Okay, I wanna know who on earth told Chris Isaak to ride a bicycle down Lorain Ave/Rd., apparently through the antiques district! I have lived in a Cleveland suburb for 41 years and I don't ususally DRIVE with my windows down through that area. Now, I realize that it may seem dumb to have an antiques area that is not the safest place around, but I know that it wasn't planned that way. It just sort of developed over the years... it's an old section of town. I may have recommended to go in a car, with friends and cell phones, around noon. Seriously.

But that story was SO funny, anyway. Just glad that he's okay (mostly, anyway).

I'm waiting to hear concert reviews. My husband had to travel this week, and I had to waste my tickets. I thought that I had someone to go with, but she flaked out on me at the last minute. DETAILS... I want DETAILS...


Me

What story? Was it in local Cleveland news or posted somewhere here on the board? Inquiring minds want to know!

CHIGirl

Chris seemed at ease on the Kelly and Regis show and Kelly was giving him alot of respect as well. They seemed to have a good chemistry. For his first attempt at talk show-i give it a nine out of 10.

To get a good treasure sometimes you have to drag them from the strangest places. Surely Chris's house has some great stuff from the places he has seen. Glad he did not get mugged on the wrong side of the tracks in Cleveland.

Sorry, CHIGirl, I am referring to the opening story that CI told on
"Live with Regis and Kelly." He said that he had an experience getting knocked off of a bicycle on a street in Cleveland. I wish that I could quote the entire story, because it was absolutely hilarious... in an "I almost got really injured" sort of way

Could someone else fill in the rest of the details? I'm not a super storyteller and I don't want to misquote this one!

I don't think I could quote the story and do it justice either. Very funny.

Interesting 24 hours, pedaling for his life, a show last night and up early for the co-host gig, looking no worse for wear.....but wouldn't take his shirt off to show the bruises (everyone was hoping right). He needs to blog like Kenney and ask the fans the best places to go, they wouldn't stear him wrong.

Have to be on the lookout in the upcoming tour cities for him on his bike with a sink strapped on his back....

Cute little dog at the end too.

Okay, duh. I am just watching "Live..." now so I heard the story. Funny, funny man! I wish Chris would have his own show again. He is so good.
CHIGirl

I HAVE A TON OF VHS TAPES WITH CHRIS ISAAK & SILVERTONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THEM...

ANYWAY...

I CAME IN ON THE SHOW AT THE END OF THE BIKE STORY...

CUZ MY VHS WASN'T BIG ENOUGH TO COPY 'DISCLOSURE' AND THE MORNING SHOW...

IT TAKES ISAAK TOO LONG TO TELL A STORY...

HE'LL NEVER MAKE IT ON T.V., SORRY BABY!

I HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR THE COLLAR BONE (CLAVICLE) BRUISE...

COLD COMPRESS.

KELLY IS COOKING AND ISAAK IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.

*POOF*

OH WOW, I HAD THIS DREAM I SAW CHRIS ISAAK HOSTING REGIS AND KELLY LIVE!

IT WASN'T A DREAM!?

O.K.

RODNEY WAS THERE WHICH MEANS 'MISTRESS SHERYL' WAS THERE.

MY FAVORITE PART OF THE SHOW WAS WHEN HE REACHES FOR THE 'GO-GO' DANCER...SHE WASN'T EXPECTING IT.

I think Kelly could have tried a little harder to get that shirt off! lol! I came in about a fourth of a way through the story. If this music thing doesn't work out, I definately think he could do a talk show! I think he and Kenny together would do a great job!

GOOD MORNING TO ALL! I LOVED THE WAY CHRIS TOLD ABOUT THE LORAIN DISTRICT,LOOKING FOR ANTIQUE STORES.. HE CAN TELL THE TRUTH AND PEOPLE THINK HE IS KIDDING, HE HAS BEST OF SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT THE WHOLE EVENT,,,JUST SO HAPPY TO HEAR HE WAS NOT INJURED BAD,.. SOME BRUISES,,THAT HAD TO BE SCARY SITUATION!!..THANK GOD CHRIS IS ALRIGHT!!..,,,I COMMEND THE SHOW FOR LETTING CHRIS HAVE THE RESPECT TO EXPLAIN THE CLEVELAND-LORAIN AVE EVENT..ONCE A GENTLEMAN,ALWAYS THE GENTLEMAN EVEN AS CO-HOST ON LIVE THIS MORNING!i LOVE IT!! CHRIS, HAVE A SAFE DAY & NIGHT AT BEACON THEATER CHRIS & SILVERTONES!

