Graduation Day

Today I graduated.  I went to the ceremony.  I stayed awake.  That's about it.  Not much pomp.  Minimal circumstance.  Tonight I'm doing a show about it, taking the ceremony step by step. 

I realize I should do a Mother's Day episode, but there will be other Mothers days, but I think I'm only graduating Grad school once, so I'm sticking with this.  The ceremony listed below is in accordance with the program from today's ceremony as well as my own commentary. 

Here's the ceremony:

Joy Division - Ceremony
Galaxy 500 - Ceremony

We begin the day by lining up. Joy Division - Walked In Line
We enter the ceremony.  Clinic - Welcome
The Invocation is read. Frank Zappa - Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
The National Anthem. Radiohead - National Anthem
Salutation. Van Dyke Parks - Johnny's Speech
Beach Boys - He Gives Speeches
Address to Graduates. Silver Jews - Advice To The Graduate
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Talk - Action = Sh*t
The speech is about jobs  - Talking Heads - Found A Job
But there are no jobs. Sufjan Stevens - Flint (For The Unemployed And Underpaid)
She talks about our education.  Deltron 3030 - Upgrade (A Brymar College Course)
Ramones - I Don't Wanna Be Learned I Don't Wanna Be Tied
William Burroughs - Place of Dead Roads: Progressive Education
She speaks about the deteriorating quality of the world we enter.  Eels - Rotten World Blues
But throughout it all, I'm Bored.  The Microphones- I Am Bored
The Replacements - Shut Up
The speech is over.  We are ready to collect our diplomas.  First we have to get back in line. The Kinks - Get Back In Line
And they begin to call out our names. Atlas Sound - Christian Names
Badly Drawn Boy - Walking Out Of Stride
As we grab our empty diploma cases we shake the hand of the school president.  Wilco - Handshake Drugs
And then we are shuffled off of the stage to be met by the photographer. The Pretty Things - Photographer
And we leave the stage.  Ronnie Burns - Exit Stage Right
The President of the University says a few things.  The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual
I don't know why, but instead of throwing our caps, they released doves.  We were quite confused.  Dirty Projectors - Two Doves
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I am Goodbye
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
Woody Allen - Summing Up
Death - Where Do We Go From Here

Comments

[Clinc Fan]

I'd congratulate you via AIM, but you're not logged on.

[Josh]

Ugh, I don't know why it won't connect.