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Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 11:59 PM

Happy 75th Birthday Mom!

July 4th is my mother’s 75th birthday – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA!

I’m sure she’s proud today – from espn.com:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/photos?gameId=290703125

Friday night’s Dodgers vs. Padres game, and the return of Manny Ramirez after serving a 50-game suspension for using banned substances:

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Reader Comments: 12 Responses

  1. It kinda looks like the usher is headed up toward you guys. Anyone give you a hard time?

    The Blur | July 4th, 2009 at 9:46 am

  2. That was great jim.Roids and baseball are the new pastime.Will not go to a baseball game because of all the drugs in the game.

    arizonadude | July 4th, 2009 at 10:20 am

  3. Did you steal that jacket from Fonzie?

    Rooster Cogburn | July 4th, 2009 at 11:01 am

  4. Don’t get too rowdy, the SD sheriff’s deputies might have to strong arm you like they did these middle-aged women at a fundraiser:
    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/busby-campaign-supporters-and-allies-publicly-mobilize-against-sheriffs-raid.php?ref=n

    doug r | July 4th, 2009 at 11:32 am

  5. Congratulations Jim… you are a genuine national celebrity! First Nightline, now ESPN!!

    gaswalla | July 4th, 2009 at 12:03 pm

  6. I, too, got distracted by the placards and forgot to wish your mom a very happy birthday…

    Happy Birthday, Mrs. Klinge!!! :)

    CA renter | July 4th, 2009 at 3:27 pm

  7. doug r,

    The sheriff really went overboard on that call, and has no business working in law enforcement, IMHO.

    The entire episode was the result of a disgruntled neighbor (homophobe and apparently anti-Busby) who kept making multiple 911 calls in order to interrupt her fundraiser. The 911 caller needs to be put in jail and fined for all the public resources he wasted.

    CA renter | July 4th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

  8. Oh, and I’m no fan of Busby, either.

    Still, wrong is wrong; and that neighbor was very wrong.

    CA renter | July 4th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

  9. Blur,

    Yep, multiple altercations with security forces – the guy charging up the stairs went into his own “roids rage”, tearing the signs out of our hands while yelling and screaming about us ignoring him. The fans nearby couldn’t believe how ridiculous the security was, as if they are protecting the Pope or something.

    My first set of signs was “Manny Night” and “Free Syringes” ackowledging the previous roids event at Petco Park with Barry Bonds when a fan threw a syringe on the field at him.

    But a security guy pops out of the dugout and runs over to grab just my ‘syringe’ sign, so now I have just the ‘Manny Night’ sign to work with.

    The lady in front of me starts whining about being allergic to ink smell (????) and wants me to stop writing a new sign, so I do, but she reports me to security anyway.

    I finish the second set, and up they go, but by now the pro-Dodger security staff is all over us. Never did I curse, disrespect, or get beligerent, but the Padres staff insisted on constantly violating my rights to express myself.

    And yes, Fonzie authorized this message.

    Jim the Realtor | July 5th, 2009 at 9:54 am

  10. Wow Jim! Make sure you write bubbleinfo.com on the bottom of the next sign that gets national attention!

    Anon | July 5th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

  11. “Yep, multiple altercations with security forces – the guy charging up the stairs went into his own “roids rage”, tearing the signs out of our hands while yelling and screaming about us ignoring him. The fans nearby couldn’t believe how ridiculous the security was, as if they are protecting the Pope or something.

    My first set of signs was “Manny Night” and “Free Syringes” ackowledging the previous roids event at Petco Park with Barry Bonds when a fan threw a syringe on the field at him.

    But a security guy pops out of the dugout and runs over to grab just my ’syringe’ sign, so now I have just the ‘Manny Night’ sign to work with.

    The lady in front of me starts whining about being allergic to ink smell (????) and wants me to stop writing a new sign, so I do, but she reports me to security anyway.

    I finish the second set, and up they go, but by now the pro-Dodger security staff is all over us. Never did I curse, disrespect, or get beligerent, but the Padres staff insisted on constantly violating my rights to express myself.

    And yes, Fonzie authorized this message”

    BEST POST EVER ON BUBBLEINFO!

    JIM, YOU ROCK MAN!

    spartacus | July 5th, 2009 at 5:31 pm

  12. Thanks Jim: Now I feel almost as famous as you. Love Mom

    Clare Klinge | July 7th, 2009 at 9:33 am

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