Remember the fruit salad price, it is well known the cost to park a car (no big, vision blocking, air polluting larger vehicles for me) in NYC is exorbitant.
Perhaps I am crazy, but I wait in my car, often freezing or at least quite cold, as was the case last night, for the parking spot to be legal and “hoof it,” the distance needed to reach my destination.
Last night that destination, “crossed paths” with the demonstrations protesting the upset victory of Donald Trump.
Another Beano saying was “you can’t have it both ways” and since I of course, believe in their right to protest, my “re routing,” on a cold night adding to an already long walk, was? not to be complained about.
I heard a recorded, even keeled voice, (not even with a New York accent, he, while not John Gielgud, sounded better than me), state in a non threatening way, the “need” for the protesters, not to block the street and stay in a designated area.
Maybe I missed my call as a diplomat, as I without fail have always made it a point to directly praise at least one, or a group of NYC officers, for their diligence, when faced with these assignments, at times offering either a hot or cold drink (they graciously do not accept), depending on the weather.
Kudos to their decision and recorded announcement, and if you think it is easy for me to admit, think again!
Hillary Clinton certainly provided myself and others, with an example of “great sportsmanship,” in this volatile, to say the least, week.
Oh it is complicated and there is a long way to go, but as I a lone figure with strong feelings far beyond the past election, walked on a cold night, the macro world in upheaval rivaling my micro, it was nice to see the police and hear their well meaning, recorded message.
Those who read my words and thoughts know they often are of a tangential nature. That word “tangential” alone evokes thoughts.
I believe for a good reason, a certain sexual act is again relevant this week.
My “tangent” which will lead to “man bites dog,” me praising The New York City Police Department, (though “we” have always known their job is thankless and unlike the later law breaking officer in Yonkers, New York, who treated my friend and I so harshly in 1977, perhaps forever damaging my (a completely law abiding citizen, who helps others) opinion of police officers (so much more to say but as the song says I have both said too much and not enough), begins with Beano Cook, who would have cheered the defeat of Hillary Clinton, if not the election of Donald Trump.
We all have levels, be those regarding prejudice (this must be lowered by at least 30 percent and I have ideas, but I digress), sexual talk or stereotyping, but I feel this quip by Beano to not be offensive. I will change the key word(s).
Once I visited him at an expensive New York City hotel, I believe where he was staying for NFL draft coverage. I arrived at his door, at the same time room service had finished delivering a fruit salad order to the room next door.
Beano was never afraid to ask, nor comment. He asked the cost of the fruit salad, this at least 25 years ago. 17 dollars was the answer. Without batting an eyelash, Beano inquired and I changed the word(s) remember, does that include a sexual favor?!!
Now that is a post, but I have “buried the lead” I suppose. My next one will pick up the story and again praise The New York City Police Department, for what I saw and more specifically heard.
Whether they win the national title or not, I believe it is safe to say the great University of Alabama football team will not cover the spread in all of its remaining games, (famous last words, right), which with varying degrees of probability could include one or at most two playoff games.
Today in their 10th game of the regular season, Alabama (9-0) and (7-2) vs the spread, is a 29 point, home favorite, vs Mississippi State.
On 4 previous occasions this season I have predicted Alabama not to cover the spread. All four times they DID cover the spread.
Let’s go for 5, Alabama 39 Mississippi State 15.
Feel free to SYMBOLICALLY throw tomatoes after I am wrong again. Ah Mr. Caan’s character in “The Gambler” expressed a similar comment regarding his teaching, not his gambling.
The character got it wrong as he so often did his bets. The teaching was stellar, not so his gambling. In fact the very dangerous opposite.
I was fortunate enough to have met both Phil Rizzuto and Bob Feller, each a truly good man, both Republican voters, by the way, in my time.
Phil talked of “poor Bob Feller” never winning a World Series game.
He came close, pitched very well, but the great baseball contributor and pitcher, John Sain outdueled Mr. Feller in the Boston Braves’ (1-0) win over the Cleveland Indians in game 1 of the 1948 World Series.
A pick off play by the Indians was ruled unsuccessful and Tommy Holmes, another baseball great in a better day, drove in the game’s only run soon after.
Apparently in Bob Lemon’s victory in game 2 at Boston, vs the Braves, the Indians pulled off a successful pick off play.
This year in their heartbreaking game 7 loss, an Indians’ player (why embarrass him, has not there been enough?!!) was picked off first base.
Tomorrow a college football prediction.
Below is a well written caption from a CBS website concerning the play.
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau (and shortstop) disagrees with the umpire Bill Stewart that Phil Masi, who was pinch running for Bill Salkeld, is safe, October 6, 1948. Masi scored on the next play when Tommy Holmes singled to left field, enabling the Braves to beat the Indians, 1-0.
The play was considered one of the most controversial in World Series history. Masi admitted in his will that he was out.
CREDIT: John Lindsay/AP
I have been multiplying by nine.
It is a way to get answers and certainty.
Many who share my “micro” views, also helped shatter my “micro” life.
