It was 1958, the Cuyahoga River was sludge, Lake Erie was dead, and against the odds, two brothers launched a 150-passenger tour boat on the grim waterways.
The retro pinstripe pants, the double-pocket white shirt, the hipster-signifying tie-and-jacket combo: As Nick Jones saunters down the center aisle at Ars Nova, an unsubtle smirk climbing up his face, he seems mischievous and childlike.
Big Brown's unexpected collapse was a 3-in-1 combo platter of humiliation in sports. While humans play the "blame game," Big Brown provides a cautionary tale about unmet expectations and overconfidence.
RIALTO THEATER : 327 S. Commercial St., 361-758-0383. Tuesday: 7 p.m., The Rialto Rhythms. No cover. BLACKBEARD'S RESTAURANT: 3117 Surfside Blvd., 884-1030 Today: 7 to 11 p.m., Ruben Limas. No cover. Saturday: 7 to 11 p.m., Bobby Carter. No cover.
Inning after inning, the zeroes went up on the scoreboard at Coors Field on Wednesday night as the Rockies' Ubaldo Jimenez and the Giants' Tim Lincecum staged a classic pitchers' duel.
Haste the Day returns to Erie in August. See below for details on that, plus dates for the Jonas Brothers, Jill Scott, Gavin DeGraw, and Sarah Brightman.