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Pairings for July/Aug 2007
A puzzle for people who know New England
The clues:
First: A San Diego native, he became New England's most iconic baseball folk hero. His whiplike frame produced prodigious power. Many experts and fans consider him the greatest hitter who ever lived.
Second: For more than a century, Maine was known as the world's leading producer of an implement made from local white birch logs. Mill workers, shown here outside Charles Forster's factory in Strong, Maine, in 1897, turned out tens of millions of these essential items each week.
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Previous Pairings
Since 1970, Steven Tyler's Aerosmith, a group forged and based in New England, has been one of the country's most famous bands. Though Tyler has performed for tens of thousands of fans, Franconia Notch's Old Man of the Mountain enjoyed even wider renown, becoming the symbol of the entire state of New Hampshire.
Answer:
Rock Star
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