Friday, January 4, 2008

CELL HELL

THESE PEOPLE ON THEIR CELL PHONES ARE SO INCONSIDERATE OF OTHERS. TODAY AT THE BANK THIS GUY WAS TALKING LOUD ON PHONE WHILE BEING HELPED BY A TELLER. ARE YOU BANKING OR BULLSHITTING?I ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE DOESN'T CARE OR WANT TO HEAR YOUR BUSINESS,SO TALK LOWER OR DON'T TALK AT ALL.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

MSG 3/8/71 FIGHT OF THE CENTURY

I AM WATCHING BOXING ALL MY LIFE AND I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER FIGHT THEN THIS ONE. ALI FRAZIER AT THE GARDEN MARCH 8TH 1971, 37 YEARS HAS GONE BY AND THIS FIGHT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. IT WAS TWO UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS. I WAS FOR SMOK'IN JOE AS THIS FIGHT DIVIDED AN ALL ITALIAN NEIGHBORHOOD.AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I RESPECT ALI AS HE WAS TRULY GREAT. IT WAS 15 GRUELING ROUNDS BUT ON THIS NIGHT FRAZIER BROKE ALI'S JAW,THAT'S WAS ONE WAY TO SHUT HIM UP. ALSO KNOCKED HIM DOWN IN 15TH ROUND.WINNER ON UNANIMOUS DECISION WAS JOE FRAZIER. THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY.

THE 4:30 MOVIE

CH. 7 WOULD HAVE A 4:30 MOVIE EVERYDAY DURING THE WEEK. USUALLY WITH A THEME FOR THE WEEK.EASTER WEEK WAS THE BEST WITH ALL THE BIBLICAL MOVIES." KING OF KINGS ", " BARABBAS ", " SPATACUS ", " BEN-HUR ". THOSE WERE CLASSICS.PUT ON CH 7 AND GET ME A TV DINNER.

TV DINNER'S AND SUPERMAN

REMEMBER PLAYING IN THE STREETS TILL 4:59 AS YOU HAD TO BE HOME AT 5PM FOR DINNER.ORDERING A TV DINNER EVEN THOUGH SOMETHING BETTER WAS AVAILABLE.THING WAS YOU COULD TAKE YOUR TV DINNER INTO LIVING ROOM, WE CALLED IT THE PARLOR WITH THE SNAP UP ALUMINUM TABLE YOU WERE READY FOR SUPERMAN.

BROOKLYN NETS? NOT TILL 2010-2011

IT WAS JUST REPORTED THAT THE NEW NETS ARENA, PART OF THE ATLANTIC YARDS PROJECT WILL NOT BE READY FOR THE 2009 SEASON.MAKING OCTOBER 2010 A MORE REALISTIC OPENING DAY. THAT'S ALMOST A FULL 3 YEARS FOR SLOPERS TO BATTLE RATNER AND PUT OUR STAMP ON THE LANDSCAPE.

BRONX KIDS NEED A HAND

I JUST READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT A CITY DAY CARE CENTER IN THE BRONX SLATED TO CLOSE LEAVING 200 KIDS WITH NO WHERE TO GO.PARENTS WHO CAN BARELY MAKE ENDS MEET MUST NOW FIND MONEY FOR BABYSITTERS. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? I KNOW IF GEORGE STEINBRENNER SEES THIS STORY HE WILL SEE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.LAST YEAR HE SAVED A BRONX SOUP KITCHEN.YANKEES GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITY.

REAL ESTATE UPDATE

WHILE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS FEELING A NATIONWIDE SLUMP,MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN'S AVERAGE PRICE OF HOMES CONTINUES TO RISE.I GUESS THIS REAFFIRMS NEW YORK AS THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.