AN Day II Pictures [Including Super Panoramic!]

by Melody on Aug 15, 2005 3:23 AM PDT

Well it's about 2:30 in the morning but I realized that if I didn't get these pictures from AN Day II up right now, it would probably be three weeks before I touched them again. So maybe the colors are really off, and I don't even know how to fix red eye in Photoshop [you can do a bunch of other things in Photoshop, but red eye reduction doesn't seem to be a function.... go figure] but at least I optimized for web-view so they should load fast for everyone ;)

I'm going to attempt half-assed captions right now to give you guys some idea of what's going on. But please help me out :(

First off, here's a panoramic shot of the whole group, as seen at about 1:00pm. I grabbed this while Devo, GNGG and I ran down to 220 to get pictures of the ceremony. In retrospect, I wish we took alot more group shots than what was done, but at least you can sort of see the majority of the attendees here.

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Hmm... Well that's louismg on the far left.

Group shot that's horribly backlit.

Apricot on the far left, baseballgirl with her foot on the chair, and Alien next to her.

Cathy [GNGG], Urban [!!!!!] and me

And Urban signs a few copies of Aces

Getting food... That's jlaff on the right. The food wasn't that great but the free drinks were nice.

Blez and Slusser, with the "Huston Street's Ass" shirt that GNGG made.

Slusser, Alaska A, the back of sslinger, with Urban with a person whose name escapes me :(

Blez, Zonis, some guy, and gojohn10 or something like that. Backlit again, eww.

alleninsf, bear88

The Blez Family

Blez and Maya getting mad at me. Billy and Nico in the background.

Nico, Brian in 317

People

Back of people's heads

The man of honor with our very favorite current closer and very favorite color commentator [and member of the HSC]

First pitch

Ooh tv.

Blurry Robb, and FormerHuntsvilleStar who just got a camera shoved in his face

GNGG and Devo

Apricot Family [sorry I make Hope look more like Horrendous :( She's a real beauty but that's a really bad picture of her]

Sorry I never even got introduced to you guys so I have no idea who you are ;)

Baseballgirl and some guy who was totally hitting on her

xsomethingorotherx and another person who I'm not quite sure of :(

Mrs. Blez, Maya and LongTimeFan

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Good work, Melody

thanks

by LongTimeFan on Aug 15, 2005 6:53 AM PDT reply actions

Thankew

Good work on the shirts for Urban and Slusser... well done. The panoramic shot is wanting the High Sox sign???

by ArakSOT on Aug 15, 2005 7:10 AM PDT reply actions

Great photos

I was wondering where you were during the Eck ceremony. I was gonna go down and get pics, but I was scared the ticket nazis were gonna kick me out. You got me... getting ready to eat... tsk tsk. Great shot of Eck throwing out the first pitch though. It really was a fun day, too bad we couldn't really find stuff after the game.

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 15, 2005 7:22 AM PDT reply actions

Good stuff, Melody.

The red eye in your photos is nothing. Wait till you see the hatchet job on my photos!

Picker of Nits since '63. Or so I thought until I discovered AN. Now I feel like a nitpiker.

by McFood on Aug 15, 2005 7:36 AM PDT reply actions

two unkowns identified

I think the guy with the grey(ing) beard is rexH, and in the next to last pic the x-man is xbhaskarx. Thanks for putting one up with me in it (I was wondering if I was actually there or not!;).

My wife loves the girly tee I won in the trivia contest- praise Allah she can still fit into one of those things!

by Brian in 317 on Aug 15, 2005 7:57 AM PDT reply actions

Hey Brian

I'll be in 316 tonight and Wednesday, will look for you (now that I've seen your photo).

by OaklandSi on Aug 15, 2005 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll wear my blue pinstriped Philly A's hat

and typically goofy grin. Tonight my friend Tanja and her kid Clayton are coming, plus my friend Ben. We'll be in row 10 or 11. It's funny because I'm usually a loner. It'll be great to meet you, oaklandsi!

by Brian in 317 on Aug 15, 2005 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

I often fly solo too

My seat is in 316 row 4, but i'll come on over and visit.

by OaklandSi on Aug 15, 2005 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Computer geek time...

Photoshop has a "red eye reducer" but you gotta do it manually. its a real pain with all the zooming and clicking and whatnot.

i use a free program called "picasa2" from google. its like, an indexing program similar to iPhoto for macs. It has a red eye reducer (which i haven't used yet) which seems to be pretty automatic.

good pictures by the way. diggin' the panorama

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how much you play, you'll never be as good as a wall. I played a wall once. They're relentless.

by DelMundo on Aug 15, 2005 8:10 AM PDT reply actions

Nicely Done As Always

I did take some pics from down in 129, but so many people had so many great shots, I might be lazy and not post any this time. I did get a picture of you when I took a photo of GnGG's banner, more of a "Where's Waldo?" kind of shot, but you shocked us all by posting your own photo this time!

Anyways, looks like you guys had a great time and hope I can join the event next time...

"I don't care what anyone calls it as long as the umpires call it a strike." ~ Rich Harden, on his "Spluckle Ball"

by almostreggie on Aug 15, 2005 8:28 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah man...

Where were ya? Melody said you were gonna come. A grand old time was had by all. Man, you missed the org... I mean, what happens at the Coliseum, stays at the Coliseum. :-P

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 15, 2005 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

I forgot you already had tickets to the game

Well I knew that since you did tell me about five times, but I still expected to see you in the BBQ Plaza for some reason. You should still post your pictures because they're always fun to see! Plus you haven't posted anything for ages. Maybe you should just stick all the pictures you like into one big post?

by Melody on Aug 15, 2005 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Well I Tried To Come Up

But some elderly usher kept trying to break my kneecaps with a mini-bat.

