I was standing there on the beach in San Pedro, Belize on Ambergris Caye. This exotic sounding place is a well known paradise for Scuba divers. But the sight of the tiny, charred boat changed all of that in an instant. Even though I was on vacation, I couldn’t resist an interesting story. I had to find out more.
There are a ton of people who tell me they ride the subway every day with me. Of course they’re referring to the subway ads that are on certain cars.
The ads have Brenda and me reminding viewers about My9 News at Ten. I think it’s better than having your face plastered on a bus. Continue reading ‘Straphangers Unite’
Blogs are just like new puppies. When you first bring the new puppy home, everyone wants to take care of it. You’ve hear the promises:
- “Oh, I’ll feed her…”
- “We’ll walk him…”
- “We’ll take him out…” Continue reading ‘Just Like a New Puppy’
According to witnesses, one of the last requests of Dr. Martin Luther King was to a musician, standing close to him when Dr. King was cut down by an assassin’s bullet. Biographer Taylor Branch tells Dr. King’s last words were to Ben Branch:
“…make sure you play Take My Hand, Precious Lord in the meeting tonight.
Play it real pretty.”
Take My Hand was Dr. King’s favorite gospel song. But why? Of all the hymns and gospel music that have been sung and published, why this song? Why were these lyrics so important to Dr. King? Listen:
The song, Take My Hand Precious Lord, was written by Thomas Andrew Dorsey in 1932, the father of gospel music. He wrote the song in response to his own grief: his wife died in child birth and his infant son died a day later.
It’s been recorded by everyone from Lawrence Welk to Elvis to Mahalia Jackson. The song is from the heart, and listening to it on this the 40th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination may give us some insight of Dr. King’s final thoughts. If nothing else, it may give us comfort for a great loss suffered 40 years ago today.
Well now. Mark your calendars for this one. I am giving you ample notice. Tomorrow is “Hug a Newsman Day”.
A thorough search…5 minute Google…revealed the following:
Hug a Newsman Day gives you the opportunity to give a great, big hug to your local news person. C’mon, admit it. You’ve watched your cute newsman day in and day out. You’ve always told your self if you ever see him, you would give him a great, big hug. Well, today is your opportunity. Any questions on how to celebrate this day? Important note: Today is also a day to hug a news “woman”. They wouldn’t want to be left out of this very special day.
So to observe this rather obscure holiday The Grand Central Oyster Bar, In New York City will be paying tribute to the news media with a [sic] hors d’eorves and cocktail reception on Friday night, April 4, 2008 from 6:00 to7:30 PM.
Oyster Bar General Manager Mike Garvey and Executive Chef Sandy Ingber and Cirillo World are inviting everyone. John Cirillo emphasizes that they’re going to have a few professional “huggers” (both male and female) to engage in a group hug. The celebration includes print and broadcast media. Now what could be better.
When they took this picture of me and Sen. Hillary Clinton in 2006, we were just about to go LIVE for an interview at the 5th anniversary of September 11th. She was NOT a declared presidential candidate at the time although there were “rumblings”. In the back of my mind, though, I thought it is possible that I have a picture of me standing with a future President of the United States.
I never thought I’d be standing there with the future Governor of New York. But that’s what some political writers are floating. Continue reading ‘Gov. Clinton meet Vice President Powell’
