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8/27/10 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. ANDREW JACOBSON
After's: JIMMY'S
8/20/10 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
4. MARY PASCHALL
After's: CHEZ PASCHALL
8/13/10 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
4. ANDREW JACOBSON
After's: JIMMY'S
AA's: WELCOME TO THE JOHNSON'S
8/6/10 (1)
1. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
7/30/10 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. JESSICA STEIN
5. DAN PATRICK
After's: JIMMY'S
AA's: WELCOME TO THE JOHNSON'S
7/23/10 (2)
1. KEN
2. JAN
After's: JIMMY'S
7/16/10 (2)
1. KEN
2. JAN
After's: JIMMY'S
7/9/10 (3)
1. KEN
2. SUE BERCH, SUNY-B grad and multi-talented dialect actress who works in Theater, Film, TV & Commercials. She's performed on 3 continents, and was also a Who from Whoville in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
3. DAVID DREXLER, SUNY-B grad, now a prominent Los Angeles Attorney/Actor. Check out his website here.
After's: JIMMY'S
7/2/10 (1)
1. KEN
6/25/10 (0)
"Black Friday"
6/18/10 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. PERRY STARER
7. JOANNE STARER, professional editor and ghost writer.
After's: JIMMY'S
AA's: TRENDY CLUB?
6/11/10 (1)
1. KEN
6/4/10 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. ROB ABNER, owner of The Bull Pub in historic Bullville, NY, featuring a large selection of beer and wine, as well as Sake, Sake Bombs, and Ty Ku Soju. The Bull Pub also offers darts, pool, foosball, as well as free peanuts and a limited bar menu. Click here to join The Bull Pub Facebook Page
After's: JIMMY'S
5/28/10 (3)
1. KEN
2. STEVE PASCHALL
3. ANDREW JACOBSON
After's: CHEZ PASCHALL
5/21/10 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S
5/14/10 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
5/7/10 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. ANDREW JACOBSON, Ken's trustworthy Tax Accountant and Phish Phan Supreme. Need a good accountant? Click Here!
After's: JIMMY'S
4/30/10 (8)
"Endicott Reunion"
1. KEN
2. ADAM
3. SUSAN
4. MINDI GOLDSMITH ROSENTHAL
5. PATTI WASIAK MOLINARI
6. CORY SIEGEL COWAN
7. DAVID ZINK
8. JEFFREY SILVERSTEIN
After's: JIMMY'S
4/23/10 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
4/16/10 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. DAVE GELLER
After's: JIMMY'S
4/9/10 (1)
1. KEN
After's: SAN LOCO, Burrito.
4/2/10 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
3/26/10 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: BODEGA (E Broadway and Clinton) Turkey Hero
3/19/10 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
After's: VESELKA (K: Bigos, a hearty, Ukranian Hunter's Style Stew of Kielbasa, Roast Pork, Sauerkraut & onions, served with mashed potatoes. J: Chili)
3/12/10 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S
3/5/10 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
2/26/10 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
After's: VESELKA
2/19/10 (5?)
1. ADAM
2. JAN*
3. SUSAN
4. SUSAN'S FRIEND 1, Names, I need names..
5. SUSAN'S FRIEND 2 C'mon how many times do I have to ask?
After's: JIMMY'S (J)
*denotes 1:20am appearance, can of Coke.
2/12/10 (2)
1. BOBBY
2. MATHEW FERREIRA
*Bobby is Sole Horseman!
2/5/10 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. CHRIS LOUISE
4. FRED RHOADES, JR.
5. DYANNE ROBLES
After's: JIMMY'S(!)
1/29/10 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. REBECCA SCHMOYER, classical guitarist, formerly of early '90's avant-garde noise band 5Chin400. Check out her website
1/22/10 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
1/15/10 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
1/8/10 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. LOUIS SOLISH
After's: VESELKA
1/1/10 (6)
"1st Friday of the Decade!"
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. MARK McCLEMMENS
5. PAUL McCLEMMENS
6. ANNE COHEN, from Grateful Dead Europe Tour 1990!
12/23/09 (2) "Wednesday Night Pre-Xmas"
1. JAN
2. KEN
12/18/09 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. SUZANNE
6. JONATHAN
7. ADAM
After's: JIMMY'S
12/11/09 (0)
"Black Friday"
12/4/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. DAN PATRICK
5. JESSICA STEIN
After's: JIMMY"S
11/27/09 (5)
1. JAN*
2. BAM BAM
3. LIZ, gf
4. RICH, bro
5. FRED, friend
*1st non-Ken solo Horsemen appearance ever!!!
11/20/09 (1)
1. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
11/13/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
11/6/09 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. EARL
Afters: JIMMY'S
10/30/09 (1)
1. KEN
10/23/09 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
10/16/09 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. SCOTT TELLES, bassist, lead singer and founding member of ST-37, Austin's long-time Psychedelic Space/Punk Krautrock Trance band.
Afters: JIMMY'S
10/9/09 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
10/2/09 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
9/25/09 (7)
"Season Opener"
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. LEYDA YUGANSON
6. STEVE PASCHALL
7. MARY PASCHALL
Afters: JIMMY'S
9/18/09 (0)
"Rosh Hashanah"
9/11/09 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. MARK McCLEMENS
Afters: JIMMY'S
9/4/09 (9)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. MARK PRESSMAN
5. KENNY D.
6. BLAKE GERARD (Guest #54), Ken's freshman roommate from SUNY Binghamton, now a college professor at the University of Alabama.. you can read all about Blake here
7. BAM BAM ELLIOT
8. FRANCIS "FINKLE" KROV III, Bam Bam's future brother-in-law (Guest #55)
9. LIZ KROV III, Bam Bam's Fiance (Guest #56)
Afters: JIMMY'S
8/28/09 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
4. RONNI FUNK-SIEGEL (Guest #53), last appearance 6/15/07.
8/21/09 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
8/14/09 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
8/7/09 (1)
1. KEN
7/31/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
Afters: JIMMY'S
7/24/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. MARK McCLEMENS
Afters: JIMMY'S
7/17/09 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
7/10/09 (5)
"400th Night at McSorley's!" (?)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. PERRY STARER (Guest #52), last appearance 6/27/08
5. KENNY D.
Afters: JIMMY'S
7/3/09 (1)
1. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
6/26/09 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. HOWIE HIRSHFIELD (Guest #49), Ken's old friend from Bayside.
6. SARAH HIRSHFIELD (Guest #50!), Howie's kid, a film student at Mount Holyoke University.
7. RENEE HIRSHFIELD (Guest #51), Sarah's mom.
Afters: JIMMY'S
6/19/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
6/12/09 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. MARK McCLEMENS
5. BAM BAM ELLIOT (Guest #47), student, long time 12darks fan.
6. DAN MEYER (Guest #48), student, Bam Bam's friend.
Afters: JIMMY'S
6/5/09 (7)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. LEYDA
5. PAUL D. (Guest #44)
6. ANDREW JACOBSON (Guest #45), Ken's accountant.
7. MATT CARLSON (Guest #46), his friend from Boston, in town to see Phish at JB.
Afters: JIMMY'S
5/29/09 (3)
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
5/22/09 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
5/15/09 (9)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. MARK "CLAMBO" McCLEMENS
5. CHRIS LOUISE (Guest #39)
6. RAKU (Guest #40), *1st appearance since 3/24/06
7. JAMIE (Guest #41)
8. SCOTT (Guest #42)
9. ILLYSE (Guest #43)
Afters: JIMMY'S
5/8/09 (5)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
3. JOAN W. (Guest #38)
4. JESSICA STEIN
5. DAN PATRICK
5/1/09 (8)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. RUTH
6. PAULA NEWMAN
7. CINDY BRESLOFF (Guest #36), 1st appearance since 10/5/07.
8. PETE MADIGAN (Guest #37), Cindy's friend from ski house, computer guy from Cherry Hill, NJ. 1st time in McSorley's!
Afters: JIMMY'S
4/24/09 (2)
1. KEN
2. WARREN
Afters: JIMMY'S
4/17/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
4/10/09 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
AA's: VESELKA
4/3/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. STEVE PASCHALL
5. LOUIS SOLISH
Afters: JIMMY'S
3/27/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. SURFER DAVE
Afters: JIMMY'S
3/20/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. RUTH
6. STEVE PASCHALL
Afters: CHEZ PASCHALL
3/13/09 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
*Also, Gerry Katz, aka "The Night Watchman"
Afters: JIMMY'S
AA's: VESELKA
3/6/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY!
4. RUTH (Guest #35)
5. ROB ABNER
Afters: JIMMY'S
AA's: VESELKA
2/27/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. PAUL VOGEL
5. JIM WOLIN (Guest #34)
Afters: JIMMY'S
2/20/09 (0)
"Black Friday"
*last Black Friday 9/21/07
2/13/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
Afters: JIMMY'S
2/6/09 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. PAUL VOGEL (Guest #31)
6. SUSAN SWIRSKY (Guest #32)
7. EVYNNE GROVER (Guest #33)
Afters: JIMMY'S
1/30/09 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
Afters: JIMMY'S
1/23/09 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
Afters: JIMMY'S
1/16/09 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
1/9/09 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
1/2/09 (5)*
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
Afters: JIMMY'S
After After's: NOODLETOWN (Wonton Noodle Soup, XO Chicken, Salt Baked Shrimp!)
