My wife came across an article in the July 4th Northwest Herald about a proposed Blues Hall of Fame and 2,500 seat auditorium being proposed for my home town of Spring Grove, Illinois, at the former site of Intermatic, maker of timers and outdoor lighting.
Evidently, talks have been going on for quite awhile. An official annexation plan will be presented in September. Also included will be a hotel restaurants, shops, a 24-lane bowling alley, and a six-screen movie theater.
The project promises to add 650 new jobs and provide $700,000 in tax revenue.
Who'd have thought little old Spring Grove would have a Blues Hall of Fame. The village is not exactly a hotbed of blues enthusiasm. I, however, am a big blues-lover and would really like to have it, especially as I imagine we would attract some big names in the blues genre.
Hey, I don't listen to Tom Marker's Bluesbreakers on WXRT every Monday night for nothing.
The Blues Here We Go. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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