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Rangers vs. Twins 2012-07-08

Last night I went to the Texas Rangers vs the Minnesota Twins baseball game. The game was going well, we had good seats (second deck, second row on 1st base line). Pretty soon the winds start to pick up, garbage started flying, the temperature drops down to 79 degrees and the announcer comes on saying that everyone on the third deck can move to the lower decks if they would like (because of the winds). I’m going to say this was more of an advisory than a suggestion. Soon enough we see a strike of lightening behind left field, outside the stadium. No big deal. Then IT came. The loudest thunder I may have ever heard with a lightening strike hitting the same time. Everyone jumped. The little boy across the aisle from us called it quits and started up the stairs crying his eyes out (poor little guy). It was crazy! Seriously, I thought the place was going to start crumbling into pieces. It didn’t even occur to me what the players were doing until I got a call from Sy asking if we were alright. When I got home, I got to see the video of the players reactions. My favorite – 1st base coach.

You can check out the video from ESPN, here. Keep in mind, it was SO much louder than the video.

Here is also the article on Yahoo today with some quotes from the players.

About five minutes after the scare of our lives, it down poured for 10 minutes then the game continued on. It continued on for 13 innings until the Rangers finally pulled it together and won it for all of their fans!

I love this stadium!

I guess we can tell who the rookies are!

This little guy was 5 years old. Not only did he get to go out into the field, he met with the captains, umpires and even had a little talk with Mr. Napoli!

Rolling up the tarp to get the game back on – for the fans who didn’t run out of the stadium.

Dana, this one’s for you…

My man – Ron Washington – doing his thing! I go to the games to watch this guy – seriously, he is my favorite! Now, I just need to get his jersey!

Thank you Kinsler for FINALLY ending the game!

13 innings on a Sunday night, it wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t have to go to work in the morning!

Go Rangers!

Mission: Snowcone – Bedford Snoball

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So back home in Vermont, creemee’s are the thing. It’s soft serve ice cream for those who don’t know. In Texas, it gets WAY too hot to even think about putting some ice cream on a cone and expecting to eat the entire thing before it melts. Thus – Texas has snowcones.

Snowcones come in every size, every flavor and even has “extras”. You can get ice cream at the bottom of the snow cone, sprinkles, whip cream or even, my personal favorite, cream. There is one huge issue – it’s all about the “snow”. Yes, how the ice is shaved is extremely important! It can’t be too hard or icy, the flavoring needs to seep into the shaved ice enough so the ice seems flavored, not coated but not too much so it turns into a syrupy drink.As much as the heat sometimes gets me (and I’m not going to complain because this summer isn’t nearly a bad as last summer), I’ve given myself a new mission for the summer. Let’s find the best snowcone in North Texas!

Last night’s stop: Bedford Snoball

Due to the line of cars at the drive thru and the line of people at the window, I thought this might be a good stop.

Finding a flavor that tickles your fancy shouldn’t be an issue here – there’s a ton! The prices aren’t bad either!

Here she be – Strawberry Shortcake (medium).

Ingredients: “Strawberry Jubilee” flavoring (which is actually made with real strawberries), cream and whip cream on top.

To me, it tasted more like a strawberry daiquiri than strawberry shortcake but I’m not going to complain. It was still pretty darn good. Real strawberries! Love it! The whip cream was a little questionable to me but mixed in with the snowcone, it was creamy and delicious!

Bedford Snoball gets a Pass! I’m pretty sure I’ll be back (probably to try the Raspberry Creamcicle)!

Check them out! Let me know your flavor of choice and what you thought!
If you know of a great snowcone stand in the DFW area – please let me know! I’ll try to check it out!

The Lumineers, 2012-06-01 – Dallas

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A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine had put a link to a video on his Facebook and basically said how he couldn’t stop listening to this song / band. Of course I was interested and soon enough I had video’s lined up, on repeat and went out and bought their CD (and yes, I still love buying actual CD’s). The band is The Lumineers and I’m still hooked. As luck would have it, they were playing in Dallas on June 1st. I had to go. I HAD to go!

If you don’t know the name, I’m sure you know the song. It’s on a Bing commercial (unless you fast forward thru them all)…

I LOVE coming across a band that is still going out and just loving every second of what they’re doing. They haven’t sold out, they’re writing their own music and just killing it on stage. Sometimes it’s hard to find as a lot of musicians conform but with the Lumineers they’re doing they’re thing and the crowd is catching on. The show sold out in this small venue. I believe they said it was their first sold out show, their first “forced” encore (no one was leaving without some more tunes) and I guarantee it won’t be their last. I also guarantee that I will probably never see them live again in such a small venue (unless I make friends with someone who can have them play a private show).

Sy and I had the pleasure of checking them out at the Prophet Bar in Dallas. This is a small venue in Deep Ellum which was quickly packed. Lucky for us, ok – luck for me, we were 2-3 rows in from the stage. I’m short, Sy made sure to remind me how great his view was at 6’3″.

During the encore, The Lumineers when into the middle of the venue, stood on a bar (I think) and just played acoustic. Such a way to connect with your audience!

The Lumineers are raw. I say this is a good way, a really great way! If you have a chance to check them out, definitely don’t let it pass you by. They are phenomenal live! They’re actually playing in my home state of Vermont in August at the Waterfront in Burlington with Old Crow Medicine Show. If only I could make it up there! For all those who can – go and let me know how awesome the show is! Such a beautiful place to see some great live music! And to The Lumineers – you are going to love Vermont and keep on doing what you’re doing! We love every second!

Check out more video’s on my YouTube site – here.