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From an A's fan in Virginia at Virginia Tech, "rollercoasterofweek" on YouTube: A Small Oakland A's update after winning 2 out of 3 against the Red Sox. We almost got no-hit during the third game.

This is a special video posted on YouTube of Oakland's other team, the Oakland Invaders of the USFL football league. The Invaders played at the Oakland Coliseum between 1983 and 1986 and during the time the Raiders moved from Oakland to play in Los Angeles. Here, Bobby Hebert connects with tackle Ray Pinney for an Oakland Invaders touchdown vs. the San Antonio Gunslingers in a United States Football League (USFL) game.

From the Chidrens Hospital YouTube channel: Children's Hospital Oakland's sickle cell patient, Khaliah, and her mother explain the importance of being treated for sickle cell anemia. In severe cases, many children require monthly blood transfusions to treat their painful symptoms. Children's Hospital Oakland has one of the largest sickle cell programs in the western United States.

a couple clips i took at the FF concert held in Oakland,CA on April 15, 2009

"I'm your man" by Leonard Cohen. Paramount Theater, April 14th, 2009, Oakland, CA

  More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! On "Crazy Right Wing Extremists." You can't please everyone, especially conservatives. What's interesting regarding the outcome of my Susan Boyle video-blog of two days ago is the reaction I received from some viewers toward what I considered to be a throw-away line at best. I was trying to state that in a news World where we hear about "nasty pirates, mean internet commentators, and crazy right-wing extremists it's great to have some good news in the form of Susan Boyle's performance and story. My blog post was clear as a bell, but I discovered you can't combat the insecurities of the reader; they're going to think what they want to think depending on their background and beliefs. It's literally impossible to anticipate every reaction to what's written, so better to just go for it. As I state in the video, about 15 percent of the commenters focused on the "crazy ri

A friend sent an email that my video " Who Is Susan Boyle " is featured on a new Susan Boyle fan site. Here it is > Susan Boyle Fan Site .

  More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! Unless you live under a rock, you know about the Scottish woman who has taken the industrialized World by storm: Susan Boyle. Ms. Boyle, who appeared on a reality TV show called "Britains' Got Talent" last Saturday, April 11th and wowed a cynical audience and the judges, including the irascible Simon Cowell (also of American Idol) with her powerful performance of "I Dream A Dream" from Les Miserable, has taken the Internet world by storm. What surprised millions - and does not make a great statement about our World industrial culture but is a great example of the power of online video distribution as the video has been seen over 15.9 million times on YouTube (I counted over 10 videso with over 200,000 views) as of this writing - is that someone who looks like her could sing like that . But who Susan Boyle is as a person is a story of a good simple woman winning over a bad, complicated society. Ms. B

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cameraphone062 - Green Day at the Fox Theater , originally uploaded by eeetthaannn .

cameraphone067 - Green Day , originally uploaded by eeetthaannn . A lively concert on a Tuesday night!

I just went around Oakland to really get out of the house, which means heading to places like Luka's, Cafe Van Kleef, and other venues. It's to socialize -- some of my best blog story tips have come in this way. But it's also to support the local businesses. In this case, the crowds generated by the successful appearance of Green Day at the Fox went away and downtown Oakland and the Lake was largely full of locals. So I dropped into The Alley really to get a copy of their menu, and then walked over to a drinkery called Smitty's two doors away. I've decided that I'm not comfortable with Smitty's at all. Sorry but some of the clientele look like they're going to take hostages! Hey, I'm serious -- some rough-looking folks hang there and they seem proud of the way they look where I'm heading for the hills! Not that I would not help raise money for an event there, but geez. I've had it with this "We're Oakland and so it's

  More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! YouTube , MySpace , Metacafe , Blip.tv , Stupid Videos , Sclipo , Viddler and Howcast I just read the news that Simon Cowell, the British entertainment mogul who's terrible bedside temper brings an edge to the popular reality TV show "American Idol" is now considering leaving it . My reaction? YEAH! DO IT! Look, I never really watched American Idol at all -- but I've seen at least once -- and the reason was Cowell. I've got to be honest. I don't like it when people are mean to each other when they're supposed to work together in the real world, and I like it even less on reality TV. Cowell tossed insults at fearful contestants like they're hand grenades then he sits back and watches them cry! Maybe Cowell is the perfect poster child for our fashionably rude society, and if that's the case and his departure would help improve American Culture, then the faster the better. Cowel

