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Band Shaum is former ball field in the South Side Slopes turned community garden.

"Former commissioner of the South Side Little League Herman "Bandi" Schaum retired from J&L Steel in 1974, and died in 1991. In the late 40s, he played for the South Side Business Men's Baseball Club."
- D Brashear · September 3, 2012

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They're blazing on home plate with whiskey on the bench
A Monday's exercise for drug addicts and freaks
And I won't walk for weeks

There's danger on the field it's more than just a game
We'll call you what you wear cause no one knows your name
So always dress the same way, ok

Meet me dahn
At Bandi Shaum
Later when the sky is calm

Don’t forget it’s just a ride
Take it for the view
All the memory stored inside
Will die along with you

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from Heaven On A Branch, released September 26, 2014

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