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July 22, 2002 Chicago Office of Tourism Dear Sirs: I like to cheer. Woo-HAAAA! Yes, I've got a cheer for pretty much every occasion. If I'm there, I'm gonna cheer about something. GoooooooOOOOO Ribs! Ra-Ra-Ra! (clap-clap-clap) That one was from a recent bbq. I think it went over really well. My friend Noogie and I both own Kimodo Turtles which we race every third Sunday. We draw quite a crowd from the neighborhood and they shut down the street for it and everything. Noogie's turtle is named Nancy. Mine is named Chica. We take the races pretty seriously and you guessed it, I have a special chant to cheer my pet on to victory. (Nancy: 13 Chica: 32) I start out slow. Go Chica. Go Chica. Then I get a little faster. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Then towards the end of the race I really let it all out. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica. Go! Chica.Go! Chica.Go! Chica Go Chica Go Chica Go Chica Go Chica Go Chica Go ChicaGo! ChicaGo! ChicaGo! ChicaGo! ChicaGo! ChicaGo! ChicaGO! CHICAGO! CHICAGO! CHICAGO! CHICAGO! As you can see, when I'm at full throttle my 'Go Chica' chant turns into a 'Chicago' chant! And that's why I'm writing to you today. Because if you think about it, I'm giving you free PR. I think some small compensation is in order! I mean, I'm yelling CHICAGO at the top of my lungs over and over again at least once a month. I think that's worth something, right? And if I win enough races, a sponsor might pick me up and then I'd be yelling your city name all over the place on tour. You know better than I do so I'll let you decide what's fair compensation and then you can write me back and let me know. It's nice to be appreciated for your work. Thank you Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Office of Tourism Department for getting back to me quickly. I look forward to hearing from you soon. I'd hate to have to change Chica's name to SanDie over this. Regards, Rudy Schumann |