AN Community Service Day 1

by The Dogfather on Apr 4, 2009 7:28 PM PDT Comment 48 comments

The photos below are from AN Community Service Day 1, by the contingent who assisted setting up Newman Center's monthly meal. A much larger group helped out at a Rebuilding Together Oakland work site -- they can send me their pics for inclusion or develop another fanpost. We all then met at the Coliseum and sat together in seats donated by the A's. Thanks A's!

Many thanks as well to Nico, LongTimeFan and Pam5981 for setting this event in motion.

Father Nico blesses the coffee...

... and works on his four-seam wrapped-brownie grip.

The DogMa and EnglishMajor hatch a plot.

EnglishMajor cuts the mustard.

She's got a bit o' The Captain in her ...

... as does The Dogfather.

Shots from the game ... We know what 67Marquez didn't give up for Lent.

The A's won, the ice plant's in bloom, spring is in the air and Spring Training is Finally Over -- it was a good day.

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Wish I could have been there!

Looks like fun for a great cause. Thanks for sharing!

If ever a game should have been called on account of wind, that one was it. Good thing Jerry Blevins didn't have to pitch; he's tall, skinny, and I could practically see one of the 40-mph gusts...sweeping him off the bump and pinning him to the left-field fence. --Mychael Urban

by ZigFan31 on Apr 4, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm so glad you took a picture with the ice plant

I noticed how pretty it looked, as I slogged from the BART bridge around to Will Call.

I learned that I would not make a good recipient of free food….I’d be the one coming back in line asking if I could get a plain cheese sandwich without the premixed “slather” (one part mustard to five parts mayo) and maybe run under the broiler for thirty seconds. Also, I learned that sliced packaged ham is quite difficult to separate into individual slices when you’re wearing rubbed gloves.

Thanks. A’s and LTFan for the ticket! Thanks, Nico and all who made the volunteering possible!

by Englishmajor on Apr 4, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Humiliating

to be in those food lines. My son has been there. he has taught me how important those meals are. Thank you so much for going to make the sandwiches today. I don’t think I could have done that.

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I helped cut the brownies

And by “cut” I mean “eat” … well, maybe a little of both.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do I EVER open my f&%#$ing eyes????????

I hate cameras, and vice-versa.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I've always thought you looked nice,

and I’ve never met you. So there’s that.

Of course, I’m certifiable.

"If I told you once, I told you a thousand times: get yourself a hacksaw and a roll of duck tape, and attach your ankle-bracelet monitor to the leg of a gator." -lemurspoker

by Leopold Bloom on Apr 4, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You like fine

for someone who was not feeling well but valiantly showed up anyway. I love the pic of you blessing the coffee. Pleased to meet you today.

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't especially mean that I look horrifically ugly in person,

just that the camera always seems to catch me looking like I’m whacked out on methodone. Wait…

It was great to meet you too – hope to see you again soon, maybe at Chez Nico, Sat. May 2nd? We’ll be cooking dead animals on the grill around 4pm and then watching the A’s at Seattle at 6:10pm.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and thanks, Dogfather, for the great photos

and even better captions!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Glad I did not realise

that I was in the pix you took at the game. I might have been self conscious. Thanks for loading the pix promptly. My son was pleased to see the company I was keeping – the new people I was meeting – and to see that I was having so much fun.

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I seem irritated by fly balls

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel the same way

You know, if people would only get their flies fixed, there wouldn’t be so many stray, unloved flies roaming around our cities.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Apr 5, 2009 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dare not go there

since I don’t know that much about the bodies of flies. But i could look it up at the library.

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hang on...Let me google...

“small + insect + testicle” …

Hmm…Just some photos of Jason Giambi and Jeff Goldblum.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

First they said

“Post more comments, no need to lurk, let us know you’re there.”
Then they said
“Not another off topic weirdo encouraging Nico.”

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"They" don't know what "they're" talking about

My weirdness is not your problem. Except for maybe 3 hours or so today.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quite the opposite.

He needs someone to draw him out of his shell.

"If I told you once, I told you a thousand times: get yourself a hacksaw and a roll of duck tape, and attach your ankle-bracelet monitor to the leg of a gator." -lemurspoker

by Leopold Bloom on Apr 4, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Someone other than Jack Daniels?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That works well, too,

but you end up at those meetings with me if you go to that well too many times.

"If I told you once, I told you a thousand times: get yourself a hacksaw and a roll of duck tape, and attach your ankle-bracelet monitor to the leg of a gator." -lemurspoker

by Leopold Bloom on Apr 4, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Budget meetings?

I hate those.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 4, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or you end up

in that sandwich line.
The JD was not why my son was there.
It is 10 p.m. and it’s “goodnight, sleep well” to all.

by LibrariAN on Apr 4, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This looked like a lot of fun...and a great cause too.

It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver

by WaddellCanseco on Apr 4, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I love that you guys did this!!!

This was a really great cause…thank you so much for doing that!

"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover

by baseballgirl on Apr 4, 2009 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A few of mine

My wife Poppy (on the right) and her sister after a long morning of clearing thorny shrubs:

The crew working inside. It was a little dusty:

Nico, who showed up at 10:30, mispronounced “vegan”, and did absolutely nothing except eat bagels and drink orange juice:

Finally, Brett Anderson warming up!

The artist formerly known as HigherPie.

by vegAN ryAN on Apr 4, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is your sister-in-laws name Kat?

Bobby Crosby = ground-out triple play...

by brian.only on Apr 5, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep!

The artist formerly known as HigherPie.

by vegAN ryAN on Apr 5, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can I just say...

Poppy kicks ass!

"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson

by lynnzgal on Apr 5, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep!

The artist formerly known as HigherPie.

by vegAN ryAN on Apr 5, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll get the rest of mine online later this weekend, but here's the group shot...

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Apr 5, 2009 12:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"Forgive me Father, for I have added creamer"

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 5, 2009 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That’s DOG-father to you, my son.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Apr 5, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You guys had a nice turnout.

Just a personal comment to DogFather…
You and your wife look like such a nice couple. Beautiful to see.

by IM4Oakgal on Apr 5, 2009 8:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Strictly "keeping up appearances"

I caught them brawling off-camera on the way to the parking lot.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 5, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks! (even if we're not married)

Maybe that accounts for it? Anyway, she’s my much better/nicer 99%.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Apr 5, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL Dog...My mistake but...

You guys make a lovely couple married or not.

by IM4Oakgal on Apr 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh DogMa's married all right.

Just not to —

—You know what? This is really nobody’s business.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 5, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's all very California.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Apr 5, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or, if she's your sister, Arkansas.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 5, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reason number 6,876 that Florida sucks...

"If I told you once, I told you a thousand times: get yourself a hacksaw and a roll of duck tape, and attach your ankle-bracelet monitor to the leg of a gator." -lemurspoker

by Leopold Bloom on Apr 5, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That your sister "just wants to be friends"?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 6, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

PS

If I ever need a gift idea for Don… i now know what to get!

by IM4Oakgal on Apr 5, 2009 8:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And you don't even have to wrap it!

P.S. I’d like to be able to say “hi” Opening Night, so e-mail me your whereabouts, and I’ll try to stumble my way over.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 5, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A friend of my daughter's bought the tics and has them...

I’ll ask her to contact him and ask him my seat number. I’ll email you when I find out. I would love to meet the AN historian. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Apr 5, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dropped my season tickets in a pot of coffee,

and now I just have a bunch of nervous tics.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Apr 5, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs