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August 9, 2007
Gathering of the Vibes - Thursday afternoon
It's around 4 p.m. and it appears that all the campers at this Gathering of the Vibes have settled in and are just waiting for the major festivities to begin.
I see a lot of milling around as the people are getting the lay of the land at Seaside Park, which looks absolutely beautiful on this sunny day. If I didn’t see so many familiar landmarks, I would never imagine that this was the same park that I spent so much time in when I was growing up.
My father used to run a baseball team in the Senior City League and the field, called Seaside 1, was where they played a bulk of their games. In my youth, I was the batboy and also a foul-ball chaser for those teams, so being back at Seaside Park brings back a lot of happy memories.
Eventually, I would play baseball on the diamond there, but I still think back to my childhood whenever I’m at the park.
So it was definitely a shock to see Seaside 1 with a bunch of tents set up on it Thursday. And the concession stand, where I would get a post-game cheeseburger, has been transformed into a miniature market of sorts. The times they are a-changin' (if only temporarily).
Anyway, it’s good to see this jewel of a park being put to good use by so many people from outside of the area. They can now see that there’s plenty to like about Bridgeport.
Posted by Sean on August 9, 2007 9:03 PM
