After departing Niagra Falls, I drove out to Erie, PA. I met up with an old Marine buddy of mine, Dave, who held me up for a few days. We hadn't seen each other in 6 years but we picked up right where we left off. I was glad to see he was the same guy and his family was very open and kind to me. I actually had the opportunity to hang out with his Grandfather Lloyd Johns, a great man, who had many entertaining stories and opinions. It had also been 6 years since I had seen him. He is 84 years old and full of more life than most 50 year olds I know. Talking with him and being around a man like that made me want to do more with my life. He is a music teacher, painter, Marine, band leader, grandfather, father and husband and does all those things still today and he does them well. Much respect and admiration for that man. Dave and I had a few good nights drinking and I headed on down to Cleveland. Now my intention when getting to Cleveland was seeing the Rock'N'Roll hall of fame and then rolling the hell on out of there. However, I arrived on a Sunday. It was a home game and unbeknownst to me, The Cleveland Browns Stadium is right next to the Museum. Well if you know me...then you know...im not paying another 25 bucks extra to park because some shitty team needs to pay for their players...The place was packed so I went further into downtown and it was free where I found a place. As I drove further in I became more and more surprised at how nice looking Cleveland was. Yeah I said it...Cleveland, the place I have been cursing and calling shit hole, based on popular public opinion, since I can remember was actually very beautiful. The older parts of downtown were very classic looking. The stadiums and surrounding aquatic area were so close together and aesthetically pleasing, I honestly think it put Philadelphia to shame. Granted, Philly is a bigger city but the upkeep here was much more in depth. The area itself was very clean, and as I drank my coffee in the Starbucks I also began to see alot of attractive women. Once again, I said it...attractive women in Cleveland. I was equally surprised to find them as engaging, intelligent, and fun as they were attractive. Tera with an 'E' and Brandi with an 'I' talked with me and laughed with me for about and hr. They were very friendly and young and I think they did their city justice. I took a picture of them and Im not sure if she still follows me on this site but if she does "Hey, hope all is well." I then had to go down and meet up with another old buddy of mine in Columbus, Ohio, another friend from the old Marine Corps. Mr. J.P. Feeney. I had not seen Jeremy since I had gotten out which was 8 years prior to this. Alot had changed with him. He even got a new name.Yet, just the same as Dave, we picked up right where we left off. We bullshitted about the old days and new, We had alot of similar interests. He introduced me to a hilarious show called Extras, Ricky Geravais is hilarious, We drank into the night and I left for Louisville in the morning. I took a few pictures and some videos.
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