Brings to mind an old song, "The Lincoln Park Pirates" about Chicago's
notorious towing squads (note the reference to towing the planes from the
city's airports towards the end!)...

The Lincoln Park Pirates, by Steve Goodman

(sung in the style of old pirate sea-chants....)

The streetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
And lovers are gazin' at stars;
The stores are all closin', and Daley is dozin',
And the fat man is counting the cars...

And there's more cars than places to put 'em, he says,
But I've got room for them all!;
So 'round 'em up boys, 'cause I want some more toys,
Hit the lot by the grocery store...

(Chorus)
Tow me, way, hey, tow them away!
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
We plunder the streets of your town,
Be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy,
And no one can make us shut down.

We break into cars when we gotta,
With hammer and pickaxe and saw;
And they said this garage had no license;
But little care I for the law!
All our drivers are friendly and courteous;
Their good manners you always will get;
'Cause they all are recent graduates
Of the charm school in Joliet. [ed - refers to the prison at Joiliet,
IL]]

(chorus)

And when all the cars are collected,
And all of their fenders are ruined,
Then I'll tow all the boats in Belmont Harbor
To the Lincoln Park Lagoon;
And when I've collected the ransom,
And sunk all the ones that won't yield;
Then I'll tow all the planes that are blocking the runways
At Midway, O'Hare, and Meigs Field!

Tow me, way, hey, tow them away!
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy
We always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
Now citizens, gather around,
And I think it's enough, let's call his bluff,
Let's throw the bum out of town! ["the bum" was the first Mayor Daley,
no doubt]



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David Herman
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"Louis L. Perley III" wrote in message
...
Just be glad the City of Chicago doesn't have a towing contract for
aircraft! What a racket.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-wot10.html

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Louis L. Perley III
N46000 - C152
N370 - PA-23-250