#WhatsHappening for October 2, 2016

Hey ho, kiddios. Hope you've all had a stellar weekend so far. I've done a whole bunch of nothing, really (it was my weekend off, Magic Mark handled SNK duty last night)- and that's what I plan to do for the rest of the day, too.

Check out this spot on article regarding the Braves' abandoning Turner Field after today's game.

The quote from John Scheurholz that the supposed $200 million that was needed in renovations on the stadium "would do nothing to improve access or the fan experience; these are issues that we simply cannot overcome" is complete "fucking horseshit" (as Bobby Cox would say)- because there's no fucking way that access will be improved by moving to the traffic black hole they're going to.

Opening series vs. the Cub. Can't remember if it was Friday or Saturday.

Everything about the "deal" that is moving the team reeks of corruption, greed, and complete disregard for every fan that doesn't live near the location of the new ball park.

From 1972-2015, I went to at least one Braves' game a year. One of my fondest memories is getting to take my dad to Game One of the 1992 World Series against the Blue Jays. Three years later I was at the last game ever played at Fulton County Stadium- a World Series Game Five loss to the Yankees- three years and a few months, I was there for the first game ever played at Turner Field- a win over the Cubs.

From 1978-2016, I listened to Braves' games on radio.

From 1974-2016, I watched Braves' games on WTCG, WTBS, TBS, Peachtree TV, SportsSouth, FoxSports Net, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox.

All that ended today. 

I will never darken the doors of the new stadium.

I will never give the Braves any more of my money.

No longer will I listen to Don Sutton's blithering stupidity on radio.

No longer will I subject myself to Chip Caray's monumentally asinine verbal diarrhea on the television broadcasts.

Liberty Media's money grab has done what the abysmally shitty teams of the 70s- and the past five years- were never able to do: Make me give up on the team.

Goodbye, Braves.

Every time I think I can't be surprised by how fucking stupid people can be, Trump's poll numbers are posted. Or a headline like this is: iPhone 7 owners are drilling into their phone to find 'hidden' headphone socket

I'm begging you people- please don't breed. There are enough fucktards like you already.

A stage musical based on the life and music of the late Bob Marley will debut in the UK next year.

One Love: The Bob Marley Musical will premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on March 10 and run until April 8.

The show has the blessing of Marley's family, including his daughter Cadella, who said Birmingham was a "natural place for its UK premiere... With its great mix of cultures, it’s a city where my father performed to audiences that were captivated by his presence, and we have no doubt that telling the story through music to a new generation in Birmingham will be part of his continuing legacy."

Oscar Brand, American folk artist and host of Folksong Festival for more than 70 years, passed away yesterday.

Brand's show was known for showcasing artists like Woody Guthrie and introducing a young Bob Dylan- among others.

He had been battling pneumonia and was hospitalized before a decision was made to bring him home for comfort. Brand taped his final Folksong Festival for public radio station WNYC two weeks ago, and it aired Saturday, September 24.

Doug Yeager, manager and long-time friend, called Brand "a unique and extraordinary individual" and versatile artist. "I don't know of another who could perform alongside Woody Guthrie in overalls among the poorest of the poor, move on to a radio performance with mainstream star Kate Smith and then conduct an interview with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt."

Brand recorded some 100 albums, wrote eight books, created TV shows, composed Broadway musicals and films. He was 96.

A Florida circuit court judge has ruled that Justin Bieber must appear to be deposed within the next 30 days or face contempt charges. 

The order was sought in relation to the lawsuit filed by a photographer who got into an altercation with one of the singer's bodyguards two years ago in Miami Beach.

The photographer's attorney says he has been unable to get Bieber to sit for the deposition.

Bieber's attorney didn't respond to an email from Billboard seeking comment.

Birthdays today include: Lene Grawford Nystrom of Aqua; Tiffany; Bud Graugh of Sublime; Sigtryggur Baldursson of The Sugarcubes; Robbie Nevil; Freddie Jackson; Phillip Oakey of Human League; Sting; Mike Rutherford of Genesis/Mike + The Mechanics; and  

Don McLean. #MusicalBirthdays