with world famous record producer Taavi Mote.

even though it was just a night out to leave business behind for a few hours

i brought two cassettes in hopes he would love them: The Wonderfuls and The Sean White Band

but the only tape deck Taavi had in his little alfa romero was a DAT player.

so we watched the game, talked about girls, ate hotdogs and seriously left the

real world behind.

because those were the days before cell phones, no one knew that not far away LA was beginning to burn

and the PA announcer at Dodger Stadium seemed perfectly content not telling us

it was only as i was driving back home to Santa Barbara did i remember the verdict was

going to be announced early in the day

and about 15 minutes south of Isla Vista i turned on a news station and heard what i had missed

so the biggest memory i have of the rodney king rioting

was one of the most tranquil trips to a ball game ive ever had.