Fingalightas in the Sky (NLCS Game 6)

As you no doubt have figured out by reading this blog, BK3 and IC3 are accomplished writers who are very passionate about sports. But did you also know that we are musicians as well? At Afterglow we came up with a song called "Fingalightas in the Sky" that proved to be a rousing success. My sister Jenny provided us all with small lights that you wear on your fingers and when you wave your hands around in the dark it's a pretty trippy experience. If they were to be in the sky then it would probably just blow our minds. That's a different topic for a different day. On October 15 (the night before the NLCS Game 6 of the Milwaukee Brewers vs the St. Louis Cardinals) Brian and I got together to drink, rant and ultimately record this song.

I'm sorry for the delay on getting it out to you for now the NLCS is no longer topical because the Brewers lost and their season is over. But that is also the reason for the delay because I've been in a little funk since the end of the season. It always hits me pretty hard when it's over because every year I go all in and live and die with every game. It's an emotional up and down rollercoaster and every year the Brewers break my heart. By I will gladly submit myself for all the pain and suffering if that also includes all the joy and excitement that I experienced in 2011. But I've already gone on too long about things that don't pertain to this video, which acts as kind of a precursor to the NLCS Game 6 where Shaun Marcum was asked to be the savoir to prevent the Brewers from elimination. Of course now you know the outcome, but at the time we were full of optimism and song.

Brian was on a roll once again and our story had passed the 10 minute mark when my roommate came outside and told us to shut up. Normally I would tell my roommate to go to hell but my current roommate is my Mother and that just wouldn't be right. Besides, she did have a valid reason - it was after midnight and everyone in the neighborhood was probably sleeping. Not the best time to rock out and be too loud. So we wrapped it up and the next day we watched our Brewers lose in embarrassing fashion to the Cardinals by a score of 12-6. And Shaun Marcum was terrible, giving up 4 runs in the 1st inning and hitting the showers after that. The Brewers never recovered from a early 4 run deficit and the rest is history. But the night before we had liquid courage within us and we had all the confidence in the world. I wish I could always feel like that but what goes up must come down. I just never expected it to come crashing down so hard.

 - IC3 -

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