baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, july ’10, originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirty two. I think seeing the Gwinnett Braves play would be more interesting if I cared more about their big club and knew more about their farm system. But I don’t. Apparently this kid, Jordan Schafer, is a big deal. He appears to…
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Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.
fourth of july fireworks
fourth of july fireworks, originally uploaded by minervacat. you were pretty as can be, sitting in the front seat looking at me, telling me you love me and you’re happy to be with me on the 4th of July — Shooter Jennings, “4th Of July” Happy 4th, y’all. Celebrate safely and in style. (How to…
baseball: louisville bats (reds) @ durham bulls (rays)
baseball: louisville bats (reds) @ durham bulls (rays), originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirty one. I am terribly fond of the Durham Bulls; it pleases me to see so many guys who came through Durham doing so well in Tampa Bay right now. (Except for Matt Joyce, who is hitting .206. But I still love him.)…
baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls
baseball: gwinnett braves @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. If this were a “grateful” holiday, I would be grateful for whiskey, baseball, independence, shep., hot dogs, pie, and my family. All very American things! Happy 4th, y’all. Go out and celebrate as you best see fit.
they did do a pretty decent cover of ‘tennessee waltz’ once, though
trkfest 2010: hammer no more the fingers, originally uploaded by minervacat. The radio station that I often listen to whilst driving to and from work, when I am too lazy to plug my iPod in or change the CD so it’s not the same CD we’ve been listening to for three weeks straight, has spent…
worth getting up for: june
trkfest 2010: midtown dickens, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in June: American Aquarium at the 506; TRKFest; Langhorne Slim at the Cradle; Tift Merritt’s See You On The Moon, Blitzen Trapper’s Destroyer of the Void, and the Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang; NCAA tournament baseball; the College World Series, even (and especially) when…
two sentence reviews of new albums i listened to in june
Two sentence reviews of new albums released in and/or listened to by me during June: Blitzen Trapper — Destroyer of the Void: This album is what would happen if Queen and the Band had a musical baby, and it’s pretty awesome. I like this more than Wild Mountain Nation but less than Furr, so we’ll…
ball park hot dogs: orioles park at camden yards
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD. What: a regular garden variety ball park frank With whom: my father and my uncle, who both also ate hot dogs, and my vegetarian sister, who ate nachos Why: It’s good to try a variety of ball park hot dogs. This one was juicy and tender, although…
trkfest 2010
More photos behind the jump. Kudos as usual to the Trekky kids, especially Will, Martin and Emma, who once again ran a fantastic festival.
roadside graves @ the nightlight, june 2010
and i don’t know whose baby you are The Roadside Graves, a fantastic Jersey band who released my favorite track of the year — the stunning 7+ minute “Liv Tyler” — on their EP You Won’t Be Happy With Me earlier this spring, are one of three or four bands that are lynchpins of a…
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