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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 17, 2023 19:32:29 GMT -5
Oh, I meant to add Kaybli that driving back I got to see the old "Trenton Makes, The World Takes" sign brightly illuminated off of Highway 1. I haven't seen that in years and thought it had deteriorated. Looks like they've freshened it up.
Trenton doesn't make my Top Ten Cities in New Jersey list.
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Post by inger on Sept 17, 2023 20:04:40 GMT -5
lol. I'll need pipps' super spy intelligence.
Actually just too much socializing. A big birthday bash for my sweetest cousin on Friday that ran well past my bedtime and then up your way -- Monmouth Junction, if that rings a bell -- on Saturday for an extravagant anniversary celebration for some friends. About 400 in attendance, open bar with top-shelf liquor -- these friends are Indian, and I have never seen over-the-top celebrations that could out-do what well-heeled Indians can produce. It was almost a two-hour drive and we didn't get back until after midnight, then had to be up 5:30 to get to a memorial service. I missed the Friday and Saturday games completely and came in today in time to see Volpe's home run and everything that went downhill after that. I'm getting too old for this. I might take it easy tomorrow. Rain dances, war dances. I’ll bet it was a gas. But sometimes the saloon keepers hid the top shelf liquor when they came in… 🍿 ☕️ 🍺 |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 18, 2023 0:06:53 GMT -5
Oh, I meant to add Kaybli that driving back I got to see the old "Trenton Makes, The World Takes" sign brightly illuminated off of Highway 1. I haven't seen that in years and thought it had deteriorated. Looks like they've freshened it up. Trenton doesn't make my Top Ten Cities in New Jersey list. Lol I don’t think Trenton makes anyone’s top ten cities list unless you’re talking about top ten cities you want to avoid. Not as bad as Camden at least. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 18, 2023 0:56:36 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2023 16:07:52 GMT -5
The heat is leaving across the nation as we slowly enter into Fall, so he's likely hiking some trail with Mrs. Pipps, sampling local pub fare and refreshments along the way, while combining visits to baseball historical sites in the area. Sorry I've been off the air for a bit. Not really on an adventure -- although Saturday we will head up to the Canadian Maritimes, focused on Prince Edward Island, and there will indeed be plenty of hiking involved -- it's a great place for that -- and of course it's one of the seafood capitals of the world. But no baseball sites that I am aware of. There have only been 31 MLB players from the Canadian Maritimes. Twelve of them played in the nineteenth century, and only eleven since the start of the live ball era. The three most recent are the only three I have much recollection of, all from the 1990s to early 2000s -- pitchers Rheal Cormier and Jason Dickson and catcher Matt Stairs, all from New Brunswick. There have only been three major league players from Prince Edward Island. The only one in my lifetime was Kansas City A's pitcher Vern Handrahan, who was up briefly in the 1960s, but I have no memory of him. Maybe I'll do some snooping around up there to get the lowdown on him. Good to know that you and Mrs. Pipps are hale and healthy. I admire your spirit of adventure and perambulation. Supposedly, I am a descendant of either Samuel de Champlain or Jacques Cartier - my Aunt Helen researched and then mixed up the lineage more than once. Either way, someone with my blood trace explored the Saint Lawerence river region and bay in the early 1600s or early 1500s. Speaking of Rheal Cormier, when I first saw his name on a MLB uniform, I assumed incorrectly that he was from south Louisiana, as Cormier is a very common name in Vermilion Parish. Sadly, Cormier died of pancreatic cancer in 2021. Enjoy your travels, my friend! And, let us know about the seafood victuals you try.  |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2023 16:08:49 GMT -5
Bee "A" Bae Bee "A" Bee Bee "A" Bicky Bye Bicky Bye Bo Bicky Bye Bo Bee "A" Bicky Bye Bae Bee "A" Bae Bicky Bye Bo "Swingin' The Alphabet." One of their best. The way all college professors should be. Always with the gown and mortarboard. I can always count on you to agree with my appreciation of high culture like the Marx Brothers!  |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2023 16:15:29 GMT -5
Monmouth Junction is 15 minutes from where I live. My best friend grew up in Monmouth Junction, I know the area well. If you think Indians can party, you have to see Bengalis do it!  Well you guys are from the same neck of the woods, so I believe it. This crew was mainly Punjabi. Gulf Arabs can do a pretty good wing-ding too. And while I'm at it, Italians are no slouches at this party biz either. I'm sure Rizz will confirm. Unfortunately, my family didn't have the "soldi" - as my grandfather called money - for top-shelf liquor. Nevertheless, they did imbibe heartily and gregariously. Cajun culture - on my mother's side - can certainly paint the town red on any given occasion or none at all. As I said, I am a social creature when it comes to libation, as I would not deign to allow someone to drink alone and thus discourage discussion and possible enlightenment. |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2023 16:16:40 GMT -5
