,HOMAGE TO ,F$]ICO ,>COS 
7ON ! OCCASION ( HIS #h? BIR?DAY1 #ah ,JULY1 #b7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,TEXT 3 

,NO SE PU$E CONT> EL 9F9ITO1 NI CONCEBIR LA ET]NIDAD2 P]O HAY REALIDADES 9TANGIBLES QUE NO PODEMOS IGNOR>4 

-- ,F$]ICO ,>COS1 ,MOM5TOS 7#a#i#g#f7 

,WE HAVE GA!R$ H]E TO HONOR & TO CELEBRATE \R COMPAN]O1 AMIGO1 PADRE1 ABUELO1 H]MANO -- Y GUAPO -- ,F$]ICO ,>COS1 ON ! OCCASION ( HIS EI<TIE? BIR?DAY4 

,F$E1 SORRY WE DON'T HAVE A PRES5T LIKE ! ONE Y\ RECEIV$ ON Y\R SIXTE5? BIR?DAY -- A REVOLUTION BY ! PEOPLE ( Y\R BELOV$ ,B>CELONA1 BY ! PEOPLE ( ,SPA91 AGA9/ ! FASCI/ REBELS4 ,WE'LL TRY BETT] ON Y\R EI<TY-FIR/ BIR?DAY1 PROMISE4 

,F$]ICO1 WAS ! SON ( G5TE HUMILDE1 ( OBR]OS4 ,HE GREW UP BREA?+ ! AIR ( AN>*I/ F]VOR 9 ! OLD ,C,N,T DI/RICTS ( ,B>CELONA1 & ONE ( HIS E>LY MEMORIES IS ( READ+ ! AN>*I/ PRESS AL\D TO ! GA!R$ COMPAN]OS & VEC9OS 9 HIS NEI<BORHOOD BECAUSE NOT ALL C\LD READ4 ,:5 ! REVOLUTION CAME1 HE TOOK HIS PLACE 9 ! FI<T1 DO+ :AT NE$$ TO BE DONE1 :E!R IT WAS TEA*+ A COMRADE TO READ1 OR RUNN+ ?R\< A FIREFI<T TO FET* AMMUNITION1 OR %>+ A CRU/ ( BREAD -- SACRIFIC+ HIS 5]GY & Y\? TO ! CAUSE1 EL ,IDEAL1 & LE>N+ 9 ! PROCESS ?AT SU* SACRIFICE BR+S GREAT] REW>DS ?AN ANY EGOISM B\RGEOIS SOCIETY C\LD EV] (F]4 

,F$]ICO HAS SUFF]$ = HIS BELIEFS & PR9CIPLES -- 9 EXILE 9 ,FRANCE1 HID+ FROM ! ,NAZIS2 !N 9 JAIL 9 ,SPA9 AFT] HE RETURN$2 !N 9 COMPULSORY MILIT>Y S]VICE 9 ,MOROCCO2 !N 9 ! SN[Y ,PYR5EES AS AN UND]GR\ND P>TISAN AGA9/ ! FASCI/ REGIME4 ,HE EV5TUALLY CAME TO ,NOR? ,AM]ICA :]E HE F\ND A /ILL VIBRANT AN>*I/ COMMUNITY1 MO/LY ,EUROPEANS -- ,SPANI>DS1 ,EA/]N ,EUROPEANS1 & ESPECIALLY ,ITALIANS4 ,F$E WAS AT ONE TIME ! Y\NGE/ ADULT MEMB] ( ?AT COMMUNITY4 ,N[ HE IS \R ABUELO1 \R ELD]4 ,LA LOTTA CONT9UA4 

,F$]ICO W5T TO WORK 9 AN AUTO FACTORY & 9 ! TIME ?AT WAS HIS [N HE BECAME A DEVOT$ >*IVI/ & PRES]V] ( \R MOVEM5TS MEMORY4 ,HE HAS ?R\< D$ICATION1 CONC5TRATION & LOVE COLLECT$ ONE ( ! =EMO/ AN>*I/ >*IVES 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 9DE$1 9 ! WORLD1 9 HIS MODE/ WORK+ CLASS HOME 9 ,W9DSOR4 ,HE IS A LOV] ( POETRY1 & KN[S BY HE>T MANY POEMS1 SONGS & PROV]BS4 ,HE ALSO HAS WRITT5 POEMS1 ELEGIES = HIS FALL5 COMRADES & M$ITATIONS ON ! P[]FUL YE>N+ = FRE$OM & AU!NTIC MEAN+ ?AT LIES AT ! ROOT ( ! AN>*I/ ADV5TURE4 

