That moment when you're watching Lincoln...

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

And you do some quick math in your head.

Year of John Williams' Birth = 1932.

Year of Abraham Lincoln's Death = 1865.

Lincoln's Year of Release = 2012

Year of John Williams' Birth - Year of Abraham Lincoln's Death = 67 years.

Lincoln's Year of Release - Year of John Williams' Birth = 80 years.

John Williams was born closer to when Lincoln was alive than when Spielberg's movie about him came out.

[Nemesis 301]

Thanks!

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Well, that was uninteresting, but at least you tried, so there is that.

Here, I give you my half-a-pity-point.

[indy4 160]

Actually, that is pretty interesting. I always think of Lincoln and the Civil War as ancient history, but it's really not that far away.

[Bryant Burnette 790]

Sadly, no, it really wasn't all that long ago. We're damn sure still working out our issues from it, too, I'd say.

[Henry B 51]

Two grandsons of President John Tyler, who served 1841-1845 (twenty years before the Civil War), are alive today.

[Datameister 2,586]

I was listening to "Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln" yesterday, as recorded for the 1964 World's Fair, and I was struck by the mention of him as a man who lived "a century ago."

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

I think this realization made me appreciate how fortunate I am just to share a stretch of time with John Williams. It also made me realize how he really is the product of a bygone era.

Gotta see him in person one more time!

[Datameister 2,586]

I think this realization made me appreciate how fortunate I am just to share a stretch of time with John Williams. It also made me realize how he really is the product of a bygone era.

Agreed...and agreed. =/

[MSM 194]

The 19th century isn't so long ago, and Williams is pretty old.

[JWfangirl1992 18]

It's funny you made this point because I thought something similar last night while I was watching it. My grandmother was born in 1903 so I was comparing it to her.

Yes we do tend to look at American history as being so long ago but in actuality it really was not that long ago. On a whole, being compared to most countries America is exceptionally young.

[JamieC 13]

A 100 years is a long time to an American. A 100 miles is a long way for an Englishman.

[Once 1,082]

My grandfather's aunt was born in 1912 (a couple of months after Titanic sank). That's only 47 years after Lincoln died. She's still healthy enough to take care of herself. Always fun to listen to her stories.

[MSM 194]

I tend to think in these kind of terms regarding classical composers.