Absolutely incredible what has happened to the Bronx Bombers.  |
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Post by inger on Sept 18, 2023 18:44:19 GMT -5
Absolutely incredible what has happened to the Bronx Bombers. They’re just bombers in another sense now, as in “They really bombed this season”… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 18, 2023 19:43:51 GMT -5
Sorry I've been off the air for a bit. Not really on an adventure -- although Saturday we will head up to the Canadian Maritimes, focused on Prince Edward Island, and there will indeed be plenty of hiking involved -- it's a great place for that -- and of course it's one of the seafood capitals of the world. But no baseball sites that I am aware of. There have only been 31 MLB players from the Canadian Maritimes. Twelve of them played in the nineteenth century, and only eleven since the start of the live ball era. The three most recent are the only three I have much recollection of, all from the 1990s to early 2000s -- pitchers Rheal Cormier and Jason Dickson and catcher Matt Stairs, all from New Brunswick. There have only been three major league players from Prince Edward Island. The only one in my lifetime was Kansas City A's pitcher Vern Handrahan, who was up briefly in the 1960s, but I have no memory of him. Maybe I'll do some snooping around up there to get the lowdown on him. Good to know that you and Mrs. Pipps are hale and healthy. I admire your spirit of adventure and perambulation. Supposedly, I am a descendant of either Samuel de Champlain or Jacques Cartier - my Aunt Helen researched and then mixed up the lineage more than once. Either way, someone with my blood trace explored the Saint Lawerence river region and bay in the early 1600s or early 1500s. Speaking of Rheal Cormier, when I first saw his name on a MLB uniform, I assumed incorrectly that he was from south Louisiana, as Cormier is a very common name in Vermilion Parish. Sadly, Cormier died of pancreatic cancer in 2021. Enjoy your travels, my friend! And, let us know about the seafood victuals you try. Thank you for your kind wishes, Monsieur. It would certainly be plausible that the origins on your maternal side could be through Champlain -- his wife's name was Boule if that rings any familial bells -- since he established a settlement in Acadia (later Nova Scotia) from which the Acadians were expelled by the British in 1745 and many wound up in the French settlement of Louisiana. I am sure you know the term Cajun is derived from Acadian. We visited Grand Pre National Park in Nova Scotia a few years ago, the place that had been a major Acadian settlement and the setting for Longfellow's somewhat fanciful historical tale of "Evangeline." Just a beautiful, serene setting. If memory serves, M. Inger also has French-Canadian antecedents on his mother's side. Not saying you two are cousins twice removed or anything, but maybe you should do the Ancestry.com DNA test just to be on the safe side. I did not know that about Rheal Cormier. Sorry to learn about his demise. I always loved his name, which sounded more like a goalie for the Quebec Nordiques than a major league pitcher. And for sure, I will issue a detailed report on what I expect to be a heavily seafood-based regimen in PEI. The pelican diet. They are also famous for potatoes -- one of the main tourist attractions is a potato museum, which gives you some idea of how much action there is on the island. But we're around for the next few days, so I will get to see the Toronto series (and that will be it for me for Yankee baseball in 2023, barring a comeback for the ages that would almost have to include taking a minimum of five out of six from the Blue Jays.) |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 18, 2023 19:54:20 GMT -5
"Swingin' The Alphabet." One of their best. The way all college professors should be. Always with the gown and mortarboard. I can always count on you to agree with my appreciation of high culture like the Marx Brothers! The Marx Brothers, especially in their early films, were pure genius. When they switched studios and the new guys wanted more structure rather than the improvisational chaos of the first efforts, things definitely went downhill. Having said that Rizz, I believe you are thinking of Groucho performing in gown and mortarboard as Quincy Adams Wagstaff doing "(Whatever It Is) I'm Against It" from their 1932 movie "Horsefeathers." The Bee-A-Bo number was the work of those other comedic masters The Three Stooges from the Columbia Short "Swingin' The Alphabet" with Moe leading the instruction of a group of unimpressed female students. In "Horsefeathers" Groucho is the newly-appointed President of Huxley University. His stated goal is to build a university that the football team can be proud of. Nothing new under the sun. |
