In January of 1982, I flew from Portland to New Haven, Connecticut to rejoin my band after an extended trip home to the West Coast.
Our band had formed at Wesleyan University (also in Connecticut) but New Haven would now be our home base. Our bass player had a research job there, we played there all the time, our drummer was from there.
Also, they had our first 7” single on the jukebox at the local punk club. Which I think counts extra, in terms of places where you would want to live.
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