Want some help for a filk

Arthur T.

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Mar 18, 2018, 1:27:02 AM3/18/18

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I'm writing a filk, but I ran out of city names way too soon. I
need several names of the form <something> City that will be familiar
from SF or F. So far, all I have are Emerald City and Luna City.
I'll probably figure anything you come up with and that I know will
likely be familiar enough, even if it doesn't make it into the
finished filk (if/when I finish it).

Any suggestions?

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Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

Gary McGath

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Mar 18, 2018, 6:11:56 AM3/18/18

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On 3/18/18 1:27 AM, Arthur T. wrote:
> I'm writing a filk, but I ran out of city names way too soon. I
> need several names of the form <something> City that will be familiar
> from SF or F. So far, all I have are Emerald City and Luna City.
> I'll probably figure anything you come up with and that I know will
> likely be familiar enough, even if it doesn't make it into the
> finished filk (if/when I finish it).
>
> Any suggestions?
>

Gotham City and Gorilla City come to mind. The DC universe has a lot of
fictional cities with names ending in "City," but I think those two are
the most recognizable.

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Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

Jeff Urs

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Mar 18, 2018, 6:50:37 AM3/18/18

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On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1:27:02 AM UTC-4, Arthur T. wrote:
> I'm writing a filk, but I ran out of city names way too soon. I
> need several names of the form <something> City that will be familiar
> from SF or F. So far, all I have are Emerald City and Luna City.

Off the top of my head,

Cloud City
Celadon City
Orbit City

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Jeff

Scott Dorsey

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Mar 18, 2018, 8:19:28 AM3/18/18

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I tried to think of names but they were all dwarfed out by some rapper in
my head singing:

Galactic Empire! No doubt about it!
Galactic Empire! No doubt about it!
In the city! City of Trantor!
We keep it rocking, we keep it rocking.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Jeff Urs

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Mar 18, 2018, 8:36:48 AM3/18/18

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Trantor’s child Coruscant is at various times in its life called
Imperial City and Galactic City, I believe.

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Jeff

Scott Dorsey

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Mar 18, 2018, 9:48:13 AM3/18/18

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"Rock City" in the asteroid belt in Heinlein's Rolling Stones.
Maybe that's getting a bit obscure.

Lee Gold XP

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Mar 18, 2018, 11:23:59 AM3/18/18

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On 3/18/2018 6:48 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> "Rock City" in the asteroid belt in Heinlein's Rolling Stones.
> Maybe that's getting a bit obscure.
> --scott
>
>

Syrtis City?

--Lee

Leslie

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Mar 19, 2018, 11:50:55 PM3/19/18

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On Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 10:27:02 PM UTC-7, Arthur T. wrote:
> I'm writing a filk, but I ran out of city names way too soon. I
> need several names of the form <something> City that will be familiar
> from SF or F. So far, all I have are Emerald City and Luna City.
> I'll probably figure anything you come up with and that I know will
> likely be familiar enough, even if it doesn't make it into the
> finished filk (if/when I finish it).
>
> Any suggestions?

I favor "Rock City" myself, not just because it's fitting for an asteroid or lunar mining town, but because of the implications about the city's favorite music.