Nicholas Rumbelow

Nicholas Bruno Rumbelow (born September 6, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. 

He made his MLB debut in 2015 with the New York Yankees and has also played for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. 

Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), Rumbelow both throws and bats right-handed. 

https://www.mlb.com/player/nick-rumbelow-592705 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Rumbelow 

Hi Rae, thanks for joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

I quit my full time job 2 years ago, got sober, and began picking up gig work so I could pursue music.

It had been years since I’d been in a band and it was honestly taking a mental and emotional toll on me. I was diagnosed with adult onset Bipolar 1 with psychosis at 30. My symptoms began at 28 during covid. The working under someone’s thumb and not being able to get it out was absolutely exhausting. I did every job I could. Insurance agent specializing in medicaid/Medicare dual qualificants. Chef. Wrapping cars. Co owning a coffee shop. Delivery driving. A million lives in which nothing worked out. Eventually I actually had a break from reality. Then, my wife told me to concentrate on myself and healing and my purpose.

The purpose has outlasted my marriage. And several friendships. And living situations. But it’s been worth it.

Rae, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Currently, I front a queer-punk band called BOOF. When I was growing up, I always played music and sang. But I’m the 90s and early 00s, girls weren’t prominent in punk and hardcore music. Girls played acoustic or sang for cutesy indie or electronica projects. Nobody would recruit a female bassist for a band.

When I got into my 20s, I started being asked to join projects, and it allowed me to hone my stage presence and confidence. Outside of shows, I practiced constantly.

At 28 I moved to Dallas, and being the new kid again meant starting all over to gain traction with musicians. I wasn’t known or respected or even listened to when I told people I had the skills they needed to complete a lineup. So, at 31, I started my own project with a friend. It took a couple of years to get the lineup just right. I was looking for something, but I really didn’t know what.

Then I found them, one by one. My forever partners. Other queer folks and allies who wanted nothing more than to empower others like us and talk about real life. It allowed us all to be allowed to channel that healing, reciprocal energy off the stage and into our fans and friends.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/booftheworld

• Instagram: @booftheworld

• Facebook: https://Facebook.com/booftheworld

Price holds a B.S. in Biology and Natural Resource Management and an M.S. in Range and Wildlife Management from Sul Ross State University. Price comes to us from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department where most recently he was the Habitat Conservation Specialist for 19 state park units in the Trans-Pecos region. His varied background includes research and monitoring at Big Bend National Park and within the state parks on behalf of important game and non-game species including mountain lion, black bear, peregrine falcon, and Mexican spotted owls among others. 

He has implemented and participated in numerous habitat management initiatives including feral hog management, wetland habitat maintenance, surface and groundwater monitoring, brush control, and RX fire to name a few. Price is experienced with GIS and with public and partner interaction and collaboration. 

Julie is the Senior Administrative and Publications Coordinator for the Borderlands Research Institute. She manages office operations and serves as Editor of the BRI Desert Tracks and Borderlands Bulletin newsletters and other publications. 

She has a BA in Creative Writing with a minor in Spanish from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, and an MBA from Sul Ross State University. Her interest in conservation and ornithology grew during a nine-month internship as a field technician with the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, where she helped band and survey sandhill cranes. Prior to joining BRI in 2015, Julie was the Administrative Secretary for the College of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at Sul Ross State University. She enjoys identifying native plants, birdwatching, and hiking with her husband Price, two daughters, and their three dogs.