*last 5 Horsemen Night 11/9/07
12/26/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. LOUIS SOLISH (Guest #28), Hipster Saint
6. MERRYL (Guest #29), Ronni's best friend AND Jan's ex's cousin's friend from JHS!!!
7. KRISTIN (Guest #30), Merryl's sister's friend. Co-founded Google in 1998 with Sergey Brin.
Afters: JIMMY'S
12/19/08 (4)*
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
Afters: JIMMY'S
*last Original 4 Horsemen Night 1/19/07
12/12/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
Afters: JIMMY'S
12/5/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. SUSAN
4. STEVE PASCHALL
5. MARY PASCHALL (Guest #25)
6. LEE ANN "LA" CAMERON (Guest #26), guitar, vocals for Austin Texas Psychedelic Garage Folk Rockers, The Devil Bat
7. EARL (Guest #27)
Afters: JIMMY'S
11/28/08 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
11/26/08 (3)
"Special Wednesday Pre-Thanksgiving Blowout"
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL (Guest #24)
11/21/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
After's: JIMMY'S
11/14/08 (9)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. ROB ABNER (Guest #18)
5. ANDY GRABER (Guest #19)
6. MARK PRESSMAN (Guest #20)
7. KMAN (Guest #21)
8. LARRY GERSHWER (Guest #22)
9. SCOTT GERSHWER (Guest #23)
After's: JIMMY'S
11/7/08 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. MARK McCLEMENS
After's: JIMMY'S
10/31/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
10/24/08 (6)
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. JESSICA
4. DAN
5. STEVE (Guest #16)
6. JEN (Guest #17)
After's: JIMMY'S
10/17/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S
10/10/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. JOE ORSINI (Guest #13)
6. LEAH ARNOLD (Guest #14)
7. KARIN (Guest #15)
After's: JIMMY'S
10/3/08 (2)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
9/26/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. MARK "CLAMBO" McCLEMENS (Guest #12)
After's: JIMMY'S
9/19/08 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. LEYDA YUGANSON
After's: BAMN
9/12/08 (14)
"Season Opener"
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
3. ADAM
4. SUSAN (Guest #1)
5. PAULA NEWMAN (Guest #2)
6. JESSICA STEIN (Guest #3)
7. DAN PATRICK (Guest #4)
8. DAVE DAMIECKI (Guest #5)
9. LEYDA YUGANSON (Guest #6)
10. ANASTASIA YUSENEV (Guest #7)
11. CHERYL WISTREICH (Guest #8)
12. JENNIFER VOLK (Guest #9)
13. DEREK WILSON (Guest #10)
14. PAUL McGILL (Guest #11)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: NOODLETOWN (Chinese Vegetables in Oyster Sauce Salt Baked Shrimp, Chicken X.O., Duck with Peashoots, Pork Fried Rice, Roast Pork)
9/5/08 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. LEYDA YUGANSON
After's: BAMN (Baconburger, Crispy Chicken, Vanilla Cone)
8/29/08 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
After's: BAMN (Veggie Chicken Parm, Crispy Chicken, Vanilla Cone)
8/22/08 (1)*
1. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BAMN (Wyoming Baconburger, Crispy Chicken, Vanilla Cone.. thanks Ray!)
*1st Kdawg solo since 9/12/03
8/15/08 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
8/8/08 (2)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
8/1/08 (3)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
3. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
"McSorley's Back Room" Photo by Frontdoor Man Eddie Vazquez.
7/25/08 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE PASCHALL
7/18/08 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
After's: BAMN (Taco Kroket, Soft Vanilla Ice Cream)
7/11/08 (5)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
3. STEVE PASCHALL
4. MARY PASCHALL
5. RANDY BRIDGER (Guest #53), Bobby's friend from Club Getaway, this 22 year military man, is originally from SC and currently stationed in VA...
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BAMN (Bacon Burger, Veggie Chicken something or other)
7/4/08 (2)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
After's: BEREKET
6/27/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. PERRY STARER
After's: JIMMY'S
6/20/08 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE
After's: BAMN (Hamburger, Chicken Fritters, Soft Vanilla Ice Cream)
6/13/08 (2)
1. JAN
2. KEN
6/6/08 (4)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
3. PERRY STARER
4. LEYDA BACHLINOVA (Guest #52) from Russia!
After's: JIMMY'S
AA's: BAMN (BBQ Chicken made from Veggies, Chicken Fritters)
5/30/08 (5)
"Tommy Nolan's Final Friday Night Farewell"
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. STU HOROWITZ
5. PERRY STARER (Guest #51) Doctor of Geriatrics, Fire Island living legend. Perry was the host of the infamous Perry Parties, held 1st Friday of every month from 1991-1998 attracting thousands of youngsters to Paladium, Roxy and other Manhattan venues.
After's: JIMMY'S
AA's: BAMN (Chicken Quesadila)
5/29/08 (3)
"Tommy's Thursday Farewell"
1. JAN
2. WARREN
3. BOBBY
5/23/08 (5)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. MARK PRESSMAN (Guest #49)
4. KENNY D.
5. DEBORAH WENNING aka Enzo (Guest #50), in from Italy!
After's: AROUND THE CLOCK
AA's: BAMN
5/16/08 (2)
1. KEN
2. BOBBY
After's: GRASS ROOTS
AA's: BAMN
5/9/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE
6. JIM WOLIN
7. LEAH ARNOLD (Guest #48) from Pipe Dream, SUNY-B Class of '83... now lives in Breckenridge, Colorado... good to see ya, Leah!
After's: JIMMY'S
5/2/08 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. MARK HELMAN (Guest #46)
5. STU HOROWITZ (Guest #47)
After's: JIMMY'S
4/25/08 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. GAVIN GROSS (Guest #44)
6. DAVE GELLER (Guest #45)
After's: JIMMY'S
4/18/08 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. LYNN (Guest #42)
5. PAULA
6. JOHN N. (Guest #43) I'm John. I'm Ken… We look alike!
After's: JIMMY'S
4/11/08 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. STEVE
5. DAMON (Guest #41)
After’s: JIMMY’S
4/4/08 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. STEVE
4. MARK
5. CHRIS L.
6. JEFF? (Guest #40)
After’s: JIMMY’S
3/28/08 (8)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE
6. PAT DALIA (Guest #37)
7. ROBBIE RUNDBAKEN (Guest #38)
8. JOE D. (Guest #39)
After’s: JIMMY’S
3/21/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. SUSAN
5. STEVE
6. JESSICA
7. DAN
After’s: JIMMY’S
3/14/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE
6. ALEX
7. ANDY FUNK (Guest #36)
After’s: JIMMY’S
3/7/08 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. STEFAN ENSLER (Guest #35)
After’s: JIMMY’S
2/29/08 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. MARK
6. CHRIS L. (Guest #33)
7. MOLLY McKENNA (Guest #34)
After’s: JIMMY’S
2/22/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
After’s: JIMMY’S
2/15/08 (13)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE
6. MARY
7. CHRIS P.
8. TIM P. (Guest #27)
9. DANNY BERNSTEIN (Guest #28)
10. DONNA BRODY (Guest #29)
11. ROBIN SPINDEL (Guest #30)
12. ROSEMARIE C. (Guest #31)
13. NEIL FLEISCHER (Guest #32)
After’s: JIMMY’S
2/8/08 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. JOHN B. (Guest #25)
6. JASON T. (Guest #26)
After’s: JIMMY’S
2/1/08 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. ALEX (Guest #24)
After’s: JIMMY’S
1/25/08 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. KENNY D. (Guest #23)
After’s: JIMMY’S
1/18/08 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. STEVE
5. CHRIS P. (Guest #22)
After’s: JIMMY’S
1/11/08 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. STEVE PASCHALL (50th appearance)
After’s: JIMMY’S
1/4/08 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
After’s: JIMMY’S
12/28/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. LOUIS SOLISH (Guest #20)
6. ANDY GRABER (Guest #21)
After’s: JIMMY’S
12/21/07 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. STEVE
After’s: JIMMY’S
12/14/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. JESSICA
5. DAN
After’s: JIMMY’S
12/7/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. BRIAN S. (Guest #18)
7. MITCH B. (Guest #19)
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/30/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. MARK
5. TODD HARVELL (Guest #17)
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/23/07 (8)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. STEVE
6. MARY
7. KARA (Guest #15)
8. TYLER (Guest #16)
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/21/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. STEVE
7. CHRIS WEISS (Guest #14)
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/16/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE (Guest #11)
6. MARY (Guest #12)
7. CHRISTINA (Guest #13)
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/9/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
After’s: JIMMY’S
11/2/07 (8)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. SUSAN (Guest #7)
6. JESSICA (Guest #8)
7. DAN PATRICK (Guest #9)
8. JIM WOLIN (Guest #10)
After’s: JIMMY’S
10/26/07 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
After’s: JIMMY’S
10/19/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
After’s: JIMMY’S
10/12/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. MARK McCLEMENS (Guest #5)
5. JIM S. (Guest #6)
After’s: JIMMY’S
10/5/07 (7)
“Season Opener”
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. CINDY BRESLOFF (Guest #1)
5. LINDA SHAPIRO (Guest #2)
6. PAULA NEWMAN (Guest #3)
7. STEPHANIE C (Guest #4)
After’s: JIMMY’S
9/28/07 (6)
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. BOBBY
4. STEVE
5. MARTY ROSENBLATT (Guest #73)
6. SIM GOLDMAN (Guest #74)
After's: ?
