Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions of things to do in and around Cleveland. I am now in love with your fair city!
Except for the heat, the concert was amazing. I had GA tickets, but since the field was pretty empty when I arrived, I waited until the 2nd band was mid-way into their performance to walk down. (A nice security guard let us sit in the stands until we were ready to move.) I was early enough to have been in front of the stage, but since I didn't want to have a heat stroke and miss STP, I ended up standing behind the fenced-off pitcher's mound. I wasn't as close as I like to be, but at least the hot air could circulate. Also, I didn't have the problem with tall people blocking my view.
I was disappointed that Bi-Polar Bear was cut and I would have enjoyed hearing more songs from SLDD, Tiny Music and No. 4. However, I enjoyed the songs on the set list. The entire band was energetic and seemed to be happy together. Scott looked and sounded great. Obviously, he is sober. I noticed the lyric flubs, but it didn't bother me.
I expected Cleveland to be flat and dirty. I was amazed at how wrong I was! It was clean and beautiful. All around was woods, hills and water. The houses, churches and other buildings were well-maintained and beautiful. There were Spanish, Victorian, German, modern, etc. styles of architecture. The lake was clean and there were marinas, piers, beaches and lighthouses.
We visited Chagrin Falls on Thursday. Scott definitely came from a lovely area. There were beautiful homes and quaint stores. The town hall was unmanned and open to the public. People were friendly and trusting. The Chagrin River waterfalls and the geese feeding there, were serene. I was surprised that there was nothing to commemorate Scott. Usually cities have some sort of recognition of famous people who lived there. Maybe someone will take care of that in the future.
I guess I've rambled on enough about the Cleveland area. I was just really impressed!
