Coke Zero Balancing Act Video

This past Summer we visited Geneva On The Lake, a quaint local beach resort spot on shores of Lake Erie, Ohio. Patrick, the lead scientist of the Grassy Knoll Institute continued his research on the dynamics of gravity and carbonated liquid filled cylinders and caffeine. To correlate results from the first experiment, the same location, (Time Square Restaurant, Home of the largest order of french fries,) was chosen. However, this time, a can of Coke Zero was used instead of Classic Coke. The results were the same.

Notice the table was level, and no strings or pulley type devices can be seen. In a matter of seconds, Patrick balanced the Coke on its side and it did not tip over. He ran his hands over and around the can to prove that no strings or other devices were used to hold the can in place.

BTW, Yes, the fries were great as well as the cheeseburgers at Time Square Restaurant located in the heart of Geneva-On-The-Lake strip.

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Geneva On The Lake – Past And Present

Geneva On The Lake 1960's

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In the 1950’s and 60’s, Geneva On The Lake was “The Place” to go for the Summer weekends. Geneva had it all. On the Geneva strip, there was a mile of shops, restaurants, attractions, even an amusement park. Eddie’s Grill, Madsen Donuts, Firehouse Winery, and Time Square restaurant famous for their pile of fries order. Geneva was where all the cool kids hung out, including the many motorcycle gangs that would congregate on the strip by Annie’s restaurant.

Below the strip was Lake Erie and miles of white sandy beaches where bikini clad babes would shake and bake all day. The water was clear and and non-polluted. There was a pier and yes, people would actually swim in the great lake.

Beach Entrance

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Flash forward forty plus years to the present. This twisted piece of rusted metal were once the entrance to the beach. These are the same white steps in the post card picture above.

The weeds are overgrown and it is not a well traveled path anymore. The steps are rickety but they still function.
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Lake Geneva 2009

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Referring back to the post card picture above. This is what the beach and water look like today. As you can see, the pier is gone, the white sand is gone, the foliage is now weeds. Gone are the bikini clad babes sunbathing and in their place, large cement breakers now dominate what beach is left. Erosion has won this battle. No one swims there now or rarely even ventures down to the so-called beach.

Geneva Erosion 2009

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Again, referring to the post card above, this is what is now at the bend in the beach. Round cement breakers litter the rocky eroded beach supposedly to eliminate anymore erosion. Not that it matters now.

The beach is dead. This is no longer a place where the cool kids hang out. In fact, no one hangs out at this place anymore. There are only the occasional few like myself that make the trek down the rusted steps and take in the now sad view that once was a beautiful place to visit.

Eddie’s Grill will be closing next week as Labor day signals the end of Summer and most of the businesses on Geneva On The Lake board up for the winter. For those in the area, now is the time to visit Geneva before it’s too late for this year.

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Karaoke Night At Geneva On The Lake

The date was July 13th, 2007, Friday the 13th, which happens to be my wifes and mine 22nd wedding anniversary. We decided to spend the evening at Geneva on the Lake. Take in a little dinner at Eddies Grill or Time Square, visit the shops, explore the strip, watch the sunset and take in some karaoke singing at Time Square.

To me, the above video was the best of the night. Yes, of course his singing was bloody horrendous, and he forget the words, and he was out of sync, and his microphone broke midway through, but he was the most entertaining.

I’ll let the video speak for itself. Enjoy.

Special honorable mention to the Ozzy Osborne dude singing ‘Crazy Train’ who sounded just like Ozzy. He really got the crowd going.

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