Loved your story, Spaw.

River City beats Columbus when it comes to turds, though. Take a gander at this, which graces the sweeping lawn of the prestitious Nelson Atkins Gallery.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeionic/2969912127/

But to return to the question of Columbus Day - I went to the ingeb.de site and found a lovely song called 'Bionda, bella Bionda.' It's very Italian and takes good chords - C, F, Dm, that kind of thing. When I play it, I remember a warm night in Naples, with the full moon over the bay. Yes, I was actually there once.

It means 'Blondie, beautiful Blondie,' and I'm all for that. I was a blond once - at age 3.