Despite Their Cool Poses They Wear Their

Knowledge Is Power Only As Long As You Keep Your Mouth Shut.

I Grew Up In The Golden Age Of Flash Gordon And Sci-fi.

Their Mothers Had Finally Caught Up To Them And Been Proven Right. There Were Consequences After All But They Were The Consequences To Things You Didn't Even Know You'd Done.

In The First World War, People Would Be Receiving Letters From Loved Ones Who Had Been Dead For Weeks, And They Would Not Know Until That Black-bordered Telegram Arrived. I Remember, Of Course, When It Was Letters Only, Or The Telephone, And You Did Not Make Expensive Long-distance Calls Unless It Was, "come Home To The Funeral," Or The Like.

Craziness Was Considered Funny, Like All Other Things That Were In Reality Frightening And Profoundly Shameful.