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Peter Brown Memorial Rankings (2018)
This is the annual ranking of the sports talkers in the Cleveland Market. Last Year there was one must-listen option, this year there are...

Fred
Jan 2, 20183 min read


Browns Time Capsule (Double Down)
This is fun. Round 1 Winner: Jimmy Haslem Cut and pasted from my own article Browns Time Capsule: At 9:22:00 a.m. on December 18, 2017,...

Fred
Jan 2, 20182 min read


Vuoso Thinks he's Playing Rec League
Last night I was watching some MASL action on the live stream. The game was the RGV Barracudas vs the Monterrey Flash. I wasn't familiar...

Fred
Dec 29, 20172 min read


Global Football League
Vince McMahon cashed out $100 million worth of stock to allegedly create the XFL, version 2.0. The thing is, McMahon didn't tell anyone...

Fred
Dec 27, 20174 min read


I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Don't worry boys and girls, I'm not offing myself. The title of the article refers to a quirky little independent movie that popped up on...

Fred
Dec 25, 20173 min read


I Don't Think You Were Really Listening (Jerusalem Vote)
Today I accompanied my wife to a doctor's visit. As I sat in the crowded waiting room there was a TV directly above me, so I couldn't see...

Fred
Dec 21, 20174 min read


I Was Wrong About...Trent Richardson
When talking about football players, sometimes I sound like a broken record. Whenever someone washes out of the NFL, I beat the drum that...

Fred
Dec 20, 20174 min read


Browns Time Capsule
At 9:22:00 a.m. on December 18, 2017, local talk show host Tony Rizzo stated, "take my word for it, Hugh Jackson is done." At 9:22:30...

Fred
Dec 18, 20171 min read


Bounty on the Ottawa Senators Owner
On July 1, 1867, Canadians declared their independence from Great Britain. With that action, the fledgeling nation of Canada declared...

Fred
Dec 17, 20175 min read


DeMario McCall
Back in 2014, a junior at North Ridgeville High School named DeMario McCall set the Lorain County rushing record with 445 yards in one...

Fred
Dec 17, 20175 min read


Ummm, Not Stunning
All you have to do is follow CNN's coverage of Doug Jones' victory to know how far to the left they lean. CNN is celebrating Jones'...

Fred
Dec 12, 20171 min read


Dorothy Fuldheim vs Tomi Lehren (or) Content vs Presentation
As a child, I was aware of all of the local news personalities. There was one singular character that wasn't like anyone else on TV and...

Fred
Dec 9, 20174 min read


MLS Cup - The Right Way
With less than 48 hours to go before the MLS Cup, let's check around the internet and see how heavily promoted the game is.... at 10:30...

Fred
Dec 8, 20174 min read


Top 150 Songs of All-Time
This article is purely an exercise in self-indulgent narcissism. Unlike Jann Wenner, I freely admit my biases as the co-founder of Beacon...

Fred
Dec 4, 20174 min read


Jann Wenner's Blindspot(s)
According to the website Consequence of Sound, Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner "personally dictated" U2’s Songs of Innocence to be the...

Fred
Dec 4, 20173 min read


Baconitis: A Modern Short Story
Back in 2012, I wrote a fictional short story and published it on the website Lulu. The short story sold for $0.00 (Free) and yet no one...

Fred
Dec 1, 201725 min read


What Happened to the Arena League? (Part II)
This is how I finished my article on What Happened to the Arena League? Back in July. "So long story short, THE ARENA LEAGUE (AFL) IS...

Fred
Nov 29, 20172 min read


Land of a Thousand Dances
One of my all-time favorite songs is the timeless recording of the Land of a Thousand Dances. Which version? Well, mostly all of 'em....

Fred
Nov 25, 20173 min read


The Strange, Strange Story of Manute Bol
According to multiple sources, Manute Bol was born on October 16, 1962. Now, yesterday, all across the web, that date is being changed...

Fred
Nov 23, 20174 min read


Observations of Childhood Behavior
Story Times Kiddies: So I was sitting in the drivers seat of the bus at the local school district. (Right where the middle school bus...

Fred
Nov 19, 20172 min read


Metallica v Anthrax
I came across a video a few weeks ago from the 2017 Loudwire Music Awards. It was the song Caught in a Mosh by Anthrax. I'm a sucker, so...

Fred
Nov 17, 20173 min read


Top 50 Alice Donut Songs of All Time
Editor's Note: Jan 24, 2016 Fred posted this opinion on Facebook before Beacon of Speech, the Blog, existed. He specifically tagged Joe...

Fred
Nov 12, 20174 min read


Another Societal Breakdown
I was at my Great Uncle's funeral on November 9. Saw a bunch of relatives that were 80+ that I hadn't seen in ages. My Dad's side of the...

Fred
Nov 11, 20173 min read


Dr. Norm MacDonald: Best Disease Ever
Man am I takin' it on the ESPN comments section. Apparently taking a hard line stance on admitted drug abuser Josh Gordon is a very...

Fred
Nov 7, 20171 min read
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