Did I ever mention the fact that I hate the Yankees?

I should start by thanking all who came to see “Forever Plaid” over the weekend. We had some amazingly raucous crowds…and yes, a couple of crowds that were a bit sleepy…but overall a great experience. It is nice to have a couple of days off before we kick off our final five shows on Thursday.
We had a nice mix of young and…um…not as young who were in attendance. The young people seemed to enjoy the sheer goofiness of the play. Those older than myself, more often than not, commented on the fact that they were singing along with songs they hadn’t heard since they were teenagers.
Come see for yourself if you get the chance…
If there is a downside to participating in the annual fall play at the Opera House, it is the fact that the Twins are generally in the American League playoffs, and I’m not home watching the games. Most years they have already been eliminated by the time the final show ends. Hopefully this year is different.
Again, they will face the New York Yankees.
Allow me to digress…
Top Five Things I Hate…
1. The New York Yankees
2. Fans of the New York Yankees
3. Yankee Alex Rodriguez
4. The New York Yankees “NY” logo
5. Liver and onions
Maybe this year will be different. Our Twins will have home field advantage. Maybe we can scrape together three wins in five games. If not…I guess we’ll hear more about the Yankees into mid-October.
Of course the bright side of being gone every night is the fact that I don’t have to listen to the disgusting practice of paid political ads. I beg you all to NOT BASE YOUR VOTING DECISIONS ON POLITICAL ADS!!! I personally turn them off or mute the sound when they come on. I don’t care who is running the ad. A large number of these ads, at best, distort the facts and deliberately try to be misleading about their opponents past actions. You will actually learn more by checking out WCCO TV’s Pat Kessler and his “Reality Check” during the evening newscast. You can check out past pieces by going to http://wcco.com/realitycheck. I can’t believe there isn’t a law against some of these practices. Of course, the practice continues after they are elected, so we shouldn’t be surprised.
Just ask our Kenya-born Muslim/Nazi/Racist President. Here’s my own “reality check”: He was born in Hawaii, he is a Christian (not that it should make a difference if he wasn’t), he is certainly not a racist, and to call him a Nazi is disgusting.
I guess at least they haven’t called him a Yankee.