Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Gallipoli Rubbish


shrine
Originally uploaded by BLP.
Approximately 20,000 traveled to ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli (not pictured here - this is the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne - I couldn't make it to Turkey) for Monday's dawn service. The morning after, however, all the media could talk about was the amount of refuse those 20,000 individuals left behind (it did look rather a mess). Greater criticism was leveled at the choice of entertainment for the Gallipoli services: the Bee Gees. Nothing honors the fallen like disco. Perhaps playing "Stayin' Alive" at the site of a battle which claimed thousands of lives 90 years ago is in poor taste. Who is it that is still staying alive?

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