As the creator of this thread, I RESERVE the RIGHT to delete, move, consolidate all posts which are not in the best interests of this thread. No opinions will be changed in any way.---Bill Burgess
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As all here well know, Fever is my favorite addiction. You guys are my passion. We share the National Pastime, battle each other royally, and have a general blast.
Recently, I had a "painless, silent" heart attack, but thanks to dear friends, I was rushed to the hospital in time. On Feb. 10-11, 2005, the good docs at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, pulled me back from the brink. I'm fine again. Good doctoring did the trick, and I'm symptom-free, just lack some old zip. Hope my lack of aggression doesn't show.
But my recent thoughts of my mortality, made me wonder who you guys are, that have been arguin' with me this past year. You spanked me good, put me firmly in my place, and that took good BB smarts.
I'll go first. I'd like to know first names, year of birth, what you guys do for work, how you came by your BB passion, and did you play as a kid? How far did you get, and did you play ball recreationally post-school?
William Burgess; 5'7; 140 lbs.
Born: 1951, Brooklyn, NY. Lived on Putnam Ave., Brooklyn with our Nanny until 1953. Dad was in Korea, trying to not get himself killed.
1953-56: Lived in base housing, Sheridanville, Fort Dix, NJ.
1956-69: Lived in Mt. Holly, NJ.
1969-79: Lived in NYC. Lived Woodside (Queens), Riverdale (Bronx), Inwood (Manhattan), West 73 St., near Columbus Ave.
1979-present: Palo Alto/Menlo Park, CA area, 30 miles south of San Francisco, CA
Nationality: Mom's side (1/2 Italian, 1/4 Spanish, Madrid, 1/4 French); Dad's side (English, Irish, Scotch)
Education: Catholic grade school (Sacred Heart School on High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ), public HS (Rancocas Valley Reg. HS, Jacksonville Rd., Mt. Holly, NJ);
Manhattan College, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 1969-70. Dropped out and never regretted it for a minute. Ran track there, trained on my own, ran a 4:43 mile in only race I ran. Coaches there were Fred Dwyer/Frank Gagliano, both world-class.
I came by my BB passion from Dad. He wanted to be a pitcher, and was good, but his mom (Grandma) wouldn't let him. So he hoped I'd be a ballplayer, but I wasn't near good, big, fast, strong enough. I played grade-school ball from 4th-7th grade, in CYO (Catholic Youth Organization), and was on my HS freshman team. Wanted to pitch but they sat me on the bench. Of course, as a grade schooler, we played BB in the neighborhood every day. Couldn't stay away from it. I was also in a slow-pitch softball league, around 1979, co-ed. Loved it. It was based on company employees.
From 1966-'70, was a runner, set HS records in track/x-country. Went to NJ state meet as HS junior. Ran 4:34/10:17 in mile/2 miles double.
Work: 1969-79 - NYC post office (GPO - 33-34 St. & 8th Ave.;
1970-77, trained to be a professional dancer, worked NYC night-club, Trude Heller's as professional rock dancer. Rock Dance Super Freak.
1979-89, Palo Alto, CA cab driver
1985- 2004 - self-employed window washer
1998-present - self-employed adult care-giver
Along the way, I also did sales. Sold health supplements to pedestrians on the street in NYC (1977), Filter Queen vacuums (door to door in Joliet, IL, 1989), nutritional supplements, dental plans by phone (NYC, 1998), term life insurance (A. L. Williams - Mt. Holly, NJ, 1989). Also worked for temp employment agencies as a clerk in offices, shipping and receiving clerk, driving gigs, and a lot of crap jobs - just for a desperation paycheck.
Most everything I've ever tried, I've done extremely well, except for sales. Not braggin'. Just obsess on stuff till I get it right.
Favorite ballplayers: Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Buck Ewing, Rube Waddell, Walter Johnson, George Sisler, Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Oscar Charleston, John 'Pop' Lloyd, Biz Mackey.
Favorite movies: Star War series, Somewhere In Time (1980), 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Dune (1984), Forbidden Planet (1956), 8 1/2 (1963), Fargo (1996), 7 Beauties (1976), Blue Velvet (1986), Silence of the Lambs trilogy, Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), The Exorcist (1973), Gone With The Wind (1939), Wizard of Oz (1939), Hard Candy (2005), American Psycho (2000), No Country For Old Men (2007), Mr. Brooks (2007), anything concerning the Trojan War, many well-done love stories, most Ivory-Merchant movies.
Favorite Rock Acts: Beatles, Beach Boys, 4 Seasons, Temptations, Miracles, Brian Wilson, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Band, Staple Singers, Van Morrison, Carol King, Phil Spector, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Paul Simon, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson.
Favorite Rock CD's: Abbey Road (1969, Beatles); Rubber Soul (1965, Beatles); Pet Sounds (1966, Beach Boys); Smile (2004, Brian Wilson); Sticky Fingers (1971, Rolling Stones); Exile on Main Street (1972, Rolling Stones); Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1970, Simon & Garfunkle); There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973, Paul Simon); Tapestry (1971, Carol King); The Fairy Ring (1982, Mike Rowland, New Age pianist); (own 10 versions of HAIR, 1968 London version of Hair is the best, IMHO).
Favorite "Greatest Hits" Collections: Temptations (1994, Emperors of Soul); Miracles (1994, 35 Anniversary Collection); 4 Seasons (1988, 25th Anniversary Collection); Beach Boys (1993, Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys); Hank Williams, Sr. (1990, The Original Singles Collection); Supremes (1986, Anthology); The Band (1994, Across the Great Divide); Eagles (1994, Very Best Of Eagles); Bob Dylan (1985, Biograph); Aretha Franklin (1992, Queen of Soul); Simon & Garfunkel (1990, Collected Works); Elton John (2002, Greatest Hits, 1970-2002); Paul Simon (1993, 1964-1993); Bob Marley (1999, Songs of Freedom); Joan Baez (1993, Rare, Live, & Classic); The Very Best of The Dixie Cups (1998, Chapel of Love); Fleetwood Mac (1988, Greatest Hits); George McCrae (1994, The Best of George McCrae - Rock Your Baby); Chicago (2002, The Very Best of Chicago - Only The Beginning).
Favorite Rock Geniuses: Brian Wilson (Beach Boys/soloist); Paul McCartney (Beatles/Wings); John Lennon (Beatles/soloist); Bob Dylan; Smokey Robinson (Miracles, soloist); Norman Whitfield (Temptations); Phil Spector (Righteous Bros., Crystals, Ronettes); Bob Gaudio (4 Seasons); Holland-Dozier-Holland team (4 Tops/Supremes/Martha & the Vandellas/Motown groups); Jagger/Richards team (Rolling Stones); Bob Marley (The Wailers); Ray Davies (Kinks); Paul Simon; Elton John; Sam Cooke; Robbie Robertson (The Band); John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival); Van Morrison.
Favorite Rock Voices: Paul McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Eric Burdon (The Animals), David Ruffin (Temptations, soloist), Eddie Kendricks (Temptations, soloist), Chuck Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Frankie Vallie (4 Seasons), Aretha Franklin, Carol King, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, Jerry Butler, Lou Rawls, Brook Benton, Van Morrison.
Favorite Rock Guitarists: George Harrison (Beatles, 1962-70); Keith Richards (Rolling Stones, 1962-present); Ronnie Wood (Rod Steward/Rolling Stones, 1975-present); Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, 1963-65)(Cream, 1966-68, etc.); Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead, 1965-95); Marvin Tarplin (Miracles, 1961-73, Smokey Robinson, 1973-present); Ike Turner, Carlos Santana (Santana, 1970-present).
Favorite Rock Drummers: The groups which are listed here are merely the most identified with. All these drummers worked with many groups, and free lance in studio sessions, and touring:
Benny Benjamin (almost all Motown/Gordy/Tamla recordings, 1959-68); Hal Blaine (studio sessions); Bernard Purdy; Ginger Baker (Cream); Ringo Starr (Beatles, 1962-70); Graeme Edge (Moody Blues, 1964-75); Jim Keltner (Gary Lewis & Players, among others); Dino Danelli (Rascals, 1964-72); Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-77); Steve Gadd (Steely Dan); Ansley Dunbar (Journey, 1974-78); BJ Wilson (Procol Harem, 1967-75,'77); Mitch Mitchell (Jimmy Hendrix Experience, 1966-70); John Bonham (Led Zeplin); John J. Badanjek (Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels, 1964-67,'71); Ian Paice (Deep Purple); Danny P. Seraphine (Chicago, (1966-90); Bill Bruford (Yes, 1968-69,91); Michael Shrieve (Santana, 1969-74,'88); Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1970-79); Neil Peart (Rush, 1974-present); Jeff Porcaro (Toto); John Robinson, Gregg Bissonette.
Music I Don't Care For: Although I may like an isolated example from a category, the categories I don't care for, as a whole are: Country, blues, bluegrass, gospel, hard rock, heavy metal, New Wave, Punk, Rap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin.
Music I'm predisposed to Like: Classic Rock, light rock, 1950's Doo Wop, R&B (Soul Music), Easy Listening, New Age, Reggae, Broadway, Big Bands, Folk, Tex-Mex, Western, popular (Sinatra, Bennett, Streisand).
