samurai-ninja batter

and who says the japanese don't have any individuality

'one of these days,...pow! -- to the moon!'

i'm listening to my favorite broadcast team -- bob brenly and steve berthiaume, of the arizona diamondbacks

brenly does this thing, each game -- 'on this date'

today, he had a little...connect-the-dots

on this day, in 1969, neil armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon -- 'one small step for man,' chimed in berthiaume

five years before, continued brenly, alvin dark was the manager of the san francisco giants

dark said they'll put a man on the moon before gaylord perry will hit a home run

guess what happened, moments after armstrong stepped on the moon

can't go without noting the cleveland...and...ohio...connection -- the three principals -- and the storyteller

addendums: from marc: the story is called 'dark side of the moon'; from nancy: the mets won the world series in '69

indeed, a year of miracles

'the little prince' the opera

while waiting in line to buy a ticket for il trovatore at cincinnati opera, last month, i heard the woman in front of me talking about being in 'the little prince' -- turns out, cincinnati chamber opera is doing it, the weekend before christmas

i don't know if they're using the francesca zambello production, for the opera's premier, in houston, in 2003 -- her web-site has pictures

one of the best theatrical experiences i've had was a play of the story that oberlin summer theater festival did, four years ago -- magical -- wonderful