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In 2001, we stopped for breakfast on the town square in Medina as we
headed south. The place we ate is no longer there but I decided to get as
close as I could on my way north. In 2001, a place called The Diner and an
Ohio Edison office shared a building on the north side of the square.
The last business in the side that held The Diner was Eli's Kitchen which
closed about a year and a half ago.
Marie's Cafe
now operates in the other side and that's where I had one of the best
breakfasts ever. The omelet was stuffed with mushrooms and cheese and the
potatoes were perfectly done. Even the toast and coffee impressed.
I parked across the street where I'd parked in 2001, and snapped a couple
of pictures before entering the restaurant. A motorcycle arrived a short
time later an its rider also entered Marie's. That's him by the window
beyond the omelet. There had been a motorcycle parked beside me in 2001
and, even though there was an open space between the two today, I took
some pictures that included them both when I left. I'd only gone a couple
of blocks when I convinced myself that this was too good an opportunity to
pass up, and circled around to park next to the bike for a better photo.
By the time I got back, the owner was approaching the big Honda ready to
leave but I told him my story and he graciously agreed to wait for me to
take a picture. The vehicles are off by one space and there are other,
more obvious, differences from
2001, but it's kinda similar.
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I headed north on US-42 and drove through a lot of fog and a lot of
construction. Eventually OH-3 joined me to enter Cleveland.
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It was exactly one week ago that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrated the 25th
anniversary of its opening. I'd read about their COVID-19 related
precautions and they all sounded good: Mandatory masks, temperature
checks, timed entry, distancing marks one the floor, and one-way visitor
flow. Things started off quite well, but I started to get a bit
uncomfortable as time went on. Strict 100% one-way flow isn't really
possible, and as the number of visitors increased clusters developed
despite the best intentions. I found myself avoiding some areas and
vacating others more quickly than I normally would.
In spite of that, I made a new discovery in the "Music of the
Midwest" display. A a drumhead and shirt are
fairly close together in the lower right. The drumhead is from Randy
Zehringer of The McCoys and the shirt is from Billy Hinds of Pure Prairie
League. These are probably the only two people I know personally with
stuff in the Hall.
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There really is an official hall of fame section to the place with
inscribed names and date and such and I have spent time there having
wonderful memories triggered by nothing more than a name. But it's the
museum aspect of the place that is the big draw. People like seeing stuff.
Cool stuff like Jerry Lee's piano, Clarence's sax, and Ravi's sitar. This
really is an important and magical place. I passed through every section
of the Hall but, as this was my fourth visit, I didn't feel the need to
visit every corner and study every placard. That's a good thing since some
of those corners were a bit too crowded for me to visit without being
nervous.
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The intersection of Detroit Avenue and 25th Street is the accepted
terminus of the 3C Highway. I turned left to follow US-42, OH-3, and the
ghost of 3C out of the city.
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