Pending

Gainesville

Watching the Giants game-- didn't happen tonight, but I"ll keep watching until it happens. Well, at least for next six days...

We'll be hitting the road for the great white north next Sunday, expect to be there Tuesday morning at the latest. Looking to seeing everyone, and being part of an official family dinner photo on the blog.

Did the shopping, finally. Fascinating fruit salad, salmon pinwheels with artichoke/ spinach/ cheese stuffing for dinner.

Changed and laundered towels, but didn't even start the weekly Blessings. Need to start a countdown.

Hideously hot today. Note to self: don't go to Publix mid-afternoon when it's August and in the 90s. It's no fun at all. Especially when you need to make four trips across the blacktop desert.

SF game is now in the 11th inning, and ESPN is stuck with broadcasting it, even tho Barry was pulled in the 8th after striking out. Bill is asleep in front of the tube. The cat has been from one lap to the other, and now is ensconced in her tube. Gotta change computers.
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Okay, now I'm back again on the desktop. Craig send me this today, from today's Baltimore Sun. What a hoot that this thing just goes on and on:

Springstone still rocks

Here's another anniversary I've just become aware of: 25 years since Bruce Springstone!

That was a Springsteen parody that came out of Baltimore in 1982, the clever creation of musicians/songwriters/artists Tom Chalkley and Craig Hankin. Springstone's single, "Bruce Springstone: Live at Bedrock," was released by Clean Cuts Records. The A-side featured "Bedrock Rap/Meet the Flintstones," a spoof of Springsteen singing the Flintstones theme. The B-side was a Springsteen-esque arrangement of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." Chalkley did the vocals and, along with Hankin, the other musicians were John Ebersberger (drums), Ron Holloway (saxophone), Tommy Keene (lead guitar), Suzy Shaw (keyboards) and Gabor Lutor (bass).

Says Hankin: "'Live at Bedrock' has been played on hundreds of radio stations in the U.S. and 14 foreign countries. The two tracks have aired on network, cable and syndicated television programs. Both tracks are still in print on Rhino Records: 'Bedrock Rap/Flintstones' on 'Dr. Demento's Greatest Novelty Records of All Time' and 'Ballgame' on 'Baseball's Greatest Hits.'" Hankin believes the Springstone "Ballgame" has been played at nearly every ballpark in the country. Sounds like it's about time for a re-release party.

Oh yeah.