Johnny knows New Jersey has their own musical legends and that's great. He likes a lot of them too. A lot. That being said Johnny grew up in Detroit and he'll be happy to debate it as the greatest music city ever. No, ever. Part of your upbringing in 'The D' is Motown. Growing up it was everywhere on the radio and live performances. It was found in the water you could say. It was the fabric of the cloth we all wore.
Johnny's also feeling a lot defiant lately as a few thimble headed gherkins who call themselves Senators from southern states have tried to drive a stake into his hometown's heart this week. Very bad words have escaped his lips this week directed at these evil men. You see, we're not the 'United States of territorial business practices', no, we're the United States of America and when one falls behind here, you go back and pick 'em up. The US military says 'No man left behind'. Johnny's old football coach used to say 'A team is only as fast as it's slowest man'. This is America, we look out for each other, not just the business in our own back yard. Those Detroit auto companies have a long rich history of helping America when it needed it. Remember their help after 9/11, remember the tens of millions in aid and vehicles to help after Hurricane Katrina, remember the Detroit manufacturing machine that helped win World War II. They didn't demand Congressional hearings and business plans about how the levees would be rebuilt so this wouldn't happen again, no friends, they came in like the cavalry with anything that was needed to help Americans. They never asked about safer high rise building plans for New York skyscrapers before the help came. They brought it by the American truckloads, never flinching, never complaining. Never once asking about the bottom line.
Remember the Kinks song 'Catch Me Now I'm Falling' with it's words:
I remember when you were down and you needed and helping hand
I came to feed you but now that I need you, you won't give me a second glance
Now I'm calling on citizens from all over the world, this is Captain America calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees so will you catch me now I'm falling
Therefore, Johnny is dedicating this tune, by Motown legend Marvin Gaye to these selfish senators....Marvin Gaye with 'What's Going On'
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