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Thanks Dave that made my night--I did pick up my deering and play along.. I'll be going for a few replays in a second. and Belle--Im closer than normal ----Im in Georgia at the moment--c'mon up or maybe we can bounce over to Mississippi for a few . Id come down but although its hard to believe -- i have to actually work for a few days... :) Thanks yous alls

Thanks bunches .---Love you too I generally dont do the birthday thread thingies knowing that I'll miss one so i dont do any of them...But I thank you for your wishes.... I cant complain in the least---Life is Good. Im glad I was born too--Its been a real fun ride

Cool Good to see old Cat/Yusuf back playing again I parboiled working outside in Atlanta today so I have to post Hot 'lanta by the Allman Brothers

I Love the Quote Classic

Damn I love google LINK. That game at the Coliseum was hilarious and completely bizarre on TV, I have no idea what it must have been like to be there..The Sox announcers were so far away they couldnt tell what was going on a good portion of the time....

Which reminds me ----is the guy who threw the potato to third in the Shrine of the Eternals? He should be. I got tangled up with my neighbors dog between first and second in little league. Down we both went in the middle of a play.Him yelping and me moaning... I couldve had a triple -I made it to second and was pretty sore from the surprise landing on my face. Too bad there's no video replay I'd love to see that one again

1-3?? I thought that they just played the 'turnaround game of the season" and had "exorcised their demons"... ----hmmm maybe not--I thought that judgment was allittle quick or in the words of Bob Dylan "dont speak too soon for the wheels still in spin." I'm in Atlanta and the durn Braves are in NY---- what the heck is the matter with them, didnt they hear me comin? Wahconah is still the type of place where you might see a dog run across the outfield once in a while which I find endearing

I forgot you were in Atlanta.. Im going to be there this afternoon for a few days ifyou'd like to get together. I have plenty of maps with me that you can check out. I'll pm you my phone# If anyone else wants to get together PM me

:) Stilll the theme song played after every Red Sox home win. I do love that dirty water. Hope I didnt offende anyone from Cleveland, I suppose it could made about any city, It struck me as funny this am

Thats a deal Wahconah is actual pretty cool, Its a throwback with wooden grandsatnds and is very small with a nice view of the mountains in the background. They claim its the oldest existing park going back sometime in the 1890's and its just a mile or so from where baseball was first mentioned in America in 1792 (Im too lazy to look it up but I think thats the right date). One unique feature is that the sun sets in centerfield , instead of behind the plate, so a "sun break" is often taken to allow the sun to get out of the hitters field of vision... Its a small town americana type of experience

I was in Tupelo twice in the last few years. Granted there isnt all that much there --strip malls mostly, Elvis birthplace and a little museum of his stuff, his peronal chapel and "a historic downtown" thats about a block or two long, including the Hardware Store where Mrs Presley bought her young son a guitar for his birthday when he was about 8. I didnt find any upscale restaurants there, but I liked my short stay. The people were very friendly and it was CHEAP. I stayed in the King Suite with a jacuzzi and stocked(I forget the name of the hotel, but it was brand new) for $53/night. There was some Italian restaurant next door that wasnt all that bad and very reasonable. Not being a southerner I was intrigued by the culture shift. Its really not unlike a hundred other southern towns but to me it has its quirky charms and i found it a little endearing in a strange sort of way I went home with a case of "Tupelo Honey" Im pretty sure Belle could tell you about Columbus MS, which i also liked. It was a "hospital city" during the Civil War so was one of the few southern cities that wasnt burned to the ground. The town is loaded with antebellum homes and some marvelous period architecture from the 'old south' It is also the birthplace of Memorial Day. Thats also about halfway according to my map. , I ate at a place called Harveys while I was there which was very good Tuscaloosa is another place near midway that maybe someone else can tell yyou about. All I remember is that it is a college town with college town type things and a gigantic football stadium in the center of town that was in the movie Forrest Gump I think Bear Bryant is a near God in Tuscaloosa if I am thinking of the right place. every other thing is named after him

Ive had my banjo about a week, it is an addictive drug. I was driving through the hills of Western Virginia today and i found this song on an old CD. I had to stop at every rest area until I had it figured out Its much too happy of a sound and fun to play Uncle Dave Macon--Old Plank Road

Seems everyplace has those tourism videos now. They can get annoying. This is an interesting take My apologies to the people of Cleveland

I agree. Charles Ives was an amazing composer, imo a genius ahead of his time who unfortunately all too often goes unnoticed or underappreciated. is a rare recording of him playing one of his compositions, a sonata for piano.It may not be for everyone-I think it is extraordinary myself

Charles Ives The Housatonic at Stockbridge. I had to post this piece because it is exactly where I spend most of my days, My shop is on the Housatonic River in Stockbridge. It is part 3 of an extended piece called Three Places in New England Part One is HERE and Part Two, HERE

