We're in that period of summer where things are light on sport programming. No Twins game today either.
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Yellow Magic Orchestra – 東風
Another one of those bands I'm surprised we haven't played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzSIwivBWJc
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Happy Birthday–July 25
John Tener (1863)
Cy Williams (1913)
Whitey Lockman (1926)
Larry Sherry (1935)
Buddy Bradford (1944)
Fred Scherman (1944)
Mick Kelleher (1947)
Biff Pocoroba (1953)
Marc Sullivan (1958)
Doug Drabek (1962)
Torey Lovullo (1965)
Ed Sprague (1967)
Billy Wagner (1971)
Guillermo Mota (1973)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Santiago Casilla (1980)
Alex Presley (1985)
Pitcher/outfielder John Tener was the president of the National League and also became governor of Pennsylvania. For 1914-1915, he did both jobs at the same time.
Cy Williams was a long-time major league scout, working for the Detroit Tigers for thirty years.
WgOmRDLE Results: 07/25 – 07/31
All right, everyone, let's uncurdle our Wordles!
(I have no idea what that means. It's late.)
Game 96 Twins in Detroit in progress
already on the board!
Sonido Gallo Negro – Chamula
I really can’t get enough cumbia this summer. Bringing things full circle, several or all of the members of Twin Tones are in Sonido Gallo Negro. I wish there was a better version of a live performance where they are wearing their masks and have the live graphics projected by the theremin player (theraminist?).
Speaking of videos I wish I could feature, both Natalia Lafourcade & San Pascualito Rey seem to be stifled by rights contracts that forbid embedding of live performances at radio stations like KEXP. That was disappointing; tunes by those two were sonic pillars of my trip hoped to feature.
Thanks for hanging out with me this week.
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July 24, 2022: Frequent Guests
We get a lot of Mourning Doves in the backyard. They look so different from the usual suspects they always catch my eye.
Happy Birthday–July 24
Tommy McCarthy (1863)
Jack Clements (1864)
Joe Schultz (1893)
Cotton Nash (1942)
Mike Port (1945)
Shigeru Takada (1945)
Mike Adams (1948)
Jerry Augustine (1952)
Barry Bonds (1964)
Joe Oliver (1965)
Jim Wolf (1969)
Shawn Wooten (1974)
Brent Stentz (1975)
Outfielder Joe Schultz, who played in parts of eleven major league seasons, is the father of the Joe Schultz made famous by Jim Bouton in Ball Four. He is also a cousin to big-leaguers Hanz and Frank Lobert.
Mike Port is a long-time major league baseball executive, serving as the general manager of the California Angels from 1984-1991.
Shigeru Takada was a star in Japan from 1968-1980. He also was a manager, general manager, and television commentator.
Jim Wolf has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Pitcher Brent Stentz did not play in the majors, but was in the Twins’ minor league system from 1997-2001. In 1998, he set an Eastern League record with 43 saves.
Game 95. Twins in Hockeytown
Word on the street there is a Twins game today
Los Lobos, La Marisoul, y Los Cenzontles – México Americano
La Marisoul is the front lady of Los Angeles’ La Santa Cecilia. Los Cenzontles are doing the important work of preserving and promoting Mexican roots music from their base, which includes an academy, in San Pablo, CA. Los Lobos need no introduction, of course.
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