On big city mayors

[Tom-K]

I've known the name of every mayor of NYC. I have no idea what the name of the mayor of my town in Florida is. Chicage, yea now, he's "out there" . Nobody else.

[jon-nyc]

But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.

No?

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.

No?

Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.

[George K]

Unfounded rumor...

When Harold Washington had his fatal event (heart attack?) a couple of my colleagues tended to him in the emergency room. There were rumors that Washington was wearing "interesting" undergarments.

They refused to comment either way.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in On big city mayors:

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.

No?

Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.

Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

@George-K said in On big city mayors:

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.

No?

Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.

Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.

My bad...

[Horace]

The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.

[George K]

Actually, a couple of years ago, I knew Portland's as well - Ted Wheeler.

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in On big city mayors:

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.

No?

Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.

By the way, I didn’t have unaided recall of Byrne, but with your nudge I remember. I don’t remember Bilandic. Maybe I was overseas then.

[jon-nyc]

Just googled, I was between 8 and 11 when Bilandic served. I get a bye.

[George K]

@George-K said in On big city mayors:

Actually, a couple of years ago, I knew Portland's as well - Ted Wheeler.

But, I just realized, does Portland qualify as a "Big city?" It's #27,

[jon-nyc]

Off topic but I’m going to Phoenix in February. At that point I will have visited the top 19 cities, and 25 of the top 30.

[Copper]

I visited 24 of the top 30

For some reason, I was thinking the other day that I used to know who was the mayor of the cities mentioned.

No longer. Maybe because we don't all watch the same nightly news anymore.

I forget the name of the mayor of the town where I live. I have met him and talked to him, but I forget his name.

Of course I forget a lot of things now.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in On big city mayors:

The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.

Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.

[Mik]

I wholly agree, Jon. Since Lindsay ive always known the NYC mayor’s name, usually the other three major cities too.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:

@Horace said in On big city mayors:

The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.

Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.

Your Johnson is smaller than the mayor's, which contains a T.

[jon-nyc]

Perhaps the Chicago one, but not the Denver one. Or so I might speculate.

[Mik]

A T could make many things difficult.