Bucket Lists

Things I've Done and Things I've Got to Do

DONE

Find the love of my life - It never ceases to amaze me. It took 40 years and a lot of mistakes, but I got this one right, finally.

Have one of my songs sung to me by a crowd - Okay, so having "Corners of the World" sung to me by 60 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders may not be the same as 30,000 singing to Springsteen, but it sure felt amazing

Bike through Ireland - What a fantastic trip. My only regret is that we can't do it every year.

Travel to Turkey and swim in the Mediterranean - Greece had always been my goal until I began planning our trip to Turkey. Unbelievable.

Live in a house surrounded by trees - We made it to Vashon Island just before the prices hit the roof. Our little acre of land is perfect and I still shake my head with wonder that I'm here.

Go to Mariners Fantasy Camp - Wow! What a great time. If you've ever considered going to a fantasy camp, do it now. Don't delay!

Taste real Thai food...in Thailand - In the states you can plead with Thai restaurants to make it really spicy and they don't believe you mean it. In Thailand, you don't have to ask.

Visit as many ball parks as possible - I'm coming up to 100 but there's still a couple more hundred to go.

Go to Egypt - Yep, the pyramids are big and the temples are many, but dodging traffic in Cairo is the real adventure!

Become the king of Seattle Mariners songwriters - Whether I've written the best songs or the most songs is up for debate. But no one else has had the blind passion to create a whole CD of songs. Idiocy? Genius? You be the judge.

Visit Paris - I kind of hate to admit it, but Paris deserves every bit of its reputation.

Don't kick the bucket - So far so good.

GOTTA DO

Climb the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. - We've come close to booking this trip a couple of times, but not yet.

Have a song I've written featured in a movie - I've had people ask to use my songs and I've heard rumors that someone once heard one of my songs in an independent film, but I haven't experienced this one yet

Becoming a published songwriter - I've created a lot of music of which I'm proud, but no one has paid me to do it. Self-publishing and good friends don't count here.

Watch the Seattle Mariners win the World Series - One's life should never be defined by the success of one's favorite sports teams, but c'mon...this would be amazing!

Baseball Bucket List

Done - in Bold and underlined

Attend a Fan Fest

Attend a fantasy camp

Attend a game in the Caribbean

Attend a Seattle Mariner National Hall of Fame Induction

Attend any Cooperstown Hall of Fame Induction

Attend a townball game in Minnesota

Attend AAA All-star game

Attend Cactus League games

Attend Grapefruit league games

Attend Hall of Fame Classic weekend

Attend Jackie Robinson Day

Attend performance of Bleacher Bums

Attend performance of Damn Yankees

Attend World Baseball Classic

Boo the Yankees in person.

Catch a foul ball and then hand it to the nearest kid

Coach a Little League team

Collect baseball cards.

Create baseball reference library

Eat a hot-fudge sundae in a mini batting helmet.

Eat at a famous ballplayer’s restaurant.

Fix up a baseball field

Go to a batting cage

Go to an Old-Timers Day

Go to Japan's Koshien high school tournament

Go to Midnight Sun Classic

Go to an Opening Day

Go to the MLB All-Star Game

Hit a home run

Host a minor league player

Join SABR

Kayak in McCovey Cove

Learn story behind Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Learn to keep score

Learn to throw a curveball

Listen to Dave Niehaus call an entire Mariners game

Listen to Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech

Listen to Vin Scully call an entire Dodgers game

Oil your glove and stuff it under your mattress for the winter

See all MLB Ballparks - Ongoing

See as many Minor League Ballparks as possible - Ongoing

Own a baseball antique

Own a classic baseball photograph

Own a piece of Baseball art

Own piece of vintage baseball clothing

Passionately argue over who belongs in the Hall of Fame

Play in a vintage base ball league

Play in Adult Baseball League

Read "A False Spring"

Read "Ball Four"

Read "Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game"

Read "Baseball: A Literary Anthology"

Read "Moneyball"

Read "Nine Innings,"

Read "Only the Ball was White"

Read "Out of Left Field"

Read "Shoeless Joe"

Read "The Boys of Summer"

Read "The Glory of Their Times"

Read "The Science of Hitting"

Read "The Summer Game"

Read "The Teammates"

Read "The Universal Baseball Association"

Read "Veeck as in Wreck"

Read "You Know Me Al"

Read the box scores religiously

Read the writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti

Recite "Casey at the Bat"

Recite "Tinker to Evers to Chance."

Recite "Who's On First"

Run around the bases after a big league game

See a Cape Cod League game

See a Durham Bulls game

See a College Wood Bat League game

See a Single-A game

See AA game

See AAA International League game

See AAA Pacific Coast League game

See an Independent League game

See an Interleague game

See an Arizona Fall League game

See the Cardinals play Cubs

See the Dodgers play the Giants

See a Rookie League game

See a Short-season A game

See the Mariners play in the World Series.

See Yankees play the Red Sox

Sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field on a sunny summer day.

Spend a week at spring training.

Take a baseball road trip

Take a baseball tour of Japan

Take a week-long road trip through the minors

Take in a local museum baseball exhibit

Take kid to his/her first major league game

Throw out a First Pitch

Tour Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory

Tour the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

Try to catch a knuckleball

Try to throw a knuckleball

Ump a Little League game

Use a wood bat

Visit Babe Ruth Birthplace and museum

Visit Bob Feller Museum

Visit Atlanta Brave’s Museum

Visit Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Visit Cincinnati Reds Museum

Visit Legends of the Game Museum

Visit Rickwood Field

Visit the "Field of Dreams" site in Dyersville, Iowa

Visit the Barnstable Bat Company

Visit the Negro League Museum

Visit Ty Cobb Museum

Visit Yogi Berra Museum

Watch "61*"

Watch "A League of Their Own,"

Watch "Bang the Drum Slowly"

Watch "Bull Durham"

Watch "Cobb"

Watch "Eight Men Out"

Watch "Fever Pitch"

Watch "Field of Dreams"

Watch "For Love of the Game"

Watch "Major League"

Watch "Soul of the Game"

Watch "Sugar"

Watch "The Bad News Bears" (the original)

Watch "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg"

Watch "The Natural"

Watch "The Pride of the Yankees"

Watch "The Rookie"

Watch "The Sandlot"

Watch "Viva Baseball"

Watch "Who’s on First"

Watch batting practice

Watch Ken Burns’ "Baseball" Series

Work for a baseball team

Write a baseball song or poem