In October 1971, newspaper columnist Pete Hamill wrote a piece for the New York Post called "Going Home". 1971年10月14日New York Post刊登了一个故事,故事的名字叫《回家》(Going Home):长途车上坐着一位沉默不语的男子,在同车的年轻游客的盘问下终于开了口。原来他刚从监狱出来,释放前曾写信给他的妻子:Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree