This year has been very wet for a July in the city of Charlotte. The pipe-work has begun across the street to repair the storm drainage under and near Veteran's Memorial Stadium. Yesterday at 9:49 PM I turned 52 years old...not a milestone, but certainly a notable amount of passed time in my creative life...
TV 14: News Carolina: CHARLOTTE – "All major events, including high school football games, will not be held at Memorial Stadium this year due to damage to the field.
A portion of a pipe under the field collapsed in early June during a rain storm. The pipe will be fixed, but the field will not be open until possibly November or December.
CMS games and state playoffs games will have to find a new venue."
THIS should END the possibility that the CPCC "planned" 7th Street Parking Deck would EVER be built. My best hope and prediction is that it is NOW CANCELLED and seen as a MISTAKE that NEED NOT BE BUILT. Moneys from Parks & Rec. as well as the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County best be funneled toward the repair of the stadium as well as restoration of the Natural landscape to work with the HISTORIC Veterans Memorial Stadium of 1936.
I heard you on the wireless back in 52 lying awake intent a tuning in on you if I was young it didn't stop you coming through
They took the credit for your second symphony re-written by machine and new technology and now I understand the problems you can see
Oh oh -- I met your children oh oh -- what did you tell them video killed the radio star video killed the radio star pictures came and broke your heart we can't rewind we've gone too far
And now we meet in an abandoned studio we hear the playback and it seems so long ago and you remember the jingle used to go
Oh oh -- you were the first one oh oh -- you were the last one video killed the radio star video killed the radio star in my mind and in my car we can't rewind we've gone too far
Video killed the radio star video killed the radio star in my mind and in my car we can't rewind we've gone too far
(Instrumental)
Video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
In my mind and in my car we can't rewind we've gone too far pictures came and broke your heart look I'll play my VCR
Oh radio star Oh radio star
Video killed the radio star video killed the radio star video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star video killed the radio star video killed the radio star video killed the radio star video killed the radio star
