Grassy
01/17/05
Dallas Los Gatos, CA
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There is a Glen Campbell Road in Philly and a Chevy Chase Street in Jamaica Estates. Neither has anything to do with the singer or the comic...
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Posted by: Kevin Walsh at January 17, 2005 08:09 PM
is chevy chase street named after the bank? the town (city?) in maryland?
come to think of it, is the bank named after the town?
maybe the town's named after the bank.
maybe they're BOTH named after the street.
hrm.
it never occurred to me before... but perhaps glen campbell (the singer) was poorly named. a bit like naming someone 'shenandoah valley' or something, isn't it...
Posted by: Gray at January 18, 2005 03:10 AM
Chevy probably named himself after the MD. town but Glen Campbell Road is a blissful coincidence. I wonder if Campbell has ever been told about that street in Philly...
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Posted by: Kevin Walsh at January 19, 2005 01:29 AM
From imdb.com:
"Chevy Chase is also the name of a 16th century ballad about the battle between Earl Douglas and Earl Percy."
good heavens.
Posted by: Gray at January 21, 2005 06:18 AM
fyi...
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mchevychase.html