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A laid-back Dodger home opener
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Dan Carino
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Episode 13103
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A laid-back Dodger home opener

Vin Scully on the roar of the crowd as fountain of youth ... Orel Hershiser on pitcher's nerves ... No, most of us still can't watch the Dodgers on TV ... Rabe eats a Dodger dog: still meh ... Plus: Brendon Eder and Milton Avery.

KPCC's John Rabe, "working journalist" covering the Dodgers' Home Opener 2016
KPCC's John Rabe, "working journalist" covering the Dodgers' Home Opener 2016
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John Rabe
)

Vin Scully on the roar of the crowd as fountain of youth ... Orel Hershiser on pitcher's nerves ... No, most of us still can't watch the Dodgers on TV ... Rabe eats a Dodger dog: still meh ... Plus: Brendon Eder and Milton Avery.

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The taste of a Dodger Dog, fans in the nosebleeds, the Dodgers on TV, singing the National Anthem, and a little Dodger Dixieland.
After almost shuttering multiple times over its nearly 15 years, L.A.'s most famous Haitian restaurant, where chicken was grilled over an open flame in the dining room, is really closing.
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Orel Hershiser is a former Dodgers pitcher and former World Series MVP. Today, he's a commentator on Time Warner's SportsNet LA and a fixture at Dodgers home openers.
Doe is co-founder of the LA punk band X, but he's released over a dozen solo albums and his latest is "The Westerner," which comes out April 29.
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Brendan Eder is a drummer, composer and a Los Angeles native. Through his group, he makes instrumental music fronted by woodwinds, reeds, drums and more.
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Milton Avery (1885-1965) was so good at color, he wowed Rothko. But he’s been criminally underrepresented in local museums. Until now.
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Dodger Stadium used to be at 1000 Elysian Park Ave. Now it's 1000 Vin Scully Ave. in honor of the legendary announcer, who came with the team to Los Angeles.