I love Joni Mitchell and the work of David Hockney. Brightly colored paintings, child-like and magical. This impromptu photo is wonderful on so many levels.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
JEWISH BASEBALL BOOK
Bernie Wax, retired historian and resident in my building gave me an unexpected gift, The Jewish Baseball Card book.
"The Board of Jewish Major Leaguers, Inc. has been consistently enthusiastic about this book project. Board members Bob Ruxin and BERNARD WAX helpfully commented on working drafts, and Bob has taken the lead in developing a marketing plan , with sage advice from Marty Appel."
It's a terrific coffee table book. I learned that Ian Kinsler, second baseman played for the Red Sox last year in the World Series and is Jewish. I never collected baseball cards when I was a kid but a lot of guys did, Roby, Ken and my friend David. I know guys who have been following baseball since they were five years old like my friends Ron and David. I was not paying attention until August rolled around.
That changed when I moved to Berkeley and couldn't watch them at all. When I returned to Boston, I started watching the games from spring training to the end to make up for all the years I couldn't see them.
"The Board of Jewish Major Leaguers, Inc. has been consistently enthusiastic about this book project. Board members Bob Ruxin and BERNARD WAX helpfully commented on working drafts, and Bob has taken the lead in developing a marketing plan , with sage advice from Marty Appel."
That changed when I moved to Berkeley and couldn't watch them at all. When I returned to Boston, I started watching the games from spring training to the end to make up for all the years I couldn't see them.
NICK CAFARDO LONGTIME RED SOX SPORTS WRITER RIP
OMG, bad omen. Nick Cafardo, beloved, Boston baseball writer unexpectedly passed away yesterday while watching the players at Jet Blue Park....today is the first game, playing Northeastern University....This is not good, not a good way to start the season. Very good tribute in THE ATHLETIC.
Listening to Randy Meisner of the Eagles singing Take It To The Limit on youtube.... 10 second high note, with Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Don Felder.....rock and roll does not get better than that song....1977 LIVE version. Randy Meisner, 'voice of an angel'. Also rockin' out to George Harrison's posthumous induction ceremony to the rock and roll hall of fame with Tom Petty, George's look-alike son Dhani, and Prince on guitar. Awesome....also Traffic, Stevie Winwood, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, never gets old.....it is gratifying to read the comments from young people who are discovering 'classic rock' from my generation. THE BEST ! Listening to rock and roll elevates my mood. I use it as a coping mechanism - it works to keep moving.
Redsox.com has a video remembering Nick Cafardo here.
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH CAROL
Last night I showed A League of Their Own in honor of Penny Marshall who directed, co wrote and co produced the film. She passed away on December 17, 2018, just two months ago. The cast includes Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Geena Davis and Tom Hanks as an alcoholic manager, past his prime. Penny's brother, Garry Marshall also has a small role as the owner of one of the first All American Girl Baseball teams which played during W.W. II when most of the men were away fighting. It is a fictionalized account of the real team and league. Very heartwarming, it operates on many levels, beautiful cinematography....
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24TH
The Sox won today, second Spring Training game against the Minnesota Twins in the Grapefruit League. :):) Yesterday they beat the Yankees ! :):) So that's good, but.....a little overshadowed by the unexpected passing of Nick Cafardo. He is missed.
Listening to Randy Meisner of the Eagles singing Take It To The Limit on youtube.... 10 second high note, with Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Don Felder.....rock and roll does not get better than that song....1977 LIVE version. Randy Meisner, 'voice of an angel'. Also rockin' out to George Harrison's posthumous induction ceremony to the rock and roll hall of fame with Tom Petty, George's look-alike son Dhani, and Prince on guitar. Awesome....also Traffic, Stevie Winwood, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, never gets old.....it is gratifying to read the comments from young people who are discovering 'classic rock' from my generation. THE BEST ! Listening to rock and roll elevates my mood. I use it as a coping mechanism - it works to keep moving.
Redsox.com has a video remembering Nick Cafardo here.
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH CAROL
Last night I showed A League of Their Own in honor of Penny Marshall who directed, co wrote and co produced the film. She passed away on December 17, 2018, just two months ago. The cast includes Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Geena Davis and Tom Hanks as an alcoholic manager, past his prime. Penny's brother, Garry Marshall also has a small role as the owner of one of the first All American Girl Baseball teams which played during W.W. II when most of the men were away fighting. It is a fictionalized account of the real team and league. Very heartwarming, it operates on many levels, beautiful cinematography....
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24TH
The Sox won today, second Spring Training game against the Minnesota Twins in the Grapefruit League. :):) Yesterday they beat the Yankees ! :):) So that's good, but.....a little overshadowed by the unexpected passing of Nick Cafardo. He is missed.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
SPRING TRAINING BROADCAST SCHEDULE 2019
HOORAY ! BASEBALL IS BACK !
Three games are televised this weekend. Go Sox !
Fri., February 22 vs. Northeastern Univ., 1:05 p.m., NESN/WFXT*
Sat., February 23 vs. NY Yankees, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN+
Sun., February 24 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Mon., February 25 at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Tues., February 26 at Toronto, Dunedin, 1:07 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., February 27 vs. Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM; at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.
