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C M Y K M8 SOURCE 07-22-07 DC EE M8 CMYK M8 Sunday, July 22, 2007 DC x The Washington Post RoadTrip Woo-Hoo! ‘The Simpsons’ in Springfield WHERE: Springfield. 270 WHY: Kwik-E-Mart treats, Radioactive Man and mmm . doughnuts. MARYLAND 95 HOW FAR: About eight miles from start to finish, or 26 minutes by car. VIRGINIA FAIRFAX 495 or 18 seasons, “The Simpsons” has teased fans with conflicting hints about the location of the car- COUNTY D.C. B A 495 toon family’s fictional town, Springfield. Devoted watchers wondered: Illinois, Oregon, Mas- C KL 66 I sachusetts . Virginia? Promoters of “The Simpsons Movie,” which opens Friday (including at C K R the AMC Springfield Mall), further goosed the gag by holding a contest among 14 of America’s O Springfield A Springfields for the honor of hosting the film’s “hometown premiere.” The winner was underdog D Vermont, whose video submission featured a Homer look-alike chasing a giant pink doughnut. Virginia’s F 95 Springfield, however, wasn’t even invited to compete. D’oh! Nonetheless, Old Dominion Springfielders shouldn’t have a cow, man, about being excluded. Sure, the city lacks a nuclear power plant, which defines the “Simpsons” landscape. And its former 1850s railroad de- pot reportedly was named after a spring, not a bear-wrestler. Yet the two Springfields have a lot more in common than just a name. “Springfield is definitely your average Joe, blue-collar worker town,” says native Ken Christensen, a 33- year-old financial planner who has a sister named Lisa and grew up next to a Flanders-like family. “And everybody is usually up in everybody else’s business.” In addition, the town in Fairfax County (population . And, yes, they 30,417) also has doughnuts, heavy metal shows, Squishees and a cast of characters who could play Simp- Demand is high for the monthly “Simpsons” comicck. sons & Co. in a live-action version of the show. Need further proof? Just drop in on the bar crowd at Moe’s. books at Nova Comics and Games do have a copy of Radioactive Man No. 1 in the ba — Scott Elder 495 In Home Road Trip maps are available at www.washingtonpost.com/roadtrip, as are addresses and r’s honor, gorge on mmm ... hours of operation (be sure to check before you go). Have an idea for a trip? E-mail roadtrip@ Fast Eddie’s pool hall bears doughnuts from Dunkin’ Donuts some resemblance to Moe’s B . washpost.com. E A Tavern: near-zero natural light, CK ENU LIC V cheap draft beer and a local crowd. A K RO WEDNESDAY IN STYLE Escapes rides the waves in New Jersey. ST R A E D H B A R M A V A E N A construction project at the C N D AR U O E Springfield Interchange Kirkwood Presbyterian Church shares Protestantism N , a.k.a. R L E I and modern architecture with the Simpsons’ First Church the Mixing Bowl, made it easier G H R of Springfield, though no Virginia congregation yet CE for Springfielders to get from one O ER L EET L represents the family’s denomination, Presbylutheranism. M STR side of Interstate 95 to the other, IN P M G K O Turtles, toads, spiders and snakes live at the WY C BLAND ST. so thankfully there’s no need for Hidden Pond Nature Center. (The place, BAUER DRIVE TRAFORD LN. another Springfield Monorail. Start here StartStart herehere however, is off-limits on Whacking Day.) SPRINGFIELD PLAZA OAD ONIA R FRANC R O SPRINGFIELD A D Springfield Golf BOULEVARD G R D E & Country Club A Driver’s route E E RO L L V L I E I M R AD Y ENE SYDENST O KE ROAD D ILL R B OLD NE M L Springfield R EE V E OLD K D I RICK . 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