The Y2K bug hit our new years eve party

The Y2K bug hit our new years eve party

As most of humanity was looking forward to New Year’s day 2021, there was a completely opposite anticipation for New Year’s day 2000. If you were born before 1985, you probably remember that time well. It was the dreaded Y2K. Y2K is the shorthand term for “the...
I got kicked out of a public meeting

I got kicked out of a public meeting

When I was a radio reporter covering local levels of government, I never thought I would become part of a story. Oh, but it happened. In April of 1988, the Chardon Township Trustees banned the use of tape recorders in their meetings. It seems one of the trustees was...
I partied with Turtles

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

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

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...