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Whats the most you would pay for.....

Don

2007-01-20, 5:25 pm

Whats the most you would pay for a pair of football tickets?

Maybe I'm cracked but my son paid $250 each for 2 tickets to tomorrows game.

I wouldn't pay $250 even for a Rush concert!!!

3D Peruna

2007-01-20, 5:25 pm

Don

2007-01-20, 5:25 pm

"3D Peruna"> wrote
> Don wrote:
>
> I tap out at the whole night costing more than $100...

I never placed a limit on entertainment costs, stuff costs what it costs,
but I just can't get my head around the whole pro-sports thing at all.
I just don't get it.

Roarmeister

2007-01-20, 5:25 pm

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:04:59 -0500, "Don" <creative1986@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Whats the most you would pay for a pair of football tickets?
>
>Maybe I'm cracked but my son paid $250 each for 2 tickets to tomorrows game.
>
>I wouldn't pay $250 even for a Rush concert!!!

I paid $250 CDN for a Stones concert, dead centre beside the rolled
out sub-stage. But then again, I live in a small city and we don't
normally get the big name acts so it was more of a special thing.
Apparently 90,000 turned out or almost 1/2 the city during the two
concerts.

I paid $150 CDN for Grey Cup seats and I thought that was a steal
(40yd line)

Television just isn't the same thing as a live performance!

Don

2007-01-20, 8:25 pm

"Roarmeister"> wrote
> "Don"> wrote:
>
> I paid $250 CDN for a Stones concert, dead centre beside the rolled
> out sub-stage. But then again, I live in a small city and we don't
> normally get the big name acts so it was more of a special thing.
> Apparently 90,000 turned out or almost 1/2 the city during the two
> concerts.
>
> I paid $150 CDN for Grey Cup seats and I thought that was a steal
> (40yd line)
>
> Television just isn't the same thing as a live performance!

No its not.
But even insanity has its limits, doesn't it?
I watched my cousin last year pay $750 a piece for 6 Stones concert tickets.
Now THATS insanity!!!!!

Whats grey cup?

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-20, 8:25 pm

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Roarmeister"> wrote
>
> No its not.
> But even insanity has its limits, doesn't it?
> I watched my cousin last year pay $750 a piece for 6 Stones concert
> tickets.
> Now THATS insanity!!!!!
>
> Whats grey cup?

The Canadian super bowl.

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-20, 8:25 pm

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "3D Peruna"> wrote
>
> I never placed a limit on entertainment costs, stuff costs what it costs,
> but I just can't get my head around the whole pro-sports thing at all.
> I just don't get it.

If you know what it takes to play the game, and you see the very best in
action up close, it's pretty entertaining. Me, I'm easily entertained, and
the one game I do watch is so ridiculously priced in this town that I doubt
I'll ever go. My first and last Leafs game was in 1966.
--

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Roarmeister

2007-01-20, 9:25 pm

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:48:03 -0500, "Don" <creative1986@gmail.com>
wrote:

>"Roarmeister"> wrote
>
>No its not.
>But even insanity has its limits, doesn't it?
>I watched my cousin last year pay $750 a piece for 6 Stones concert tickets.
>Now THATS insanity!!!!!

EACH???
Now, those would have to be stage tickets for that price. IE, you sit
in the stage platforms looking right on top of the stage and out onto
the core audience, that also comes with a backstage pass IIRC. Robert
Di Niro (apparently a big Stones fan) and Charlize Theron were also in
town and that's the type of ticket they had (but I bet they didn't
actually pay for them!) For what it's worth they all stayed at the
same hotel so they could have had some interesting parties going on.
Mick and the boys were in town for 4 days because of the double
concert (the only 2 show performance they gave in North America).

I paid $250 for the normally $308 tickets.

>Whats <the> Grey Cup?

Our football championship. But I believe the top price of the tickets
were about $275 vs. the min. price for a Super Bowl ticket at $500??

Don

2007-01-21, 3:25 am

"Michael Bulatovich"> wrote
> If you know what it takes to play the game, and you see the very best in
> action up close, it's pretty entertaining. Me, I'm easily entertained,

Well thats it right there Mike.
I've played all the sports, cept the ones that require snow/ice and I still
don't get it.
I'd much rather play it than watch it.
Watching sports is like watching someone eat an ice cream cone.
I prefer doing it than watching it.

