Well, this was harder than I thought
It's been nearly four months--really four months since I last wrote. There are just too many folks blogging that I get caught up in reading others and not writing myself. Of course, I have no evidence that anyone reads this anyway, but it's good therapy anyway.
The Reds
Taking each of my subjects (plus two), since we last talked (or typed), The Reds have fired a manager and had a winning record since the All Star break and they kept the team intact, so with a little pitching they might contend. Of course the team is for sale and that is the best news. We need a sugar daddy to buy that pitching.
The West Virginia Mountaineers
The Mountaineer roundball team went on to the Elite 8 and proved me wrong in every way, but football season looms. WVU was forced into a game with Marshall University--in fact 7 games--by my friend Gov. Joe Manchin. This will prove to be a mistake. WVU needs Marshall like Seattle needs rain. A Marshall win is a big thing. A WVU win is a ho-hum affair akin to what is supposed to happen. It's going to be a nightmare for WVU sometime in the 7-game series. Count on it.
Southern Gospel Music
Still good and still unrecognized. We've seen the Triumphant Quartet nearly lose their gig, Gold City lose their heart, soul and bass singer when Tim Riley retired, and Gerald Wolfe lose weight at an alarming rate (diabetes), but the music is still good and the message is there. And all ten of us that love it aren't even a crowd. Everytime a church buys a computer with Power Point and a projector to flash song lyrics on the wall, the music of the church suffers. I blame it on Dubya Bush and his "No Child Left Behind" emphasis on testing and the 3 R's at the expense of the arts, but that's being a little bit extreme. It started long ago. Surely, this will pass.
NASCAR
Boring? Take away Rockingham, North Wilkesboro, Darlington (coming soon), and what do you have? Only interesting races at Bristol, Richmond, and Martinsville. Keep paying those big prices and nothing will change. Of course the finger could be pointed at me too.
Blogs
If anyone is out there, here are some suggestions for reading:
Cincinnati Redlegs - http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs.spring/
Southern Gospel Music - http://www.averyfineline.com
http://allisonlynn.blogspot.com/2005/07/nashville-day-3.html
NASCAR - www.motorsportsforum.com
Later...
The Reds
Taking each of my subjects (plus two), since we last talked (or typed), The Reds have fired a manager and had a winning record since the All Star break and they kept the team intact, so with a little pitching they might contend. Of course the team is for sale and that is the best news. We need a sugar daddy to buy that pitching.
The West Virginia Mountaineers
The Mountaineer roundball team went on to the Elite 8 and proved me wrong in every way, but football season looms. WVU was forced into a game with Marshall University--in fact 7 games--by my friend Gov. Joe Manchin. This will prove to be a mistake. WVU needs Marshall like Seattle needs rain. A Marshall win is a big thing. A WVU win is a ho-hum affair akin to what is supposed to happen. It's going to be a nightmare for WVU sometime in the 7-game series. Count on it.
Southern Gospel Music
Still good and still unrecognized. We've seen the Triumphant Quartet nearly lose their gig, Gold City lose their heart, soul and bass singer when Tim Riley retired, and Gerald Wolfe lose weight at an alarming rate (diabetes), but the music is still good and the message is there. And all ten of us that love it aren't even a crowd. Everytime a church buys a computer with Power Point and a projector to flash song lyrics on the wall, the music of the church suffers. I blame it on Dubya Bush and his "No Child Left Behind" emphasis on testing and the 3 R's at the expense of the arts, but that's being a little bit extreme. It started long ago. Surely, this will pass.
NASCAR
Boring? Take away Rockingham, North Wilkesboro, Darlington (coming soon), and what do you have? Only interesting races at Bristol, Richmond, and Martinsville. Keep paying those big prices and nothing will change. Of course the finger could be pointed at me too.
Blogs
If anyone is out there, here are some suggestions for reading:
Cincinnati Redlegs - http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs.spring/
Southern Gospel Music - http://www.averyfineline.com
http://allisonlynn.blogspot.com/2005/07/nashville-day-3.html
NASCAR - www.motorsportsforum.com
Later...
posted by Ronnie Flamingo at 9:28 PM
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