MODERN MANNERS

In keeping with the seasonal Holiday tradition that is now upon us , we will attempt to be full of good cheer and light , spreading abject joy and whimsical folly about as if constructed with aid of " sugar plums and candy". Who has been naughty? Who has been nice? Who really deserves the decade old defrosted carp pieces in their stockings?......For the Cleveland Browns Stadium crew increased business for 2008 .Plenty of tractor pulls , miniature automobile races , circus and carnivals acts , music events , softball tournaments , rooster fights , paper airplane toss competitions , watermelon seed spitting contests , rodeos , horse shows , new age meditation / levitation groups , motorcycle rallies , horseshoe toss , dwarf toss , corn hole player toss , pro rasslin' , boxing matches, [so kid action joe's bartender can eat], and most important of all international football { soccer} matches to increase the annual use of this facility that is currently occupied sixteen of the three hundred sixty five days of the year that it is available. Just imagine the extra glee the casual tourist from say , Iowa or Indiana , will feel when offered an additional tourist attraction that involves big engines , tires , warm beer , greasy food ,and yet another mindless activity to complement the big Cleveland vacation experience. Cleveland has turned over it's downtown lakefront to tourism so let the big canine house woof , goof ,and rock all summer long! Remember , a full house is a happy house , especially when playing poker......While we are in this neck of town we can't forget the main tourist trap downtown in our seasonal wishes. For the rock n' roll hall of fame we provide an unlimited supply of clothes hangers and laundry soap to do the wash and clean up the sordid aesthetics that plague this creatively impacted edifice. If our budget allows , a high colonic for this institution and those who occupy it daily would be in order. Everyone agrees that a clean house is a happy house...................The American daily newspapers are having a terrible year financially in 2007 , I thought of our tepid little propaganda mill at 1801 Superior , da pd , and thought that if they were sick and not doing so well perhaps they should see a doctor and get well. Surgical removal of this dying dailies foot from it's mouth a fitting gift. Perhaps then with this obstructions removed it might find it's voice again. Always brush your teeth and gargle after every meal . Antiseptic gargle required at the quilting bee located 1801 superior ...... We will continue these kind gifts to those naughty or nice enough to receive them into next year. Book Selling Time! Have a good look at our fine old symbol of downtown lakefront civic pride when Cleveland was still a major city . James Toman and Blaine S. Hayes CLEVELAND STADIUM SIXTY YEARS OF MEMORIES.Profusely illustrated and well researched , and an excellent choice for the true honked off lifer Cleveland sports fan who remembers the year 1964 and the Cleveland Browns NFL title game victory , and as well the last time any Cleveland sports team won a definitive championship. I listened to that December 1964 game in the kitchen of our family home via the ageless medium of radio. The television coverage was blocked out here in Cleveland. A warm roast cooking in the oven , my father's stoic response and our mutual reverence for # 32 Jim Brown .That time and inherent memories seems every bit as long as the forty three years that have since passed. Cleveland Stadium was built in 1932 , and still in fine shape when offered for slaughter to the modern demigods of the nfl as partial payment for a new old franchise here to replace our original Cleveland Browns. I visited the new cleveland browns stadium just once at half time courtesy of our friend Kim's kindness. Within the space of the single third quarter of play we observed in the stands a man fall head first while sitting up in his seat woofing , splitting open his head and bleeding profusely. Another near rabid fan was removing his clothing and was in turn removed by the stadium police. The whole experience of the fans was not in watching the game on the field , instead that grand old local sports tradition of getting shitfaced drunk and obnoxious. Somethings never change! Best wishes to my family , Kim and John , Get well soon Orley!

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