[Rosie] Pennsylvania 6-5000 was and is a phone number. Specifically, the phone number of the front desk of the Hotel Pennsylvania situated in picturesque Manhattan, on Seventh Avenue opposite Madison Square Garden. Which is round in point of fact.

I'm glad it is! I thought I was going barmy.

Fair suck of the sav! I did say 'when I was younger'. To be honest while I knew it was a 'phone number in the song I did not realize that it's a real one.

(Stevie) Not in Pennsylvania, then? Mmm, have to think about that. Internal telephone exchange, perhaps? :-)

There's also a Ry Cooder song with a phone number in it - 6345 789 or something. Has anyone ever tried calling that one?

[pen] Never mind about that - how did it go?

[rab] Really, really well. Might be meeting up tonight too - he's just trying to cancel something else... tee hee!!