July 10, 20186 yr It's kind of funny how certain videos strike a chord unexpectedly. They really were lightening in a bottle, another Chocolate Rain, Numa Numa Kid, Charlie Bit Me, Leroy Jenkins, that couldn't be replicated if you tried. Totally harmless fun that people took far too seriously.
July 10, 20186 yr It's kind of funny how certain videos strike a chord unexpectedly. They really were lightening in a bottle, another Chocolate Rain, Numa Numa Kid, Charlie Bit Me, Leroy Jenkins, that couldn't be replicated if you tried. Totally harmless fun that people took far too seriously. Did any of the aforementioned harmless videos contribute to a negative stigma regarding a metropolitan area hanging on by the skin of its teeth at the time?
July 10, 20186 yr Though less a phenomenon, the "It's So Cold in the D" song is somewhat analogous, and it didn't seem to have any impact on Detroit's investments and current momentum. People need to be less sensitive and reactive with comedy videos, especially satirical/ironic ones.
July 10, 20186 yr Though less a phenomenon, the "It's So Cold in the D" song is somewhat analogous, and it didn't seem to have any impact on Detroit's investments and current momentum. People need to be less sensitive and reactive with comedy videos, especially satirical/ironic ones. I do, when they're funny.
July 10, 20186 yr I'm gonna be that guy... It's "lightning in a bottle". Lightening has a completely different meaning.
July 10, 20186 yr it would have been one thing if those videos were funny, but they were terrible. just completely unfunny. i cant believe that many people sat through them.
July 10, 20186 yr it would have been one thing if those videos were funny, but they were terrible. just completely unfunny. i cant believe that many people sat through them. Don't underestimate people's desire to bash Cleveland.
July 10, 20186 yr a now vintage aa bag on the subway ha, that's nothin' compared to this jacket I saw on the bus one day http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 10, 20186 yr that reminds me — i wore a classic mudhens baseball cap off and on for years all around town and no one said a thing. that is until a day before i finally lost it when i was sitting on the train and a young guy standing right in front of me from toledo recognized it — so we chatted nw-ohioy stuff a bit. so thats the only time toledo ever came up in nyc for me lol.
July 10, 20186 yr Author Saw this walking home from the store today. It was taped to an empty storefront window in the Pilsen neighborhood, Chicago on Cermak Ave near Wolcott.
July 10, 20186 yr Guerrilla marketing?? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 12, 20186 yr Cleveland Hopes to Become the Next Venice - says the WSJ Nice article about the FRONT art show, which Mr. Bidwell wants to be a Cleveland triennial. https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-new-triennial-cleveland-hopes-to-become-the-next-venice-1531315388 Edit: NYT coverage as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/arts/design/cleveland-triennial-front-international-contemporary-art.html Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
July 20, 20186 yr Speaking of the FRONT Triennial, I was surprised to see that as part of the City Canvas project they are planning on painting the south wall of the Standard Building with a red gingham mural.
July 20, 20186 yr Saw this walking home from the store today. It was taped to an empty storefront window in the Pilsen neighborhood, Chicago on Cermak Ave near Wolcott. very clever and interesting — it has those tear off things on the bottom — and people are going for it and tearing them off! yeah, more of this. btw — i saw a guy with an etsy muni stadium ten cent beer night tee shirt on last night. of course i told him hey i like your shirt. he said his wife is from cle and got it for him. i want one lol.
July 20, 20186 yr very clever and interesting — it has those tear off things on the bottom — and people are going for it and tearing them off! yeah, more of this. btw — i saw a guy with an etsy muni stadium ten cent beer night tee shirt on last night. of course i told him hey i like your shirt. he said his wife is from cle and got it for him. i want one lol. The Indians sell them. My sister got me one a couple of years ago. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 20, 20186 yr very clever and interesting — it has those tear off things on the bottom — and people are going for it and tearing them off! yeah, more of this. btw — i saw a guy with an etsy muni stadium ten cent beer night tee shirt on last night. of course i told him hey i like your shirt. he said his wife is from cle and got it for him. i want one lol. The Indians sell them. My sister got me one a couple of years ago. yes, the one i mentioned was an etsy maker culture version.
July 21, 20186 yr Studio 360 coverage of FRONT Art, presented on NPR https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-07-19/cleveland-s-move-front-lines-contemporary-art Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
July 21, 20186 yr I like to follow all the shows actors when they first come into town....Its fascinating to watch them discover CLE
July 29, 20186 yr i just watched this fun and rather hilarious documentary on cannon films and i saw this was one of the movies they made posters of (with no scripts!) to pitch movies to buyers in cannes. i don't think it was actually made? there was nothing on imdb. pretty funny. here is the netflix doc: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125501/?ref_=nv_sr_2
July 31, 20186 yr This is a few weeks old, but it’s actually an ESPN article that doesn’t use the same lazy reporting they usually do, with the “Cleveland is drepressing” narrative. The article actually describes Cleveland as “thriving” but the funny part is, they give LeBron all the credit. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23981161/down-town-cleveland-hurting-lebron-james-chooses-la
August 2, 20186 yr Didjaknow that there is a 'live' view of Public Square on the Old Stone Church's Youtube channel. Yeah I didn't either. Watching it right now, looks live to me.
August 2, 20186 yr Good find! I was really bummed when the Public Square construction cam on the terminal tower went off line.
