Story Published:
Jun 20, 2007 at 4:16 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jun 20, 2007 at 4:16 PM CDT
Gary Pressy's been the Music man at Wrigley Field since 1987. Entertaining Fans before and during Cub's games with the sounds of the Organ. Over the weekend he played at O'Brien Field.
Wrigley Field Organist Gray Pressy said, "I used to go to Wrigley Field as a kid growing up and always wanted to play the organ for a professional baseball team and my dream came true. I got the job on April Fools day and that was a nice joke but it wasn't a joke. It was true. Now a days we still do organ music at Wrigley field which is more than what some of the ballparks do but I would say we're about 50–50 or maybe even a little bit more organ music than CD but when I first started in 87 it was defiantly all organ music.
Former Chief President Pete Vonachen said, "I think it's just like peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs and organ music its just part of the game."
Baseball fan Jan Arrington said, "It smells baseball. There's always an organ at every major league ballpark and it's always fun to hear."
Pressy said, "People still want to hear that organ sound. That Cathedral sound and I think we're slowly getting back to that."
Vonachen said, "Harry always thought Gary was outstanding because he made him sound like he was a great singer and he was terrible. A terrible singer and admitted it. I'd sit up in the booth and people would go nuts after he sang that song and he'd turn around to me and ask "Am I that good" and I said No."