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Damn Right I'm from Cleveland: Your Guide to Makin' It in America's 47th Biggest City

AUTHOR Polk, Mike
PUBLISHER Gray & Company Publishers (10/31/2012)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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A wickedly funny take on Cleveland from comedian Mike Polk Jr.

This hilarious rustbelt satire lampoons Cleveland's quirks, including our boundless obsession with crappy sports teams, the nonstop quest to reinvent our civic image, and a grab-bag collection of odd local celebrities.

Polk tackles such timely topics as: Great Places to Take a Dump Downtown ... Riding the RTA: A Fascinating Cultural Experience ... A Cleveland Enemies Hall of Fame ... A Comparison of Three Area Gentlemen's Clubs ... A Fabulous Remake of Cleveland's Own Flag ... and much more.

Full color photos throughout.

Mike Polk Jr. has received more than 50 million views on YouTube alone for his witty Internet videos ("Hastily Made Tourism Video," "Cleveland Browns: Factory of Sadness," and others).

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ISBN-13: 9781938441073
ISBN-10: 1938441079
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 108
Carton Quantity: 58
Product Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.30 x 8.30 inches
Weight: 0.65 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Humor | Topic - Adult
Humor | Topic - Regional & Cultural
Dewey Decimal: 817
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022278807
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A wickedly funny take on Cleveland from comedian Mike Polk Jr.

This hilarious rustbelt satire lampoons Cleveland's quirks, including our boundless obsession with crappy sports teams, the nonstop quest to reinvent our civic image, and a grab-bag collection of odd local celebrities.

Polk tackles such timely topics as: Great Places to Take a Dump Downtown ... Riding the RTA: A Fascinating Cultural Experience ... A Cleveland Enemies Hall of Fame ... A Comparison of Three Area Gentlemen's Clubs ... A Fabulous Remake of Cleveland's Own Flag ... and much more.

Full color photos throughout.

Mike Polk Jr. has received more than 50 million views on YouTube alone for his witty Internet videos ("Hastily Made Tourism Video," "Cleveland Browns: Factory of Sadness," and others).

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Author: Polk, Mike
Mike Polk Jr. is a Cleveland-based writer and comedian whose self-produced videos have more than 50 million combined views on You Tube alone. He is responsible for such viral hits as "The Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video" (which appeared in the Michael Moore documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story"), "The Honest R&B Song," "The One Semester of Spanish Love Song," and the award-winning internet series "Man In The Box." Polk has been performing sketch comedy with the group "Last Call" for over nine years, young throughout North America. The troupe won "Best of the Festival" in Toronto in 2011 and Seattle in 2010 and regularly perform at Cleveland's Playhouse Square Theaters. Polk has been named Cleveland's best comedian by "Scene Magazine" and "Cleveland Magazine" on several occasions. His work has also appeared on TNT's "Inside the NBA," and on FunnyorDie.com. For all of his bluster, Polk is a huge advocate of the Northeast Ohio area and is happy to call Cleveland his home.
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