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It's back! I'm talking about the chemistry between Delly and Tristan. This season is a rough one for Cavs fans. But the Battle Without LeBron is a small moment of satisfaction. When Love comes back the Cavs are going to win their share of games.

This perfectly shows why my irrational hatred for Nashville is actually rational.

Huey sure had that 1950s to 1980s bridge thing going. Doo wop harmonies and a look like they could be extras on Happy Days, save for the red parachute pants.

San Antonio is a fine place to visit. They have that nice "river" walk. And a vegan restaurant. But screw Victory Capitol. Top talent my ass. It's a minor league city that's lucky to have a basketball team.

Cahokia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia

I've actually never been to Old Fashioned. Yabo did you ever make it to Steves Lunch? That was a big cultural loss. Still sad about that. There just cannot be too many spots like Old Fashioned and Steve's still operating.

Arguably the most successful Ohio band that's not really officially an Ohio band. The Music Box Hosts Release Party for Book on The Cars’ Ben Orr, a Cleveland Native Sat 1/12 @ 7PM Cleveland will claim anyone famous as its own, even if they left town at the age of 2. But it has a legitimate claim to the Cars, the ’80s new wave band out of Boston. Its two frontmen, guitarist/lead vocalist Ric Ocasek and lead vocalist/bassist Ben Orr, who wrote the group’s songs, met in the Cleveland area, where Orr was born and raised (in Lakewood and Parma) and Ocasek moved as a teenager (graduating from Maple Heights High School). By the mid ’70s, they had both moved to Boston and worked their way through a success of bands before forming the Cars in 1978, influenced by the rise of cool, synth-based, mechanical sounds acts such as Talking Heads and Devo, who combined a flat, emotionless delivery with catchy tunes. They became the most successful of all those bands, selling tens of millions of albums in their decade as a recording act. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. While there have been multiple books about the band, Joe Milliken’s new book, Let’s Go! Benjamin Orr and the Cars, focuses on the Clevelander, born Benjamin Orzechowksi, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000 at the age of 53. Known to readers of Jane Scott’s popular music news column in the Plain Dealer as “Benny 11-letters,” he was a local celebrity while still in his teens. Not that that was unusual at the time: The vibrant local music scene teemed with high school bands inspired by the Beatles. Orr performed with the Grasshoppers and appearing regularly on the Cleveland-based, nationally syndicated Upbeat Show. The New England-based Milliken interviewed more than 120 family, friends and associates from all phases of Orr’s life. Milliken will appear at the Music Box Supper Club for a release party for the book. He’ll give a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 90-minure performance by Ohio Cars tribute band Moving in Stereo. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. musicboxcle.com/lets-go-jan12/ https://coolcleveland.com/2019/01/music-box-hosts-release-party-books-cars-ben-orr-cleveland-native/

I hope the Phase 3 delay is just enough to re-think all the blank wall space in the theater design. No building in 2019 has to be a huge windowless bunker, not even a movie theater.

Whoa. Lakewood truck park. http://aodkinc.com/portfolio/lakewood-truck-park/?fbclid=IwAR1ktkHSkYfxbJItgGUoH93JLk0IzRFdw63MehgHPvu7w1hPhuY2wl6Waz4

The layout of the streets is really dumb and cause for much of the gridlock. But even in the heyday of the 90's it's been a zoo down there. I'm not sure bad traffic and costly parking had much impact if any on the downfall.

It's strange, it's going to take a long time getting used to seeing light in those windows.

I think everyone agrees the Justice Center is just poison to its immediate surroundings.

Hugh Jackson era.

One interesting thing I did not expect is that there are a lot fans around the NFL who are openly rooting for the Browns. Even many Steeler fans are going above and beyond the obvious desire for playoff help in gushing over Dorsey, Baker, Chubb & Co. for the turnaround. It reminds me of the groundswell behind the Indians after the movie Major League came out. The Browns had become lovable losers!

Okay, anyone care to guess which developer is behind this recent episode of enlightenment?

The Black Keys forsook Akron for this. So did Jack White. It's funny, they could have moved anywhere....

It must have been so satisfying to saw out all that wood/brick or whatever that was covering the windows. I think I chose the wrong career.

You should probably get tested for Legionnaires disease lol.

A post from social media rumor mill: Just want to say that if you’re a fan of Old Fashion Hot Dogs on the Lorain and 41st, you should spend money there. It’s 95% going to be torn down for condos sometime next year. It has been around for 90 years, and owned by the same family for the past 30 years. Also, it has a cleaner kitchen than some fancier restaurants I’ve been in.

This is a very positive. NEO deserves this, there’s so much talent and creativity. I’m a little surprised they were not able to garner more local attention, thats usually the easy part. One suggestion is an equally easy one to make: you want local attention? Throw a big freaking party! They have the investors to do this on a grand scale. The large event would be a singular draw and serve to get all of the other events on the radar. I read news all day, every day and I even lost track that this thing was even going on.

Okay, now play that video but with this song going:

The football gods were not kind to the Browns playoff hopes today.

^ I was rather surprised to find that the proposed Lakewood dispensary that was under extensive renovation had, in the past few months, somehow turned into a residential building.

Was pretty surprised - in a good way - when we signed Encarnacion. Well, his time as an Indian turned out to be fairly uneventful, despite the big numbers. Man we need players who have a track record of consistency. These streaky guys who can't hit in cold weather have been killing us.

Man, I feel like 100 years ago and 30 years from now would be quite an amazing time to live in Sandusky.