a text message to 2929 (presumably only for those with Philippine prepaid or postpaid plans). You can vote until 7 October 2009. Note that each text message will cost P2.50 and is equivalent to TWO votes.
Do both.
I have no idea whether any cash prizes will be given away, but if this blog wins in either category, I promise to donate any cash award in full to one of the funds set up for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. And don't worry, I have a track record when it comes to keeping my promise to give money away (see "Katas ng 'Kapamilya Deal or No Deal'").
By the way, the following are the other finalists for the categories for which this blog has been nominated:
Did your books get wet? Here are some tips from the PAARL yahoogroup:
DO NOT
* open or close books * separate single sheets * press water out of wet books - the paper is too fragile when wet * wipe off mud or dirt * remove book covers or separate materials * disturb wet file boxes, prints, drawings or photographs
"Such handling may result in extensive and irreparable damage to materials that otherwise might be salvaged" (Peter Waters)
DO
* stand books on their heads (or use support to keep them standing) * interleave absorbent paper every 50 pages (toilet/tissue, paper towels, or blotting paper will do; just replace every now and then) * use fan to keep air circulating, never expose books to dry under the sun * keep temperature below 65 degrees F (approx. 18 degrees C) * when completely dry, lay books flat but not stacked together
Books should be sorted out based on the amount of salvage work needed, as well as level of priority. It is generally more efficient to work on the least damaged than on the wettest materials.
If the book is only damp, it can stand upright with covers and pages fanned in a cool, dry place to air dry. Use electric fans to increase air circulation, but fans should not be directly positioned on the books. If the book is wet, it will probably need to be cleaned before being dried. Use either running water or a cycling process with about 4-8 wash basins filled with water for closed books. Don't use a brush; use a sponge to clean. And books should not be rubbed. The water should be doing almost all of the cleaning.
The above guidelines are intended as an initial response to the disaster. More and detailed treatment methods may be required depending on the severity of the damage. When planning the recovery, it's important to keep in mind that often there is no one "best solution"; instead, several different methods may be the answer.
Despite the high literacy rate in the Philippines, the number of Filipinos who read books that aren't assigned reading in school isn't very high. One of the reasons is that many Filipinos are more concerned about when they're going to eat again, and don't really have the time or the money to spend on books. What about libraries? Well, what about them? The provision of library service to Filipinos hasn't been a priority in a very long time. (See "Reading and Barangay Libraries" and "Amending the Law on Public Libraries.")
And that's why I'm not all that surprised that not much has been posted online regarding the damage wrought by Typhoon Ondoy on libraries. It makes perfect sense, after all, that food and shelter for those affected by the flooding should be the first priority. But I do wonder, however, why librarians haven't been more active in spreading the word about what happened to their libraries. The only library-related photo I've found, for instance, is the one above—and it was posted by a non-librarian. There are probably many reasons for their silence, including the possibility that they are actually too busy dealing with the fall-out of this disaster in their personal and professional lives. But I would urge those who are in a position to spread the word about the state of libraries—whether their own or those of others—to speak up, and to do it online.
There are many people who are willing to help, but unless they are aware that their help is needed, it is unlikely that they will volunteer their assistance. Igor Cabbab has created a Google Docs spreadsheet that provides information on the extent of damage to specific libraries, contact persons, assistance needed, photos AND can be updated by just about anyone with access to the Internet. One important reason for documenting the damage is that after the basic needs of typhoon victims have been taken care of, it is very possible that donors will assume that nothing else has to be done. Once the urgency passes, I am afraid that library collections and facilities built up over several years or even decades will be neglected, and the minimal access that Filipinos have to libraries will be reduced even further. So librarians must speak up about the damage to their libraries. This is a good time to ask for books, computers, furniture, etc.
On the personal side, it would be good to see the different library associations organize ways to assist librarians who were severely affected by Typhoon Ondoy. Zarah Gagatiga has already stated the ways in which her family has suffered because of this disaster, and I sincerely doubt whether she is the only one.
No, this is not one of those fake magazine covers where your photo gets added to a template, along with an outrageous headline. The individual and group photos taken at the Library of Congress, we were told, were to be kept as stock photos and used in the pages of Information Outlook when appropriate. This particular photo was supposed to be just a remembrance for all those who participated. No mention was made of putting it on the cover! But I'm not complaining =)
Thanks to my friend David McBee for scanning the cover and posting it online.
