Stanley Cup Final 2009 – Game One.

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Saturday night Julie and I headed to Detroit for the last time in my life. After the seeing the first to games of the Stanley Cup Final last year (2008 Game One, Game Two) I decided to tempt fate again and I have learned my lesson. Nothing good will ever come out of my presence in the city of Detroit. The Pens played a decent game and if not for the dual goal tending defensive strategy employed by the Wings the outcome could have been different.

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Visiting Detroit is a lot like entering the Thunderdome:

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*Side Note:
The rest of my photographs are on Flickr.

Nine Inch Nails at Northerly Island.

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Last night I went to see Nine Inch Nails and Street Sweeper Social Club at Northerly Island.  I guess this is the last tour for NIN so it was great to be able to see them again (I also saw NIN in 2006 and 2008) before it’s too late.  They’re on tour right now with Jane’s Addiction but due to Lollapalooza we missed out on Jane’s.  Street Sweeper Social Club is Tom Morello’s new calibration with Boots Riley.

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*Side Note:

  1. The rest of my photographs from the show are here.
  2. This guy had Dom’s back all night.  Literally.

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Cubs – Dodgers at Wrigley Field.

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Last night I went with Lauren and a couple friends to the Cubs – Dodgers game at Wrigley Field.  Our seats were probably the closest I’ve ever had to the field in a baseball game and we were right next to Dodgers’ bull pen.

My thoughts on Baseball (Pitching):

Seriously, count the pitchers in the picture above.  Nine.  Maybe one of them is a coach… maybe.  So let’s go with eight.  Now add the guy playing in the game right now, back to nine.  Nine pitchers.  Is it me or that enough to field an entire team?  I have no idea how many players a team can dress but I’d be willing to bet it’s change over the last 60 years.  Why is this necessary?  Nine pitchers.  What other sport in the world allows you to have eight backups for one position?  And this is without me even getting into the pitcher who will come out just to pitch to one guy and then he’s done for the night.

When did this madness begin?  Please… some one explain it to me.

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As you can tell from the photo above we sat behind a couple young southern gentleman from Alabama.  For those who don’t know these guys are sporting ‘Joe Willy Namath’s‘.

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Todd Laureano was keeping the world safe last night.

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Quick Commentary:

  1. First photograph – This man is not of a ‘Photographer’.  That’s just a guy sitting at the game with his wife.  Lens Envy.
  2. Second photograph – Harry Caray was in attendance.
  3. Third photograph – That man is wearing black leather pants and a hooded sweatshirt.  I’m pretty sure the only reasonable excuse is that he is literally at the end of closet and all other clothes are filthy.
  4. Same photograph, check the couple in the same row looking at him in total disgust.

*Side Note:  The rest of my photographs from the game are here.