Last Sunday, Tara, Tim and I met up with a family that we knew from when Timmy was in day care. Their daughter goes to school with Timmy.
Each time Timmy left a school or moved up a grade, I asked Tara the same question.... "What if the parents aren't as awesome as these parents were?" I swear to God, Timmy is much better at adjusting to new environments than his old man is. Every year, it gets a bit tougher. Remember, the two best men at my wedding, I met them both in kindergarten, so I think its safe to say I'm pretty loyal. It's also safe to say I have adjustment issues.
The people we met at Loving and Learning (Timmy's day care) were essentially the first friends we had in Oceanside. I still keep in touch with many of them and some of them still go to school with Timmy, others are either in Long Beach or RVC. Kindergarten was a great group of parents, that was a really fun year. We didn't make as many friends in first grade as we did the year before, but the ones we made were golden.
Timmy has a crew of 5 guys in his class he considers his posse (my word, not his). So that's good. But I've been to a couple of his classmates birthday parties this year and I haven't hit it off with anyone. Sure, I'm friendly with a couple of them, but the first time I met Sue and Dan (first grade) Maria and Dennis (Kindergarden) and Dan and Pam, Karen and Dan (lots of Dans in Oceanside) to name just a few from L&L, I knew I had made friends for life.
I realize that this shouldn't be an issue for a man my age, but well as Barbara Streisand sang, People who need people are the luckiest people in the world. And as Karl the Ace Ludwig always says "I'd rather be lucky than good any day."
ROMANCE: A-Rod and J-Lo an item?
I mean, this kind of HAD to happen right? If ever two people in this universe were meant to be together, it had to be former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, and actress/singer Jennifer Lopez. It's not just their Latin heritage or their connections to the Bronx, it's their massive egos, their unquenchable thirst for attention, and their overall diva-ness that make them the perfect couple.
There was nothing more annoying to me than turning on WFAN on the way home from work and having to hear people discussing A-Rod and Derek Jeter, A-Rod and his wife, A-Rod and his mistress the stripper, A-Rod and his contract, A-Rod and steroids. What would drive me nuts would be how he would act like he hated the attention good or bad all the while doing everything in his power to attract it. Like someone who disguises themselves so they won't be recognized, then gets all pissed off because nobody recognizes them.
And was there ever a more obnoxious couple then J-Lo and Ben Affleck (or Bennifer as they were called)? I heard more about their wedding that never happened than most weddings that did. (Hondo from the Post speculated that the reason Bennifer's nuptials were called off was because he didn't want a big a$$ wedding) I thought when she married Marc Anthony, that would be the last we'd hear of her love life, but alas it was not to be.
Fasten you seat belts folks, you're about to get more than your fill of J-Rod or A-Lo.
TELEVISION: The Return of a classic...
So Timmy and I were flipping around the TV a couple of Sunday's ago, when we stumbled across a show that grabbed both of our attention. I was excited, but a little annoyed.
Nobody informed Weekly Mail that Wonderama was back on TV!
Wonderama was a Sunday morning staple in my very early years, the show my dad would turn on
and put me in front of the TV with bowl of cereal to watch while he got ready and went to church. Now it comes on 6 PM Sunday evening on Channel 11 here in New York. The host, David Osmond (nephew of Donny and Marie) is a singer and also a producer of the reboot. He seems like a nice kid, but for now, my loyalties lie with Bob McAllister.
Last week, they had a group of physicists on doing experiments with balloons, as well as a couple of young filmmakers. They also played Snakes in a Can, borrowing from the old show.
What they didn't take from the old show was the swag that they used to give away. I was looking for a clip of Bob McAllister singing the old Wonderama's signature sign off song Kids Are People Too, and I came across this classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA8iC1niJ4E&t=115s
Now if you didn't watch the clip or even if you did, here is the rundown of what McAllister gave the kids in the audience....
1) Good Humour Ice Cream
2) RC Cola
3) A voucher for a Whopper, fries and soda at Burger King
4) Hostess Twinkies
5) Andy Candy or was it Andes Candy, not sure but it was candy nonetheless
6) Happy Gator
7) Fruit Gum
8) Charms Blow Pops
The only thing he forgot was the box of Cubans and the 40 dogg of Colt 45.
Can you imagine if David Osmond tried to give away that crap today? Michelle Obama would have him thrown in Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Soda, Twinkies, Ice Cream and Burger King? And a steak dinner for the parents?
Those were the days.
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On a serious note, I was saddened to learn of the passing of an old friend, Joe McBride last weekend. On what is normally one of the more festive weekends in Rockaway, one of Rockaway's own succumbed to cancer at an all too young age. I hadn't seen or heard from Joe in many years, but thinking of him brought me back to all the good times I had at 109 Street Park during the summers of my youth. Joe was the kind of guy you wanted to have on your side, and thankfully more often than not, I had him on mine. RIP.
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Clocks went ahead one hour this morning, which means we'll all be walking around like zombies for a few days. And WTF is up with this weather? Caught this interview the other night and the guy and gal they talked to hit it right on the head....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnpke5q-iQ
Stay warm (and awake my friends)
and Have a Great Week
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