Chris

i love interleague play

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i dont see what people dislike interleague play. quit being such a snob. major league baseball is in such a state of disrepair that i dont think interleague play has/will save it (its almost 10 years old now) but it defintely adds some excitement. its better than making ballparks smaller.

its more than just the the local rivals, its about watching american league pitchers bat, and national league teams use the DH. its about the strategy, the coaches and teams out of their element. AL vs NL. power hitting vs sacrifice flies. i love it all.

extra special this year we get the one year old washington nationals starting a rivalry with the baltimore orioles. the implications are high. the addition of the washington team has had a significant impact on the breadth of orioles fans, attendance and $. if the orioles want to cull the exodus of fans they need to make a stand this weekend and remind the mid-atlantic region why the senators left 35 years ago: washington is not a baseball city.

then you get to see:

  • the subway series: mets vs yankees
  • the crosstown classic: cubs vs white sox
  • the freeway series: angels vs dodgers
  • the battle of the bay: giants vs athletics
  • the buckeye series: reds vs indians
  • the lonestar shootout (thats gay!): rangers vs astros
  • the citrus series (even gayer!!): devil rays vs marlins
  • the show-me series (gayest!!): cardinals vs royals

    • they have started calling the orioles vs nationals series the beltway series… nah, i dont like it. change it. BAL-WSH… The BAL-WASH Series! Its sounds sexy, lots of people will flock to get their balls washed.

    rivalries id like to see:

  • brewers vs padres: everyone knows beer was originally brewed by monks…seems natural
  • braves vs indians: a good old pow-wow
  • mariners vs pirates: a natural water battle
  • blue jays vs cardinals: an obvious match-up of crowned eastern North American birds that live in deciduous forests

    • Kristofer Astrom

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    Listening to Cowboys In Scandinavia compilation

    I found myself listening to the song “Oh Lord” by [tag]Kristofer Astrom[/tag] and the Hidden Truck on repeat non-stop…

    As always no lyrics on the webernet so as transcribed by me:

    And it all comes down
    To being hard
    And I won’t ever find
    What lies behind
    And the lord won’t give me slumber
    And I can’t forget you under

    Don’t you worry
    The lord will rise again
    Don’t feel sorry
    The lord will ease my pain

    If the/a Church played songs like this I’d probably go again.

    There are mp3s on myspace.

    And more from the album at:
    Everything Is Fire

    Havre de Grace, MD

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    I visited Havre de Grace’s 25th Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival this weekend.
    The Chesapeake Bay is a very awkward place. It’s a weird amalgamation of the privileged and the redneck. The beauty of the bay overcomes class…sorta… I guess it can’t decide whether you live in a shanty or a estate.

    John Water’s Pecker introduced my friends and I to the pit beef sandwich. This weekend was my first taste. Simply put its a smoked beef sandwich maybe of lesser quality than a traditional roast beef sandwich. The brisket looking slap of beef is sliced and smoked (probably in a pit at one point, but now modern smokers abound) with a secret seasoning only know to the Chesapeakeans or maybe they’re Chesapeakers… I prefer the first because it rhymes with Puerto Rican. It was pricey at $5… but I think we were taken advantage of because of its convenience.

    I tell my lady friends…”Give a man a pit beef sandwich… and he’ll be back for seconds”…. All Baltimore loves a pit beef sandwich! – Memama

    Havre de Grace
    Here are some pictures:













    View Album
    Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

    Here is what pit beef sandwich looks like:

    Almost sexual isn’t?

    Jimmy Cliff vs. Led Zeppelin

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    I noticed a strong similarity between the bass lines in [tag]Jimmy Cliff[/tag]’s “If I Follow My Mind” (If I Follow My Mind, 1976) and [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag]’s “The Rover”(Physical Graffiti, 1975).

    Just one of those things. I searched around and didn’t find any connections… so I just made one.

