Having a Ball with Lennie!
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I am in love with this book and like the title of Lennie's first song, I am "Having a Ball"!  The pieces are relatively easy (it is a Basic book) and are played in a nice easy swing style (120 beats).  The CD is clean and simple and If you listen to the songs, you should have no trouble picking up the rhythm and flow of each piece.

The only slight knock is the exercises are only recorded with the alto sax and I normally play tenor. There is only a drum accompanist and you can kill the sax channel for a clean sound, but if you want to play along with Lennie on the exercises, you'll have to pull your alto out of the case.  The songs are recorded for both Eb and Bb instruments, so no worries there.

This is a fun book to have!
4427129
Makes game time a fun and bonding experience! Lightens the mood!
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Rita Herron cooks up the perfect southern recipe for love, laughter and fun with Maddie and Chase.  Like any woman who is tired of a man sitting on the fence, while on live TV Maddie demands that her long-time fiance step up to the plate.  Instead of getting a Home Run, her man plays foul and ditches her.  But Maddie's not about to let him knock her off her game, she's going to play the field now and enjoy life.  There's two problems with that game plan.  Her overprotective brothers create havoc and her brother's best friend whom she has known forever joins the playing field and steals her heart.  You don't want to miss this!
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I was pleased when I saw the book with Boom Baby! on the cover. I knew right then it was about Bobby (Slick)  Leonard. I was compelled to buy it because I met Bobby during one of the highlights of his life. My friend, Jim Barley, was on the Indiana team that won the Big Ten championship in 1953-54. by beating Illinois in Bloomington. Jim invited me to come to the game from our hometown of Marion, IN. I had to use his student ID to get in and sat in an aisle. After Indiana's great victory Jim took me into the locker room and introduced me to Leonard, Don Schlundt and other players. I noted that Bobby was enjoying the reporters and just told me as I shook his hand, "Nice to meet you." Schlundt, on the other hand, asked us to help keep the reporters away from him.
  This book is about Bobby's great career as an All-American college player and then a respectable career in the NBA and then a successful coach in professional basketball. The many stories within this story are fun to read.
  A couple of insertions are needed. On page 40 Bobby mentions that he and IU teammate Dick Farley played in the Indiana-Kentucky high school All-Star game when they were seniors in high school. I was stunned to learn that Bobby was an alternate on that Indiana All-
star team and did not play in the game. Also I was taken aback when, on page 106, he mentions that the Minneapolis Lakers moved from there to CA. He states that the name Lakers "comes from Minnesota being the land of 10,000 lakes." That is not a true statement. The Lakers were named for the hardworking men who worked on the ships that sailed on the Great Lakes.

  All in all, I would recommend anyone interested in Indiana basketball read this book as it will fill in some gaps for younger readers what it was like to be a part of the development of the game that has helped Indiana to become known as the basketball state.
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This one is fun! Even if you are not all that familiar with Dizzy Gillespie's great music and bands that he fronted for many years, you will get a real "feel" for his music style in this update of his familiar compositions as well as some new material. From the start, you can feel the energy and the mood because these players are having a ball!

The "All Star Big Band" is loaded with some old pros and contemporary talents like Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Cyrus Chestnut, Slide Hampton and Lewis Nash, keeping the beat. Some fine vocal numbers are also provided by Roberta Gambarini who rips on standards "Lover Come Back to Me" and "If You Could See Me Now."

A great tribute recording to a jazz giant.

Don't pass this one up!
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We haven't dropped a ball playing catch yet..  When the balls didn't arrive (despite being listed as delivered), our family engaged in some improvisation and went out into our backyard and imagined us playing catch and monkey in the middle.  There was a little disagreement at one point as to whether the imaginary ball arrived in time before my daughters foot touched that bag, but we watched it on our imaginary Jumbotron (tm), and she was clearly safe.  It was great to pretend to play outdoors with my kids.  I think I am going to pretend to get them a new Playstation.  I can only imagine the kind of fun they will have with that.
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I didn't know much about arena football, but the classic football season is here and this book is worth a read. Some of us are "football widows" during the season and this is just the thing to keep us occupied other than bringing snacks and beer! I do like how Shanna described herself sitting and thinking, "What if" because that is when GREAT ideas happen and this certainly was a great idea! I'm just not sure that "sweet" would be the first adjective that comes to my mind when describing this. It is love which is totally caught off sides, there are flags thrown around every play, but in true Shanna style you can count on a TOUCHDOWN at the end! I also can't put the book under a "Christian" classification. I wish Shanna would have included our Heavenly Referee to resolve some of the conflicts. Dinner time Grace  isn't enough to put it in that classification in my opinion. You will NOT be embarrassed to read it, no bad language, etc, Great job, Shanna!
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Great family and friends fun!  Love that it has more than one game to play.  Self contained is my friend!  I love items that can fit inside itself.  I wish all products would come like this.  Easy to set up and break down to pack away for the next round of fun!  Can't wait until the next gathering to have fun and laughs with this game.  Fun for all ages!
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"Play like a Champion Today" lanyard was a hit!!