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Post by inger on Sept 18, 2023 20:09:29 GMT -5
I can always count on you to agree with my appreciation of high culture like the Marx Brothers! The Marx Brothers, especially in their early films, were pure genius. When they switched studios and the new guys wanted more structure rather than the improvisational chaos of the first efforts, things definitely went downhill. Having said that Rizz, I believe you are thinking of Groucho performing in gown and mortarboard as Quincy Adams Wagstaff doing "(Whatever It Is) I'm Against It" from their 1932 movie "Horsefeathers." The Bee-A-Bo number was the work of those other comedic masters The Three Stooges from the Columbia Short "Swingin' The Alphabet" with Moe leading the instruction of a group of unimpressed female students. In "Horsefeathers" Groucho is the newly-appointed President of Huxley University. His stated goal is to build a university that the football team can be proud of. Nothing new under the sun. I believe Mel Brooks “sort of” reprised the Bee-A-Boo in one of his movies. Perhaps one of those History of the World spoofs he did. I think it went into the ficky-fies, ending in “Ficky-Fie F—- You”… 🤓 Brooks at his best was pure madcap comic genius. Brooks is still living at 97. He must be an absolute hoot when he soils himself… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 18, 2023 20:25:49 GMT -5
The Marx Brothers, especially in their early films, were pure genius. When they switched studios and the new guys wanted more structure rather than the improvisational chaos of the first efforts, things definitely went downhill. Having said that Rizz, I believe you are thinking of Groucho performing in gown and mortarboard as Quincy Adams Wagstaff doing "(Whatever It Is) I'm Against It" from their 1932 movie "Horsefeathers." The Bee-A-Bo number was the work of those other comedic masters The Three Stooges from the Columbia Short "Swingin' The Alphabet" with Moe leading the instruction of a group of unimpressed female students. In "Horsefeathers" Groucho is the newly-appointed President of Huxley University. His stated goal is to build a university that the football team can be proud of. Nothing new under the sun. I believe Mel Brooks “sort of” reprised the Bee-A-Boo in one of his movies. Perhaps one of those History of the World spoofs he did. I think it went into the ficky-fies, ending in “Ficky-Fie F—- You”… 🤓 Brooks at his best was pure madcap comic genius. Brooks is still living at 97. He must be an absolute hoot when he soils himself… Whoa, I did not know he was still among the living. Bob Newhart is still around and recently turned 94. His wife of 60 years passed away earlier this year. |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 18, 2023 20:36:42 GMT -5
I can always count on you to agree with my appreciation of high culture like the Marx Brothers! The Marx Brothers, especially in their early films, were pure genius. When they switched studios and the new guys wanted more structure rather than the improvisational chaos of the first efforts, things definitely went downhill. Having said that Rizz, I believe you are thinking of Groucho performing in gown and mortarboard as Quincy Adams Wagstaff doing "(Whatever It Is) I'm Against It" from their 1932 movie "Horsefeathers." The Bee-A-Bo number was the work of those other comedic masters The Three Stooges from the Columbia Short "Swingin' The Alphabet" with Moe leading the instruction of a group of unimpressed female students. In "Horsefeathers" Groucho is the newly-appointed President of Huxley University. His stated goal is to build a university that the football team can be proud of. Nothing new under the sun. You are correct! I meant to say The Three Stooges and somehow wrote down the Marx Brothers instead! I loved the Marx Brothers much more than The Stooges, but both were critical to my upbringing and sense of logic. |
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Post by inger on Sept 18, 2023 20:57:06 GMT -5
I believe Mel Brooks “sort of” reprised the Bee-A-Boo in one of his movies. Perhaps one of those History of the World spoofs he did. I think it went into the ficky-fies, ending in “Ficky-Fie F—- You”… 🤓 Brooks at his best was pure madcap comic genius. Brooks is still living at 97. He must be an absolute hoot when he soils himself… Whoa, I did not know he was still among the living. Bob Newhart is still around and recently turned 94. His wife of 60 years passed away earlier this year. Newhart looks frail and gaunt, not much different than he was in his 40’s. 🤓 I recently saw what wax represented as a recent photo of Brooks. He hasn’t changed much if the photo truly is recent. Most likely wearing a handshake buzzer at all times… |
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