lenquixote66

The party was great .100 people came .The only negative was that my God Daughters husband had emergency surgery on Friday.He is okay but she and I are very close and she wanted to be at the party.The invitation to the party stated no presents but nearly every person who came brought gifts.

Monday July 24 will be my 80th.birthday.My daughters are making me a party on Sunday and have invited close to 100 people.Friends from my childhood,every school that I attended,several work friends,neighbors who became close friends,my nieces and families,nephews and families and many cousins. The reason that I am posting this today rather than tomorrow or Sunday is that several people are coming from long distances and they will be coming to my house today,tonight and tomorrow and I am not sure specifically when they will be here. The reason for such a large gathering is that 5 years ago I was critically Ill land my family made me a Celebration of Life Party. Somehow I am still around ,something totally unexpected in July 2018. My daughters have been planning my birthday party since January of this year to make sure that my long time close friends will be able to come.

TSOTD reads Born In The USA A Long,Long Ago.

In the 1950’s my fathers best friend worked for the recording studio where Tony Bennett recorded Stranger in Paradise.

A childhood friend of mine and her husband owned a restaurant in White Lake for many years.She was the Chef .

Some of those pictures reminded me of Lake George .My wife and I were first there in 1974 and when our kids were old enough to travel we went every summer till 1990.My younger daughter went to Undergraduate college in upstate NY.On parents weekends my wife and I spent time in Lake George.

TSOTD is from the National Basketball Hall Of Fame.

My earliest memory of going to Brighton was boarding the train at either Prospect Park or Parkside Avenue and after the train left the Sheepshead Bay Station everyone would get up and look to see the ocean .My wife grew up in Coney Island and was on that line more than anyone I ever knew.

Bobby Tuzzeo,Editor and Publisher of 21st Century Rock magazine was in a New York band in the 80’s.The band was playing in a NY club one night singing original and songs of other artists.Graham Nash was in the club ,heard their rendition of CSN’s Almost Cut My Hair and said it was the very best that he ever heard.

My younger daughter is a huge fan of the Foo Fighters.Last September she and a friend flew to the UK just to see the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.She goes to as many Foo Fighters concerts as possible.

My singing group is great.Every week is a different theme.Today was songs from the 70’s.

Mine too.Whenever I have been to a wedding with a live band since the song was released I have always requested that they play the song.

That was the way it was when I worked in the area in the mid 60’s .

I remember when the hotel was really classy.There was a movie theater on 23 St. close to Lexington Ave that became a stage theater later . There was a theater called Theatron on 22 St between Lexington and Third that offered stage plays for $1.00 .The theater had about 80 seats.

My Singing For Parkinsons Zoom group just ended.Today ,among others we sang Stairway to Heaven.There was a guest guitarist who told us the story of how Robert Plant got the idea to write the song.

I worked in that area for 25 plus years .It was very beautiful.The residents as I am sure you know all had access to a private park.

I never had pain in the 19 years that I cleaned litter boxes.My pains began when I retired and moved to the burbs .

Although I have lived in NY my entire life I have never driven in Manhattan. My preference has always been city buses.I have actually been on sightseeing buses with no problem.

Re Brooklyn Pizza. Having lived in Brooklyn nearly 60 years my thoughts for best pizza are: DiFara on Ave.J Totono’s L&B Spumoni Gardens Original on Ave.L in Canarsie

Your wife lives in Gramercy Park ? A typo,perhaps.

I hope that she does well post surgery.I had the procedure 13 years ago.

TSOTD is New York Tough with a picture of Mr.Met.

It was probably 2011 or 2012.

This afternoon I was listening to a program on radio.The host of the show mentioned that whenever he watches a baseball game he always looks in the stands to see if he recognizes anyone.I do this as well but never did . A few minutes ago I was watching the Mets and I saw a guy who I worked with and last saw 30 years ago.

Congratulations on your anniversary,Maryann.