I partied with Turtles
In June of 1984, I went to work for a video production company in Willoughby. The now long defunct Fryan Audio Visual company had set out to have the only small multi-camera truck in the county. And I helped build it. We were even unique in the Cleveland area, as no...
I was almost hit by a boat
While driving home from work one day I was crossing the river on the old Vrooman Road bridge before you come up the big hill. It had been lightly raining for a while, so the roads were a little slick. Just as I approached the bridge you could hear screeching tires....
We had people stand in a cold lake
Early in the spring of 1994, there was plenty of excitement about the upcoming Cleveland Indians season. One of the biggest reasons is because of the opening of the brand new ballpark, Jacobs Field. I was working at 102ZOO in Ashtabula at the time and we had four...
I was an Alka Seltzer bubble
When I was in junior high school in the mid 1970s, we used to do this evening of entertainment called the One Act Plays. There are usually two of these plays that were presented along with plenty of skits, singing and dancing. Pretty ambitious for 12-14 year olds. But...
Stu and I had special passes to the Grand Prix
If you continue to read my short stories you will find that I grew up a race fan. From trips to the Indy speedway for time trials to the weekends at our local track, my family loved to sit in the grandstands and watch cars go fast. So we were extremely happy when Indy...
Quotes
Alex Harvey
, Sensational Alex Harvey Band
“Thank you, thank you, thank you very much, thank you. We hope you enjoyed the show.”
Hawkeye Pierce
, M*A*S*H 4077
“What do you expect? I come from the land of the free and the home of depraved.”
Pete Townsend
, The Who
“Rock and roll will always, always, always overcome eventually.”
