THIS GUY MOVED TO CLEVELAND TO ROOT FOR THE BROWNS. Seriously, that’s almost too sad to fabricate, but no. Eric Barr, formerly of East Hartford, CT, left his job, family and friends to move TO Cleveland. He has no furniture, and apparently, no common sense. And we haven’t even gotten to the part where Barr had driven 566 miles to see Browns home games. EVERY home game. For the last three years.
And that was in a 1992 Nissan Sentra with a top speed of 54 mph.
Barr knows nobody in Cleveland. He inherited his love of the Browns from his father. He had never lived in Cleveland, either. His favorite thing about Cleveland? “You can buy beer on Sundays!” Oh, Eric. You and Cleveland were made for each other. H/T Upstate Underdog
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This guy knows he can still buy beer at a bar on Sundays in CT, right?
Then again if he’s a Browns fan he probably didn’t have anyone to go with in the first place. Also, anything is an upgrade over East Hartford. Even
/lives in CT
Isn’t Buffalo technically Western NY?
@Dancing Baptist – it’s not a Southern thing – it’s a religious thing.
/lives in New Orleans
Eric wrights replacement?
Hey GongKong, I hear housing is cheap in Kabul too.
We have blue laws here in Jawja. Think it’s a southern thing. And whoever said ” stock up on Saturday ” has a point – but sometimes all that liquor seems more of a challenge than a stash.
East Hartford is not good. They lost tens of thousands of good paying jobs making jet engines at Pratt & Whitney and replaced them peanut vendor jobs for a half dozen UConn college football games. But it’s not Hartford so don’t make fun of it for being Hartford. East Hartford is it’s own kind of shitty, kind of like Quincy, MA has it’s own distinctive kind of assholes that are similar to but different than Boston assholes.
You laugh, but if this is a trend it means that property values in Pittsburgh and Dallas are going to soar in the next decade.
Cleveland ain’t that bad. Seriously, it really isn’t, exept downtown and most of the actual city..suburbs are nice and housing is cheap cheap cheap
Guy didn’t move to Cleveland, he moved to Berea (which is way out there) to be close to training camp. lol
geez, living in CT, he has easy access to rooting for the Giants, Jets, or Patriots, all of whom are much more respectable franchises than Cleveland.
Since he lived about 15 mins from me its safe to say if he lived in East Hartford, hes probably better off now.
Don’t know what happened there.
Pant’s you can buy beer in PA on Sundays. Distributors are open till 4 and bars have normal hours and can sell take out. You can also buy liquor but it is not convenient as only a few select state stores (PA nightmare) are open during the afternoon on Sundays.
Pants
Eric Barr is my hero!
Sorry Upstate, I should have been more specific and said Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica and Schenectady.
Their Football team is the color of shit.
/that is all.
@Vince Wilfork You
Actually you can’t buy beer or liquor in PA on Sundays. Tragic? Yes. Stupid? Absolutely. Are we ever going to change our puritanical ways? Not until Stephen A. Smith is elected governor.
@City of Industry Football Corporation: Seconded. This guy is clearly retarded. Not the “Wow, you’re just dumb” retarded, the full on “This guy is eating paste and living in a home” retarded.
Tom Brady, on the other hand, is just a bitch.
my hero.
@LFNI, I resemble that remark.
At least he had sense enough to not stop in Upstate NY.
Wait till Eric Barr finds out they serve beer on Sundays in California. I get to drink and watch the NFL and then drunkenly stumble on the beach. You could do that in Cleveland with Lake Erie I suppose but only if you’re okay with contracting hepatitis.
He could drive a half hour from Hartford to Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun, and get firewater and any NFL game he wants. And they have sports bars in Hartford. There is (was) one opposite the Hartforf Civic Center called the Russian Lady, also known as the Slavic Slut to locals. Instead this genius moves a quarter continent away to watch Eric Mangini shit the bed on a weekly basis in person.
We’re doomed! DOOMED, I tell you! I, for one, will welcome our Asian fiscal overlords. First move-sterilize Eric Barr, by force if needed.
It seems wrong to rip on this guy. I like it better when we rip on successful QB’s with long flowing locks and supermodel wives.
Turd Ferguson, uh…what?
Is this the prelude to a feel-good story about Art Modell’s gracious exit from Cleveland, and how it allowed a son to emulate his beloved father?
What’s that?….Just another example of social retardation passed from one generation to the next? Oh. Nevermind.
dudebro I bet your parents maintain a lovely domicile for you and your high school girlfriend with a lazy eye
Guess it’s time for a hastily made Hartford tourism video.
Jesus, why couldn’t this guy have driven through a Kenworth on his way to Cleveland?
I can buy beer on Sunday and I don’t live in a complete shithole!
Fuck you Eric Barr
I’m pretty sure that’s Spencer Hall.
It could have been worse – at least he didn’t move to Baltimore
That guy is absofuckinlutely out of his mind. Not only does he move to Cleveland with nothing, but he’s happy to torture himself 8 times a season watching that excuse of a team. He’s going to go all DeNiro on Mangini one of these days and abduct his kid.
Oh yeah and most places sell beer on Sunday.
“Here’s a crazy idea, buy enough beer on Saturday so you have some leftover for Sunday.”
Inconvenient.
/Cuyler’d
@DDD, that video will never get old.
This is why the Asian countries are kicking our asses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM
I’m not easily offended, but jeez punter, that’s just…
Wait, you didn’t make this up?
Here’s a crazy idea, buy enough beer on Saturday so you have some leftover for Sunday.
That’s like moving to Gomorrah for the salt pillars.
/I’m aware that there’s only one, thank you
VWY, if he drove through Jersey to get to Cleveland, he will fit right in with Browns fans. And let’s be honest, he wasn’t leaving any friends in CT.
Fun fact, to get to Cleveland he had to drive through New York, Pennsylvania, and possibly New Jersey: all of which sell beer on Sunday. Also: most other states.
He’s living the dream, man! I haven’t decided if this guy is just stupid or crazy. Stupid crazy?
So is he Harry or Lloyd?
It’s less depressing when you consider that he moved out of Hartford.
I’m sensing an Adam Sandler comedy in this guy’s future where he (played by Sandler) meets wacky Browns fans (played by Kevin James and David Spade and Rob Schneider) and befriends them over beer and crappy Browns performances.