My wife has been a football fan since before I knew her and I accept that.
Just as she accepts my faults. >wink<

Don

2007-01-21, 3:25 am

"Roarmeister"> wrote
> Our football championship. But I believe the top price of the tickets
> were about $275 vs. the min. price for a Super Bowl ticket at $500??

I understand that you'd be very lucky to get (US) Superbowl tickets for less
than $2k each.

Señor Popcorn-Coconut

2007-01-21, 3:25 am

Don wrote:
> Whats the most you would pay for a pair of football tickets?
>
> Maybe I'm cracked but my son paid $250 each for 2 tickets to tomorrows game.
>
> I wouldn't pay $250 even for a Rush concert!!!
>

Actually I'd pay more for Rush than for a Stones concert, which I'd pay
- the going rate for. Yes, that's right, you'd have to pay me the going
rate to go and see them. I'd score a profit with the Stones, and break
even with Rush.

I was listening online to these cheesy-yet-kinda-cool retro-disco-style
tunes the other day and was reminded of one from around 1998 that I
decided to see if I could find, because I recall wanting it at the time
it came out, but could not bring myself to part with the gouge.
Well, my 8-year patience was rewarded upon its find which was posted
today for your listening, er, pleasure. ;)

(Dust off your platforms and leisure suits, kids! Are ya ready?! =)

http://www.sfu.ca/~rmacinty/stardust.mp3

BTW, if someone has a copy of Kate Bush's 'Cloudbusting' and would like
to post or email it for me, it would be appreciated.

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-21, 9:25 am

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael Bulatovich"> wrote
>
> Well thats it right there Mike.
> I've played all the sports, cept the ones that require snow/ice and I
> still don't get it.
> I'd much rather play it than watch it.
> Watching sports is like watching someone eat an ice cream cone.
> I prefer doing it than watching it.

More North Americans should try that.
--

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Pierre Levesque

2007-01-21, 9:25 pm

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Whats the most you would pay for a pair of football tickets?
>
> Maybe I'm cracked but my son paid $250 each for 2 tickets to tomorrows
> game.
>
> I wouldn't pay $250 even for a Rush concert!!!
>
>
I have seasons tix to the NY Jets.

Regular season games are $75.00 per ticket but in the NFL the teams MAKE you
buy the pre-season too. So if you only go to the regular season games, the
ticket per game goes up to $95.00.

For the playoffs, the wild card game face value ticket is $150.00 and
divisional/championship game is $200.00 per ticket.

So if your son got them via open market or via a broker, he got a bargain.

Don

2007-01-22, 3:25 am

"Pierre Levesque" <pierrelevesqueNOSPAM@connarch.com> wrote in message
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> "Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have seasons tix to the NY Jets.
>
> Regular season games are $75.00 per ticket but in the NFL the teams MAKE
> you buy the pre-season too. So if you only go to the regular season
> games, the ticket per game goes up to $95.00.
>
> For the playoffs, the wild card game face value ticket is $150.00 and
> divisional/championship game is $200.00 per ticket.
>
> So if your son got them via open market or via a broker, he got a bargain.

He got em on ebay.
The colts won.
Next stop.......FL.
doggies......

Pierre Levesque

2007-01-22, 3:25 am

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Pierre Levesque" <pierrelevesqueNOSPAM@connarch.com> wrote in message
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>
> He got em on ebay.
> The colts won.
> Next stop.......FL.
> doggies......
And right about now, I bet he'd pay it all over again...

Ken S. Tucker

2007-01-22, 3:25 am

Michael Bulatovich wrote:
> "Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> More North Americans should try that.

Get your kids eyes tested regularily.
I played a couple of years of hard ball and
was a crummy batter, ~ .295 average, a few
years later I found out I was near sighted!
You really need to know where that damn
ball (or puck for MikeB's gals) is quite a ways
away.
I did good at wide receiver in football, the ball
was bigger and moved slower.
Me and another fellow who was a super QB
were practically unstoppable, like minded,
got to the point we weren't allowed on the
same team.
HIKE, I take off like a shot, I was a fast runner,
skinny with long legs. The QB would toss the
sucker and 2 out of 3 times I'd reach up and
tickle that spinning blob out the atmosphere and
roll it into a cuddle, without losing step, and
with that adrenaline...run faster...touchdwon.

