Happy New Year! And welcome to HighNotes, brought to you by the Evanston Symphony for the senior members of our community who must of necessity isolate more because of COVID-19. The current pandemic has also affected all of us here at the ESO, and we understand full well the frustration of not being able to welcome the New Year with family and friends, take in a movie at a theatre, or even just talk to a friend over coffee or a neighbor down the hall. On the other hand, while we dearly miss performing for our fabu- Musical Notes and Activities for Seniors lous audiences, we certainly enjoy putting together these monthly from the Evanston Symphony Orchestra HighNotes for all of you! HighNotes always has some articles on a specific theme plus a variety of puzzles and often some really bad Music That’s Out of This World! jokes and puns. In this issue we highlight music that’s “Out of This World” and will take you on a musical trip to Outer Space. We’ll give Haydn The Creation 2 you a bit of information about Haydn’s The Creation followed by a lot of information about Gustav Holst’s The Planets (p. 2) and John Holst The Planets 2 Williams’ Star Wars (p. 8). The information on these last two is in the form of “easy listening” program notes, so you can use them Poor Pluto 4 when you listen to the music if you’d like. We also include a sheet called “HighNotes Links” so you can find the music on YouTube. Holst of the ESO 6 Another feature of HighNotes is our “tangential” articles, short Williams Star Wars 8 pieces that aren’t specifically about the music but do fit the theme. In this issue: a scolding from an astronaut, a corned beef sandwich The Real Tatooine of Star Wars 10 on a space mission, how Star Wars borrowed from real life, the demotion of a popular planet, and others. And, Bygones continues The Day I Was Scolded by Neil Armstrong 12 the theme with décor and toys from the “Atomic Age,” fun stuff to bring back memories and start conversations with friends our age Space Deli & Celestial Sweets 14 as well as with the much younger people in our lives! Bygones, Puzzles, Jokes Vol. 1, No. 7 HighNotes January 2021 & Other Amusements 16 Editor ...... Kelly Brest van Kempen

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xxX scientific study of celestial bodies. For this reason, the movements of his work are not in the astronomical order we’re familiar with, but The idea of music being influenced by celestial are instead in astrological order: bodies has appeared throughout history in a number of instrumental and vocal pieces. Mars, Bringer of War – A heavy march with lots of brass and In Ancient Greece, Pythagoras (he of the percussion. The music builds to almost ear-splitting volume. 2 2 2 A +B =C formula ) believed in what he Venus, Bringer of Peace – Some quiet music after noisy Mars. called the "harmony of the spheres". He wrote that the planets and the stars all move in the Mercury, The Winged Messenger – Mercury was universe according to mathematical equations and very fast, flying with messages from one deity to resonate to produce an inaudible symphony of music. He also another. This music jumps around, just like Mercury, believed that these mathematical equations could be translated into darting quickly from place to place. (FTD Florists use musical notes and thus produce an audible symphony. This idea Mercury as their logo, a symbol for fast service.) has been explored extensively throughout the history of Western Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity – Jupiter is ruler of the Roman gods and music. Here are some of the more recent - and widely different - goddesses – and was known to have a sense of humor. (Another examples of space-influenced music. name for Jupiter is “Jove,” where our word “jovial” comes from.) Joseph Haydn: The Creation This piece gives us both of Jupiter’s moods: a wild dance in three- quarter time for the “jollity” followed by a quieter, more regal hymn. Austrian composer Joseph Haydn visited England twice between Saturn, Bringer of Old Age – Saturn is presented as 1791 and 1795, where he heard some of George Frideric Handel’s Old Father Time, slowly but surely marching along. magnificent oratorios, very possibly including Handel’s Messiah. He returned to Austria determined to write his own major oratorio. The Uranus, The Magician – By using a lot of flourishes in Creation depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as the brass section, Holst gives us a picture of a loud, described in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. You can find links to brash show-off! this glorious oratorio on our Internet Links page. Neptune, The Mystic – We usually think of Neptune as the god Gustav Holst: The Planets of the seas, the one who causes fierce storms when he’s angry. Holst, however, gives us another side of Neptune, one that is The Planets has been called “one of the loudest dark and mysterious. The planet Neptune orbits slowly on pieces of music ever written and, in parts, one of the the edge of darkness, while the god Neptune quietest.” When Holst, an Englishman, wrote the rules over the dark and mysterious depths of the music in 1915, there were only seven known planets seas as well as the storms on the surface. The besides Earth; Pluto would not be discovered until 1930. All piece ends with an off-stage chorus of female of the planets are named for Roman deities, including Earth, whose voices that fades into the distance so quietly Latin name is “Terra Mater,” or “Mother Earth” in English. Holst’s that we’re not sure when the piece is actually work is about the personalities of these goddesses and gods as over! revealed in the tales written about them by the Romans. It is thus Pluto - Ah yes, poor Pluto. It’s completely absent from Holst’s work based more on astrology, the study of celestial bodies and the – but with good reason. Read on for the story of its rise and sad fall. belief they affect what humans do, rather than on astronomy, the

