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Lodi's better side


Wednesday, October 8, 2008 12:57 AM PDT

After reading Quick Comments, Sons of Anarchy, in Tuesday's, Sept. 30, Lodi News-Sentinel, I was compelled to respond.

I believe one way to show Lodi's better side is to send ambassadors to other cities to show people what Lodi is all about. The Lodi Extreme 16U Girls Fastpitch Softball Team did exactly that in Pittsfield, Mass. last August.

The Berkshire Eagle, Sunday, August 3, ran an article entitled "No One's Stuck," quoting Coach Dave Pfennig, Angie Shepard, Acacia and Alyx Alvarez. The Eagle said the Credence song "Stuck in Lodi" gives Lodi an identity no other team has. When some Lodians were asked about the song, they broke out singing. Between innings many times, "Stuck in Lodi" was played on the sound system and not only Lodians but others in the crowd joined in singing and dancing. Not only did Lodi's young ladies win the Babe Ruth 16U World Series Championship, they won the hearts of many in Pittsfield and fans from all over the nation.

Have no fear, Lodi, with representatives like these young ladies, Lodi's image is safe.

Jimmy Jones
Lodi

Reader Feedback

Cogito wrote on Oct 8, 2008 6:12 PM:

" Hey, I'm not a hater. I just don't think the song is any better than the TV show for the image of Lodi. Lodi is better than both. "

Bob Loblaw wrote on Oct 8, 2008 1:57 PM:

" Cogito must have had money on another team in the tournament. "

dmg wrote on Oct 8, 2008 1:54 PM:

" Why such negativity??????? "

Cogito wrote on Oct 8, 2008 9:01 AM:

" Ahhh yes, a song that tells of a dead end town, with a bunch of drunks in it, that the singer only wishes he "had a dollar, for every song I sung" so he could get the heck out. Written by a band that has no ties whatsoever to this town. What paints a worse picture of Lodi, the song or the TV show? I think it's a tie. Some "identity". I doubt anyone was envious. "

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