That's it, I'm buying a football!
Ken

> --
>
>
> MichaelB
> www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Don

2007-01-22, 9:25 am

"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote
> I played a couple of years of hard ball and
> was a crummy batter, ~ .295 average, a few
> years later I found out I was near sighted!
> You really need to know where that damn
> ball (or puck for MikeB's gals) is quite a ways
> away.

I was a terror in my youth, but......25 years later......
Have you ever done one of those professional batting machines?
I did, bout 10 years ago.
Man, that'll make you feel old.
By the time I'd swing the ball was already behind me.
No shit, the ball was that fast, was like watching an optical illusion.
Out of about 50 pitches I hit maybe 3, and when the bat connected I felt it
all the way down to me toes.
Humbling......

The part that would throw me off was that the pitching mechanism would not
*wind up* before the throw like a real pitcher would.
So it was difficult, for me, to determine whan the pitch was coming.
Basically I had to keep my eyes on the machine itself and I wouldn't know
the ball was coming until it was already halfway to me.
Hard to explain, but when you take the human pitcher out of the equation it
changes everything.

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-22, 9:25 am

"Ken S. Tucker" <dynamics@vianet.on.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>
> Get your kids eyes tested regularily.
> I played a couple of years...

No need. Last night she batted a waist-high puck out of the air with her
stick, about 3 inches in front of the goal line, over the body of her
sprawled goaltender, and it nearly cleared the defensive zone. Sorry. No
instant replays, sadly. You had to be there to believe it.
--

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Ken S. Tucker

2007-01-22, 1:25 pm

Don wrote:
> "Ken S. Tucker"> wrote
>
> I was a terror in my youth, but......25 years later......
> Have you ever done one of those professional batting machines?
> I did, bout 10 years ago.
> Man, that'll make you feel old.
> By the time I'd swing the ball was already behind me.
> No shit, the ball was that fast, was like watching an optical illusion.
> Out of about 50 pitches I hit maybe 3, and when the bat connected I felt it
> all the way down to me toes.
> Humbling......

> The part that would throw me off was that the pitching mechanism would not
> *wind up* before the throw like a real pitcher would.
> So it was difficult, for me, to determine whan the pitch was coming.
> Basically I had to keep my eyes on the machine itself and I wouldn't know
> the ball was coming until it was already halfway to me.
> Hard to explain, but when you take the human pitcher out of the equation it
> changes everything.

Gotcha, the friggin wind-up says alot about the pitch,
and that eye-contact between pitcher and batter, to
psyche out, and of course timing.
I'd need to start by bunting then work up to a swing,
that's a must do.
Ken

Ken S. Tucker

2007-01-22, 1:25 pm

Michael Bulatovich wrote:
> "Ken S. Tucker" <dynamics@vianet.on.ca> wrote in message
> news:1169452001.146083.268520@51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
>
> No need. Last night she batted a waist-high puck out of the air with her
> stick, about 3 inches in front of the goal line, over the body of her
> sprawled goaltender, and it nearly cleared the defensive zone. Sorry. No
> instant replays, sadly. You had to be there to believe it.

Maybe somebody else was camcording it. Ask
around ($), maybe you could get a copy of that
excellent moment. It would be a super saving
moment. Your daughter in 2060 bragging to her
great grand children about how SHE played
baseball with a puck, and saved a goal!
Shiver me timbers...
Ken

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-22, 1:25 pm

"Ken S. Tucker" <dynamics@vianet.on.ca> wrote in message
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>
> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>
> Maybe somebody else was camcording it. Ask
> around ($), maybe you could get a copy of that
> excellent moment.

We reward her with spending money for goals and assists, so she's lobbying
hard for an extra $10 on top of her assist last night because I always tell
her, "A goal saved is a goal scored". (Chip off the old block.) I'll
probably have to give it to her. In the *NHL* it would be making the rounds
on the highlight reels. A real Zen move.

The team's mom who usually films everything wasn't there cuz her kid was
sick, and we played in Barrie. Remember where that is?
--

MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca

Don

2007-01-22, 5:25 pm

"Ken S. Tucker"> wrote
> Don wrote:
>
> Gotcha, the friggin wind-up says alot about the pitch,

All Drill & Ceremony functions in the army are delivered as a 2 part
command.
Preparatory command (PC).
Command of Execution (CoE.

