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Revelations on the Revolution

The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be available on videotape.
The revolution will not be available on the World Wide Web
The revolution will not be available on CD-ROM.
The revolution will not be stereo simulcast.
The revolution will not have official corporate sponsors. There will be no ``Official Athletic Shoe'' of the revolution.
The revolution will not have a soundtrack album available on CD or cassette.
You will not purchase tickets to the revolution from TicketMaster.
The revolution will not be hyped on daytime talk shows or late-night infomercials.
The revolution will not have a dress code.
The revolution will not require a photo I.D.
The revolution will not be recorded on security cameras ``for your protection.''
The revolution will not serve decaff cappuchino , non-alcoholic beer, or anything made with Olestra. The revolution will not have a concession stand.
The revolution will not have an 800 number. Or an 888 number. Or even a 900 number. The Psychic Friends Network will not presage the revolution.
You will not buy one revolution and get the second at half price.
The revolution will not run from 9 to 5.
The revolution will not be delivered to your house in thirty minutes or less by a teenaged delivery boy.
The revolution will not be delivered to your house overnight via Federal Express.
The revolution will not be the big Christmas item this year. It does not make the perfect stocking stuffer.
The revolution will not make use of chain letters, telemarketers, junk mail, or pyramid schemes.
There will be no revolution catalog delivered to your door.
The revolution will not be available in the latest designer colors to match your home decor.
There will not be a home game version of the revolution.
The revolution will not have a televangelical gospel hour on Sunday mornings. The revolution will not solicit ``prayer offerings'' or ``love donations.''
The revolution will not ``downsize'' anyone to increase its profits.
And the revolution will not be the subject of a 60 Minutes special investigation. Because the revolution will not be televised.

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Tom Swiss