Harris had an interesting night. About 11:30 there was a knock on Howie’s door. There was a nice young Peoria policeman wondering what I was up to. Turns out that there is a law on the books about no overnight camping within Peoria city limits. He was very nice about it and after checking my driver’s license told me he wouldn’t be bothering me anymore. So the next morning after coffee Harris headed out to check out Total Wine. There he spoke with a “Spirits Expert” about the matchup between Evan Williams and Banker’s Club. He suggested Banker’s so Harris bout a liter to try out with his diet cokes.
Interesting to think about how many Star Spangled Banners were being sung at this exact moment in Phoenix
Next on the agenda was to buy tickets to the Buddy Holly Story that is being put on at the Peoria Dinner Theater. Harris made an executive decision to buy a show only rather than dinner and a show after some not so great reviews on yelp. Rick and Harris will have to find another place to eat and then head over to the show.
Harris sat in the last row where there was plenty of shade!
Finally it was time for the game and the sun was shining brightly and temps reaching just over 80 degrees. The Mariners started off with a couple of runs in the bottom of the first against the Rockies and it looked like it was going to be a close game when the Rockies got 3 in the 4th. Then the M’s blasted 6 runs in the bottom of the inning and kept going. As fun as it was he felt sorry for the Colorado fan sitting just below him. While trying to explain to her that this isn’t normal for the M’s she told Harris about how her dad was on the 1920’s Brooklyn Giants team. His name Dick Sevey and she was his “boy” and her mom’s “girl” since she’s an only child. She went on to talk about how different growing up was for her as when her mom finally told her dad to get a real job, the real job was being a warden at an upstate N.Y. facility where he helped coach an inmate’s baseball team. Needless to say, she was more interesting to talk with than seeing if the Rockies could make a comeback.
Harris needed to leave before the game ended so he could check in at the RV park before the office closed. Time for a real shower tonight!
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