Consider the most basic command : 'Attention'.
When it is delivered it sounds like this:
A Ten.....Shun

A Ten is the PC, and Shun is the CoE.
The PC notifies the soldier(s) that a CoE is to follow.

In baseball the pitcher winding up is the PC and the pitch itself is the
CoE.
In a batting machine the PC is missing so therefore the CoE is very
difficult to deliver.
JMO
Try it sometime, you'll see.

BTW: The batting machine I'm speaking of is owned by Mike Greenwell who was
the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
I designed his home, a 12,000 sf Log Home on 120 acres on the north shore of
the Caloosahatchee River in old North Fort Myers, FL.
Ever seen 24"x24"x 40' douglas fir beams?
How about a 3 story river stone fireplace with a full size panther stalking
a boar on the face?

Ken S. Tucker

2007-01-22, 5:25 pm

Michael Bulatovich wrote:
> "Ken S. Tucker" <dynamics@vianet.on.ca> wrote in message
> news:1169491879.307900.178200@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
>
> We reward her with spending money for goals and assists, so she's lobbying
> hard for an extra $10 on top of her assist last night because I always tell
> her, "A goal saved is a goal scored". (Chip off the old block.) I'll
> probably have to give it to her. In the *NHL* it would be making the rounds
> on the highlight reels. A real Zen move.
>
> The team's mom who usually films everything wasn't there cuz her kid was
> sick,

Dang, sorry to hear that.

> and we played in Barrie. Remember where that is?

Duh, I based out of the AquaFine office in Barrie,
and ate food out of my good old early departed
friends (Tom Fancy) restaurant, he was a hell
of a goalie and died way too young. He and I did
a bit of shit-disturbing together.
Just around the bend on Simcoe, I spent a lot
of time on Duclous Point, very exclusive, million
air type stuff now. I had a German Sheppard and
a Boxer to care for. And as a brat I swiped the
doggy biscuits, and the three of us would walk
around early in the morning tossing the biscuits
to the other dogs.
Normally the boxer and sheppard would scrap
with the neighbours dogs, but they wouldn't
scrap when I was there, I guess cuz they knew
they won't get their biscuits, so they all sucked
up and behaved, LOL, takes me back a few years.
It's a amazing how easy it is to tame the dogs
when you control the biscuits.
BTW, I used to eat those bone-meal biscuits.
LOL, I was a two legged alpha dog for awhile!
Ken

Warm Worm

2007-01-22, 5:25 pm

Don wrote:
> Mike Greenwell ...was the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
> I designed his home, a 12,000 sf Log Home on 120 acres on the north shore of
> the Caloosahatchee River in old North Fort Myers, FL.
> Ever seen 24"x24"x 40' douglas fir beams?
> How about a 3 story river stone fireplace with a full size panther stalking
> a boar on the face?

Seems terribly wasteful, but maybe when he dies, it'll become a
b&b-cum-spa.

I love playing baseball, which has been far too little, and around this
time of year I always start telling myself that I need to get a glove,
ball and bat and sign for the summer to some local co-ed team. It's a
great outdoors social event as much as a sport.

Don

2007-01-22, 8:25 pm

"Warm Worm"> wrote
> Don wrote:
>
> Seems terribly wasteful, but maybe when he dies, it'll become a
> b&b-cum-spa.

The former Florida scrubland is now valued at more than $8mil due largely to
the improvements that have been done there.
There is no other financial vehicle that can escalate ones investment
similarly.
When a person has a lot of money, I mean a LOT, he has to find other means
than a savings account to store it.
A big chunk of money sitting in a savings account or silly CD's will be
eaten entirely and in short order by the gov't.

If I were ever to encounter a large sum of money, say a few mil, the first
thing I would do is hire the best financial consultant and attorney in the
area.
The 2nd thing I'd do is leave the US, for at least 6 months to a year.
Tune in, drop out....

> I love playing baseball, which has been far too little, and around this
> time of year I always start telling myself that I need to get a glove,
> ball and bat and sign for the summer to some local co-ed team. It's a
> great outdoors social event as much as a sport.

What, you don't have a glove, bat and a few balls on the shelf in your
closet?????
I suppose next you're going to say you don't have a basketball, football or
soccer ball too, eh?
How bout a fishin rod, ya got one of them?
No?
Man.
A gun, I know ya got a gun, right?

You know what they say, 'No ballz = No ballz'. heh

Just kiddin Richard.

