QUOTE(pattylbel @ Jul 28 2008, 10:33 AM)
So I have to tell...
I was at my parents house on Friday night and I mentioned something about the new bridge and the name...
My mother who is 73 and a devout catholic said "That is the dumbest name I've ever heard, why didn't they name it after Johnny Cash" and my 78 year old father said "yep, he really is the reason that people know about Folsom and the prison"
And I hadn't said a word!
I just went to Gilroy and Santa Cruz and while in both places I met folks from all over the states and overseas who had flown in for the Garlic festival.... so I decided to ask a few of those travelers if they had ever heard of Folsom and if so what's the first thing they think of...
Even a bit to my own surprise...
every person I asked, answered exactly the same! (and I did these separately so as to not skew any answers)
I kid you not, every single person said "Folsom - oh yeah Johnny Cash and the famous prison!" and they were excited to be talking about Johnny Cash!
at the Garlic Festival there was a rockabilly band playing Cash songs and some of the art booths were even selling his image - like it or not, there's millions of people who like Johnny Cash
at this point its too late and we're stuck with a really dumb name for a bridge now due to some ignorance... but all I'm saying is that for those who refuse to believe that Johnny Cash has a connection with Folsom, you're dead wrong and I hate to be the one to tell you but you're being totally ignorant to reality.