This is a two part series in which popular Somalian born rapper Knaan talks about the mindset of Somalians and the reason behind the Pirates... This is the perspective of one who is from the war torn zones and whose family was involved in those skirmishes. he provides us with a insightful perspective from the Somali point of view.. In this video clip, Knaan talks about why Somalia is such a 'troubled land'. He talks about the years of fighting and notes that Somalia has been involved with a long struggle against anti-colonial rule. He desceribed his people as 'uncapturable' In this video clip Knaan focuses specifically on the Pirate situation

  More at Zennie62.com   YouTube , MySpace , Metacafe , Blip.tv , Crackle , Stupid Videos , Sclipo , Viddler and Howcast Today, Easter Sunday, an after an kidnapping affair that lasted for several days, American sea Captain Richard Phillips was rescued after NAVY Seal Snipers took three precision shots and killed three pirates from Somalia. Conservative blogs and websites like "HotAir" have unintelligently called for us to go into Somalia "bomb" the pirates, but such saber-rattling will only kill innocent women and children. In other words, "American Machismo" worked to rescue the captain, but it will not work for the resolution of this problem. In what can be described as a "growth industry" pirating in Somalia is a function of the country's lack of a government, weak economy, little military funding, and lack of financial aid from the World. In order to stop these attacks, the people of Somalia themselves must be helped.

From Inside Bay Area : “An Oakland attorney was shot to death Friday night and his girlfriend arrested in the killing at a Dimond district home, police said. Michael Porcella, 36, was found shot about 11:29 p.m. Friday on the porch of his home in the 3700 of Laguna Avenue. Porcella, who worked as an attorney for the criminal defense firm of Robert Beles, was pronounced dead at the scene. His girlfriend of about six months, Rennie Pratt, 28, was arrested at the house, police said. The gun that police believed was used in the shooting was found inside the house. Pratt, who works as a barber at the Rossmoor retirement community in Walnut Creek, declined to talk to investigators, Sgt. Gus Galindo said Saturday. Galindo said it appears the couple was having an argument. He said the two had previous altercations when police had been called. The couple had been living together at the Laguna Avenue house, but Pratt said she had moved out the day before the shooting but could not remember her n

I didn't make this video but I've always wanted to have one on the blog about this group. So consider this a placeholder until I can talk with them.

From Friday's first home game of the year at the Oakland Coliseum.

From Friday's first home game of the year at the Oakland Coliseum.

YouTuber "established1968" created this video of the starting roster of the 2009 Oakland A's. But for the record here's the active rouster: Active Roster Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 49 Brett Anderson L/L 6-4 215 02/01/88 40 Andrew Bailey R/R 6-3 235 05/31/84 13 Jerry Blevins L/L 6-6 180 09/06/83 51 Dallas Braden L/L 6-1 200 08/13/83 53 Trevor Cahill R/R 6-3 210 03/01/88 44 Santiago Casilla R/R 6-0 200 07/25/80 30 Dana Eveland L/L 6-1 215 10/29/83 39 Sean Gallagher R/R 6-2 235 12/30/85 55 Josh Outman L/L 6-1 185 09/14/84 36 Russ Springer R/R 6-4 225 11/07/68 48 Michael Wuertz R/R 6-3 205 12/15/78 31 Brad Ziegler R/R 6-4 205 10/10/79 Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 35 Landon Powell S/R 6-3 260 03/19/82 8 Kurt Suzuki R/R 5-11 200 10/04/83 Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB 18 Orlando Cabrera R/R 5-9 185 11/02/74 3 Eric Chavez L/R 6-1 220 12/07/77 7 Bobby Crosby R/R 6-3 205 01/12/80 14 Mark Ellis R/R 5-11 195 06/06/77 1 Nomar Gar