Monday, September 17, 2007

Just about a year ago

“Lodi" is the title of a track from Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 album Green River. Although songwriter John Fogerty wrote the song about being trapped in Lodi, California, about 75 miles from his hometown of El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, he has admitted in interviews that he had never actually been there, and picked its name for the song's title based on a small town in Ohio that he had visited in his youth. In fact, an early demo of the song recorded by Fogerty reveals the original lyric, "Just about a year ago/I set out on the road/Seeking my fame and fortune/driving through Ohio."

“Lodi” is also the alter ego of Brad(ley) Cain, an American professional wrestler, who competed for World Championship Wrestling from 1997 to 2000. Cain's in-ring debut was on WCW Monday Nitro on December 8, 1997, against a certain Chris Benoit, to whom he eventually lost. Yes.

Roll in with us backstage this Wednesday, at Tuck Shop, from 8.30 pm.

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