I'm a long suffering Clevelander, now living in exile in the Washington, DC area. I grew up with a family obsessed with Notre Dame football, and have made it to at least one Irish game almost every year since I was 6 (25 years if you are counting... I'm not!). My uncle was the president of the Ohio Alumni association which, in addittion to getting me reamed out by Regis Philbin in Columbus for the 1995 ND/OSU games has offered me many insights and experienced usually reserved for students of the University.
I stupidly turned that oppertunity down (what was I thinking) and instead went on to Pittsburgh to earn a degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics (braces and artificial limbs), a field in which I work to fund my music and writing hobbies!
I never alligned myself much with the Panthers, as I spent much of my time out of Oakland, and only entered Pitt Stadium when they played the Irish.
I remain a huge Browns and Indians fan, and I'm not a homer enough to say that I was ever a die-hard Cavs fan. I follow the team, but have never been a big NBA guy. Sure I cried when LeBron took his talents to South Beach, but a Cavs championship will never mean to me what an Indians World Series or Browns... I can't say it. Can you imagine having "Browns" and "Superbowl" in the same sentence not separated by "have never been"?
I'm trying to care about the Washington Nationals, but no one else here seems to... so why bother?
My primary passion is Notre Dame football, and as of August 2009 I have been a "Featured Columnist" representing Notre Dame Football on Bleacher Report.
Apart from writing, I am a working musician, playing in a couple of bands, including portraying John Lennon in a Beatles Tribute.
My wife allows this... I am still not sure why!