Type: Out On The Town, Culture
Cost: $$
Planned By: Both
Cleveland
is known for being the birthplace of Rock and Roll. DJ, Alan Freed,
popularized the genre by playing this type of music and coined the
phrase Rock and Roll. I'm a fan of Rock and Roll, and took two classes on
its history while in college. Surprisingly, neither Adam or I had ever
been to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame! Until now...
We
walked over to the Rock Hall after lunch in the chilly but nice
weather. We got a discount for being Cleveland residents (but its still a
pretty expensive admission price).
We
did a self tour and started in the largest area, the lower level. There
were intereactive listening exhibits with legends and early influences
for rock n' roll. There was also many areas for individual artists like
Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys and The Beatles. One of the coolest
areas was cities and sounds, where there were all the main cities with
tons of memorabilia and information about how they influenced the genre.
There was even a room filled with information about Cleveland
and how it influenced Rock n' Roll. We also sat in the theater for a
little bit and watched clips from Dick Clark's American Band Stand.
On
level two we read about the architects of rock n' roll including; Les
Paul, Alan Freed and Sam Phillips. They had a small exhibit for Video
Killed the Radio star where many TVs were playing different music
videos. One of my favorite interactive listening exhibits was the One
Hit Wonder station, also on this level.
Level Three included the inductee information. There was the glow in the
dark inductee signature wall, a TV with induction nights and exhibits
about the new inductees. There was also a theater with a video about the
induction to the hall of fame, but we didn't stick around to watch it
because it was so long.
Next,
up on level four we listened to the Hall of Fame jukebox. It had so
many songs from singers and groups inducted in the Hall of Fame. We also
sat in the Foster Theater and watched a videotaped live performance of
the Rolling Stones. Then we went over to The Wall. It was a really cool
exhibit and we read about Pink Floyd and their production and making of it.
Levels
five and six were all about the 50 years of Satisfaction of the Rolling
Stones. There were a lot of cool things in this exhibit. Lots of
guitars and other instruments used in performances. There were also
many stage outfits that were quite scandalous. We read about how they
became famous, their influence and also their drug problems. The Rolling
Stones were very rebellious, but no one can say they didn't have a huge
and amazing influence on music!
We
ended with level one and the only exhibit down there was Right Here
Right Now. There were only a few things to see like Katy Perry, Lady
Gaga and Rihanna stage or video outfits, and some guitars from various
groups.
To keep up with the theme, for dinner we went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Tower City. Adam and I have
been to many Hard Rocks around the world (Paris, Sydney, Cancun,
Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, NYC, etc.), and its really cool to have one down
the street from where we live. Adam got a burger, and I got the Texan
pulled pork sandwich. It was a great meal. Afterward we got a shot glass
to add to our Hard Rock Cafe collection.
Overall, this date was great! We had this date planned for a long time, but never got the chance do it. I'm so happy we finally found time because it was definitely worth the experience!
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