Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Oldie of the Day - Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
I just heard this on Cousin Bruce's show on Sirius/XM. I also voted for it as one of my top 10 oldies of all time on the survey being compiled by Mike Riccio and Tom Natoli. Vote here if you are interested.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Commute This Afternoon Went Well
This semester I work on the evening shift at the NJIT Library on Tuesdays. This morning I left a little early (10:45 AM) since I was scheduled to teach a class at 1 PM, my expected time of arrival. I made good connections and and came to NJIT shortly after 12:30. Now I have to worry about my trip home. I just hate train delays when I go home at night. There are 2 substantial delays that I remember:
1. New Jersey Transit Trains were not running so I had to take the PATH from Newark to 33rd Street. This is a much slower ride.
2. One night the #7 Flushing train stopped at Vernon-Jackson in Long Island City for about 30 minutes. There was nothing else I could do but wait out the delay.
Let's hope for the best.
1. New Jersey Transit Trains were not running so I had to take the PATH from Newark to 33rd Street. This is a much slower ride.
2. One night the #7 Flushing train stopped at Vernon-Jackson in Long Island City for about 30 minutes. There was nothing else I could do but wait out the delay.
Let's hope for the best.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Worst Morning Commute in 17 years
My commute from Flushing to Newark is bad enough. On a normal day I leave my house about 6:35 AM and arrive at NJIT at 8:10 AM. Here is what happened this morning:
Everything was as usual until the New Jersey Transit train got out of the tunnel near Secaucus where it stopped. The conductor said there were electrical problems . After a few minutes the trained pulled into the Secaucus station. The conductor estimated that the train would not move for at least 30-45 minutes. From there I took a New Jersey Transit train that was running to Hoboken. There were mobs of people trying to transfer to the PATH trains . The only consolation was that PATH was honoring NJ Transit tickets. I had to take one train to Exchange Place where I transferred to a train to Newark. My last leg of my journey to NJIT was the 3 minute trip on the Newark Light Rail to Warren Street. I arrived at 9:30.
In 17 years of commuting this had to be my worst trip getting to work in the morning. I had to take one bus and 7 trains all together. My worst trip getting home was in August 2003 when I was stranded during a blackout. I had to walk from Newark Penn Station back to NJIT (about 1 mile) and was able to get a dormitory room for the night. I didn't get home until 11 AM the next day.
OY VEY!!
Everything was as usual until the New Jersey Transit train got out of the tunnel near Secaucus where it stopped. The conductor said there were electrical problems . After a few minutes the trained pulled into the Secaucus station. The conductor estimated that the train would not move for at least 30-45 minutes. From there I took a New Jersey Transit train that was running to Hoboken. There were mobs of people trying to transfer to the PATH trains . The only consolation was that PATH was honoring NJ Transit tickets. I had to take one train to Exchange Place where I transferred to a train to Newark. My last leg of my journey to NJIT was the 3 minute trip on the Newark Light Rail to Warren Street. I arrived at 9:30.
In 17 years of commuting this had to be my worst trip getting to work in the morning. I had to take one bus and 7 trains all together. My worst trip getting home was in August 2003 when I was stranded during a blackout. I had to walk from Newark Penn Station back to NJIT (about 1 mile) and was able to get a dormitory room for the night. I didn't get home until 11 AM the next day.
OY VEY!!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Bob Dylan Song of the Day - Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine
I prefer this studio version that was on Blonde on Blonde from 1966. Other people like the 1974 concert version that he did with The Band.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Hair, the Musical
Today to celebrate our anniversary we saw Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway. It seems that we have spent a lot of time this year reliving the events of 40 years ago. Hair originally opened at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street on October 17, 1967. It moved to the Biltmore Theater on April 29, 1968. The current revival opened this past March 31. Hair generated top 40 hits in the late 1960s including:- Hair - Cowsills
- Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - Fifth Dimension
- Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night
- Good Morning Starshine - Oliver
The show included the famous nude scene. The lights on the performers were very low. On several occasions the actors went into the audience and danced. I even high fived one of the actors.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
October 16, 2009 - Our 26th Wedding Anniversary
Tomorrow and Karen and I will be celebrating our 26th wedding anniversary. Where were you in October 1983? It is such a long time ago. My late dad once told me that in marriage you have some good years and some bad ones. Karen has had to put up with Bob Dylan and Jeopardy, while I have had to watch her do crossword puzzles and Suduku. The Mets and oldies are mutual interests. We will celebrate on Saturday by seeing the musical Hair. The photo above was taken exactly one year ago.
My son the Mister Ed fan
When Lee was a little boy he loved watched Mister Ed with Alan Young on TVLand. He must have been about 3 or 4 at that time so we had to explain to him that horses do not talk. We filled a 6 hour VHS tape with 12 episodes recorded at random. Last week we found out that the first season of the show is now available on DVD. We ordered it for him from Amazon.com. Even though he is 21, Lee is a baby boomer at heart when it comes to TV and music.
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