Bob Dylan's New Album is Coming Soon

An article in The Examiner reports that Bob Dylan's new album has been recorded and is almost ready for release.  It stated that the music press will get a chance to hear it first.  No title or release date was given for this new album.  I will just have to sit tight and wait for more announcements.  Usually radio stations are given a few cuts of a new album to be heard over the air before the album is issued in its entirety.  I assume that WFUV will do the honors in NYC.

I'd like to thank Alan Berman for bringing this to my attention.

Alok Chakrabarti - Facebook Friend of the Day

The distinguished gentleman on the left is Alok Chakrarbarti a retired Professor of Management at NJIT.  The man on the right is Robert English currently Professor of Engineering Technology.  Alok served as the Dean of the School of Management until his retirement.  Since that time he has taught in Finland, India, and near his new home near Emmaus, Pa.

Today he visited the NJIT library for the first time in several years.  He was kind enough to stop by the say hello to a few colleagues while he was doing some research for a textbook he will be writing.  Alok said that he follows me on Facebook.  There are two Facebook friends of the day in a row from NJIT.

Doreen Mettle - Facebook Friend of the Day

Doreen was the second person that I met at NJIT when I interviewed in July 1992.  She has hung around the library for almost 25 years putting up with all the nonsense.  Today, when I encountered her in the Campus Center she congratulated me on 2000 entries in this journal.  I didn't know she was a regular reader.  For that reason she is my Facebook Friend of the Day even though she only has 5 Facebook friends.  I guess she opened an account, but quickly lost interest.  The last NJIT person I made Facebook Friend of the Day unfriended me and blocked me.  I will not mention her name.  Why should there be animosity over Facebook.

Mothers Day 2012

It was especially nice to get together for Mother's Day this year.  Mom had a tough year after fracturing her hip and undergoing a partial hip replacement.   It was difficult for the entire family these last several months, but she is doing better.  She lost a lot of weight, but is gradually gaining it back.  Her arthritis pain is often very bad.

Special thanks to my sister Joyce and brother-in-law Keith for their hospitality.  It was a shame that the Mets and Yankees lost today, but having everybody together was most important.  We also had fun with Casey.

Random Thoughts of the Day

We went to the local multiplex today to see The Avengers.  There were 3 theaters playing the 3D version while 1 played the 2D.  We decided to save money and see the 2D version.  It has been my experience that the enhanced 3 dimensional effects do not justify the extra $4.50.

We came home to see the end of the Met game as they won 9-3.  I didn't expect them to be 19-14.  It is still a long season, so lets hope for the best.  They Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners.

I received a booklet from Oldies.com announcing a clearance sale.  I ordered an Elvis Presley bobble head doll and CDs by Pete Seeger and Rick Danko.

I downloaded the CD Time it Was, a set of covers of Simon and Garfunkel songs by Aztec 2 Step.  It was a concert performance narrated by Pete Fornatale.  I listened to Mixed Bag this afternoon as Don McGee is the new host.  I have always enjoyed listening to Don and wish him well as the show's new host.

2000 Light Years From Home - Rolling Stones

This makes one light year for every post on Bruce's Journal.  I remember the album Their Satanic Magesties Request as the Rolling Stone's answer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band

2000 Posts in Bruce's Journal

I have just posted 2000 times in Bruce's Journal since October 15, 2005.  Yes, the topics have ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime.  Some of my favorite topics over these 6 1/2 years have been:

• Bob Dylan
• New York Mets
• Jeopardy
• Radio
• Oldies Music
• The Family

There have been other topics, but the above 6 have been my favorites.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have enjoyed reading "my nonsense". I believe I only have a handful of regular readers.  Most people Google on a topic and find a single posting.  Since so few people make comments it is frustrating not knowing the impact of my writings on others.  I have loads of statistics from Google Analytics, but they don't prove anything. My other contributions in this Web 2.0 era have been:

• Approximately 1400 Tweets
• 465 posts on Bruce at the NJIT Library
• Unknown number of posts on Facebook

Have a nice day and come back again.