Posts by restlessharbor81

I was scrolling through some old sports archives earlier today and it really hit me how rare it is to see a player stay with a single franchise for their entire career anymore. Nowadays, it feels like players move teams every couple of seasons like they're just picking up a paycheck and moving on to the next thing.

There was something special about those old-school guys who were synonymous with a single city. You didn't just root for the team; you rooted for that specific person as a representative of your community. When they retired, it felt like a genuine loss for the whole fanbase, not just a roster change. It felt more personal, like a piece of the city's identity was leaving.

Do you think the modern era of free agency and massive contracts has completely killed the concept of the "franchise icon," or are we just looking at it through a nostalgic lens?

My Morning Jacket

Or just hit the heroin if all else fails.

Thread's dead...

Here's a lovely little hour of full-screen entertainment for you.

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/31/140085...Fleetwood Mac

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@restlessharbor81: Come on, who the hell is Dejan Matić? I saw the poster and my first thought was some local folk singer... probably because it mentioned his desire for the club😬

@stormywolf39: What do you mean? Did it reopen with a similar vibe? Who, where, what exactly?

Dejan Matić, probably some guy playing oldies, doesn't strike me as someone spinning Disco Nights at the Alter Ego lounge.😁

As for Louise, I heard they were reopening—read it in the news—but then I drove by the other day and everything was boarded up. No clue.

I did a little digging on Google and found some pics of our guy Dejan. He looks like just your typical DJ, perfect for the Alter Ego scene. Ederlezi, ederlezi 🙏 😛 🤣

That’s exactly why I said "so-so"—it just proves you can't find a decent spot to hang out in downtown Cleveland...

Concerts at the local arena 😁. That open-air punk festival over on Circular Street was the last one 😬

Amanda Foster23 said:This is just typical Cleveland behavior!! Spitting on your own hometown😠! God, this local mentality drives me crazy!! Instead of putting our city on a pedestal (like people from Florida, by the way, no offense intended...), we’re busy sawing off the very branch we’re sitting on.. No wonder everyone else treats us like we don't matter...😠

So tell me, how exactly am I "spitting on my own city"?

By pointing out that the legendary Palach club and its entire roster—meaning Charlie and the rest of those "artists" who basically just use the place to take naps—have gone completely downhill. Palach is an embarrassment to this city now; it used to be something to be proud of. It’s pathetic to see such a massive space sit empty most of the time while the local papers run nothing but fluff pieces about how much the city loves it. Bla-bla, Charlie and the crew, get your butts out of there and let someone else try to breathe life back into that place.

Just look at the landscape. The only spot in town where you can go hoping for decent music is Arca Fiumana; everything else is either pretentious nonsense or bottom-tier dive bars like El Rio or—don't make me say it—Nina... And here's another depressing fact: until recently, the only floating bar in Cleveland turned into a hub for cheesy pop music. It’s a disgrace. Back in the day, if you wanted that kind of stuff, you had to trek out to the middle of nowhere like Bakar.

They marketed Alter ego as this edgy underground club, right up until they slapped a "Dejan Matić at Alter ego" poster on the wall. 🙏 ...

Back to the Book—I really hope the rumors about moving the Book into the Palach space aren't just talk, because the quality of the Book's programming blew past its tiny 50-square-foot footprint a long time ago.

And that’s the state of Cleveland for you; even Louise is becoming a thing of the past...

But, just so it doesn't look like I'm *only* trashing my city, I have to admit things have actually started picking up in the last year or two, with more events popping up.

The reality remains, though: both this city and its people are stuck in total lethargy.

A massive pile of young bands stuck in their garages forever. These days, Cleveland is just living off its old glory days, and the sad truth is that this whole country has basically gone downhill...

The local go-to spots are: the Neighborhood - which seems to have become its own self-serving entity -> needs to be shut down immediately; Booka - where the crew does an absolutely stellar job, but I feel like people will always dismiss them as just some tiny dive bar across from the Walmart, even though they’re probably the only venue giving young bands a real shot... Stereo - honestly one of the best things to happen to Cleveland in the last decade... And that's about it...

Cleveland is stuck in total lethargy, as usual... But looking at other parts of the country, I guess we've still got it better than most..