Author Archives: John

Well, here am I in my new home, Claremont, CA. My Dad had a car accident a week before my move west, and I spent a worried weekend in the hospital in Seattle while he and my Mom and sister … Continue reading →

Saturday I went for the day to the Newport Folk festival with my friend Brian. Hot sun: We baked for eight hours on the grass listening to music. The festival rolled right along, most of it pretty good. We saw … Continue reading →

I heard a rumor that the bar closed due to problems with their lease after some new people moved in upstairs, two floors above, and complained about noise. Excuse me, but when you move in over an established bar, I … Continue reading →

I finally developed my pictures of Oil Can pitching for the Brockton Rox at Campanelli Stadium against the Bangor Grays, July 4, 2005.

Great storm last night. Woke me up. Huge flashes, sometimes quite close. I honestly can’t remember the last time I experienced a storm like that. Growing up in Maryland, they were regular fixtures of summer nights. Much later, the year … Continue reading →

Here’s something I’ve not seen before, although I’m sure it’s happened. With the slumping Padres, the entire National League West is below .500.

One more ballpark checked off last night on what now seems like a quest to visit every pro-baseball stadium within a reasonable drive of Boston before the end of the summer. I know that for some readers this might seem … Continue reading →