Red Bud Days Are Upon Us

.
Celebrate Spring with the blooming of the famous Columbus Redbud Trees. First Lion's Brat Stand of the new year, special events throughout the city, city-wide garage sale, sidewalk sales and the Columbus Prince and Princess contest. May 9th!

That comes from a website called The Bubbler.

Looking for other information I see nothing on the City website - not even on their calendar. I'll mention this again - Columbus has to be the worst city for tooting it's own horn and advertising.

For a town of 4500 this place has so much going for it, it's like everyone wants to keep it a secret.

What do we have?

An Aquatic Center, 27 holes of golf, a hospital, amazing flowering trees, the entire down town Historic district (in which the government cares nothing about . . it seems), Amtrak, a non navigational river, THREE pizza places, a Chinese restaurant, a corridors for FIVE highways (we're like Bastogne if there is another world war - I can totally see the Allies defending Columbus at all costs), over 200 one hundred year old buildings in great shape, the epic center for Public Enemies, six parks including the beautiful Firemans Park with it's deer pen where animals can be viewed in their natural habitat behind wire link fences, a huge fireworks display that, from a newcomer from Madison, amazed me (this year 33% larger).

Now I understand that being a small town has it's problems, just not enough people to get things down. I know this first hand because the Main Street Website is a little outdated but we're working on that. But Main Street is not funded by the city (any more - why would the city want to help an organization that promotes . . the city). However - I would think The City of Columbus website would be a little more up to date.

Even the Chamber of Commerce has a broken link to their website. THAT will bring in business won't it!! I'm not putting the blame on any one in particular but come on people - let's get it together. Broken links? For a city? It's like people take no pride in their city. Let's find someone who is not me to get things fixed (I'm taken).

ANYWAY - in celebration of Red Bud Days which only the people in Columbus will know about, soon (tomorrow) at all the normal places you will find a new post card (except Walgreens which I'll have to talk to AGAIN)!

I don't know why "Columbus" is blurry, must be a 72 pix problem online

West James Gallery
Sharrow Drugs
Julie's Java House
---------------------------------------
Speaking of photos - I have the beginnings of a new website.

Melotte Photo Imagery

I just needed a place to show stuff. I have all this pent up photo marketing from 30 years of taking photos.
-----------------------------------------

On this day in 1945 - A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon. A pregnant woman was killed in the only fatal attack of its kind during World War II.
------------------------------------------

Speaking of Public Enemies. dum dum dee dumm dum dee dum de dum

Tips on how to make 'Enemies'

This comes from the LA Times

Billy Crudup gets asked the same two questions whenever he tells friends he's playing infamous FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover in Michael Mann's gangster thriller "Public Enemies."

The first question is always an excited "Really?" says the 40-year-old Tony Award-winning actor. "The second question is, 'Did you put on a dress?'

"There you have it," says Crudup, who was last seen as the towering blue Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen." Crudup promises he keeps this Hoover strictly in the closet.

Set in 1933, the action-thriller, which opens July 1, revolves around the legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), whose crime spree in Chicago made him Public Enemy No. 1 to Hoover and the recently formed FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale).

Crudup spent just two weeks working on the role last year in Chicago and Wisconsin, and said his time playing opposite Bale was great. But he's still looking forward to working with Depp -- the two had no scenes together.

Crudup says that the "Public Enemies" script, by Ronan Bennett and Mann and Ann Biderman, was rich with character development -- "filled with this mixture, which seemed always to be Hoover's problem, of ego and patriotism. That was more than enough for me to tackle him."

Mann, says Crudup, always sort of characterized Hoover as a visionary to the actor. " 'Visionary' to me speaks of somebody who is attempting to change society or culture for the good," Crudup says. "It was interesting to think of him in a somewhat positive light."

Crudup was in awe of Mann's skills as a filmmaker ("The Insider," "Heat").

"He's incredibly ambitious and has a fierce intellect and is driven to create spectacular work," he says. "He is fastidious about everything and really likes to be the singular voice behind, not just the spirit of, but the minutiae of the story he's telling. It's impressive . . . I barely have the mind to juggle my lines!"
--------------------------
The Chicago Sun Times has a photo of Columbus in it's May 3rd edition.

--------------------------
Brewers

A Brewer vent - WHAT was Manager Macha thinking??? Hall in Left Field? He admitted after the game that he did not know that Hall had NEVER played left field, and nobody mentioned it to him?? Hello? Knock knock anybody home?

Also it seems that according to one statistical analytical website Cameron is the #1 most valuable defensive outfielder in all of baseball so far this year.

Kendall is the 2nd worst catcher in the Majors at throwing out runners so far this year. And the Brewers, IF you take away the 1st game of the year, steal the least amount of bases. 8 total but 4 in the 1st game of the year. The funny thing is that Baseball as a whole is having a HUGE stealing year!

According to ESPN

Macha said he hid in the bathroom when Hoffman took the mound to start the ninth. Hoffman had earlier complained in jest that his AC/DC entrance music wasn't loud enough, causing the sound crew to crank it up the last two appearances. "That baby is so loud, you should have OSHA investigate that," Macha joked.

So what does that tell us?

1. Ken Macha does not like loud music
2. Trevor Hoffman likes loud music
3. Trevor Hoffman>Ken Macha
4. Ken Macha likes to hide in the bathroom

GO BREWERS!


BTW - which is better

Frame #1 or Frame #2 If I'm going to have an entire wall of photos. Seems to be a difference of opinion on Photo.net
Rod Out