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May 25, 2006
Fleet Week '06
A hearty welcome and Thank You to the service folks here in NY:
NEW YORK - Flying a huge American flag from its mast, the guided missile cruiser USS Anzio led nearly a dozen Navy ships and Coast Guard craft up New York Harbor on Wednesday to open the city's 19th annual Fleet Week observance. Some 4,000 sailors and Marines were expected to spend time — and money — taking in Gotham's sights and sounds over the next week.
Well, as always, they won't be spending any money if I'm around. I'll hit what bars I can and buy as many drinks as I can as a "thank you" to these wonderful Americans.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at May 25, 2006 08:58 AM
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taking in Gotham's sights and sounds over the next week
WTF???
Gotham is Chicago, not NYC.
Posted by: Cullen at May 25, 2006 09:19 AM
What? I've never heard "gotham' applied to Chicago.
I mean, I don't get out much, though...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 25, 2006 09:43 AM
Uh, Cullen...
Posted by: Ken Summers at May 25, 2006 09:53 AM
Bah. Batman creator Bob Kane had said he based Gotham on Chicago.
Posted by: Cullen at May 25, 2006 10:03 AM
He lied to you, Cullen.
Posted by: Ken Summers at May 25, 2006 10:06 AM
The bat rastard.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 25, 2006 10:14 AM
See, now you're gonna have me diggin' out my history of DC book outta my box of packed away books in my storage shed. I shall find this reference.
However, I concede my misconception. Dammit.
Posted by: Cullen at May 25, 2006 10:30 AM
Well, Chicago certainly has had more colorful criminal elements, so he may have based the foes on some of Chicago's finest.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at May 25, 2006 10:41 AM
I hear the Joker was based on Richard Daley. Mr. Freeze, of course, was based on Joan Crawford.
Posted by: Ken Summers at May 25, 2006 11:23 AM
I thought Two-face was one of the Daleys.
Posted by: Cullen at May 25, 2006 11:46 AM
Where's Helen O'Connell?
Posted by: Rob at May 25, 2006 11:48 AM
I see Cullen's point, especially if you consider Metropolis, but Gotham has always been a coastal city. (Not to be confused with Coast City itself, which was the LA equivalent in DC's world.) They could conceivably mean a lake, not the big water, but where's the fun in that?
Posted by: Nightfly at May 25, 2006 12:08 PM