9/21/07 (0)
????
9/14/07 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN (99th Consecutive Friday)
3. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S w/Clambo
After After's: BAMN
9/7/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. TODD HARVELL
5. ZACH SLAPSYS (Guest #71), Todd's friend (and Josh Fields lookalike), this Immigration Attorney is originally from New Hampshire, and now lives in Floral Park, Queens!
6. HAILEY PRICE (Guest #72), the future Mrs. Todd Harvell, Hailey works for Microsoft in the Digital Technology Department... way to go, Hailey!
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: HOME SWEET HOME
8/31/07 (4)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. WARREN
After's: JIMMY'S
8/24/07 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S
8/17/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. RICH HECHT
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BAMN (Finger Food, Slider)
8/10/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. LYNN ROTHSCHILD!
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BAMN (Slider, Kroket)
8/3/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. BOBBY
4. ROB ABNER, Ken's old Binghamton buddy, now a Professional Poker Player… Rob pulled a straight flush last week!
5. MICHEL SHOMAKER (Guest #69) was waiting outside the Garden to see The Police when she was suddenly overtaken by Bobby's charms and convinced to go down to McSorley's. Originally from Orange County, CA, Michel now lives in Costa Rica and works as a Tour Guide on mountain treks! As Michel says, "It's about compassion, awareness and connecting with our earth and all her creations." If you want to help the conserve Costa Rica, visit Michel's website AllfortheForest
6. JIM WOLIN
7. DAVE KAMINSKY (Guest #70), from Kaminsky's on Orchard Street. Friend of Josh and Lauren's, Creative Honcho at Plum TV
After's: JIMMY'S
7/27/07 (3)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: MARS BAR
7/20/07 (5)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: M-15 Bus to Grand and Allen Street
7/13/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. MARK McCLEMENS
6. JOSH SHANKS (Guest #67) Mac Genius at Apple Store on 5th Avenue.
7. LAUREN CALIOLIO (Guest #68) Also a Mac Genius. Knew Steve Jobs when he was Steve Unemployment...
After's: JIMMY'S
7/6/07* (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. MARY PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: ?
*Denotes 1st time 12Darks.com was ever seen at McSorley's! Thank you tablemates and Mac Geniuses Josh and Lauren for that superb Apple Iphone demonstration...
6/29/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. MARY PASCHALL
7. KARA SIMMONS (Guest #66) Mary's niece. Event Consultant at National CineMedia in Colorado. 1st time in McSorley's!
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: IDENTITY
After After After's: PIZZA PLACE ON 7th & A.
After After After After's: EGG CREAM PLACE ON AVE. A
6/22/07 (11)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. SUSAN
6. JESSICA STEIN (50th All-Time McSorley's Appearance!)
7. DAN PATRICK
8. STEVE PATRICK (Guest #63) Dan's brother. Runs TV Station in Tonowonda, NY. Has access to rare Phish videos but refuses to find them, digitize them and put them on DVD for a certain good friend of his brother's...
9. GREGG MOND
10. DAVE BLOOM (Guest #64)
11. DANNY BERNSTEIN (Guest #65) One of Ken's favorite clients, Danny is the Deputy Executive Director of the Fordham Road BID (Business Improvement District). If you need to improve your business on Fordham Road, Danny is the man to see. Danny is also a former co-worker of John Hunt (VP of Operations for the Madison Avenue BID) who will be joining us at McSorley's with his son on ?/?/?? (help me out here, John), when he turns 21.
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: IDENTITY Danny's B.'s new hipster bar and lounge located at 511 East 6th Street, between Ave. A and B.
6/15/07 (9)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. RONNI SIEGEL
7. LOWELL FINE (Guest #62)
8. RICH HECHT
9. TODD HARVELL!
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: ?
6/8/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. ROB ABNER
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BAMN
After After's: SCRATCHER'S
6/1/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. ROBBY RUNDBAKEN
6. MARK McCLEMENS
7. MICHELLE MILLS (Guest #61). This Office Manager from NJ is an old friend of Adam and Mark's through their association with Syracuse powermetal band Superthrive. Her hobbies include graphic design. Happy Birthday, Michelle!
After's: JIMMY'S
5/25/07 (9)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. MARY PASCHALL
7. CHRISTINA PALMER
8. ROBBY RUNDBAKEN
9. RICH HECHT
After's: JIMMY'S
5/18/07 (4)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
Bar Bill
After's: JIMMY'S
5/11/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. KATHY FRANK
7. FRANKLIN KLEIN, (Guest #60, 1st time in McSorley's!) Franklin 'runs things' in the computer department at Bloomberg Enterprises and is also a member of the esteemed "KF/FK Initial Club" along with Kathy Frank and Kenny Funk…way to go, KF!
After's: JIMMY'S
*HONORABLE MENTION to "Saturday Night TODD" HARVELL and his #1 Corbis Salesman DAN KATZMAN (who would have been Guest #61 had they entered the Back Room, but I guess they were just too busy up front discussing the latest Corbis corporate marketing strategies...)
ALSO, a big shout out to Ace Barkeep GREGORY, who treats us like McSorley's Back Room Gold… just take a look at the expert typographic craftsmanship on our personalized Bar Bill
5/4/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. RICH HECHT, Drummer for The Sprinkle Genies (Guest #59, 1st appearance since 4/30/04!)
After's: JIMMY'S
4/27/07 (5)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
After's: JIMMY'S
4/20/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. JIM WOLIN
After's: JIMMY'S
4/13/07 (6)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. MARY PASCHALL (Guest #58)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: ?
After After After's: ?
4/6/07 (8)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. CHERYL
5. PAULA NEWMAN
6. STEVE PASCHALL
7. GREGG MOND (Guest #56)
8. DAVE "DJ" JACOVSKY (Guest #57, 1st appearance since 3/26/04!)
After's: JIMMY'S
3/30/07 (8)
"Spreadsheet Sam Birthday Blowout"
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. LOUIS SOLISH
7. JESSICA STEIN (McSorley's All-time appearance #49)
8. DAN PATRICK
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: JOE'S BAR (6th bet. A & B)
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
3/23/07 (11)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. GIANNA TOBONI
6. ARNIE WOLSKY
7. MARK PRESSMAN (Guest #51)
8. KENNY DIAMOND (Guest #52)
9. LARRY SECUNDA (Guest #53)
10. ROB ABNER
(Guest #54)
11. ANDY GRABER (Guest #55, 1st time since 3/26/04)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: BURP CASTLE
Also present that night, SUNY Binghamton Legends:
GERRY MULLANY,
Lake Lieberman Gazette
Editor-in-Chief '81
GEORGIA DAVIDSON,
WHRW D.J. '83-'85
BARBARA LERNER,
General Manager '84/'85
SETH KAUFMAN,
Jazz Dept. Director '83
BETH CUNNINGHAM,
"Catherine Beardsley Variety Show" Host '85
(Great to see all of you in the Back Room! Maybe next time we'll even get to sit down!)
And let's not forget:
HOWIE HIRSHFIELD,
SARAH HIRSHFIELD,
SAUL MACKLER and
HELAINE RABINOWITZ
Came down but left before we got there. (Howie, the next time you drive 1500 miles from St. Louis to McSorleys, please give me at least an hour's notice. KF)
3/16/07 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. LOUIS SOLISH
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
After After After's: 69 RESTAURANT*
After After After After's: ADAM/SUSAN, coffee.
*1st since 10/28/05 (Noodletown Closed)
3/9/07 (10)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. PIERCE SCHILLER* (Guest #46)
7. TIM HO* (Guest #47)
8. CHRIS CIANO* (Guest #48)
9. DR. STEVE CONROY* (Guest #49)
10. KEITH KIRSNER** (Guest #50!)
After's: JIMMY'S
*Ken's TAU Bro's from Binghamton! TAU was established in 1961 and is the only campus-based fraternity at Binghamton University. Quis Separabit!
**Non-TAU, but friend of TAU Bro's from Queens. Also, Special Guest #50!!!
3/2/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. MARK "Clambo" McCLEMENS
7. GIANNA TOBONI, St. Ignatius outside hitter whose impressive 33 digs against Sacred Hearts Cathedral gave the Wildcats the easy victory in the West Catholic Athletic League Volleyball Championship! (Guest #45)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: TILE BAR
2/23/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. JON FIUR, Ken's old friend from SUNY-B, who just flew in in from Chicago... (Guest #43).
7. MITCH GOLDMAN, Ken's other old friend from Binghamton. Also known as "Mitch Mitchman". (Guest #44)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
2/16/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
2/9/07 (8)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. MARK McCLEMENS aka “Clambo”, Adam's Space Rock friend from Syracuse (Guest #40)
7. VINNIE VERCILLO, Clambo's friend from Syracuse (Guest #41)
8. CRIS KENNEDY, Vinnie's friend from Syracuse (Guest #42)
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
2/2/07 (12)
01. ADAM
02. JAN
03. KEN
04. WARREN
05. BOBBY
06. SUSAN STRIDER
07. STEVE PASCHALL
08. JESSICA STEIN (McSorley's appearance #48)
09. DAN PATRICK
10. LOUIS SOLISH
11. SUSAN LIPPMAN (Guest #38, 1st time ever!)
12. BARBRA WAKIE (Guest #39)
After's: JIMMY'S
1/26/07 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. LOUIS SOLISH (Hipster Saint, Guest #37)
After's: JIMMY'S
1/19/07 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. TODD HARVELL ("Saturday Night Todd")
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
1/12/07 (3)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. WARREN
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
1/5/07 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. CHERYL
6. PATRICIA CHOCIEY, Cheryl's ex-work friend from Ernst & Young (Guest #35).
7. JENNIFER VOLK, Chery's other ex-work friend (Guest #36).
After's: JIMMY'S
After After's: STILLWATER
After After After's: NOODLETOWN (1st Noodletown Afters Since ?/?/??)
