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I'm from a small city in Wisconsin called Fond du Lac.  
It's supposedly French for "Foot of the Lake."
The international headquarters for Mercury Marine motors is there.  Karl Keikhafer revolutionized the outbaord motor business with Mercury Motors.
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Having me as the village idiot! ::)
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I'm still laughing.   :D

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A Bar..........

http://www.acmprogram.com/clubs/gilleys.jpg
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Is Gilley's still open?  I think of Urban Cowboy every time I hear the name.   :)

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Fletcher, OK

Well not much.  I just asked my mom and all she could think of is Frank James lived here a while. (As in Frank & Jesse James)
And I think we had the 1st Ford Motor place in Oklahoma.....or something like that.......

Wouldn't you like to come visit my little town in the sticks?   ::)  :P
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I know how it is to live in the sticks.  Seen one stick, seen 'em all, I think.   ;)

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rubber! ::)
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And in what town/city do you live?   :)

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Salt Lake City:

2002 Winter Olympics...Pairs Ice Dancing scandal...Olympic bribery scandal...and, oh yea, headquarters of the Mormon church ::)
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I can tell you're really, REALLY proud.   ;)

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Enderby, British Columbia, Canada....

Home of the Enderby Cliffs

Birthplace of former Texas Ranger & Milwaukee Brewer DH, Kevin Reimer

Birthplace of paralympic gold medalist Marni Abbott

;D Not bad for a town of less than 3,000!
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No kidding!  Not bad at all!   :o

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Lawrence Ks:

Home of the KU Jayhawks Basketball program (I used to watch Roy W. and his boys jog by my house every morning... ;D) Also home of Dr James Naismith (inventor of basketball) and Phog Allen....I could go on about the KU basketball prog for hours but I won't  ;D .Rock Chalk Jayhawk baby.

Home of Haskell Indian Nations University,one of the first Native American education facilities in the country. Over 150 tribes are represented there.

Childhood home of Langston Houghes, the great African American writer.

Maybe not as well known for this, but as a "local" I would suggest if you ever visit, head for Mass Street (Massachusetts Street). The best part about Mass is all the literally every trend, every clique, every kind of person or group you can think of can and will be found there. Also the Bottleneck, right off of  Mass is the place to go for live performance. Many bands for some reason hit it big right after playing there (FooFighters for one).

Day on the Hill: a mini mini Woodstock, a whole day of bands and jamming for free, picnics and etc. I had the  honor of seeing Pearl Jam play the Hill in 1992.  :D

Too much more to include here. I love my hometown.

Not too shabby for Kansas. ;D

*sigh* I miss living there.





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Wow, not shabby at all!  

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I can tell you're really, REALLY proud.   ;)
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Sure, proud, yeah ;)

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Tempe, AZ U.S.A-

the Gin Blossoms 8)
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Cool!  I just saw them not long ago performing here at The Whole Enchilada Fiesta!! :)  More than likely not the original group but still sounded great!!

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Well, I'm not sure that Las Cruces is very famous for anything but not far from here is Mesilla, NM and the old jail that held Billy the Kid for awhile is in the town square there.  He spent quite a bit of time terrorizing this whole area and was shot not too far from here.  We also had Pat Garrett here.

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You have that missile museum in you back yard.

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You're right!  How could I forget about that.  We have Trinity Site right over the hill.  I've never been out to see the site.  They have set times to go for tours.  I just haven't been able to get out there to see it.

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No, it closed down years ago. And shortly after burned to the ground. There is a concrete slab left, and that's it.

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Cool!  I just saw them not long ago performing here at The Whole Enchilada Fiesta!! :)  More than likely not the original group but still sounded great!!
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Another Blossoms fan, cool!  You're right , it's not the origanl group, but it's still good.

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You're right!  How could I forget about that.  We have Trinity Site right over the hill.  I've never been out to see the site.  They have set times to go for tours.  I just haven't been able to get out there to see it.
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My Home County of Pike is famous for the Hatfields and McCoys, Patty Loveless,Dwight Yokum, and its also famous for me

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And they all have good company.   ;)

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Tempe, AZ U.S.A-

the Gin Blossoms 8)
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Well, that's cool!   :)

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No, it closed down years ago. And shortly after burned to the ground. There is a concrete slab left, and that's it.
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That sucks.  I was hoping you'd say it was at least still there, if not open.   ;)

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Home town being Seattle area we've got the claim of birth of "Grunge" music, Jimi Hendrix, Heart, and Kenny G ( :P).
Starbucks, Boeing, Microsoft, and UPS.
Ted Bundy was raised in this area and home of the DC sniper for awhile.  
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Next time, I'd leave Kenny G, Ted Bundy, and the DC sniper out (see how I lumped them all together in the same sentence?).   ;D

j.k

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Well, I'm not sure that Las Cruces is very famous for anything but not far from here is Mesilla, NM and the old jail that held Billy the Kid for awhile is in the town square there.  He spent quite a bit of time terrorizing this whole area and was shot not too far from here.  We also had Pat Garrett here.

