Dash Fest

6.3.2014


Ez recently concluded the 2014 Culver Marina Little League season, in which he became a rather good hitter and almost caught a pop-up on the fly.  He's quite good for a 5 year old, and while he's younger than some, he's a bit older than most and because he's "into it," he's quite a bit better than all of them.

I was an assistant coach and helped at practice, warm-up and backed-up the opponent's catcher for our coach-pitcher.  On defense, I got a group of kids and a part of the field, such as the 1-4 hitters on the line-up and the left side of the infield.  The main coach, a really nice guy named Phil, had a kid named Davis.  Davis was a good hitter and usually hit second.  Our lead-off man was a wee-little guy named Spencer.  He tried really hard and usually got hits. 

When he deployed the defense, Coach Phil called out, "the Ez-Jonsey group ... go with Coach Josh," or "the Spencer-Davis group ... go with Coach Other-Josh."  The first time this happened, I snickered.
Then it kept happening.

Around mid-season, I said, "Hey Coach Phil, are you a big Steve Winwood fan?"

He said, "Who?"

"Steve Winwood.  Singer in the Spencer-Davis Group."

"What?" said Coach Phil.  I dropped it.

But as it kept happening, I started to ask the other coaches.  None ... NONE knew what I was talking about.  No one had heard of the Spencer Davis Group.

At the end-of-season coaches'-night-out, I asked them all again, collectively.  Still no.  I pulled up, "I'm a Man" - arguably the SDG's biggest hit - on my phone via YouTube.  Coach Other-Josh said, "oh yeah, I've heard that."  None of the others had any recollection whatsoever.

I guess they're all Brittany Spears fans.

Tonight - The Armory Club.


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!