Hey, Matt from Allentown

“Glad you found us.

Don't let all the freaks scare you off. Actually, there is a tradition that a lot of the folks on here use an alternate (Halloween) name during October. These people are weird, but not THAT weird.

Be sure and say hello.

(I met Matt on Mt. Madison this past weekend.)”

“Do you need your spleen?”

“He can spare some blood, I'm sure...”

“Got any mashed potatoes?”

“How'd your new pack work out Fritz?

Hi matt from allentown!”

“Ok, I lied.

You guys ARE a bunch of freaks.

Pack worked out ok, will say more about that later. Running out the door for work....”

“Is he hot?
;)”

“Where's Allentown?”

“Welcome, Matt from Allentown.”

“Allentown is just down the road from Bobville.”

“Bobville? Sister city to Dildo, Newfoundland?”

“Well we're living here in Allentown
And they're closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line.

Well our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
Met our mothers at the USO
Asked them to dance
Danced with them slow
And we're living here in Allentown.

But the restlessness was handed down
And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaah aaahhhhh ooooooooh ooooooh ohhhhhhh.

Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the Pennsylvania we never found
For the promises our teachers gave
If we worked hard
If we behaved.

So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coal,
Chromium steel.

And we're waiting here in Allentown.

But they've taken all the coal from the ground
And the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaah.

Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got.

Something happened on the way to that place
They threw an American flag in our face
aaaaaah aaaaaaaaaah faaaaaaaccccceee oh oh oh.

Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down.

But I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah aaaaaaaaah.

*solo*

aaaaaaah aaaaaaah aaaaaaah oh oh oh.

And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

And we're living here in Allentown.


(Billy Joel)”

“Initially I struggled to find a safe answer to your question, then this one came to me:

"Not nearly as hot as you." :)”

“bump...”

“Ohhhhhhhh, ...... Fritz scores with a one-hour later snappy comeback.”