tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626261588427018772.post5823207311778848349..comments2024-01-24T14:09:16.735-05:00Comments on Slow Boat: Catfish Are Jumpin', That Paddle Wheel Pumpin'Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01833334788490148269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626261588427018772.post-53821224372104714272010-10-08T10:25:23.193-04:002010-10-08T10:25:23.193-04:00Hi, Cynthia & Bill--
Two things: One, when yo...Hi, Cynthia & Bill--<br /><br />Two things: One, when you talked about the paddle steamers, I thought about the Elvis Presley song, "Proud Mary," with its catchy verse, Proud Mary keeps on burning, Proud Mary keeps on turniing, Rolling, Rolling, Rolling on the River." Second, while you were cruising Father of Waters (the Native American translation of "Mississippi"), I was cruising the Mediterranean aboard the Voyager of the Seas! Great cruisers think alike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626261588427018772.post-83026180830442207642010-09-16T20:18:54.668-04:002010-09-16T20:18:54.668-04:00And anything west of DuPage too, while you're ...And anything west of DuPage too, while you're at it! But you really don't notice the southern feel until you get south of Springfield.Newsboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244129832973543322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626261588427018772.post-77137661952611519412010-09-16T16:03:08.615-04:002010-09-16T16:03:08.615-04:00Arnie B. wrote: You commented about the 'sout...Arnie B. wrote: You commented about the 'southern' feel. That is because Illinois was settled originally from south to north. Migration down the Ohio River and back up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Most Chicagoians say anything south of I-80 is "Southern Illinois.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833334788490148269noreply@blogger.com