My Afternoon at the Rock Hall

Today, I honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Downtown Cleveland. The trip started off with a Ham and Turkey Sandwich on Multigrain Flatbread for lunch at Quizno's in the Galleria at Erieview, which is a few blocks away from the Rock Hall. After lunch, I then walked down to the Rock Hall. After a fifteen minute wait (Outside and Inside), I was finally able to enjoy the exhibits. The area of music grouped by city and region was pretty impressive! The Women in Rock exhibit was comprehensive! However, as a temporary exhibit, it is on the two most cramped floors of the Rock Hall. Since it was a free day, the museum was very crowded! Despite the crowds, I was able to spend some time looking at the signatures of the Inductees! The walkway is very narrow, but the exhibit is on one side of the corridor. Before I went to the upper floors, I watched part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Concert! When I arrived in the theater, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were performing! Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel's performances of "New York State of Mind" and "Born to Run" were incredible. After the program concluded, the video immediately started over! I stayed until Stevie Wonder started performing because Ledisi (Grammy Nominated R&B artist) was scheduled to be performing live soon! I had a good view of her as I was on my way out of the building! The crowd loved her! In general, I enjoyed my experience at the Rock Hall this year! The recent renovations have enhanced the building! I plan to be back next year, if not sooner!

Merry Orthodox Christmas!

Today is Christmas on the Julian Calendar! I would like to wish anyone celebrating today a Merry Christmas! I did not visit Ziggy's Produce, which is at the corner of Broadview and West Schaaf Roads in Cleveland, to wish them a Merry Christmas, but I may visit tomorrow to ask the clerk if he or she had a nice holiday! (I sometimes buy my lottery tickets there!) Once again, Orthodox Christmas was "ignored" by the general population.

I will update my traditional Christmas in the near Future!