2X 3 a planet may have moons because moons are controlled by their “dominant object,” but it can have nothing else in its orbit that The existence of Pluto was suspected by astronomers in the late appears to have an astronomical will 1800s, but wasn’t confirmed until 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, a of its own. Pluto fails this third test: it 24-year old assistant at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, apparently has a messy yard... To Arizona. The public was delighted at the new planet and Disney oversimplify, there are some objects took advantage of that excitement to give the name to sharing Pluto’s orbit that it does not one of its newest characters, also introduced in 1930: control, and that very fact caused the a loveable yellow mutt that was Mickey Mouse’s pet. IAU to demote Pluto’s status to that The excitement led a lot of people to suggest to Gustav of “dwarf planet”. Holst that he write another movement to The Planets, Reaction was mixed. Some astro- one in honor of the newly discovered ninth celestial body nomers agreed, others did not. The orbiting the sun. However, The Planets was public, however, was in an uproar. A so popular that not many people paid much resolution introduced (with tongue firmly in cheek) in the California attention to Holst’s other music. Holst found State Assembly called the IAU decision a "scientific heresy." The that quite irritating and thus refused to write a New Mexico House of Representatives passed a resolution in piece of music about Pluto. Fast forward 70 honor of longtime resident Clyde Tombaugh, declaring that Pluto years to 2000 in England: the Manchester will always be considered a planet while in New Mexico skies and Halle Orchestra gave a commission to Colin that March 13, 2007, was Pluto Planet Day. Here in Illinois, where Matthews, an expert on Holst, to write the Tombaugh had been born on a farm near Streator in 1906, the “Pluto” movement, which he called “Pluto, The State Senate passed a similar resolution, which also asserted that Renewer.” It had its premiere in Manchester Pluto was "unfairly downgraded to a 'dwarf' planet" by the IAU. on May 11, 2000. The piece lasts for about 6 minutes and is very much in Holst’s style. (See ESO Links.) So, is Pluto a planet or not? Perhaps not to most However, not many orchestras played it, preferring to stay true to astronomers. But for those of us born and raised Holst’s version - which may have been prophetic. during Pluto’s heyday, we will need a giant act of will to say “Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, By the 1990s, the precision of telescopes had increased astronom- Saturn, Uranus, Neptune” – and stop short. Or ically (so to speak) and astronomers began to question Pluto’s not. Maybe we just won’t bother! status as a planet, even though it orbits around the sun and has its own moons. Then, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (the “IAU”) Fun Pluto Facts published its definition of a planet as ”a celestial ● It’s only 1/6 the size of our moon, but has 5 moons of its own. body that (1) is in orbit around the sun; (2) has ● It has yet to complete a full orbit of the Sun since its discovery sufficient mass to assume “hydrostatic equilibrium,” in 1930, as one Plutonian year is 247.68 Earth years long. i.e., a nearly round shape; and (3) has “cleared the neighborhood” around its orbit.” This last criterion means that a planet must be the ● In 2006, the American Dialect Society voted for its word of the year: To "pluto" = to demote or devalue someone or something. dominant object and control all other objects in its orbit. For example,

