Free Speech
Posted By : Fred KleinI recently took the 2 featured photographs:"Murder The Rich" and "Kill Money" The messages are clear. Are they too chilling to ignore?Could there be Revolution in the air?
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Control
Posted By : Fred KleinLately the concept of Control has come to the fore and into focus. Control is defined as "To exercise authority or dominating influence over; direct; regulate". The definition brings back the memory Alexander Haag blurting (erroneously) "I am in control", just after Reagan was shot. I really didn't consider my self a controlling type person until …
Rock On!
Posted By : Fred KleinI am really excited! Only 2 days to go before the Worldwide, grand debut of Gotham's First Battle of the Bands. Details, directions, etc., appear in the upper right next to this blog. Just click on the speaker. 10 bands will compete for the $2500 first prize, plus a 30 minute Show Case at Greenwich Village's storied Cafe Wha?Each band comes to us …
Django Unchained (Polemic)
Posted By : Fred KleinMore than the gore and abundant use of the N word, what struck me about this movie was the depiction of plantation life. To me, it was as if Tarantino rented a time machine and transported us back to 1858. Shown was the day to day operation of plantations and acceptance of slavery. It was chilling to witness the mostly unprotested day to day lif …
Being Old Fashioned
Posted By : Fred KleinOne of the advantages of being old is being old fashioned. I was tempted to stop here and just let the reader fill in the blanks, but I could not stop without remarking on the tremendous benefit of paper in this digital age. Paper? Yes. For example, my paper pocket calendar saves me oodles of time each day while young techies struggle with their d …
The Shawn Atom Book Club
Posted By : Fred KleinOne of the duties-pleasures of being Grand Parents is having the kids over for a weekend (while the parents vacation). Recently we were on duty and on the first night my "6 and a 1/4" year old grandson carried a book over to me and asked "Grandpa would you read to me". How could I say no. It ends up he was lugging the third Harry Potter book which …
Nursing Homes
Posted By : Fred KleinMy father in law is a 92 year old WW II veteran and was my surrogate father when it mattered. To look at him you would never know. He has his hair and it is still mostly naturally brown. He has lost much of his belly, but his cheeks are full and he could be an ARRP poster boy. However, as it must for all of us, his body and mind are failing him. An …
Sunrise and Sunsets
Posted By : Fred KleinAs many who know me have experienced, I am addicted to photography (it is amazing how fine the "in the moment" Blackberry snap shots can be). Most of all, I am hooked on shots of sunrise and sunsets. No doubt, the celebration and lamentation of the sun's eternal rise and fall is embedded in our primeval DNA. We are wired to worship the sun, the sou …
The Washington Gang
Posted By : Fred KleinAs they awaited take off Eddie leaned forward and asked Johnny "I know the Needle and you had something going on and we're going back to the city because of it, but more than that I don't know. What's going on?". In response, Johnny asked Eddie to change seats so he could fill him in during the flight. It was a long and winding story. Johnny s …
Gotham's New Web Site
Posted By : Fred KleinTwo of my recent Blogs have discussed the pluses and minuses of technology. In that vein this week's is about my uneasy, up close and personal encounter (inter-action does not apply) with Gotham technology. Namely, our spanking new, state of the art, bleeding edge, web site. Webmaster Mitch has been working on it for longer than we would like to ad …
My Colgate Boys
Posted By : Fred KleinMost everyone knows I went to Syracuse. However, a little known fact is that two of the most significant people in my life graduated neighboring Colgate University (as did International Breakfast Group Chair Lucas Meyer and my best friend Dr. David Berger). They are Andrew Zelman, my "Super Lawyer" partner and friend for 41 years and David Klein …
13 Is Our Lucky Number
Posted By : Fred KleinCasting A Rod aside, 13 is our lucky number, eg, we are moving Klein Zelman Rothermel to the 13th floor and Joanne's birthday is 11/13. I had a feeling that the fiscal cliff would work out and sense that the weather will be placid along with the folk. I know for sure we will pull together for the greater Gotham good!Wishing all a prosperous, calm, …
Butter Cookies
Posted By : Fred KleinBetween Thursday 12/20 and Boxing Day (day after Christmas) I ballooned up 2.3 pounds. My best analysis is that this girth growth is primarily attributable to my cookie consumption. Not just regular year 'round cookies which I can resist, but mouth watering, irrisistable (50%?) Butter cookies. I am thinking about coming out with a line of them call …
I'm Shy
Posted By : Fred KleinSo, as is my compulsive pattern, I arrived early for a holiday party last week and was one of the very first on the scene. The problem with that was no one I knew was there. Thus, there was no one to commune with (and hide behind). I know this is a business development, socializing, connecting "no no", but problem is, I'm shy. Painfully shy in new …
Killing Time II (point, counter point)
Posted By : Fred KleinLast week I blogged about how free, unfettered time is creatively fertile and raged against the "noise" of all our modern technology. However, being a lawyer requires one to be able to advocate either side of an argument, ergo, point, counter point. To be fair, the flip side of my last blog is that the technology, eg, internet is a free avenue for …
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