Seeing a baseball game in LA can be interesting. Dodger Stadium is one big semantic argument people can actually sit in. It can be called decrepit or distinguished, out-dated or old-fashioned, uncomfortable or historic. I just call it enemy territory and refuse to set foot in it unless a decent team is playing, such as the Giants, Astros, Cubbies or Padres.

As long I can get Gordon Biersch garlic fries and my traditional third inning malted, all will be well. And LA's got a few unique additions to the baseball fun that I like. Watching movie trailers between almost every inning on the jumboscreen is a plus.

Then there's the music. LA's got a great classic organ and a lady who's been playing during the games for years. She's a real treat. I was lucky enough to see the Cubbies play on Sunday. I couldn't quite believe it when "L'Chaim" started playing. What did they follow it up with? Not "Hava Nagila," not right away, at least. No, next up was "Far From the Home I Love." Really? Is it showtunes day? Nope, just Jewish Community League Day. I didn't know it, but a bunch of the temples and synagogues all over LA have softball teams and play in a league. Representatives threw out the first pitch, sang "God Bless America," and a cantor sang the most beautiful rendition of the national anthem I think I've ever heard at a ballgame. And for the rest of the day the organ piped "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "Tradition," and "Wonder of Wonders."

I love this town.






*To everyone and everything except the Dodger post-season, that is. May their season end in August and their boys never know what it is to play in an American league park!

My schedule just totally exploded.

Tonight: Games at friend's house.

Tomorrow: 12 Angry Men at the Ahmanson w/friend. (Also Charlotte's 1st bday, so will be calling family and keeping my chin up.)

Friday: Squirrels (Insert NEW MAMET HAPPINESS! here) in Santa Monica w/playmayt!

Saturday: Games during the day, Easter Vigil Mass and dinner w/playmayt at night. (EDIT: Apparently this happens the day before Easter Sunday, not the week before. I dunno. I thought maybe it commemorated the day Jesus rode into town or something.)

Sunday: Din Tai Fung w/playmayt and hopefully ubbercatta, then playing in the garden with ubbercatta.

( The rest is behind a cut because it got insanely long. )