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...charmed a standing-room-only crowd at the Nightstage club in Central Square. This peculiar visitor from another time and place came not to terrorize and pillage, but to deliver a strange and wonderful philosophy made up of equal parts hope, common sense and baseball lore. This Spaceman is running for the Presidency of the United States...
Most people have probably never heard of Bill Lee, a former southpaw pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and later the Montreal Expos. Lee, nicknamed "The Spaceman" by his teammates and the local press for his eccentricity and outrageous antics, is the standard-bearer of the newly-formed American wing of the Rhinoceros Party. Running on a slogan of "No guns, no butter--they'll both kill ya," Lee represents a satirical political party based in Canada. More than 100,000 of our Northern neighbors voted Rhino...
...this backing band's overblown sound could have been straight out of Blues Brothers soundtrack, with lead guitar from Spinal Tap. Perhaps the most spontaneous moment came when the backing guitarist announced that the videos would be on sale after the show, and the Buddha put on his black spaceman glasses to rousing applause...
...Fenway Park, complete with green walls, the actors are fully clad in Red Sox uniforms. An especially nice touch is the plastering of bubble gum all over the bullpen. Each could pass for a ball player, and the lone-lefty, Ripper, conjures up images of Boston's beloved spaceman Bill...
...Bill Lee, the spaceman left-hander who endeared himself to Boston fans in the mid-1970's, failed to gain a roster spot in his comeback attempt with the Giants this spring. However, Vida Blue found a home with the Giants, making him one of four members of the 1972 A's dynasty that still plays in the majors. Five points if you can name two of the other former A's; ten for all three...