HUGS.SillieWillie---Willa

I am glad that Chris didn't get seriously hurt last night on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. It was an interesting story he shared with the viewers this morning on "Live With Regis & Kelly". If only Chris had known that that street wasn't a safe area to be at night on a bike, he shouldn't have gone. I hope he is safe tonight during and after the show in New York City.

-Deanna

I missed it. Boy I wish they would re-air it!!!!!

Hmmmm..... O.k. could someone please elaborate on what happened to him, for us poor under-privileged peasants in foreign lands who won't get to see this show? Did somebody mug him, or did a car clip him?? Or perhaps he just hit a pothole....a puddle....a stalker?? ( ). Anyway, I'm glad to hear he's obviously survived it intact.

Can someone please put the show up on www.youtube.com for all of us West Coasters who didn't get to see it? Pretty please!!

Cheryl, I will try to repeat Chris's story. He said he asked someone where he could buy "salvage" stuff for his house he is fixing up. Someone told him to go to Loraine (sp?) Ave, which happens to be a bad part of town. Chris rode his bike. On the way he somehow got caught in the middle of a police chase and his bike was hit by the fleeing vehicle. He fell off his bike and bruised his shoulder. That is the basics, but Chris told it with so much flair and humor, I couldn't possibly do it justice.

CHIGirl

And where the quote of 'bullets don't have no eyes" it was said to Chris by a man that was running on foot fleeing the scene.
WRG

Thanks girls! God...that sounded quite serious. I know he's joked about being a big guy and being able to handle himself (and I suppose he was a boxer, after all) however you can't help but worry about him at times. Especially when he's exposed to something like that. He has enough problems with wacked-out fans trying to get to him. And a gun was involved too?? **shudder**. I LOATHE guns....and as for psycho fans, I remember a few years ago a stalker tried to burn down his house (don't remember the specifics of it, but I think she managed to burn down just the letterbox...or gate..or something like that). If I were him, I'd live in a very safe house, behind a very big wall, and get a very BIG dog, lol. (Rodney is adorable and all, but let's face it, he probably couldn't bite the balls off a chihuahua) Thanks again ladies!

And the part I missed, that my sister told me about, is that Chris said he was afraid that he was going to get shot in the ass! A fear he has always had? Someone, is that what he said? Too funny.... I get such a visual of him pedaling like crazy away from the scene with his butt in the air!!! And also the culprits thought that Chris was a cop! And Chris said he shouldn't have cut his hair so short!!! As I said before, thank goodness he is ok!

The way he told it was very funny. But... that's showbiz. It was a very dangerous situation and he and we are all damn lucky he wasn't seriously injured or killed. He must have a guardian angel, bless his heart.

Well let's hope this guardian angel keeps a close eye on him from now on. *giggle*
What an experience to go through though. Poor baby! So glad he is okay.

Miss Sugar xx

My husband and I just watched the tape and a thought occurred to me. I wondered if this was a true story, like Kelly Ripa did. HOWEVER, remember when Marc Cohn was in that attempted carjacking? He was grazed by a bullet for heaven's sake.

So bizarre things can and do happen - celebrities are not immune. I too am grateful that Chris escaped unharmed from my hometown. I would have felt awful if he had gotten hurt here - although he would have received really good care here, and lots of visitors!

I will never forget the phrase, "Bullets don't have no eyes". Hysterical!
Kristin

In the part I saw he said it was absolutely true!!! What I am wondering is, was he riding around on his bicycle all by himself? Where was Kenney or anyone? I can't imagine someone taking off in a strange place on a bike? But, I don't get out much!!! And I live in Stockton!

CHIGirl, thanks for repeating Chris's story that happened to him last night in Cleveland. I personally think that one of his band members or managers should've gone with him to the store. There's safety in numbers as they say.

-Deanna

Sometimes you just need to be alone!

Seriously, I am so glad Chris wasn't badly hurt, though I'll bet the bruise won't be fun for a while.

David Byrne rides his bike everywhere too ... really everywhere, he even takes a fold-up mountain bike on the plane when he does overseas trips! I am trying very hard not to picture either of them in lycra, I hope to goodness they wear regular clothes The cyclists along the beach road in Melbourne are a pest, and yes, they ALL wear lycra ... can anyone say anything good about bike shorts?

