California Gets the Homer Simpson Treatment
What a dis! Or perhaps, a d'oh!
Producers of the forthcoming Simpsons movie chose Springfield, Vermont -- and not one of some 13 other cities of the same name in different states -- for the film's premier. But adding insult to injury, this E! News story about the decision lists the following as competing Springfields: "Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon and Tennessee."
See what's missing? Springfield, California!
OK, I didn't know there was a Springfield, CA, either, but Yahoo! Maps says there is. Apparently it's somewhere northeast of nowhere.
East Coast bias strikes again!
I am one of 200 volunteers who appeared in the winning Springfield Vermont video. After we helped them win, our local Chamber of Commerce turned its back on us. We were excluded from the invitation list, our seats awarded to the elite in town instead. And not even a word of thanks or mention of us in the public ceremony outside the theater! Read more and experience some happier sights and sounds of the world premiere at our website:
The Simpsons Springfield Vermont