Why Live in Akron?

I spotted this in my RSS feed for Akron Beacon Journal articles:

Bob Dyer - Why do high achievers live here?

My favorite responses to Dyer's informal poll?

I get to see more blimps than any other place on Earth.

— Tom Sawyer, former Akron mayor

and

Nobody else knows about "jo-jos" and "devil strips."

— WNIR listener

That last one is totally spot-on, by the way. And it's partly why I'm kicking myself for not buying this Rubber City Clothing Company t-shirt when I first saw it several years ago:

Good thing it's now available as an RCC Rerun.