Building on the vibe in last week's commentary in this space, many I know root for a subway series. The Bronx "tenants" did their part. We'll know soon enough the outcome involving the Queens "tenants" I root for and who I brought my very appreciative daughter to a game also attended by my brother Jeff and Friday's blogger and sons and grandson l …
The title is a Grateful Dead song. It fits because the first of two shows last week was a Citi Field extravaganza by Dead and Co. Marisa and I attended. She remarked that almost 20 years ago, her uncle took her to see the earlier alt version of the Dead, The Other Ones, at Madison Square Garden. There was an interesting highlight that tied the …
Last year going into Father’s Day, I got to attend a mix of concerts and was looking forward to dinner and a show at the City Winery. Today, instead we host our children and our grandniece and grandnephew (their parents have a wedding). The previous week was not all song like the year before but a mix of song and my other non-pecuniary passion, spo …
As is traditional I shared my top ten shows of the past year on my website commentary page. Check it out for the details but here goes: 1) John Fogerty. November 13. Premier Theatre at Foxwoods. 2) The Eagles. August 21. Madison Square Garden. 3) Hall& Oates/ Squeeze. August 11. Jones Beach. 4) Chicago. October 9. Tilles Ce …
During this time where we read of folks infected and worse by the Coronavirus COVID-19 and wish and seek healing, I offer a collection of tunes to promote a healthy feeling. I titled it, "Doin' Fine," after my fave Savoy Brown tune, also included in this set. I enjoyed creating a few playlists this year shared in some prior blogs; indeed I enjoy …
It’s a secret! Not the event. It appears on a couple of calendars found on line – at the New York Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias website’s “Pythian Events” link and on the host FDR Lodge 613 website calendar. But telling what happens remains a no go. All I can share about the event is I organized it so friends I play basketball with in Floral P …
After I put last week’s blog to bed, I noticed responses on twitter to a New York Times column that appeared on line last weekend – ahead of its appearance in print, one week ago today. The op-ed played on the apparent rejection by Queens residents of Amazon. The writer – incredulously to this commentator and many who shared their own valid views o …