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| 29th August 2010 - 09:37:03 AM | | 2114 : Quantitative Quimby | | Looks to me like the Horsemen peaked in '04 and have been declining steadily ever since. |
| 27th August 2010 - 06:01:31 AM | | 2113 : Statistical Sam | *******10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY*******
And what better way to commemorate the Horsemen's upcoming 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY than with a quick & easy historical average Friday nite attendance comparison...
Yr/Avg # Fri Guests (incl. Horsemen)
'01-'02/5
'02-'03/6
'03-'04/9
'04-'05/9
'05-'06/7.5
'06-'07/7
'07-'08/5
'08-'09/5
'09-'10/3 (Season to date)
FRIDAY NITES...BE THERE!
(Or in K-dwag's case...Saturday mornings)
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| 24th August 2010 - 04:17:19 AM | | 2112 : lynn | | hi everyone, have not been to mc sorleys in awhile, are you having an anniversary event in september, hope you are having a good summer |
| 13th August 2010 - 09:18:29 PM | | 2111 : Kevin | | I'm here looking for the 12 Darks...nowhere to be found. |
| 13th August 2010 - 02:55:09 PM | | 2110 : Kdawg | | Who's coming out tonight? |
| 06th August 2010 - 04:10:32 PM | | 2109 : Old Graybeard | | Check it out! Kdawg's sportin a new birthday Iphone, and already has almost as many Apps as he has Facebook friends. Unfortunately, his cel number is unlisted, so you'll have to see him in person at McSorley's tonight. Don't disappoint! He most likely will buy you a round! Not! |
| 02nd August 2010 - 11:02:29 AM | | 2108 : Luke Likes | | really. I just got back from the big soiree (hit a lot of traffic in Delaware) and its over, dude. Like your 50! And...?! Are you going to write it on the gates of our city for the rest of eternity?! Just accept it, f'chrissakes and stop trying to talk yourself into it publicly. |
| 30th July 2010 - 07:04:33 PM | | 2107 : Sam suggests... | ...that we've heard enuf about the Fah-kakda 50th and are STILL WAITING for the 7/23/10 side bar attendance post!
Should look like this...
7/23/10 (2)
1. KEN
2. JAN
After's: JIMMY'S
Late Nite Bite: GYRO
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| 16th July 2010 - 03:11:46 PM | | 2106 : Old Graybeard | And how can you forget:
Batting number "1" in Mcsorley's Back Room,
Kenny Funk, number "1".
The famed Bob Sheppard, announcer at Yankee Stadium for over half a century. |
| 09th July 2010 - 05:31:38 PM | | 2104 : When in Romania | | It no coincidence that "Rosenstock" is Romanian for "Funk".... |
| 02nd July 2010 - 06:11:51 AM | | 2102 : phunkyphan | | yes, i know its 'your' not 'you're' in the post below. jeez. |
| 01st July 2010 - 08:33:40 PM | | 2101 : phunkyphan | dude: c'mon, man, hook me up! I know you're uncle earl's got some sweet floor space for after the charlotte show!
pp: sorry, dude, no can do. I already promised that spot to Rainbow in return for a Hartford merit badge!
dude: aw, man! hey, how about Telluride? Word's out about crashing on your cousin Homer's mule farm, man!
pp: not your day, dude. Last spot just went to a guy from Philly in exchange for the tube his Camden poster came in.
dude: aw, man!
pp: next tour, dude, next tour; I promise. Lots o' family in Cali - it'll be sweet. Beats Red Roof. |
| 01st July 2010 - 11:07:50 AM | | 2100 : phunkyphan | sorry no 6/25 list. on phish tour visiting elderly relatives all across this great land of ours.
pp: Great Aunt Martha, it's Kenny, your grand-nephew!
GAM: Kenny? Kenny who?
pp: Kenny Funk! Claire and Bruce's son!
GAM: Claire and Bruce?
pp: you know, its a funny thing. I know we've sort of been out of touch these last thirty years or so, but I've definitely been meaning to call, and wouldn't you know it - this band I like is playing very close to your house!
GAM: uh-huh?
pp: So I'd like to come see you and see this band play two shows and stay with you for a couple of nights! What do you think about that?
<click> Aunt Martha? Aunt Martha? |
| 21st June 2010 - 02:09:44 PM | | 2099 : Sidebar Sam | **6/18/10 (7) For the record...**
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Before's: (1030P) Steve, Bobby, Jan
During: Adam, Perry, Joanne
Saturday Morning: (1215A) Ken |
| 18th June 2010 - 06:31:32 PM | | 2098 : STUPENDOUS SAM | **BIG NEWS! TONIGHT 6.18.10 STARTS EARLY!**
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You read right kids..."Before's" BEGIN TONIGHT!
11p Start: GUARANTEED!
6-18 Be There
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| 18th June 2010 - 02:27:55 PM | | 2097 : BB | | Kenny, the family tree is awesome. You only made one mistake. You left the S off after Funk' in the second main name. |
| 18th June 2010 - 02:26:36 PM | | 2096 : BB | | Who wants to go to McSorley's tonight at a more human hour, say 10PM? |
| 14th May 2010 - 01:59:49 PM | | 2094 : Spidey Sam | | First guest tonite get's a FREE Jimmy Olsen or Lois Lane...BE THERE! |
| 10th May 2010 - 10:12:34 AM | | 2093 : Nathalie | | Hey Kenny, Adam, and Andrew! Thanks for a good time last Friday... More dancing to come! - Nathalie (and Alex too) |
| 07th May 2010 - 04:30:57 PM | | 2092 : Jan | | ? |
| 30th April 2010 - 03:26:04 AM | | 2091 : Bobby | http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/nyregion/30buck.html?hp
Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87
By MARGALIT FOX
It was for decades the most enduring piece of ephemera in New York City and is still among the most recognizable. Trim, blue and white, it fits neatly in the hand, sized so its contents can be downed in a New York minute. It is as vivid an emblem of the city as the Statue of Liberty, beloved of property masters who need to evoke Gotham at a glance in films and on television.
It is, of course, the Anthora, the cardboard cup of Grecian design that has held New Yorkers’ coffee securely for nearly half a century. Introduced in the 1960s, the Anthora was long made by the hundreds of millions annually, nearly every cup destined for the New York area.
A pop-cultural totem, the Anthora has been enshrined in museums; its likeness has adorned tourist memorabilia like T-shirts and ceramic mugs. Like many once-celebrated artifacts, though, the cup may now be endangered, the victim of urban gentrification.
The Anthora seems to have been here forever, as if bestowed by the gods at the city’s creation. But in fact, it was created by man — one man in particular, a refugee from Nazi Europe named Leslie Buck.
Mr. Buck, a retired paper-cup company executive, died on Monday, at 87, at his home on Long Island, in Glen Cove. The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease, his son Robert said. Mr. Buck, previously a longtime resident of Syosset, N.Y., also had a home in Delray Beach, Fla.
The Anthora has spawned a flock of imitations by competitors over the years, but it was first designed by Mr. Buck for the Sherri Cup Company in Kensington, Conn.
Mr. Buck’s cup was blue, with a white meander ringing the top and bottom; down each side was a drawing of the Greek vase known as an amphora. (“Anthora” comes from “amphora,” as filtered through Mr. Buck’s Eastern European accent, his son said.) Some later imitators depict fluted white columns; others show a discus thrower.
On front and back, Mr. Buck emblazoned the Anthora with three steaming golden coffee cups. Above them, in lettering that suggests a Classical inscription, was the Anthora’s very soul — the motto. It has appeared in many variant texts since then; Mr. Buck’s original, with its welcome intimations of tenderness, succor and humility, was simply this:
We Are Happy
To Serve You.
Though the Anthora no longer dominates the urban landscape as it once did, it can still be found at diners, delis and food carts citywide, a squat, stalwart island in a sea of tall, grande and venti. On the street, it warms the harried hands of pedestrians. Without the Anthora, “Law & Order” could scarcely exist.
Laszlo Büch was born on Sept. 20, 1922, to a Jewish family in Khust, then in Czechoslovakia. (It is today in Ukraine.) His parents were killed by the Nazis during World War II; Laszlo himself survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
After the war, Mr. Buck made his way to New York, where he Americanized his name and ran an import-export business with his brother, Eugene, who had also survived the camps. In the late 1950s or thereabouts, the brothers started Premier Cup, a paper-cup manufacturer in Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Leslie Buck joined Sherri Cup, then a startup, in the mid-’60s. Originally the company’s sales manager (for a time, he was its entire sales force), he later became its director of marketing.