Classical Music: Although I cannot access most classical music, finding it too bombastic, heavy, tedious or just plain boring, there are certain select pieces which bespeak genius: 1st/3rd movements of Beethoven's 9th Symphony; Adagio of Mozart's 41st (Jupiter) Symphony, adagios from Beethoven's Late String Quartets.
Greatest Athletes of 20th Century: Jim Thorpe, Jim Brown, Ty Cobb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Honus Wagner, Michael Jordan, Mohammed Ali, Jack Dempsey, Wilt Chamberlain, Carl Lewis, Red Grange, Pele.
Favorite Track Runners: Ron Clarke, Jim Ryun, Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, Marty Liquori, Paavo Nurmi, Emil Zatopek, Haile Gebrselassie.
Favorite Basketball Players: Michael Jordan, Dr. J. (Julius Irving), Walt Frazier, Bob Cousy, Meadowlark Lemon.
Favorite Football Runners: Jim Brown, Jim Thorpe, Walter Payton, Red Grange, Franco Harris, Gayle Sayers, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett.
Favorite Movie Directors: David Lynch, Igmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Stanley Kubrick, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, John Boorman, Lindsay Anderson, Ron Howard, Lina Wertmuller.
Favorite Actors: Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud, Alec Guiness, John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Edward G. Robinson, WC Fields, Max Von Sydow, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, Charles Grodin, James Woods, Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Hector Elizondo, Alex Baldwin, Jude Law, Viggo Mortensen, Tom Wilkinson, Charles Laughton, Christopher Plummer; Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Spacey, Kiefer Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, Adrien Brody;
Favorite Actresses: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ingrid Bergman, Betty Davis, Liv Ullman, Mae West, Virginia Madsen, Mariel Hemingway, Yvette Mimieux, Cate Blanchard, Frances McDermott, Sandra Bernhardt, Scarlett Johansson, Sissy Spacek;
Favorite Ice Dancers: John Curry, Toller Cranston, Scottie Hamilton, JoJo Starbuck, Katerina Witt.
Favorite Mixed Martial Artists of the Ultimate Fighting Championships: UFC These names are hyper-links. Click onto any of them, and it will take you to their wikipedia page, showing their complete, current records.
Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Don Frye, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Diego Sanchez
Technically Best-Made Movies: Exorcist I (1973), Lord of the Ring trilogy (2001-03), West Side Story (1961), Angel Heart (1987), Terminator I (1984), Silence of the Lambs (1991), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Total Recall (1990), Forbidden Planet (1956), 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Star Wars Series.
Favorite Cool Stuff: Antique Ivory, artifacts made from ivory/bone/celluloid, antique maplewood furniture, old-fashioned fountain pens, old coins, old bills, marble, alabaster, autumn-toned quilted comforters, anything gold, living in NYC's west side, Jewish delis, jumbo shrimp, chopped liver from a real Jewish Deli, Orange Julius', vanilla egg cremes, Famous Ray's Pizza (NYC), Chinese take-out, Nathan's in NYC, Pretty Women who really like me.
Favorite Comedy Stuff: Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Harvey Korman (Carol Burnett Show), Peter Sellers, Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Seinfeld, Danny Kaye, Madylyn Kahn, Phil Silvers (Bilko), WC Fields, Steve Allen, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Jackie Gleason (Honey Mooners), William Bendix (Life of Riley), Amos & Andy.
Least Favorite Comedy Stuff: Abbot & Costello, I Love Lucy, Tim Conway, Gilligans' Island, 3 Stooges, Buddy Hackett, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Martin Short, Jackie Mason, Paul Reiser (Mad About You), Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Alf, Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers), 3's Company, Bosom Buddies, Soap, The Ropers, Married With Children, Benny Hill, Stick Puppet 'Madame', MASH.
Favorite Interests (hobbies): Old-fashioned baseball, chess, 60-70's classic light rock music, modern jazz dance, pretty women, Track and Field, Mixed Martial Arts Fighting (watching).
Favorite TV Shows: My 3 Sons, Leave It To Beaver, Andy Griffith, Seinfeld, 8 Is Enough, Amos and Andy, The Real McCoys, Life of Riley, Maverick, Golden Girls, Larry Sander's, Dobie Gillis, Siskel/Ebert, Have Gun - Will Travel, Bonanza, LA Law, Waltons, Little House on Praire, Family, Columbo, baseball games, UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships), Wicked Wicked Games 2007 mini-series, American Bandstand, The Apprentice, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Aaron's Way, Love Connection, Parole Board, People's Court, Benu The Phoenix, A&E's American Justice, Cold Case Files, FBI Files, "I Shouldn't Be Alive" - aired on Discovery Channel, 2005-07, and Animal Planet, 2010-present, Court TV's Forensic Files, Arrest & Trial, Meerkat Manor, Dragon's Den, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, American Restoration, Pawn Stars, Oxygen Channel's 'Snapped' series, Fear Factor, Antiques Roadshow, Shark Tank, American Idol, Bait Car, The Locator, Shipping Wars, Swamp People, City Confidential, Dual Survival, Dateline: Real Life Mysteries, Master Chef, Bar Rescue, Hotel Impossible, Auction Hunters, Whale Wars, Auction Kings,
Least Favorite TV Shows: Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kourtney and Khloé, Khloe and Lamar, Braxton Family Values, Tamar & Vince, Growing Up Gotti, My Fair Wedding With David Tutera, Bridezillas, The Real Housewives series, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Hogan Knows Best, Tori & Dean, Brooke Knows Best, Jerry Springer, Ricky Lake, Maury, Morton Downey Show, Kate Plus 8, Kathy Griffin, Flavor of Love with Flavor Flav, Bethenny Ever After, World's Dumbest, WWE, Mob Wives, Jersey Shore, 1,000 Ways to Die (It's all made up), Manswers, Raising Sextuplets, Graham Norton Show, America's Funniest Home Videos, Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club, Oxygen's Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too, Impractical Jokers, truTV's Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, Wipeout, Ice Loves Coco, R&B Divas, Living With La Toya, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Go On, The Way It Is, Family First, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Orange County, New York City, and Miami, Exreme Couponing, Toddlers and Tiaras, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Say Yes To the Dress,
Favorite Foods: chopped liver from a real Jewish Deli, thick well-done steak, lamb, fried chicken, pizza, cheese, potatoes in any form but especially baked, corn, avocados, artichokes, mushrooms, broccoli, shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops, oysters, clams, seafood/clam chowder, lasagna, quiche, cheese cake, hoagies, popcorn, fastfood burgers such as a mushroom cheeseburger with spicy mustard. (Also am a severe chocoholic, due to a severe caffeine addiction. But I don't eat it anymore because caffeine messes me up. Still yearn/long for coca-cola and ice tea! Memories of my favorite former downfalls are fading fast! Hate when that happens.)
Favorite Comfort Junk food from Childhood - Hershey Bar, Peanut Butter Reese Cup, Baby Ruth, Chunky, Snickers, 3 Muskateers, Milky Way, oreo cookies, TastyCake Fruit Pies, Oatmeal Raisin Bars, Almond Joy, Slim Jim Beef Jerky,
Favorite Colognes - Old Spice, Kent of London, Canoe, Brut, Jade East, English Leather, Pinaud.
I Hope Fever members see me as: baseball knowledgeable, a friendly, nice guy who likes to help people, articulate, having good taste.
Least Favorite People: George Bush, OJ Simpson, Amarosa (The Apprentice), Stacy Kessler (Millionaire Matchmaker), Walter O'Malley, Charles Comiskey, Ban Johnson, Ted Kennedy, TV evangelists, Ariel Sharon, Saddam Hussein, Dick Cheney, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Diana Ross, the Rockefellers, the Rothchilds, Queen of England, Adolf Hitler and all high-level Nazis, Nicki Manaj,
Favorite Books:
Iliad, Odyssey, by Homer, ancient times
Othello (1604), Hamlet (1600), by William Shakespeare
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Camille, by Alexandre Dumas, 1852
She series, by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1887
The Destruction of the Greek Empire and the Story of the Capture of Constantinople by The Turks, by Edwin Pears, 1903
Green Mansions, by William Henry Hudson, 1904
Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington, 1915
Wisdom's Daughter, by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1922
The Tiger's Fang, by Paul Twitchell, 1959
2150 A.D., by Thea Alexander, 1971
The Talons of Time, by Paul Twitchell, 1971
With No Apologies: The outspoken political memoirs of America's Conservative Conscience, by Barry M. Goldwater, 1979
Way of The Peaceful Warrior, by Dan Millman, 1980
Ptolia, by Fred Baker, 1982
Hand of Death, The Henry Lee Lucas Story, by Max Call, 1985
On The Breath Of The Gods, by Ariel Tomioka, 1988
Triumph of Justice, The Final Judgment on the (OJ) Simpson Saga, by Daniel Petrocelli, with Peter Knobler, 1998
Your 1st Contact, by Sheldan Nidle, 2000
Favorite Sports Books:
My Life in Baseball - the True Record, by Ty Cobb, with Al Stump, 1961
Cobb, by Al Stump, 1994
Ty Cobb, by Charles Alexander, 1984
The Unforgiving Minute, by Ron Clarke, 1966
Walter Johnson, Baseball's Big Train, by Henry W. Thomas, 1995
Baseball's Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery, by Martin Appel, Burt Goldblatt, 1980
The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence Stanley Ritter, 1966
Big Sticks, by William Curran, 1990
The Life That Ruth Built, by Marshall Smelser, 1975
Various editions of Total Baseball, especially 1st. ed., 1989
Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract, by Bill James, 1985, 1988, 2001
Those I Admire Most:
Jesus, Budda, Socrates, Plato, For showing a darkened world a better way.
Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Florentine Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist; leading figure in sparking the Middle Ages towards an Enlightenment in the arts/sciences.
Winston Churchill, 1874-65, guided England through its darkest hour. Lord of Admiralty, 1911-15, '39; Prime Minister, 1940-45, 1951-55.
Nelson Mandela, 1918-present, S. Africa's 1st black Pres., imprisoned 1962-90, 28 yrs. due to conscience.
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, led India to independence from Great Britain via non-violence demonstrations.
Vaclav Havel, 1936-present, imprisoned due to conscience, 1st. Pres. Czechoslovakia, allowed nation to divide without violence/bloodshed.
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German Jew, theories on physics changed his field.
Albert Schweitzer, 1875-65, German Christian philosopher, physician, humanitarian, missionary, musician.
Nikolai Tesla, 1856-1943, Yugoslavian inventor whose ideas underlaid most modern machines.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1807-82, Father of modern Italian state.
Simon Bolivar, 1783-1830, Father of modern Bolivian state.
Hannibal, 247 BC-183 BC, For military genius, and standing up to Rome.
Emanuel Lasker, 1868-41, German-Jewish chess master, philosopher, mathematician. Chess world champion, 1894-21.
Dali Llama Tenzin Gyatso, 1935-present, 13th in Tibetan lineage. Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, forced him into a government-in-exile in N. India. Awarded 1989 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian Nobel Peace committee.
Lysander, ?-395 BC, Spartan general who granted unbelievably lenient terms of surrender to Athens in 404 BC, after Athens, during the 30 yr. Peloponnesian war, 431 BC-404 BC, had destroyed many Greek city-states, and killed all their men and sold their women/children into slavery.
My Most Admired Americans:
1. George Washington, 1732-1799, man of virtue, (outside of enslaving blacks), fortitude at Valley Forge, died at his beloved estate, Mt. Vernon, VA.
2. Ty Cobb, 1887-1961, perfected his chosen aspect of human existence, due to his ability to commit his entire being to his goal.
3. George Washington Carver, 1860-1943 American black educator, inventor, agricultural/food scientist, farmer discovered over 100 uses for the peanut/soybean. Did his utmost to assist his fellow Southern farmers in weaning themselves off of their dependency on cotton.
4. Robert E. Lee , 1807-1870, (for EVERYTHING)
5. Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, brilliant tactics of island hopping saved American lives. Led US military forces in Pacific in WWII, & Korea. Pissed off Pres. Truman, got fired.
6. Mohammad Ali, 1942-present, for standing up to the draft board, refused to go & fight in Vietnam, spreading his chosen religion, Islam.
7. Stonewall Jackson, 1824-1863, brilliant military tactician for Confederates, under Lee, in Civil War.
8. Jimmy Carter, 1924-present, for his moderation in the Iranian "hostage crises" & building homes for the poor in 3rd world countries.
9. Honus Wagner, 1874-1955, for his Lincolnesque humility & humor despite his awesome greatness in his chosen field.
10. Connie Mack, 1862-1956, his angelic exemplary disposition and great knowledge in his field. Closest person BB ever came to producing a secular "saint".
11. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, advocated non-violent means to social progress for American blacks.
12. Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, American half-Jewish conservative/idealist. Represented Arizona in the US Senate, 1953-'65, '69-87. Ran for US Pres., 1964, lost huge to Lyndon B. Johnson.
13. Murray Rothbard, 1926-1995, American Jewish economist, philosopher, author. Libertarian theorist.
14. Paul Twitchell, 1909-1971, For introducing a spiritually-hungry, modern world to a spiritual path called ECKANKAR.
15. Robert Nozick, 1938-2002, American Jewish Harvard Professor of Philosophy, Libertarian theorist, author. His 'Anarchy, State And Utopia', 1974, articulated Libertarian philosophy.
16. Henry Louis Mencken, 1880-1956, The most prominent newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator of his day, Henry Louis Mencken was a libertarian before the word came into usage.
17. William Morton Burgess, Jr., 1907-1998, My Dad - For his lifetime of commitment to his family. Love off the chart.
Favorite Rock Tunes: I've now translated my little list below into youtube links. So now you can actually hear my favorite tunes. Enjoy!
Island of Love (The Sheppards, 1959)
High Life (Herbie Mann, 1960)
Positively 4th Street (Bob Dylan, 1965)
You're My Everything (Temptations, 1966)
I Could Never Love Another (Temptations, 1967)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Buckinghams, 1967)
Surf's Up, (Brian Wilson, 1967)
Revolution (Beatles, 1968)
Walking In Space (Hair, 1968 London stage version)This is NOT the best version. Only last 80 seconds are great.
3-5-0-0 (Hair, 1968 London stage version)
The Soft Parade (Doors, 1969)
Love & Peace (Buddy Rich, 1969)
All God's Children Got Soul (Dorothy Morrison, 1969)
Me & Bobbie McGee (Janis Joplin, 1970)
Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones, 1971)
Touch A Hand, Make A Friend (Staple Singers, 1973)
Rock Your Baby (George McCrae, 1974)
That's Where The Happy People Go (Trampps, 1975)
Look Into Your Heart, (Aretha Frankin, 1976, from movie, Sparkle)
Don't Play That Song (Aretha Franklin, 1976)
The Flesh Failures (Hair, 1979 movie version)
Waiting For A Friend (Rolling Stones, 1981)
Dreams (Cranberries, 1990)
Sugar Sugar (Duke Baysee, 1994 reggae version)
Stay (Temptations, 1998)
Most of the CDs of Hair, Pet Sounds, Smile and the entire B side of Abbey Road, where the songs segue into the next.
Favorite TV Character Actors:
1. Fred/Ethel Mertz - I Love Lucy - William Frawley/Vivian Vance - 1950's.
2. Festus Haggen - Gunsmoke - Ken Curtis - 1964-1975
3. Barney Fife - Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry - Don Knotts - 1960-65
4. Eddie Haskel - Leave It To Beaver - Ken Osmond - 1957-63
5. Maynard G. Krebs - Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Bob Denver - 1959-63
6. Ed Norton - Honeymooners - Art Carney - 1955-71
7. Dr. Zachary Smith - Lost In Space - Jonathan Harris - 1965-68
8. Cosmos Kramer - Seinfeld - Michael Richards -1990-98
Honorable Mentions: Several from Andy Griffith Show.
Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), Aunt Bea Taylor (Frances Bavier), Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey),
also Lumpy Rutherford (Leave It To Beaver) - Frank Bank
Maude (Bea Arthur)
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My Favorite Classic Baseball Movies:
Listed chronologically, not in order of preference.
1. It Happens Every Spring - 1949 - Ray Milland, professor who discovers wood-repellent substance. Ball jumps around the bat.
2. The Winning Team - 1952 - Ronald Reagan played Pete Alexander.
3. Damn Yankees- 1958 - Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian fame) - Tab Hunter. Gwen Verdon does Bob Fosse choreography (Whatever Lola Wants tango routine). Fosse also made a cameo appearance in dance routine. Music score was outstanding. Tab Hunter plays Joe Hardy, from Hannibal, MO, a transformed old Washington Senator's fan, into a young baseball super hero.
4. The Natural - 1984 - Robert Redford as aging rookie sensation. Glenn Close does nice girl, Barbara Hershey does dark enigma, Kim Basinger is easy on the eyes.
5. Field of Dreams - 1989 - Kevin Costner gets unique chance to reunite with his Dad.
6. Talent For the Game - 1991 - Edward James Olmos plays a BB scout who finds a great pitching prospect, but must become personally involved.
7. A League of Their Own - 1992 - Geena Davis played composite player, Dottie Hinson. Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, Rosie O'Donnell support well.
8. Soul of the Game - 1996 - Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson play HBO film's Satchel Paige/Josh Gibson. Good pathos. Had heart.
9. For Love of the Game - 2000 - Kevin Costner is back in uniform.
10. The Rookie - 2002 - Dennis Quaid plays a HS coach with a 100 mph fastball, giving it one more shot, if his HS team cops league title. Nice heart, good pathos.
Honorable Mentions:
Pride of the Yankees - 1942 - Gary Cooper, Babe played himself, as did Bill Dickey, Bob Meusel, and Mark Koenig.
Babe Ruth (1991) (TV), Stephen Lang played Babe, who was trim, for once. Refreshing.
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Pet Peeves:
1. Price of ink cartridges for my printer are $32. new. Refills kits only last weeks.
2. Price of high-speed connections to the INTERNET. I pay $46./mo. Absurd.
3. ATM's only give out money in $20. denominations. Wish it were $10.
4. Fast Food chains which don't accept credit/debit cards.
5. Friends who always choose the other person, in call-waiting situations.
6. My computer media player won't let me create a queue for my music.
7. TV/movies which make adults appear like dim-witted idiots. Home alone? Married With Children?
8. Anyone who doesn't practice road etiquette/courtesy.
9. Baseball-Fever presently doesn't accept Excel files.
10. Cell-phone users who, when in public, feel it's OK to impose their personal conversations on those around them.
11. Women claim that looks are not primary, and personality comes first. Wish they really meant it, and acted that way.
12. Women with weight issues going on TV, and insisting how 'ghetto-fabulous' they are. And try to dress provocatively! NOT!! Makes me puke.
