Three Halls of Fame in one day? Why not?
Canton, Ohio was the resting spot on Day 7. Canton is a perfectly fine city, much bigger than I thought, and it has a hood. I know because I had to find a Church's Chicken in Canton because the Chik Fil A was closed/ I know, boo on Chik Fil A , I dont eat there but Max, the civil libertarian, cant free himself from the addiction that started in his youth. Chik Fil A is run by terrible people, bigots to be exact, but man I gotta tell you, the people that work there are hard to dislike. But alas, The Canton Chik Fil A was a no go, so we had to find a Church's Chicken. Why didnt we go to the Raising Canes next door to the CFA? Its a long story. The Church's Chicken is a 15 minute drive. And its in Canton's hood. I dont give a damn about being in the hood anyplace. Let me tell you about walking around the Southside of Chicago someday. Didnt bother me a bit. What bothers me is being lost in places I dont know. Ask the family about that. Those times are not my finest moments.
Is the Waffle House a Hall of Fame? Well it could be if you wish to hasten your demise by eating the absolute worst thing you can ever put in your body. And dammit its wonderful. i couldnt get Max to go into a Waffle House the first 18 years of his life. I dont know why but it had something to do with the clientele or so he thought. Now I cant keep him out of them and we dont even have any around these parts. We are stuck with IHOP and Dennys.
From the Breakfast Hall of Fame to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame right there off the Interstate in Canton featuring big football stadium they probably use once a year. Warning- you may think its free parking but they gonna get you for $10 on top of your admission. You can purchase admission to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame up in Cleveland at the same time and save $4. Now of the four major sports, football falls somewhere between hockey and soccer and maybe behind both as I get older and see young men destroy their lives for peoples amusement. If it doesn't involve the Huskers or the Chicago Bears I really dont care. But like all museums, errrr Halls of Fame, it had some interesting stuff in it. Lots of old jerseys and helmets and tapes of old games and players and a room full of busts of all the inductees. Beyond Joe Namath, Gale Sayers, Dick Butkus, and OJ I was flying thru the room. Theres lots of old white guys there overly willing to tell you stories and it got to the point I was purposely avoiding them. If you love football, you' ll love this place. I'm glad we went but Cooperstown is my dream. Baseball is my passion.
Up thru Akron to Cleveland we roll. The home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jann Wenner's little clubhouse where he decides whether to let you in or keep you out. We pulled into Cleveland past Progressive Park, home to the Indians and where the week after we are there thousands of asshole Indians fans will wear the no longer relevant Chief Wahoo gear just to show that racist Indian logos arent racist at all but they are.
But the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lies on the lake. Christ theres docks right outside.Now Ive never been to Cleveland so my 60s mentality was to see the Cayahoga River on fire, something the Orange Traitor is trying to re-fire. But Cleveland was another nice town full of cool things to do. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tour starts with the old blues guys. The Robert Johnsons, the Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolfs. It progresses from there thru the Bill Haleys, the Elvis section, the Little Richards, the Chick Berrys. This is great stuff for us old rockers. You turn the corner at one point and see the Beatles section. Oh lordy, its heaven. Johns glasses, Pauls bass, Georges guitar, Ringo's drumsticks. Peter Ashers basement piano where Paul wrote songs. You can hear all about it every Labor Day weekend on the Beatles channel on Sirius XM. We have heard all about Peter Ashers piano many times, It was like the Holy Grail. I'm only half kidding.
The Beatles, the Airplane, the Doors, The Stones, Metallica, Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Nirvana (including Kurt Cobains death certificate) and section dedicated to rap, soul and the well known kiddie diddler, Michael Jackson.
Upstairs the plaques of the hall inductees. You can vote for who you think should be next. Of course its the Monkees. Panic at the Disco was leading the votes. Huh??? You can make a video prompted by Alice Cooper about your first rock concert.The video is emailed to you where in my case it looks like an old white man being held hostage as his eyes dart all over looking for an escape.
The Rock HOF is a must. I mean if you are a music lover like me. Damn, I saw Robert Trujillo's bass, Tom Petty's top hat, Ann Wilsons 1976 dress, Rob Halford's leather studded jacket, Mike McCready's guitar, The Supreme's dresses, Gregg Allman's organ, Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal suits, James Brown's suit, Jimi's guitars, The Edge's axe, Jim Morrisons bomber jacket. It was great stuff to see.
When we came out of the Museum, Cleveland was in the middle of a fucking blizzard. In March. Where yer global warming now? Wonderful.
Hit the road dodging snow and ice for more toll roads in Ohio and Indiana. Yes, its coming to an end. Its back to floody Nebraska to see the havoc. But first one last stop. South Bend, Indiana.
Day 7 in the books.
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