4X 5 teacher, a profession he chose after spending a few years in Colorado as a folk-singing cowboy who That’s VON Holst, please - or, more literally had a six-shooter on his hip and a guitar precisely, Richard von Holst, principal strapped on his back! (He then took up the cello as oboe of the Evanston Symphony. And an adult; Richard’s mother, Carol, plays the piano.) yes, they’re related. Richard von Holst’s grandfather was Gustav Holst’s much Richard was raised in Lombard. His father was younger brother, which makes Richard teaching in area junior high and grade schools and the composer’s great-nephew. And yes would often bring home instruments for his kids to try again, there’s a difference in the family out. When Richard was in fifth grade, his father brought home an name, but that is easily explained by oboe. Richard remembers being intrigued by the mechanics of the World War I – the “war to end all wars.” oboe because there are so many parts that can be adjusted. And, because he was interested in woodworking, Richard liked the Gustav‘s German great-grandfather immigrated to Britain in 1802; idea of being able to make reeds. Then his father told him that Gustav was born in England and, after three generations, was it was one of the hardest instruments to play, which Richard thoroughly English. His music, along with that of his good friend took as a challenge – one he accepted. He became an oboist. Ralph Vaughn Williams, drew heavily on English folk songs and was extremely popular, particularly during WWI. However, anti- Richard earned both his BA and MA in oboe performance at German sentiment was also rampant in Britain during the “Great Illinois State, then hit the audition circuit – but after a while War.” Gustav decided to drop the “von” from his name in 1916 to realized that this wasn’t what he was cut out to do. He then fend off any problems from over-zealous patriots;* he may have “recalibrated his life” by signing up for an 8-week paralegal been especially sensitive because he had been rejected for military course at Roosevelt University. With his new credentials, he was service due to poor health. So, he became just plain “Holst,” while promptly hired by a top Chicago law firm and is now its Director of his two little “von Holst” brothers, then 11 and 13, were shipped off Docketing. In some ways, Richard has the best of two worlds – a to boarding school here in the U.S and stayed – which explains why challenging career in a field where, after 30 years, he’s an expert, Richard is an American and his name still has the “von” attached. and the opportunity to play his oboe in excellent local orchestras. The ESO’s principal oboe player comes from a long line of excel- In addition to being principal oboe with the lent musicians. That first Holst who immigrated to England ESO, Richard is principal oboe with the North- had served as composer and harp teacher to the west Symphony in Arlington Heights and also Imperial Russian Court in St. Petersburg and there plays in a woodwind quintet. Richard and his have been musicians in the Holst family ever since. wife, Sandy, a bookkeeper, have two child- Richard’s grandfather played the bass fiddle, although ren, Rachel, now 27, who plays guitar and not as a professional, and Richard’s father, Edward, was a music ukulele and also sings, and Eric, now 24, a freelance bass player. When not playing oboe *Gustav may have started something. A year later, in 1917 while with his music groups, Richard enjoys wood- WWI was still raging, the British royal family officially changed their working, hiking, and, these days, “WFHw/D” - name from the very German “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to the very “Working from Home with Dog.” But this dog is a black rescue mutt English “Windsor,” a name they took from Windsor Castle... named “Marble,” most definitely not a yellow mutt named “Pluto”!

6X 7 fanfare with brass and tympani, and the movement ends on a triumphant note. Star Wars! This is the great adventure story of our times for kids, parents, grandparents - everyone! Who can Princess Leia’s theme is next. The woodwinds play resist the tales of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han a hopeful melody, then the French horns come in Solo, Obi Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Yoda, those lovable with a lovely theme that’s sad and full of longing. robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, even Darth Vader? And the However, it builds into a grand theme of hope and whole string of characters whose stories intersect with theirs? determination. (Remember how brave - and feisty - this princess is!) The movement ends quietly on a Composer John Williams borrowed heavily from Holst’s The high note with solo flute, solo violin and solo harp. Planets, mostly from the “Mars” and “Uranus” movements, and used variations on Holst’s themes to set an outer space mood in We all know the Darth Vader theme! This march in a Star Wars, especially in the destruction of the Death Star. minor key tells us we should be very afraid of this dark power (and every college and high school band uses After the success of the first film, Williams took a number of the it at football games to taunt their opponents!) Listen more recognizable themes from his wonderful music and put them for the violins echoing the flutes in this movement. Do together in a work that is just over 25 minutes long. (See ESO “Links.”) they represent people skittering to get out of Vader’s way? Or The piece opens with the nasty trails of evil that he leaves in his wake as he strides along? main Star Wars title theme, the music that plays during When Luke Skywalker went looking for Jedi the opening “crawl,” when the Master Yoda, he was expecting to find a strong, story line rises from the powerful, god-like figure. Instead he found a depths of the screen and vanishes into outer space. This is the short, dumpy, green creature with big pointy ears music of the “good guys,” the theme (called a leitmotif) of Luke and his own strange way of mangling language. Skywalker, and starts with a trumpet fanfare. Reviewer Mark However, “Yoda’s Theme” certainly doesn’t make Richards says that “the tune’s opening leap of a fifth in the trumpets fun of him. As Luke soon learns, Yoda is indeed a is itself a marker of heroism, but notice that the tune also makes the Jedi Master. The music is strong, giving us a clue to his character leap of a seventh … If the opening fifth signals a hero, this second (and, yes, there are a few playful passages on chimes in the larger leap signals a superhero!” And the “superhero” note is even middle). At the end, the music is gentle, perhaps a sign of Yoda’s repeated for emphasis. wisdom and generous spirit. Williams ends with the themes from the “Throne Room and End Title.” First comes a fanfare, befitting a throne room, followed by a majestic theme for royal walking. (Note that royals don’t march. They walk.) A plaintive melody intervenes, perhaps a reminder of dark forces lurking in outer space, After the trumpets, there is a melody that gives us the sensation of forces that the Millennium Falcon will ultimately a ship floating in space – perhaps the Millennium Falcon? More have to withstand. This is followed by the end-title music, again trumpets sound a call to action, then we hear Luke’s theme again Luke’s theme. The piece ends on a hopeful note, appropriate for and a tune that shows us his gentler, more thoughtful side. Another a film that was ultimately given the sub-title “A New Hope.”

