Thanks again to everyone who showed up at the meet-and-greet. The over-under from my Mariners broadcast crew on just how many people would actually attend was 2. So we went way over that. It was a great time and so nice to meet my readers face-to-face. Interestingly, no one introduced themselves as Anonymous. Based on the success of this I'll try to organize more, including one in Los Angeles.
Cheers stopped being funny after Kirstie Alley ate Shelly Long - Family Guy tonight hahahaaaaaa
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely try to make it to one if you do one in the Bay Area! (You should look toward the South Bay rather than trying to find something near the Coliseum, though.)
ReplyDeleteHi, Ken -- I'm in for a Minneapolis meet-up!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I'd come to an LA area one definitely!
ReplyDeleteI feel really bad though Ken because I just kind of found your blog by accident one day and kept following you. I haven't seen Cheers or MASH...and I don't follow baseball xD
Netflix does, however, have Cheers on instant streaming and I watched the pilot and liked it very much - pretty timeless, great dialogue and acting. (Err, hope you get royalties on that.) I want to watch the whole series eventually, just because of your being awesome :) But I'm trying to bone up on a lot of shows right now, so it'll be slow going.
So if you want a wide-eyed completely clueless onlooker at your meet up, count me in.
Looks like fun. How far did you make it up the wall?
ReplyDeleteThat video may be one of the single greatest things I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteUSA, USA!
P.S. If you ever make a meetup happen anywhere near the southern half the Mississippi River, or even to Detroit or New York or D.C., or if it corresponds with a time in which we could make it to L.A., Ken, my wife and I will be there!
Tears. Wow. That is just wonderful. We see these often on the television, but certainly not enough. I would watch. I would watch it live stream, all day, all week long if it meant every kid could have his Mom or Dad home. Good for the Mariners for making it extra special.
ReplyDeleteNice turn out. Looks like a lot of fun. If you ever make it to within 20 miles of Washington DC count me and the family in - bells and Nats gear on! We would love to meet you. I don't know who the bigger fan is me or my husband. I am coming with an "Anonymous" name tag tho', which I know I will immediately have to flip over before to reveal SkippyMom because I know I would be tossed otherwise. :)
Have fun!
They let a kid take home an actual base as a keepsake?
ReplyDeleteLucky they don't do that at Fenway--he wouldn't make it out alive...:)
So when they said steal second base, they meant just that. Just when I thought I understood the rules...
ReplyDeleteNot to sound like a jerk, but the son seemed more interested in holding on to second base than he was in being reunited with his father. A hug at least might have been in order.
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to embed a video, please choose one with decent resolution. About halfway through, it got really blurry. (I have the same problem with virtually every "Soldier comes home and surprises family" video I've ever seen. I don't know why people can't shoot those clearly!)
ReplyDelete@Eric J--I think you're missing the point. It was a surprise. The first the kid had seen his father in a long time. Now, if he had seen him the day before or something, then, yeah, I could see where the father might be accused of hogging the spotlight.
ReplyDeleteThat clip reminded me of the old Truth or Consequences show, where a recurring feature was a surprise reunion between a service member and his family.
"There's no crying in baseball".
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