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Our Kind of Town?

Thinking of Brad and Debbie in Chicago--which has a trademark song, "My Kind of Town"-- got me thinking . . . Carbondale needs a song. With all the musicians in town, someone should have a contest. Why not? Carbondale Main Street maybe? Nightlife? Have a "song-off" at Hangar 9. Record all the songs. Sell the CD as a benefit for . . . the SIU Children's Choir?

I'll get to work on some lyrics, yo -- inspired by "School of Rock" which I saw last night on DVD, about a substitute teacher (Jack Black) who (implausibly) turns his 5th grade class into a rock band. Except (just as implausibly) I want to turn City Council into a rock band.