I went to a minor-league baseball game there in 2004 (specifically, the stadium is in Davenport, Iowa) when the team was called The Swing of the Quad Cities.
That kind of name quickly fell out of favor, and the team is currently known as the Quad Cities River Bandits. > On Dec 3, 2020, at 4:04 AM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Today, I learned there is an area called the Quad Cities in the USA. > > I wonder if there is a list of alternative names for places. We could have > an online quiz. > > > > > On Wed., Dec. 2, 2020, 6:16 p.m. Mark Jeffries, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Amd look y'all--they carry Kelly at 2 p.m., followed by a local talk show > that's probably mostly paid infomercial segments, news and "Jeopardy!" > They've got three subchannels and the game could've gone on 6.2 instead of > Ion, 6.3 instead of Cozi or 6.4 instead of Heroes and Icons, but I guess > reruns of "Criminal Minds," "Highway to Heaven," "Monk" and "MacGyver" were > more important. > > "Hello Quad Cities/Hello Quad Cities/TV6 loves you...." > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 4:55 PM Brad Beam <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > FWIW: > > As sourced from The 506’s Twitter feed (@506sports), KWQC in the Quad Cities > is maintaining its regularly scheduled programming today, directing football > fans to the NBCSports.com stream instead. > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On > Behalf Of Mark Jeffries > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 17:59 > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL: The Steelers Ravens game is being moved from > tomorrow evening to Sunday > > > > But ITV or Sky doesn't do coverage of the Trooping of the Colour sponsored by > several corporate advertisers with product placement and network stars > performing as part of it, correct? If they could, I can just see ITV > presenting coverage hosted by Ant and Dec, with the panel and contestants > from "The Voice" singing during the ceremonies and Bradley Walsh doing lame > comedy bits with the Chasers. > > > > (Of course, even though the rules regarding product placement have loosened > in the UK in recent years, no one can still do what American television gets > away with--I can now see Tina Fey turning to the camera after forced dialogue > singing the praises of Verizon Wireless on "30 Rock" and saying, "Can we have > our money now?"). > > > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:31 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 1:02 PM Brad Beam <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > It's not switching on the lights at Blackpool. (Or maybe it is; the folks on > "Corrie" always bangin' about nowt else....) > > > > > > Switching on Blackpool lights might get some local TV coverage if they're > lucky. Similarly, the most "famous" Christmas tree in the UK is perhaps the > one in Trafalgar Square. Again, that might get some time on the local news > coverage. But I realise that different countries have very different things > that are culturally important. > > > > I mean we have something called The Trooping of the Colour which involves the > Queen and horse drawn carriages, so we're in no position to get high and > mighty about these things! > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDVSv9%2BO6FPpUYKbpTVdzC0bYMKDoPMpokHwDbPynocRA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDVSv9%2BO6FPpUYKbpTVdzC0bYMKDoPMpokHwDbPynocRA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8AiAYnP3tt-G9nbDpmEKgD%3DXyz_5bmSQ-cvDe3bC_8_A%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8AiAYnP3tt-G9nbDpmEKgD%3DXyz_5bmSQ-cvDe3bC_8_A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/004601d6c8fe%2435b9b660%24a12d2320%24%40suddenlink.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/004601d6c8fe%2435b9b660%24a12d2320%24%40suddenlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8QdrNh0q4yz86svLwkRq6La22w5gKrSK%2B1PEcAv3ckWw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8QdrNh0q4yz86svLwkRq6La22w5gKrSK%2B1PEcAv3ckWw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrBe_sTXRk_BEWN3UQAsM070wz9Ezth9c%2B8MqSe9T4ggA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrBe_sTXRk_BEWN3UQAsM070wz9Ezth9c%2B8MqSe9T4ggA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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