[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E171-E172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF MARTIN JUREDINE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I report the 
passing of one of Cleveland's most important promoters of the local and 
live music scene, Martin Juredine, co-owner of the Barking Spider 
Tavern on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Martin died on 
February 1, 2011, after a long illness.
  Martin founded the Barking Spider with partner Bruce Madorsky in 
1986. The Spider is tucked away along the footpath between Juniper and 
Bellflower Avenues in an old coach house. Always an art lover and 
appreciator of music and musicians, the idea behind the Spider was to 
have a place for people to meet for drinks and to play and hear live 
music. His vision was fulfilled. Upon opening the Spider in 1986, 
Martin provided a venue for live music without a cover charge on 
Sundays and Tuesdays. By 1991, the Barking Spider boasted live music 7 
nights a week and sometimes during the day on weekends, never charging 
a cover, but always passing around the jar so the musicians got paid.
  A recently created memorial Facebook page already boasts hundreds of 
friends writing tributes, many of them musicians who got their start at 
the Barking Spider. All had the opportunity, through Martin's vision 
and inspiration, of getting up on a friendly stage while reaching for 
the stars. Others were simply looking for a place to hear music and 
found like-minded souls. All found warmth in Martin's smile, a warm 
room in which to get together, and in warm weather, a fantastic patio 
in the heart of University Circle.
  Martin Juredine grew up in Cleveland Heights, played football with 
the Heights Tigers, and went on to Colgate University. He

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traveled the world with his then-wife Nancy. While on the road, they 
started their family. They returned to Cleveland to raise their 
daughters Shisha and Jenna. Martin worked a variety of jobs, including 
milkman and railroader. But in 1986, he realized his dream when he 
opened the Barking Spider.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in mourning the loss of 
Martin Juredine. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his daughters Jenna 
and Shisha Adorjan, his granddaughter Aiyanna Adorjan, his son-in-law 
Ricky Adorjan, his ex-wife Nancy, his brother David, his sister-in-law 
Carol and nephews Adam and Jason.

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