[Garth Rockett]

A few years ago, during my bookselling career, I got paid to sit in on a lecture by Norman Mailer, who was promoting another new novel, at a theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Near the beginning of his lecture, he made the mistake of referring to Pittsburgh as a "midwestern city". The audience, which paid good money to hear Mailer speak, nearly booed him off of the stage.

I have visited several midwestern cities, and I must agree that Pittsburgh has more in common with Cleveland and Minneapolis than most of us would care to admit. My first time through Cleveland, I thought to myself, "This is Pittsburgh on Lake Erie!"

[Willie Green]

The audience, which paid good money to hear Mailer speak, nearly booed him off of the stage.

Good grief. Most Pittsburghers don't even know who Norman Mailer is.
Sounds to me like you're simply hangin' with the wrong crowd.

[martin_fierro]

Pittsburgh has more in common with Cleveland and Minneapolis than most of us would care to admit. My first time through Cleveland, I thought to myself, "This is Pittsburgh on Lake Erie!"

BITE YOUR TONGUE! <|:)~

Cleveland?!?!? Shirley you can't be series!