Sherri was keen to crack New York’s hot-cup market. Since many of the city’s diners were owned by Greeks, Mr. Buck hit on the idea of a Classical cup in the colors of the Greek flag. Though he had no formal training in art, he executed the design himself. It was an instant success.
Mr. Buck made no royalties from the cup, but he did so well in sales commissions that it hardly mattered, his son said. On his retirement from Sherri in 1992, the company presented Mr. Buck with 10,000 specially made Anthoras, printed with a testimonial inscription.
Besides his son, Robert, and brother, Eugene, Mr. Buck is survived by his wife, the former Ella Farkas, whom he married in 1949; two daughters, Beverly Eisenoff and Linda Rush; and four grandchildren.
In recent years, with the gentrification of the city and its brew, demand for the humble Anthora has waned. In 1994, Sherri sold 500 million of the cups, as The New York Times reported afterward. In 2005, the Solo Cup Company, into which Sherri had been absorbed, was selling about 200 million cups a year, The Times reported.
Today, Solo no longer carries the Anthora as a stock item, making it only on request. Other companies still turn out versions of the cup, though not in the quantities of its 20th-century heyday.
But given the tenacious traditionalism of many locals (“Avenue of the Americas,” anyone?), it is safe to assume that the Anthora and its heirs will endure, at least for a while, in the city’s steadfast precincts. For some time to come, on any given day, somewhere a New Yorker will be cradling the cup, with its crisp design and snug white lid, the stuff of life inside.
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| 28th April 2010 - 10:28:42 AM | | 2089 : M. Raker | | 1-2-3-5? Either somebody's missing, or spy boy's losing it. |
| 25th April 2010 - 11:58:22 AM | | 2088 : Mitchman | Hey Ken, y'know if you guys met twice a week then I could not show up twice as often.... just something to think about.
Seriously, I WILL get back there one of these days. Shabat shalom, motherfuckers-- |
| 23rd April 2010 - 07:50:00 PM | | 2087 : Old Graybeard | Would you believe that it's also Willie Shakespeare"s birthday, as well as the day he also left us.
April 23, 1564--April 23, 1616
Make sure you laggards throw one back for the Bard! |
| 23rd April 2010 - 03:23:04 PM | | 2084 : Kdawg | | Awesome banner, Tim Jones!.. I saw your other design work on your cool website http://www.timjonesgraphix.com.. Great stuff, you are one super-talented guy.. See you later in the back room.. |
| 13th April 2010 - 12:35:05 AM | | 2082 : Boldstoner | | <b> I R BOLDZ </b> |
| 09th April 2010 - 01:40:17 PM | | 2081 : Cosmic Lowell | THE ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE
From Japan, Psychedelic Care and Feeding
By Adam Strider as told to Jon Pareles.
Psychedelia was alive and doused in reverb when the Acid Mothers Temple performed at the Knitting Factory on Wednesday night. It’s a band that has chosen its historical era and inhabits it completely, sporting shoulder-length hair and making a mighty noise — hypnotic, cavernous, and often frenetic — the way bands like Hawkwind and Pink Floyd did four decades ago. The difference is that the Acid Mothers Temple covers a broader spectrum than any individual predecessor. They revive an entire era, not a favorite band.
In good hippie style, the Acid Mothers Temple keeps everything amorphous. Founded in Japan in 1995 by the guitarist Kawabata Makoto, and frequently changing its full name and lineup since then, the band’s current incarnation is as a four-man version called the Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. It includes Mr. Makoto, Shimura Koji on drums, Tsuyama Atsushi on bass and lead vocals — which sometimes use the eerie multiple tones of throat singing — and Higashi Hiroshi on the analog synthesizer, which sends glissando notes whizzing skyward like hallucinated auras. With two additional musicians, but under the same name, the group just released an album, “In 0 to Infinity” (Important Records).
Its set spanned the primal and the convoluted, the subdued and the manic. There was hopped-up, synthesizer-topped garage-rock and a slowly building, waltzing dirge. There was scurrying, stop-start improvisation — with gibberish lead vocals and Mr. Atsushi’s cackling laugh — and an Asian-inflected drone that took on a ritualistic gravity. There was a majestic two-chord march topped with Mr. Makoto’s zooming, gnashing lead guitar.
For the peak of the set, there was a stately piece in which a pealing guitar line seemed to be simply repeating, like a mantra. But it actually concealed meter shifts and the gathering activity of Mr. Atsushi’s quick-fingered bass, which ultimately accelerated through the entire band. By the end of it, Mr. Makoto was swinging his guitar by the neck, then hung it on equipment dangling from the ceiling, generating untamed feedback as the rest of the band hurtled with him toward a frantic communal anarchy. He retrieved it for the encore, an implacable midtempo riff and drone abetting one final freakout for guitar and synthesizer.
Yes, the set was a period piece, a trippy throwback. But its effect had little to do with nostalgia. The psychedelic progenitors found ways to completely envelop a listener in the molten moment, and the Acid Mothers Temple, with skill and spark, demonstrates how well they still work.
Acid Mothers Temple is to appear on Friday at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia; on Saturday at Ottobar in Baltimore; and on Sunday at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, N.C.; acidmothers.com. |
| 08th April 2010 - 04:24:42 PM | | 2080 : Kdawg | | HORSEMEN: Free beers for Alan Brown on ANY FRIDAY for helping us fix the html problems on our site.. he is one righteous dude!!! |
| 07th April 2010 - 11:49:01 AM | | 2079 : Adam | Cruising through Hartford headed to Brooklyn last night wAs a blast and we just bumped into the band at a rest stop
happy days to all see you tonight |
| 06th April 2010 - 01:53:45 PM | | 2078 : Adam | Rollin down the road headed to beantown for the first of four fun filled acid mothers temple shows. Everyone should check em out in brooklyn tomorrow. I bet this the first post on here from a bus sorry for typos but it's a little bumpy. Damn I just ran outta Beer and two hours to go. I'm gonna see if we can make a stop.
Cheers,
Cosmic Soul Zero To Infinity |
| 06th April 2010 - 10:36:29 AM | | 2077 : Kdawg | | Gav, why don't you bring Leila down to McSorley's this Friday? |
| 06th April 2010 - 10:31:08 AM | | 2076 : Gavin Gross | | Hi. Am sitting here with my friend Leila, both of us visiting from Tel Aviv. |
| 06th April 2010 - 10:24:51 AM | | 2075 : a | | a |
| 17th March 2010 - 10:38:47 AM | | 2074 : Kdawg | PHISH SUMMER TOUR 2010 (Arnie, maybe we should get a Winnebago for this one because I know all of the McSorley's boys are interested, especially Adam because of the space rock thing...)
Jun 11 Toyota Park Chicago, IL
Jun 12 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Jun 13 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA
Jun 15 Telos Pavilion Portsmouth, VA
Jun 17 Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT
Jun 18 Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT
Jun 19 SPAC Saratoga Springs, NY
Jun 20 SPAC Saratoga Springs, NY
Jun 22 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
Jun 24 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Jun 25 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Jun 26 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Jun 27 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Jun 29 CMAC Performing Arts Center Canandaigua, NY
Jul 01 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, NC
Jul 02 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Jul 03 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA
Jul 04 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Alpharetta, GA
Aug 05 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
Aug 06 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
Aug 07 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
Aug 09 Telluride Town Park Telluride, CO
Aug 10 Telluride Town Park Telluride, CO
Aug 12 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN
Aug 13 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN
Aug 14 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI
Aug 15 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI
Aug 17 Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre Wantagh, NY
Aug 18 Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre Wantagh, NY |
| 16th March 2010 - 11:14:57 AM | | 2073 : TBM | | ah, blow it out your ass, ya soda lover! And after I went to all that trouble to respond to your missus' N'awlins request. feh. |
| 16th March 2010 - 10:40:42 AM | | 2072 : Spreading the word Sam | *******NEW FEATURE: MEET THE NEW 4HORSEMEN*******
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You read it right loyal fans, the Horsemen have offically shrunk to 4 as Fri 3/12 marked the first 4Horsemen (k-Dawg, Cosmic Soul, Bobby Boy & SS) appearance since 12/18, a span of 12 weeks!
For those without their updated Spread Sheet handy, this past Friday marked only the fourth (4th!) Friday this season that THE NEW 4HORSEMEN have been in attendance, 9/25, 10/9, 12/18 and 3/12.
For those fans of "the missing Horseman, Jamaal" his (oh-so-meager) appearances: 1/1 & 1/15
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| 01st March 2010 - 08:14:26 AM | | 2071 : Bobby | | This font is too thick. |
| 23rd February 2010 - 06:23:18 PM | | 2070 : Bobby | | You're welcome Mathew. Glad I could share that with you. We'll go there again someday. |
| 16th February 2010 - 07:05:59 AM | | 2069 : Mathew Ferreira | | Thank you for bringing me to a place with as much history as that. I had a great night and I will be looking forward to returning sometime soon! |
| 08th February 2010 - 12:38:25 PM | | 2068 : Jay Mals | Ken - your link below didn't work - I think this one does.
It is a nice article, despite a few minor inaccuracies. First off: the light ain't a pale ale, by any means - I think it closer to a lager. Secondly, the dark certainly ain't a porter - it's a dark ale. (Why do non-beer drinkers always assume dark means stout or porter?). Thirdly - while the tv is rarely turned on, its use is not quite as rare as 'when one of the local teams is in the championship.'