Warm Worm

2007-01-23, 3:25 am

Don wrote:
> "Warm Worm"> wrote
>
> The former Florida scrubland is now valued at more than $8mil due largely to
> the improvements that have been done there.

Valued according to who or what? An economist? An alligator, mammal,
bird or insect? A birdwatcher, hiker, eco-tourist, or naturalist? Your
great great grandchildren? Your legacy?

> There is no other financial vehicle that can escalate ones investment
> similarly.

If your investment, along with others, is ripping out diversity,
forests of trees, wildlife, or public-access, you might want to rethink
investment-escalation.

> When a person has a lot of money, I mean a LOT, he has to find other means than a savings account to store
> it.

How about investing in habitat restoration or ecological or
humanitarian projects? Some of it should be tax-deductible.

> If I were ever to encounter a large sum of money, say a few mil, the first
> thing I would do is hire the best financial consultant and attorney in the
> area.

And maybe an ecologist. Shit's worth more than the best financial
formulas that, in the name of a quick buck, leave out important
measures.

> The 2nd thing I'd do is leave the US, for at least 6 months to a year.
> Tune in, drop out....

In a puff of smoke and mirrors?

>
> What, you don't have a glove, bat and a few balls on the shelf in your
> closet?????

http://www.ewebmob.com/graphics/buttslap.jpg

> I suppose next you're going to say you don't have a ...football

http://www.nfl.com/u/nfl/photos/nfl12d5_lower.jpg

> or soccer ball too, eh?

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_th..._soccer_fan.jpg
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...233108896679183

"I don't have a basket, foot or soccer ball." ;)

> How bout a fishin rod, ya got one of them?
> No?

I'm actually allergic to some kinds of fish.

> Man.
> A gun, I know ya got a gun, right?

http://images.comicbookresources.co...ll/rifleman.jpg

> You know what they say, 'No ballz = No ballz'. heh
> Just kiddin Richard.

I have balls, but have only let a select few play with them. ;P
The American football looks like a plump turd, or butt plug, and I'm
unsure I'd want a guy with one this close to me in this position:
http://www.d131.kane.k12.il.us/Simm...otball_hike.jpg

Nevertheless, I might finally come out of the closet and experiment
this spring with hardball.

Don

2007-01-23, 9:25 am

"Warm Worm"> wrote
> Don wrote:
>
> Valued according to who or what? An economist? An alligator, mammal,
> bird or insect? A birdwatcher, hiker, eco-tourist, or naturalist? Your
> great great grandchildren? Your legacy?
>
>
> If your investment, along with others, is ripping out diversity,
> forests of trees, wildlife, or public-access, you might want to rethink
> investment-escalation.
>
>
> How about investing in habitat restoration or ecological or
> humanitarian projects? Some of it should be tax-deductible.
>
>
> And maybe an ecologist. Shit's worth more than the best financial
> formulas that, in the name of a quick buck, leave out important
> measures.
>
>
> In a puff of smoke and mirrors?
>
>
> http://www.ewebmob.com/graphics/buttslap.jpg
>
>
> http://www.nfl.com/u/nfl/photos/nfl12d5_lower.jpg
>
>
> http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_th..._soccer_fan.jpg
> http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...233108896679183
>
> "I don't have a basket, foot or soccer ball." ;)
>
>
> I'm actually allergic to some kinds of fish.

>
>
> http://images.comicbookresources.co...ll/rifleman.jpg
>
>
>

>
> I have balls, but have only let a select few play with them. ;P
> The American football looks like a plump turd, or butt plug, and I'm
> unsure I'd want a guy with one this close to me in this position:
> http://www.d131.kane.k12.il.us/Simm...otball_hike.jpg
>
> Nevertheless, I might finally come out of the closet and experiment
> this spring with hardball.

Attaboy!
Might I suggest a frisbee too?
Thats my weapon of choice.
Get the **heaviest one you can find, maybe a 190 gram model, and make sure
its a *Frisbee* brand and not a knock off.
Its the ultimate sport, Frisbee, cause eveybody that plays is a winner (no
losers) and if you play it right you use ALL of the muscle groups and its a
tremendous aerobic exercise. You can play alone, or with any number of
people. **The heavier the frisbee the better the control. The light ones
tend to go all over the place but the heavy ones are on a sort of autopilot.

