About Will and Clayton's Bogus Adventure

Will Rappaport, known in the music world as Goodwill, has decided to part ways with the Gran Manzana, the Big Apple, the marvelous New York. The balmy weather, beautiful women, and constant budget crises of California now beckon, as do the promising prospects of the Los Angeles music world that we all hope will one day bring Goodwill fame and fortune.

To reach LA, Will has packed up the Honda Odyssey (pka Moby Dick) bequeathed to him by his parents, recruited his most trusted confidant and cousin, Clayton, and set out via our illustrious nation's parkways, turnpikes, and interstates on a journey destined to be studied, picked apart and critiqued for generations to come.

With this blog, we will share our experience --the cities and towns we pass through, the foods and drinks we consume, the curiosities we stumble upon-- as well as photos, updates and a daily poem.

We hope you enjoy.


Saturday, July 2, 2011

Does the name Clayton Townes ring a bell?

Perhaps not for most. But for Will and I, as well as our families, the name is especially significant.

Clayton Townes served as Cleveland's City Council President, a position that effectively made him the city's first mayor when the city adapted a city manager plan in January of 1924. He also was father to Jean and Betsy, Will's and my grandmother, respectively.

Having this deep personal history in Cleveland --it was also where my grandfather grew up and met my grandmother-- intensified our interest in visiting the city and discerning a sense of the place that shaped people we love dearly.

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