Heyyyy my favorite Troubadour...

Hiya Stevie baby,

So I heard you were at a Giants game today? (Facebook was all abuzz about it today).  Cool, I hope it was fun. Our friend Donna has a son who works for the Cardinals, and she is going to get us free tickets to see them play the Pirates this summer, which royally suck I know...I know....don't rub it in or I'll smack ya.  But, I'm from Michigan originally so I'm not a big Pittsburgh sports fan really.  I'm into the Redwings a little bit, the Lions not at all, and I can't even remember who the Michigan baseball team is...(remember, I was a geeky child, reading books all the time, listening to music, playing my flute, writing letters to people...I didn't have time for that tomboy shenanigan sport stuff).

Now, the PISTONS, however, used to be my favorite team for basketball years ago, mostly because I went to high school with a guy who played on their team for a season. (Mark Hughes).  When he stands next to me, I am as tall as his ARMPIT.  Seriously.  He's a huge dude, and the coolest thing was, he was as cuddly as a teddy bear!  Love that guy. The nicest guy you could ever meet.  I've always like basketball, actually, mostly because I played in the "Pep Band," and loved shouting out cheers and stuff, while playing the fight song every time they scored---AND, my high school won the state championship too!

Hell, I was in the football halftime marching band for every game from 9th grade through 12th...freezing my ta-ta's out there in the rain and the sleet and the snow...with gloves that had finger holes cut out so I could play my frozen FLUTE...you haven't LIVED until you've had your own SALIVA FREEZE inside of your FLUTE man.  I mean, seriously, Michigan weather sucks big hairy balls.  Anyway, I was in the symphonic band, and the basketball pep band....every type of band except the jazz band, which was a bummer, but it conflicted with my class schedule. SIGH.  I wish I could have been in that though.

Anyway, so I do like going to games, (I always wondered why baseball games didn't have a marching band or pep band type of thing going on, like every other sport)?  Who makes up those rules I wonder? I'd like to have a talk with that guy, and smack him upside the head a few times.  Baseball NEEDS music, if you ask me.  Especially if you're watching the Pirates.  It would help drown out the drunken Pittsburgh fans who scream obscenities constantly in your ear.  They play loud music at the hockey games, so why not something at a baseball game? Maybe you could start a campaign for that or something, use your celebrity status to change the whole history of the game, by adding MUSIC to it!!!

I can't believe they just announced that the biggest amusement park here, Kennywood, is now adding a BEER PAVILION.  I mean COME ON, can't Pittsburgh people do ANYTHING without BEER??!  For cryin' out loud.  Great example to set for the KIDS who go there.  Nothing like watching a beer brawl on your way to the fun house, or people puking everywhere, and all that FUN stuff, while riding roller coasters and other sick-to-your-stomach rides all around the place. What the hell is WRONG with people, can't they ENJOY some FAMILY time anymore, without getting sloshed?!!  Now, one or two or even 3 beers---no problem, go for it, enjoy.  But, Pittsburgh people don't just stop at 3....or 8.....or 12.  So, it's really a concern, I don't really think I want to go to Kennywood anymore because of it.  Whatever happened to "Lead By Example," as parents??  Didn't they get the memo when they first got knocked up?!  Great googa mooga, this world is going to hell in a handbasket everywhere you look.

I'm a write-aholic tonight, sorry....and to think I sat here earlier today, wondering what the HELL I was going to write to you today.  I mean, I can't really top the camp pony show photos from last time....!!!!  So it's all downhill from there, my friend.  Now you just gotta sit there reading my ramblings about stupid shit like music at baseball games and drunken people at amusement parks.

I guess I'd better go to bed and ravage Pete for awhile.

Have a good weekend, and I send you a big, wet sloppy kiss, and a big bear hug too. Mmmmmm....

Love you lots.

---Rebecca   ps. How about I top the pony show pictures with tidbits from my plans for my BJ class?!! Mmmmmuuuuuuhahahahahahahaha....you're gonna like me a LOT my friend.  I guarantee it.