It was a very good day: Mahler's 5th by Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra followed by a tasty burger at Monk's Cafe around the corner from the hall.

This is the most correct “old man” opinion of all time. Shame what the mighty Red Sox have become. WunnaDaMuppets got me ☠️☠️☠️

OTD 1970:Phillies edge Montreal, 2-1, in 10 innings on Oscar Gamble’s walk-off single in the final game at Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium. Opened in 1909, the park was home to the Philadelphia A’s (1909–54) and Phillies (1927; 1938–70). #phillies

SCTV - Merv Griffin Salutes the 60s youtu.be/IhYJIFwZqNI?si=M4tJ… via @YouTube

Joe Klein: “A terrible disservice has been done to the very children Hannah-Jones hopes to champion—poor black kids in New York. Her myopia is staggering. It needs to be unpacked” josephklein.substack.com/p/b…

Sunday Gravy with Short Ribs and Italian Sausage bzmaestroeats.com/2025/09/09…

At this point I have been sent this by tens of people. I mean it speaks for itself and confirms everything I have been saying for three years, so there is nothing more for me to really add. I would only ask my compatriots to consider whether they honestly think this is good for our country? Do you honestly think it a good thing that Irish identity is now, seemingly above all, contingent on allegiance with an increasingly extreme foreign movement? Is wearing keffiyehs and chanting for intifadas really what it means to be Irish to you? Is that what our rich history and culture is to be reduced to?

Feasting at the Reading Terminal Market bzmaestroeats.com/2026/09/17…

17 years later and we're still laughing about this clip 🤣 @Cadillac x #RingTheBell

Reporter: “I understand you had an audience with the Pope” Yogi Berra: “No, but I saw him.” “Did you get to talk to him?” Yogi: “I sure did. We had a nice little chat” “What did he say?” Yogi: ‘Hello, Yogi.’ “And what did you say?” Yogi: ‘Hello, Pope.’ Pope John XXIII, in 1959.

Legendary Philly Pizzeria Hasn't Lost a Step bzmaestroeats.com/2026/09/13…

The prevailing view of so much of the young left in America is that we’re the worst country ever, so if someone attacks us, they can’t be all bad.

"The Baker Bowl." One of the Philadelphia Phillies' first stadiums, it featured 60ft wall in right field. For a number of years, a huge advertising sign on the right field wall read: "The Phillies Use Lifebuoy", a popular brand of soap. In 1936, a vandal broke in and wrote: "And they still stink!" on the ad.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 6, Op. 68 "Pastorale" V. Hirtengesang. Frohe, dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) Christian Thielemann | Wiener Philharmoniker Look upon beautiful Nature and calm your mind about what must be. Ludwig van Beethoven

"I spent 12 years in a reform school. A friend of mine came to me the other day out in Chicago and said: "Babe, a lot of people seem to have an idea that St. Mary’s Industrial School in Baltimore, is a reform school. Don’t you think it would be a good idea for you to clear up on that point?" There was only one answer that I could make him: It is a reform school. St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys is the sort of institution where un­ruly young rascals are taken in hand by men of big character, and taught to be men. It is run by an order of 'Brothers', who can find and develop the good in a disobedient youngster. When I was first sent to St. Mary’s, I did not give the idea many votes, but as I look back upon the years I spent there, I realize now that the best thing my parents ever did for me was to put me in the way of the good training I got there." Babe Ruth

Happy 202nd Birthday to my man, Anton Bruckner. This performance was filmed at St. Florian church-monastery, where Bruckner worked and is buried. youtube.com/watch?v=asJf3KmA…