photos by Matthew Masin
Just after 2 p.m., when a handful of musicians and friends met at Lewis Fields in Lincoln, the temperature threatened to break records. The April Fools' Day heat neared the 93-degree mark set in 2003, but according to the National Weather Service, ended up just shy of that at a still-unusually-high 88 degrees.
Perhaps it was the swelter that kept many potential softball players from coming on Sunday. Just shy of a full team showed up after all, and those who came were forced to hit, play catch and wait for another day to go nine innings. This was the second go-around for the "Lincoln is a Ballin' City 2012!" group arranged by James Michael Shannon Reilly, aka Velvet Devoe, of Pharmacy Spirits, and a few other bands represented on the ball field have included The Sleepover, UUVVWWZ and Dirty Talker.
Here's hoping Nebraska's athletic musicians and company keep swinging for the fences, and we'll offer a friendly suggestion: Tim Kasher, how about you come play some organ?
Matthew Masin is a Hear Nebraska intern. He'll be traveling back to the even hotter climes of India this summer after going for the first time in 2011. Reach him at matthewm@hearnebraska.org.