I might post some pictures soon. Perhaps I'll wait for an off day... Just a teaser, I have one heck of an @$$ photo to post, of whom I shall not tell...

"I don't care what anyone calls it as long as the umpires call it a strike." ~ Rich Harden, on his "Spluckle Ball"

by almostreggie on Aug 15, 2005 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions

People?

That is me and my son (eating the burger)in front.

by easyraider on Aug 15, 2005 9:29 AM PDT reply actions

EasyRaider

I've got a good picture of you and your kid that I'll post later tonight. If you want me to email it to you send me your address. Mine is johntb -AT- berkeley -dot- edu

Celebrate good times, come on!

by gojohn10 on Aug 15, 2005 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks John

That is very cool of you. I only took one picture myself. I'll email you.

by easyraider on Aug 15, 2005 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

good pics...

...almost like being there! Which I wasn't, because 1) I already had a ticket at the time Blez announced the AN Day date; and mostly 2) I couldn't convince my husband to go with me, and I'm pathologically shy when I have to face new people by myself... so no matter how nice everyone could have been, or how many other people were also "by themselves," I probably would have spent the entire time in the fetal position somewhere... LOL

But the "We {heart} High Socks" banner looked great, so I waved at you guys from 216 :)

They're young... but they can play!

by Poppy on Aug 15, 2005 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

OMG.

My pictures aren't bad! Usually I'm not photogenic at all. I take horrible pictures. Melody is a miracle maker. ;)

"You look the the 4th of July! That makes me wanna hot dog real bad."
Click.

by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 15, 2005 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

BTW

Great pictures. Cameras and I don't get along so my pictures always turn out like crap. Devo had to help me fix my camera then it totally died on me. Cameras hate me.

"You look the the 4th of July! That makes me wanna hot dog real bad."
Click.

by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 15, 2005 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

You are totally photogenic

don't be silly ...

So is Melody, by the way, even if she prefers life behind the camera.

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Aug 15, 2005 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

great candid pictures!

You've got a knack for catching people with personality.

Too bad about Hopey, but that's cool. We'll be the ones dealing with the therapy bills not you.

by Apricot on Aug 15, 2005 10:24 AM PDT reply actions

very cool photos, Melody

and those shirts you made are awesome!

by OaklandSi on Aug 15, 2005 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

Best Eck quote...

...did anyone see this? Wasn't sure where to post it!

When asked about Kurt Gibson: What's there to say? He's a coach in Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame!

Heh.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Aug 15, 2005 10:46 AM PDT reply actions

BBG

You are so cool. I'm sorry I didn't get to talk to you for longer. :( You're extremely pretty, too. ;)

"You look the the 4th of July! That makes me wanna hot dog real bad."
Click.

by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 15, 2005 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh no no no...

...YOU'RE the pretty one! ;)

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Aug 15, 2005 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Ha!

I heard that, it was beautiful.

by Nimvee on Aug 15, 2005 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Yep

I've been using it as my sig since I heard him say it.

"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Aug 15, 2005 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Great quote

Thats been my away message on AIM since I heard it. Best line of the day by far.

I believe in the Church of Baseball

by DAshley Go As on Aug 15, 2005 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah eck!

that's a great quote. some people remember where they were when JFK or MLK were shot, or the space shuttle blew up. i remember exactly where I was when kirk f$%&&#$n' Gibson hit that home run.

by brothersky on Aug 16, 2005 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Great Pics

Thanks, Melody.

My family now uses AN as a verb, does that mean I'm obsessed?

by Roscoe Parrish on Aug 15, 2005 10:49 AM PDT reply actions

Nice pics Melody!

Sniff, Sniff. "Who Fongpay?"

by Fongpay on Aug 15, 2005 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

haha, i did a pretty good job avoiding the camera.

good pics! i enjoyed AN day so much, so awesome!

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." ~Ted Williams

by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 15, 2005 3:32 PM PDT reply actions

Great shots...

...especially the panorama. Good thinking on your part. What camera/lens were you shooting with?

by kimnjerry on Aug 15, 2005 5:30 PM PDT reply actions

Great photos!

Royale with cheese. (resubscribed to cable recently)

by ak_A on Aug 15, 2005 5:32 PM PDT reply actions

nice photos, MsomethingorotherY

someone should ID everybody in the panoramic shot. i still don't recognize 80% of the people who were there.

If I weren't playing baseball, I'd be... "in the Ultimate Fighting Championship." -Rich Harden

by xbhaskarx on Aug 15, 2005 7:49 PM PDT reply actions

the only..

picture of me is awful, I demand we all meet at the A's game this Sunday and do AN 3, so I can have some better shots taken...

ps to baseballgirl...you can cut in line with me anytime, the quote from my wife was priceless "I have never seen a girl that knows more than you about sports"

by sactowncharles on Aug 15, 2005 8:17 PM PDT reply actions

Hey, thanks for letting me be in line!

Your wife is SO NICE and it's awesome that you guys are going to have the twins!

I'm so jealous! (I think!)

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Aug 16, 2005 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

i luv

pictures..

by qwerty1 on Aug 16, 2005 1:36 AM PDT reply actions

Great photos, as usual!

By the way, that second shot...I thought you were aiming for Robb -- that's why I started to duck out of the way. Then I realized I was one of the targets -- I'm so honored! -- so I smiled the best I could. :)

Thanks!

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 16, 2005 1:21 PM PDT reply actions