Mixed emotions.
Last July the Philadelphia Phillies acquired talented, quirky outfielder Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros. His arrival was hailed with all the promise Phillies fans had become accustomed to since the franchise’s revival, which first showed signs of rebirth with the 2004 signing of Jim Thome and fully arrived during the team’s 2008 championship season. Pence was yet another reason for fans to buy Phillies merchandise and hold in going to the bathroom while the home team was at-bat.
The 2012 schedule announced a Hunter Pence Bobblehead Night. What better player to commemorate in bobblehead form than the animated Pence, right?
The only problem with this grand giveaway is that Pence spent the first half of the 2012 season choking on the bit before getting traded to the San Francisco Giants 3 weeks before his bobblehead night. Attendees received their bobblehead with mixed emotions. I was a little bugged that night by having to lug around my box holding a Phailed Phormer Phillies player. I complained about this the other day, while feeling severely frustrated by a recent Beach Boys thread.
Sensing my frustration, Townsman alexmagic offered a recipe for lemonade that I will share with you:
Mod, your earlier comment about going to last night’s game made me wonder if there’s a “Hunter Pence Bobblehead Night” of rock. As in, tours/albums/songs/album covers heavily featuring the image or input of a departed band member (though I think we’d have to rule out recently deceased band members, since they would be kept on in tribute, not weird shame).
I suspect you will agree that this is an important topic to explore. I look forward to your thoughts.
I immediately thought of Nazz III, the third album by The Nazz released by their label after the group broke up. The album is full of material not included on Nazz Nazz and even worse Stewkie Antoni overdubbbed all of Todd Rundgren’s vocals.
That’s a great one – with Philadelphia ties to boot!
What was the chronology of Squeeze vis-a-vis Paul Carrack vis-a-vis “Tempted”? Was he gone once that one became a hit?
In any case, this situation is a variant – Bands Who’s Primary Songwriters Did Not Write The Band’s Biggest Hit.
Wasn’t David Marks out if the Beach Boys before the first album came out? He’s on the cover but not the album, i believe.
I’m pretty certain he was on the first 4 albums.
Jeez, if so take me back to the idiot thread.