My first essay post to my new NOTD stream and, even though I bill myself as a 'comedy writer,' this one is more from the heart. Play Ball! >>>> "...And that’s why I say, it is time to root for Cleveland. A city that has been the butt of too many unfair jokes. A city whose celebrities, the Drew Careys and Harvey Pekars, are people you could imagine coming from your hometown too. Well, probably not Halle Berry; she’s obviously on another level altogether. And this ol’ Gen-X punk rocker remembers Cleveland is also the home of Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs and The Dead Boys. A brawny city of believers that has always worked hard, kept the faith, and deserves a lot better than it has gotten. It sounds like Cleveland is all of us these days."