,F$]ICO BELIEVES 9 ! P[] ( ! WORD1 JU/ AS HE BELIEVES 9 ! P[] ( LOVE1 ( FRI5D%IP1 ( LOYALTY1 ( JU/ICE1 ( FRE$OM1 ( COMRADE%IP4 

,F$]ICO IS A D$ICAT$ COMRADE -- HE NEV] >RIVES ON TIME BUT E>LY TO WORK ON PROJECTS OR TO VISIT HIS DE> FRI5DS4 ,HE NEV] SUGGE/S PUTT+ SOME?+ (F ?AT CAN BE ACCOMPLI%$ N[4 ,HE /EPS =W>D1 EV5 AS HIS KNEES1 OR BACK1 OR LUNGS SOMETIMES PROTE/ AGA9/ HIS SPIRIT4 

,F$]ICO HAS LIV$ MODE/LY1 D]IV+ HIS PLEASURES NOT FROM MAT]IAL ?+S OR FROM EMPTY /ATUS BUT FROM SOLID>ITY & A REVOLUTION>Y PASSION4 ,HIS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ! HI<E/ IDEALS & PR9CIPLES1 FROM ! TIME ( HIS Y\? AS A ,QUIJOTE DEL ,IDEAL 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 TO HIS 9VOLVEM5T 9 ,BLACK @& ,R$ & ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE4 ,NEV] HAVE ,I HE>D HIM UTT] A PETTY OR CYNICAL WORD4 ,HE HAS PROV$ BY EXAMPLE ?AT ONE MAY LOSE GREAT HI/ORIC BATTLES1 & YET TRIUMPH 9 LIFE4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ VIVID /ORIES ,F$]ICO EV] TOLD ME WAS FROM AFT] ! DEFEAT ( ! REVOLUTION & !N ! ,REPUBLIC1 :5 ! REFUGEES1 ,F$E AMONG !M1 W]E CROSS+ 9TO ,FRANCE1 ILL1 DISPIRIT$1 UNSURE ( ! FUTURE1 & WEAK ) HUNG]4 ,HE RECOLLECT$ ) A SMILE & A K9D ( WOND] H[ !Y GA!R$ ACORNS UND] ! OAK TREES !RE TO EAT1 & H[ !Y W]E SU/A9$4 

,?OSE :O KN[ ! LIT]ATURE ( ,SPA91 & :O KN[ ! ,QUIJOTE1 :I* NOT ONLY CRITICIZES GREAT IDEALISM BUT DEF5DS IT ) AFFECTION & DEEP RESPECT1 KN[ ALSO ?AT S9CE CLASSICAL TIMES ! OAK TREE HAS BE5 A SYMBOL ( ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE4 ,BEH9D ! Y\NG ,F$]ICO ,>COS1 NOT YET N9ETE5 YE>S OLD 9 #a#i#c#i1 LAY ! RU9S ( ONE ( HI/ORY'S GREATE/ REVOLUTIONS1 ONE ( ! GREATE/ DREAMS HUMAN BE+S C\LD EV] DREAM4 ,AHEAD1 LAY A GREAT UNC]TA9TY -- & WE KN[ 9 RETROSPECT1 MORE VIOL5CE1 MORE CALAMITY1 MORE DISAPPO9TM5T /ILL4 

,BUT ! COMPAN]OS GA!R$ & ATE ! ACORNS & W]E SU/A9$4 ,& !Y -- & HE -- HAVE SU/A9$ US4 ,F$]ICO ,>COS HAS LIV$ HIS LIFE ) ?AT NEW WORLD EV] 9 HIS HE>T1 REM9D+ US1 AS ,R\SSEAU ONCE REM>K$1 ?AT ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE IS NEI!R BE=E US NOR BEH9D1 BUT )94 

,CONGRATULATIONS & LONG LIFE TO \R DE> FRI5D1 ,F$]ICO ,>COS4 ,VIVA6 ,SALUD Y LIB]TAD6 

,NOTE3 ,9 ! TRADITION ( ! AN>*I/ C5AS OR D9N]S1 AT ! GA!R+ 9 ,DETROIT TO CELEBRATE ,F$]ICO'S BIR?DAY \R FRI5DS & COMPAN]OS H]E COLLECT$ MONEY = ! ,C5TRO DE ,E/UDIOS ,ANSELMO ,LOR5ZO 9 ,MADRID1 TO SUPPORT !IR IMPORTANT >*IVAL1 PUBLI%+ & RELAT$ PROJECTS1 & >E DONAT+ IT TO HONOR HIS LIFELONG COMMITM5T TO EL ,IDEAL4 

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