Music is with me always, even though I don't make music myself. I can't clearly go back to when music became THAT important to me. I guess it was when I traded in those little yellow children's records for rock n roll 45's....maybe at the ripe age of 8 or 9. But even before that, I remember watching the tv with my dad and listening to HIS favorites which ran the gammit from Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, etc. to Joe Williams, Eartha Kitt and others.
He gets the money for it and buys the ring the weekend before Valentine’s Day. Then, he and his roommate decide to take their girls out to dinner on Valentine’s Day.
Kenny, a skinny quite type who was into reading and music and me somewhere in between both socially and physically. Here we were high school buddies in our mid twenties heading down to the everglades to camp out and listen to this band Phish. Phish was tapping a nerve in America at the time. It was the same nerve the grateful dead found, but with a different generation. It was the adventure that each Phish show promised that lead us and 75,000 others down to the everglades to camp
Moreover, tourism has become a part of Florida’s history. Tourists and residents like my husband and I often enjoy visiting theme parks, military bases and Kennedy Space Center. Finally, moving to Florida has provided my husband and me with the opportunity to purchase affordable real estate. Over 60% of homes in Florida are owner occupied. According to many studies home ownership also provides many benefits to the family, children and the community.
He is also an inspiration to young comedians who want to make it big. Today Will continues to make movies. His upcoming movies include “Step Brothers” and “The Goods: The Don Ready Story.” (“Will Ferrell” starpulse.com) He also spends time with his family in his homes in Los Angeles and New York. All around, Will Ferrell is an “ordinary” guy who made it big, stayed true to himself, and didn’t let fame go to his head. Way to stay classy,
The Boatman’s are huge St. Louis Cardinals fans and they have season tickets every year. Other than coming to celebrate my Grammy’s birthday, one of the other reasons that my Uncle Buck and Aunt Julie came to Troy was to finish my Aunt Julie’s Invisaline. Essentially, Invisaline is a retainer like form of braces but they are invisible, hence the name. Invisaline is a very costly procedure and my Uncle Rich did it for free for her, like all of the other dental work he graciously does for our family. The night before we left for home, we were going to take a trip to the dental office after dinner to make the final touches on Julie’s Invisaline.
Emil the Sly Medic Another chilly December afternoon, my family was still absorbing the festivities of Christmas, preparing for New Year’s. I arrive at Uncle Mickey and Aunty Dot’s house, also known as Emil and Dorothy Hugo. Ever since they had retired, they have always been very supportive with my family, attending our sports activities as much as possible. We sat down and he offered me a can of guava juice as usual. His raspy, Pigeon accent and carefree mood comforts me as we settle down to watch the College Bowl Games.
Baseball is a game of fathers and sons. When I expressed an interest in visiting baseball stadiums around the country to my dad, he was enthusiastic and proud. As we planned our first journey, my dad reminisced about his own travels to distant cities to experience an afternoon of America’s favorite pastime when he was my age. Ever since I was born, however, we had always only gone to either of the two New York baseball venues: Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium. I yearned to visit new ballparks to experience the game in new and different ways.
On May 15th of 2002, the Mets were playing the Montreal Expos in Shea Stadium and my father had obtained two front row seat tickets to the game via his business partner. I was thrilled for the whole week leading up to the game because I was finally going to see my hero play. Sitting down in the front row seats was an
Part one: Nick Carraway is a young man from Minnesota who moves to New York to learn about the bond business. It is the summer of 1922 when he rent a home in Wrest Egg District on Long Island. The Wrest Egg District is an area populated by the newly rich people who have established social connections. Nick has a mysterious next door neighbor in this establishment named Jay Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby lives in a gigantic mansion and throws extravagant parties every weekend.