Red Sox Opener

Here's an AP article from opening day baseball 2008. I was interviewed at a bar early in the morning in Boston and made it. My quote is at the end of the article.
I'm not supposed to reproduce it, but what the hell, I'm in it and I sure as hell aint cutting into their profit!


Baseball Opener Comes Before Dawn in US
March 25, 2008 - 5:51pm
By JAY LINDSAY
Associated Press Writer

BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox fans ate their sausages with eggs and hash browns instead of peppers and onions, and bars were opened so early they couldn't legally serve beer.

And that was just the start of a unique opening day for Boston, where fans rose before the sun to watch the Red Sox defeat the Oakland Athletics in the land of the rising sun.

Bars around Fenway Park and elsewhere catered to big breakfast crowds as the season officially started in Japan at about 6:05 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday.

Terry Boccelli of Stoneham said she would have made the trip to Boston to watch the defending World Series champions, no matter what time of day or night.

"I could not wait for the Red Sox," said Boccelli, who was at the Cask'n Flagon. "I have withdrawal all winter long."

The area around the park was packed early Tuesday with cars and fans in Red Sox caps and jerseys. Just like a normal game day, the cheers began with the opening pitch, and the "Let's Go Red Sox!" chants followed a few innings after.

But while bars opened earlier than usual, state law bans alcohol sales before 8 a.m.

"Coffee and breakfast instead of beer, kind of unusual," observed Tony Massarotti of Watertown, who joined a large crowd who watched the game on the 90 HDTV screens at Game On, a sports bar attached to Fenway Park.

Mark Gillis, an attorney from Reading, said he thought he was going to be in court first thing in the morning, but the judge moved the case.

"I was like, 'yes!' " said Gillis, who packed his two sons and daughter into the car and headed for Game On. "I figured, what the heck, the opportunity to watch the Red Sox on opening day and still make it to school on time doesn't come around very much."

Oakland fans had it a bit tougher, as the game started at 3 a.m. there.

And some who did wake up couldn't even see the game.

DirectTV said a technical problem blanked out NESN, the Red Sox's local station, and ESPN2, which carried the game around the country, including Oakland. The problem did not affect subscribers with high definition TV, said company spokesman Darris Gringeri.

NESN was back on in the seventh inning, but ESPN2 wasn't fixed until after the game. The company did not specify the cause of the problem or how many people were affected. "We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers," Gringeri said.

Comcast cable company also had a problem in its Rehoboth facility in southeastern Massachusetts that affected "a small percentage" of customers in that area, said spokeswoman Shawn Feddeman. The problem was fixed about halfway through the game, she said.

Matt Mozzone of Taunton, who had no trouble watching the game at a Boston bar, said he enjoyed knowing he was watching baseball with people around the globe.

"We're sharing something of ours and the Red Sox get to appreciate something of theirs," he said.

(Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Freddie and the Dreamers

I wish bands still had the balls to be this awesome.


Here's a video from their last TV appearance in Britain in 1999

Popeye

When I was a kid my dad sat me down to watch the Popeye movie. I remember it being oddly fascinating, but boring. The style and design of the movie stayed in my brain and I wondered if I saw it again when I was older if I might enjoy it.

Well I saw it again. I did not enjoy it. It was amusingly bad, but too boring to sit through. Everything in the film seemed like an afterthought, like they showed up to start shooting and forgot that no one had written a script yet or something. All the song seem out of place and pointless and bad.

Here’s some examples… listen to the wonderfully thoughtful lyrics and how they give us a subtle look into the character

A better day already

This may be completely lame, but go ahead and watch these videos for a better day.