tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post4580665395839936461..comments2024-03-28T14:22:53.114-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: "BYE BYE BRIAN!" Is The Master moving away from theater references?Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-19976104364992451132014-05-08T15:09:36.919-04:002014-05-08T15:09:36.919-04:00As for "bye bye Brian"--it's an odd ...As for "bye bye Brian"--it's an odd call, since it's the ball that's leaving the premises, not Brian. This leads me to believe that the call is an allusion to Bye Bye Balboni--in that case the "bye bye" was addressed to the many balls that Balboni sent over the left field fence during his brief tenure as a Yankee. If this is true, then Roberts enjoys the dubious distinction of being "elevated" to the stature of the Yankee great Steve Balboni.Gilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-91560478343676981712014-05-08T13:10:47.075-04:002014-05-08T13:10:47.075-04:00be careful, duque. MLB probably has all those ditt...be careful, duque. MLB probably has all those ditties copyrighted.<br /><br />PS I live in NJ and shop rite still runs those Can-Can ads. only nowadays they have a little Frenchie guy with multi-racial dancing girls.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786763318236024476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55459604348872517112014-05-08T09:03:10.112-04:002014-05-08T09:03:10.112-04:00Frankly, I think it's good news whenever John ...Frankly, I think it's good news whenever John sings. One of these days, I'm going to compile a mix tape: The Songs of The Master.el duquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263977201552650862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-6065466788876096862014-05-08T08:33:11.710-04:002014-05-08T08:33:11.710-04:00Is "McCann can" simple wordplay, or is i...<i>Is "McCann can" simple wordplay, or is it a reference to the "Can-Can" dance?</i><br /><br />It is a reference to the "Can Can" dance. I listened to the game last Saturday and Sterling actually broke into the song when referencing it. I know he's thought of as "The Master" in these parts but, personally, I almost ralphed.<br /><br />As a minor aside, many of us who grew up in NY Metro back in the day are unable to wipe the image of those old Shop Rite commercials, played during their "Can Can Sale", when various animated cans of corn linked arms, showed a little skin, and kicked up their legs while singing the song. Those searing images will be with me years from now when I sit on a park bench, toothless and sockless, wondering where my life went, and why the Yankees never seem to have enough young talent.Local Bargain Jerknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-44272871335178041352014-05-07T23:43:50.881-04:002014-05-07T23:43:50.881-04:00There's a buried Sammy Davis connection here--...There's a buried Sammy Davis connection here--two degrees of separation. The music and lyrics of Bye Bye Birdie were written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, who also composed the music for the musical 1964 musical version of Odets's Golden Boy, starring none other than . . . Sammy Davis.<br /><br />For the historically curious--or those who share The Master's devotion to the Broadway Songbook--here's a video of Davis and Strouse peforming one of the songs from the show:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VoB3hG4vE<br /><br />Gilnoreply@blogger.com