13. Tabloid TV shows like Jerry Springer, Maury Povich. Trash. Should get dumped like Rickey Lake, Jenny.
14. Judge Judy: Always bragging how smart she is. Judges should be less rude, more modest, less emotional. Like Judge Alex, or Judge Marilyn Milian from People's Court.
Product Placement in TV reality shows. Examples:
1. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Regis Philbin) - He says, "Our friends at ATT will connect you now."
2. American Idol - Big Coca Cola drinks in front of the judges. And Ryan Seacrest constantly informing us how to use "text messaging".
3. Extreme Makeover Home Edition - Ty Pennington constantly telling us that everything comes from Sears.
These shows feel like one huge infomercial to me.
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mr. burgess i notice that at one time you worked at the famous n.y.c. club trude heller's. by any chance , did you happen to meet or see any of the local n.y.c bands of that era centered around the village there? meaning the velvet underground, the new york rock ensemble, the silver apples, the fugs, etc.?
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I worked at Trude Heller's in 1972, and went there with dates for several years afterwards.
I do not remember those bands you mentioned, but I remember many others.
Margo Lewis Quintet - 5 piece female band. Margo Lewis played huge Hammond organ/keyboards, was beyond fantastic. Tracey Robbins was their totally soulful lead female vocalist. They sang great Staple Singers tunes, i.e. This World, I'm Just Another Soldier, Respect Yourself and Grandma's Hands and a fantastic version of Dorothy Morrison's "All God's Children Got Soul", Janis Joplin's "Me & Bobby McGee".
Rosebud
New York Central - 5 white kids from Astoria, Queens.
Gotham - 3 young, male vocalists
Manhattan Transfer - jazz, later got their own TV variety show.
Frankie Paris
Morgan - black vocalist from Paris, France. Played only James Brown, in French.
Monti Rock III
Blossom Dearie
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Addendum on my Dad:
My Dad was born in Dec. 24, 1907. He sold shoes in NYC at Macy's in the ladies dept. from 1927-41. He was drafted in '41, stayed in the army until 1962, as Master Sergeant, retired junior warrant officer, and then worked at the General Post Office in NYC from '62 until the 1980's. Somewhere in-between he was a professional ladies' masseur.
When my family says, "You're just like Dad", my heart could burst with pride. Nicest thing they could say to me. Never tell them that, or they'd stop.
When he was in Korea, trying to not get himself killed, he did something rare. Here is his write-up in "Infantry Blue".
223D REGIMENT HAS HIGH RE-UP RECORD
"Though continually subjected to the hardships that make up war, men of the 223d Infantry Regiment in Korea are literally fighting to remain with their unit in the midst of battle, even after their time for rotation to the States comes up.
During the final three months of 1952, according to the regimental commander, Col. Louis W. Truman, Washington, D. C., 47 fighters re-enlisted to remain in combat with the 223d, and 26 of these were for a 6-year period. In addition, 11 draftees voluntarily extended their service tour by 9 months.
Surprising as this is in itself, all the more astonishing is the fact that the unusually high number was reached not as a result of an organized recruiting drive but mainly through the hustle and drive of a pair of battle-scarred warriors.
The men responsible for the re-enlistments are WOJG William M. Burgess Jr., Brooklyn N.Y., and SFC Chester C. Frost, Sacramento, Cal., both of whom are full-time front-line fighters. Between patrols, skirmishes, and defensive maneuvers, when they should be resting, this duo takes it upon its self to have friendly chats with the boys, help solve their problems and give them any aid they can.
Burgess' successful philosophy is "the right man for the right job." He continually strives to get the best for each soldier, and the best out of each soldier, in his unit.
"If the applicant for re-enlistment is eligible for transfer to Japan or another theater," Burgess explains, "we encourage and approve his attempts to better himself in the service. If he wants to stay in Korea for additional promotion, we assist him. We are endeavoring to fit the man's desires to the needs of the Army. Whatever a man's personal life plan or vocation may be, we can use it in the service." (Wednesday, February 25, 1953, Korea edition, Stars and Stripes)
So I am very proud of him. Lost him May 22, 1998, age 90, NYC, but chat with him every day, in here. Thanks for putting up with my hokey sentiments for Dad.
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Addendum on Dad/Mom:
I want to mumble a few praises to my own Mom/Dad here. Mom's still with us, thank the Lord above. Dad checked out May 22, 1998, and has been doing what he can for us down here ever since, I'm sure.
Dad: Born: Dec. 24, 1907, Magnum, OK. He was an only child. Growing up, his Mom moved around some. Spent some time in Anaheim, CA, and then on to Chicago, IL, where the White Sox/Joe Jackson were his favorites. Black Sox broke his heart. His Mom & him hit NYC by 1927, and stayed put there permanently. He wasn't allowed to attend school, because his mother, a very educated woman, felt the educational system was too socialistic. So she yanked him, and gave him lessons to do at home, while she worked. Of course a male child on his own won't do his lessons. She tried to put him into HS, unprepared, but it was too much. He later tried college on his own, but couldn't cope. He had no background in an accumulative system. So Dad had no education to speak of, but he could read well.
He sold shoes in Macy's in NYC from 1927-42, when he was drafted by Uncle Sam. Did well in the Pacific sector, under MacArthur, and was called back from the reserves to do time in Korea. Once in Korea, he awoke with a rattle snake coiled sleeping on his belly. Had to have the best marksman in the squad shoot the rattler off his belly. Whew!
He stayed in the service until 1961, a Master Sergeant, stationed at Fort Dix, NJ, with 5 kids. Came out of the service and went to work for the Post Office in NYC, and stayed there from 1962-1977. They then told him he had to retire, since 70 was the mandatory retirement age. He sued them, won, and they had to let him keep working there. But for only half-pay! The greedy sons-of-bitches told him he was taking too much out of the gov., with his SS, Army pension, military disability. He went along. What else could he do?
So he worked until around mid-80's, and then retired. He told me, "Billy, you can't read the papers, play OTB (off-track betting) and watch TV all day." I remember thinking, "I could."
I believe he was happiest in a bar/tavern, with a goodly sampling of folks his own age, preferably with a piano man playing. He loved singing the old songs in bars. He often bought everyone a round. Dad was English/Irish/Scotch. Couldn't get drunk. No matter how much he drank, and he loved his Seagram's 7/Coke highballs, he never slurred, never got stupid, could walk a perfect line. As they say, he "metabolized alcohol perfectly".
Mom: Born: Feb. 24, 1925, New Orleans, LA. She was 18 years younger than Dad. She was Italian/French/Spanish (Madrid). She was a true beauty. Still is, as a matter of fact. Funny thing was, I once saw a copy of their wedding certificate. Dad lied about his age by around 7 years, Mom lied by around 3 years! Who was kiddin' who?!
Mom had been raised by her Mom's sisters. She lived in a big estate on The Croton. Two of her relatives were world-famous Ballroom dancers, "Mary Raye and Naldi". Appeared often on the Ed Sullivan show, performed before the crowned heads of Europe, and the most exclusive night clubs. Their big number was a Tango to "Begin the Beguine". So Mom lived with them on their beautiful estate, in Croton-On-the-Hudson.
Anyway, Mom was raised properly, had a beautiful singing voice, but lost a lot of her "polish" after being married to Dad! He never could adjust to marriage. He was 42 and she 24 when they got hitched Oct. 22, 1949. She raised us dutifully, but he didn't enjoy staying home with us. Usually out playing bingo, making excuses, etc.
Mom did a good job with us, mostly by herself. And she wasn't a strong person, but we made her stronger than she ever knew she could be. So she's my hero, and strangely, Dad is too. He just couldn't make his appropriate adjustments. Mom is happy today, living in Florida with her second husband. Although he's a blowhard in many ways, he did right by her. He's still alive today, aged 90, Mom just turned 80, and he only retired this year from working. And I must respect that a lot.
So that's about all I wanted to say about that for the time being. You may all come out of your comas now.
William Morton Burgess, III
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Thought some might be interested in seeing what I looked like back in the day. My Driver's License taken in 1980. Of course, I don't still look that good. Time had taken its toll.
And the dance shot is from 1972, when I was only 21. From April to October, 1972, I had the supreme honor of dancing with Carol Fasano of Brooklyn. We were rock dance partners at Trude Heller's, 9th St./6th. Ave., Manhattan. Best time of my life. No close second.
Bill Burgess
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Like a young John Travolta in SNF, not that I'd know anything about that movie... I never watch things like that
Table of Contents:
August, 1972: Trude Heller Dancers, Bill Burgess / Carol Fasano. Carol has always been my Muse and my idol. And my dear friend.


August, 1972: Trude Heller Dancers, Carol (Fasano) Lugo / Bill Burgess. Carol now goes by her married name, 'Carol Lugo'.
