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Walk Out Songs – A 2017 Crowd Sourced List

Posted on July 26, 2017September 28, 2023 by Tressie

At the end of this softball season, my daughters 12u softball team had the opportunity to play a game under the lights at UofM Alumni Field, and the girls were asked to choose walk out songs for their turn at bat. Alex was struggling to think of and choose her song, so I did what any self respecting modern parent would do….I turned to social media to crowd source suggestions.

The suggestions were a great mix of old and new, confident/bold, funny and nostalgic – something to fit every personality from many genres. I enjoyed the song suggestions so much I decided to share them here. We won’t go into the side conversations that were started due to my request to keep it “12 year old girl appropriate”, or the fact that someone actually suggested “Let It Go” for the sole purpose of annoying EVERYONE (I might be on board with that, but Alex wasn’t – HA)

Best Walk Out Songs – The List

In the order they were suggested (and yes I included a few questionable suggestions – because hey, that’s what you get when you crowd source), here are the best ideas for 12u Softball Walk Out Songs

Best Day of My Life (American Authors)

I Lived (One Republic)

All Star (Smash Mouth)

Mama Said Knock You Out (LL Cool J)

Celebration (Kool & The Gang)

Dancing Queen (ABBA)

Roar (Katy Perry)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar)

Jive Talkin (Bee Gees)

Centerfield (John Fogerty)

Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)

The Greatest (Kenny Rogers)

Enter Sandman (Metallica)

Back In Black (AC/DC)

Here Comes the Boom (Nelly)

All I Do Is Win (DJ Khaled feat. Ludacris)

Not Gonna Blow My Shot (Hamilton)

Wild Thing (The Troggs)

Youth Gone Wild (Skid Row)

American Bad Ass (Kid Rock)

I was really hoping she would go old school, but ultimately Alex chose All I Do Is Win (DJ Khaled) as her song.

Her team went on to win their game, 9-5. Go Gold!

Look Back – Is the Best Shot Behind You?

Posted on August 29, 2016September 28, 2023 by Tressie

On our Disney Cruise vacation, they announced that we would be arriving in Tortola (BVI) near sunrise, and the view of the ship pulling into port would be worth getting up for. I was the only one in my family interested (no surprise there).

Walking around on the upper deck with a handful of other passengers at shortly after 6am, I looked over the front of the ship as we approached the islands. The view was pretty, but not spectacular, mostly because the beautiful sunrise was behind the ship. The “approaching” shot I had envisioned was not there.

Growing bored, I turned and walked toward the back of the ship, and noticed immediately a better view was behind us. Adjusting my camera settings for the more intense light and stunning color, my next shots evoke an entirely different feeling and memory of that morning – and my images do not do it justice.

Once the sun rose high enough in the sky, I again moved toward the front of the ship to catch our final approach to Tortola. Was it worth getting up for? Absolutely – a beautiful beginning to the day.

These three very different images were taken in the span of 30 minutes or so. Lesson learned – sometimes it’s a good idea to look back…before facing forward once again.

Patriotic Palace – Abandoned Amusement Park in TN

Posted on March 15, 2016September 28, 2023 by Tressie

Abandoned places are some of my favorite photographic subjects, and the Patriotic Palace was not a disappointment. Through the dirt and neglect, you can usually imagine what a place used to be, but there seems to be more mystery surrounding this one, an I have so far been unable to reconstruct it’s history.

When my family and I passed this Abandoned Amusement park on our way to Chattanooga, we made a note to stop and visit it on our way home. The Patriotic Palace is located on Interstate 75, exit 141, a lonely and sad reminder of….what? I’m really not sure, as I have been unable to find any specific information regarding this amusement park.

And not that I spent a crap ton of time on google or anything, but the few searches I did on this lonely little “amusement park” turned up nothing but posts by other people who stopped to take photos, just as I did, or stories of the adjacent Fireworks Superstore burning down in 2014.

If anyone knows the history of the amusement park side of this place, I would love to hear it.In the mean time, here are several photos

Tiny Planets App

Posted on March 3, 2016September 28, 2023 by Tressie

Tiny Planets App – this fun little gem does some pretty cool things with your images.

Yes, I know how to use PhotoShop, but sometimes I don’t want to break out the “big guns” to play around with an image, and yet I want more than a couple of muddy filters.

I have used my most recent vacation pics as examples, check this out:

Coliseum Comets (Tiny Planet option)

Coliseum Comets Pre-Juv 2016 as a Tiny Planet

The city of Portland, Oregon at night (Rabbit Hole option)

Portland, Oregon - Tiny Planets App — Portland, Oregon – Tiny Planets App

Portland, Oregon in the daylight

A Geocaching site, taken as a panorama on my iPhone

And the “Video Planet” option that I have had mixed success with. Here is what it looks like using the Coliseum Comets

Look like fun and have an extra 99 cents?

Get the iOS version HERE . I couldn’t find an Android version by the same developer, but there are several similar apps.

Have fun!!