Play Ball!
Looking for something to do this summer. Check out the latest team in or near your local town, just look out for folks dressed in Victorian-era style clothing, maybe a canvas tarp, and a game that looks similar to the baseball you know of today!
Summer is just around the corner and there's a new local team in town! If you haven't heard, Richmond is now the home of a Vintage Baseball Team, the Richmond Bees Baseball Club is just in the beginning of it's 2015 season. Last week they hosted the Detroit Early Risers and will play many others throughout the Metro-Detroit area.
It's not the baseball you are use to, it's baseball before it became "America's game". The league plays under rules that were developed in the mid 1800s, back then the game was a gentleman sport. There's no cussing, spitting, and even no gloves! It's a high pace game with a lot of offense, the only defense was fielding since pitching at the time not how we see it today. Look around for these teams, they play at local parks in Royal Oak, Port Huron, to retired fields in Detroit, and especially Greenfield Village. It's a great time for the family and the curious!
Feels like Summer
Summer is here! Friday was sunny and a high of 75 degrees, Oakland University was holding it's annual SpringFest and it was full of activities. There were games, food, and lots of music! So what do you get when you have musical performances at a college?
Well you get this...
And this!
Talk about a busy day! It all started with the Battle of the Bands competition. Six local bands took the stage to perform their best 3 songs and whoever received the most voted (via. text) won a cash prize. H.R. Rustica was one of the bands performing, they had a strong showing!
Followed by other local bands such as the Accidents, Harold and Maude, Molly Todd, and Carved Out. All around great musical talent!
Then finally the performance that EVERYONE was waiting for. We The Kings took the stage and rocked out to an energized group of college kids. A perfect beginning to the evening festivities!
Once the show was over, everyone gathered over to the other stage for the final show. All I can say is that the pictures tell the story.
The Art of Progression
This weekend I had a moment of great satisfaction. I had this poster design in the works and found out that H.R. Rustica just got into the Battle of the Bands event at Oakland University. It was great timing as I had a good excuse to put this poster out for the big event. I was afraid to rush it though, It started off with the vector portrait of Michelle screaming into the mic, but I didn't know exactly how to fill in the rest of the space. After an evening of idea after idea, I finished the poster.
To me it felt like a milestone and it's a part of what I love about what I do. Getting involved in a project that requires you to go to a level you've never been to, sometimes wondering whether you could get there. But you make it! You make something you never thought you could ever make. That is progress.
