Rally Capping

Today, I performed the National Anthem on my viola at the Twins vs. A's game. Some highlights of the experience:
-Walking through the backstage tunnels, being introduced as "National Anthem"
-Jumbotron!
-Hearing the reverberations throughout the Dome as I played. Surround sound... times a million.
-Post-performance accolades: TC (the mascot) bowed down to me and gave me a big bear hug, and the players in the dugout applauded.
-Dollar dogs. Baseball just isn't the same without a hot dog :)
-Glo Westerdahl, Community Relations Coordinator for the Twins, was amazingly warm and hospitable. Thanks, Glo, for making this happen!

O'er the land of the free...

Yay Jumbotron!

With the audiovisual crew - their jerseys were awesome!

The day would have been even better if the Twins had won, and if Liriano's arm injury hadn't been exacerbated. But the glass remains half-full: Liriano is young, and with proper medical care should still have an excellent career (or so my experts tell me); and the Twins can still make the playoffs.

Here's to hope!