Jim Littrell and the Voyage House Gang Finding a niche in The Movement in the summer of 1972 was a 9,000-mile journey from Saint Paul, MN to Strawberry Lake, CO, to Miami Beach FLA, back west to Berkeley, CA, … Continue reading
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Margie, Rocky & David (The first in a series of 20 chapters tributing my friends) All through my college years it was the constancy of summers off and then back to school; and – if she ever reads this – … Continue reading
Kieran & Max’s Stag/Stagette Party [Into Extra Innings] At every nine inning baseball game (high schoolers and Little Leaguers and softballers only play seven innings), all the fans stand up and stretch and sing “Take Me Out to the … Continue reading
Another reason to get married was to have kids. Jack was born with Ellen’s tiny wrists. Nick has his Grandpa Rinkema’s genes – Grandpa Rinkema wore size 16 shoes. When they were both just old enough to play baseball I … Continue reading
An Unhappy Bus Driver [6th Inning] The Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros 1980 play-off series was some of the best played baseball ever. All five games were nail-biting affairs; the first four low-scoring. The last four were one run affairs; … Continue reading