It was a soggy, soggy day*, but the conversation was sunny and warm. We discussed great and various topics, like:

Sarah Palin
The Palin-naming system
How Many 6-Year Olds Can You Take In A Fight?
Can You Take Warren Ellis?
How About Alan Moore? (Even The Simpsons Version?)
What About Bob Wayne?
Who Does DC Like? Who Doesn't DC Like? How Do We Know?
Lincoln Park Trixies
Hookers And Their Pricing Structures (No, really.) - Chicago vs. Indiana
The Legion Will Be On Smallville
How Smallville Could Make That Tres Cool
Why Smallville Probably Won't
Why Smallville Is Worth Buying/Watching On DVD
Why Birds Of Prey Isn't
Except For Lori Loughlin's Black Canary Episode, That Is
Norm Isn't On DVD, But God, The Devil & Bob Is. Discuss.
Which Woman on Las Vegas Is The Prettiest
Which Seasons of Drew Carey Show Are The Best
Whether Or Not I Resemble Drew Carey
Courtney Love Is A Genius - Let's See Her Explain Logical Positivism!
Neither Tom Spurgeon Nor Alex Ross Will Ever Come To Curmudgeons Con
Mike Chary Of Earth-2: Unhampered by knee injuries, he starred in Division 1 football, parlaying that into a long, storied career in the NFL (with the Cleveland Browns). He dipped his toes into Hollywood, leading to an odd role as Wiley Post in The Will Rogers Story. After retirement, with his love of comics unabated, he would appear at Wizard World Chicago for autograph signings. He found himself inevitably seated next to Gil Gerard. The End.

Late into the early evening, our favorite acoustic guitarist turned up to begin his set. As he was playing an acoustic version of Aerosmith's "Dream On," we realized it was time to go our separate ways into the deepening twilight.

*While we did receive a record 6.63 rainfall, we fully realized that there were others who were enduring far, far worse.

Mike Chary Of Earth-2: Unhampered by knee injuries, he starred in Division 1 football, parlaying that into a long, storied career in the NFL (with the Cleveland Browns). He dipped his toes into Hollywood, leading to an odd role as Wiley Post in The Will Rogers Story. After retirement, with his love of comics unabated, he would appear at Wizard World Chicago for autograph signings. He found himself inevitably seated next to Gil Gerard. The End.

So, since I would have graduated in 1991 as an Offensive tackle (I was 6'6" 300 as a high school senior, so they wouldn't have red shirted me at either Michigan or ND,) I assume you mean that I would have played or the Baltimore Ravens. Do I get a superbowl ring, because if so, I'm having one made...

I believe the Browns didn't move until the mid-90s, so I guess you were drafted by Cleveland and then went with them to Baltimore. Maybe when the Browns started back up, they traded you back to Cleveland where you finished your career. If so, you missed out on your Super Bowl Ring.

It's not you, Mike, it's your Earth-2 duplicate. Surely you've read enough JLA-JSA team-ups to understand the difference.

And on Earth-2, the team is still the Cleveland Browns. When Art Modell threatened to move them in 1995, Drew Carey (who on Earth-2 somehow seems to be an odd mix of Drew Carey and Jim Caldwell) bought him out to keep the team in town. Although I haven't followed all the developments closely, an Earth-2 Baltimore Ravens team somehow seems to have sprouted up in 1999.

I believe that E-2 Mike Chary felt a kindred bond with the city/fans of Cleveland. So did Art Modell, and the Earth-2 Art Modell never took the final step of actually relocating the Browns. He bided his time, and the city did build the new stadium. Mike, late in his career, did consider signing a free agency deal with the expansion Indianapolis club to be close to home ...

(Meta-textually, someone immediately said Cleveland was where you played. It directly tied into the whole "Drew Carey" discussion.)

I think I had mentioned that after I hurt my knee I ended up going to school in Cleveland (Case Western Reserve University) instead of schoolm with a football program.