Traces of Summer Sun
Tonight I'll be in a round with some co-workers at Piranha's in Downtown Nashville. Plenty of other writers in on it. Music kicks off around 7.
Last night I took a picture outside my apartment as the Cardinals were in full meltdown mode against the Cubs. Had to walk away and check the mail. Turns out a damn fine image. Love the apartment lights against the quiet black.
As a Cardinal fan it was a stressful season. Full of surprises and resiliency. A team without Wainwright, Holliday, Adams and a handful of other major players ended up winning 100 games. That is quite a feat and story, and there are lessons to be learned in there. Also a lesson in sometimes you lose. Cardinals have been a real treat for about 10+ years making the playoffs most of the time and winning the World Series sometimes. It's awesome when your horse comes through. I wish the Cubs well. It could be argued the baseball gods - much like in 2011 when we were down to our last strike in the World Series and we came back to win the damn thing with supernatural home runs...it was finally the Cubs' turn to have the gods blow their baseballs out of the park. And yes I know maybe there are no baseball gods and everything is done by humans moving their bodies but there's no romance or imagination in that. I choose to believe in the poetry of baseball, the mystery of the game. Can be beautiful and brutal.
Currently listening to Bon Iver's Daytrotter session from 2008 and if there was ever a song I wished I'd wrote it is "Re: Stacks.” I've never seen a black crow dangling my keys, faking a toss. But I know exactly what one looks like. I think I should cover this song. Would sound so pretty with accompaniment.
Recently took in the Titans vs Buffalo Bills game. The Bills are my NFL team. It was a frustrating mess the first few quarters. Then we snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat and came out a winner. First time tailgating at a football game and I've never seen so many Bills fans in one place before. It was such a treat!
“Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.” Titans Stadium — Nashville, Tennessee, 2015. Photo by me
Ultimate Zubaz Warrior Bills Fan.
And here's a guy who might actually be a celebrity as far as Bills fans go. I think he told me not to tell you what his real name is, just "Super Bill.”
Buffalo Bills fan “Super Bill.” Tennessee Titans Stadium — Nashville, Tennessee, 2015. Photo by me