Etcetera 12.
Dirt, cops, and stairs. Now this is a park. Dodger Stadium, a Tuesday evening in June.
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A dedicated grounds crew here, with the blue hose to shoot.
Dirt, cops, and stairs. Now this is a park. Dodger Stadium, a Tuesday evening in June.
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A dedicated grounds crew here, with the blue hose to shoot.
Follow each other through depot and plant and arrive at Angel Stadium about 11:55.
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Popcorn, kettle corn, cotton candy. This is the fourth oldest park in the Majors.
This is a major thunderstorm, let’s duck into the pool hall and crack some balls.
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Take the table in the back there and watch the felt sonny.
An overseer scribbles tallies of chip volumes like a Broad Street oyster mogul, and the casino sheriff tips his hat to the cash bagger. A fog of love builds up at the blackjack table. But look at the time. Nearly seven o’clock. Time for Topgolf.
Oh, to be low on steroids.
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It is difficult to surprise a generation brought up on steroids and earthquakes.
The beach has a fever. All aboard the blimp to Huntington.
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Sitting in the bamboo bleachers, did you guys see the whale?
It’s a downhill ride to Venice, California. Low tide this afternoon around half past one, and the water is 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Yes, snake handling is a sport. Now let’s eat this pizza in the handball court.
Friday morning in Las Vegas. A perfect golf breeze blows down Paradise Road, then everything stops.
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The joggers of the Strip unite in the shadow of a junk removal site.
Right now New York City is a hockey town and the pigeons are waiting for tennis.
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Three dollars at the deli will get you a six pack of Sky Bounce ping pong balls.
Barbering is serious sport.
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If you have on a batting helmet of course the barber will only clean up your face.