(Not A) Permanent Vacation
Cue up the Aerosmith, because I’m Back in the Saddle Again! And then keep playing the Aerosmith, because I’m a Dude Looks Like A Lady as a result of nine months without a haircut. But enough about me,...
View ArticleBringing It To You Straight, No Taser
On-field fan incidents have been a big topic of conversation ever since the controversial tasering of a fan at a Phillies game earlier this month. Perhaps this explains why the Altoona Curve have made...
View ArticleA Love That Will Never Wilt
The last time one of Reading’s racing vegetables appeared on this blog was when Cauliflower endured a humbling clothesline takedown courtesy of Jerry “The King” Lawler. Cauliflower is a fighter, but...
View ArticleOn the Road: A Frank Look at Reading's Wizard of Ostrich
Like an extra-marital liaison between Howie and Shelley, today’s stint at Reading’s FirstEnergy Stadium was a very Long affair (so long that you are left with sentences like the preceding). But sleep...
View ArticleWhy Won't It Stop?
I’ve been playing catch-up this week, hearkening me back to my days as a featured performer at the Condiment Theater. This is because baseball, quite inconsiderately, doesn’t take a day off. So while I...
View ArticleBehind the Beef: Bozied and Rizzotti Speak
Last week I posted “Roast Beef Initiation”, a four-and-a-half minute comedy video written by and starring Phillies farmhands Tagg Bozied and Matt Rizzotti. The film illuminates an overlooked aspect of...
View ArticlePromotions: Canonical, Comical, and Climatological
2011 promotional schedules are being released at a rapid clip these days, with highlights aplenty. But few things in this world are as exciting as unprecedented onfield aerial acrobatics, making THIS...
View ArticleI Blog in the East, I Blog in the West
…And I come to give you more, and I never give you less….Let’s go! If you “Look At Me Now” you’ll find me in NYC, but at this time tomorrow I’ll be flying the friendly skies, airbound toward the arid....
View Article(One Day) On the Road: Returning to Reading
The Reading Phillies were one of the highlights of last year’s Pennsylvania-centric road trip, as I was able to witness (and participate in) the team’s extensive tribute to the iconic Crazy Hot Dog...
View ArticleWhole Lotta Love b/w Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
Starting any piece of writing with the formal definition of what will then be discussed is as hackneyed as it gets. But when has an aversion to the hackneyed ever stopped me before? Hashtag (noun) –...
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