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“What a desolate place this is." ― C-3PO You may remember the farmhouse where Luke lived with his aunt C-3PO was right! As described on and uncle, who were moisture farmers. (Note: Tataouine means a website dedicated to Star Wars: “water springs” in the Berber language, so no moisture farming is Tatooine was a planet located in necessary in this real world!) The house was a pit dug into the hard the Outer Rim, a region of the desert earth with tunnels off the pit that served as rooms. In fact, it galaxy far removed from its core. It looked very much like this house in had three moons, Ghomrassen, southern Tunisia near Tataouine, Guermessa and Chenini. Due to now a youth hostel rather than a Tatooine orbiting its two suns - home. It may seem a bit primitive Tatoo I and Tatoo II - the planet to us, but these folks live in a hot, was oppressed by a scorching climate. The whole planet was harsh climate, which makes these covered in harsh deserts, and only a small part of its northern homes the work of true geniuses who understand their environment. hemisphere could sustain intelligent life. …Due to the absence of surface water, those who lived on Tatooine had to draw moisture In the desert, the heat can be very fierce during the day, but the temperature can turn fairly cold at through the dry air.… It would serve as the home-world to the influential Anakin and Luke Skywalker, who would go on to shape night, especially during the winter. These houses are below ground galactic history. because of the annual heat cycle. It takes six months for the desert heat to penetrate the ground and six months for it to dissipate. This But Star Wars, of course, isn’t real. It’s makes the interiors of these houses cool in the summer and warm movies, and movies have to be filmed in the winter. (They’re quite comfortable to sleep in, too!) somewhere here on Earth. When the Another type of building in southern Tunisia is the ghorfa, which producers of the first Star Wars film looks as though it might have been built by giant bees. Ghorfas went searching for a place to use as were mainly used for storing grain to protect it against the hot their desert planet situated “a long climate, animals, bugs and time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” thieves. Most of them had they found the perfect spot in the been abandoned when Star North African country of Tunisia. More Wars came along and made specifically, that perfect spot was in them into a movie set. Here, the desert of southern Tunisia, part of General Qui-Gon Jinn talks the steppes of the Sahara, near the to a very young Anakin Sky- town of Tataouine – that’s the French spelling - and the villages of walker in front of some real Ghomrassen, Guermessa and Chenini. Sound familiar? The ghorfas in the real Tataou- producers liked these names so much that they borrowed them for ine, Tunisia. May the force the film. Yes, these places are real, not a far planet and its moons, be with them – and with us! and people can visit them - just as we did “a long time ago…and far, far away…” although on our very own planet in our very own galaxy.

