Posts Categorized: ralphie aversa

PHOTOS: 36 Hours In New England For Coldplay And Grocery Shopping

I wanted to see more than one date on Coldplay’s “A Head Full Of Dreams” tour. I was looking for a reason to travel back up I-95 to Rhode Island. And, I had never been to Gillette Stadium before. So last weekend on Saturday, the last Saturday of July, I booked a train at midnight… Read more »

PHOTOS: A Yankees And Guns N’ Roses Weekend

Day drinking, an extra-innings Yankees game and Guns N’ Roses at MetLife Stadium were just a few of the highlights from an action-packed weekend in which I commiserated with friends new and old. My buddy Danny was in town visiting; he didn’t arrive until almost 2 in the morning. Thankfully it didn’t really matter that… Read more »

PHOTOS: That Time I Met Garth Brooks And Tricia Yearwood

So let me tell you about the time I was in the visiting team’s batting cage at Yankee Stadium chatting with Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood. The story begins on Friday when I approach John Foxx, who in addition to hosting afternoons on 95.5 PLJ is the Program Director of NASH FM 94.7…. Read more »

PHOTOS: I Had A Great Fourth Of July Weekend

The original plan was to fly to San Diego for the Fourth of July weekend. I have never been to the sunniest city in the country and the Yankees would be in town playing the Padres. Simultaneously crossing a city and baseball stadium off the list over a long weekend sounded like a solid plan… Read more »

PHOTOS: Throwing Out A First Pitch For My 31st Birthday

Yeah, I would definitely have to say that throwing out the first pitch and kicking back in the Yankees’ farm team’s dugout pre-game was the highlight of my 31st birthday weekend. Disclaimer: my birthday weekends almost always involve the Yankees. Ironically, the most memorable was the year people seem to forget the most: 21. I… Read more »

PHOTOS: A Weekend Spent Mostly At Yankee Stadium

I think a number of factors contributed to it: missing Opening Day, the excitement for the new season, the fact that I’m single and my renewed quest at constantly trying new things, pushing myself outside of my comfort zone. For the second straight weekend, I attended two baseball games in two days at Yankee Stadium…. Read more »