My favorite STL band, Bagheera, is playing at the Firebird on 4/17 with Bass Drum Of Death.
Haven't seen them since December.
This video is a suck example of the live experience.
Trust me. They're good. Real good.
Ruminations from the pit of the nation...one bite at a time.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Weeeeeekend....here, weekend, weekend, weekend...
Glad the weekend is almost here.
Hockey. Yay.
Noshing & Concert. Double yay.
Paper writing and presentation prep. Anti-yay.
Oh well...can't win 'em all.
Hockey. Yay.
Noshing & Concert. Double yay.
Paper writing and presentation prep. Anti-yay.
Oh well...can't win 'em all.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Eddie Vedder, I thought you were a Better Man...
Brother, I'm trying to Breathe but Who Are You to think you are Man Of The Hour?
I've Got A Grievance - you are not the man I thought you were, and I've Got A Feeling you're living Amongst The Waves.
I was excited to learn that you, Eddie Vedder, were coming to the Fox with Glen Hansard.
Until I learned how much the tix were, thanks to Kevin Johnson.
$75.
Eddie, why the outrageous ticket price? Why are you okay with such a hefty fare? Didn't you once rage after Ticketmaster for the thieves that they are?
And even though I LOVE Glen Hansard from Swell Season, I cannot shell out that kind of change.
A double bill of this fineness, sadly, does NOT equal what I would spend on a hotel room for one night in Bruges.
Gotta sit this one out, Eddie. Much luck.
Love,
Your still adoring, but pocketbook-watchful fan Kristin.
Pine Tar, slippage, and flying bats
I learn something new every day about baseball. A game I love.
I heard a commentary on NPR about how batting gloves and batters can be compared to text messaging and kids.
Batters fidget with their gloves, which adds a TON of time to the game.
So I asked my coworker Scott what was up with this batting glove thing.
He proceeded to school me on how there's "slippage" when a batter swings, and if they don't control this the ball could run wild.
So, batting gloves were introduced to the game to help the batter grip the bat more cleanly. And these gloves are the bane of baseball to many a fan.
Because the gloves are fidgeted with, constantly, by the batters, which can keep a fan seated in the heat for much longer than they would care to.
In the past, and I guess still today, pine tar is used to give the batters a solid grip so as to aim the ball in the direction they want and not lose hold of the bat, which would send it flying.
Pine tar. Sounds SO old school. I imagine Pa Ingalls adding pine tar to his bat handle at the church picnic.
So I get the pine tar thing, and I also understand why gloves would be appealing to a ballplayer - part of the uniform, a more professional look, adds some technology to the swing. But wouldn't feeling the wood/steel of the bat in your hands be more authentic? More pristine? More true?
My friend Craig, another baseball aficionado, just chimed in with some info about the glove thing. Apparently hand sweat can greatly affect how a bat is used, which then affects how the ball comes into play. Makes sense.
I also learned that there is a 12-second rule that applies to batters. If the bases are empty, the batter has only 12 seconds from when he reaches the mound to prepare for a pitch. Apparently, the umpires don't enforce this rule, which accounts for games being overly long.
Craig also had some info to share on this. There are many "rules" in baseball, of which many are flexible. Good to know - more to learn.
Season opener is this Thursday. I can't wait!
I heard a commentary on NPR about how batting gloves and batters can be compared to text messaging and kids.
Batters fidget with their gloves, which adds a TON of time to the game.
So I asked my coworker Scott what was up with this batting glove thing.
He proceeded to school me on how there's "slippage" when a batter swings, and if they don't control this the ball could run wild.
So, batting gloves were introduced to the game to help the batter grip the bat more cleanly. And these gloves are the bane of baseball to many a fan.
Because the gloves are fidgeted with, constantly, by the batters, which can keep a fan seated in the heat for much longer than they would care to.
In the past, and I guess still today, pine tar is used to give the batters a solid grip so as to aim the ball in the direction they want and not lose hold of the bat, which would send it flying.
Pine tar. Sounds SO old school. I imagine Pa Ingalls adding pine tar to his bat handle at the church picnic.
So I get the pine tar thing, and I also understand why gloves would be appealing to a ballplayer - part of the uniform, a more professional look, adds some technology to the swing. But wouldn't feeling the wood/steel of the bat in your hands be more authentic? More pristine? More true?
My friend Craig, another baseball aficionado, just chimed in with some info about the glove thing. Apparently hand sweat can greatly affect how a bat is used, which then affects how the ball comes into play. Makes sense.
I also learned that there is a 12-second rule that applies to batters. If the bases are empty, the batter has only 12 seconds from when he reaches the mound to prepare for a pitch. Apparently, the umpires don't enforce this rule, which accounts for games being overly long.
Craig also had some info to share on this. There are many "rules" in baseball, of which many are flexible. Good to know - more to learn.
Season opener is this Thursday. I can't wait!
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