Gold lanyard

This was present for a friend that just got accepted to Notre Dame!!!!
Great way to congratulate her on her huge accomplishment!
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VCI Entertainment presents "THE LITTLEST LEAGUERS: LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL"--- (40 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered in Stereo) --- Computer animated characters Mitt, BB, Slugger, Stevie, and the rest of the Little Leaguers are here to teach your littlest athletes the basics of America's pastime! --- With songs, comedy, and animation, LEARN TO PLAY BASEBALL makes it fun for kids to learn everything they need to know to play the game --- "The Littlest Leaguers - Learn To Play Baseball" is your up and coming young athletes introduction to the fundamentals of one of America's favorite pastimes packed with cool 3-D Animation, comedy and songs --- Join Mitt, BB, Slugger, Stevie and the rest of the Littlest Leaguers as they prepare your future superstar for the big season, with lessons in hitting, throwing and fielding --- Everything a beginner and developing ball player needs to know in order to better enjoy the game, perform to the best of their ability and become a good sport through teamwork --- this is so cool with LIVE ACTION & COMPUTER ANIMATION

SPECIAL FEATURES: (listed below)
1.  LESSON SELECTIONS MENU - 8 BASEBALL LESSONS:
A.  Throwing & Catching
B.  Catching
C.  Hitting
D.  Base Running & Outs
E.  Field Positions  Plays
F.  Game Situations

2.  MUSIC VIDEOS SELECTIONS MENU:
A.  Teach Me How To Play Ball Mitt
B.  I've Been Wanting To Play Ball
C.  Nine Baseball Players To a Team
D.  Gather Round & Play Some Catch
E.  If The Ball's Below Your Belly
F.  When It's Your Turn Up To Bat
G.  Coming Round Third Base

3.  BONUS:: "Teaches Teamwork & Sportsmanship Off The Field" and "Bringing The Game Indoors".

This is dedicated to our kids --- wonderful surprise to find a video geared to my young grandchildren (Tommy 8 yrs & Ava 6 yrs) that teaches baseball --- check out all the fundamentals that are covered with zany characters and catchy songs --- can hardly wait for the next titles to be released --- Little Leaguers will certainly be a part of our ever growing video library.

Great job by the people at VCI Entertainment, hats off to Little Stevie Productions, Inc --- order your copy now from Amazon where they have plenty of copies available on DVD --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing this kind of entertainment.

Total Time: 40 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video ~ (7/29/2003)
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Hard to know how to rte this product.  My little great-grandson absolutely loved it, but on Easter after he found it, he and his big sister started to use it as a ball to hit with a plastic bat.  They played for over an hour before a piece flew off.  Of course, he begged me to order another and I did.  It came yesterday--promptly.  I'm not sure what kind of advice to give him, but I also received a plastic bat and ball set--hopefully this will work for him.  He'll be 6 in June, and he is very, very active--a soccer player, etc.  His sister will be nine in June.  They play so well together, and they did a lot of Easter bonding with your product.  Surely, we'll have better luck with this one--at least knowingt what not to do!
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My white face Golden is dancing around with her beloved ball in her mouth. It almost makes me cry for joy....I thought she was at the end of the road. She has more zest for life! What more can I ask for....?
Thank you.
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I love the ball inside the big ball.  It's funny to watch my puppy stick his nose inside to try and pull out the small ball.  Great toy!
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My grand kids love this game! (ages 4, 5, 6 --5-year-old is the boy).  The theme makes them giggle and when you overfeed Phil, the whole top half of his head suddenly flips up, sending the foam food all around his head.  For scoring, the person who makes him blow turns one of their white clean t-shirts over to find a vomit-covered one on the back side.  The girls got quite a kick out of this.  Once a player has turned over all 3 of their T-shirts, the game is over, and the one with the most clean shirts is the winner.  A gross concept turned into a lot of fun!
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This is one of my five-year-old's favorite games, and the competition is pretty furious. I do handicap myself by using my left hand, but he can beat both my husband and I pretty regularly.

The pieces are beautiful Haba quality, and I'm sure that, like us, you'll come up with "nicknames" for them: bow tie pasta, pink pill, cheese cube, etc. The one that's thrown us the most is, well, the nipple-shaped one. It's the "Hershey Kiss" one for now!

Anyway, for the four-five set, you can't go wrong with this fast-moving, fun, small-motor-skill game.
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We received our game today and immediately got it out to play. It definitely created a feeling of togetherness - we had a great time. It was a fun way to connect with each other. My fianc kept avoiding going to the end of the game and we still barely used any of the cards in the decks. I can see that this game will last through many plays.

You should definitely shuffle before playing this the first time, as some of the cards next to each other are similar.

You can play it with another couple, but even removing the Salsa cards as suggested by the game, playing with another couple would ruin the intimacy. Within our one game and not on a Salsa card, my fianc gave me a 2 minute hand massage, whispered something in my ear about why he was attracted to me, he wrote me a poem, I wrote him 3 love notes to hide for him to find later, we held hands and told each other our hopes and dreams, and  I cried when discussing my fears for the future. I can't imagine doing any of that in front of another couple!

Besides the things above we planned several future dates, a double date, and we now know how we are going to celebrate Valentine's Day based on ideas we shared during the game.

The DVD and card decks that are included in the game are also sold separately, and buying this game is a huge savings. I highly recommend this to any couple looking to connect in a fun, relaxed way.

P.S. - here is a photo of my fianc making a sculpture for me out of household materials in 2 minutes.
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I purchase item as a gift for my Grandson however he maybe to old for it which isn't a problem since I would like it for myself! The glove and ball is High Quality and it plays "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" when you pull the ball off the glove! The ball is attached to the glove with a pull out furry cord! The glove and ball are a perfect size for small hands. My Grandson is 2 years old however he is closer to the size of a 18 month old Toddler!