Posted on July 21 at 7:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The Partridge Family premiered in September 1970 ... so it was not a 1960s show!
Of course, as it was a DOG of a show, that crummy multi-colored school bus never would have made the cut for cool vehicles. Although it would have been fun to see the Black Beauty blow it to smithereens ... I'll bet Reuben Kincaid would have been speechless!

On Let's roll, Kato!

Posted on July 18 at 9:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, but isn't it nice to go back to the same stadium, maybe even the same seat .... year after year? If I had been a Yankee season ticket holder since 1968 ... and had to move to a new place after 40 years .. that would be kind of sad ... too many things change in our world ... it would be nice if you could count on some things to always stay the same ...

On On hallowed ground

Posted on July 17 at 9:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

George, your comments are always right on the money ... camera shots of fans doing NOTHING have always been an annoyance for people watching games on TV ... do these imbecile directors think we want to see a "cute" shot of a "cute" kid dressed in "cute" Yankee pinstripes? Or beer-swilling slobs high-fiveing each other after home runs? Keep cameras on the fields; the FOX crew seems to do these shots more than other networks ... and I sure hope, George, that you tune in the new FOX show "Fringe," a real suck-o prospect, and you know that if you saw all the ads for this dog. It will be another "Brimstone" or "Nowhere Man." It starts September 9, you know, just under eight weeks from now ...
By the way, George, a play-by-play man coming out of the bullpen sounds like a fine idea. Maybe Vin can bring Tony Kubek with him!

On What a yawner!

Posted on July 17 at 7:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

But that's the great part of the game ... the just keep playing! I'm sure managers were running bunches of different scenes through their minds ....
Still do not get the cheering against the enemy ... kind of neat during the game to see guys who compete against each other joking around like old Army buddies ... and Derek Jeter gave Michael Young a big bear hug after he lofted that fly ball to end the game .... if they are my all-stars, I'm cheering for all of them!

On What a yawner!

Posted on July 15 at 11:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)

We were truly outsiders at the end of the season ... we would have been outside the fence, watching the Pioneers in the championship game. George, my brother Tim played fine first and third bases, but he and Bill Bauer had to join KPAA as a twosome for their final season --- I no longer had a team, as I was too old --- and ended up on a scrub team. Tim did play basketball at St. Bonaventure, however, and fared well. As for Hilltopper, I doubt ice cream was the refreshment of choice after some of your games!
Those pictures probably should be in the hall of fame!

On Boys of summer

Posted on July 11 at 1:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Nahhhhhh..... it's got be the real deal, Mindy .... Breyer's ice cream with all that fat .... hey, these things are best during summer ... we may as well splurge while we have the heat!!!

On Shake me up!

Posted on July 9 at 7:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

much to be said about the October-to-March stretch ... so many good things ... autn leaves, World Series, college and pro football, the holiday season, fireplaces, silent snows, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day .... although this year, I kind of wish we could bottle the summer heat ... it's going to cost us oil-users fortunes to heat our homes!! Good thing I have a lot of sweaters!!!

On Dr. Solar

Posted on July 8 at 10:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Lando, we're already paisans! Next time you're at the house, we'll make it a point to visit Dino! Speaking of wine, Dino once gave me a bottle of homemade grape, but wwarned: "Make sure you do not drive after drinking it ... it is very, very strong." I think one glass about knocked me out!

On Viva Italia!

Posted on July 7 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, I felt bad for pets over the weekend ... on Friday especially, I heard yelps and barks all night ... I don't know what I'd do if I had a scared dog or cat ... there's no place to hide from the noise!

On Firecracker 500

Posted on June 19 at 5:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I used to disgust my lunch companions in high school with my bologna sandwiches ... it wasn't the lunch meat ... it was the the four or five ounces of mustard I tucked into the sandwiches. It would just ooze out.

Think my brother liked to top bologna sandwiches with a scoop of potato salad, and while it may sound like a weird condiment ... it actually is not such a bad idea.

On Full of bologna