There wasn't much of I-77 finished in those days, though, so was a bit longer drive and when the shows were midweek, would arrive at work the next morning a bit ragged. But you could do it in a flash today, Mr. Joe - and see some of the West Virginia Appalachian Plateau on the way.

Mr. Red, I think you are onto something. That Centre County bit probably does throw things off a tad -then it got even more complicated when Penn State up and insisted on breaking away and acquired a 'University Park' address and zip code. Distorted the vortex even more.

And then there is the reality that State College is not particularly on the way to anywhere other than State College. Center (Centre?) of it's own parallel universe? Must be the Quaker influence - being held to the light so much and all 'thet there.'