Purple Machine

broderic on February 2, 2013

Ravens are playing in the ‘Big Game’ tomorrow. They’re looking for their second championship. They can do it if they beat the 49ers of San Fran. Here’s to hoping they can.

Went to get a t-shirt at the local sports store. Place was packed to the gills. Everyone and their uncle and his kids and neighbors was there trying to get some purple paraphernalia for the ‘Big Game.’ I grabbed a generic purple Ravens t-shirt and skee-daddled out there as quick as I could. Told the the doorman, “Go, Ravens!” as I walked out.

You would think that I would already have some kind of Ravens paraphernalia, but I don’t. Not since a co-worker kept complaining about baseball/Orioles turned me off of truly rooting for the team. The Bucs still hold a place in my heart. They’re still my team, but you have to root for the home team. I sure will. Go team, go! Win the ‘Big Game!’

Link of the Day [11.23.09]

broderic on November 23, 2009

I’ve lived in Baltimore all my life. Probably will die here. You’ll miss it once you’re gone. But I haven’t been everywhere or seen everything. Too much city for me. I still don’t know Baltimore. This may come in handy.

http://www.baltimanual.com

Mt. Vernon Ghost Walk

broderic on November 15, 2009

Somethings are better written in the light of day. It is better writing about creepy, spooky, frightening things in bright sunshine than in the dark of night. The spooks and frights are less convincing when the shadows in the corner are gone.

Halloween was a few weeks ago, but we wanted to stretch out spook season for a few more days, so we went on the Mt. Vernon Ghost Walk Tour. It’s an offshoot of the Fells Point Ghost Walk, and it leads you around the haunted places of Mt. Vernon, Baltimore. It also gives you a nice history lesson of Baltimore for what are ghosts stories, but tales about a place — it’s history. But that isn’t so memorable, so let’s make it scary and you’ll remember the story.

That’s what’s was great about the ghost walk, the stories. Ghost stories are better in the first person whether that be P.O.V. or by spoken word. P.O.V. being me telling you my ghost experience. Spoken word is the ghost story being told out loud. And the story teller of our ghost walk was first rate. They really do a good job of telling the story.

Now, Baltimore is a great town for ghosts. It’s because of our second rate status. We are a small city trying to live big. We are south but never got a chance to secede. We are in between worlds just like ghosts. We have a chance to go between worlds.

There were great tales on the walk. It was a fun night. I liked it. I was spooked at times. I was surprised at times. I like ghost stories. You’ll have fun if you go.