I don’t have quite the same history with Mershon Auditorium, where I will see Wilco on my birthday next week, as I do with, say, the late Richfield Coliseum outside Cleveland, where I saw 11 Grateful Dead shows over the years. But the couple things I have seen there have been remarkable — and I’m… Read More home team.
In 20 days, I’ll be in Columbus, celebrating my 43rd birthday by seeing Wilco in Mershon Auditorium. We’re in the fifth row. I know it’ll be the third time we’ve seen them this year. I don’t care. I’m really excited anyway.
Welcome to the Pit, a popular lot outside Cleveland Browns Stadium. We’re having an excellent morning.
I mentioned a week ago that we had some trouble getting through West Virginia on the way to Columbus for the first football game of the season. I didn’t think we’d run into the same problems on Friday, given that we were leaving five hours earlier — and I was wrong. But I managed to… Read More detour.
It took us five hours to drive from our house to Columbus today. I knew we would encounter traffic on the bridges and the Fort Pitt Tunnel; we left at 5 p.m., so that’s to be expected. What we weren’t expecting? A single-lane construction zone along I-70 — with nearly no actual construction going on… Read More barreled over.
I did lots of stuff to get ready for tomorrow’s Pizza-Off, not the least of which was driving to Akron to make sure my favorite pizza is represented. This will be a good one, boys and girls, and I’d say that even if I didn’t have Donatos waiting for me tomorrow afternoon. See y’all then.
Uncle Crappy 