Anyway, I thought it might be nice to pay tribute to CI and say "glad you're ok, young man!" with some bicycling songs ...

I can think of a few, but probably there are lots more ... here goes nothing!

Bicycle Built for Two (very old, Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do etc.)

Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (I'll remember Connie Francis' version rather than Engelbert's, Chris would appreciate it more! Hell, anyone would lol!) I've still got to get back to my Engelbert story to do with that video that was mentioned in those pics that Cheryl L. posted, but that will have to wait because I need to do some WORK!)

The Pushbike Song ... Mungo Jerry or The Mixtures, what a choice!

Bike ... Pink Floyd ... I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like. It's got a basket and a bell that rings (or something along those lines! I used to have one like that, it was COOL )

And my all time favourite, which I just have to put all the words to. If there is any other Queen fan out there, and you've got the vinyl original of Jazz, you'll know that it came with a very naughty poster of a lot of very beautiful, completely naked young women, all riding their bikes ... not a shred of lycra to be seen It caused a bit of a furore at the time, but then the media loved to hate Queen, didn't they? So funny!

Bicycle Race ... Queen

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicyI want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race

You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I want to do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

(on yer bike )

Chris said something about the bike having a motor, and Kelly said that it sounded like a moped.
Also, the guy who recommended Lorraine Ave. (?) to Chris told him that it was a safe section (!).

I am hopeless, I forgot it was on today. Missed the whole thing.



Sheesh.

Funny but I don't think Chris was alone because at one point in the story, he says "we" if you listen carefully. What happened to the person who was with him???

Banana peels are said to help heal bruises. He just needs to be careful WHO to trust. It is hard enough for a normal person, but a celeb should be even more cautious. Here's to a quick healing.

I must say... I think Chris *might* have embellished his story a little... after all... I've lived in Cleveland for 30 years and have NEVER seen naked people walking around ! LOLOL! (Wait.. do I sound jealous??)

Anyway... I'm glad that Chris was o.k. there's was a small mention in the Cleveland Plain Dealer today about what happened:

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Cleveland may have played a "Wicked Game" on crooner Chris Isaak, below, who was here Wednesday for a concert at the House of Blues. On Thursday, when he was subbing for Regis Philbin on "Live With Regis & Kelly," he told co-host Kelly Ripa that he'd gone for a bicycle ride down Lorain Avenue before his concert. Apparently, he had to scurry for cover as a man with a gun ran past yelling something about "bullets not having eyes." A preliminary check with Cleveland police turned up no report with Isaak's name, and people with the HOB said they didn't recall Isaak mentioning the episode. Which, I don't know about you, I wouldn't have been able to shut up about had it been me. Most unfortunate, Isaak's management said he was "off and unavailable" after subbing for Reege, so I couldn't get him to reveal any juicy tidbits.

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/pla....xml&coll=2

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SEE, PROOF HE PROBABLY WENT BACK TO BED! WHEN YOU'RE "OFF" YOU'RE NOT WORKING.

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OF COURSE HE WOULDN'T HAVE SHUT UP...HE'S A JOURNALIST. YOU KNOW THAT CREATIVE WRITING CLASS WE ALL TOOK WHERE YOU HAVE TO WRITE A PAGE DESCRIBING A ROCK FALLING DOWN A MOUNTAIN? WELL, HE WANTS TO WRITE A PAGE ABOUT A ROCK STAR FALLING OFF A MOPED!

SurfOhio, thanks for posting that newspaper article. That fully does explain now what happened to Chris regarding the bruise incident. I hope the bruise does heal very soon.

-Deanna

Hey, all,

I would like to point out one thing about the newspaper report about bicycle incident. Of course Chris wouldn't be written up in a police report, because HE DIDN'T STOP to talk to the police! He took off, which is what I would have done too. Chuck Yarburough obviously didn't listen to the story carefully.

I would also like to point out that Chris didn't say that the man running next to him was the one with the gun. Another discrepancy in the Plain Dealer story.

I bet Chris didn't say anything to anybody because he didn't want to make a big deal out of it. Or he was just saving it to tell on the R + K show. He didn't want the story to leak, for dramatic effect

After discussing it with my husband (who grew up in the Bronx and is familiar with this type of event), I am betting he told the truth. With perhaps just a bit of embellishment about the naked people.....

