-Big Announcement (at least for me): ESPN1500 sports/news man John Heidt and I are putting together a band to play at O'Gara's on May 20. We played there last year at Tommy Mischke's CED release party, and had so much fun we're going to do it again.
We're combining our gig with a book signing by Bloomington native and former Sports Illustrated star Steve Rushin, whose new book, The Pint Man, was released recently. Steve will conduct the book signing, we'll play a couple of sets, and we're working on lining up a couple of local celebs to either join the band or hang out with Steve.
We're not going to charge a cover, so drop by and enjoy the evening. (John Heidt, if you haven't heard him, is a wonderful guitarist.)
-So I head from the press box to the rightfield plaza to do Joe Anderson's show on ESPN1500, and for the first time I found myself walking through the concourse before a game.
The concourses are 10 times wider than the Metrodome's, but I swear they're more crowded. Fans love walking in through the rightfield gate, Gate 29, so the first-base concourse is packed.
Not complaining. Just observing. It's actually a great sign for the Twins and downtown Minneapolis. Already people love planning their day around a Twins game, including meals before and after the game at downtown establishments. Thursday, Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson left the ballpark to go have dinner at a local pub, and the crowds at Kieran's have been immense.
-I can't always use my column to promote good works, but here in the blogosphere I've got unlimited space, so today I'd like to introduce you to the 7th Annual Kwik Trip Killebrew Classic. For those of you who haven't met him, Harmon is one of the nicest people in the history of baseball.
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