Michael Interviews...

Sister Mary Assumpta - Cleveland's Sports Nun
June 13, 1998

She's praying for the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series, and praying is part of her job, she's Sister Mary Assumpta, Cleveland's Sports Nun. A baseball fan since birth, Sister Mary believes the Indians will win the World Series in 1998, the 50th anniversary of their last World Championship in 1948.

Listen in as Michael and Sister Mary talk about an avocation to baseball and a partiality toward Venezuelan shortstops.

Michael Interviews...

Author Harvey Pekar
June 13, 1998

Comic author of "American Splendor" and "Our Cancer Year" Comic author Harvey Pekar isn't afraid to tell you what he really thinks about late-night talk show hosts, having cancer, winning awards, and challah.

Listen in ask Michael and Harvey talk about growing up in Cleveland and how to not make a living writing comic books.

Where to find Harvey on the Web:

• http://www.pathfinder.com/altculture/aentries/p/pekar.html
• http://rachel.auschron.com/issues/vol16/issue41/books.pynchon.html
• Dark Horse Comics: 10956 Southeast Main Street, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222

Harvey Pekar's book American Splendor Presents : Bob & Harv's Comics is available from Amazon.com.

Michael Interviews...

Laura Taxel- author of "Cleveland Ethnic Eats," Gray & Company
Publishers Gilda & Carla Carnecelli from The Palazzo Restaurant
June 13, 1998

A large and diverse immigrant population makes eating out in Cleveland a global dining experience. Many authentic Mom & Pop restaurants serve traditional food from Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

About Gilda & Carla Carnecelli
Gilda and Carla have always been in the restaurant business. Their grandmother opened The Palazzo, then passed it on to her daughter, who passed it on to her daughters. Now sisters Gilda and Carla maintain the family tradition of serving authentic Italian cuisine.

Here's the menu from the Cleveland show:

• Bruscetta and Tampinade (appetizer of bread, pesto, tomatoes, olives)
• Cheese Rolls
• Caccicco and Rissotto (seafood stew of calamari, clams, mussels, scallops, swordfish)
• Chicken Augusto (chicken with a porcini cream sauce)
• Pizzelle

The Palazzo Restaurant
101st and Detroit (by the mass transit center)
216/651-3900

Laura Taxel's book Cleveland Ethnic Eats is available from Amazon.com.