I grew up in rural NW Ohio. There was no affiliation to any to sports teams. I was raised a Tigers fan and spent quite a few days and nights with my dad at old Tiger’s Stadium from 1984-87. I wasn’t raised in an NFL household. My buddy’s dad was a Browns fan. That’s where I was first exposed, 1981 or so. By the time Elway ruined my childhood I was hooked.
In all honesty I’ve spent far less time in Cleveland than any other city in Ohio. My dad lived in Toledo. I moved to Columbus for art school and spent about 11 years living there. I had a girlfriend in Dayton, and another in Athens. My exwife was from Cinci, so I spent a fair amount of time there. Honestly I’ve probably only been to Cleveland proper about three times. Once for a game at the Muni. Another, the first pre season of the return. Once to see a concert, Widespread Panic, at Nautica in ‘99. That’s really it unless you count a bunch of shows at Blossom, or a trip to SeaWorld as a teen.
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