tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post2159898615876309364..comments2023-09-24T08:46:14.947-05:00Comments on The Great Vinyl Meltdown: Gary, Indiana X 3caithiseachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973481580774229302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post-83307522659744071462008-06-16T20:45:00.000-05:002008-06-16T20:45:00.000-05:00Well, you see, we Minnesotans always thought that ...Well, you see, we Minnesotans always thought that the song was about a football player, Gary Indiana, kind of like Joe Montana.(Don't buy that one. Well, lemme think.) And you mean to tell me that the toughs in your hometown didn't saunter like the Jets and the Sharks? Sounds like a song title to me: "The Gangs Don't Dance in Gary."whiterayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024257784522729303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post-11730327078646784962008-06-10T22:48:00.000-05:002008-06-10T22:48:00.000-05:00Your mentions of Gary and 'The Music Man' remind m...Your mentions of Gary and 'The Music Man' remind me of another place and musical.<BR/><BR/>I'd accepted a job in Oklahoma City, and April 14th was moving day, which took until about 5PM. Then it was off to Crossroads Mall to pick up an item. In the parking lot, I filled out my tax forms, then dropped them off at the post office in downtown St. Cloud.<BR/><BR/>It was 6 PM when I finally hit the road, driving straight through to Oklahoma City. A while after I'd crossed into my new home state, I began to take note of the license plates on passing cars. All I could make out was "Oklahoma is..." something. As dawn emerged, I was determined to find out what that other word was, and got very close behind another vehicle.<BR/><BR/>I said aloud what I saw. "'Oklahoma is...awk??' What is THAT supposed to mean?" I'd been on the road nonstop for over eleven hours after a long day, and it just didn't sink in. When I finally realized that "OK" meant "okay" rather than "awk," I had another thought: "Oklahoma is 'okay?' Just 'okay?' Not great, or wonderful, but just 'okay?' What the hell kind of a state am I moving to?"<BR/><BR/>Had I ever seen or heard the musical "Oklahoma!" I would have known, of course. But on that morning, it was more like "brain with the fringe on top."<BR/><BR/>------------------<BR/><BR/>So, how were things on the east toast? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com