He Is Who He Says He Is; If He Wasn't, Then Why Would He Say He Is?

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Originally uploaded by Butch Wynegar.

Is it a good touch or a strange one to have the organist so publicly displayed? Here he is, Paul Richardson, to all appearances a happy man (though the professionally happy inevitably produce visions of off-hours despair: mismatched socks beneath the Sansabelt slacks; crusted, whiskey-scented coffee mugs, etc). The stadium designers apparently decided to forgo even the pretense of majesty or old-timeyness in the organ department, setting Paul and his surprisingly dinky keyboard between beer and peanut stands. A quirky touch that I guess I should find regrettable, but can't. -JF