She was recently featured on 'America Got Talent', August, 2009. She was the 62 year old A & P super-market cashier from Jersey City, NJ.
March 15, 1975: Bill Burgess / former girlfriend. Inset, from my 1980 Cal. Driver's license.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1993: Bill Burgess dancing at a San Jose, CA dance club.
September, 1999: I visited my ballet teacher from the 1970's, Wilson Morelli, in his beautiful San Diego, CA condo in September, 1999. He had been living with Aids since the late 1980's. Sadly, my dear friend/teacher passed away on March 18, 2005. Wilson had run Morelli Ballet in NYC, 1963-1989. May you rest in peace, dear friend.

Three more publicity shots of me and Carol (Fasano) Lugo from Brooklyn. All from the same session, August, 1972.



Guest Book. I hope all sign in.
As all here well know, Fever is my favorite addiction. You guys are my passion. We share the National Pastime, battle each other royally, and have a general blast.
Recently, I had a "painless, silent" heart attack, but thanks to dear friends, I was rushed to the hospital in time. On Feb. 10-11, 2005, the good docs at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, pulled me back from the brink. I'm fine again. Good doctoring did the trick, and I'm symptom-free, just lack some old zip. Hope my lack of aggression doesn't show.
But my recent thoughts of my mortality, made me wonder who you guys are, that have been arguin' with me this past year. You spanked me good, put me firmly in my place, and that took good BB smarts.
I'll go first. I'd like to know first names, year of birth, what you guys do for work, how you came by your BB passion, and did you play as a kid? How far did you get, and did you play ball recreationally post-school?
William Burgess; 5'7; 140 lbs.
Born: 1951, Brooklyn, NY. Lived on Putnam Ave., Brooklyn with our Nanny until 1953. Dad was in Korea, trying to not get himself killed.
1953-56: Lived in base housing, Sheridanville, Fort Dix, NJ.
1956-69: Lived in Mt. Holly, NJ.
1969-79: Lived in NYC. Lived Woodside (Queens), Riverdale (Bronx), Inwood (Manhattan), West 73 St., near Columbus Ave.
1979-present: Palo Alto/Menlo Park, CA area, 30 miles south of San Francisco, CA
Nationality: Mom's side (1/2 Italian, 1/4 Spanish, Madrid, 1/4 French); Dad's side (English, Irish, Scotch)
Education: Catholic grade school (Sacred Heart School on High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ), public HS (Rancocas Valley Reg. HS, Jacksonville Rd., Mt. Holly, NJ);
Manhattan College, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 1969-70. Dropped out and never regretted it for a minute. Ran track there, trained on my own, ran a 4:43 mile in only race I ran. Coaches there were Fred Dwyer/Frank Gagliano, both world-class.
I came by my BB passion from Dad. He wanted to be a pitcher, and was good, but his mom (Grandma) wouldn't let him. So he hoped I'd be a ballplayer, but I wasn't near good, big, fast, strong enough. I played grade-school ball from 4th-7th grade, in CYO (Catholic Youth Organization), and was on my HS freshman team. Wanted to pitch but they sat me on the bench. Of course, as a grade schooler, we played BB in the neighborhood every day. Couldn't stay away from it. I was also in a slow-pitch softball league, around 1979, co-ed. Loved it. It was based on company employees.
From 1966-'70, was a runner, set HS records in track/x-country. Went to NJ state meet as HS junior. Ran 4:34/10:17 in mile/2 miles double.
Work: 1969-79 - NYC post office (GPO - 33-34 St. & 8th Ave.;
1970-77, trained to be a professional dancer, worked NYC night-club, Trude Heller's as professional rock dancer. Rock Dance Super Freak.
1979-89, Palo Alto, CA cab driver
1985- 2004 - self-employed window washer
1998-present - self-employed adult care-giver
Along the way, I also did sales. Sold health supplements to pedestrians on the street in NYC (1977), Filter Queen vacuums (door to door in Joliet, IL, 1989), nutritional supplements, dental plans by phone (NYC, 1998), term life insurance (A. L. Williams - Mt. Holly, NJ, 1989). Also worked for temp employment agencies as a clerk in offices, shipping and receiving clerk, driving gigs, and a lot of crap jobs - just for a desperation paycheck.
Most everything I've ever tried, I've done extremely well, except for sales. Not braggin'. Just obsess on stuff till I get it right.
Favorite ballplayers: Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Buck Ewing, Rube Waddell, Walter Johnson, George Sisler, Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Oscar Charleston, John 'Pop' Lloyd, Biz Mackey.
Favorite movies: Star War series, Somewhere In Time (1980), 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Dune (1984), Forbidden Planet (1956), 8 1/2 (1963), Fargo (1996), 7 Beauties (1976), Blue Velvet (1986), Silence of the Lambs trilogy, Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), The Exorcist (1973), Gone With The Wind (1939), Wizard of Oz (1939), Hard Candy (2005), American Psycho (2000), No Country For Old Men (2007), Mr. Brooks (2007), anything concerning the Trojan War, many well-done love stories, most Ivory-Merchant movies.
Favorite Rock Acts: Beatles, Beach Boys, 4 Seasons, Temptations, Miracles, Brian Wilson, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Band, Staple Singers, Van Morrison, Carol King, Phil Spector, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Paul Simon, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson.
Favorite Rock CD's: Abbey Road (1969, Beatles); Rubber Soul (1965, Beatles); Pet Sounds (1966, Beach Boys); Smile (2004, Brian Wilson); Sticky Fingers (1971, Rolling Stones); Exile on Main Street (1972, Rolling Stones); Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1970, Simon & Garfunkle); There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973, Paul Simon); Tapestry (1971, Carol King); The Fairy Ring (1982, Mike Rowland, New Age pianist); (own 10 versions of HAIR, 1968 London version of Hair is the best, IMHO).
Favorite "Greatest Hits" Collections: Temptations (1994, Emperors of Soul); Miracles (1994, 35 Anniversary Collection); 4 Seasons (1988, 25th Anniversary Collection); Beach Boys (1993, Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys); Hank Williams, Sr. (1990, The Original Singles Collection); Supremes (1986, Anthology); The Band (1994, Across the Great Divide); Eagles (1994, Very Best Of Eagles); Bob Dylan (1985, Biograph); Aretha Franklin (1992, Queen of Soul); Simon & Garfunkel (1990, Collected Works); Elton John (2002, Greatest Hits, 1970-2002); Paul Simon (1993, 1964-1993); Bob Marley (1999, Songs of Freedom); Joan Baez (1993, Rare, Live, & Classic); The Very Best of The Dixie Cups (1998, Chapel of Love); Fleetwood Mac (1988, Greatest Hits); George McCrae (1994, The Best of George McCrae - Rock Your Baby); Chicago (2002, The Very Best of Chicago - Only The Beginning).
Favorite Rock Geniuses: Brian Wilson (Beach Boys/soloist); Paul McCartney (Beatles/Wings); John Lennon (Beatles/soloist); Bob Dylan; Smokey Robinson (Miracles, soloist); Norman Whitfield (Temptations); Phil Spector (Righteous Bros., Crystals, Ronettes); Bob Gaudio (4 Seasons); Holland-Dozier-Holland team (4 Tops/Supremes/Martha & the Vandellas/Motown groups); Jagger/Richards team (Rolling Stones); Bob Marley (The Wailers); Ray Davies (Kinks); Paul Simon; Elton John; Sam Cooke; Robbie Robertson (The Band); John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival); Van Morrison.
Favorite Rock Voices: Paul McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Eric Burdon (The Animals), David Ruffin (Temptations, soloist), Eddie Kendricks (Temptations, soloist), Chuck Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Frankie Vallie (4 Seasons), Aretha Franklin, Carol King, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, Jerry Butler, Lou Rawls, Brook Benton, Van Morrison.
Favorite Rock Guitarists: George Harrison (Beatles, 1962-70); Keith Richards (Rolling Stones, 1962-present); Ronnie Wood (Rod Steward/Rolling Stones, 1975-present); Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, 1963-65)(Cream, 1966-68, etc.); Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead, 1965-95); Marvin Tarplin (Miracles, 1961-73, Smokey Robinson, 1973-present); Ike Turner, Carlos Santana (Santana, 1970-present).
Favorite Rock Drummers: The groups which are listed here are merely the most identified with. All these drummers worked with many groups, and free lance in studio sessions, and touring:
Benny Benjamin (almost all Motown/Gordy/Tamla recordings, 1959-68); Hal Blaine (studio sessions); Bernard Purdy; Ginger Baker (Cream); Ringo Starr (Beatles, 1962-70); Graeme Edge (Moody Blues, 1964-75); Jim Keltner (Gary Lewis & Players, among others); Dino Danelli (Rascals, 1964-72); Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-77); Steve Gadd (Steely Dan); Ansley Dunbar (Journey, 1974-78); BJ Wilson (Procol Harem, 1967-75,'77); Mitch Mitchell (Jimmy Hendrix Experience, 1966-70); John Bonham (Led Zeplin); John J. Badanjek (Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels, 1964-67,'71); Ian Paice (Deep Purple); Danny P. Seraphine (Chicago, (1966-90); Bill Bruford (Yes, 1968-69,91); Michael Shrieve (Santana, 1969-74,'88); Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1970-79); Neil Peart (Rush, 1974-present); Jeff Porcaro (Toto); John Robinson, Gregg Bissonette.