X 10 11 We had hoped to make a very quiet, unobtrusive During the moon landing in 1969, I was working entrance, but that was at Peace Corps in Washington as Tunisia Desk not to be. Armstrong Officer, one of the few women in what was a very was talking as we tried responsible job in those days. One morning we to sneak in, but the door got word that Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins we chose was unfortun- were coming to visit Peace Corps at 2:00 that ately right next to where afternoon. The First Moon Landing Crew! Such he was standing. Our excitement! And all of us would get to meet them! hopes of scuttling to the back of the crowd were Well, not quite ”all” of us. The new Peace Corps Director at the time promptly scuttled. The – very much a Nixon political appointee – had defined “us” as the most famous man in the world stopped talking and turned toward professional staff only, those of us who were classified as Foreign us, as did every other head in the room. Someone quickly Service Reserve Officers, but not the Civil Service support staff. introduced us and we mumbled our apologies. To which Neil Oh, heavens no! And, in those days, of course, the vast majority of Armstrong, without even the trace of a smile, said, “In my business, the professional staff were white and the vast majority of the we make it a practice to be on time.” support staff were black. The secretaries, mailroom clerks and other essential staff who made the agency function smoothly were heart- I remember feeling gob-smacked, even sucker-punched. No fair! broken, and my very small group of fellow female Desk Officers We were late because we were trying to right a wrong and then the were outraged. This action by the new Director was not at all in line time was changed and then…and then…! But we could hardly with Peace Corps values. explain all that to the astronauts and they wouldn’t have under- stood anyway: all of the support staff were there in the room. Every The four of us decided to go out to lunch to figure out single one. Apparently someone with a much higher pay grade than what we could do about this injustice and, in a ours had skipped lunch, gone straight to the new Director’s office, nearby restaurant, served ourselves large helpings of and told him bluntly that This. Is. Not. Done. Here. Our battle was righteous indignation as we bitched and moaned and won with nary a salvo on our part, indeed without any verbal plotted. And I had my very first – and my very last – bombardment by us whatsoever. Our glorious plan, fueled primarily martini. by righteous indignation and, admittedly, a touch of martinis, was all When we realized the time was hovering around 1:00pm, we paid for naught. All we got was a scolding from America’s Hero, The First the check and hustled back to the office, determined to raise a Man to Set Foot on the Moon. ruckus and right a wrong. However, we had no sooner gotten to our One more memory from that ignominious moment: I floor than we were pounced upon by another Desk Officer with remember very clearly that, in my mind, I used a bit “Where on earth have you been? They’re here!” It seems that, just of that indignation to say to Armstrong, “Yeah, but as we left for our plotting-to-right-a-wrong lunch, word came that the we got to the right place. You guys were five miles time of the astronauts’ visit had been moved up an hour. So there off course!” (That might have been the martini...) we were, walking into the reception for Armstrong and Collins – Fortunately, I kept my mouth shut. For once. ~ KBvK late. (And, I rather suspect, reeking of martinis.)

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John Young, who died in early 2018 at the age Introduced in 1923, the Milky Way was the first-ever filled chocolate of 87, was the longest-serving astronaut in bar. It was both inspired by and named after a popular malted milk- NASA history, spending 835 hours in space shake of the era and was intended to mimic and walking on the Moon. By all accounts, his the and experience of drinking that was a most stellar career. But it was nearly shake. It’s apparently been a success! derailed by a corned beef sandwich. When a Chattanooga bakery owner asked a Kentucky miner what Young hid the sandwich in his spacesuit and kind of snack would hit the spot, the man said he’d like something smuggled it aboard the Gemini 3 spacecraft on with graham crackers and that was March 23, 1965. This was a big no-no because food particles can “as big as the moon.” He got his wish! Moon be a liability in a weightless, enclosed environment; they can, quite Pies have been made daily at the Chattanooga literally, gum up the works. Young brought out the sandwich, but Bakery since the brand’s beginning on April 29, the bread started to crumble so he and the mission commander, 1917. “Improvements” in commercial baking led to Gus Grissom, had only one bite. They brought the rest back to changes over the next 100 years, but in September earth and threw it away. End of story – until Congress got wind of it. of 2017, as part of its centennial, the returned to its original recipe, replacing high-fructose corn syrup with and One of the main Gemini 3 missions was trying out the brand new removing preservatives and artificial colors and flavors. space food that Congress had spent millions of dollars developing. Corned beef sandwiches definitely weren’t on the menu. According Starbursts originated in Great Britain in 1960 as to Young’s biography, “A couple of congressmen became upset, “Opal Fruits” – straw-berry, lemon, orange, and thinking that, by smuggling in the sandwich and eating part of it, lime. It immigrated to the US in 1967 as “M&M Fruit Chewies,” but Gus and I had ignored the actual space food that we were up there soon changed its name to “Star-burst” because there was that burst to evaluate, costing the country millions of dollars.” of when you bit into them – and then, of course, the Space Young was given a reprimand, the first ever Race was in full swing, so why not capitalize on the theme?! for a member of a NASA space flight. He eventually regretted smuggling the sand- wich into space, especially as the story Yes! And you can prove it! Put 2 (8 oz.) packages of cream cheese came up over and over, and no contraband in a bowl and let soften. Finely chop 4 green onions and add to sandwiches have made it into space since. cream cheese. Add ½ tsp Beau Monde or Bon A replica of the infamous sandwich is dis- Appétit seasoning and ½ tsp dried mustard. played at the Grissom Memorial Museum in (NOTE: If you don’t have any of these herbs or Mitchell, Indiana. However, if you’d like to spices, don’t worry. You can substitute what you toast the life of a great astronaut with a corned beef sandwich, have on hand or do without.) Mix everything you’ll have to eat it plain, Gemini 3–style: Young later groused that together well and form into a ball. Roll in 1/2 cup the sandwich didn’t even come with mustard or pickles! sliced almonds or chopped pecans. Chill until firm Adapted from an article by Anne Ewbank in Gastro Obscura, January 8, 2018 and serve with crackers. You’ll be over the moon!

