Up, Down, Around
From Subways Are Their Own Separate World… by Asli Akalin, msm.com:
Cue the music: “New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town!/ The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down/ The people ride in a hole in the ground…” Lyrics Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from On the Town (1949). Photo from Google Images: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, one of the greatest ever openings to a musical:
Crazy. Headline from nypost.com: “$570k pension for NYC lifeguard is just the tip of an iceberg of corruption.”
Remember WWII? Try this headline on for size. From foxnews.com: “Israel’s new $634M German-built ‘doomsday’ sub gives major boost to Iran deterrence.” Things change. Hey, Japan and Germany are now our allies too.
From FN: “American cities reject Flock cameras due to privacy concerns.” May the resistance spread all over the USA.
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RIP basketball legend Don Nelson, 86. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, he grew up in Illinois. He played collegiately at Iowa, where he left as the school’s all-time leading scorer. He is a member of its Hall of Fame. Primarily a small forward, he was drafted by the Chicago Zephyrs in 1962, the 17th overall selection in what then was a nine-team league. He spent two years with the Lakers, then struck gold when he was traded to the Celtics in ’65. He was a member of five of their championships. In 14 seasons he averaged 10.3 PPG and 4.9 RPG. He was an assistant for all of 18 games before ascending to head coach with the Bucks in ’76. That began a phenomenal 31-year run and a then league record 1335 wins. He also had stints with the Warriors, the Knicks briefly and the Mavericks. Alas, he did not have the same luck regarding championships as he had as a player, although he was named Coach of the Year three times. Married twice, he was a father of six. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He retired to Hawaii, becoming an entrepreneur, cultivating flowers, coffee and cannabis. Awesome, Sir. Facts from Google AI Mode photo from GI:
Among today’s celebrations, it’s National Book Lovers Day:
Very hot today at the Anti-Inflation Book Shop despite a nice breeze, especially at the tail end of the session when the sunhine was eclipsing the shade. My thanks to the woman who donated an awesome cache of Russian hardcovers and two miscellaneous items, and to Marty, NYPD retired, who delivered a nice mix of popular paperbacks and CDs; and to the woman who bought the wheeled airport carrier; and to the young man who purchased a vase, a knickknack, four Blu Ray DVDs, Armageddon by Leon Uris and The Key to the Suite by John D. McDonald; and to the Lady Eve, who rendered glowing praise for my latest short story, Pocket Knife.
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