BEREA, Ohio -- There was a guy in a banana costume. A cowboy. And people with blue hair, green hair and gray hair, too.

Welcome to Bernie Sanders' second Cleveland rally, held at a Baldwin Wallace University auditorium on Thursday, 19 days before the March 15 Ohio primary. Some listened, but most chanted. Others clapped and held cell phones in the air. But everyone felt the Bern.

"It feels very warm," Sanders laughed, taking the stage at Baldwin Wallace University Thursday morning, as snow fell outside.

The Vermont senator stuck to the script. He ran through his talking points with laser-point precision. Rebuild the middle class. Take down Wall Street. Provide free college education. Forget about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Here are some highlights:

The crowd

Some high school students acknowledged skipping classes to get a chance to see Sanders "berning." The crowd also included many college students.

Some of the students said they are disappointed in Wall Street, and look to Sanders for change. Those who grew up during the most recent recession believe in Sanders' plan to take on the big banks. Many in the crowd thought Sanders seemed to be an authentic, trustworthy guy.

The color

A young Cleveland violist played pop songs before Sanders took the stage. The musician twisted and turned, as the crowd danced to the beat. Oldies and current hits echoed across the auditorium: Think Simon and Garfunkel mixed with Hunter Hayes.

A ponytailed, middle-aged man wore a blue T-shirt that read, "Save the endangered Hillbilly." A college student wore a T-shirt bearing an image of Bernie Sanders as a superhero, ripping off his clothes. A teenager showed off her T-shirt depicting Sanders riding a unicorn under a rainbow.

The speech

Sanders spoke for about 50 minutes, but said little that he hasn't said before. He quickly ran through his plans for the country, and came off as rehearsed, but passionate. He touched on prison reform, police reform, early childhood education reform and the importance of tackling Wall Street.

"The world changes when you have a handful of billionaires making the decisions as opposed to having ordinary Americans making the decisions," Sanders said.

Sanders took jab at Clinton more than once. He criticized her support of trade agreements. He pledged to never take money from super PACs, as Clinton does.

He also struck out at Republican candidates, and claimed that some national polls show that he would beat Trump. He emphasized the importance of voting, particularly young people.

The Rebuttal

Hillary Clinton supporter and Trumbull County Democrat, U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan, fired back at Sanders on a phone call Thursday.

Ryan asserted Clinton understand the manufacturing history of Ohio more than Sanders.

"I think when you look at Bernie Sanders, he doesn't have a history of manufacturing," Ryan said. "I mean, it's just that simple. He doesn't talk about it - it's not something he's talked about in his career here. He's been MIA, and I don't think we can have someone come to Ohio, you know, a couple days before a presidential primary and all of a sudden start talking about manufacturing."

(Ryan was right about one thing: Sanders didn't talk about manufacturing much on Thursday.)