Background Music & Baseball Digest Live!

My second commentary for Baseball Digest Live! (not sure if I'm the one putting the "!" in or them, but I like it) will run tomorrow.  Or it will run today, depending upon if you're reading this on Thursday or Friday.  If you're reading this next week, then the show ran last week.  In 2133, the show ran on July 10, 2009. 

We clear on when the show's gonna air?  Cool.

More stuff.  First, the show airs (Can radio "air" on the internet?  I guess if your connection is wireless.) from 11AM to 1PM EST.  (Don't worry, I won't get into the different time zones, stealing my comedy from the first paragraph of this endless entry).  Baseball Digest Live! is a Monday through Friday event.  I'm your Friday guy.

As part of my Friday Guy-ness, I'm doing the aforementioned commentary.  Last week it was about Brent Mayne's The Art of Catching.  If you wanna hear it, just go HERE.  This week, it will be about another book, A Glove of Their Own, which I've written about with extreme entertainment value HERE, HERE & HERE.  But it won't just be about some dumb kids' book that has accosted my emotions.  There's a tie-in to your 2016 Summer Olympics, Harry Potter and Twilight, those girlie vampire books.  (See True Blood on HBO for some really cool vampire moments.)  My commentary is not in NPR or 60 Minutes or NBC's late-John Chancellor territory yet, but maybe one day.  Give a listen and say, "I was there when..."  (Not sure how to end the sentence.  I'll let you do it on your own time.)

More and more stuff.  If you listen to my commentary, there's background music.  It's by a very cool New Jersey band callled Bern & The Brights.  Here's a video for the song you hear, which is called "China."  After the video, keep reading 'cause there's more.

You watch it?  Bern, the lead singer, is an incredibly talented bluesy guitarist who rocks and rolls and sings with a swagger of emotion that, to me, puts her in Janis Joplin territory (just not as crazy).  If you've ever heard Melissa Etheridge's first album (her only real "Rock" album), Bern's got that passion too.   The intro also reminds me of Heart's "Crazy On You."

Enough dissection.  Bern's a human, not a frog.  I don't even know if she likes reptiles.  The band has some gigs coming up.  I'm now going to post an email from the band.  If you like Bern & The Brights, you become part of their Light Brigade.  Wanna be a member?  Just sign up here on their MySpace site:

http://www.myspace.com/bgroove

So, here's their email.  Think about this, huh?

Dear Light Brigade-

That's right, we're going on a tour - The Up-North Tour.  So, our next shows will be our last until our return for our big show on Saturday, August 1st.  See below for details.

Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets online at: http://www.mexicalilive.com/
Aug 1 2009
               
                9:00P
          Teaneck, New Jersey
Our upcoming shows - DON'T MISS US AT SPIKE HILL 7/18!
Jul 11 2009
               
                9:00A

Montclair Farmer’s Market @ Walnut St. Train Station
          Montclair, New Jersey

                Jul 11 2009
               
                7:00P

          LIC Bar
          Long Island City

          Jul 14 2009
               
                8:00P

  Pianos Bar & Grille w/Copesetic
          Bloomfield, New Jersey

     Jul 18 2009
               
                7:00P

          Spike Hill
          Brooklyn, New York

One last exciting note: We will soon have Bern & the Brights merchandise!  Shirts, Stickers and new Pins.  They will be available at all shows starting Saturday, August 1st at Mexicali Live!