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Old 06-27-2023, 10:42 PM
 
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You are a "real"

Ca-li-for-ni-an

if you can

instantly recognize the acoustic tune in the background of the video without googling it.

It's an old song about missing, and being home-sick for California.


Ventura Highway
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Old 06-27-2023, 11:56 PM
 
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Ventura Highway
Thanks for trying, thats not it.

Female singer-song writer, very good with her guitar, very popular in her day, she still is popular, a boomer, a "hippy chick"

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Old 06-28-2023, 01:32 PM
 
Location: San Diego Native
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Stupid or Brilliant?

Mostly stupid.

SNL likes to take mildly funny content that would work as a one time hah-hah funny, and forms entire skits/series of skits around the premise.
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Old 06-28-2023, 05:48 PM
 
Location: Sandy Eggo's North County
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Ventura Highway
Wanna make a local angry? Pronounce Ventura as "Venchurra."
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Old 06-28-2023, 06:09 PM
 
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Omg Chim,
You are so right about Sacramenno.
I’m not a local but I’m (or was) 75 miles away and have heard it said that way since forever.
Good catch .
Right on. Thanks Andy.
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Old 06-28-2023, 10:40 PM
 
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Wanna make a local angry? Pronounce Ventura as "Venchurra."
I was a local for over half a century, a SoCal native. I never pronounced it like that. Neither did any of my relatives in Ventura County. I also lived for decades in San Diego, never heard anyone call it Sandy-Eggo, although I did hear Oceanslime, Hell Cajon, San Mucous and Chula Juana. Also never referred to California as Cali. Ever.
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Old 06-28-2023, 10:41 PM
 
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Thanks for trying, thats not it.

Female singer-song writer, very good with her guitar, very popular in her day, she still is popular, a boomer, a "hippy chick"
Joni Mitchell, but don't know the song as I never liked her.
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Old 06-28-2023, 11:00 PM
 
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That's LA specific. And it sucks. People in SoCal outside of LA don't do the endless street direction talk. We do refer to THE freeways but its needed since there are so many here.
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Old 06-28-2023, 11:18 PM
 
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That's LA specific. And it sucks. People in SoCal outside of LA don't do the endless street direction talk. We do refer to THE freeways but its needed since there are so many here.
Ya its an LA thing or was.

I lived in LA just over 5yrs, years and years ago it was definitely a thing back in the day.
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Old 06-28-2023, 11:20 PM
 
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Joni Mitchell, but don't know the song as I never liked her.
Bingo!

I never liked her either and she was "before my time", but I actually like her now.

The song is called "California"! duh!

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