Can I Kick It?
I don't write much about my personal life when I blog. I keep my pain and sadness offline, in a My Pretty Pony diary with a tiny lock. That's the way we did things back before you goddamn kids and your Web 2.0. But there is one personal secret I want to reveal here, to unburden myself to my half-dozen readers and the rest of the interweb. (Deep breath) Here goes...I am the second baseman for a kickball team. This is one of those nationwide hipster trends of ironically appropriating kitschy pastimes from our youth, like roller derby, soapbox races and marching bands. We play once a week. Our first game was a blowout: we won 13 to 4. We've had two close losses since then. I singled and doubled in the first game, but I've struck out repeatedly since then. I'm the oldest member of my team, but I've seen a few other gray haired guys in the league.
I did make one solid defensive play this week, which helped take the game into an extra inning. But we still lost, and I was late getting downtown and missed Future of the Left. The agony of defeat: it feels about like it did when Coach Campbell smacked me in the back with a kickball when I was running the bases back in 5th grade. Mean old bastard. It's all going into my diary, you betcha.
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Oooh Nooo - coach Campbell still haunts your memories! How does one locate the schedule for kickball games?
I'm shocked to see that the number one kicking song of all time is not listed: "Kick Out the Jams" by the MC5. Yes, it's not exactly about kicking in a literal sense but...
Disco:Very: I thought about Paul Revere and the Raiders ("Kicks"), the Undertones ("Teenage Kicks"), and even the Exploding Hearts ("Modern Kicks"). But then I decided that I need some new kind of kick.
Linda: Not here, Mom! Don't let the cool kids see you hanging out on my blog! I'll call you later, OK?
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