Possible Clues:

• Lacking humility
• Cities got sacked in vain
• Self-centred, I get Stoic for a change
• It goes out on credit, say, for the self-absorbed
• Vain
• Somehow, cities got to be self-obsessed
• Self-important drunk goes round knocking back vermouth accompanied by jerk
• Sounds as if it's all my eye what I'm thinking about
• Windy cities got wrapped up in themselves?
• Self-centered