I’m So Glad…….I’m Glad

I’m soooo glad to be back in Wilmington, and just in time for the 62nd annual North Carolina Azalea Festival, which started yesterday with the official coronation of the Azalea Queen and her Court.

Also, I’m so glad that I’m an official resident of the State of North Carolina and the City of Wilmington, having secured a new driver’s license, plate’s for the MuleyMobile, insurance, and most important………………A Job!

Although yesterday and today’s forcast call for off and on showers, tomorrow and the rest of the weekend should be beautiful, with clear skies and temps in the mid 70’s, surely encouraging for the estimated 300,000 folks who are expected for the weekend festivities. I’m thinking my personal fav will be the street fair. with a ton of food vendors, non-stop musical acts, and a great fireworks display saturday evening.

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While I’m soooo glad to be back in Wilmington, I’m also sad that I no longer get to see some very wonderful friends that I met through the years in my hometown of Lorain, Ohio. Loraine, Paula, Kelly……three woman who I really enjoyed reading about. Brian, the guy who isn’t afraid to say it like it is. And Scott…….what else can I say. He’s the one who got it all started for us bloggers in Lorain, Ohio. I will miss you guys all so much, and hope we can at least stay in contact through our writings on the internets.

Stay well, Lorain, Ohio

You will be missed……..well, almost

I’m So Glad

Cream

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What Would You Do………..A Muley Moment

In two weeks, Mark Provenza will begin his 90 day sentence for his conviction in an August drunk-driving incident.

What an excellent time to do my first poll on Muley’s Cafe 2.0

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As Law Director for the city of Lorain:

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O.D.O.T…………….Hope You Enjoyed Your Stay

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Well, we got our bridge back………finally. After 165 days of bullshit from ODOT, at 1:59 pm today, the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge is open for traffic.

Official word came from Columbus, where our esteemed mayor was probably trying to see someone, or any one, from where he allowed Lorain Growth Association to make the official announcement.

Thanks for stopping in to visit ODOT

We hope you enjoyed your stay.

Sorry, we did not have any strippers for ya

Next time, don’t call us, we’ll call you.

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The “Box” Return

O.K., all of you that know me know one of my favorite bands in the world is Genesis. And the only way any of us would be able to see Genesis from the “Peter Gabriel” era would be to have a chance to see an outstanding band from Canada, called “The Musical Box”. Tickets went on sale yesterday for their show on January 11th, 2009 at The Ohio Theater in beautiful Playhouse Square. I believe this will be my 4th show in 3 years now ? I really didn’t expect to see these guys perform in the states ever again, as they had said in the past that their tour in 2007 would be their last.

The Musical Box have been touring the world for many years now and are known for their re-enactment of the early Genesis years (pre-1975) when they featured Peter Gabriel on vocals and Steve Hackett on guitar. Many, many hours of tapes, original backdrops, re-created instruments and costumes from those early shows are used by the Musical Box on their tours.

In past shows, The musical Box has re-created past tours from those early Genesis days, of which were:

“the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” tour

The “Selling England By the Pound” tour

The “Foxtrot” tour

This time around, The Musical Box will perform “The Trick of the Tail” tour,

here are a few snippets from that show.

I got my front row seats today and hope to see some of you there.

Tickets can be purchased here,

Or at the Playhouse Square box office

on Euclid Ave

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Community Announcement

Today was one of those rare off-days that I’ve actually gotten out of the house to do a few errands. By my own admission, I’ve been disgustingly lazy as of late, so I haven’t been too busy and should change my habits soon.

In my travels today thru South Lorain and the Central Park area, along with Lake View park and Charleston Village neighborhoods, I noticed alot of leaves in the streets. Some lawns had piles of leaves at the curbs, like the city has asked, while other lawns were clear of leaves, but had piles of leaves in the streets. Please people, DO NOT put leaves in the streets, as it prevents the stormwater from entering the sewers, for which we spend thousands of dollars on in order for this same stormwater to not accumulate in our streets, thus causing flooded intersections, possible accidents and just a plain, old mess.

Plus, for those who need one more reason…………

It’s against the law.

……and also from the city’s web site:

Leaf Pickup Projects

West Side, East Side

The Street Dept. will be picking up leaves in the following areas Nov. 17th:

Between Root Road & Nebraska from Wilson to G St

29th to 34th Between Vine &
Clinton

Redhill, Washington Ave, Falbo
Tower, W. 37th & W. 38th, Queen Anne, Hickory Hill and 45th Place

Please DO NOT put your LEAVES in the STREET, rake them to the edge of your tree lawn. Please refrain from parking in the street between 7:00AM – 3:00PM so that we may clean the streets properly.

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