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Friday night, Linda and I visited the Fleur Cinema on the south side to see the movie Bobby. I expect you'll be hearing more about this film in the months to come.

The story is not so much about Bobby Kennedy as it is about the time as told through the lives of many people who worked for or visited the Amabassador Hotel that day. Issues of race, civil rights, Viet Nam, and a challenged economy are illustrated through the strengths and frailties of the characters. Many of the people had their own personal reasons to hope that the message Bobby was sharing would take hold in their respective corners of the world.

The closing shots roll by as a voice recording of a speech that Bobby gave is played. The link says Cleveland but I think the movie credits were from Indianapolis. Reading the text, many of the words and message are the same. In any event, they still carry weight today.