Psychadelic

If you're going to the Blossom Festival Band concert Monday night, July 4th, you might encounter the new WCLV 3-D specs. Great for fireworks. Tastefully decorated with patriotic colors and the WCLV logo. The fireworks will look like they're right out of "Fantasia." Get your specs while they last.

International Standard Music Number?

A visitor to the "Radioquarium" asked why musical compositions couldn't be identified by a specific number, akin to the International Standard Book Number, the DNA identifier for books. I explained the opus numbers assigned within each composer's output identifies compositions, but only within that composer's oeuvre.

Is the ISMN a practical idea? Insane? At the very least, it would be time consuming. But a lot of people have time on their hands.

A Tourist From NYC

One of the best ways to learn about your city is to quiz a tourist. During a conversation this morning with A NYC tourist at a local eatery, the visitor had two observations about Cleveland: (1) "Where are all the people?" and (2) "It's so clean!"

Lonely Gull

Sparrows, chickadees and starlings occupy the high-rise bird condo within view of WCLV's music library. On Wednesday morning, they were joined by this fine gull. I couldn't hear it through the window, but it was clearly calling to or about something. After 10 minutes, it hopped off the roof and glided west to 13th Street.

Judy Collins Wrote About Them

Who knew clouds could be so entertaining? Aside from the history, culture and parks, Cleveland has the most intriguing clouds. This was the view outside a colleague's window this morning. That blue sky followed intense storms which steamrolled down from Lake Erie around morning rush hour, producing severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. Heavy rain meant you couldn't see across the parking lot. Downed trees are still blocking some routes.