Seven

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As I started day seven of the just ended week, it was solely about the number of decades – seven– someone just surpassed.

 

(At one point this morning I thought it might also be the number of full court games my team won; it just turned out to be the number of games my friend Shawn and I played (We did take five of seven; we hit foul shots to get into game six, won it and almost took game seven.).)

 

But this is really about a friend named Leonard – we fondly call him Lenny – who was shooting and making baskets from long-range when no one named Curry played for the Warriors. Even at seven decades he still makes those shots and many others, and if he even misses a foul shot it becomes like a main event.

 

I know Friday’s blogger enjoys success still on the diamond and on an occasion or two I contributing a bistle to his bragging rights. I know he enjoys a round or so when Gotham puts on its annual Bob Formica Golf Outing (Marking June 24 on your calendar).

 

But our friend Lenny has been known to follow a few hours of full-court with more than a few rounds of tennis and during the summer volleyball as well.

 

His talent does not just limit itself to sports. He’s a professional factor and dropping the f, an actor too.

 

Seven of us – all knights by the way – Bruce, Dave (who has met Friday’s blogger and a few others in Gotham’s tribe), Doug, Eric, Shawn, this commentator and the birthday boy – went out to lunch following ball in honor of Lenny surpassing seven decades, of course on day seven of the week just ended.

 

Happy Birthday Len!  We look forward to doing it again, and not in seven years.

Comments

Corey Bearak

I left that reference for you. My brother might have said EdcKranepool; other Jose zjose Jose Reyes.
Fred Klein

I first saw that play on his name in the Baseball Hall of Fame and he truly was the great Yankee teams’ Key Man!

Submitted by NULL (not verified) on Sun, 01/27/2019 - 00:13

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As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kittens...Kittens, cats, sacks, wives, how many were going to St. Ives?"
Corey Bearak

Answer raises a # the Beatles sang about on what many consider an iconic Album and which I still have my original LP and cover.
Rona Gura

Seven has always been one of my lucky numbers. Six is the other one.

Submitted by MarilynGenoa on Sun, 01/27/2019 - 02:31

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Marilyn Genoa

He joins several other wonderful people I know who have birthdays now---one of which is celebrating 7 decades as well
Corey Bearak

Lucky seven but we know the game “enjoys” a rather unflattering moniker.

Submitted by Steven_Lichtenstein on Sun, 01/27/2019 - 04:07

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Steven Lichtenstein

I’m in “seventh” heaven reading this blog while listening to Steely Dan’s Aja.
Corey Bearak

You mean this: https://youtu.be/fG2seugAgnU
Have a client who asked me to play "dan" on the way to an interview as I recall it.
Corey Bearak

from Doug Pearl, one of those mentioned attending lunch & who plays ball with us:
"Very well put and very well deserved......!"

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