Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is the mystery of Bechstein's spiritual state. Which life will become his model, that of his father--a lord of the underworld--or of Cleveland--an insouciant motorcylist? The two sit on opposite ends of Bechstein's spirtual seesaw. His father, head of a numbers racket and prostitution ring, is willing to forget the past in order to enjoy the present, and the world be damned. Cleveland, who would like to get involved in the same underworld life, hangs out at the Cloud Factory--the name he assigns to one of Pittsburgh's omnipresent smokestacks--his thoughts often...
...Bechstein, the summer is like a canvas on which he can apply the colors of his passions and peculiarities. First, he meets Arthur. Then Arthur introduces him to Phlox and Cleveland. Soon, he comes in contact with a world he had barely scraped the surface of in his early years: his father's world. Pittsburgh--smoke-filled and grim--serves as an an appropriate counterpoint to Bechstein's colorful journey...
Early in the novel, he visits Arthur, who is house-sitting for the Bell-weathers, a snobbish couple. Cleveland arrives and discovers that the family's precious pooch is in heat. Cleveland invites a neighbor's three dogs over for an orgy...
...What have you done to our dog?' " said Mrs. Bellwether--to Cleveland...
...camp stated that some players were upset over Winfield's comments. But any first reactions gradually faded away. Don Mattingly was even quoted as saying that The Book was not going to disrupt the team. The Yankees at 12-3 have the best record in baseball, along with the Cleveland Indians...