Town Quotations | Page 8

We're a service industry, what a town does is it proves services. We need to be able to look and see how we are raising revenues to provide these services.

We he (Erwin) went downtown we came up with interceptions. And we can grind it out.

We hear that Dolly Parton was in town eating dinner at a restaurant, or other country music stars doing this and that.

We have yet to receive a response from the town or the Benjamin Co..

We hope to get others involved, including veterans. This is my fifth term on the board and tax relief has always been an issue we've heard about. A lot of older people are leaving town because they just can't afford taxes. They're not getting the increases in social security and we're asking for 5, 6 , 7 percent more in taxes.

I really like singing, but coming from a small town like where I grew up, how do you start that journey?

This project will become the hub of downtown with its easy access to public transportation, new housing and cultural activities.

This program was far more than just an advertising campaign. It was an integral part of the thought process within that town about how to maximize their economics from a regional basis, as well as how to help their air quality there within their city.

There are ups and downs being an Austin band. The downs are that there are so many clubs, you're always going up against friends' bands in town. It's not always easy getting people to come out to your shows. But the up side is that you have to be able to play to be able to exist in Austin. There are so many good bands there. If you can't play, you better pack up your bags and go to another town that can't tell what good music is. We play quite a bit back home and we've earned it.

There are those on the coasts that might snicker in their sleeves, but the town represents what many conservative people in the Midwest see as America, the America they want, the America they hold in their heads from yesterday. Maybe it is part mythical -- but it's the America they want to cling to.