tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post6410140670728512356..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Painting Of Pedro Martinez Unveiled At Smithsonianallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-74311335404876925872011-04-24T07:51:37.367-07:002011-04-24T07:51:37.367-07:00As a follow-up, I got an email from the artist, wh...As a follow-up, I got an email from the artist, who said the painting:<br /><br />"does indeed have him in a white Red Sox uniform. I removed the league patch on his sleeve and replaced it with the Dominican Flag. His cap is blue with a dark red "B".<br /><br />***allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-56114809355907321802011-03-26T17:22:16.365-07:002011-03-26T17:22:16.365-07:00Matsuzaka doing well yet again vs Twins.Matsuzaka doing well yet again vs Twins.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6034945101314149172011-03-26T14:48:08.421-07:002011-03-26T14:48:08.421-07:00Mike Holmes<a href="http://www.mikeholmesinspections.com/" rel="nofollow">Mike Holmes</a>laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-11921450829084248232011-03-26T11:28:12.043-07:002011-03-26T11:28:12.043-07:00A war resister friend of ours works installing sol...A war resister friend of ours works installing solar energy panels, and the crew was once on Holmes' show. It was a Big Thing. Apparently awful if it's your house - incredibly disruptive and time-consuming - but a Claim to Fame.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82711569431170961592011-03-26T11:26:32.987-07:002011-03-26T11:26:32.987-07:00Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no ...<i>Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no clue who Mike Holmes is.</i><br /><br />I wish I didn't either. Nothing against him, I just don't know how these shows that I don't watch end up seeping into my consciousness.<br /><br />Sometime when you're at the gym, look at the home-reno channel they have on (can't remember what it's called in Cda). If he's not on, there's sure to be commercials for his show, "Holmes on Homes".laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49497836602063579192011-03-26T11:18:10.032-07:002011-03-26T11:18:10.032-07:00Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no ...<i>Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no clue who Mike Holmes is.</i><br /><br />You just don't watch much HGTV.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-25603125649553892872011-03-26T10:55:32.673-07:002011-03-26T10:55:32.673-07:00Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no ...Maybe I am being spacey, but I have absolutely no clue who Mike Holmes is.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10531348311510648382011-03-26T09:58:51.594-07:002011-03-26T09:58:51.594-07:00Nice to see the whole painting! Very cool.Nice to see the whole painting! Very cool.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61423798953566475802011-03-26T09:52:23.858-07:002011-03-26T09:52:23.858-07:00laura k said...
Is Mike Holmes somewhat of a hero ...laura k said...<br />Is Mike Holmes somewhat of a hero in Canada?<br /><br />He's hugely popular. I guess if you're into home reno shows - there seems to be a million of them - he's the top dog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He has become my must see tv. I have all his stuff tivo'ed9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-25937391477260304242011-03-26T09:23:02.689-07:002011-03-26T09:23:02.689-07:00Is Mike Holmes somewhat of a hero in Canada?
He&#...<i>Is Mike Holmes somewhat of a hero in Canada?</i><br /><br />He's hugely popular. I guess if you're into home reno shows - there seems to be a million of them - he's the top dog.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42296074064799691892011-03-26T08:39:31.970-07:002011-03-26T08:39:31.970-07:00laura k said...
9C with the research! :)
With th...laura k said...<br />9C with the research! :)<br /><br /><br />With the internet resarch has changed quite a bit, even dolts like me can find info..<br /><br />Hope all is well in Canada.<br /><br />L and A, I have been watching the Holmes on Holmes program quite a bit here in the states... Is Mike Holmes somewhat of a hero in Canada?9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-24568400111224259572011-03-26T07:15:47.711-07:002011-03-26T07:15:47.711-07:00MFY sign Millwood, trade Mitre to Brewers. Rotatio...MFY sign Millwood, trade Mitre to Brewers. Rotation: Nova 4, Garcia 5, and Colon to pen.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-51237807835261541582011-03-26T07:03:39.561-07:002011-03-26T07:03:39.561-07:00Benjamin posted a big-ass version of the whole pai...Benjamin posted a big-ass version of the whole painting at SoSH -- which is where I got it, though it comes out smaller here. In that big one, his cap sort of looks like the old Detroit "D", but there is also a smudgy line in the middle that makes it look like a "B".allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-90389522769428734612011-03-26T05:55:01.949-07:002011-03-26T05:55:01.949-07:009C with the research! :)9C with the research! :)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21311932120123061052011-03-26T05:35:55.949-07:002011-03-26T05:35:55.949-07:00From mlb.com:
Created by artist Susan Miller-Have...From mlb.com:<br /><br />Created by artist Susan Miller-Havens, the painting is 57 inches by 21 inches in size and was created with oil and beeswax on Baltic birch in 2000. It features Martinez wearing a Dominican Republic uniform.9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43907793884659561412011-03-26T05:07:16.213-07:002011-03-26T05:07:16.213-07:00Looks like a B on his cap to me.Looks like a B on his cap to me.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21162421363640479862011-03-26T04:57:45.316-07:002011-03-26T04:57:45.316-07:00Shame he's not in a RS uniform....
Apart from...<i>Shame he's not in a RS uniform....</i><br /><br />Apart from the flag, it looks like he is.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-27925535203126874382011-03-26T04:43:31.167-07:002011-03-26T04:43:31.167-07:00Shame he's not in a RS uniform....Shame he's not in a RS uniform....johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-58745226070677537022011-03-26T04:42:10.923-07:002011-03-26T04:42:10.923-07:00She was always analyzing my long fingers, and how ...<em>She was always analyzing my long fingers, and how I used them to do art ...<br /></em><br /><br />Years ago, my wife ran in a half-marathon in Bar Harbor and for a few yards was a stride or two behind summer visitor Sandy Koufax (then he smoked her....)--she said she had never seen such large hands on a man. I asked her if his left hand was particularly large, but, alas, she never noticed that detail.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.com