Reconnecting through a common interest in Cousin Bruce

A few weeks ago I got a Facebook friend request from Bob Lasky whom I knew from Queens B'nai Brith Singles. Yesterday I received a message on my cell phone that he called and invited me to phone him back. So tonight I called Bob who moved to Daytona Bech, Florida as we reminisced about our days in the old singles group almost 30 years ago. I mentioned to him that I run into his old buddy Eddie Rimsky who lives in my neighborhood. Herb Hollander is the only guy in the old group that I speak to regularly, but Herb keeps in touch with several others. Bob and I also reconnected with Marsha Schnee who was the President.

The most interesting thing that Bob told me was that he found me on the Cousin Bruce Morrow Facebook page. I told Bob that I have met the Cuz on a number of occasions over the years. We will certainly keep in touch through Facebook and phone calls.

Galen Faison - Facebook Friend of the Day

Whenever Superbowl Sunday comes around I always think of Galen who is scheduled to work at the NJIT Library . He is arguably the biggest football on the library staff, who may have to miss watching the big game since he must work. Galen and Dr. Din Garcia, a former NJIT employee, have used their high tech savvy to use slingbox so that Galen may watch Indianapolis play New Orleans. Galen will not sacrifice his devotion to the NJIT student body during the game. He is good at multitasking and will assist all library patrons who needs his expertise during the game. Since the library closes at 8:45 PM, he will be able to catch the end of it at home with Lisa and Xander.

West Virginia 79 St. Johns 60

We like to see at least one college basketball game each season at Madison Square Garden. The weather forecast called for a big storm, but luckily for us the storm stayed to the south. New York City received hardly any snow while Philadelphia, only 100 miles south of us, got over 2 feet. We took the subway to see a Big East matchup between St. Johns and West Virgina. The Red Storm had a 16 point lead early in the game and led at halftime 33-22. West Virginia came to life in the second half and won 79 to 60. St. Johns' overall record is 12-10, but only 2-8 in the competitive Big East. There were only about 6000 fans in the stands. It is unfortunate that college basketball does not the big following that it did in the Big Apple years ago.

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A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement

This coming Thursday February 11 at 8 PM PBS stations (Channel 13 in NYC) will broadcast a concert that takes place in the White House East Room. President and Mrs. Obama will host the event in honor of Black History Month. Bob Dylan will among several performers. It is a very special occasion while Dylan appears on TV.

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Paul McCartney 2009 - Ringo Starr 2010

Today I bought tickets to see Ringo Starr at Radio City Music Hall on July 7. The last time I was at Radio City was a few years ago when we got free tickets to see a taping of Jeopardy. I think the last time we saw a show there was when Lee was a little boy and we took him to see Barney there. I never saw the Beatles in concert since back in the 1960s I didn't have the money to buy tickets. I never saw George or John as solo artists. Unfortunately Ticketmaster is a ripoff since 25% of the price goes for their fee. Below is a video of Ringo singing "It Don't Come Easy" at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Facebook friends may see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1HX3MIJE-U

Knick Great Dick McGuire dies at 84

It was reported that New York Knick great Dick Mcguire died at age 84. I remember back in 1966-67 using my high school G.O. card to go Knick games at the old Madison Square Garden (8th Avenue and 50th Street) for $1.25. Yes, those were the days before the multimillion dollar contracts. My friend Paul Vernon and I would wait for the players to exit after the game to try to get autographs. I remember once meeting Dick McGuire and asking him if Bill Bradley was coming to the Knicks.

Jeopardy Competition at Our House

The scholar in this photo, Lee Slutsky, takes after his Dad and never misses Jeopardy. Anyway we have a competition during every show. If Lee gets a question right before the contestants he gets a point. If his dad gets a question right after all 3 contestants get it wrong or fail to answer I get a point. Today's score was Bruce 5 Lee 4. However, he often beats me. Today he got the final jeopardy question. It was Who was Benjamin Franklin?