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Ernie
I may be slightly late on this, but I wanted to talk about Ernie Harwell. I can’t honestly say I’m one of the many people around Michigan who stayed up listening to his broadcasts growing up or while on family vacations. Maybe I’m just too young. Although I wish I were old enough to recall more Ernie memories, there were so many great ones after his passing told in the Free Press and on 97.1, it filled my heart with pride to be a Michigander, Tiger fan and a fondness for the man that I might not have otherwise recalled. I only have one solid personal memory, when I volunteered with the Detroit Historical Society(museum?) to salvage various things from Tigers Stadium months before it was razed. I kind of went off on my own exploring and ended up on the field, off in the distance there was Ernie wearing his signature hat with some other guy surveying the scene, most likely talking about how to save the stadium. His passion for that place was so great, I only wish they saved some part of it after all the work he put into it.
In lieu of going to his visitation at Comerica, I went to the official Tiger’s tribute with my lovely friend Merissa. It was a fantastic winning effort against the Yankees on a great night for baseball that I’m sure Ernie would’ve enjoyed very much. He was one of the classiest, humble people around, and is missed greatly.
Add comment May 14, 2010
fake spring break
On Sunday, Kristin and I returned from an epic road trip we deemed our “fake spring break”.
Travel-wise, it went like this:
- Saturday morning drive to Atlanta GA.
- Monday morning drive to Naples FL.
- Wednesday drive to Miami Beach, hang out all day.
- Thursday morning, drive to Philadelphia! (got real loopy)
- Arrival in Philly Friday morning, good times were had until Sunday.
- Sunday morning-ish, headed back west to Michigan.
Total miles = 3384.6 including stops.
It was a grand adventure. I do believe my soul was hankering for such a thing. Can’t stay cooped up in Southfield for too long without goin’ a little nutty.
I tried my best to update my twitter feed along the way. You can check that out and relive the trip?
It was great to see some old faces, have good food and a hearty laugh.
I don’t know what we would have done without Sirius Satellite radio, listened to a lot of crazy country music on the highway country station. On our way through Pennsylvania we heard the State game on Raw Dog sports, which although stressful made the trip back fly by.
Kristin is a fantastic travel partner, she even invented car yoga. I’m glad she has fun friends in Philadelphia. Speaking of Philly, they had some kind of crazy teen uprising in the form of “flash mobs” right before we got there. From what I remember flash mobs are supposed to be fun, like an impromptu thousand person pillow fight. This is something altogether different. My theory is a combination of too much energy drink, Justin Bieber music and idle time made them go wacky.
So that’s that. Back in Michigan. Saw a good chunk of this great nation, now I gotta get back to finding a job.
love,
p.
Add comment March 31, 2010