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/31/nation/la-na-hometown-new-york31-2010jan31
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| 05th February 2010 - 09:53:00 AM | | 2067 : Adam | Yo,
Williamsburg will be invaded tomorrow and y'all should be there!
Three great bands at Trash Bar heck the other two might be good I just don't know 'em.
Goon Saloon featuring horseman friend Clambo starts off at 8pm along with a 1 hour open bar provided you pay the cover $7
next up ex-Superthrive members Matt & Sue's new band AmerikanPrimitive
followed by Bobby Weiss fave's Gaggle Of Cocks a night to kick your ass
here you go
Saturday, February 6, 2010
8:00pm - 21+
Where
The Trash Bar
Other Info
12:00 - SIAMESE SUNDOWN
11:00 - STONED FIRE
10:00 - GAGGLE OF COCKS
9:00 - AMERIKANPRIMITIVE
8:00 - THE GOON SALOON
OPEN BAR FROM 8-9 WITH $7 ADMISSION
KINGS OF KARAOKE AFTER THE BANDS - FREE ADMISSION
LATE NIGHT DRINK SPECIALS: $3 PBRs AND $6 JACK & BACK (PBR & Shot Of Jack Daniels) AFTER 1 AM!
256 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211-4303
(718) 599-1000
and if that ain't enough come down tonight and I'll give you more info
cheers,
Cosmic Soul |
| 26th January 2010 - 10:20:32 AM | | 2065 : Kdawg | This joke just came in from my friend Keith Glassman from Israel..
IRS Audit
The IRS sends their auditor (a nasty little man) to audit a synagogue.
The auditor is doing all the checks, and then turns to the Rabbi and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles."
"Yes," answered the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle drippings?" he asked.
"A good question," noted the Rabbi. "We actually save them up. When we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles."
"Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his question actually had a practical answer. So he thought he'd try another question, in his obnoxious way...
"Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do with the crumbs from the matzo?
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly, "we actually collect up the crumbs, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer and every now and then, they send a box of matzo balls."
"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how to fluster the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?"
"Yes, here too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is save up all the foreskins, and when we have enough we actually send them to the IRS ."
"To the IRS ?" questioned the auditor in disbelief.
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "directly to The IRS ...And about once a year, they send us a little prick like you."
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| 20th January 2010 - 12:38:17 PM | | 2063 : Kdawg | Clambo and brother Paul made this awesome McSorley's video.. check it out..
http://www.vimeo.com/8832017 |
| 11th January 2010 - 04:01:01 PM | | 2062 : BOBBY | | Hey hey hey. Hello from warm sunny beautiful South Africa. Having a great time. See you soon. |
| 06th January 2010 - 02:37:09 PM | | 2061 : Sad Sam | *****************Jamaal Fast Facts******************
(for those who didnt get to see him last Friday)
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Last (Pre 1/1/10) Fri Appr: 7/31/09
Total # Wks Since Last Appr: 20
Total # 2009 Appr: 13
Last Appr With SS Sam: 6/26/09
Question Most Muttered That Night: "Wanna go the Inn...Wanna go to the Inn...Wanna go..." |
| 01st January 2010 - 12:04:50 PM | | 2060 : Press Buttons | | so who was there 12/23? |
| 31st December 2009 - 11:13:50 PM | | 2059 : Kdawg | | 1st post of the decade.. Happy New Year everyone!!! |
| 19th December 2009 - 08:38:53 PM | | 2058 : wife of sam | nice, respectful banner, bro, but please fix spelling of our last name!
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| 10th December 2009 - 03:05:41 PM | | 2057 : Kdawg | I was sad to hear of John Storm Roberts' passing.. He was a famous musicologist and his obit was in today's NY Times.. Although I never met him in person, I have a John Storm Roberts story..
About 20 years ago (1990?), I was listening to a weekend reggae show on WLIB-AM, when all of a sudden comes this sound.. beautiful, high-pitched harmonies with a simple, slow, unbelievably cool beatbox in the background.. I was stunned.. it was one of those magical "radio moments" and I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.. I had to find out who was playing the song.. I called the station and John picked up the phone.. he must have been a guest DJ that day.. He told me the song was called "Momma Mo Akoma Ntutuhe" by the Genesis Gospel Singers, from an out of print compilation lp of music from Ghana called "The Guitar & The Gun".. you can check it out here.. http://www.amazon.com/Momma-Mo-Akoma-Ntutu/dp/B0010C3QM6
He also said he'd tape it for me but I was sure he'd forget, so I started looking for the lp at the record stores in town, totally unsuccessfully.. Sure enough, a few weeks later, John sent me a tape of the lp.. with xeroxes of the liner notes, as well.. I flipped when I received it, of course, and still have the cassette to this day.. Don't forget, this was in the old times, when someone had to tape the album in real time, so this must have taken him 45 minutes to do, let alone package it up and mail it to me.. no dragging and dropping mp3 files.. or emailing, of course..
Years later, I started following John's reggae articles in The Beat Magazine and I also remember seeing his name in the Voice when he used to put on the "Bob Marley Video Tributes" at Webster Hall in the '90's... I always remembered that he hooked me up with that tape, and totally went the extra nine yards to get it to me.. I'm assuming he put many other people in touch with music they were passionate about..
Thanks for sending me the tape John, may you rest in peace..
Here's the obit..
December 10, 2009
John Storm Roberts, World-Music Scholar, Dies at 73
By MARGALIT FOX
John Storm Roberts, an English-born writer, record producer and independent scholar whose work explored the rich, varied and often surprising ways in which the popular music of Africa and Latin America informed that of the United States, died on Nov. 29 in Kingston, N.Y. He was 73 and lived in Kingston.
The cause was complications of a blood clot, his wife, Anne Needham, said.
Long before the term was bandied about, Mr. Roberts was listening to, seeking out and reporting on what is now called world music. He wrote several seminal books on the subject for a general readership, most notably “Black Music of Two Worlds” (Praeger, 1972) and “The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States” (Oxford University, 1979).
“Black Music of Two Worlds” examines the cross-pollination — in both directions — between Africa and the Americas, from the influence of African music on jazz, blues, salsa and samba to the popularity in Nigeria and Zaire of American artists like James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.
In writing the book, Mr. Roberts sought to connect a diffuse web of existing studies by ethnomusicologists. The studies typically appraised local musical traditions while ignoring the reach of Africa as a whole.
“It was like a landscape with a large number of artesian wells, and nothing linking them,” he told The New York Times in 1992. “And I conceived of ‘Black Music of Two Worlds’ being more like canals joining.”
In “The Latin Tinge,” Mr. Roberts trained his ear on the influence of musical forms like tango, rumba, mambo and salsa on a wide range of American pop styles, among them ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, rhythm and blues, jazz, country and rock.
Reviewing the book in The New York Times Book Review, Robert Palmer called it a “painstaking, pioneering” work, adding: “ ‘The Latin Tinge’ is an important addition to the literature of American music.”
John Anthony Storm Roberts was born in London on Feb. 24, 1936. His father, an accountant who often traveled abroad on business, brought him records that were then scarcely available in England: jazz and blues from the United States, Brazilian music by way of Portugal and much else. By the time he was in his early teens, John was irretrievably mesmerized by the sounds that leapt from his turntable.
A polyglot who came to speak more than half a dozen languages, including Swahili, Mr. Roberts received a bachelor’s degree in modern languages from Oxford University. In the mid-1960s he spent several years in Kenya as a reporter and editor on The East African Standard, a regional newspaper. Returning to London, he was a radio producer with the BBC World Service.
Mr. Roberts moved to the United States in 1970, becoming an editor on the periodical Africa Report. He was later a freelance journalist, contributing articles on world music to The Village Voice and other publications.
In the early 1980s, Mr. Roberts and Ms. Needham started Original Music, a mail-order company that distributed world-music books and records. In those pre-Internet days, Americans outside big cities found these almost as hard to come by as young Mr. Roberts had in postwar England.
In business for nearly two decades, Original Music also released many well-received albums of its own. Among them are “The Sound of Kinshasa,” featuring Zairian guitar music; “Africa Dances,” an anthology of music from more than a dozen countries; and “Songs the Swahili Sing,” devoted to the music of Kenya, an aural kaleidoscope of African, Arab and Indian sounds.
Mr. Roberts’s first marriage, to Jane Lloyd, ended in divorce. Besides Ms. Needham, whom he married in 1981, he is survived by two children from his first marriage, Stephen and Alice Roberts; three stepchildren, Melissa, Elizabeth and Stephen Keiper; two grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.
His other books include “Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions, 1880s to Today” (Schirmer, 1999) and “A Land Full of People: Life in Kenya Today” (Praeger, 1968).
In choosing what to release on the Original Music label, Mr. Roberts did not disdain modern, popular numbers: by his lights, a song simply had to be good. This distinguished him from musicological purists who, in ceaseless quest for the authentic, recorded only material seemingly untouched by modernity.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times in 1987, Mr. Roberts illuminated his selection process.
