Mets 8 Diamondbacks 3

 

Our 20-game Sunday plan includes some weekday games, so Lee and I were at Citi Field last night.  The game featured two-run home runs by Francisco Lindor and Starlin Marte and a solo homer by Pete Alonso whose batting average is now .346.

The Mets had a spectacular defensive inning, as seen below, with amazing plays from Mark Vientos, Tyrone Taylor, and Francisco Lindor.

The Mets improved their MLB-leading record to 21-9 and their league-best home mark to 13-1.

Box Score

Happy 92nd Birthday to Willie Nelson

 

At 92 years old, Willie Nelson will appear at the Outlaw Music Festival this summer.  The tour will stop at Jones Beach on August 1, when Lee and I will be there.  Last summer he skipped the stop at Jones Beach for health reasons.  Of course, I picked his cover of Bob Dylan's What Was It You Wanted.

Where the Action Is (Was) - A Follow Up on a Journal Entry from 2011

 

Last night, Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon was a guest on Cousin Brucie's show.  It did not come up in the conversation, but I remembered that Freddie sang the theme to Where the Action Is, a TV show in the mid 1960s hosted by Dick Clark that featured performances by the rock stars of that of that era.  I searched my journal and discovered an entry I wrote in 2011.  It refreshed my memory and stated that I have two DVDs of shows from that series.  I will have to re-watch them now.

There is now a detailed article in Wikipedia describing the show.

Check out this full episode:

Chicago the Musical at the Ambassador Theater

 

Today, we continued a family tradition of seeing a Broadway show at birthdays.  Lee decided to see Chicago The Musical.  It originally opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for about two years.  It was revived on Broadway in 1996 and holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

It tells the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife who murders her lover, and Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star, as they both navigate the legal system and the media circus surrounding their crimes. 

I observed that all the actors were dressed in black.  There was no scenery as the orchestra was always behind the actors and dancers.

Oy Vey - A Man Was Fatally Stabbed for Stepping on Toes in the NYC Subway

 

Stepping on toes is an idiom meaning to upset or offend someone, especially by doing something that is not their responsibility or that encroaches on their area of authority.  A former colleague always mumbled to herself that she shouldn't step on people's toes, but kept on doing it.  She would regularly offer to do someone else's job.  After the normal one-year probationary period, she was terminated.  This happened about 12 years ago.  I hope she is doing well wherever she ended up.

Anyway, I rarely see that expression used literally.  Today, I read that an argument about someone's shoes being stepped on aboard a rush-hour 6 train ended with a man being stabbed to death at the City Hall subway station in Lower Manhattan.  I have heard of many crimes in the subway, but this has to be the stupidest.  I have ridden on many crowded trains in my years of riding, but I have never stepped on anyone's toes.

Don't Think Twice by Eric Clapton - One of My Favorite Dylan Covers

Don't Think Twice was originally recorded by Bob Dylan in his Freewheelin' album in 1963.  It has been covered umpteen times in many musical genres.  Eric Clapton recorded this version at the 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992.

Still Crazy After All These 76 Years

 

Where did all these years go?  I don't feel or look like I'm 76 years old.  Thankfully, I am in good health.  As we age, we fear that some ailment will arise, leading to our demise.  Nobody knows how much time the Lord has given us.  My mother lived to 95 while my Uncle Sy lived to 101.  Other family members were not as fortunate.

When I was growing up in the 1960s, I enjoyed baseball, Bob Dylan, top 40 hits, and Jeopardy among other interests.  I still enjoy those things today.  That helps me "think young."

I already received many birthday wishes from my "Facebook community of friends."  Many of them I have never me face to face while others I have known for years.  I appreciate all the kind wishes.