Led Zep @ Big A
by Rev Halofan
on May 16, 2008 1:15 AM PDT
If you missed it, 70s Night at Angel stadium was the greatest promotion in memory at a game. The Angels wore throwback unis and a 1971 cap. I spaced my camera and it was big screwup as the scoreboard was chock-full of awesome images of Angel and White Sox players all in afros, mullets and comb-overs with various moustache/beard combos.
The giveaway throwback cap was HIGH-Quality (as was Wednesday night's ski cap with a fleece interior!) and in between innings, snippets of 1970s music, trivia and theme shows were played on the big screen. An early innings break saw a fabulous montage of Angel highlights from the Alex Johnson thru Brian Downing Backstop era played with Led Zeppelin's Kashmir as the theme music.
It was an epic promotional venture as more than 40,000 fans had the chance to buy limited edition shirts and jerseys with the lower-case "a" on them as well as just enjoy a break from the usual in-between innings drudgery - if you visit the stadium once per homestand, it gets downright stiff and scripted (and noisy) with the tired advertising rituals on the jumbotron, but Thursday's full-fledged commitment to fun and thinking outside the box was quite rewarding.
Big props to the Angels organization for giving their fans an entertaining night out and understanding that the hunger for franchise lore and connection run deep in the Southern California faithful.
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i wish i could of been there.
and i really want one of those hats. maybe even a jersey.
i can’t wait to finish this quarter and be home.
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
by b0rd3rline on May 16, 2008 1:28 AM PDT 0 recs
I *thought* so
I commented on the lowercase ‘a’ cap once, and was told here they never wore them.
Maybe I had the year wrong in the post.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on
May 18, 2008 8:20 PM PDT
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healy night
old time fans will understand
who’se daughter gave it up with regularity?
I’VE GOT TO KNOW
Who goofed? I've got to know.
by hittheg on May 16, 2008 3:37 AM PDT 0 recs
Hey Rev--
I tried calling you to tell you I was there last night AND had remembered to bring my camera—needless to say, I DO have pictures of the scoreboard hilarity. I’ll download them tonight when I get home and send you the link. You may do what you want with them.
by pattimelt on May 16, 2008 5:49 AM PDT 0 recs
PLEASE - thanks
I left my camera AND phone at home. And it is not a camera phone…
by Rev Halofan on
May 16, 2008 11:55 AM PDT
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Damn
I opened this thread expecting an epic confirmation of all the reunion tour rumors.
Why do you build me up Rev?!
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's 4 inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on May 16, 2008 9:01 AM PDT 0 recs
Rod Carew in attendance - got a standing O
They showed him up on the big-screen after a 1970’s factoid note that said Rod Carew had the highest BA of the 70’s with a .388 average (with the Twins in ‘78, I might add).
Once they showed Rod up on the big screen, the Anaheim faithful stood and applauded. It interrupted Garland for a few seconds as he had to wait for the noise to die down before delivering his first pitch of the inning.
Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.
by Downing Rules on May 16, 2008 9:28 AM PDT 0 recs
Miss the game on the telly, but ...
got to see Gubbie Travolta on the post game.
Plus the blonde bombshell, Ms. Soto, said that the Halos took the flashback too seriously and ended up playing like the Angels of the '70'sby eyespy on May 16, 2008 10:53 AM PDT 0 recs
posting error
plus the blonde bombshell, Ms. Soto, said that the Halos took the flashback too seriously, and played like the Angels of the 70’s.
by eyespy on
May 16, 2008 10:56 AM PDT
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damn
I really wanted to go last night. Actually, I’ve been wanting to go to ANY game; haven’t made it out to the Big A yet this year, and it’s starting to grate on me (family obligations getting in the way of my fun…responsibility is a heavy responsibility, man). More than anything, though, I wanted one of those vintage-style caps!
Glad to hear that the promo & marketing department hit one out of the park, even if the team didn’t.
by jjackflash on May 16, 2008 11:37 AM PDT 0 recs
Side note on the caps
Well, not the vintage caps, but the Figgy caps.
During “Family Sunday”, they had a “spin the wheel” booth. The leftover Figgy caps were one of the giveaways. Maybe they’ll do that with the vintage caps.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on
May 18, 2008 8:22 PM PDT
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Made in China
The hat was made in China but Rev is right it was highquality material and they spelled the team letter right.
dont marry the bank teller
by jockoautry on May 16, 2008 12:51 PM PDT 0 recs
your signature kills me!
Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.
by Downing Rules on
May 16, 2008 12:57 PM PDT
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That might have been one of the best posts I have ever seen around this joint
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
May 17, 2008 7:52 PM PDT
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I like the throwback uniforms
Wouldn’t mind seeing them make an appearence from time to time.
by Doctor Wu on May 16, 2008 2:11 PM PDT 0 recs
They appeared last night.
;)
Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.
by Downing Rules on
May 16, 2008 2:44 PM PDT
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they sure do beat the kelvim escobar/dustin moseley reds
that alternate uniform is poor
i hope jered weaver brings back the red sleeves sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo
by ANewFoundThrice on
May 16, 2008 6:22 PM PDT
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To each his own....
I like the Reds better than the red sleeves.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on
May 18, 2008 8:22 PM PDT
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Someone should've broken out the 70's Bobby Grich, Harry Reems-ish Porn Stache
Or the George Scott Fu-Manchu. Grich was Dirk Diggler.
"The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink." (Henry Rollins)
by PieceOfAase on May 17, 2008 2:05 AM PDT 0 recs
Must have been AASE-OME
Wow what a night to have missed.
There needs to be a petition to have the old California patch added to our current uniforms. That touch was brilliant.
Just another reason to love the Halos old-school style
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on May 17, 2008 7:55 PM PDT 0 recs
Or at least put them back on the old 710 KMPC
"The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink." (Henry Rollins)
by PieceOfAase on
May 18, 2008 1:06 AM PDT
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NOOOOO
could only hear that station, in my neck of the woods, in the daylight
Who goofed? I've got to know.
by hittheg on
May 18, 2008 1:52 AM PDT
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love the CA state logo
hey Rev, why don’t you take a photo of your CA logo tattoo and use it for a WIN photo?
by yeswecan on
May 18, 2008 9:57 AM PDT
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Some of the Retro Merch was good… I scored a Kotchman lower case ca angels jersey… waiting for the next home stand to rock it…
by lesserknown on May 18, 2008 4:18 PM PDT 0 recs
Iron Man
Being played when Frankie charged out to the mound from the bullpen was an especially electrifying moment.
Too bad that… yeah.
Halos Forever.
by Zoe Necrosis on May 21, 2008 10:05 AM PDT 0 recs
zepplin: ripoff artists?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPAEPFaxoM&eurl=http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=3618676
obviously the yardbirds don’t really count…
rippin off the black man to feed the white man
my signature sucks
by proletariat on May 22, 2008 9:47 AM PDT 0 recs
that's ridiculous.
the whole idea of it. it’s just wrong, and fake, and no.
Halos Fan Since 5th Grade
by angels4adam on
May 22, 2008 7:07 PM PDT
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yes but
on how many years’ tradition were the blues singers who recorded those traditional numbers standing on already? Oh yeah, i forgot, blacks ripping off blacks is allowed in liberal guilt land.
by Rev Halofan on
May 22, 2008 11:19 PM PDT
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yes but
It’s well documented that Zep were, uh, opportunistic about which “traditional” (read: copyright expired or nonexistent) songs they covered were inspired by when they wrote songs like “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”—first recorded by someone else in the ‘20s, but never copyrighted until Zep did.
Zep played the game to their advantage. They win, right or wrong.
by yeswecan on
May 23, 2008 10:38 AM PDT
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liberal guiltland
that sounds horrible. is that on the east side? how was it affected by the housing slump?
my signature sucks
by proletariat on
May 25, 2008 9:42 AM PDT
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Zep rules, Zep haters drool
Mines a tale that cant be told,
My freedom I hold dear;
How years ago in days of old
When magic filled the air,
Twas in the darkest depths of mordor
I met a girl so fair,
But gollum, and the evil one crept up
And slipped away with her.
Her, her….yea.
Aint nothing I can do, no.
‘68 or ‘69, or close – Ramble On Angels
Young Angels - Proof is in the consistency. But I'll take flashes for now. Note to woods: Please flash me. Now is your chance.
by vladtheimpaler on May 25, 2008 3:58 AM PDT 0 recs
it's like hating u2
who gives a shit… so overplayed
my signature sucks
by proletariat on
May 25, 2008 9:45 AM PDT
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Bozo wants his mullet back
But he still hasn’t found
what he’s looking for…
by Rev Halofan on
May 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT
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