Viewing Party- Citizen Hauser at A.J. Rocco's

Submitted by Ed Hauser on January 18, 2006 - 5:34pm.
2006/01/19 - 7:00pm
2006/01/19 - 9:00pm
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Whiskey Island Tour

A.J. Rocco's Bar will be hosting a viewing party from 7-9 pm for the Citizen Hauser video that will air at 8 pm on WVIZ (PBS).  A.J. Rocco's is located at 812 Huron Road in the Caxton Building (across from the Winking Lizard near E.9th).  Feel free to come early and and stay late.

If you cannot make it to the viewing party, please consider setting your television to WVIZ (PBS) on Thursday, January 19th at 8 pm, to watch Citizen Hauser.  WVIZ will air this profile piece on Ed Hauser's efforts to preserve Whiskey Island as a parkland and a public recreational marina, on its Ideas program.  The program will be aired again on Sunday morning, January 22nd, at 11 am.

Both, the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, eventually agreed that the Cleveland Metroparks should own and manage the Whiskey Island property and that the historic Coast Guard Station should be the terminus of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor.

The video was produced by local independent film makers Jonathan Shick and Ryan Rodriguez, with Blue Hole Productions.  The video is unique both in its approach and subject matter as it directly highlights the struggle of one citizen participating in the public process to make Cleveland a better, more sustainable place to live.  In addition, there are comments from local public officials including Tim Hagan, Jimmy Dimora, Peter Lawson Jones, Matt Zone, Paul Alsenas, and Chris Ronayne along with environmental activists Elaine Marsh and Peter Griesinger.

However, the battle for Whiskey Island may not be over, according to a quote in the Westside Sun News on January 12, 2006.  John Carney, the port authority's incoming board chairman, said "We also have to get part of Whiskey Island and I think that will happen.  While Wendy Park (on Whiskey Island) will stay a park, we plan to acquire the land we need from Cuyahoga County by (this) year."

 

Send your opinions and thoughts on the video by calling or emailing WVIZ at its websitefeedback box--http://www.wviz.org/feedback.aspx

Location

A. J. Rocco's Bar
812 Huron Road (Across from Winking Lizard near E. 9th)
Cleveland, OH
United States
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WIDE SCREEN TV? FREE BAR?

Submitted by Jeff Buster@rea... on January 18, 2006 - 7:47pm.

Ok, if this is going to compete with professional sports, we know what we have to do, right?  Is this going to be like Bridge on the River Kwai?  Ed deserves the same!

We have to turn out!

Submitted by Norm Roulet on January 19, 2006 - 2:17pm.

Big screen TV? Yes.

Free bar? For Ed, yes! For the rest of us, cash bar!

Citizen Ed + Rocco

Submitted by Jeff Buster@rea... on January 19, 2006 - 11:40pm.

Invigorating to meet the civic leadership - over movies and clinking.  sorry all Cuyahoga couldn't make it.  More posted tomorrow.  Thanks Ed!

Watching Citizen Hauser Living On

Submitted by Norm Roulet on November 23, 2008 - 4:41am.

At Ed Hauser's funeral, I was consoled to be able to sit in a side room with friends and quietly watch "Citizen Hauser" play over and over again. It is certainly my favorite documentary for many reasons, but it took on entirely new meaning, on that horrible night... it was the life that went on... it was the real Ed Hauser, missed by the hundreds who gathered to give their last respects.

I wasn't the only person drawn into watching Ed's wonderful life, overcoming his death, as in the hour a sat watching Citizen Hauser a hundred of his friends and family came by, and stopped, and watched, and laughed, and appreciated a great life cut too short, of which each of us only knew our parts.

When one of Ed's close friends spoke during Ed's funeral ceremony he was clearly awed that his friend - the regular guy who liked to have fun - had this public life celebrated in film... had a casket full of commendations from commissioners and congresspeople... that he was a hero to so many strangers and friends from very different worlds, so many who came to mourn together for a man they knew and loved in their ways.

When Ed's sister spoke, she was clearly awed by her brother, as well. She said Ed's family always told Ed he needed to find a job, and Ed said he was doing what he needed to do, and now she realized he was right all along, and she clearly now saw how Ed spent his last 10 years had more value to Ed and others than any paycheck may buy.

We all know you can't take it with you. What Ed left behind will be cherished by the citizens of this region forever hereafter.

I want to thank film makers Jonathan Shick and Ryan Rodriguez for having the wisdom and talent to make such a wonderful record of a wonderful person and life, that has more meaning than most people realized.

That there is a "Citizen Hauser" eases the pain of losing Ed.

Where may we buy copies of the DVD?

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