Ringo Bingo - Ya Gotta Love AAA

Our family will have many memories of going to Bees baseball games. Ya gotta love AAA games. You up close and right in the action. We sat by the Bees bullpen and teased the closing pitcher as he warmed up. I went with Cody, Kim, Parker, Aiden, Bret, Lori Michelle and Faye. We also had a bunch of Young Men from Bret's ward.

Anyway, in addition to the game, which is a lot of fun, especially when you win, but there are a lot of distractions. For instance, tonight was not only Green Awareness night, the team wore green uniforms with the recycle logo around their numbers, it was Beatles night. All night long they played snippets of Beatles music. I wonder how much that cost -- someone had to pay Sony. For a kid who grew up with the Beatles, it was great.

During the game we played Ringo Bingo. We were given "bingo cards" as we entered the stadium and between innings the scoreboard posted squares. Winners were given tickets to future games and itunes cards. (I didn't win, but was one square away on several cards.)

During another inning break, three fans dove into strawberry pies, while the Beatles "Strawberry Fields" blared through the speakers.

Then there was the "Watts Smart" relay sponsored by Rocky Mountain Power. Kids ran around some cones, put on a green recycle jersey, and then had to throw something through a large cutout that looked like the new fangled florescent light bulbs.

Who thinks up all these things? In two weeks they are going to have Beach Boys night. Gotta give the USA equal billing.

Like I said, there is nothing like AAA Baseball. I better get a Hawaiian shirt for the Beach Boys night.