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That is really impressive!   :)

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Our town isn't famous for anything, but our school did get visited by that girl, Marissa(?), I think that's her character's name, from that Nickelodeon show "Taina".  :P And this football player, Terry Witherspoon(?) or something like that, he played for Dallas and San Diego, or something and other. :-P

I love your clear and concise answer.  LMAO!  :D

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Next time, I'd leave Kenny G, Ted Bundy, and the DC sniper out (see how I lumped them all together in the same sentence?).   ;D

j.k
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Artichokes! ;D

We're known as the artichoke capital of the world, or something like that...::)
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MARILYN MONROE BEING THE IFRST ARTICHOKE QUEEN!!! :D
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It's a nice drive and kinda interesting, basically the history of modern missiles including some designs that never were used.  Don't you have some odd caverns back there too, or is that to far away?

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It's funny how you never think to look around your own town and "see" what is out there.  I guess we just take for granted what's in our area.  The caverns are actually in Carlsbad, NM
which is about 3 hours away from us.  I haven't seen them either.  Man, I need to get on the ball!! :)

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It's funny how you never think to look around your own town and "see" what is out there.  I guess we just take for granted what's in our area.  The caverns are actually in Carlsbad, NM
which is about 3 hours away from us.  I haven't seen them either.  Man, I need to get on the ball!! :)

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Tempe, AZ U.S.A-

the Gin Blossoms 8)
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That's what I would've said if I lived in Tempe.  However, Phoenix is my hometown, so I would have to say it's famous for The Wallace and Ladmo show.  This kids' show ran for 35 years (1954-1989) on KPHO-TV channel 5.  This show was the best!  :D

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Well, I wouldn't say we're famous but my hometown was the first place to have a McDonald's drive thru!
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Now THAT'S impressive.   :D

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A lot of things. The Indy 500 is a gimme, but Indy is also known as the home of DJ's Bob and Tom, the Circle Center Mall, The Amateur Sports Capital of America, basketball, the home of David Letterman and Jane Pauley, and the dreaded Spaghetti Bowl on I-465.
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Not sure what you mean by "Spaghetti Bowl" but the rest of it is cool.   ;)

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That's what I would've said if I lived in Tempe.  However, Phoenix is my hometown, so I would have to say it's famous for The Wallace and Ladmo show.  This kids' show ran for 35 years (1954-1989) on KPHO-TV channel 5.  This show was the best!  :D
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Midas-

I couldn't agree more.  I was on that show back when I was like 8 or 9.  That was a pretty big thrill back then.  Did you ever go?  I'm still pissed that I didn't win a Ladmo Bag.

Famous Phoenicians:  Alice Cooper, Stevie Nicks, and Lynda Carter- pretty versatile group don't you think?!

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Midas-

I couldn't agree more.  I was on that show back when I was like 8 or 9.  That was a pretty big thrill back then.  Did you ever go?  I'm still pissed that I didn't win a Ladmo Bag.

Famous Phoenicians:  Alice Cooper, Stevie Nicks, and Lynda Carter- pretty versatile group don't you think?!
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I never went, but I sent in a post card to get called.  Never won.  

Don't forget the Wrigley Mansion!  But do forget Evan Mecham!  :D

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Well, I wouldn't say we're famous but my hometown was the first place to have a McDonald's drive thru!
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This reminded me...we are also home of the worlds first KFC franchise.  

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Well I am from D.C. ............ and that no good ass...Bill Clinton!  :-/
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Sorry sweetie......we had him for MANY MANY years before the presidency...so it was someone else's turn!

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DJ Midas & FunkyFresh:

I've been catching a "best of" Wallace & Ladmo show hosted by Pat McMahon on what used to be the Prescott channel (13).  I think it's on Sun nights.  Some great stuff from the 60s-90s, with still shots from the first few yrs.

I'm a transplant from '81, so all of the 60s & 70s stuff is really cool.  And then seeing a bit from the 80s and remembering watching while getting ready for school....ok, I just felt more bones creak!

And, no, I never got the coveted Ladmo Bag, either.  But a friend of mine did!    
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Hey Fett!  :D

I was just talking to my brother last night about that.  I think it's on KAZ at 6 or 7 pm.  I may check it out when I go see him....

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DJ Midas & FunkyFresh:

I've been catching a "best of" Wallace & Ladmo show hosted by Pat McMahon on what used to be the Prescott channel (13).  I think it's on Sun nights.  Some great stuff from the 60s-90s, with still shots from the first few yrs.

I'm a transplant from '81, so all of the 60s & 70s stuff is really cool.  And then seeing a bit from the 80s and remembering watching while getting ready for school....ok, I just felt more bones creak!

And, no, I never got the coveted Ladmo Bag, either.  But a friend of mine did!    
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Fett-

Thanks for the info, I used to always watch it before school also...


Midas-

I checked last night, it was on from 7-8.  

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Midas-

I checked last night, it was on from 7-8.  
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Cool!  I may have to check it out next Sunday night!  :D

...Ho ho ha ha hee hee ha ha....   ;D

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LJK4, you forgot the "Motor City Madman" himself, Ted Nugent!!
(Or maybe you left him out on purpose)
We "old school" rockers (KISS had a song named for, and about it) knew Detroit as "ROCK CITY"!!! (Due to all the rockers to come out of that area; Ted, Bob Seager, Iggy Pop, Grand Funk, etc. etc. etc.)
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nah i just forgot about a few ppl...
don't forget Timothy Allen Dick(better known as Tim Allen)
Tommy (Hitman) Hearns and Joe Louis.