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1. Joseph ______wrote his oratorio “The Some important HighNotes are hidden in this puzzle! can you find them? Remember: Words can go up, down, across, OR ______after visiting England, diagonally, AND backwards or forwards - 8 directions in all! where he heard the oratorios of George Frideric Handel. And, can you find “OZ” at least 27 times? 2. “The ______” by Gustav ______uses music to describe O Z C Z M Z H T H A R P the personalities of the Roman gods and goddesses. O R O I O I U A O Z S L 3. Mercury, ______, Earth, ______, T N E Z M N L S Y R O A Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and – OOPS! Where’s U O O H I O U K A D Z N ______?! Demoted? Noooo! L I Z S R N T W Y O N E 4. Jupiter’s other name is “______.” P T I O E E R A M W B T 5. John ______composed the I A Z V Z A P O A Z A S music for all of the” ______” A E H A T U Z U R O S Y films. In Luke Skywalker’s theme, he uses a jump of 7 notes N R X S X H O L S T S J to indicate a ______. O C W I L L I A M S O W 6. Some of the Clue #5’s movies were filmed in the beautiful North African country of ______E I P N O O M O Z V Z O 7. The “______Age” in design I N A P M Y T Z E O Z B started in the mid 1940s, but was gone by the 1960s. 8. Celestial sweets! A 1920s malted milkshake inspired

the ______candy bar and Can you find at least 12 four- this Kentucky miner’s dream snack is still a favorite today: letter words, 12 five-letter the ______words and 12 six-letter words using the center letter 9. Can you also find these hidden instrument?: (“S”) in each word? Piano Harp Bass…Bow…Tympani (It’s OK to repeat letters.) Adapted from the New York Times

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The Washington Post, or “WaPo” for short, is famous for is its annual “neologisms” contest in which people make up new words The “Space Age” (or “Atomic Age”) lasted from the mid-1940s until following some simple rules: (A) Take an existing word and give it a the early 1960s, when “Make Peace, Not War” and “Flower Power” new meaning OR (B) Take an existing word and add, subtract or took over. Here are some fun design concepts from that time. We change a letter and give it a new meaning. Here are some of the don’t remember anyone’s family actually having this “space” decor winners over the years. Most of them fall into the (B) category with in their homes, but the toys are familiar. What are your memories of a bit of stretching, and the last one is in a class by itself! the “Space Age” culture in your life? Giraffiti (n.): graffiti spray-painted very, very high. Reintarnation (n.): coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Caterpallor (n.): the color you turn

after finding half a worm in your salad.

…and our all-time favorite: Frisbeetarianism (n.): the belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

Everything is out of this world in the

CLUES: Haydn, Creation, Spelling Bee Space Age home! Holst, Planets, Mars, Venus, 12 Words @ 4 letters: Cape, Jove, Pluto , Williams, Star Caps, Carp, Case, Cups, Cure, Wars, Superhero, Tunisia, Cusp, Pace, Peas, Puce, Rasp, Atomic, Milky Way, Moon Pie, Scar, Sear, Spur, Sure 12 Words @ 5 letters: Caper, Capes, Cause, Curse, Pause, Purse, Recap, Scare, Scrap, Space, Spare, Spear Hey, Kids! 12 Words @ 6 letters: Causer, Creeps, Curser, Pauper, Pauser, Did you get Pauses, Purser, Saucer, Scrape, your Secret Spacer, Spares, Spears. Spaceman And there are lots more! Decoder Keep at it!

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