Dtank wrote:
bob213 wrote:
In the Moonbeam State .....
- and why is it the "Moonbeam" State??
Origin - source - of the term??
:h
Way back when Jerry Brown, the gov of Ca had a girlfriend at the time (Linda Ronstadt) who called him "Moonbeam". It was her pet name for him. A reporter interview her and she told him that. It was told to the reporter in confidence but the he reported it anyway.
He regretted reporting it and even told people to stop using the term. Too late, because it stuck to this day.
And now you know the rest of the story about "Moon Beam" Jerry.