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DOING THE ROUNDS

Thrilled to hear that Obama is appearing in Boston's South End Cyclorama building as I type.

Only a few blocks from "our house" there.

We would be there if we were there.

The Cyclorama is the original home of a Civil War painting in the round. You sat in seats and were pushed or pulled along a circle to watch the diorama with scenes on the canvas and a foreground set.

The painting still exists somewhere.

Maybe it tells you the details in here. I don't feel like looking it up.

And, oh, it is officially called the Center for the Arts now but no one ever says that out loud. It is still the Cyclorama. In fact, the White House announcement today says "Cyclorama".

Labels: Boston, Re-election of Barack Obama