Thurs., February 28 vs. Washington, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Fri., March 1 at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Sat., March 2 vs. Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Sun., March 3 vs. Minnesota (SS), 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Mon., March 4 at NY Mets (SS), Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Tues., March 5 at Washington at 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., March 6 vs. Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, ESPN
Thurs., March 7 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, ESPN
Fri., March 8 at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Sat., March 9 vs. NY Mets, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Sun., March 10 at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Tues., March 12 vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., March 13 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Thurs., March 14 at Detroit, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Fri., March 15 at NY Yankees at, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Sat., March 16 vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Sun., March 17 vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN; at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
Mon., March 18 at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Tues., March 19 vs. Toronto, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Wed., March 20 at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Thurs., March 21 vs. Tampa Bay (SS), 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN+
Fri., March 22 at Minnesota, 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Sat., March 23 vs. Pittsburgh (SS), 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Mon., March 25 at Chicago Cubs, 9:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN+
Tues., March 26 at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
(SS) - Split Squad
- Home Games are played at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Lee County, Florida
* Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of New England
Three games are televised this weekend. Go Sox !
Fri., February 22 vs. Northeastern Univ., 1:05 p.m., NESN/WFXT*
Sat., February 23 vs. NY Yankees, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN+
Sun., February 24 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Mon., February 25 at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Tues., February 26 at Toronto, Dunedin, 1:07 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., February 27 vs. Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM; at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.
Thurs., February 28 vs. Washington, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Fri., March 1 at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Sat., March 2 vs. Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Sun., March 3 vs. Minnesota (SS), 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Mon., March 4 at NY Mets (SS), Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Tues., March 5 at Washington at 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., March 6 vs. Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, ESPN
Thurs., March 7 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, ESPN
Fri., March 8 at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Sat., March 9 vs. NY Mets, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Sun., March 10 at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Tues., March 12 vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Wed., March 13 vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Thurs., March 14 at Detroit, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, MLBN
Fri., March 15 at NY Yankees at, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Sat., March 16 vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Sun., March 17 vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN; at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.
Mon., March 18 at Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM
Tues., March 19 vs. Toronto, 1:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN/WFXT*
Wed., March 20 at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Thurs., March 21 vs. Tampa Bay (SS), 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN+
Fri., March 22 at Minnesota, 6:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
Sat., March 23 vs. Pittsburgh (SS), 1:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN
Mon., March 25 at Chicago Cubs, 9:05 p.m., WEEI 93.7 FM, NESN+
Tues., March 26 at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m., WEEI 850 AM, NESN
(SS) - Split Squad
- Home Games are played at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Lee County, Florida
* Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of New England
Monday, February 18, 2019
WINTER FILM SERIES
My way of dealing with freezing cold temps is to show movies on saturday night, my Winter Film series. This season I showed romantic comedies with strong female leads.
Some of them include, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean with Cher, Karen Black, Cathy Bates and Sandy Dennis. It is not a romantic comedy but a strong female ensemble cast directed by Robert Altman. The whole film takes place inside a 'five and dime'. To me it's the closest to Woolworths which I sorely miss.....nostalgic and powerful performances. Very powerfully told, with flashbacks and memories....
We started with Moonstruck, one of the best romantic comedies with Cher, (playing Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper) Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis who has a famous line " do you love him Loretta ? Yes, says Cher. "That's too bad, they will hurt you because they know they can." You have to love the beautiful Brooklyn, multi-story townhouse the Castorinis live in. Vincent Gardenia is the father who is a plumber. That explains the gorgeous townhouse.
Another 'black comedy' and one of my all time faves, Harold and Maude, a cult classic, starring Ruth Gordon (from Boston) and Bud Cort. I love it - she plays a 79 year old character who is incredibly feisty while she teaches the 20 something young Harold how to LIVE, "give me an L, give me an I, give me a V" and so on - music by Cat Stevens.
One of the best so far is Something's Gotta Give, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves and Frances McDormand. Just fabulous, plus the beautiful house in the Hamptons - very smart, adult film.....
to be continued....
Some of them include, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean with Cher, Karen Black, Cathy Bates and Sandy Dennis. It is not a romantic comedy but a strong female ensemble cast directed by Robert Altman. The whole film takes place inside a 'five and dime'. To me it's the closest to Woolworths which I sorely miss.....nostalgic and powerful performances. Very powerfully told, with flashbacks and memories....
We started with Moonstruck, one of the best romantic comedies with Cher, (playing Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper) Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis who has a famous line " do you love him Loretta ? Yes, says Cher. "That's too bad, they will hurt you because they know they can." You have to love the beautiful Brooklyn, multi-story townhouse the Castorinis live in. Vincent Gardenia is the father who is a plumber. That explains the gorgeous townhouse.
Another 'black comedy' and one of my all time faves, Harold and Maude, a cult classic, starring Ruth Gordon (from Boston) and Bud Cort. I love it - she plays a 79 year old character who is incredibly feisty while she teaches the 20 something young Harold how to LIVE, "give me an L, give me an I, give me a V" and so on - music by Cat Stevens.
One of the best so far is Something's Gotta Give, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves and Frances McDormand. Just fabulous, plus the beautiful house in the Hamptons - very smart, adult film.....
to be continued....
Thursday, February 14, 2019
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2019
What a surprise ! A happy valentine from Ron and Pam and Keith, Pam' dad....
Monday, February 4, 2019
IT'S TRUCK DAY !
FEBRUARY 4th, 2019
Signs of Spring. So far, we're having a mild winter snow wise, see photo below - no snow in sight on Feb. 4th. We've had a couple of days of frigid, minus 5 degree temps but overall, milder, thank you universe. Truck Day always puts a smile on my face.....Feb. 12th, pitchers and catchers report to Jet Blue Park for Spring Training :):) All the starting pitchers were there in advance.
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Signs of Spring. So far, we're having a mild winter snow wise, see photo below - no snow in sight on Feb. 4th. We've had a couple of days of frigid, minus 5 degree temps but overall, milder, thank you universe. Truck Day always puts a smile on my face.....Feb. 12th, pitchers and catchers report to Jet Blue Park for Spring Training :):) All the starting pitchers were there in advance.
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