I am proud to present a guest post written by my friend Shirley of Proof Positivity:
I am a Clevelander and proud of it.
Drew Carey is truly from Cleveland in fact I used to do community service in his high school. Very unusual to do community service in a school that a celebrity once attended. There was a Drew Carrey shrine in the hallway surrounded by sports trophies.
All of the sites in this video are not Hollywood sets. In the background you saw The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jacobs Field where the Cleveland Indians play, and even The Cleveland Rock 'n' Roll hall of fame.
Back to music... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created April 20, 1983. They had no clue where they were going to put the museum. Cleveland lobbied to be chosen, saying that one-time Cleveland disc jockey is widely credited with promoting the new genre (and the term) of "rock and roll", and that Cleveland was the location of the first rock and roll concert. There was a vote between Memphis and Cleveland and Cleveland won by 100,000 votes.
If you were to go up in a helicopter you would find that The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame's funky design is actually a turntable. You will see Madonna's cones and Micheal Jackson's glove, doo-whoppers memorabilia. Personally, the Rock Hall isn't my thing. I'm a head banger at heart and I expected loud blaring rock music when I visited. I can only compare it to an art museum where whispering is typical.
What cured my head banging fix is The Cleveland Hard Rock Cafe. The music is loud and you can barely converse. The food is delicious and the reason why some will go into cardiac arrest. Autographed guitars, pictures, and clothing cover every inch of the wall. I love the atmosphere! I could live at the Cafe. The motto of the Hard Rock Cafe fits my personality too, "Love all, serve all." I am strongly for serving my community and the Hard Rock Cafe fills my need to get the message out, to serve your community.
Other sites you could see in Cleveland are The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Health Museum, The Cleveland Public Theatre, The Theatre District, The Cleveland Browns, Indians, Cavaliers and The Lumberjacks. Cleveland has a lot to offer a tourist. So, if you haven't been to Cleveland, it could very well be an affordable vacation and fun too.
All of the sites in this video are not Hollywood sets. In the background you saw The Cleveland Museum of Art, Jacobs Field where the Cleveland Indians play, and even The Cleveland Rock 'n' Roll hall of fame.
Back to music... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created April 20, 1983. They had no clue where they were going to put the museum. Cleveland lobbied to be chosen, saying that one-time Cleveland disc jockey is widely credited with promoting the new genre (and the term) of "rock and roll", and that Cleveland was the location of the first rock and roll concert. There was a vote between Memphis and Cleveland and Cleveland won by 100,000 votes.
If you were to go up in a helicopter you would find that The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame's funky design is actually a turntable. You will see Madonna's cones and Micheal Jackson's glove, doo-whoppers memorabilia. Personally, the Rock Hall isn't my thing. I'm a head banger at heart and I expected loud blaring rock music when I visited. I can only compare it to an art museum where whispering is typical.
What cured my head banging fix is The Cleveland Hard Rock Cafe. The music is loud and you can barely converse. The food is delicious and the reason why some will go into cardiac arrest. Autographed guitars, pictures, and clothing cover every inch of the wall. I love the atmosphere! I could live at the Cafe. The motto of the Hard Rock Cafe fits my personality too, "Love all, serve all." I am strongly for serving my community and the Hard Rock Cafe fills my need to get the message out, to serve your community.
Other sites you could see in Cleveland are The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Health Museum, The Cleveland Public Theatre, The Theatre District, The Cleveland Browns, Indians, Cavaliers and The Lumberjacks. Cleveland has a lot to offer a tourist. So, if you haven't been to Cleveland, it could very well be an affordable vacation and fun too.
2 comments:
Very nice post Kelly and thank you Shirley for sharing your passion for Cleveland.
I would like to share this piece of information with you as I am a big fan of Ian Hunter who is the writer of Cleveland Rocks.
Ian Hunter states on his web site, "the inspiration for 'Cleveland Rocks' goes back to the old days when people used to make fun of Cleveland. Cleveland was 'uncool' and LA and NYC were 'cool'. I didn't see it that way. Lotta heart in Cleveland."
When a passionate artist shows affection for a place and immortalizes it in one of his greatest songs, well that speaks for it self.
Lotsa love for Cleveland!
I didn't know this. "Mistake by the lake." I don't know how many times I've heard this statement since childhood. Cleveland has always had a lot to offer and not just in sports and music but in the arts as well. I can't even tell you how many times I've visited The Cleveland Museum of Art. All of the bad publicity Cleveland gets annoys me a little.
Post a Comment