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When you walk through a storm,
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm there's a golden sky
And the sweet, silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain,
Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone.
You'll never walk alone.
Perhaps a little insecure about baseball's fading prestige among major sports, the Dodgers have apparently guaranteed that their games will be on at least 25 television sets in Southern California.
I tease ... you read.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have established a network of 25 local bars and restaurants where fans can gather to watch Dodger games all season long. To kick off the Home Base Network, five of the locations will host viewing parties with special Dodger guests when the team opens the 2007 season in Milwaukee April 2 at 11:05 a.m. PT.
"With so many Dodger fans getting excited about Opening Day, there is no better way to kick off the season than to create gathering spots across the city of Los Angeles," said Dodger Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office Marty Greenspun. "We're excited to be able to partner with so many local restaurants and bars in taking Dodger Baseball out into the community."
Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood, Yankee Doodles in Santa Monica, Yankee Doodles in Woodland Hills, Hooters in Burbank and Hooters in Pasadena are inviting fans out to watch the season opener with the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with several former Dodgers as well. Here is a complete listing of the Opening Day festivities:
Barney's Beanery, West Hollywood -- Jamie and Frank McCourt, Tommy Lasorda
Yankee Doodles, Santa Monica -- Kenny Landreaux, Wes Parker
Yankee Doodles, Woodland Hills -- Ron Cey
Hooters, Burbank -- Steve Garvey
Hooters, Pasadena -- Fernando Valenzuela
Representatives from the Los Angeles Dodgers will be on hand at each location to give away tickets and other promotional items.
For the uninitiated, the difference between Barney's Beanery and Hooters is, like, zilch. Really. Update: No, not really.
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Tonight, powered by the Freeway Series opener and five reruns of The Office plus Andy Barker P.I., I will attempt my long-overdue update of the sidebar. This includes the blogroll: If there are any blogs you think belong, please feel free to let me know in the comments.
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QED
But I do!
I must admit, however, that I'll have some pangs of regret about attending opening day in person, rather than hanging out with Fernando at Hooters.
FOLKS!
1 - Yeah, that's a better button than mine.
4 - That's road opening day, you know.
Not looking forward to opening day against Sheets. We could start the season with a whitewash. When healthy I think he's the 2nd best pitcher in baseball headed into 2007.
Also, is there anywhere that they actually list these 25 bars? I don't know that there's anything corporate/sleazy enough in downtown LA, but I'd be curious.
The joke being:
1) her birthday is New Year's Day when almost every restaurant in Pasadena is closed
2) however Hooter's is open for football fans.
She threatens to agree and then not show up and leave me alone in Hooter's, a place I would find very disturbing to visit.
I've never been to a Hooters, but I can't imagine their beer selection is anywhere near as good as B'sB's. Though, in all honesty, most of the good stuff is in bottles, not on tap, and I have a better selection at home (yes, a whole room devoted to the storage of hi-quality beer) for a fraction of the price.
Out of curiosity, do you rent or own? And how close are you able to live to campus (on an academic salary)?
It was well before midnight. And it wasn't particularly bosomy.
Present company excluded, of course.
UCLA loses a lot of 40-something faculty who can't afford to put their kids in private school, and whose public school choices at the high school level are just awful (grade schools are better these days). The age structure of most departments has a huge hole in the 40-55 range, with lots of older folks whose kids are grown, and lots of younger ones whose kids are little or who don't have any kids.
http://www.inlamagazine.com/916/features/916_gayla.html
How about the Shortstop in the shadows of Dodger Stadium? that is a perfct location for events like these....
Seriously, I'm going to make sure that Busby's in LA also shows every game.
Thanks. We will most likely fit into the "2-income couple without kids" category.
It's all in the attitude. Barney's Beanery is one of my favorite bars in all of LA. It has the feel of a great grind joint, and even though it's been co-opted by West Hollywood hipsters, it's still authentic enough. The one is Santa Monica is acceptable, too.
Hooters is just sleazy, and the girls aren't even as hot as they are at Barney's.
I'll give Drew McCourt some credit, as far as marketing ideas go, this ain't a bad one.
Also, the El Compadre next door is turning into a pretty good gameday scene. I think the food is good there. At least better than the Hollywood location. Its nice that there's now at least a couple places really near the Stadium. Walking distance, even, if you're feeling perky.
It was the other Barney's.
You got something against Pacific Islanders (of which I'm one, at least by virtue of geographic location, I'll remind you)?
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/homebase_network.jsp
There's no OC locations, and only 2 places in southwest LA county (both in Long Beach).
What is the reason for this? Could the 'gers only get a guarantee to show the games in places with a large fan base?
And then he'd pull out the song at the end.
AWESOME SCHMALTZ! Schmaltz it up, Blue, errr, McCourt!
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