August 2, 20186 yr a teenage cle girl made a twitter account for weezer to play africa by toto, which they did. and now toto, yeah they are still around too, who knew lol, but anyway toto just played hash pipe in vancouver: https://mobile.twitter.com/weezerafrica?lang=en
August 4, 20186 yr there is a guy from vermilion and a guy from amherst in the current/summer jeopardy tournament of champions. that is all.
August 5, 20186 yr Didjaknow that there is a 'live' view of Public Square on the Old Stone Church's Youtube channel. Yeah I didn't either. Watching it right now, looks live to me. If it is they are packing someone into the rescue squad right now.
August 6, 20186 yr I just finished a cruise from Montreal to Detroit that featured a port call in Cleveland. There were about 160 passengers onboard (out of a possible 200); about 60% were from all over the uS, 30% from all over Canada, and 10 percent from Europe and Asia. Most of them had never been to Cleveland before but had heard stories. I swear when the ship left port, Cleveland had 160 new fans. Everybody seemed to love the place with a lot of "I want to come back for more" comments. The AM tour was three trollies touring downtown and then driving to University Circle and Lakeview Cemetery, where they stopped at the Wade Chapel (I would have preferred the Garfield Mem.). On to the West Side Market and the Flats. In the afternoon about half went to the Rock Hall and half went to the Art Museum. It was a beautiful day and I have to say the city looked great. I think the Victory Line is making about 16 port calls in Cleveland this year and feel confident that the city makes 150-200 new friends every time. They may not have time to spend a lot of money; but they leave with a totally new and positive opinion of the city and they will tell their friends. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
August 6, 20186 yr ^^I just drove by their on the Main Ave bridge and it is in port right now. Yes, it got to Detroit yesterday and was planning a quick turnaround leaving the same day - that's Victory II - Victory I is on a Toronto-Chicago cycle and calls in Cleveland as well. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
August 16, 20186 yr I scored this old book The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes from a garage sale in Vermilion. Some really interesting depictions of a thriving city of Cleveland circa 1901. The Rover Boys were the precursor to the better known Hardy Boys. The author, Edward Stratemeyer, was the maybe the most prolific writer ever. He sold more than 500 million books. Here's the audio: edit - so this reading is kind of terrible. I recommend just reading the book: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rover_Boys_on_the_Great_Lakes
September 5, 20186 yr Lawson's lives on! https://www.marketplace.org/2018/09/04/business/how-small-dairy-store-ohio-become-one-biggest-names-japanese-convenience-store
September 5, 20186 yr Lawson's lives on! https://www.marketplace.org/2018/09/04/business/how-small-dairy-store-ohio-become-one-biggest-names-japanese-convenience-store Sadly the Japanese versions do not sell the chip dip! In other news, why is this in the Lakefront Development thread? :P
September 6, 20186 yr Lawson's lives on! https://www.marketplace.org/2018/09/04/business/how-small-dairy-store-ohio-become-one-biggest-names-japanese-convenience-store I've been to Japan several times. Lawson's are everywhere.
September 7, 20186 yr #CLE named to list of the most vibrant arts communities! http://ow.ly/o8u630lHwc2 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 26, 20186 yr Bernie, Bernie, Bernie !!! Bernie Moreno sells Mercedes, charter flights, a voting app and more: My Cleveland By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer | Posted September 20, 2018 at 09:30 AM | Updated September 24, 2018 at 05:39 PM The people who love Cleveland the most are the ones who moved here. Cleveland feels like a traditional small town, but it has everything a big city does. Three sports teams, great orchestra, better theater than Boston. We need to think bigger and take more risks. We should expect more, like in public transportation. We should expect transparency in government. But we should always be cheerleaders for Cleveland. https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/12a3bc7c7d3448/bernie-moreno-sells-mercedes-c.html
September 27, 20186 yr Bernie, Bernie, Bernie !!! Bernie Moreno sells Mercedes, charter flights, a voting app and more: My Cleveland By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer | Posted September 20, 2018 at 09:30 AM | Updated September 24, 2018 at 05:39 PM The people who love Cleveland the most are the ones who moved here. Cleveland feels like a traditional small town, but it has everything a big city does. Three sports teams, great orchestra, better theater than Boston. We need to think bigger and take more risks. We should expect more, like in public transportation. We should expect transparency in government. But we should always be cheerleaders for Cleveland. https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/12a3bc7c7d3448/bernie-moreno-sells-mercedes-c.html I didn't really know who Bernie was, but after reading this article, I'm impressed!
September 27, 20186 yr Nice article. Hard to dislike a guy that stumps for Cleveland that hard. Hopefully some of the tech companies he's investing in takes off.
September 27, 20186 yr A car dealer even mentioning we need more investment in public transportation. Pretty cool.
September 27, 20186 yr Bernie, Bernie, Bernie !!! Bernie Moreno sells Mercedes, charter flights, a voting app and more: My Cleveland By Grant Segall, The Plain Dealer | Posted September 20, 2018 at 09:30 AM | Updated September 24, 2018 at 05:39 PM The people who love Cleveland the most are the ones who moved here. Cleveland feels like a traditional small town, but it has everything a big city does. Three sports teams, great orchestra, better theater than Boston. We need to think bigger and take more risks. We should expect more, like in public transportation. We should expect transparency in government. But we should always be cheerleaders for Cleveland. https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/12a3bc7c7d3448/bernie-moreno-sells-mercedes-c.html I didn't really know who Bernie was, but after reading this article, I'm impressed! The more you hear from him, the less impressive he becomes though.
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