[Mr. Silverback]

Ah, the Maine Guides...there’s a happy memory! My Grandmother was a regular attendee at Guides and Sea Dog games, and was a Red Sox fan from sometime in the Twenties until her death in 2003. We have a family joke that the Sox won the Series in 2004 because she was able to intercede with God in person.

I remember when the Guides’ park was being used for summer concerts in the late Eighties and two concerts were cancelled on short notice because the town council was worried about noise and “a bad element.” Now, no matter what kind of element may have been there for previous concerts, the two they cancelled were Stevie Winwood and Sting...not really known for fans that cause riots. I was dating a girl was going to take her. I was ticked. But then the Civic Center in Portland agreed to host both concerts. I think they also only charged the two guys what they were paying the Guides.

So my girl gets to see Sting, and the place was sold out. He comes out, does the first two or three songs. He steps up to the mike, the crowd’s going wild and he says, “I know why they didn’t want you people in Old Orchard Beach...you’re too @#$%& loud!” Too bad about his politics, he puts on a great show.

I’m really glad you’re doing so well! Prayers continue!

[nutmeg]

THANK YOU so much for your prayers and good wishes... that means a lot to me. :o)

My Grandmother was a regular attendee at Guides and Sea Dog games, and was a Red Sox fan from sometime in the Twenties until her death in 2003. We have a family joke that the Sox won the Series in 2004 because she was able to intercede with God in person.

Oh, how sweet! I sure wish my father and grandparents were still around in 2004 to see the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004. Maybe they "interceded" with God as well... ;-)

I only went to that one Maine Guides game... I vacationed in Maine once in awhile, not every summer. I was well enough to attend the rest of that game, I just had to hold an icepack to my cheek the entire time, LOL.

Wow, big names like Sting and Steve Winwood were slated to play a small venue like that? I think the noise would have been an "issue"... Weren't there residential areas close to that ballpark?

I've seen Sting and the Police one or two times over the years, but long before I knew about his politics. Yeah, he puts on a good show.

[GQuagmire]

I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at the baseball field at Old Orchard Beach back then. Beach all day and SRV at night was very cool.

[nutmeg]

Vuvuzela: The ancient, traditional, injection-molded polystyrene horn of the Zulu people.--Wideawake

ROTFLOL!! What a GREAT tagline... and SO true, huh?

"Ancient and traditional"... yeah, right. ;-D