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February 23, 2007

More "East Ridge Song" News

In his column in today's Weekend section of the Times Free Press, Barry Courter says "The East Ridge Song" is "great," "hilarious" and "funny...'cause it's true."

His comments are much appreciated.

Here's the full text:

‘The East Ridge Song’ Continues to Find Viewers
By Barry Courter
City Beat

Some of us discover things later than others. I discovered the moped, for example, as a small child when I reasoned that putting a motor on a bicycle, so you could pedal home after you ran out of gas, would be a great invention.

Imagine my surprise some years later when I learned someone else had already made one.

I’m also good at discovering restaurants and movies some years after everyone else has already tired of them. I’ve found most folks don’t like talking about a 2-year-old film.

Anyway, I discovered this great video on youtube.com the other day. Actually, a couple of co-workers led me to it. I think they saw something about it on the local news, but no matter the details of how I discovered it.

The video is called “The East Ridge Song,” and it is hilarious. Take a minute to go to youtube.com and search for the title. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

The song was