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Weather Report
03:23
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Well, I 'm feelin' pretty happy, yeah
I'm feelin' pretty fine
'cause the weather's lookin good tonight
and the stars are gonna shine
I'm gonna head out to the countryside
to escape the city light
I'm gonna load up my big telescope
start my mind on its astral flight
Yeah, I'm gonna escape the City Lights
Start my Mind on its Astral Flight
I'm gonna escape the City Lights
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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SFX Transcript:
Time to load up the monster again!
(Feet Shuffling)
Now - get the tool box...
the eyepieces...
and star maps...
and the all important ladder...
Ok, we're loaded!
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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I'm just a Pilgrim
and I'm bound for the holy land
of the Dark Zone
I gotta find my way there
before the evening twilight fades
I'm gonna leave the City
gotta run, before the Sun Slips Away
Well that Fat Old Sun
he's slidin' downward toward the Horizon
He's gettin' larger every minute
turning orange in the thin western haze
And this spectacular evening
is one of his better displays
I'm just a Pilgrim
and I've arrived in the holy land
of the Dark Zone
You know I found my way there
before the evening twilight fades
And now we're out in the Country
and we're waitin' for the Sun to Slip Away
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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SFX Transcript
Dave:
Just a Second...
Put it up on it's end...
Ok, You want to put in on?
Jeff: Yeah.
Dave: Do you have your side in?
Jeff: Yep.
Dave: Then I need you over here! He He...
Jeff:
Do you got a nut with you cause this is pullin' out! Remember the last time it pulled out?
Dave: Yeah, but this side's not in!
Dave:
If you could just hold onto the mount so it doesn't spin... It wants to go that way...
Dave:
There. Ok. Whew! It was a little more difficult that time! Aaargh!
Dave: The problems of a big telescope!
Jeff: Yep!
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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As the Sun slips down
and the night draws near
with the stars appearing, one by one
The western sky wears a rosy glow
Now the Night begins, Now the Day is done
We share the skies of this country night
we've escaped the city's glow
We'll be mystified by celestial sights
and encounter worlds unknown
And as the orange in the sunset
turns to the purple of the night
In this open field
We'll be sharing the skies tonight
Catch a falling star
Hear the crickets chime
Watch a passing satellite
As the evening fades
We'll be Watchin' the Stars Tonight
The anticipation grows tonight
with our friends appearing, one by one
as the telescopes view the early stars
it's a tranquilizing sight
We can sight Polaris in the dusky glow
of the disappearing sun
or the portrait of the crescent moon
as the remaining clouds become undone
And as the orange in the sunset
turns to the purple of the night
In this open field
We'll be sharing the skies tonight
Catch a falling star
Hear the crickets chime
Watch a passing satellite
As the evening fades
We'll be Watchin' the Stars Tonight
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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The Sun Slips Away
06:03
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We watch the setting sun
fading in the west
the skies above becoming very clear
as colors fade to black
the sun moves in his track
and dawn begins to break
west of here
(Chorus Intro)
As we wait to view the emerging stars
the fading evening gives us pause
the sunset of another day
can move us in a special way
(Chorus)
As the Sun Slips Away
we bid farewell to the day
we'll begin our astral flight
and peer through the roof of the night
As the Sun Slips Away
the stars will find their way
they'll march across the sky
their light will fill our eyes
Our local star glows in the west
his daily warmth we know the best
he wakes us every morning with his glow
but lightyears distant, away so far
our sun is just another star
lost within the great celestial show
(Chorus Intro)
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
How I wish that you were here
to watch the Sun Set
How I wish that this experience were shared
We could greet the coming nightfall
as one; together
We could walk the Milky Way
hand in hand
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Celestial Show Begins!
SFX:
(changing channels, TV News Broadcast)
As we gazed into the Milky Glow
of our Spiral Galaxy
Cosmic Messengers were approaching fast
from the depths of the Cosmic Sea
A million children ride the passing Comet's Tail
still far off in the cold Depths of Space
They would arrive this nigh
with an Awesome Light
and conclude their desperate chase
And they Screamed into the Atmosphere
trailing Flaming Tails of Fire
Out of the Northern Sky, the Wonders Mystified
then the intensity grew higher
A hundred thousand strong
you know they rush headlong
Like wild moths to a candle's flame
Like fireflies transformed into this Meteor Storm
one of Astronomical Fame
And the display went on all through the night
like an interstellar fantasy
the camera shutters flew
you know that we all knew
a show like this again we'd never see
Around the world that night the skies became alight
but millions did not even chance to see
the comet's children fly
in flashes cross the sky
cosmic travelers, wild and free
(SFX)
There's a good one - whoa, whoa, WHOA!
Best one of the night! (Clapping & cheers)
It's gonna be a good night - good night!
Right There! That was just two in about Five Seconds! There's a good one.
YO! That one was GOOD! They're all coming out of exactly the same spot!
There's another one, Dave. There we go - One Two! Peakin'! Peakin'! WHOA!
And they Screamed into the Atmosphere
trailing Flaming Tails of Fire
Out of the Northern Sky, the Wonders Mystified
then the intensity grew higher
And in the afterglow of this astounding show
the children's fate was very clear
they must forsake their lives
when they cut like knives
through Our Planet's Atmosphere
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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Astrophoto
04:56
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SFX:
Dave: Computer, Select the first Astrophoto Target
Computer: Target Selected. Omega Nebula is a cluster with nebulosity of magnitude six point zero.
Dave: Begin Exposure. (camera shutter)
Computer: Exposure has started at 23 hours 2 minutes and 51 seconds...
Computer : Fifty-Nine minutes left!
Computer: Forty Five Minutes left!
Computer: Fifteen Minutes Left!
Computer: One Minute Left!
Computer: Attention: Exposure has completed!
(camera shutter)
Dave: Man that was long! I'm exhausted!
Computer: So am I.
Dave: What??!!
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Meteor Storm (didge mix)
05:00
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As we gazed into the Milky Glow
of our Spiral Galaxy
Cosmic Messengers were approaching fast
from the depths of the Cosmic Sea
A million children ride the passing Comet's Tail
still far off in the cold Depths of Space
They would arrive this nigh
with an Awesome Light
and conclude their desperate chase
And they Screamed into the Atmosphere
trailing Flaming Tails of Fire
Out of the Northern Sky, the Wonders Mystified
then the intensity grew higher
A hundred thousand strong
you know they rush headlong
Like wild moths to a candle's flame
Like fireflies transformed into this Meteor Storm
one of Astronomical Fame
And the display went on all through the night
like an interstellar fantasy
the camera shutters flew
you know that we all knew
a show like this again we'd never see
Around the world that night the skies became alight
but millions did not even chance to see
the comet's children fly
in flashes cross the sky
cosmic travelers, wild and free
(SFX)
There's a good one - whoa, whoa, WHOA!
Best one of the night! (Clapping & cheers)
It's gonna be a good night - good night!
Right There! That was just two in about Five Seconds! There's a good one.
YO! That one was GOOD! They're all coming out of exactly the same spot!
There's another one, Dave. There we go - One Two! Peakin'! Peakin'! WHOA!
And they Screamed into the Atmosphere
trailing Flaming Tails of Fire
Out of the Northern Sky, the Wonders Mystified
then the intensity grew higher
And in the afterglow of this astounding show
the children's fate was very clear
they must forsake their lives
when they cut like knives
through Our Planet's Atmosphere
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Copyright © 2000 David M. Hearn.
All Rights Reserved.
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