Music I Don't Care For: Although I may like an isolated example from a category, the categories I don't care for, as a whole are: Country, blues, bluegrass, gospel, hard rock, heavy metal, New Wave, Punk, Rap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin.
Music I'm predisposed to Like: Classic Rock, light rock, 1950's Doo Wop, R&B (Soul Music), Easy Listening, New Age, Reggae, Broadway, Big Bands, Folk, Tex-Mex, Western, popular (Sinatra, Bennett, Streisand).
Classical Music: Although I cannot access most classical music, finding it too bombastic, heavy, tedious or just plain boring, there are certain select pieces which bespeak genius: 1st/3rd movements of Beethoven's 9th Symphony; Adagio of Mozart's 41st (Jupiter) Symphony, adagios from Beethoven's Late String Quartets.
Greatest Athletes of 20th Century: Jim Thorpe, Jim Brown, Ty Cobb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Honus Wagner, Michael Jordan, Mohammed Ali, Jack Dempsey, Wilt Chamberlain, Carl Lewis, Red Grange, Pele.
Favorite Track Runners: Ron Clarke, Jim Ryun, Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine, Marty Liquori, Paavo Nurmi, Emil Zatopek, Haile Gebrselassie.
Favorite Basketball Players: Michael Jordan, Dr. J. (Julius Irving), Walt Frazier, Bob Cousy, Meadowlark Lemon.
Favorite Football Runners: Jim Brown, Jim Thorpe, Walter Payton, Red Grange, Franco Harris, Gayle Sayers, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett.
Favorite Movie Directors: David Lynch, Igmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Stanley Kubrick, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, John Boorman, Lindsay Anderson, Ron Howard, Lina Wertmuller.
Favorite Actors: Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud, Alec Guiness, John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Edward G. Robinson, WC Fields, Max Von Sydow, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, Charles Grodin, James Woods, Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Hector Elizondo, Alex Baldwin, Jude Law, Viggo Mortensen, Tom Wilkinson, Charles Laughton, Christopher Plummer; Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Spacey, Kiefer Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, Adrien Brody;
Favorite Actresses: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ingrid Bergman, Betty Davis, Liv Ullman, Mae West, Virginia Madsen, Mariel Hemingway, Yvette Mimieux, Cate Blanchard, Frances McDermott, Sandra Bernhardt, Scarlett Johansson, Sissy Spacek;
Favorite Ice Dancers: John Curry, Toller Cranston, Scottie Hamilton, JoJo Starbuck, Katerina Witt.
Favorite Mixed Martial Artists of the Ultimate Fighting Championships: UFC These names are hyper-links. Click onto any of them, and it will take you to their wikipedia page, showing their complete, current records.
Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Don Frye, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Diego Sanchez
Technically Best-Made Movies: Exorcist I (1973), Lord of the Ring trilogy (2001-03), West Side Story (1961), Angel Heart (1987), Terminator I (1984), Silence of the Lambs (1991), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Total Recall (1990), Forbidden Planet (1956), 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Star Wars Series.
Favorite Cool Stuff: Antique Ivory, artifacts made from ivory/bone/celluloid, antique maplewood furniture, old-fashioned fountain pens, old coins, old bills, marble, alabaster, autumn-toned quilted comforters, anything gold, living in NYC's west side, Jewish delis, jumbo shrimp, chopped liver from a real Jewish Deli, Orange Julius', vanilla egg cremes, Famous Ray's Pizza (NYC), Chinese take-out, Nathan's in NYC, Pretty Women who really like me.
Favorite Comedy Stuff: Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Harvey Korman (Carol Burnett Show), Peter Sellers, Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Seinfeld, Danny Kaye, Madylyn Kahn, Phil Silvers (Bilko), WC Fields, Steve Allen, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Jackie Gleason (Honey Mooners), William Bendix (Life of Riley), Amos & Andy.
Least Favorite Comedy Stuff: Abbot & Costello, I Love Lucy, Tim Conway, Gilligans' Island, 3 Stooges, Buddy Hackett, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Martin Short, Jackie Mason, Paul Reiser (Mad About You), Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Alf, Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers), 3's Company, Bosom Buddies, Soap, The Ropers, Married With Children, Benny Hill, Stick Puppet 'Madame', MASH.
Favorite Interests (hobbies): Old-fashioned baseball, chess, 60-70's classic light rock music, modern jazz dance, pretty women, Track and Field, Mixed Martial Arts Fighting (watching).
Favorite TV Shows: My 3 Sons, Leave It To Beaver, Andy Griffith, Seinfeld, 8 Is Enough, Amos and Andy, The Real McCoys, Life of Riley, Maverick, Golden Girls, Larry Sander's, Dobie Gillis, Siskel/Ebert, Have Gun - Will Travel, Bonanza, LA Law, Waltons, Little House on Praire, Family, Columbo, baseball games, UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships), Wicked Wicked Games 2007 mini-series, American Bandstand, The Apprentice, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Aaron's Way, Love Connection, Parole Board, People's Court, Benu The Phoenix, A&E's American Justice, Cold Case Files, FBI Files, "I Shouldn't Be Alive" - aired on Discovery Channel, 2005-07, and Animal Planet, 2010-present, Court TV's Forensic Files, Arrest & Trial, Meerkat Manor, Dragon's Den, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, American Restoration, Pawn Stars, Oxygen Channel's 'Snapped' series, Fear Factor, Antiques Roadshow, Shark Tank, American Idol, Bait Car, The Locator, Shipping Wars, Swamp People, City Confidential, Dual Survival, Dateline: Real Life Mysteries, Master Chef, Bar Rescue, Hotel Impossible, Auction Hunters, Whale Wars, Auction Kings,
Least Favorite TV Shows: Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kourtney and Khloé, Khloe and Lamar, Braxton Family Values, Tamar & Vince, Growing Up Gotti, My Fair Wedding With David Tutera, Bridezillas, The Real Housewives series, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Hogan Knows Best, Tori & Dean, Brooke Knows Best, Jerry Springer, Ricky Lake, Maury, Morton Downey Show, Kate Plus 8, Kathy Griffin, Flavor of Love with Flavor Flav, Bethenny Ever After, World's Dumbest, WWE, Mob Wives, Jersey Shore, 1,000 Ways to Die (It's all made up), Manswers, Raising Sextuplets, Graham Norton Show, America's Funniest Home Videos, Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club, Oxygen's Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too, Impractical Jokers, truTV's Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, Wipeout, Ice Loves Coco, R&B Divas, Living With La Toya, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Go On, The Way It Is, Family First, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Orange County, New York City, and Miami, Exreme Couponing, Toddlers and Tiaras, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, Say Yes To the Dress,
Favorite Foods: chopped liver from a real Jewish Deli, thick well-done steak, lamb, fried chicken, pizza, cheese, potatoes in any form but especially baked, corn, avocados, artichokes, mushrooms, broccoli, shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops, oysters, clams, seafood/clam chowder, lasagna, quiche, cheese cake, hoagies, popcorn, fastfood burgers such as a mushroom cheeseburger with spicy mustard. (Also am a severe chocoholic, due to a severe caffeine addiction. But I don't eat it anymore because caffeine messes me up. Still yearn/long for coca-cola and ice tea! Memories of my favorite former downfalls are fading fast! Hate when that happens.)
Favorite Comfort Junk food from Childhood - Hershey Bar, Peanut Butter Reese Cup, Baby Ruth, Chunky, Snickers, 3 Muskateers, Milky Way, oreo cookies, TastyCake Fruit Pies, Oatmeal Raisin Bars, Almond Joy, Slim Jim Beef Jerky,
Favorite Colognes - Old Spice, Kent of London, Canoe, Brut, Jade East, English Leather, Pinaud.
I Hope Fever members see me as: baseball knowledgeable, a friendly, nice guy who likes to help people, articulate, having good taste.
Least Favorite People: George Bush, OJ Simpson, Amarosa (The Apprentice), Stacy Kessler (Millionaire Matchmaker), Walter O'Malley, Charles Comiskey, Ban Johnson, Ted Kennedy, TV evangelists, Ariel Sharon, Saddam Hussein, Dick Cheney, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Diana Ross, the Rockefellers, the Rothchilds, Queen of England, Adolf Hitler and all high-level Nazis, Nicki Manaj,
Favorite Books:
Iliad, Odyssey, by Homer, ancient times
Othello (1604), Hamlet (1600), by William Shakespeare
The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Camille, by Alexandre Dumas, 1852
She series, by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1887
The Destruction of the Greek Empire and the Story of the Capture of Constantinople by The Turks, by Edwin Pears, 1903
Green Mansions, by William Henry Hudson, 1904
Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington, 1915
Wisdom's Daughter, by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1922
The Tiger's Fang, by Paul Twitchell, 1959
2150 A.D., by Thea Alexander, 1971
The Talons of Time, by Paul Twitchell, 1971
With No Apologies: The outspoken political memoirs of America's Conservative Conscience, by Barry M. Goldwater, 1979
Way of The Peaceful Warrior, by Dan Millman, 1980
Ptolia, by Fred Baker, 1982
Hand of Death, The Henry Lee Lucas Story, by Max Call, 1985
On The Breath Of The Gods, by Ariel Tomioka, 1988
Triumph of Justice, The Final Judgment on the (OJ) Simpson Saga, by Daniel Petrocelli, with Peter Knobler, 1998
Your 1st Contact, by Sheldan Nidle, 2000
Favorite Sports Books:
My Life in Baseball - the True Record, by Ty Cobb, with Al Stump, 1961
Cobb, by Al Stump, 1994
Ty Cobb, by Charles Alexander, 1984
The Unforgiving Minute, by Ron Clarke, 1966
Walter Johnson, Baseball's Big Train, by Henry W. Thomas, 1995
Baseball's Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery, by Martin Appel, Burt Goldblatt, 1980
The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence Stanley Ritter, 1966
Big Sticks, by William Curran, 1990
The Life That Ruth Built, by Marshall Smelser, 1975
Various editions of Total Baseball, especially 1st. ed., 1989
Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract, by Bill James, 1985, 1988, 2001
Those I Admire Most:
Jesus, Budda, Socrates, Plato, For showing a darkened world a better way.
Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Florentine Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist; leading figure in sparking the Middle Ages towards an Enlightenment in the arts/sciences.
Winston Churchill, 1874-65, guided England through its darkest hour. Lord of Admiralty, 1911-15, '39; Prime Minister, 1940-45, 1951-55.
Nelson Mandela, 1918-present, S. Africa's 1st black Pres., imprisoned 1962-90, 28 yrs. due to conscience.
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, led India to independence from Great Britain via non-violence demonstrations.
Vaclav Havel, 1936-present, imprisoned due to conscience, 1st. Pres. Czechoslovakia, allowed nation to divide without violence/bloodshed.
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German Jew, theories on physics changed his field.
Albert Schweitzer, 1875-65, German Christian philosopher, physician, humanitarian, missionary, musician.
Nikolai Tesla, 1856-1943, Yugoslavian inventor whose ideas underlaid most modern machines.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1807-82, Father of modern Italian state.
Simon Bolivar, 1783-1830, Father of modern Bolivian state.
Hannibal, 247 BC-183 BC, For military genius, and standing up to Rome.
Emanuel Lasker, 1868-41, German-Jewish chess master, philosopher, mathematician. Chess world champion, 1894-21.
Dali Llama Tenzin Gyatso, 1935-present, 13th in Tibetan lineage. Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, forced him into a government-in-exile in N. India. Awarded 1989 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian Nobel Peace committee.
Lysander, ?-395 BC, Spartan general who granted unbelievably lenient terms of surrender to Athens in 404 BC, after Athens, during the 30 yr. Peloponnesian war, 431 BC-404 BC, had destroyed many Greek city-states, and killed all their men and sold their women/children into slavery.
My Most Admired Americans:
1. George Washington, 1732-1799, man of virtue, (outside of enslaving blacks), fortitude at Valley Forge, died at his beloved estate, Mt. Vernon, VA.
2. Ty Cobb, 1887-1961, perfected his chosen aspect of human existence, due to his ability to commit his entire being to his goal.
3. George Washington Carver, 1860-1943 American black educator, inventor, agricultural/food scientist, farmer discovered over 100 uses for the peanut/soybean. Did his utmost to assist his fellow Southern farmers in weaning themselves off of their dependency on cotton.
4. Robert E. Lee , 1807-1870, (for EVERYTHING)
5. Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, brilliant tactics of island hopping saved American lives. Led US military forces in Pacific in WWII, & Korea. Pissed off Pres. Truman, got fired.
6. Mohammad Ali, 1942-present, for standing up to the draft board, refused to go & fight in Vietnam, spreading his chosen religion, Islam.
7. Stonewall Jackson, 1824-1863, brilliant military tactician for Confederates, under Lee, in Civil War.
8. Jimmy Carter, 1924-present, for his moderation in the Iranian "hostage crises" & building homes for the poor in 3rd world countries.
9. Honus Wagner, 1874-1955, for his Lincolnesque humility & humor despite his awesome greatness in his chosen field.
10. Connie Mack, 1862-1956, his angelic exemplary disposition and great knowledge in his field. Closest person BB ever came to producing a secular "saint".
11. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, advocated non-violent means to social progress for American blacks.
12. Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, American half-Jewish conservative/idealist. Represented Arizona in the US Senate, 1953-'65, '69-87. Ran for US Pres., 1964, lost huge to Lyndon B. Johnson.
13. Murray Rothbard, 1926-1995, American Jewish economist, philosopher, author. Libertarian theorist.
14. Paul Twitchell, 1909-1971, For introducing a spiritually-hungry, modern world to a spiritual path called ECKANKAR.
15. Robert Nozick, 1938-2002, American Jewish Harvard Professor of Philosophy, Libertarian theorist, author. His 'Anarchy, State And Utopia', 1974, articulated Libertarian philosophy.
16. Henry Louis Mencken, 1880-1956, The most prominent newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator of his day, Henry Louis Mencken was a libertarian before the word came into usage.
17. William Morton Burgess, Jr., 1907-1998, My Dad - For his lifetime of commitment to his family. Love off the chart.
Favorite Rock Tunes: I've now translated my little list below into youtube links. So now you can actually hear my favorite tunes. Enjoy!
Island of Love (The Sheppards, 1959)
High Life (Herbie Mann, 1960)
Positively 4th Street (Bob Dylan, 1965)
You're My Everything (Temptations, 1966)
I Could Never Love Another (Temptations, 1967)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Buckinghams, 1967)
Surf's Up, (Brian Wilson, 1967)
Revolution (Beatles, 1968)
Walking In Space (Hair, 1968 London stage version)This is NOT the best version. Only last 80 seconds are great.
3-5-0-0 (Hair, 1968 London stage version)
The Soft Parade (Doors, 1969)
Love & Peace (Buddy Rich, 1969)
All God's Children Got Soul (Dorothy Morrison, 1969)
Me & Bobbie McGee (Janis Joplin, 1970)
Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones, 1971)
Touch A Hand, Make A Friend (Staple Singers, 1973)
Rock Your Baby (George McCrae, 1974)
That's Where The Happy People Go (Trampps, 1975)
Look Into Your Heart, (Aretha Frankin, 1976, from movie, Sparkle)
Don't Play That Song (Aretha Franklin, 1976)
The Flesh Failures (Hair, 1979 movie version)
Waiting For A Friend (Rolling Stones, 1981)
Dreams (Cranberries, 1990)
Sugar Sugar (Duke Baysee, 1994 reggae version)
Stay (Temptations, 1998)
Most of the CDs of Hair, Pet Sounds, Smile and the entire B side of Abbey Road, where the songs segue into the next.
Favorite TV Character Actors:
1. Fred/Ethel Mertz - I Love Lucy - William Frawley/Vivian Vance - 1950's.
2. Festus Haggen - Gunsmoke - Ken Curtis - 1964-1975
3. Barney Fife - Andy Griffith Show/Andy of Mayberry - Don Knotts - 1960-65
4. Eddie Haskel - Leave It To Beaver - Ken Osmond - 1957-63
5. Maynard G. Krebs - Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Bob Denver - 1959-63
6. Ed Norton - Honeymooners - Art Carney - 1955-71
7. Dr. Zachary Smith - Lost In Space - Jonathan Harris - 1965-68
8. Cosmos Kramer - Seinfeld - Michael Richards -1990-98
Honorable Mentions: Several from Andy Griffith Show.
Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), Aunt Bea Taylor (Frances Bavier), Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey),
also Lumpy Rutherford (Leave It To Beaver) - Frank Bank
Maude (Bea Arthur)
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My Favorite Classic Baseball Movies:
Listed chronologically, not in order of preference.
1. It Happens Every Spring - 1949 - Ray Milland, professor who discovers wood-repellent substance. Ball jumps around the bat.
2. The Winning Team - 1952 - Ronald Reagan played Pete Alexander.
3. Damn Yankees- 1958 - Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian fame) - Tab Hunter. Gwen Verdon does Bob Fosse choreography (Whatever Lola Wants tango routine). Fosse also made a cameo appearance in dance routine. Music score was outstanding. Tab Hunter plays Joe Hardy, from Hannibal, MO, a transformed old Washington Senator's fan, into a young baseball super hero.
4. The Natural - 1984 - Robert Redford as aging rookie sensation. Glenn Close does nice girl, Barbara Hershey does dark enigma, Kim Basinger is easy on the eyes.
5. Field of Dreams - 1989 - Kevin Costner gets unique chance to reunite with his Dad.
6. Talent For the Game - 1991 - Edward James Olmos plays a BB scout who finds a great pitching prospect, but must become personally involved.
7. A League of Their Own - 1992 - Geena Davis played composite player, Dottie Hinson. Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, Rosie O'Donnell support well.
8. Soul of the Game - 1996 - Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson play HBO film's Satchel Paige/Josh Gibson. Good pathos. Had heart.
9. For Love of the Game - 2000 - Kevin Costner is back in uniform.
10. The Rookie - 2002 - Dennis Quaid plays a HS coach with a 100 mph fastball, giving it one more shot, if his HS team cops league title. Nice heart, good pathos.
Honorable Mentions:
Pride of the Yankees - 1942 - Gary Cooper, Babe played himself, as did Bill Dickey, Bob Meusel, and Mark Koenig.
