Sweat Mgt, Education, & Baseball Songs
Andre Codrescu was on NPR yesterday afternoon offering both beginning and advanced sweat management classes from his New Orleans campus. It is worth listening to just to hear the Transylvanian poet say the word “hoodie”.
This just in: Sometimes rich people get into better schools than they deserve. Also: kids sometimes have too much homework, gifted kids are stress freaks, girls are smart, and a bonus shout out to Calamity Physics. All in one article.
In personal news (and this is huge): I have finally come up with my answer to baseball’s enduring question - “What would your song be when you came out to bat?” This has been debated among the Cayenne Posse for years with no resolution in sight. Finally, I am ready to put the cards on the table. My rookie year, I am going to come to the plate to the sounds of the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage. Having established myself as a rock solid “5 tools” player, I plan to platoon batting songs for my second season. Sabotage when facing right handed pitchers - Theme from Sanford and Son versus lefties (Quincy Jones).
September 12th, 2006 at 8:26 am
I hate to break it to you, but for years people have been singing the Sanford and Son theme when you drove up in your pickup truck.
Sabotage is a good call. Which 30 seconds will you play, though?
September 12th, 2006 at 11:33 am
First 30 seconds or so of Sabotage, basically until just after the WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Sure, I’ve heard the heckling. The Sanford and Son theme is, as you say, to remember my roots, so I don’t forget the little people, like yourself.
September 12th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
But you need to give the crowd (all 2500 of them in what’s left of the bandwagon at the Ted) a chance to chant
Listen allayall / it’s a sabotage.
September 12th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
DJ — Being called a “tool” on five separate occasions or by five different individuals does not make you a five tool player. Especially when your five tools are beer, wine, scotch, margaritas, and tater tots.
This is fun — it’s like self-deprecating humor, except I’m deprecating someone else. Is there a word for that?
As for when I come to the plate, I’ve got to give that some thought. The question is whether I want to pick something that will (i) intimidate or throw off the pitcher, or (ii) get the crowd dancing so that they’re entertained even though I’m going to strike out on three straight pitches.
September 12th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Dr J: Agreed. I may have to do my own edit to allow the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH and the listen alla-yall chant. I can make this happen.
Shaft: It’s called bustin’ a guys chops. Mmmm, tater tots.