BTW: Greenwells 120 acres of Florida scrubland is still largely just as its
been for the past million+ years. Its roughly 6000 feet from the road back
to the river and about 1300 feet wide with a small paved road from front
road back to the river with a large house in the middle and several out
buildings here and there. In the future it could be sold to a developer and
converted into a residential community with maybe 80 estate homes on it. But
for now Mike is intent on keeping it like it is. In this era where
everything is turning into concrete and glass I commend him for choosing to
keep his land al la naturale'.

Pierre Levesque

2007-01-23, 9:25 am

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Warm Worm"> wrote
>
> Attaboy!
> Might I suggest a frisbee too?
> Thats my weapon of choice.
> Get the **heaviest one you can find, maybe a 190 gram model, and make sure
> its a *Frisbee* brand and not a knock off.
> Its the ultimate sport, Frisbee, cause eveybody that plays is a winner (no
> losers) and if you play it right you use ALL of the muscle groups and its
> a tremendous aerobic exercise. You can play alone, or with any number of
> people. **The heavier the frisbee the better the control. The light ones
> tend to go all over the place but the heavy ones are on a sort of
> autopilot.
>
> BTW: Greenwells 120 acres of Florida scrubland is still largely just as
> its been for the past million+ years. Its roughly 6000 feet from the road
> back to the river and about 1300 feet wide with a small paved road from
> front road back to the river with a large house in the middle and several
> out buildings here and there. In the future it could be sold to a
> developer and converted into a residential community with maybe 80 estate
> homes on it. But for now Mike is intent on keeping it like it is. In this
> era where everything is turning into concrete and glass I commend him for
> choosing to keep his land al la naturale'.

Have you ever played Frisbee bases? It's a great game that is designed to
make everyone have equal amounts of action. The object of the game is to be
a runner on base while two people play pitch and catch with the frisbee
(tough to describe).

Suppose you have 4 people and one frisbee. Make 3 bases set in an equal
triangle. Two people start on any two bases leaving one open. The two
other people get in the middle of the bases and start to play pitch and
catch with the frisbee. The people on the bases randomly start to make a
run for either the the open base or the occupied base. If running towards
the occupied base, the person on the occupied base is forced to leave it and
make a run for an open base. The pitchers goal is to hit a runner while not
safely on a base with the frisbee so that they can switch positions. Not
unlike dodgeball, the runner always has the opportunity to catch the frisbee
and keep his/her status as a runner.

It's a game that can be played until everyone is equally wasted which for us
old farts might last about 5 minutes!

The object of the pitch and catch players is to hit a runner with the
frisbee. If a runner is hit, the thrower gets to become a base runner.

Ken S. Tucker

2007-01-23, 1:27 pm

Don wrote:

> BTW: The batting machine I'm speaking of is owned by Mike Greenwell who was
> the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
> I designed his home, a 12,000 sf Log Home on 120 acres on the north shore of
> the Caloosahatchee River in old North Fort Myers, FL.
> Ever seen 24"x24"x 40' douglas fir beams?
> How about a 3 story river stone fireplace with a full size panther stalking
> a boar on the face?

Sounds more like an upscale Hotel Lobby.
Good for the neighbourhood, probably pays
more in property taxes than most people earn.
Ken

Don

2007-01-23, 1:27 pm

"Pierre Levesque"> wrote
> It's a game that can be played until everyone is equally wasted which for
> us old farts might last about 5 minutes!

I ran with the neighbors dog awhile back, only a couple hundred feet.
1st time in centuries.
Damn near killed me.
Gettin olds a XXXXX.....

Michael Bulatovich

2007-01-23, 1:27 pm

"Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Pierre Levesque"> wrote
>
> I ran with the neighbors dog awhile back, only a couple hundred feet.
> 1st time in centuries.
> Damn near killed me.
> Gettin olds a XXXXX.....

It's all about pacing, Don.

Pierre Levesque

2007-01-24, 9:25 am

"Michael Bulatovich" <Please@dont.try> wrote in message
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> "Don" <creative1986@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> It's all about pacing, Don.

Pacing??? Forget about frisbee bases then!

Don

2007-01-24, 1:25 pm

"Pierre Levesque" <pierrelevesqueNOSPAM@connarch.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael Bulatovich" <Please@dont.try> wrote in message
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> Pacing??? Forget about frisbee bases then!

He meant pacemaker.
When old doodz run too much they'll need one.

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