Opening Day - Durham style
There've been a few changes around the no longer brand spanking new DBAP, besides the naming of Goodmon Field at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. (Ummm, Jim, it wasn't a good idea when Duke named it Krzyzewski Court, and it's not such a hot idea at the ballpark either. These things really should wait until after someone dies, you know. But what's done is done.)
First up, there's a new bull in left field. Rumor has it that they'll eventually get around to putting a another bull on the back of this one, but for now, it's just plywood. He's missing a tail, but fortunately, he's not a steer, if you catch my drift.
The party deck is now being sponsored by the AICPA, apparently without irony.
Party on, Wayne!
Here's a nice wide angle shot of the view from the cheap seats, Row Z, Section 211. To be honest, i would have killed for seats like this at Shea Stadium when i was younger.
But wait, what does that ad say next to the 20th anniversary of Bull Durham the Movie logo?
Has anyone thought this ad campaign through? Does anyone care?
The Bulls came out to meet the crowd packed into a bunch of Saturn crossovers. I kept expecting guys with big shoes and red noses to jump out and scare the kids.
But things were made right by the Hillside High School trumpet section opening the season with the Star Spangled Banner.
Thank goodness for that uplifting moment, because the game didn't work out so well.
Memo to Goodmon: lose the ads on the Blue Monster, OK? They still suck. Oh, and check the beer taps, please. My Newcastle never made it out of the tap, and the LongHammer i got as a substitute tasted like powdered lemonade. The ESB was drinkable, though.
First up, there's a new bull in left field. Rumor has it that they'll eventually get around to putting a another bull on the back of this one, but for now, it's just plywood. He's missing a tail, but fortunately, he's not a steer, if you catch my drift.
The party deck is now being sponsored by the AICPA, apparently without irony.
Party on, Wayne!Here's a nice wide angle shot of the view from the cheap seats, Row Z, Section 211. To be honest, i would have killed for seats like this at Shea Stadium when i was younger.
But wait, what does that ad say next to the 20th anniversary of Bull Durham the Movie logo?
Has anyone thought this ad campaign through? Does anyone care?The Bulls came out to meet the crowd packed into a bunch of Saturn crossovers. I kept expecting guys with big shoes and red noses to jump out and scare the kids.
But things were made right by the Hillside High School trumpet section opening the season with the Star Spangled Banner.
Thank goodness for that uplifting moment, because the game didn't work out so well.
Memo to Goodmon: lose the ads on the Blue Monster, OK? They still suck. Oh, and check the beer taps, please. My Newcastle never made it out of the tap, and the LongHammer i got as a substitute tasted like powdered lemonade. The ESB was drinkable, though.
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I was just thinking about my seats being very "high up" in 202, but Turner Field seats that close would be like 40 bucks a piece. I'm spoiled by the DBAP.
When the DPAC opens, I wonder how that whole "firework show" thing will pan out. I can hear them at my house 1.5 miles away. Hopefully the glass is sound proof and the shows won't be on that long. Not that I care. I probably won't go to a show anyway.
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Anonymous, at 11:10 PM
I'd like to know why they were selling Bud from the Foothills Brewery kiosk. I coulda gone for a nice Pilot Mountain.
We can hear the fireworks from over 2 miles away, but they're short-lived and usually only on weekends.
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Anonymous, at 9:23 AM
First of all, they were selling Pilot Mountain from the Foothills kiosk, as long with the BMC crap they had there.
Secondly, I don't see why the AICPA sponsoring a party deck is any different than a bank doing so (Keysource has the other party deck). Quite frankly, the AICPA people I know in town are more fun to hang out with than my non-AICPA friends. I am really glad to see a company that is relatively new to the community investing so much into Durham.
Too bad the Bulls played so poorly last night. Hopefully the rest of the season will be better!
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a, at 5:11 PM
i guess when i think of CPA parties, i think of this guy.
can't help it.
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Barry, at 6:32 PM
Maybe my view is biased, since I know many AICPA employees and none are CPAs.
Looks like the Bulls didn't do any better tonight.
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a, at 8:40 PM
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