I think the former Bulls stadium is still around, though, in a slightly renovated form.
Yep. It's being used for college ball, as well as various other events (music shows and the beer festival), which pleases me, since it wasn't being used for baseball at all for a while. And the neighborhood the old ballpark is in has picked way the hell up - when the Bulls were still playing there everything around was kind of weird and desolate and the big excitement was when a home run hit the roof of the wholesale paper goods warehouse, and now it's more or less the center of the Durham universe, with the farmer's market/central park/good restaurants/hey y'all did you see that there's a new brewery/brewpub opening up???/ etc etc etc all within a couple of blocks.
(Dear gods, is it any wonder I never left this town?)
There used to be a snack food called Screaming Yellow Zonkers.
I was just googling them for mention. I adore Screaming Yellow Zonkers, and their box with the odd things all over.
There's a website with a recipe:
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Include Fiddle-Faddle.
I am employing the positive thinking mindset about Joe's new potential job and am a) spending the money he will make (well, virtually. as in, we're gonna have the money for x, y, and z!) and b) deciding where he and I will go for an honest to Gods vacation. He and I have NEVER gone on a vacation.
Donnybrook Energy Bar: now in tangerine-pecan flavor!
I was
just
pondering what kind of a product you could name Donnybrook!
The ad campaign should probably be designed by the Wondermark guy, and involve lots of Victorian bar fights conducted by men with large mustaches, wearing pinstripe vests and white shirts with garters around the biceps (possibly with little slogans printed on the garter buttons like "It's a daisy!" and "Restores the blood!").
The guy from the moving company came to look at my stuff and tell me how much it would cost, and it's actually a little bit less than what I'd thought. They also offer free boxes, but I've got to drive out to Virginia to get them, and I think it would be cheaper to just get some boxes from the liquor store around the corner and then buy a few more if I need them.
I'm off to spend the weekend with the family in Nashville. Whoopee.
Can you escape for some KateP time?
Re: Durham, IIRC, the Bull started as a prop for the movie but the park kept it after. Does the new park have a new bull?
New park has new bull. Like the park, it's bigger and shinier than the original (which I think may be at the hall of fame, but that could be me making shit up again.)
all this talk of minor league ball reminds me that my new again city GOT RID of a minor league team. They got this fabulous ballpark (MTV used it for their baseball game back in the 90's, forget what it's called). It's been featured in some movies and TV shows. Here is a link to some good photos' of the park: [link]
although some of the info in the captions are a bit dated. Anyhow, the Golden League baseball team, Armada, was given the boot to save money. The city turned over control of the park to the University, and for whatever reason, the U didn't want the team in there. I think it had to do with competing rights to concessions. But the park is 1 mile from my apartment! WALKING DISTANCE! Even for me! Grrrr. Humbug.
I went to CVS and got more garbage bags, tape, and some markers. Then to the liquor store and got some boxes. Next step should be more packing, but I think next step is actually resting for a little while.
