...I recently found an article, I believe on Paste magazine's website, that announced that Bob Pollard of Guided by Voices (in photo above, left) fame will be supplying the music for an upcoming documentary about the great Pete Rose (in photo above, right). I'd be excited just for the film, but knowing Bob's music will be played throughout makes it all the more exciting.
Bob is an anomoly in the music biz...mostly musicians are not also "jocks", but Bob was a very proficient athlete in both basketball and baseball...in fact, he pitched a no-hitter in school and has quite a reputation in the Dayton area for his former athletic prowess. Of course now he's known for his music and prolific songwriting and artwork. Growing up in Dayton and very much into sports during the the Big Red Machine days, he obviously has local ties and a great love for the Cincinnati Reds and to Pete Rose, I'm sure. Apparently, the songs being used are mostly GbV tunes sans lyrics, with one exception being that Bob wanted to write a song for the film...maybe to be used as the theme song.
The film is called "4,192: The Crowning of the Hit King". Here's the synopsis, and a rather unbelievable list of accomplishments:
On the evening of September 11, 1985, before a sellout crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Pete Rose was poised to collect hit number 4,192 of his long brilliant career, passing Ty Cobb as the all-time career hits leader. Rose came up to bat in the first inning against the San Diego Padres Eric Show and on the fourth pitch lined a clean single to left center. As he reached first base, thousands of camera flash bulbs fired off rapidly, his teammates mobbed him, fireworks exploded above the stadium and the crowd overwhelmed him with an unprecedented nine-minute standing ovation.
Pete Rose was perhaps the most versatile player in Major League Baseball history, having played five hundred or more games at five different positions in his twenty-four year career. He holds numerous major league records including most hits, most games played and most at-bats. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL MVP, 1975 World Series MVP, won two gold gloves, three World Series rings, and appeared in seventeen All-Star games among other notable achievements. From Pete’s first hit to that immortal September evening where history was made, “4192” traces the Hit King’s rise as one of baseball’s greatest and most controversial stars.
Pete Rose was perhaps the most versatile player in Major League Baseball history, having played five hundred or more games at five different positions in his twenty-four year career. He holds numerous major league records including most hits, most games played and most at-bats. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL MVP, 1975 World Series MVP, won two gold gloves, three World Series rings, and appeared in seventeen All-Star games among other notable achievements. From Pete’s first hit to that immortal September evening where history was made, “4192” traces the Hit King’s rise as one of baseball’s greatest and most controversial stars.
You can watch the trailer here. Yeah, Pete Rose was the man. Can't wait for it!
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You never did make that GBV cd for me... so I guess I just don't understand....
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