No matter, as with “Boris” on Bullwinkle and Rocky, the safe comes down on me.
In the next post, I will cite “pick off” plays in Indians’ World Series lore.
Her name is “Mac,” and she is headed to The Carnegie Delicatessen for lunch.
She is meeting a friend from junior high school.
Surely I am envious, as my sustenance often comes from fast foods such as a good chain with friendly workers, with a similar name to my friend, referenced above.
She said “you were not a regular” at “The Carnegie” and there is something to that, as I suppose we wait until things/people are gone, before we “pay” both much (must be over 20 bucks, for their delicious pastrami sandwich) to eat great food, or attention. Yes Mildred Dunnock in “Salesman”, Arthur Miller’s play, admonished us on “attention being paid.”
Will I get to the Carnegie? Will I enjoy a last meal. Surely “Mac” picked a good week to do so.
Three today, and as with the Trump presidency, any presidency or future event, who knows regarding tomorrow? A pretty good numbers year here, with at least 300 plus days, with three.
Speaking of numbers and the future, having talked about odds before, I would be remiss in not citing and in fact, crediting Donald J. Trump and his campaign (I have a sneaking suspicion a certain “media genius” was in on it, but as with say a missed “Juan Marichal appearance,” I did not move properly toward gaining knowledge) for an unbelievable, upset victory.
Mr. Trump was at least a 5 to 1 underdog as late as one hour before the first results came in from basketball/red states Indiana and Kentucky (this editorial comment I will make, and it is not anti Trump, nor anti today’s Republicans, but it is a “cold” (pun intended) irony, that Republican is red after their predecessors and again I do not ascribe this to now, were over zealous and unconstitutional under Joseph McCarthy, in going after so called Communists in the 1950’s) and I “warned” over confident Clinton supporters, the fact there was a line made a Trump victory entirely possible, though not probable.
Of course he did win, a startling, I believe greatest political upset in the annals of presidential elections. Also it turns out the sports books lost as the “players” took the 5 to 1 odds and no big bettor risked mucho to win little, by giving 7 to 1 odds with Ms. Clinton.
Harry S. Truman, 1948 was a bigger upset you say? A good man, who suffered many hardships and trust me I abhor racial prejudice, yet I state Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder was not a racist,, claimed he got 15 to 1 odds, with Mr. Truman in 1948.
Maybe he did, but the polls, certainly a big loser Tuesday night past, were far less sophisticated then.
A Trump victory even at one third the odds, but in an age of supposedly highly accurate polls, “trumps”–(there is that word again, but to the victor goes the thesaurus (I should patent that one, but here comes some “liberal,” the government in that regard certainly has not been fair) Mr. Truman’s even at 15 to 1, but with decidedly less accurate polling. At least that was the case until 68 years later.
In 1948 Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder surveyed the females in his family and found they did not like moustaches. That was the impetus, as he bet on Truman and vs Thomas E. Dewey, a man with a moustache.
For the second time in the last five presidential elections, a presidential candidate has gained the White House, without winning the popular vote.
The National League/Democrat, American League/Republican stat took a bit of a hit, as Republican Donald J.Trump won the presidency, in a year the National League Cubs won the World Series.
Many thought the Cubs winning would be a better sign for Hillary Rodham Clinton, an Illinois native, however, first of all, it was not. Next, I learned the Cubs’ owners, the Ricketts family, were big donors on Mr. Trump’s behalf.
The 7th game N.L./ Democrat, A.L. Republican took its first official “loss,” after 8 wins. The lone near “loss” was in 1912, the first instance of a 7th game of the World Series, in a presidential election year.
The American League Red Sox won and Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson gained the White House after a 4 games to 3 Red Sox/A.L. triumph. However, one game was declared a tie, hence the series is considered an 8 game series.
For the record in 1924, 1940, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, the correlation held thus the Donald Trump/Republican victory in a year in which the N.L. Cubs won the title in 7 games, was/is a first.
“Hedy! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr,” with performances tomorrow night November 11th and Tuesday November 15th, as part of The United Solo Theater Festival (Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), features a truly remarkable performance by Heather Massie, as the wondrous actress and inventor.
Additionally, Ms. Massie, outwardly resembling the beautiful Hedy Lamarr, digs deep inside for insights into Hedy Lamarr’s life.
As a nice cherry or such, on a great desert, Heather Massie voices all the other roles and does some really good impressions of all, highlighted by those of great actors, Jimmy Stewart and George Sanders.
The fascinating story of Ms. Lamarr, who had a patent as far back as the 1940’s for technology that is integral in devices used so often today, (mobile phones lead that list), was told in chronological order, chock full of great informative information.
Directed by Joan Kane, “Hedy!” takes us on a great voyage looking back on the life of an incredible, beautiful woman.
The performance by Ms.Massie guided the audience in a beautiful, humorous and quite informative way.
Click below for more information on this wonderful performance.
‘HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr’ Begins Tonight …
No game today. I will be back tomorrow with a review of a wonderful show about Hedy Lamarr, born 102 years ago today.
