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To: Diddle E. Squat
Yup. She's from Akron, OH (a pretty nice city; I have a friend in the radio biz there and visited him last year).
The song Rush uses is called "My City Was Gone" (presumably about the Tire City) and does pop up on classic rock/alternative stations. Lyrics, in case you're wondering (found on Net):

(the pulsating bassline you hear on Rush's show starts, and then...)
I WENT BACK TO OHIO
BUT MY CITY WAS GONE
THERE WAS NO TRAIN STATION
THERE WAS NO DOWNTOWN
SOUTH HOWARD HAD DISAPPEARED
ALL MY FAVORITE PLACES
MY CITY HAD BEEN PULLED DOWN
REDUCED TO PARKING SPACES
A, O, WAY TO GO OHIO

WELL I WENT BACK TO OHIO
BUT MY FAMILY WAS GONE
I STOOD ON THE BACK PORCH
THERE WAS NOBODY HOME
I WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED
MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
SLOWLY SWIRLED PAST
LIKE THE WIND THROUGH THE TREES
A, O, OH WAY TO GO OHIO

I WENT BACK TO OHIO
BUT MY PRETTY COUNTRYSIDE
HAD BEEN PAVED DOWN THE MIDDLE
BY A GOVERNMENT THAT HAD NO PRIDE
THE FARMS OF OHIO
HAD BEEN REPLACED BY SHOPPING MALLS
AND MUZAK FILLED THE AIR
FROM SENECA TO CUYAHOGA FALLS
SAID, A, O, OH WAY TO GO OHIO
106 posted on 03/20/2003 1:42:58 PM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
THERE WAS NO TRAIN STATION

It's about cincinatti. I've been through it a dozen times and thoughtit was the ugliest thing I've ever seen -- until they started tearing it down. Then it was suddenly beautiful.

The marxist tile murals were moved to the airport where they continue to pollute. I wonder how they got past security.

109 posted on 03/20/2003 1:48:34 PM PST by js1138
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