Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
If you're a baseball fan, then the title of this post will speak to you. In an instant, you'll know what time of year it is and what is going on. The official start of the baseball season is till a month away (March 18, in Japan. Don't get me started), but baseball BEGINS today.... Continue Reading →
A Starting Nine For A New SeasonI have been a baseball fan since I was a kid. One of my earliest memories of sports is carefully putting a “Smiling Bucco” sticker on the back fender of my bike. I’ve lived with the highs (World Series champs in 1971 and 1979) and the lows (a 20... Continue Reading →
Vincent Edward Scully died yesterday. He was 94.We will never again see his like again. Scully was the consummate professional, dedicated to his craft and the sport he covered. As a baseball fan, even though not a Dodgers fan, I enjoyed Scully's understanding that his job was to tell the story of the game. He... Continue Reading →
Marjoe (1972) - Marjoe Gortner began life as the "world's youngest preacher" at age 4. His parents were part of the Revivalist movement and put their son's gifts of memorization and on-stage charisma to work early. As he moved into his teen years, Gortner rebelled and left his life as a preacher behind. This documentary... Continue Reading →
Chasing 3000 (2010) - Two boys raised on Pittsburgh Pirate baseball, find themselves transplanted to California as their hero, Roberto Clemente, heads toward his historic 3,000th hit. So they do they only reasonable thing they can. They steal a car and start the drive back home. Directed by Gregory Lanesey ... Continue Reading →
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (with an excerpt from "The Ocean at the End of the Lane") by Neil Gaiman - This is a short story by the acclaimed author with an excerpt of a novel. In it two English lads in the 1970s go to a party and discover what most of... Continue Reading →
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. Time to take a moment to pay homage to one of the last of... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 