Came across this gem of a photo recently. I invited some friends & family to come with us to an A’s game because I had a deal on really good lower level seats & Jordin Sparks happened to be holding a small concert after the game. A few rows in front of us, a bunch of friends had a bit too much to drink. Fortunately for us, they’re emotional drunks. One of the few fights that occurred within their group was between this teary-eyed guy & his buddy. Everyone that sat at least four rows behind them were watching intently, a soap opera drama unfolding
I set up one of my cameras, some lights, a remote trigger & instructions at our wedding dinner reception so I didn’t have to go around to take everyone’s photos. It was a hit!
There are a lot of photos in this album (nearly 200), so it’s probably best to view them as thumbnails:
You don’t see this often at the Coliseum: a bride & groom taking their wedding photos in the field level aisle. They couldn’t have chosen a better day—the weather was perfect for such an occasion. Much props to these newlyweds, hardcore A’s fans!
The A’s killed the Texas Rangers 9 to 1 that evening, mainly because of our section’s jeering of the Rangers’s left fielder David Murphy & my sign that took me hours of crafting on illustration board the night before:
Baseball is fun. Playing dress-up is fun. Getting free stuff is fun. Yep, this was a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
The A’s celebrated their 80th anniversary of the 1929 season with Turn-Back-the-Clock Day. They went all out as much as they could with the presentation: the jumbotron was in black & white, people drove on the field in cars of the period, some people dressed up & for the first few thousand fans, they received a replica blue jersey. The jerseys were blue on cream white—colors of the A’s back when they were still in Philadelphia.
The only bad news: Cindy got hit in the head with a batting practice ball at home run depth. We had her checked at the First Aid booth in the Coliseum as a precaution, but it looks like she’ll be fine (maybe just a bad bruise on her forehead).
Cindy’s friend Ivy, a long-time friend from college, wanted to celebrate her birthday outside of the traditional grown-up birthday party: she decided to throw it on the softball field.
It was kinda unusual (for me) at first, but once it began, I’ve realized it’s been such a long time since I’ve played in the dirt. It didn’t take long for me to cut loose & have fun out there. With any softball birthday parties, the game usually wraps up with the game-ending cake:
Happy birthday, Ivy! We look forward to many more softball parties in the future.
Just realized that the blogs I love (clientsfromhell, hipsterpuppies, imwithcoco) are on tumblr. Guess it makes sense to sign up.about 8 hours agofrom web
