Flying Blueberry Donuts

Last Sunday was an absolute beautiful day in Cleveland (Sunny, High 65F!) but apparently it was for the birds... literally.  Bird migration went a tad crazy the night before when radar caught MILLIONS (yes MILLIONS!) of Red-winged blackbirds, Grackles and American Robins heading back this-a-way!  Why you ask?   Because Cleveland is awesome, that's why!  AND, they have a great place to live here in northeast Ohio -  The Cleveland Metroparks.

This radar image is super cool.  The green line is an actual thunderstorm approaching.  The blue, round circles with the holes in the middle are not blueberry donuts, even though Americans probably would like them to be, but rather the thousands and thousands upon thousands of birds caught in action! 

Neato, huh?

Let's Bury the Black Dog

Cleveland is a pretty big rock 'n' roll city.  We are, after all, The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World.  We have the The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Museum here and blah blah blah, right?   There is one thing that really bothers me about Cleveland other than the fact that we have NO NHL TEAM, but I suppose I should just give up on that dream when I am fighting a bunch of loser Browns' fans who think barking like dawgs in something called a "dawg pound" is fun.  Ugh.

We just recently acquired a decent radio station that plays alternative rock (99X).  I'm pretty happy about that because I love alternative rock.  I am, however, a HUGE classic rock fan, too.  We have a radio station that has been around forever, 98.5 WNCX, which plays all classic rock.  We have some other stations that will play a mix of classic rock and alternative rock.  Okay, I get it.  Those stations will play your popular classic rock songs that everyone knows.  For instance, they might throw in songs like Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" or AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long".   And when I say "throw in", I mean like every two hours, which brings me to my point.  Why on earth do these stations even play classic rock at all?   Who wants to hear "Black Dog"?   No One.  That is the answer.  NO ONE.

Why can't they leave classic rock to the classic rock station?  The problem I am finding, though, is that even 98.5 is playing these same overplayed songs that just need to be put out of their misery.  How many times in my life have I heard "Money" by Pink Floyd?  I can tell you how many.  It's been 1,334,455, 316,792 times.  For real.  If I want to hear a Pink Floyd song, which I most certainly always do, play me freakin' "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" or "Careful With That Axe, Eugene". 

Okay, so you're probably thinking why don't I just NOT listen to the radio?  Most of the time, I don't, but I do enjoy it sometimes. Sometimes I would rather not get into an accident trying to locate a CD while I'm driving.  And yes, I still use CDs - I don't have a fancy shmancy IPOD.  I'm lame.

I think for a city that's supposed to be "The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the WORLD", we are sucking hard.  I just wondered if I am alone in this thinking.  Is it just in Cleveland or everywhere?  Any suggestions on what other songs should be permanently buried with the Black Dog???