My Next Visit to Citi Field will be for a COVID Vaccination

A week or so ago New York City announced that Citi Field will be a mega site for the distribution of the COVID vaccine allowing for between 5,000 and 7,000 vaccinations each day.  Since I am over 65 years old I am now eligible.  However, the city exhausted its supply of the vaccine and suspended the program.

We don't know what will happen with the forthcoming baseball season.  Will there be a 162 season?  Will fans be allowed in the ballparks?  I think it is not likely at the beginning of the season.  It is possible that only a percentage of the seats will be allowed to be filled.  For that reason, I have not purchased any tickets for the 2021 season.

 

Thanks to Google Chrome and Spectrum Internet I won a Cousin Brucie - T-Shirt

I was never much of a radio contest "nut" over the years.  Usually, the DJ announces the first phone caller wins the prize.  Thousands of people dial the number milliseconds after the announcement is made, and one lucky person wins the prize.  On Saturday night January 16 Cousin Brucie gave a website and stated the first 25 people who submit their contact information will win the shirt seen above.  When I got to that site I typed in my first name and Google Chrome automatically put the rest of my contact information in the proper boxes.  That certainly saved several seconds by not requiring me to type in the information.  My Spectrum Internet then transmitted the information quickly.  The next day I received an email stating that I won the shirt.

I certainly hope that the next time WABC runs that contest Mary Shaw and Leslie Peskoff Fisch will win since they are Cousin Brucie's biggest fans.

 

I Was Born in Brooklyn in 1949 - Here is a Narrated Tour of the Borough in that Year

 

Mary Shaw who also was born in Brooklyn posted this video on Facebook.  I was born in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in 1949, but my family moved to Queens two years later.  This film offers a narrated tour of the borough in that year.  

Will Zoom Meetings Prevail When "Normalcy" Returns?

 

Since people can not gather for face-to-face meetings during this pandemic Zoom meetings have become very popular for online classes and discussions among hobbyists.  There are more meetings online than there ever was face-to-face before the pandemic.  For example, the New York Giants Preservation Society (baseball) held about 3 meetings a year at a sports bar.  Over the past few months, this group has run meetings almost every week.  For a while, I attended these online meetings, but as long as I don't want to ask a question, I view the archived version at my convenience.  Since the meetings are online, people from all over the country can attend.

Likewise, a Bob Dylan fan group that I organized in Fall 2019 used to hold meetings at NYU in Greenwich Village.  We now hold monthly meetings online.

Once this miserable pandemic ends, will people prefer online meetings?  It remains to be seen..

Good Luck to the Biden Harris Administration

 

Today was the big day as Joe Biden became President and Kamala Harris became the first woman to become Vice-President.  There are many problems in today's society that will not disappear as there is a new team in Washington.  Mr. Biden will sign 17 executive orders, memorandums, and proclamations from the Oval Office on his first day in office.  This will help to undo the legacy of his predecessor who in my opinion never had the qualities to be president in the first place.  It is hard to believe that 74 million people voted for him.

I wish the best of luck to the new administration in all their endeavors.  Joe Biden will be president for all Americans, not just those who voted for him.  If they succeed, the American people will benefit.

On another topic, I hope that Donald Trump will be prosecuted to the fullest extent to the law on all charges.  Nobody is above the law.

Why Do People Do Such Stupid Things?

 

ESPN Reports that recently hired New York Mets general manager Jared Porter sent explicit, unsolicited photos to a female reporter in 2016.  Steven Cohen, the new owner of the Mets, stated in a Tweet: "We have terminated Jared Porter this morning. In my initial press conference, I spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it. There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

I think Jared Porter has committed career suicide.  This reminds me of the situation with former Congressman Anthony Weiner who committed a similar act using Twitter a few years ago.  His wife divorced him and lost his career in public service.

I Just Love "The Wall of Sound" but its Producer was a Murderer

 

The Crystals had many hits featuring the Wall of Sound

The Wall of Sound is a music production formula developed by American record producer XXXXX at Gold Star Studios, in the 1960s, with assistance from engineer Larry Levine and the conglomerate of session musicians later known as "the Wrecking Crew".  That unmentioned producer died today at age 81 in prison while he was serving a life sentence for murder.  I don't think there should be a tribute to a murderer.

Here is a list of some of the hits of the 60s featuring the Wall of Sound.

• He's a Rebel The Crystals.
• Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) The Crystals.
• Be My Baby The Ronettes.
• Then He Kissed Me The Crystals.
• (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Darlene Love.
• Baby, I Love YouThe Ronettes.
• He's Sure the Boy I LoveThe Crystals.
• Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Bobby Soxx & The Blue Jeans.
• River Deep Mountain High -Ike and Tina Turner
• You've Lost that Loving Feeling by The Righteous Brothers
• Good Vibrations by the Beach Boy