OK. I only know of this bicycle "adventure" through the message board, but I have a story to share. Now I know Kathy and perhaps some others on the board live in Stockton. For those who don't already know, I'm way down here in Texas. I've been all over southern California, but I've never been to northern California. Mom used to live in San Francisco (35 years ago) and said it is beautiful. She'd never been to Stockton, though.

Well, Mom and I flew out to Stockton for the concert at the Fox back in June. Now I certainly don't want to insult Kathy or anyone else from there, so please don't interpret our "adventure" as such. We thought Stockton was a beautiful city -- during the day. At night the vampires came out. We stayed pretty late after the show and walked back to our hotel. Evidently walking is not something one should do in Stockton at night.

A carload of "undesirables" began to follow us catcalling all the way. I would've given my right arm for a bicycle and a police car chase right about then. Hell, I would've given my left arm for a unicycle and a Keystone Cops paddy wagon chase right about then! We walked very quickly to our hotel lobby where we smacked into locked(?!) doors. These guys were right behind us and we were getting scared. Mom rounded the corner and ran towards the stairwell way down in BFE near our room when two of the guys had already jumped out of the now parked car. I saw an "out" and grabbed Mom's arm, whipped her around a recessed hallway, and hid us under a stairwell behind a trash can. Lovely. We had just enough distance between us and the guys to watch them race past the stairs and straight down the hallway. We took off our heels and jolted up the stairwell which, of course, was no where near our third-floor room in BFE.

While running and dialing 911 Mom got turned around and didn't know where to go on the third floor. We could hear the guys again. I pretty much have the directional sense of a lima bean, so . . . we must have had an angel, too, because somehow I knew exactly where we were and we made it safely inside our room just as the guys rounded our hallway. Obviously, everything turned out fine. I just wish we hadn't ever been in that situation in the first place. It just goes to show that there are dangerous situations around every corner in every city, and no one is untouchable. Oh! Did I mention that the concert was amazing?!

Talon12CT

Talon12CT, I'm glad to hear that you and your mom are safe from that misadventure you had in Stockton. The best thing to do when you are visiting a city to see a concert or whatever the situation entails is to rent a car or ride the bus. That's my suggestion.

-Deanna

Yes, you are correct. We had a rental car because we landed in Sacramento, but there appeared to be little to no parking in that area of Stockton, and the hotel was close enough for a nice stroll. And the city was just so beautiful during the day, and well . . . bob's your uncle!

The whole experience was a whirlwind: we landed in Sacramento at around 10:00am on Friday, scrambled around getting the car and stuff, arrived in Stockton that afternoon, attended the concert that night, ran from nasty guys, slept for a few hours, headed for San Francisco early Saturday morning, drove around looking at stuff while Mom did the "that didn't used to be there" thing, went up and down Devil's Mountain (an adventure in and of itself), crossed the Golden Gate, drove around the bay, and then beat feet back to Sacramento to catch our 8:00pm flight back home. We were so exhausted! But it really was a great bonding experience!

Talon12

Talon12CT, glad to hear you and your mom still had a great time in Stockton back in June, despite running into those nasty guys. That's cool that you and your mom did have a rental car the whole time. That stinks though that there was little to no parking in that area of Stockton. I've been to San Francisco 2 times in my life. I've never heard of Devil's Mountain. What exactly is that?

-Deanna

Hey Talon12CT, glad it worked out ok... I think every big town has it's bad areas, and the area near the concert is Stockton's. It has been dressed up alot in the last few years and is so much better. That is the oldest part of Stockton and the city is trying so hard to beautify downtown.... I went to the concert alone and called ahead to ask if someone was going to walk me to my car, because parking was a few blocks away. They said that there would be security/police people riding around on bikes... I just walked right behind a bunch of nice people going to the same parking garage I was. What hotel did you stay at? Speaking of some bad areas, San Francisco has some really bad ones, course every really big city would! Chris jokes alot about Stockton and how rough it is. I think it has gotten better since he moved away, but not because he moved away!!! I still wouldn't walk around that area at night alone. It was an amazing concert that's for sure!!!!

I like when he said at the end of his story to tell the crooks, muggers and criminals that "I am not a cop" because the man in the car with the gun, started yelling "He;s a Cop" to whoever was in the car. Chris told this experience as it was just another day and with much humor. Remember Bullets have no Eyes......
A New Chris Isaak fan.

I was wondering
Who is Mistress Sheryl?[u] I saw a Lady with black hair holding Rodney on the street near the Beacon Theatre?
THANKS.

