CLEVELAND, LAS VEGAS

One friend leaves, and another comes back! Dott-O is back in The Cleve! While we had a Missed Connection when I visited Vegas, I’m super-excited about her (semi) permanent reinstallation The Steel Ovaries Happy Hour back home. Truly.

And it’s always uber-awesome for a (re)addition to the local arts scene…

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So Mel asks me to “guest blog” and before really thinking about what to write, I accepted. “Hell!” I thought.“I can blog about my cross country ski adventures or the non-dating scene I am a current member of or even what it was like to make two solo transcontinental treks (which I highly advise EACH of you to do)!” Instead I’ve decided to write letters to my ex-lover, Las Vegas and my rekindling with Cleveland.

Dear Vegas,

We had three wonderful years together, but I needed to move on and I feel like I can finally air what has been on my chest. There were things that just didn’t mesh with us. The economy started to dump and the lifestyle we shared became ever more out of reach. Your inability to handle driving in the rain and the very rare ¼” of snow was preposterous and laughable. I never liked your tick-tacky, flash-in-the-pan nightclub fetish and felt that you needed to support a lot (A LOT) more metal shows and art exhibitions! Also, expecting me to pay $15 for a Heineken?
Not cool!

However, there are things that I am pining for. I miss your hotness. I miss your ability to make me shed my long pants and shirt and bask in your warm glow. I miss how we’d party all night long, embrace the sunrise together, take a nap and start all over again. I miss your bright, neon smile and your fast pace. I miss your geography, baby. I miss it like you can’t believe! I’m sorry things didn’t work out but I will never regret our time together, Vegas.

Dear Cleveland,

Wow! It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I’ve been thinking a lot about you in the past few months and I’ve got to say, you’ve gotten really good looking. I mean, you’ve always been cool with your rock and roll and your other interests, but there’s something else. Cross country skiing with you has been nothing short of A BLAST! I’ve loved going to wine tastings and exploring the region. I’ve gotten to hang out with some old friends and it hasn’t been “weird.” I know that we’ve had our issues in the past but I’m looking toward the future and think that we just might make this happen. I mean, you’ve inspired me to get back into fighting shape AND you support my art! You are lavishing me with metal shows all over town and frankly, isn’t that what really gets to the heart of a gal? You’re so…comfortable and cuddly, too.

Ah, Cleveland. I’m really looking forward to this. But you’re going to have to work on your cynicism. It’ll give you wrinkles.

If this thing with Cleveland doesn’t work out, I’ll probably be back in March for a quickie! So keep that champagne flowing and your party hat on.

Love, Dott

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