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by Kristen Birden, performer Mark Twain once said, “You go to Heaven for the climate and Hell for the company.” He must have been talking about Jacksonville. It’s with great pride that this peculiar group of oddities calls this spectacular city their home base. Of course, it hasn’t always been this way. There haven’t always been packed venues, welcoming arms, and a supportive community standing behind . A vision, some street smarts, and a whole lot of determination gave way to the birth of Hellzapoppin. While  sat back to admire his life’s greatest work, some influential and very persuasive Texans …