We all knew that free food will bring in the drunks but who knew that Taco Nite came from a mine? (No Place like home p1 4)

Continuing my adventures that were started HERE, this news story comes from the lovely portion of my homeland known as Antigo

FIRM CONSIDERING TACONITE MINE IN NORTH CITES UPBEAT ECONOMIC DATA

June 3, 2011

The proposed Gogebic Taconite iron ore mine will generate approximately $1.4 billion in total state and local tax revenue over the expected 35-year life of the first phase of the mine, according to the Preliminary Tax Impact study recently completed by NorthStar Economics, Inc. — an consulting and research firm specializing in analysis of the Wisconsin economy.

The report, funded by Gogebic Taconite, said construction and operation of the proposed mine would create long-term direct and indirect tax revenues for local communities and the state.

If plans and permits are approved, the mine would be located about six miles west of Mellen in Ashland County. It would be situated on the south side of Highway 72, which runs between Hurley and Mellen.

"This Preliminary Tax Impact study clearly shows the extremely positive long-term economic benefit of the proposed mine," Bill Williams, president of Gogebic Taconite, said.

"The $1.4 billion in taxes generated by the mine will be an economic boost to both the Gogebic region and the state of Wisconsin for generations."

Actual News Story continued HERE

Top songs of the decade?

The bean counters at Nielsen Ratings were so kind to share with us the most played songs of the last decade.


Country: "Something Like That" / Tim McGraw / 487,343 spins
CHR/Top 40: "Yeah" / Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon / 416,267 spins
Hot AC: "Drops Of Jupiter" (Tell Me) / Train / 338,749 spins
Alternative: "Last Resort" / Papa Roach / 221,767 spins
Rhythmic: "Low" / Flo Rida featuring T-Pain / 206,864 spins
Album Rock: "It's Been Awhile" / Staind / 189,195 spins
Urban: "Drop It Like It's Hot" / Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell / 169,511 spins
Urban AC: "Think About You" / Luther Vandross / 147,818 spins
Gospel: "Never Would Have Made It" / Marvin Sapp / 92,603 spins
Smooth Jazz: "Pacific Coast Highway" / Nils / 29,328 spins


I am pretty sure I was present for this decade yet I found myself completely ignorant to the majority of these tracks. Upon further research, I have in fact heard these yet did not find them all that memorable. It could be that it was probably at a strip club and was slightly distracted. I however can not allow myself to suffer through this alone so I dug deep into the internet to bring these gems to you.


Country: "Something Like That" / Tim McGraw / 487,343 spins



CHR/Top 40: "Yeah" / Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon / 416,267 spins



Hot AC: "Drops Of Jupiter" (Tell Me) / Train / 338,749 spins



Alternative: "Last Resort" / Papa Roach / 221,767 spins



Rhythmic: "Low" / Flo Rida featuring T-Pain / 206,864 spins



Album Rock: "It's Been Awhile" / Staind / 189,195 spins



Urban: "Drop It Like It's Hot" / Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell / 169,511 spins



Urban AC: "Think About You" / Luther Vandross / 147,818 spins



Gospel: "Never Would Have Made It" / Marvin Sapp / 92,603 spins




Smooth Jazz: "Pacific Coast Highway" / Nils / 29,328 spins



What really upsets me is that this song did not make it to the list...

No Place Like Home Pt 2

Continuing my references to Wisconsin from this blog...



To be continued

No Place Like Home Pt 1

What does it say about a person when you hear where they are from?
Is there a preconceived picture relating to everywhere?
Do all zip codes come standard with a stereotype?

While I do not find myself qualifying as the atypical cheesehead, there are many things about where I am from that make up who I am. I will build upon this on an ongoing basis but I wanted to start a social experiment by posting a collection of some of the most screwed up, twisted or just down right funny stories from America's Dairyland. At some yet to be determined date in the future, I will come back to this collection to see how they all relate to themselves as well as myself.

This could get interesting.

We will start with this one.

So a Guy Walks Into a Bar With a Staplegun...

Or how about a Christmas Carol by the police department of my old home town