April 13, 1978. Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Andrew and I were there. As usual we packed a bagged lunch, hopped the subway, and bought outfield upper deck seats for a game against the White Sox. As we entered the Stadium, we were each handed a small, square chocolate bar. A Reggie bar, to be … Continue reading “It’s Raining Candy Bars”
Category: Bronx
Original Fiction: Invaders
I mentioned previously that I still had the story I wrote the night the NY Islanders won their first Stanley Cup. Without further ado, here it is. I’ve been living in this area all of my life and I don’t think I ever saw anything quite like it. They came in droves, crowding into what … Continue reading “Original Fiction: Invaders”
Now On Deck
It’s not a book contract, but my publishing career has taken a small step forward… The editor of a Yankees blog (www.startspreadingthenews.com) read one of my baseball posts and asked permission to reprint some of them on his blog. The first one appears today, concerning my chance encounter with Lou Piniella. I invite everyone to … Continue reading “Now On Deck”
Game Winning Goal
This may come as little surprise to those of you have read my 116 posts thus far, but I like to write. Term papers and research projects in school, reports and memos at work, founding documents and think pieces in my startups, I’ve always had a knack for stringing words together. What may come as … Continue reading “Game Winning Goal”
Cool Kid
One of my coworkers was telling us earlier about finding smoking paraphernalia in his daughter’s room, and it reminded me of a funny story. As I’ve mentioned before, I entered high school at the ripe age of 12 and was quickly overwhelmed at the social changes in my life. Included in my new activities was … Continue reading “Cool Kid”