For some reason, someone decided to do an article on the best way to store kitchen towels. I have no idea why. And for some other reason someone actually took the time to develop a methodology to store kitchen towels.

Here's to having too much time on your hands.

Knock yourself out!

Kitchen Towels!

Tough loss for the Browns this week, or was it? It was a game that should have been won.

I love the Browns and I am committed to expect more from them than seasons past.  OK, before we move on, I saw the pass interference play like you did. It was ridiculous and the league needs to hold these lousy officials and calls accountable. But they won't, and don't. It's a league wide problem of deciding games with their egos and it happens every week on a few NFL fields.  And can we stop with all the Facebook stuff like, "They must be paid by the Chargers" or "How much they paying you, ref?"  That's childish and excuse laden. Because even with that play, the Browns have themselves to blame for the loss.  Period.

The two losses this season could haven easily been wins, as was last years playoff game with the Chiefs.  One common denominator. The Browns don't know how to close out games. Not yet, and it needs to be fixed ASAP, or it's gonna get in their heads if it's not already. And looking at this honestly they are even having a tough time closing out lesser opponents as well.

Sunday, even after that horrible call and the gift of a shanked extra point, the Browns had a chance to close things out. The games best running game and a QB that doesn't turn the ball over is the perfect recipe for that, and they didn't get it done.  It's as simple as that. That's when you have to run the ball down their throat and drain the clock. That's what great teams do, and what we're built for.  On days the defense struggles, the offense has to pick them up and get it done. And Visa versa.  Please stop with the excuses of refs and all that kind of silly talk and look within.

There are plenty of games up the line where this will happen again, and they will be in a position to win late and they need to do it or the season will be a disappointment. Do you want to win 8 games or 12 games?  The Browns are a very good team, but that's not good enough. They need to play great when it matters . Again, that is nothing new for the Browns who have specialized in the 59 minute game for decades, giving things up very late.  And in Los Angeles against a good team that you need to beat would have been a great time to change it.  I'm not down on the Browns at all.  But if we want to get to the top, as they are built for, we must be demanding of them, and they of themselves.

Injuries, bad refs, bad breaks, great QB's, and away games are all a part of the NFL, and that can't be hidden behind.  You play the guys you have, the teams your scheduled, where they are scheduled, and the league officiates them. That is every teams reality.

Because 1 team will do all the things that we need to do, and they will be on top. The rest of us will wait for next year.  Close teams out, finish the game!  Finish the way you start and all will be OK.

GO BROWNS

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Jackie asked me about an artist I haven't thought about in a very long time. She asked about Charly McClain and what happened to her.  Actually, her name is Charlotte Denise McClain, but we all knew her as Charly. In the 1980's she had a nice run of hits, had a following, in addition to an enviable, beautiful, soft, angelic voice that was her absolute calling card. That voice made her as popular as any woman of her era.  Then she did something not many do, one day she just walked away.  I played all her songs for many years on great stations all across the country.

Breakthrough Song! (#1)

She was in the same era of Janie Fricke, Crystal Gayle, Sylvia, Tanya, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly, Shelly West, Rosanne Cash, a young Reba and others. She had a very unique voice that in some ways was not as powerful or as loud as the others, but there was an incredible, and alluring vulnerability in it, and the more "country" the song, the better she sounded. I always loved to hear Charly McClain sing a slow, gentle love song, she was really good at it. In fact, she would be my pick to sing such a song, top of the list. Funny, that we got to know her from her first number one hit, Who's Cheatin' Who in 1981 that was a real punchy number, Alan Jackson took that same song to number one a few years later, but McClain had it first.

Great Song As I First Got Into Country Radio

That era of country has been a bit forgotten. Time has not been very kind to the early and mid 1980's and I think that's too bad. No doubt country was struggling after the Urban Cowboy  phase and the the Neo-Traditionalists had not shown up yet. Things were just rudderless for a while.  I was playing these songs on the radio, but the trouble was, we just were not deep enough. Sure we had some stars, but the core style of music being recorded was a bit off center. McClain though was country, and I always respected that when many other were still recording songs with more of a pop audience still in mind first.  She went on to score three number one songs, but she had a ton of hits, and was a staple on the radio.

Listeners Loved This Song  (#7)

Very Much Loved Song At The Time  (#5)

She started very young and had a few albums in the mid 70's to no avail. But in 1981 she hit, and went on about a six year run of big songs. She was beautiful, and did some acting on 1980's TV as well, then married soap opera star Wayne Massey in 1984 and they recorded some songs together on the country charts. But no matter what she was doing in life, TV or on the charts, her songs were radio popular.  The song, With You was a real wedding favorite at the time for those lucky enough to have discovered us.

Great Hurtin' Song  (Very Underrated Song)  (#3) 

She had a way with the right song that made you listen.  She was not this soaring vocalist, she sang eloquently and directly from her heart and you could feel it. She recorded with many people, including Mickey Gilley and they had a couple of hits including, Paradise Tonight, which was a number one, but I never felt that was what she did best.  Her best songs were the vulnerable, love songs that came from deep within. In fact, not many have done it better in that regard.  I always felt that in some ways, her delivery was the predecessor to Alison Krause with her soft style, even though the music was quite different. 

Big Number ONE!

McClain didn't really care for the lonely life on the road and there was even a special made for TV about it on HBO.  And after a few years of really nice success, about 1990 she just stopped.  She went home and made a new life for herself and her family.  The format, and music had changed dramatically and she just decided that part of her life was behind her.

Top Five Song  (#3)

There have been some compilation albums where her music is available and that's great. If you have never really heard her sing, you should. You should get to know the amazing Charly McClain.

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Darn good win from the Browns this week and now we are in good shape after the week one loss to Kansas City. The Chiefs have lost 2 straight and are 1-2 and we are 2-1.  Now, we don't play the Chiefs directly the rest of the season, but we could see them in January like last year, when it really matters.  And I want that game here.

The next two games especially, are big games for the Browns. The Vikings know our coach Kevin Stefanski well as he was a coach there for many years. They are good and they will want to beat him. Then we have the Chargers who just beat the Chiefs. Both of these games are on the road.  Tough duty here. These next two games are games that teams that have big time late season and post season dreams win.  Staying ahead of the Chiefs is a big deal too, since we would lose a tiebreaker to them, plus we don't also want to lose a tiebreaker to the Chargers.

Want to send a message to the league? The TV networks? The Chiefs?  Win these next two games and get to 4-1. Go to Minnesota and win, and then to California and win! Plus, you're beating good teams.  I know I sound like I'm demanding of the Browns, but we need to be.  You can't win every game, but you need to win games every year that are tough and put you in position for later this season. And these are two of them.  There's a big difference between being 4-1 than being 3-2 or 2-3.

We are in a place we are not used to, and there are NO MORE moral victories, we are beyond that, it's time to be the Chiefs. It's time to beat good teams, and it's time to win on the road. Now that we are ahead of the Chiefs, it's time to stay ahead of them. In a way it's like we playing the Chiefs every week. Keep that mindset and the season will take care of itself.

Go Browns! 

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