When you go to their website, Ithaca College’s branding suggests that being “ready” is a big deal. This year, a band of theatre students is ready to mount 44 Plays for 44 Presidents on their second stage.

We’ve decided nothing will stop them, so they’re in.

I’ve always wanted to visit Ithaca, ever since an old friend of mine (who had been banished to my college for reasons I can’t remember) that it was amazing. Also…if the bumper stickers are correct, Ithaca is apparently gorges.

They’ve chosen Calvin Coolidge , a.k.a. Silent Call, as their contribution to the video project. While full disclosure forces me to admit that they picked him because he was their only choice, he does have some New York ties, however thin. He campaigned once for President Harding in New York during the first election in which women could vote. And he was also once the director of the New York Life Insurance Company.

We’re glad you’re ready to join us, Ithaca. We can’t wait to see you sing and play guitar!