Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Pleasant Memory

My father and I rarely watched TV together, but one night we did. (I was a teenager.) A movie where there was a riot at a theatre. The orchestra began playing the William Tell Overture. I laughed.

Why are you laughing? my father asked.

Whenever the orchestra doesn't know what to do, they play the William Tell Overture.

He laughed. I was pleased.