River Cities Tour 2012 – Wrap in Words & Phrases

9 days – 8 games – 5 cities & rivers – 2163 miles – 1 official brewery tour – fireworks/fireworks/fireworks = priceless!

Load up rain – tequila at 11 in honor of Ruthie – INTRO’s give hint of performances to come – Marty’s Marvelous hitchhiking adventure – Geneva – picnic & fireworks to Wilco – Harry Canary & Friends – Louisville & Slugger Museum – Father’s Day Bats – Pee Wee Reese statue – Churchill Downs – Louisville Zoo – Little Bourbon Bob adopts BPT gang – new version of dollar dance unveiled – “it’s Monday we’re closed” – last 2 roster spots filled – double stack bologna sandwich with onions & mustard – Nishioka & Valencia – The Canary Sisters and the Peacock Brothers – The Reverend & ‘you got the runs’ – unauthorized breakfast upgrade – Three Rivers City – bus turns into hotel masterful – shuttles including water & T(rain) to ballpark – PNC picture perfect – Roberto Clemente (bridge, jersey & artist chat) – Brewski’s – sleepless night for tour operator – Jack’s – Primati’s – smoking in some bars – Carnegie National History Museum – Heinz Chapel –National Aviary – The Pancake Machine – Cathedral of Learning – museums, tours & adventures galore – ‘Houston we’ve got a problem’& Bridgeville here we come – One extra hotel … no extra charge – Twins Win – “you call that a knife?” – nominees showing their stuff – Incline –– Warhol – Primati limo service – The Strip – ‘spring hills center’ not the library –

T ride to PNC & back – Larry tightrope walk on T – campfire night – Morganna – 9am beer run – Wendy’s new official BPT restaurant? – Cincy hotel has wedding party but no dance – Big Red Machine Tribute – fireworks, the best ever? – Mini Brooklyn Bridge – Skyline Chili – Waffle House – Freedom Center – Jeff, K-Kwiz winner – Chicago – ‘rooms are ready’ – The Cell ugh!! – right tickets – late night award rush including flood – Minhas/Huber Brewery – Lazy Mutt Lounge – Baumgartner’s – Awards – Dick- safe, reliable, courteous & in the hospital!

A Phillies fan does know his place & town!!!!

“Philadelphia was a town that would boo a cancer cure. It was a place even the British gave up without a fight” – Los Angeles Columnist – Jim Murray

On the lowly Phillies playing an exhibition game at San Quentin: “…this home for wayward boys had committed fewer crimes against their profession than most of the Phillies had committed against theirs” – Red Smith New York Times