[thackney]

Anyone remember who the comedian was that made a routine out of New Jersey considering Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run" as the state song?

Baby this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap

Not a lot of state songs with the word suicide...

[Pyncho]

Patrick Henry: I regret I have but one life to give ...
NJ: I regret I have but one bribe to give ...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That was actor/director Robert Wuhl. He went on to say that nobody in New Jersey commits suicide alone. I think he's from NJ.

[Chanticleer]

True, but how many state songs have words like ribber, ebber and darkeys in them?

Old Folks at Home was written by Stephen Foster, who never came to Florida nor visited the Suwannee River. (It just fit the meter and sounded better than the Pedee River!)

I can appreciate the contribution Stephen Foster made to the music of his day, and the contribution his song made to early tourism in Florida, but man! Can't we come up with something a little better than this for today? Keep the museum, keep the song in the history books, but give us something we can sing without shame! (And, although I love Jimmy Buffet, I mean something that doesn't refer to alcohol abuse and loose morals!)