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“We have the tramp from ‘Lady and the Tramp.’”

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently.

As Mainard details the ins and outs of “cool Christianity” and Van Gogh tramp stamps, the basement pipes are completely forgotten.

If someone tramps across the well-manicured grass in front of your home, you would be fully within your rights to tell them to get off your lawn.

But now the hordes of tourists disgorged by the railway every few minutes are taking their toll, tramping across the pastures towards the lake and crushing the flowers.