Let's see. Back when, 1934 or so, your predecessors held the same kind of "contest" and "Carry Me Back.." won and became the official state song. The official "runner up" to "Carry Me Back." was "Old Virginia". Or so I'm told. Times changed and it became necessary to retire "Carry Me Back.." and find a new song. Now I'll bet if the majority your predecessors were still around today they would say: "Well, since the Miss America can no longer perform her duties then the "runner up" should. "Kinda" like settled law; but, oh, so very old fashioned thinking. Better to reinvent the wheel. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - Release Date: 2/1/2006 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html