In 2004 I had the idea to recite the Declaration of Independence in its entirety from the bandstand at Binghamton’s Recreation Park. It had been a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries for a public official to perform this ritual and I was looking to revive it. Oh, I was no public official; I just saw an opportunity.

Twenty years later I’m still at it. I’ve got a much bigger stage these days with a lot more people watching, but the text of the Declaration is still the same. (I even keep the few choice words some folks leave out.)

Still not doing this in any official capacity, but then, it kinda fits the theme, no?

Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Virginia. Tomorrow morning. Ten-thirty.