Idyllic day

So we have a DVD player in the bus, and today en route to Cooperstown they played When It Was A Game II, the early 90s HBO special featuring 16 mm footage of baseball from 1934-1952.

Not to get all sentimental, but it was a perfect way to start the day. If you've seen the film, they blend the footage with old baseball poems and songs, with great voices such as Jason Robards and James Earl Jones doing the telling. One of the poems, and I wish I knew its name, made reference to going from collecting baseball cards to collecting baseball stadiums and learning about their communities as well. Since that's just what we're doing, I thought it was apropos.

They also had an audiotape telling about the origins of the museum and debunking the Abner Doubleday myth. I was pleased that it was an accurate narration.

Part of the tour package is you get to be a member of the Cooperstown society for a year, which means I can come back here for free for the next 12 months.