After talking with Roger about some of the various longtime vendors at Dodger Stadium, he was able to shed some light on some of their personal histories and stories there at the ballpark. I’ll add an upcoming entry on all of that later.

While many baseball fans are used to hearing the national anthem at a baseball game and music in between innings, and of course, having the chance to sing along to Take Me Out To The Ball Game, here at “The Peanut Gallery,” we are fortunate enough to provide you with a musical experience of our own and one sure to give you “your money’s worth.”

If you haven’t visited “The Peanut Gallery” before, or perhaps even if you have and didn’t realize it, you might be surprised to know that Roger’s uncle was Jack Owens, the famous singer and songwriter, radio star, and host of his own show on radio and television.

Jack Owens was a gifted pianist, singer, songwriter and dynamic live performer whose charisma and playfulness in the audience, yes the audience, earned him the nickname “The Cruising Crooner.”

Take some time and read more about him, right here at the gallery. There are plenty of songs to listen to, song samples, and even a video clip of him singing to his large female audience from a 1948 television special, sitting on their laps serenading them, and cruising through the aisles to sing to someone else.

So when you’ve heard and learned more of Jack Owens’ music, including his three most popular songs, The Hukilau Song, How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You), and The Hut Sut Song, have a listen to another gifted pianist.

Roger’s younger brother is Paul Immanuel Owens, a talented, self-taught piano man and poet who resides in Oregon and has recorded five CD’s over a span of more than 20 years.

His style embraces pure and original piano arrangements as well as synthesizers and sounds from nature, a style he developed years before it was common to find such soothing and relaxing music at your local stores and malls. But his range is not limited to piano and ocean wave sounds. Paul Immanuel Owens adds depth to his sound with melodic slow tempo and fast paced instrumentals that are even perfect for movie soundtracks, and Paul Immanuel Owens is truly a blessed poet. To read some of his poems and to buy his music or to listen to samples of his songs from CD’s like Reflections Of The Heart, Ivory Wings, River Of Peace, Space Ripples, and Tangible Dream, visit his official site at www.paulimmanuelowens.com.

So come for the peanuts, but stay for the music.