Thanks it definitely sounds like a special experience....--I cant say when or if I'll be in LA anytime soon --BUT if Im out that way I'll definitely take you up on that..Thats a keeper--much appreciations--- I'd love to promise you the same at Fenway if you make the trek I'll get the tix......or .A vintage game at Wahconah Park in my neck of the woods perhaps? eh-that doesnt quite have the same ring as Dodger Stadium does it? It still can be pretty cool though Thanks :)

Sounds at times like a taste of paradise out there to me. We'll see how Ethier turns out. I know Ortiz is having a really rough go right now, whether its because Manny is gone, a bad wrist or if his timing is just starting to fall of with age, or all three combined its hard to say but he is not the same guy he was during the startling amazing period of his career.. Hopefully he'll shake that off... Sounds nice out there----Im off to Atlanta this week, If things work out maybe I'll be able to take in a Braves game. Isnt it a little early to call any game "the turnaround game of the season"? :unsure: I usually figure that one out about a month or two after the fact when Ive had sometime to see it from a distance and what happens afterward. Saying something like that sounds like the kiss of death. I hope they dont go on a losing streak now

Ive read several times today from those that knew him that "he was a better person than he was a ballplayer" or something close to that. I know that he was a damn good ballplayer, he must have been an amazing person

yea where are they? maybe they are out trying to ban something . FWIW-- I think our Strange friend was referring to "(Red Sox ) Nation" (which to me started to get old once the national media grabbed a hold of it), not "The Nation". It was fun years ago now its a marketing ploy Saddened to hear this morning of the passing of Dom Dimaggio ARTICLE HERE If you guys haven't read it, I highly recommend David Halberstam's book "The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship". The book is about Dimaggio, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams and the close friendship they kept very tightly for over 60 years A loyal Red Soxer, Dom passed away while watching the Sox game on TV two nights ago. Thanks and Rest In Peace.

10,000 seems low. I seem to remember in the early to mid-80's that they were saying closer to 20,000 although my fading memory could be wrong. By then the tix were $40 --entrance fees alone would be $800K before anyone even spent a penny. How much then was a week of food? $50 is way low but thats a million there. Thats $1.8M before you even start counting People regularly spent hundreds on books, tapes, gunk and of course just giving it away to blessed Vic. Whoever said 6 mill probably would be pretty close. Maybe the WayGB ( )could look it up and tell us

True enough--the eternal wisdom of Yogi rings true once again....BUT I still want to see how this plays out. It could be an "innocent mistake" or it could be the reason he was so aggressive last year (A swing in the Sox dugout at Youkilis, and knocking down the traveling secretary-------(roid rage??)) and the reason that the Sox desperately wanted to get rid of him and also why no one was going after him this past winter. Did he pump up for the contract year? was he always doing this? did he do anything? Could it just be ED meds? At this point I just dont know. Its gotta really suck being aDodger fan and having placed some faith in him to have this happen..One thing that will be interesting after this all plays out is that he will still rejoin the Dodgers earlier than he was there last year and may still be able to lead them on for the second half..Whether he will ever be able to win over the Dodger fans again is....who knows....tainted at best... ......I told you he took a vacation every year--I just never ever expected it to be this way.... welcome to the Manny show ---one things for sure Its never boring

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: I had to clean the coffee off my screen on that one

Because I like fiddle tunes with long interesting titles-- Shove That Pigs Foot A Little Further In The Fire This song was in the movie "Cold Mountain" under the name Ruby with the eyes that sparkle

I was out all day and just got the news--Besides being disappointed and shocked Im going to suspend my judgment until I hear more--FWIW the substance was NOT "steroids" or a "performance enhancing drug" but a "banned substance'. What that really means I have no idea. THIS ARTICLE says that it was prescribed to him for erectile dysfunction, and Manny claims to have taken it not knowing that it was a banned substance What a gd mess. Nothing is going to clear him now, or reinstate him, but hopefully some details will come out over the next few months. At this point I hope that it is really honestly just a stupid Manny mistake. The chances of that may be small but Manny isnt exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer and it is a possibility that he did take something prescribed to him without sending it to the MLB labs first This is a shame.. Its bad for Manny, Its really bad for the Dodger fans, and its horrible for baseball I know everyone is going to have their take on it....HERE is Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe

The weather is nice--I lived in Tampa for 7 years and loved it, the damnable thing was that they got a team AFTER I left--and yes there has always been trouble with the Rays..even the years when national TV was fomenting over Yankee games, it was Rays games that were fought just as hard Im a little worried something is up with Sox announcer Jerry Remy who has had two leaves of absences so far this year..Hes the guy that takes over my livingroom near everyday during baseball season..I feel like someone in the family is sick. I hope its nothing serious but my gut tells me otherwise.....