Blast from the Past: Mark Phillips Outrage

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
by Geoff Young
What a fool I used to be. Those are Neil Peart's words, but they apply here as well, so I'll use 'em. When the Padres traded Bubba Trammell and minor-league left-hander Mark Phillips for Rondell White back in '03, I was... a little less than pleased. I actually vented in three parts: Part 1 includes this gem: I realize I may not be the most objective person when it comes to talking about Phillips. I've seen him pitch on several occasions and I even once had the chance to chat with him while he was charting a game at Elsinore. But beyond the fact that he seemed like a nice enough kid, he has a serious arm. You just don't see a lot of young lefties ...
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Vacation Recovery Mode

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
by Geoff Young
Hi there. Sorry for going incommunicado on you. We were off in Hawai'i doing the Thanksgiving/anniversary thing; I'd intended to post a few updates from yonder, but first I lost my motivation and then I lost my wi-fi (the in-laws are pretty far off the grid). Anyway, I hope everyone had a good holiday. One of the benefits of being off line for so long is that I got to catch up on my reading. I finished David Browne's Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, and got well into The Book (finally!) and Neil Peart's Roadshow. Even managed to read the first few entries in The Best American Essays of the Century, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. Good ...
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This and That

Wednesday, October 20, 2004
by Geoff Young
Recovering from last week's shows, getting ready for this week's. Thinking of tie-ins for our band name. Like a drink, maybe. Anybody know of a drink that needs a name? I can't promise you much. A t-shirt. And my gratitude. If you have a drink that you think could be called a "Chin Wagger" drop me a line. I suppose we could name a drink "Ducksnort" but good luck finding anyone to drink that. With baseball season over (okay, technically the playoffs are still happening), I've been reading like a madman. Finished Neil Peart's Traveling Music last week. Now I'm about 100 pages into Bill Bryson's modestly titled A Short History of Nearly Everything. I'd tell you about 'em but college pretty much killed my desire ...
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Looking for Alternate Routes from San Diego to Las Vegas

Friday, November 1, 2002
by Geoff Young
Well, I won't be making it to the AFL this year, but I am planning to meet up with family in Vegas later this month. Inspired by Neil Peart's Ghost Rider (an interesting read for Rush fans but probably not for others), I figured I might try an alternate route. In my quest to find such a passage, I stumbled across these sites, which may aid you in your road trips and/or pique your general interest: The Gypsy Wagon Expedition onegoodmove AA Roads Caltrans Bloopers Page Tiger Map Server ...
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