“I don’t care how esoteric it is, but it’s got to be terrific,” he said. “Not this ‘you-can’t-hear-it-and-it’s-terribly-performed-but-it’s-really-very-interesting-because-it’s-the-only-winkle-gathering-song-to-come-out-of-southeastern-Sussex’ attitude.” |
| 08th December 2009 - 10:45:51 AM | | 2055 : Kdawg | 2 students from Manchester visited my graphic design studio and wrote about it on their blog.. scroll all the way down..
http://katspeak88.blogspot.com |
| 02nd December 2009 - 12:03:24 AM | | 2054 : Bam-Bam | Thanks for the post Spread Sheet Sam. Hope the 12Dark crew had a good time fishing and doing whatever else they were doing. Will I see you all on Feb 17? 156 years mofos!
BAM BAM not BO BO |
| 30th November 2009 - 12:23:27 PM | | 2053 : Spread Sheet | 11/27/09 (5)
1. Sam
2. Bam Bam (aka Bo Bo)
3. Liz (aka the girl friend)
4. Rich (aka the brother)
5. Fred (aka Fred)
11/25/09 (Black) |
| 27th November 2009 - 07:57:07 PM | | 2052 : Adam | Hey Y'all,
Read this now as I'm sure the Phish posts will start soon enough. We are having a lovely time on our Southwestern adventure I can't tell you how different from NYC it all is great food nice people, etc. We are currently staying with my friend Sam in hipster central Marfa Texas. You might remember Sam as guest # (little help SS)... K-dawg it'd take you so long to soak all this in... I should be able to make next Friday if anyone is still showing up? How was the pre-thanksgiving?
all the best,
Cosmic "Deep In The Heart of Texas" Soul |
| 26th November 2009 - 12:00:31 AM | | 2051 : Bobby | NOVEMBER 26, 2009
What Facebook Can't Give You
Over 52 Years, These Men Have Evolved Into Movers and Shakers—Together
By KATHERINE ROSMAN
Before there was Facebook, there was the Wednesday 10.
In 1957, as men in their late 20s, they began meeting—initially over breakfast, then over dinners held at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel or at the Harvard Club in midtown Manhattan. Few were born to means. Many were sons of immigrants. Most went on to become luminaries in their fields—presidents of television networks, partners at banks, editors of magazines.
On occasion, they shared their influence with one another. When member Mort Janklow made a career switch from corporate attorney to literary agent, a fellow member, columnist William Safire, offered himself as a famous first client. When Robert Menschel, a senior director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., was considering deals involving large consumer companies such as Procter & Gamble, he would pick the brain of fellow club member Ed Meyer, the former chief executive of Grey Advertising.
The Wednesday 10
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In a day when "social network" is a buzz term from colleges to board rooms, the members of Wednesday 10 show the benefits of old-fashioned networking. "We were all young kids starting out, and it is easy when you are so involved in building your career to lose touch with other people who are outside your field," says Mr. Menschel, who has been at Goldman Sachs for 55 years. "It helped me to understand why other people do what they do—which is important in life and in business. You don't learn anything from talking to sameness."
The Wednesday 10 comprised, at various points, more than 20 men; the goal was a number small enough to maintain intimacy yet large enough to ensure that at least 10 members would show up for each of the monthly Wednesday-night meetings. No more than two representatives of any one industry were permitted. The idea was to combat insularity, to keep the men connected to people and events outside their own professions.
Last Wednesday, in a prewar Manhattan duplex, the membership met for the first time since the death of the group's founder, Mr. Safire. At a sit-down dinner of lobster pot pie, short-ribs stroganoff and fall-vegetable slaw, 16 of the group's members engaged in spirited discussion about the economy, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the friendship they have cultivated during the past 52 years.
The members bantered like brothers as they greeted one another over cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, handshakes and a few hugs. "How old are you Larry?" Lawrence Grossman, the former president of NBC News and PBS, was asked as he walked into the reception.
Members of the Wednesday 10
Below is a list of members of the Wednesday 10 and their professions. Some have retired.
Bill Adler*, author/literary agent
Howard Amron, lawyer
Stanley Bartels, investment banker
Frederic Berman, retired New York State Supreme Court judge
Thomas Bishop, NYU professor of French
Edward Bleier, former media executive
Father Paul Chan, Catholic priest
Joseph Forman, retailer
Roy Goodman, former state senator
Arthur Gray, wealth manager
Lawrence Grossman, news executive
Morton Janklow, literary agent
Dr. Mortimer Lacher, hematologist
George Lang, restaurateur
Robert Lifton, lawyer/entrepreneur
Thomas Morgan, journalist/press secretary
Robert Menschel, investment banker
Marvin Newman, photojournalist
Marshall Loeb, former financial editor
Ed Meyer, advertising/marketing executive
Dr. Leon Root, orthopedic surgeon
James Rosenfield, former media executive
Charles Sigety, former nursing home owner
Leonard Zweig, professor/journalist
Mortin Bard, psychology professor (deceased)
Irwin Cole, retailer (deceased)
John Diebold, management consultant (deceased)
Alvin Fields, children's clothes (deceased)
Mortimer Goldman, women's fashion (deceased)
Stuart Richardson, literary editor (deceased)
William Safire, columnist (deceased)
Al Wallin, accountant (deceased)
*Adler dropped out
"What the hell kind of question is that?" Mr. Grossman replied. Turns out he was born in 1931, making him the youngest member.
"I am the oldest," said Charles Sigety, 87, a former nursing-home owner whose family has significant real estate holdings. Later, he pointed out another distinction. "I'm probably the only gentile here tonight," he said.
"We've been meaning to talk to you about that," replied Mr. Menschel. (The group is about 75% Jewish.)
By today's definition, the Wednesday 10's idea of diversity isn't expansive. "They're anti- women," Barbara Walters says. When she worked in public relations with Mr. Safire in the 1950s, she would rib him about the all-male make-up of the group. "No women!" he would respond, Ms. Walters says.
"In 1957, it didn't occur to us to include women," says Mr. Menschel. "If we formed it today, it wouldn't occur to us not to include women." When asked about the homogeneity, other members point to the many banquets that included wives and their invitations to Ms. Walters, Gloria Steinem and the late "Feminine Mystique" author Betty Friedan, each of whom addressed a Wednesday 10 meeting as a guest. Ms. Walters says she recalls nothing from the meeting she attended. Nor does Ms. Steinem. "It may not please them to know that I don't remember," she says. "But I would urge them to change the name to the Wednesday Men's 10."
Journal Communitydiscuss“ Regardless of your upbringing or social status - the opportunity and ability to network exists at all levels of class to empower yourself to excel. ”
—Joe Maynard The advantages to membership were many. Mr. Janklow secured Mr. Safire lucrative contracts and also scored book deals for other members: Edward Bleier, a former top executive at ABC and Warner Bros., wrote "Thanksgiving," a guide to and history of the holiday; George Lang, who owned restaurants including Café des Artistes, chronicled his journey from a Nazi work camp to the height of New York's culinary world in "Nobody Knows the Truffles I've Seen"; and Mr. Menschel wrote "Markets, Mobs & Mayhem: a Modern Look at the Madness of Crowds." Mr. Safire wrote the forewords to the books of Messrs. Bleier and Menschel.
Mr. Menschel was the chairman of the board of trustees of the Museum of Modern Art from 2005 to 2007. He encouraged curators to attend the one-man photography exhibits of Wednesday 10er Marvin E. Newman, who shot for Esquire, Sports Illustrated and Life magazine. Mr. Newman's work is featured in permanent collections at MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. When members get sick, they call member Mortimer Lacher, a pioneer in lymphoma research who has been on the staff of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center since 1961. "I'm the house doctor," he says.
By almost every account, Mr. Safire founded the group after one of his superiors at public-relations agency Tex McCrary Inc. asked him to round up some of New York City's most promising young businessmen. The rumor was that Ruder Finn Inc., a competing publicity company, had a connection to the Young Presidents' Organization, a networking group of business leaders.
'Our Own Organization'
One of the Tex McCrary executives said, "We need our own organization which has a purpose but might feed business to the firm," recalls Mr. Bleier, who was also a Tex McCrary employee.
Mr. Safire shared the plan with Mr. Lang after the two men worked together on a 1956 reception hosted at the Waldorf-Astoria (Mr. Lang was assistant banquet manager) for Princess Grace and Prince Rainier by the Overseas Press Club (Mr. Safire handled the PR).
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The Wednesday 10, shown at a 1960s banquet with their dates, began meeting 52 years ago.
They each invited friends and acquaintances. Over time, Mr. Lang says, the group helped him to understand the motivations and concerns of powerful men who worked in New York City's core industries—the type of men who were his customers. "Through the Wednesday 10, you begin to understand the world," says Mr. Lang, 85. "I knew about restaurants but not about Wall Street or show business."
To begin the meetings, each man gave an update on his life. Impending marriages and expected babies were nodded to, but the thrust of the discussion centered on career development. "It was a professional support system," says Mr. Meyer, 82. By the end of each meeting, he had a snapshot of what was going on in the realms of law, media, art, finance, real estate, public service and cancer research. "It was like reading a newspaper cover to cover," he says.
Distinguished Guests
For the first 15 years or so, the men invited one guest per meeting to brief them on the issues of the day and answer questions. As the members' careers got traction, the profile of the people to whom they had access grew. Over the years, the roster included CBS News's Mike Wallace, Public Theater founder Joseph Papp, former New York City Mayor John Lindsay, accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss and Roy Cohn, who was a prosecutor during the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and an aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy during his anti-Communism hearings.
