I was very moved by revisiting this tragic event but I wish they hadn't left out the drums.

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2017)

I DO remember where I was when I heard of JFK's assassination: sleeping in my dorm bed at University of California, my freshman year at Riverside, CA. Someone woke me up with the news. Seeing the events again brought back sadness. Seeing it from Jackie's perspective gave me a new respect for her.
I have a vivid recollection of the march and the coffin. The drum unit followed with this incredible beat that I never forgot: thump - thump - thump - rolllllllllllllllllllll - thump - thump - thump - rollllllllllllllllllllll - thump - thump - thump - rolllllllllllllllllllll - thump - thump - thump/thump. I am a musician and that beat pattern has stayed with me for fifty-three years. So when they left the drumming out of the funeral march I was very disappointed. I wanted to yell out in the theater, "They left out the drums!" Something told me that would have ruined the experience for most of the audience so I restrained that impulse. I wish Lee Oswald had shown a similar amount of control. (If he is the one -- I think I'll research that by reading, "Ultimate Sacrifice" by Lamar Waldron and T Hartmann.)