Oh, Happy Day: From Dreams to Change
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers.
It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again.
But baseball has marked the time.
This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray.
It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.
Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come”
-Terrence Mann – “Field of Dreams”
They say a picture says 1,000 words. I burnt the midnight oil doing this one, so for now, the picture will have to say most of what I wanted.
Don Newcombe once commented on Martin Luther King Jr. thanking him for what him, Campy and Jackie did in Brooklyn, saying they made the road that much easier for him to follow. What Jackie, Newk, Campy and Larry Doby did in the late 40’s didn’t just affect baseball, it affected the nation for decades to come.
Regardless of politics, today we enter a new era in this country, an era where our country is beginning to make good on MLK’s dream in a big way. May better times follow in the days to come.
I’ll try to update this more elequently by the end of the day. As for now, I’m beat.
Absolutely Fantastic John!! BTW – Love the quote!
You are awesome! Keep up the good work.
Wonderful work NSBlues! You sure are very talented. -Emma
You have been busy North.
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I love the 2 new post since I last visited.
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All things good North, All things good π
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It is wonderful! And you very very eloquent!
Julia
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Great work!!!
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I just felt like NORTHSTATEBLUESN-IT π
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GOD BLESS THE USA π
Johnny Be Goode….
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Hey northstateblues!!! I hope you are feeling better these days. I can’t wait until the Spring Training season gets underway. Maybe that will give you some good ideas for some more of your drawings.
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I love your work John. Keep it up!!!!
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