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Cretan Maineiac
(April 29,1961 / Lewiston, ME USA)
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Diamond Tradition
 
  *'They go together/ in the good ol' USA/ baseball 'n' hot dogs/ apple pie 'n' Chevrolet'*
- ad jingle

Stolen bases, stolen signs, 'cheating toward
second, ' spit-
ball scuffing emoryboard Vaseline and

glancing back at the catcher's fingers & from John
McGraw's curled finger
hangs the belt most lately associated w/ the

waist of the runner taggin'-up @3rd, as easy as deceiving an
ump by cutting
short of second base or breaking a treaty, none of it

sudden out of
left field &
all the while the

old concerns:
team (that invests so much)
city (that depends so much)

bettor 'n' family...

Human Growth Hormone, corporate tax
breaks, Juiced
balls, dead balls, muddy base paths, the hit-and-

run, in the age of Botox
Rogaine & Cialis, Diamond
Traditions, going,

going,
gone Hi-
Tech, &

They go together,
in the land of Pros and Cons
big bucks 'n' hot doggin',
humble pie & Barry Bonds.

Cretan Maineiac


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Zubyre Parvez (12/30/2007 2:05:00 PM)
All american cultural things are interesting for us brits, .. thanks for the thought provoking comments on the nature of change..I am a fan of the beat generation guys, some of the interviews with Allen Ginsberg where just amazing. Anyway, wish u and urs a happy new year sir, Zub.
Chris Mendros (11/30/2007 9:58:00 AM)
so where is this web page?

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