John Mellencamp should know better than to under estimate his son - or maybe he knew that doing so was just what he needed to make himself kick his nicotine habit.  A few weeks ago he vowed to quit smoking cigarettes if a million people to joined his son's Facebook page. (story)  Friday !2/18), Speck Mellencamp passed the 250,000 member mark.  Coverage of the crusade on this and dozens of other music web sites triggered additional exposure on US and overseas media outlets. Speck told NPR that his father was already impressed enough by his campaign to have cut back on smoking.  The pace at which people are joining makes the million mark something Speck could reach early in the New Year.  Help him do it here.
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