On Friday, Nov. 19, 1971, the group traveled to Washington, D.C., for a black-tie dinner at Blair House. The highlights included a speech on domestic policy delivered by Donald Rumsfeld, who was a Cabinet-level counselor to President Richard Nixon. (Mr. Safire was by then a White House speechwriter.) "I rarely got into black tie, but Bill said it was important," Mr. Rumsfeld says.
Once Mr. Safire moved to Washington, D.C., the group scaled back the frequency of its meetings to twice a year and stopped inviting guests so the members could spend their time together reconnecting. At one gathering last year, though, the group gave special dispensation to a doctor of gerontology.
"I don't know why someone thought that was appropriate for this group," says Mr. Bleier, 79.
'Daddy's Ideas'
The men had hoped their sons would create an adjunct group that would one day assume the Wednesday 10 mantle but none took the initiative. "Daddy's ideas are not the ones children tend to take on," says Mr. Menschel.
Mr. Safire's is the club's eighth death, according to Mr. Bleier. A few decades ago, one member dropped out—Bill Adler, a former publishing entrepreneur. "It was getting to be a very self-admiring group, and it lost appeal for me," says Mr. Adler, who also says that the idea for the club was his, not Mr. Safire's. The rest of the membership disputes that contention.
At the apartment of Jenifer and George Lang last Wednesday, the men sat around a large rectangular table set with china, flowers and printed menus. (Mrs. Lang cooked the entire meal but disappeared at dinner time.) The formal discussion began when member Robert K. Lifton, the former president of the American Jewish Congress, was asked to address the peace process in the Middle East. "I see nothing changing in the next five years" unless the interested parties change their patterns of conduct, Mr. Lifton said, after giving his impressions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he has known for 20 years. The situation in Afghanistan? "Quagmire," Mr. Lifton said.
"I'd like to hear a little about the economy from our financial guru," said the photographer Mr. Newman, in reference to Mr. Menschel.
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CREDIT: Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal
Ed Meyer, above, shakes hands with Marshall Loeb (back to camera).
"The question is, what is going to get 15 million people back to work," Mr. Menschel said. "It won't be big companies. It's going to be driven by the 'mom and pop economy' and that takes a long time."
During the economic discussion, Mr. Menschel had to weather some Goldman Sachs-bashing. Dr. Lacher called one of Mr. Menschel's colleagues a "bozo." Stanley Bartels, a banker who made his career at smaller establishments, called Goldman a "monster," and Mr. Menschel rolled his eyes.
Most of the meal was spent discussing Mr. Safire and the group he built. James Rosenfield, former president of CBS Television Network, looked around the table and gave in to a moment of wistful congratulations. "Each of us started from zero with a common denominator—we were ambitious and hard-working," he said. "And I look around and there isn't a single guy in the group who wasn't a winner in his own world."
"This group is amazing in its longevity," added Dr. Lacher.
The brandy had been served, so Mr. Menschel said, "Let's drink to that."
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| 24th November 2009 - 08:19:43 AM | | 2050 : Somber Sam | 11/20-BLACK
(sorry k-dawg, maybe start a little earlier!?!!?)
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| 18th November 2009 - 01:57:54 PM | | 2049 : Rusty Rooster | | so was 11/13 a black friday? |
| 20th October 2009 - 01:31:33 PM | | 2047 : Kdawg | Composer Vic Mizzy dies at 93
Wrote music for 'Addams Family,' 'Green Acres'
By JON BURLINGAME <http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=bio&peopleID=1218>
Vic Mizzy, who composed the indelible theme music for "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres" died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 93.
For the "The Addams Family" theme, which became a long-remembered part of '60s pop culture, Mizzy played the harpsichord and sang the vocal parts (overdubbing his own voice three times) and coached the actors during the main-title sequence (including on-camera finger-snapping by the actors). The equally iconic "Green Acres" theme was performed by stars Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. Mizzy also wrote all the underscore for both series. His theme for "Addams" was reprised in the 1990s feature films.
Although he was most famous for his sitcom music, Mizzy also had a number of top-20 hits in the late 1930s, '40s and '50s when he was active as a New York-based songwriter. Doris Day sang the most popular, "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time," in 1945.
Other hit songs included "There's a Faraway Look in Your Eye" and "Three Little Sisters," both sung by the Andrews Sisters; "Take It Easy," "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes," "The Whole World Is Singing My Song," "Choo'n Gum," "The Jones Boy," "With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho-Ho-Ho" and others.
His TV career began around 1959, with music for "Shirley Temple's Storybook" and the themes for "Moment of Fear," "Klondike" and "Kentucky Jones."
"Addams" and "Green Acres" began a run of 1960s and '70s sitcom themes that also included "The Pruitts of Southampton," "The Double Life of Henry Phyfe," "Captain Nice," "The Don Rickles Show" and "Temperature's Rising." He also wrote underscores for TV's "Richard Boone Show" and "Quincy" along with several TV movies including "Terror on the 40th Floor."
His film scores included the William Castle films "The Night Walker" and "The Busy Body"; five Don Knotts films including "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Shakiest Gun in the West," "The Reluctant Astronaut," "The Love God?" and "How to Frame a Figg"; and others including "The Caper of the Golden Bulls," "Don't Make Waves" and "Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?"
Mizzy was born in Brooklyn and attended New York U. He played accordion and piano as a child and was virtually self-taught as a composer and orchestrator. Many of his song hits happened while he was serving in the Navy during WWII.
Survivors include a daughter, a brother and two grandchildren. Another daughter died in 1995.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, Calif.
Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010124.html
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| 19th October 2009 - 08:19:23 AM | | 2046 : JPPF | | Check out the Empire State Building tonight! Lotsa a pretty colors! |
| 10th October 2009 - 11:26:58 AM | | 2045 : Loch Ness | k-dawg's been living in gg park between tours
and who the fuck r these new horsemen |
| 09th October 2009 - 12:38:00 PM | | 2044 : Kdawg | PHISH FALL TOUR 2009
11.18.09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
11.20.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.21.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.22.09 War Memorial at Oncenter , Syracuse, NY
11.24.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.25.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.27.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.28.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.29.09 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
12.02.09 Madison Square Garden , New York, NY
12.03.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.04.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.05.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA |
| 08th October 2009 - 12:28:11 PM | | 2043 : Hill O'beans | | um, what happened to 9/18? 10/2? did our fearless leader crash his precious web site sans backup - again? thank you, thank you. as mussawi said to george clooney by the sea wall in Syriana, 'Good to have you back in town, Bob.' |
| 23rd September 2009 - 09:49:26 AM | | 2042 : Celebratory Sam | *****CELEBRATE STAFF APPRECIATION NIGHT-9/25/09*****
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That's right, it's time to thank the McS staff who've made the last 8+ years of Fridays in the Back Room such a gosh darn slice o heaven for the Horsemen and our honored guests!
So please join us this Fri 9/25 (actually early Saturday morning to be precise) and say thanks to Brenden, Scotty, Mike, Timmy and Johnny with some toasts...lots of clever and witty prizes (wait til you see John try on the Horsemen thong we ordered for him!)...our now classic "fixed" raffle and so much more.
Oh yeah, it's also Bobby-boy's birthday.
-----------------9/25/09 BE THERE------------------
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| 21st September 2009 - 03:31:11 PM | | 2041 : Kdawg | Pianist known for movie theme songs dies at 88
By MELISSA NELSON
Associated Press Writer
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Famed 1960s-era pianist Art Ferrante, who teamed with Lou Teicher in a series of hit records based on movie theme songs, has died at his South Florida home. He was 88.
The duo's longtime manager, Scott W. Smith, said Monday that Ferrante died Saturday of natural causes in Longboat Key, about 60 miles south of Tampa.
Along with Teicher, Ferrante recorded themes from movies including "Exodus," "The Apartment," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "Cleopatra." They also recorded "Tonight," from "West Side Story" and the theme from "Midnight Cowboy."
Ferrante and Teicher, known as "The Movie Theme Team," performed together for 40 years after meeting as children at the Juilliard School in New York.
Smith, who managed the duo for 38 years, said Ferrante played the piano every day.
"Until about four weeks ago he was still playing," Smith said. "He was an unbelievable, incredible pianist. His hands, they moved liked he was still 20 years old. He had other (aging) problems, but playing the piano was not one of them."
When Teicher died in 2008 at age 83, Ferrante told The Associated Press that the pair turned friendship into 40 years of artistic and business success.
The men played 9-foot concert pianos while facing each other on stage.
"No one was more blessed than I to have Lou Teicher as my best friend since we met at the Juilliard School Of Music at the ages of 9 and 6," Ferrante said.
"Although we were two individuals, at the twin-pianos our brains worked as one. Lou was certainly one of the world's most gifted pianists," he said.
They recorded more than 150 albums and dozens of singles, selling more than 88 million records worldwide and earning 22 gold and platinum records. They also made more than 200 television appearances, some with personalities including Ed Sullivan, Dick Clark and Johnny Carson. They were White House guests of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
Their annual Ferrante & Teicher Tour ended in 1989 after more than 5,200 concerts.
Ferrante is survived by his wife, daughter and twin granddaughters.
Smith said private memorial services will likely be held in Longboat Key, where both Ferrante and Teicher moved in the mid-1980s after spending decades based in New York.
Ferrante & Teicher with Vincent Bell - Midnight Cowboy
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