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Well, they have been giving me an eye full about Lebron. The overwhelming sentiment is that he let us down, choked, was apathetic. Because of that thought, the peeps are turning on him. They are saying they don't care if he leaves Cleveland. Forget the fact that he put us on the map for the first time since the Indians were in the playoffs, as a true contender in any sports arena. That tidbit seems to have escaped the minds of my Cleveland friends because they are disappointed.
I know disappointment. I have an intimate relationship with disappointment. For years I've been dating him ever since I wanted to move from Cleveland to LA and didn't manage to pull it off, twice. I would go to other cities and think nearly every other major city was better. I really had a poor attitude when it came to Cleveland. Article after newspaper article saying that Cleveland was top 5 fattest, poorest, worst school systems etc. didn't help my opinion either. So, what changed my mind? Well, I can't honestly say that my mind has changed. Even looking at the Lebron situation, there's a huge part of me thinks what else would we expect from Cleveland? Hey, I'm just being honest here. I don't believe in curses but I do buy into the idea of mass consciousness and how it affects and effects everything. So to me it makes sense that we didn't win.
Then there's Meryl. There's Me and Meryl or Meryl and I or Meryl and Me or us, oh, if only there were an actual us. Call me crazy because I know you're thinking it but what if my love project could be the thing from Cleveland that didn't suck? What if A to Z could be the "sport" that didn't choke? What if instead of me doing a Scott Sovol equivalent getting laughed at nationwide, I actually succeeded and went on Ellen or Letterman or Oprah and said my piece, did my thing, showed our stuff? We've had other successes come from Cleveland but it's a memory that is wiped out as soon as possible, like a disease. It's as if a person leaves Cleveland and then has it surgically removed so it can't grow and harm the rest of life.
Am I as thrilling as a home team win? Well, not at this point and I certainly am not filling any stadiums right about now either but don't we deserve to be proud of something? One thing is true they say Cleveland fans are the best. For years I've heard major music artists say that Cleveland is one of their favorite cities to play in because of the fans. There are none better anywhere. I know this to be true because I recently hit the 4000 mark on my youtube channel. That's 4000 separate occasions where people have visited my channel just to see what I'm doing. A great majority of that number is Cleveland. I'm hoping Cleveland will continue to be behind me and my promise is I won't let you down Cleve. I won't disappoint. I won't choke. There won't be a letter that I don't pour my whole heart into, not this girl. So let's put Cleveland on the map in a good way. Can we please? If facebook can get Betty White to host SNL or make a difference in so many other ways, maybe it can propel me to Meryl's doorstep. Well, not actually to her door, that would be stalker-like but you know what I'm saying.
2 comments:
Nancy. Nice read. The sad fact for Cleveland is that it just doesn't have the drawing power a New York or Los Angeles can provide the Koby Bryant's, Lebron James', or for that matter, the Nancy Telzerow's of this world. Sooner or later, we all feel the need to excel beyond where we are. That's why people buy bigger houses, or foreign luxury cars, or wear mink coats. It's why we go from eating at McDonalds when we are 18 to Outback when we're 30 years old. It's a survival of the fittest thing that the body is programmed to do in most of us.
The sad fact in life is that there are very few REAL George Bailey's in this world. If there are more than a few, then we really don't pay attention to them because we're too busy watching guys like Lebron James on TV ads, interviews and on the BB court. Sad sad sad indeed, as our society is to blame for taking small town guys like Lebron and turning them into Superstars. They eventually do what their body tells them to do, and leave town, and get more PUB,, or more BLING or more money.
I think most viewers out there would probably do the same thing. Would a guy living in Parma, who hit the Super Lotto stay in Parma or move to a quaint village on Lake Erie. Or for that matter, would he stay in Parma, or move to the sunny warm beaches of Florida? We're all like Lebron in some sick sort of way. We all want a better life. We all want a shot at the BIG APPLE. Most of us, whether we believe it or not, want more in our lives and relationships. It's only natural. Good luck to Lebron, and congratulations to CHICAGO or NEW YORK or LOS ANGELES. You know that's where he will be going.
Thanks for reading and actually commenting on a post where I talk about sports. It's really unlike me to throw my opinion out there on such matters but it's unavoidable at this point. The fixation is on everyone's mind.
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