Reflections on 21 Years of Bruce's Journal

 

On October 15, 2005 I wrote my first blog entry and kept going.  Essentially, it is a vanity press for me after 5518 entries.  I try to write something on most days.  Whenever I have writer's cramp I just post a song.  Many of the YouTube videos that I posted are now gone.  Perhaps, I should update those entries, but it would be a very time consuming task.  Some of the topics:

• The Golden Oldies
• Bob Dylan
• Baseball (especially the New York Mets)
• Memories of growing up
• Frustrations about the world situation
• Museum trips
• Vacations
• Obituaries of friends

I rarely write about politics since I hate it so much.  Medical issues should be private so I don't mention it in this journal.

I always wonder who reads this journal since internet surfers are anonymous.  Some have found specific articles by Googling.  I am only aware of a few who read it regularly after I post my latest entry.  Blogger indicate 12 million hits, but I am certain the overwhelming majority are from Bots.

I always like to keep my entries relatively short, so I'll close here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Beatle Cover of the Day - You Won't See Me by Anne Murray

 

Now the Beatles' original

October 11, 10/11, is WCBS-FM 101.1 Day

 

Today's WCBS-FM is not the station that was my favorite in the 1980s and 90s that played the oldies of the 50s, 60s, and 70s.  Today it plays the hits of the 80s, 90s and beyond as it tries to appeal to listeners in the 25-54 age range.  They don't want baby boomer like myself who are not desired by advertisers.  They made a terrible mistake in 2005 when they flipped to the dreaded Jack format.  They learned their lesson and became a "Greatest Hits" station in 2007.  Since that time they gradually phased out the 60s and 70s music.  All of the radio personalities from the oldies era are gone.

I listen to the station just once a week on Sunday mornings.  They have a Yacht Rock show from 7 AM - 10 AM.  There is no radio personality nat that time.  Audacy, the company that now owns the station, is trying to save money,

9 of My Favorite Albums

 

It was very hard to pick 6 of my favorite albums.  I did this off the top of my head.  I avoided Greatest Hits collections and only picked 3 Bob Dylan albums.

10/10 is 1010 WINS Day

 

With the demise of WCBS News 880 1010 WINS is the only all-news radio station left in NYC.  It became an all news station on April 19, 1965 and began a simulcast on 92.3 FM on October 27, 2022.  This move was done since the AM dial has lost popularity in recent years.  Today, most people get their news from their smartphones and are less reliant on radio.  I listen to WINS a few times a week.  I remember listening to Murray the K back in the early 1960s when WINS was a top 40 station,

So Trump is Giving Roger Clemens the Medal of Freedom Award - Mike Piazza and Other Hall of Famers Deserve it as Well

 

USA Today reports that President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Clemens who has been denied election to the Baseball Hall of Fame because of his involvement with steroids.  Hall of Famers including  Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente*, Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Mariano Rivera have received that prestigious award but numerous other Hall of Famers have not.

I have hated Clemens since he beaned Mike Piazza on July 8, 2000.

 

In the second game of the 2000 World Series Clemens threw a piece of Mike Piazza's bat at him.

I feel Trump's award the medal to Clemens is a stunt to get Republican votes in the midterm elections  Hopefully, the next president will award it to Mike Piazza.

Random Thoughts of the Day - October 6, 2026

 

• The Yankees are one game away from being eliminated in the ALDS.  The hitting has not come through for them.  If Aaron Judge were playing, would it made a difference?
• From 2023-2025 the Chicago White Sox lost 100 games.  Now they are one game away from beating Cleveland in the ALDS.  Is there hope for the Mets in 2027?
• A wooden fence was built around Whitestone Lanes and its parking lot.  Other than that there has been no other work done.  I guess the affordable housing at that site is at least a few years away.
• After 40+ years nothing has been done at the site of the RKO Keith's Theater at Northern Blvd. and Main Street.  The lobby of that theater has been deemed a landmark, but how can something be a landmark if it has not been seen in over 40 years?
• Whenever I drive around Queens, I always encounter construction.  I guess the work has to be done.