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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 12:08 AM
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A Wahoo Moment (errr...Cleveland)

One of my favorite cities, it had actually been 7 or 8 years since I'd been to Ohio's powerhouse city.

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Pittsburgh I

Treated to a steamy 100 degree humid game at the Jake, a 2 hour rainstorm that dumped 6+" on downtown followed by exceptionally clear skies, and a hot night of picture taking, beer, and some incredible buffalo wings (something hard to find in my city for some reason).

Sorry to MayDay that we couldn't get together. Next time!

The Hyatt Arcade was a beautiful if quirky hotel.









































About 30 seconds later the skies opened up for the next two hours...


Luckily my hotel was around the corner...
























































































































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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 12:25 AM
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Great pictures.

And I'm surprised the Indian's symbol hasn't gone away yet. It might be loved and it's intended in an innocent way, but a lot of people consider it racist, and to some degree they're right.
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 12:28 AM
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Great pictures.

And I'm surprised the Indian's symbol hasn't gone away yet. It might be loved and it's intended in an innocent way, but a lot of people consider it racist, and to some degree they're right.
Agreed. Get rid of it.




BTW, what's the deal-io with the pic of the Pirates and Reds mascots? Was there an NL Central mascot convention going on at the Jake?
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 12:40 AM
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Fantastic shots! Sorry about the rain - it's like I say about most Cleveland weather - "It builds character, son!"

I'm amazed you got not only this amazing shot of a few bridges in the Flats, but also downtown Lakewood (inner-ring 'burb) in the background! Next time you're in town, I owe you a beer or three!
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 2:19 AM
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nice to see you got a couple photos featuring the AT Tower... this distinctive scraper is not long for this world I'm afraid
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 2:47 AM
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One of my favorite cities, it had actually been 7 or 8 years since I'd been to Ohio's powerhouse city.

Damn man, you love controversy. That statement's gonna get you more heat than you trying to give the Burgh to the Midwest.


Nice pics though.
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 2:58 AM
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^Not really. I mean, he's from Michigan. That's all I'm saying.

Nice shots, though.
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Sweet, I love my neighbor to the northwest, but hate his football team.

Its a perfect love-hate relationship we got going on.
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 4:02 AM
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Sweet, I love my neighbor to the northwest, but hate his football team.

Its a perfect love-hate relationship we got going on.
I feel pity for the team founded by Al Lerner. They are as big a joke as the Pirates. Now the two teams Paul Brown founded are a different story (Rats & Bungles). Grrrrrrrrrrr!
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 4:09 AM
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I never noticed this tower before. It's a cool two twin towers sitting on the same ornate base:

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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 10:50 AM
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I never noticed this tower before. It's a cool two twin towers sitting on the same ornate base:

That looks more like a U shaped building rather than twin towers.
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 2:23 PM
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man, that hotel is weird. great ballpark. hope to visit someday.
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 3:01 PM
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Nice job!
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 3:15 PM
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"man, that hotel is weird."

Umm, I've heard the Arcade called many things, but 'weird' is a new one. Here's some more info about it: http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...nd/arcade.html
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 8:13 PM
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Great array of photos!!
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Old Posted: Aug 21, 2007, 10:31 PM
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Great pictures.

And I'm surprised the Indian's symbol hasn't gone away yet. It might be loved and it's intended in an innocent way, but a lot of people consider it racist, and to some degree they're right.
They can follow Stanford University's route and replace their mascot with a ridiculous looking tree. Alas, great photos of Cleveland plinko.
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Old Posted: Aug 22, 2007, 3:04 AM
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nice shots of the Powerhouse of Ohio.
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Awesome photos, you've got that moody skyscraper-thing down.

Screw that!! Keep Chief Wahoo!!
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Old Posted: Aug 22, 2007, 4:53 AM
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Awesome photos, you've got that moody skyscraper-thing down.

Screw that!! Keep Chief Wahoo!!
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Old Posted: Aug 22, 2007, 4:56 AM
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