Part two of the Fan Fest includes shots of Eric Byrnes, Brandon Webb, Carlos Quentin, Chad Tracy, Randy Johnson (Yes, the Big Unit is back from the Big Apple) and Connor Jackson. Note that Jackson overhears this reporter mentioning that Jackson is a Cal grad. Indeed is a proud Golden Bear.

Major kudos to the Arizona Diamondbacks organization for a terrific Fan Fest, ushering in the 2007 season (actually, ushering in Spring Training for the team down in Tucson). The players were totally accessible and interacted without any restraint (to the delight of their young fans). Also, they are sporting their new logo, colors, apparel, merchandise, etc.. And yes, the fan shop was open.

There's too much for just one clip. In this one, we see Micah Owings, Orlando Hudson, Edgar Gonzalez, Livan Hernandez (I got to speak with him and thank him for those great Giants games), Tony Pena (no, not that one) and Jose Valverde.

For the second consecutive year, we headed over to Desert Ridge Marketplace for the SRP Battle of the Garage Bands. We heard all three high school bands: Marbury V Madison (perhaps would-be law students); Age of Evil and Green Tea Band. We were partial to Green Tea as the three young men were original and engaging.

We didn't hang out for the college bands, but we did meet the mom of one of the acts, Sister Cities. Here is their Myspace site.

At the Arizona Diamondbacks Fan Fest, 10 singers competed for the chance to sing the national anthem before a Diamondbacks home game. The first nine were women; the last one is the PA announcer at Chase Field.