The Cleveland-centric episode of Drunk History will air tomorrow night at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central.
Shaker Heights native David Wain reminded us — which then further reminded us that Wain once produced a documentary of sorts on the history of Shaker Heights.
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Originally published Jan. 12
Tonight at 9 p.m., the producers of Comedy Central’s Drunk History will post up at Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern to shoot for the show’s third season. They’ll be downstairs; the OSU/Oregon game will be on, duh, upstairs.
The Drunk History gang will be hanging out until midnight, gathering footage and drunkenly talking Cleveland history (the only way to talk about Cleveland history?).
You should go. And do tell of the glories of Northeast Ohio!
This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2015.
Should I discuss the burning Cuyahoga, Eliot Ness or the Torso Murders?
Can we talk about the two, not one, but two, times the Cuyahoga caught on fire?
It actually caught on fire more times than two, but so did rivers in Pittsburgh, Deteoit, and many other cities during the height of industrial output without concern for the environment. The reason Cleveland is remembered is because the picture appeared in Time magazine for a national audience. This is what prompted environmental regulations which caused industry to change (somewhat) their polluting ways. This is why the Cutahoga river now has hundreds of species of fish whereas 50 years ago, there was almost no life. So, you could say the fire on the river was a good thing because it prompted environmental change. Of course those who only remember Cleveland for a river fire are living in the past and really have no idea the strides the city has taken since then.
^Sorry for the typos. Using the iPhone and my fingers are too big.