Cleveland
So the small town life in Clarion was giving me the blues a bit in the late winter and I needed a few days away. Sparky, who had set up camp at the Mistake on the Lake for college for a four years invited me to come spend some time there before he was done. Why the hell not? My primary reasoning was the instances of urban-ex he had promised me, but those will be posted separately because they're a whole other beast. Here is just my little taste of the town the Drew Carey built with old pals Sparky, Harky, and a few Clevelanders they had befriended on gray, rainy day.
When I arrived in Cleveland I was just on the outskirts of the downtown area in Euclid Heights so I could crash at the Theta Ki house on the Case Western campus. I used my first evening to poke around the Heights a bit and see some pretty cool looking buildings, both new and old.
As the night set in me and Sparky headed to some night spots and were happy to learn that the Winking Lizard Tavern would allow us to watch some Penguins hockey. Woo! We had some good food, a few Canadian beers, and an ample amount of vodka to have some damn good times at a good bar.
Later that night Sparky and I would do some urban ex. Good stuff. But the next day as he went to classes I joined Harky for lunch to catch up at a diner of his choice. And a good choice it was.
Then it was time to head into the heart of the city. Oh boy. I must admit though I really liked a lot of the architecture and the historical landmarks and memorials. And that's pretty much all I took pictures of so basically here comes the city of Cleveland from a Crash perspective.
Now as cool as the historical stuff was I was really interested in just one part of Cleveland's history: Rock and Roll. So before I headed down to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it seemed appropriate to head into the beautiful Tower City to grab dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.
I made my way down to the Lakefront area of Cleveland to check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and shit. They don't let you take fucking pictures in there! Whatev. Figures the one cool thing in that shit hole and I can't even share it. Jokes. Here's the surrounding area or some shit.
Back at the Theta Ki house Sparky and I were planning out a bar route for the evening when his two female friends were begging him to head to a themed frat party somewhere around his campus. I figured I could wingman for the shmuck... even if the theme is Steam Punk. You may
have just said wtf? Steam Punk is a fictional theme in which the setting is a sci-fi inspired futuristic Victorian England in an alternate timeline in which steam power is still the best of technology and bi-planes and airships rule the skies. Seriously. What the hell, eh? Could be fun. Sure enough everyone there was dressed according to the theme so old Crash and Sparky could play the roles of heroic pilots to the crowds before ending their reign of Cleveland.
Well that last part was pretty ridiculous, eh? But hey what can you expect when Team Crash is trying to have some fun in a subpar city. I do have to admit though there was plenty of cold booze, tasty food, loud rock, and good friends. And rain. Lots of rain and grey skies. Lame.
Tally-ho!
-Crash
Later that night Sparky and I would do some urban ex. Good stuff. But the next day as he went to classes I joined Harky for lunch to catch up at a diner of his choice. And a good choice it was.
Then it was time to head into the heart of the city. Oh boy. I must admit though I really liked a lot of the architecture and the historical landmarks and memorials. And that's pretty much all I took pictures of so basically here comes the city of Cleveland from a Crash perspective.
Now as cool as the historical stuff was I was really interested in just one part of Cleveland's history: Rock and Roll. So before I headed down to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it seemed appropriate to head into the beautiful Tower City to grab dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.
I made my way down to the Lakefront area of Cleveland to check out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and shit. They don't let you take fucking pictures in there! Whatev. Figures the one cool thing in that shit hole and I can't even share it. Jokes. Here's the surrounding area or some shit.
Back at the Theta Ki house Sparky and I were planning out a bar route for the evening when his two female friends were begging him to head to a themed frat party somewhere around his campus. I figured I could wingman for the shmuck... even if the theme is Steam Punk. You may
have just said wtf? Steam Punk is a fictional theme in which the setting is a sci-fi inspired futuristic Victorian England in an alternate timeline in which steam power is still the best of technology and bi-planes and airships rule the skies. Seriously. What the hell, eh? Could be fun. Sure enough everyone there was dressed according to the theme so old Crash and Sparky could play the roles of heroic pilots to the crowds before ending their reign of Cleveland.
Well that last part was pretty ridiculous, eh? But hey what can you expect when Team Crash is trying to have some fun in a subpar city. I do have to admit though there was plenty of cold booze, tasty food, loud rock, and good friends. And rain. Lots of rain and grey skies. Lame.Tally-ho!
-Crash
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