I actually took contemporaneous notes during interesting points of the game today in order to refresh my recollection when the beer haze wore off. I planned to share those thoughts and others regarding Bob Geren's pitching staff management from the point of view of A's fans, the woman behind me who was full of nuggets like "I almost wore sandals today but I didn't think about it," questionable calls from the umpiring crew, and today's old-timey 1929 motif. After much contemplation, I've decided I really don't have much to say other than

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Quick trip from SF to Oakland. Cold Sierra. Twenty-two ounce Corona. Two-run first. Twenty-two ounce Corona. Four- run second. Twenty-two ounce Corona. Brat with peppers, onions, and mustard. Outfielders forget how to catch, A's score five. Twenty-two ounce Corona. A's take lead, prophesy fulfilled. Much cursing. Smithwick's. Thorndog and Dotel filthy. Che! Bobby makes it interesting. A White Sox winner. Pick up rhythm in ten hours for some BHB. The end.

since our faithful associate editor is busy with schoolwork (trust me, i laughed as incredulously as i'm sure you are right now), i'm posting the surely much anticipated "what the f$#k have you been listening to in the last week?!?" thread.

i saw a LOT of great funky and bluegrassy music at a festival outside of yosemite thursday-sunday. if any of you are still in chicago and dig some rippin' progressive bluegrass, you should check out cornmeal at the vic the saturday after thanksgiving. they play lots of originals, as well as funk up some classic covers from the likes of pink floyd, santana, bob marley, and the bee gees. they have tons of shows available for free (and legal) download on archive.org (if you make it over that way, i'd suggest their halloween show from last week, their big meadow set from early july, and the sets from this past weekend at the festival mentioned above).

i''ve also been bouncing some "southern rock opera" by the drive-by truckers, continuing to hit the new deerhunter record a lot, and returning to my old g n' r roots.

what about all y'all? and what about chris getz?

i have two tickets in section 110, row 18 for sunday's game that i'm not going to be able to use if any folks out here, or any others just want to be gay by the bay for a day, are interested.

pitching matchup is javy vazquez v. gio gonzalez. the seventy-five word minimum for a fanpost is utterly annoying.

did you hear the one about the guy with two left feet and no thumbs? anybody? bueller?