Good afternoon John,

First and foremost thank you for many years of awesome songs!  We are all looking forward to seeing you in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday!  I was playing an old CD on the road today and came across the song Great Mid West on your "John Cougar" CD (1979) and the words you wrote seem to have come from NE....

"And they call this the Great Midwest
Where the cornfields row and flow"

I am curious what is your greatest memory from Nebraska?

Love you Brother!
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My name is Pat and I live in three states; colorado, Nebraska and Iowa as it's called a job.  I think the greatest secret in america is the Midwest as we have space to run and play.  I love John Mellencamp's songs and all the music that he has created these last 30+ years.  It is amazing to me how a song can touch ones soul and create a spirit of belief that anything is possible.  Music is powerful and Mr. Mellencamp and his awesome band of musicicans never stop touching our souls.

A message for all thee....

Twas 2 weeks before Christmas and I knew not what to say...
so I picked up some paper and started to play....
I doodled a few trees, when suddenly, I decided to make them 3D's....
So off to the computer I went with great speed, to render my idea, now that I had planted the seed.

The trees grew forever, as far as i could see...
At the end was a message for thee...
Merry christmas Mellenheads and...
See you in April! 

Peace!

Here's the good news about the weather... I just saw my first group of Canadian geece yesterday flying kind of south...  They were like a 62 VW bug on a hot day going down the flatland of western Nebraska highways, on a windy day... all over the place... LOL  Love them VW bugs with Porsche motoers in them...  One word, HOT!   

It is nice to be back, and while I have working I have found times are tough, but with an attitude life goes on... 

Did you see the second to the last stop?  It is Omaha and so I will be there too....

Your brother of another mother,
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We in iowa, are really looking forward to John Mellencamp and his awesome band coming to Ames, Iowa.  The fact it is the last stop has a meaning to us as we in the Midwest think like that...  Not that this night of music will be any more, or any less, than those concerts before us, but more that we get to enjoy a night with John Mellencamp and his band of awesome musicians. 

It's not about the place and time, but more about the music and how it touches our soul and hearts!  That's what we LQQK forward too.....

See you in Iowa, sooner, than later.

If I understand the question, Is John Mellencamp an American hero?  the answer is yes and a hero is defined as a man admired for courage and nobility.  John Mellencamp has written some great songs and while millions of copies were sold, the music touched people's soul and heart.  I love all of JM's music and while it is all different, it took courage to write the words to some things he sang, while our country was silent.  Sometimes it was like he was writing about areas when no one else did.  John Mellencamp and his awesome band of musicians put on shows that are much like the first flowers of spring.  Each one is awesome and in some ways, better than the last one. 

Life goes on,