150 Years!

This is great news. I"ve been a fan of the 1869 team since reading the novel "If I Never Get Back" by Darryl Brock  when I was a kid. 

 

 CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are fashionably celebrating the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings team.

Joey Votto and crew will play games in 15 sets of throwback uniforms, including a navy blue and a red-pants “Palm Beach” version, during a season-long celebration of the city’s baseball heritage highlighted by the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati team that barnstormed coast-to-coast in post-Civil War America. Baseball’s first openly all-salaried club, the Red Stockings popularized eye-catching uniforms with knicker-style pants and bright red socks while elevating the sports with a variety of innovations.

 

25 years ago today Robin Yount announced his retirement. 

What the ?

 Public school = state sponsored indoctrination..

Team Slap on Display!

 #TeamSlap (artist rendering lol). Lisa and I have wanted family decals for the cars *forever,* and now we have them!

2 More Finds

 Two other great record finds at the thrift store today.

Sneaky Snake

St. Adalbert peeps - do you remember this LP from Sr. Virginia's 1st grade classroom? I've been singing "Sneaky Snake" since 1980 LOL and was overjoyed to find a copy of the record today at a thrift store.

Another Officer Has been Slain

 

MILWAUKEE — After going 22 years without a line-of-duty death in the Milwaukee Police Department, three officers in the last eight months have been killed. [WTMJ4]

The officer, as of now unidentified to the public, was in his late 20's or early 30's and was shot and killed near 12th and Dakota, in a neighborhood I know well. 

RIP

Foe by Iain Reid

An isolated married couple is visited by a man who declares the husband has been conscripted for a government program and must depart indefinitely. In his place, the man will install a replacement spouse, identical in every way, until his return. A disturbing, philosophical novel that I recommend highly.

The not-so dreaded Bifocals

 My new (and first) bifocals. I'm a little disappointed that the switch was eezy-peezy; everyone I asked claimed there was at least some difficulty getting used to them. Me? I tried them on and promptly asked the technician if they'd screwed up and given me standard lenses. I guess when you're practically perfect in every way, everything is easier.

A Simple Favor

The last half is radically different than the book, and not for the better, turning it into a farce. Still, not the worst movie ever.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

We watched this four part documentary yesterday. The recordings themselves were superfluous, as they neither revealed anything nor drove the narrative, but overall it was a great mini-series.

What A Wonderful Gift!

The Bookends went thrift store shopping tonight and returned with two presents for their ol' Dad - an LP of The Glenn Miller Story and a wonderful album of 78's of Bing Crosby, circa (I believe) 1934. Hot dog!

Deep Star Six

Junk. But entertaining junk.

Well, that was miserable

That was one hell of a boring Super Bowl. The halftime show was equally zzzzz.

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

A good thriller that slips a bit near the end.

60 Years On

As far as I can determine, that's a picture of Buddy Holly getting off the tour bus in Clear Lake, Iowa on the afternoon of Feb 2, 1959. The heat on the bus was broken, and in frustration Buddy hired a local pilot to transport him to the next gig just after midnight. 60 years ago today, on a cold dark Iowa night, that plane crashed and forever changed music history. Buddy would be 82 now, still a viable age, and so the loss still resonates deeply with me. Other greats are touring well into their 70's; Buddy should be among their number. RIP Buddy, Ritchie, JP, and Roger (the pilot.) You will never be forgotten. #NotFadeAway

Lunch Notes :)

The note in my lunch today.

From Lisa

 

Shiver

 

Yup. A tad chilly.

Digging Out

Yeah, yeah, it was a lot of snow. More importantly, I look old af.

The Upside

I saw this last week with Lisa in the theater.  It's a cliched plot,  and every laugh is shown in the trailer,  making this a fairly somber drama.  But I thought it was very good,  and worth the ticket price.

First Man

This was dry and unemotional,  perhaps to reflect the filmmakers view of Armstrong,  but also exquisitely filmed and a powerful testament to the history it depicts.

Replicas

This sucked.