May 28, 2009
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The Daily News
1 Last night's Giants' game was everything the ol' pastime oughta be. Randy Johnson won his 299th game, and some fan got two foul balls at the end of the game. The guy then proceeded to take pictures of seagulls, according to Duane Kuiper. And the Giants swept the Braves at home for the first time since 2003.
2 A lot of guys got hits, and it just managed to be a nice smile.
3 After that, I was able to catch a little So You Think You Can Dance, a much better show than American Idol, in my opinion. I absolutely couldn't watch American Idol this year. I think the Simon/Paula/Ryan stuff is getting pretty played out, but that's just one guy's opinion.
4 So SYTYCD had these brothers, one of whom danced like Gene Kelly, the other like a classic brother who isn't as good as another, but who is good anyway. Sort of like Jerry Van Dyke to Dick Van Dyke back-in-the-day.
5 I'm still getting almost-clobbered by inanimate objects, although it has lessened in the past day or two. I did reach into the recycling and sliced my hand on the lid of a can, and I almost got attacked by metal folding table legs, but Spidermanned my way out of danger.
6 And I don't know about you, but I love Suddenly Thursday. Like getting back from a 3-day weekend is always intense, and the Tuesday is...
7 A Tuesday. But it's usually a Tuesday that is sorta like walking around on heroin or something. That was the day I was doing all the falling down and shucking and jiving with inanimate objects.
8 And suddenly it is Thursday, which usually means you have a pretty good beat on the week.
9 Tonight is the last band concert of the year, so looks like I'll be in the theater for a goodly part of the night, but I always enjoy our concerts.
10 And Friday they're having some sorta Follies at 4 p.m. The staff and students are putting on a sort of talent show. I'll lead off at 4:01, and I'm going to sing a couple of Sinatra tunes. It sounds fun. If you have the afternoon off, come on down. It's a short program, and should be over somewhat early. Bring lettuce for when I sing.
11 Truly, my voice has been pretty dry and raspy lately. I wrote last night's DN early in hopes that I could get some sleep and rest. It's been a pretty emotional ride the past week, so this should be a fun departure. I'll try to rest the ol' vocal cords. I had been practicing a bunch of Sinatra really for my Dad. I don't know when I intended to sing, but I did a little on Thursday afternoon. We even sang almost together, but too many people comin' and goin' prevented it.
12 The proceeds for the event go to the International Federation of Red Cross Global Water and Sanitation Initiative, which is a mouthful. Basically it's for the Red Cross.
12 So there you go. I'm almost afraid to launch this so early; it might scare somebody!
13 So have a great Thursday. It just got here so quickly, didn't it?
14 See ya soon.
15 Peace.
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