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Chicago was <i>the <\/i>group when it came to school dances when I was in high school, not to mention the &#8220;wild&#8221; rock stations I listened to.  &#8220;Saturday In The Park,&#8221; &#8220;Baby, What a Big Surprise,&#8221; &#8220;Hard Habit to Break,&#8221; and, of course, &#8220;If You Leave Me Now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Visions of a dozen gynmasiums, a dozen three piece suits or pastel tuxedos, a dozen sets of dance photos.<\/p>\n<p>{Shudder}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I&#8217;m watching TV and here comes an ad for one of those compilation albums, The Very Best of Chicago. Talk about going back a long ways. 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