    “If I Follow My Mind” – lyrics by Jimmy Cliff as transcribed by me

    if i follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    baby

    if i follow my heart
    i’d live by emotions
    in my every notion
    it would lead me astray now
    each and every day now
    baby
    if i follow my heart

    my mind is a fine mind
    my mind is a right mind
    my mind is a clear mind, clear mind

    if i follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    baby
    if i follow my mind

    my mind is a fine mind
    my mind is a right mind
    my mind: mighty fine mind, fine mind
    if i follow my mind

    if i follow my heart
    i’d live by emotions
    in my every notion
    and it would lead me astray now
    each and every day now
    baby

    if I follow my mind
    i’ll never go wrong
    i woulda sing that song
    it wouldn’t take so long
    never never could do wrong
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind
    if i’d follow my mind

    Market Street Bridge

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    How many pieces of plate metal do you use before deciding to replacing the bridge?

    [tag]Market Street Bridge[/tag], [tag]Scranton[/tag], PA

    I miss the rattling noise.

    My Personality…

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    You Have A Type A- Personality


    A-


    You are one of the most balanced people around
    Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want
    You rule at success, but success doesn’t rule you.

    When it’s playtime, you really know how to kick back
    Whether it’s hanging out with friends or doing something you love!
    You live life to the fullest – encorporating the best of both worlds

    White Boy from Scranton (1992)

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    In 1992, I had a pretty good grasp of black culture and the urban racial issues being brought out by the Rodney King trial. Being that there were about 6 black people in Scranton, I had to feed my mind with MTV and Naughty By Nature Lyrics.

    If you ain’t never been to the ghetto
    Don’t ever come to the ghetto
    ‘Cause you wouldn’t understand the ghetto
    So stay the fuck out of the ghetto
    Why me? Why me?

    My class took a field trip to Philadelphia where I was thrilled to finally see real black people. Some of my friends bought “X” hats which were popular with the the release of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. I remember regretting not getting one – they’d never have these in Scranton!

    Twee Pop

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    I never new there was a name for it….

    [tag]Twee pop[/tag]     is a type of indie pop that is known for simple, sweet melodies and lyrics, often with jangling guitars and a noted emphasis on childlike naivete.

    Twee, a baby-talk alteration of “sweet”, is an English term for something that is overly sweet or knowingly cute.

    That in mind I’ve been listening alot to:
    Architecture in Helsinki, The Boy Least Likely To, and Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

    Dry Cities

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    I just realized why I didnt like Atlanta when I visited. There are no rivers or bodies of water.

    By this rationale I have decided to never visit:
    Reno, Las Vegas, Tucson, Houston, Dallas and Charlotte

    Baltimore

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    B & O Railroad Museum:




    more pictures
    They’re trains, what do you expect?

    Inner Harbor:

    Eat crabs.

    Camden Yards:


    Baltimore wins in the bottom of the 9th on Ramon Hernandez’s walk-off homerun. Camden Yards is still the best ballpark in America.

    [tag]Baltimore, B&O, Trains, Railroads, Camden Yards, Orioles, Inner Harbor[/tag]

    Washington D.C.

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    I attended my first businessman’s special baseball game at RFK to see the Mets pound the Nationals. RFK is an odd place from the outside but the seats seemed to be good from just about anywhere (for baseball mind you).

    For some reason I took no pictures. So I’ll pretend like I did:

    [tag]Nationals, RFK, Washington[/tag]

    New David Plowden Book

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    In May, David Plowden’s “A Handful of Dust: Photographs of Disappearing America” will be available. If you’re unfamiliar – get learned!
    www.davidplowden.com

    He is the greatest living photographer to capture the rise and fall of Industrial America.

    All photographs are property of David Plowden.

    [tag]David Plowden, Photography, Industry, Railroads[/tag]

    The Chris Flannery Band

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    I started a band today. Pretty remarkable how well we gelled together… so much so that we cut an album as well. The album is called “The New Fertilizer” and will be out tomorrow. I hope to post some mp3s soon. I only plan on touring for the summer – and there will absolutley not be any live cds or bootleging. Be forewarned.

    The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
    -Albert Ellis