Cleveland Offended by Cleveland Tourism Videos…City Offers Free Night Out on the Town To Best Pro Cleveland Video


CLEVELAND (AP) — Come to Cleveland, where the economy is based on LeBron James, the streets are filled with drifters and broken-down homes can be had for the price of a VCR. A comedian’s sarcastic YouTube music videos trashing Cleveland have so unnerved tourism officials that they asked residents to fire back with videos of their own showing the city is not really the “Mistake on the Lake.” The winner of the contest sponsored by the city’s travel promotion agency, Positively Cleveland, will be announced Thursday. Entries had to cost $2 or less to produce; be 2 minutes long, tops; and highlight favorite spots and the “unexpected side of the area about which tourists may not be aware.” The winner gets a Cleveland travel package, including a stay in a downtown hotel, dinner and passes to attractions…

And I’m guessing that second prize is two nights stay. These two videos are far and away my favorites that we’ve had on the Stool in recent memory. I’ve actually been waiting for an excuse to post them again, possibly once the Cavs got eliminated from the playoffs. But then along comes the the actual Cleveland tourism board and serves me up an excuse on a silver platter. Because nothing says “We’re a run down, 5th rate city” faster than saying “We’re NOT a run down, 5th rate city.” It’s an indisputable truth of life that any city that has to sponsor urban pride events like Positively Cleveland is not a city to be proud of. And when Samantha Fryberger (nice name) says there’s no hard feelings, you know for a fact there are hard feelings. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” But in Cleveland’s defense, at least they’re not Detriot.

Jerry Thornton   |  Random Thoughts   |  05/28/09, 5:20 pm    | 

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» Greekopolous said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:41 }

El Pres, wasnt your honeymoon in Cleveland?

» fitz said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:16 }

I love that second video.

» BlueFisherPriceTable said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:32 }

haahah both videos are hilarious

» We've Got Bush said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:57 }

this news footage says the boston redsox had these videos on their site? could the cleveland news brain trust be complete idiots and be referring to this site??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJUXLwkqqJ4&feature=related

» itsMurda said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:48 }

from the video Bush posted above, surprisingly Fryberger as terrible as i thought she’d be, but she does do the interview in front of a LeBron poster which doesn’t help her cause.

» elpresidente said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:39 }

no fucking way this was on redsox.com.

» BlueFisherPriceTable said: { May 28, 2009 - 05:05:00 }

maybe they mistook barstool for the sox shitty website.

» King Sandbagger said: { May 28, 2009 - 06:05:35 }

“Our main export is Crippling Depression”

Three best things that happened to Cleveland

1. Lebron James
2. The National Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Drew Carey (Not saying much, but at least his show was based there)

» Don Orsillo said: { May 28, 2009 - 06:05:27 }

there’s no way in hell david stern allows lebron to be knocked out of the playoffs.

» Don Orsillo said: { May 28, 2009 - 06:05:59 }

also, “who the fuck still uses a pay phone?”

hahaha classic

» nard said: { May 28, 2009 - 06:05:56 }

That shit is hilarious!

» J Live said: { May 28, 2009 - 07:05:35 }

Cleveland -4.5 first half. Then they lose it in the second of course…because they are not very good.

» ninjAL said: { May 28, 2009 - 08:05:03 }

The guys that made this video are from NC, check this local commercial they did here in North Cack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOyMSEWNTs

» lawgone said: { May 28, 2009 - 09:05:01 }

Ah, yes, making fun of people losing their jobs as industry leaves the U.S. and goes overseas. Hilarious. Like Boston doesn’t have sh*tty run down areas. Give me a break.

» Josef Fritzls Cellar said: { May 28, 2009 - 09:05:14 }

Lawgone….

I would much rather live in the shittiest part of Boston than the nicest place in Cleveland…..Have fun using a pay phone dick.

» Fritz the cat said: { May 28, 2009 - 09:05:56 }

Josef Fritzls Cellar said: { May 28, 2009 – 09:05:14 }

Lawgone….

I would much rather live in the shittiest part of Boston than the nicest place in Cleveland…..Have fun using a pay phone dick.

well, the nicest place in cleveland would probably be lebron james’ mansion. so you’re saying you would rather live in a slum than a huge freakin’ mansion? i guess you never took a logic class during your time at bahston college, huh?

» Josef Fritzls Cellar said: { May 28, 2009 - 09:05:10 }

Fritz the cat….you must use pay phones and hang out on west 6th street.

» Jerry Thornton said: { May 28, 2009 - 10:05:46 }

EP is right on. When that chick said “the Boston Red Sox put it on their site” she had to be referring to us. Our first use was the afternoon of the first Sox-Indians game of the season.

Moses Cleveland would be proud.

» Chutley said: { May 28, 2009 - 11:05:51 }

lebron just pooped all over the orlando magic…even if clevelnd had shitty parts at least it doesn’t breed boston douchebags who think they are in ireland

» Latanza Heist said: { May 29, 2009 - 12:05:39 }

Yea theyre not Detroit at all, Detroit wins championships. Fuckin hate cleveland

» bruinsrule1211 said: { May 29, 2009 - 02:05:37 }

The Tampa Bay Rays can’t win in CLEVELAND

» Sgt. Jim Davis Army Ranger said: { May 29, 2009 - 07:05:33 }

Hey Thorton go fuck yourself. Get out of your moms basement for once and come up to Detroit for a weekend. He have 2 brand new standiums Comerica Park and Ford Field. 3 major Casinos. And legal prostitution 20 minutes away in Windsor. Why am I better at your job than you are you fucking weasle

» lineSkier said: { May 29, 2009 - 09:05:38 }

Fritz the cat…

Logic Class huh? Didn’t see that on class list when I went to school. They must not offer that in real colleges.

Hey by the way…what happened to all those hater ‘Canes and ‘Hawks/Bulls fans. They faded into the distance real quick when the Pens and Wings took it to their respective towns.

» bjl110 said: { May 29, 2009 - 09:05:33 }

@Jim Davis:

If you have to travel to Windsor for hookers, that means you are not in Detroit anymore. Buy a globe.

The only way Cleveland could be shittier is if it was in Iowa, Nebraska, or any other plain state.

Or if it was Detroit or Buffalo

» King Sandbagger said: { May 29, 2009 - 09:05:18 }

Every little prick, who’s on LeBron’s dick says CLEVELAND ROCKS! CLEVELAND ROCKS!

Everyone else agrees the city Smells ’cause CLEVELAND SUCKS! CLEVELAND SUCKS! CLEVELAND SUCKS! CLEVELAND SUCKS!

» DSully2001 said: { May 29, 2009 - 10:05:26 }

We’ll see how nice Cleveland is once LeBron leaves town you dbag. Have fun winning your zero championships….

» SteelerNation said: { May 29, 2009 - 11:05:56 }

Didn’t they used to have a football team in Cleveland?

» bruinsrule1211 said: { May 29, 2009 - 01:05:16 }

shit that Tampa comment was making Cleveland look good, scratch that.

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