I just wanted to say I'm glad that you survived to tell the tale (you and CI both, of course!) That was a very, very scary situation you found yourself in. I expect you and your mother will laugh about it in years to come, but at the time it wouldn't have been very funny.

I did a 20 minute walk on my own around midnight, here in Melbourne, Australia recently, after 2 shows on consecutive nights. It was pretty spooky (parkland) and there was no-one around for the most part (except for a drunk throwing up, which wasn't nice!) I was sweating by the time I got back to the hotel, and it was the middle of winter! The second night I managed to come out the venue via the wrong exit and got completely lost! I have no sense of direction whatsoever I turned to this young couple behind me and said, "Excuse me, but do you know where I am?" He replied, "Where do you want to be?" At least he knew where I was trying to get to and pointed me in the right direction ... honestly, I get worse by the minute!

At least we are not likely to get shot here, there isn't a gun culture and I hope to god there never will be. A few nutters have got a hold of them and inflicted terrible misery. I hate the things with a passion. I've only seen one behind glass in a museum and most certainly would never, ever handle one.

Again, thanks for sharing your story and I'm so glad you got out of the situation in one piece ... oh, and that you enjoyed the show

I visited San Francisco a couple of times in the early 70s (am extremely unlikely to ever get there again, sadly) and loved it to pieces. I'm sure it's changed so much (like everywhere else). I can't recall Devil's Mountain either, but then I can never remember place names. Whereabouts is it?

Devils Mountain?? That must be Mt. Diablo!!! I have never heard it called Devil's Mountain..

Helen, Sheryl Louis is Chris's tour manager. That was probably her holding Rodney on the street near the Beacon Theater. Rodney is her dog.

-Deanna

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I know I don't eed to say that ) but Sheryl is Chris's manager manager (!) and dishy Doug is his tour manager! Rodney is a cutie pie

Hmmm, I think I might have seen Sheryl at the Cleveland concert. When Chris was signing autographs, there was an attractive 40 - 45 yr old woman with shoulder length brown hair, helping to move the line along. She was pushing all of the merchandise down the table towards Chris.

Ialmost asked her if she was Sheryl, but I didn't want to be too cheeky. Plus, the line was moving so quickly I was disoriented!

there was also a dog thre, with a little coat on. It wasn't the same dog that appeared at the end of the Regis and Kelly show though - the dog I saw had shorter hair.

So obviously Chris likes surfboards, guitars AND dogs.....
Kristin

Mistress Sheryl, Ha! Ha! You said a mouth full baby!

[quote name='ChrisIsFine' date='Aug 19 2006, 04:25 PM' post='5930']
Helen, Sheryl Louis is Chris's tour manager. That was probably her holding Rodney on the street near the Beacon Theater. Rodney is her dog. -deanna

HI DEANNA
THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION, I AM STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE OF STUFF AND NONSENSE'S POST . I AM A NEW FAN OF CHRIS' AND THIS MESSAGE BOARD AND I AM ENJOYING ALL THE INFORMATION. I WAS CONCERNED MY DAUGHTER WOULD NOT ESPECIALLY CARE
FOR HIS STYLE BUT AFTER THE BEACON SHOW, SHE NOW HAS BECOME A FAN, ALSO. HE IS UNBELIVEABLY TALENTED. fIRST SAW HIM ON sOUNDSTAGE ON TV AROUND MARCH 06 AND GOT HOOKED ON HIS SINGING, BOUGHT A FEW CD AND VIDEOS. AND AFTER HIS CONCERT , I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME. IT WAS SURREAL AND MAGICAL..
Helen

Hello Helen, glad that you had a great time at the Beacon show that CI&S did recently. You are right about Chris being unbelievably talented. He is such a good singer, not to mention a good actor. You are welcome about my previous post. Hope you keep on enjoying CI's music for years to come.

-Deanna

Just a thought, but I don't suppose 'Devil's Mountain' would be that extremely zig-zaggy street you see in a lot of movies set in San Francisco?? I think someone told me once that it does have a real name, but I'm wondering if this could be nickname?? Anyway, I've made a pact with myself that if I ever travel to San Fran one day, I'm gonna run up that street....backwards. (I loves a challenge, I do! Bwah ha ha!)

Yeah Cheryl, I've seen some movies with car chases in that street. It's great! I just love a good car chase, especially in San Francisco!

Anneli