Babe Ruth (1991) (TV), Stephen Lang played Babe, who was trim, for once. Refreshing.
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Pet Peeves:
1. Price of ink cartridges for my printer are $32. new. Refills kits only last weeks.
2. Price of high-speed connections to the INTERNET. I pay $46./mo. Absurd.
3. ATM's only give out money in $20. denominations. Wish it were $10.
4. Fast Food chains which don't accept credit/debit cards.
5. Friends who always choose the other person, in call-waiting situations.
6. My computer media player won't let me create a queue for my music.
7. TV/movies which make adults appear like dim-witted idiots. Home alone? Married With Children?
8. Anyone who doesn't practice road etiquette/courtesy.
9. Baseball-Fever presently doesn't accept Excel files.
10. Cell-phone users who, when in public, feel it's OK to impose their personal conversations on those around them.
11. Women claim that looks are not primary, and personality comes first. Wish they really meant it, and acted that way.
12. Women with weight issues going on TV, and insisting how 'ghetto-fabulous' they are. And try to dress provocatively! NOT!! Makes me puke.
13. Tabloid TV shows like Jerry Springer, Maury Povich. Trash. Should get dumped like Rickey Lake, Jenny.
14. Judge Judy: Always bragging how smart she is. Judges should be less rude, more modest, less emotional. Like Judge Alex, or Judge Marilyn Milian from People's Court.
Product Placement in TV reality shows. Examples:
1. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Regis Philbin) - He says, "Our friends at ATT will connect you now."
2. American Idol - Big Coca Cola drinks in front of the judges. And Ryan Seacrest constantly informing us how to use "text messaging".
3. Extreme Makeover Home Edition - Ty Pennington constantly telling us that everything comes from Sears.
These shows feel like one huge infomercial to me.
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If I have forgotten any other Cool Categories that anyone wishes to include, please, be our guests. Suggested possibilities:
Favorite Supreme Court Justices, Favorites Former Soviet Union Presidents, Favorite Popes, Favorite Former Israeli Presidents, Favorite Baseball Commissioners, Favorite American Presidents, Former Miss Americas and American Idol winners? Or The Bachelor/Bachelorette winners? Just to get you started.
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mr. burgess i notice that at one time you worked at the famous n.y.c. club trude heller's. by any chance , did you happen to meet or see any of the local n.y.c bands of that era centered around the village there? meaning the velvet underground, the new york rock ensemble, the silver apples, the fugs, etc.?
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I worked at Trude Heller's in 1972, and went there with dates for several years afterwards.
I do not remember those bands you mentioned, but I remember many others.
Margo Lewis Quintet - 5 piece female band. Margo Lewis played huge Hammond organ/keyboards, was beyond fantastic. Tracey Robbins was their totally soulful lead female vocalist. They sang great Staple Singers tunes, i.e. This World, I'm Just Another Soldier, Respect Yourself and Grandma's Hands and a fantastic version of Dorothy Morrison's "All God's Children Got Soul", Janis Joplin's "Me & Bobby McGee".
Rosebud
New York Central - 5 white kids from Astoria, Queens.
Gotham - 3 young, male vocalists
Manhattan Transfer - jazz, later got their own TV variety show.
Frankie Paris
Morgan - black vocalist from Paris, France. Played only James Brown, in French.
Monti Rock III
Blossom Dearie
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Addendum on my Dad:
My Dad was born in Dec. 24, 1907. He sold shoes in NYC at Macy's in the ladies dept. from 1927-41. He was drafted in '41, stayed in the army until 1962, as Master Sergeant, retired junior warrant officer, and then worked at the General Post Office in NYC from '62 until the 1980's. Somewhere in-between he was a professional ladies' masseur.
When my family says, "You're just like Dad", my heart could burst with pride. Nicest thing they could say to me. Never tell them that, or they'd stop.
When he was in Korea, trying to not get himself killed, he did something rare. Here is his write-up in "Infantry Blue".
223D REGIMENT HAS HIGH RE-UP RECORD
"Though continually subjected to the hardships that make up war, men of the 223d Infantry Regiment in Korea are literally fighting to remain with their unit in the midst of battle, even after their time for rotation to the States comes up.
During the final three months of 1952, according to the regimental commander, Col. Louis W. Truman, Washington, D. C., 47 fighters re-enlisted to remain in combat with the 223d, and 26 of these were for a 6-year period. In addition, 11 draftees voluntarily extended their service tour by 9 months.
Surprising as this is in itself, all the more astonishing is the fact that the unusually high number was reached not as a result of an organized recruiting drive but mainly through the hustle and drive of a pair of battle-scarred warriors.
The men responsible for the re-enlistments are WOJG William M. Burgess Jr., Brooklyn N.Y., and SFC Chester C. Frost, Sacramento, Cal., both of whom are full-time front-line fighters. Between patrols, skirmishes, and defensive maneuvers, when they should be resting, this duo takes it upon its self to have friendly chats with the boys, help solve their problems and give them any aid they can.
Burgess' successful philosophy is "the right man for the right job." He continually strives to get the best for each soldier, and the best out of each soldier, in his unit.
"If the applicant for re-enlistment is eligible for transfer to Japan or another theater," Burgess explains, "we encourage and approve his attempts to better himself in the service. If he wants to stay in Korea for additional promotion, we assist him. We are endeavoring to fit the man's desires to the needs of the Army. Whatever a man's personal life plan or vocation may be, we can use it in the service." (Wednesday, February 25, 1953, Korea edition, Stars and Stripes)
So I am very proud of him. Lost him May 22, 1998, age 90, NYC, but chat with him every day, in here. Thanks for putting up with my hokey sentiments for Dad.
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Addendum on Dad/Mom:
I want to mumble a few praises to my own Mom/Dad here. Mom's still with us, thank the Lord above. Dad checked out May 22, 1998, and has been doing what he can for us down here ever since, I'm sure.
Dad: Born: Dec. 24, 1907, Magnum, OK. He was an only child. Growing up, his Mom moved around some. Spent some time in Anaheim, CA, and then on to Chicago, IL, where the White Sox/Joe Jackson were his favorites. Black Sox broke his heart. His Mom & him hit NYC by 1927, and stayed put there permanently. He wasn't allowed to attend school, because his mother, a very educated woman, felt the educational system was too socialistic. So she yanked him, and gave him lessons to do at home, while she worked. Of course a male child on his own won't do his lessons. She tried to put him into HS, unprepared, but it was too much. He later tried college on his own, but couldn't cope. He had no background in an accumulative system. So Dad had no education to speak of, but he could read well.
He sold shoes in Macy's in NYC from 1927-42, when he was drafted by Uncle Sam. Did well in the Pacific sector, under MacArthur, and was called back from the reserves to do time in Korea. Once in Korea, he awoke with a rattle snake coiled sleeping on his belly. Had to have the best marksman in the squad shoot the rattler off his belly. Whew!
He stayed in the service until 1961, a Master Sergeant, stationed at Fort Dix, NJ, with 5 kids. Came out of the service and went to work for the Post Office in NYC, and stayed there from 1962-1977. They then told him he had to retire, since 70 was the mandatory retirement age. He sued them, won, and they had to let him keep working there. But for only half-pay! The greedy sons-of-bitches told him he was taking too much out of the gov., with his SS, Army pension, military disability. He went along. What else could he do?
So he worked until around mid-80's, and then retired. He told me, "Billy, you can't read the papers, play OTB (off-track betting) and watch TV all day." I remember thinking, "I could."
I believe he was happiest in a bar/tavern, with a goodly sampling of folks his own age, preferably with a piano man playing. He loved singing the old songs in bars. He often bought everyone a round. Dad was English/Irish/Scotch. Couldn't get drunk. No matter how much he drank, and he loved his Seagram's 7/Coke highballs, he never slurred, never got stupid, could walk a perfect line. As they say, he "metabolized alcohol perfectly".
Mom: Born: Feb. 24, 1925, New Orleans, LA. She was 18 years younger than Dad. She was Italian/French/Spanish (Madrid). She was a true beauty. Still is, as a matter of fact. Funny thing was, I once saw a copy of their wedding certificate. Dad lied about his age by around 7 years, Mom lied by around 3 years! Who was kiddin' who?!
Mom had been raised by her Mom's sisters. She lived in a big estate on The Croton. Two of her relatives were world-famous Ballroom dancers, "Mary Raye and Naldi". Appeared often on the Ed Sullivan show, performed before the crowned heads of Europe, and the most exclusive night clubs. Their big number was a Tango to "Begin the Beguine". So Mom lived with them on their beautiful estate, in Croton-On-the-Hudson.
Anyway, Mom was raised properly, had a beautiful singing voice, but lost a lot of her "polish" after being married to Dad! He never could adjust to marriage. He was 42 and she 24 when they got hitched Oct. 22, 1949. She raised us dutifully, but he didn't enjoy staying home with us. Usually out playing bingo, making excuses, etc.
Mom did a good job with us, mostly by herself. And she wasn't a strong person, but we made her stronger than she ever knew she could be. So she's my hero, and strangely, Dad is too. He just couldn't make his appropriate adjustments. Mom is happy today, living in Florida with her second husband. Although he's a blowhard in many ways, he did right by her. He's still alive today, aged 90, Mom just turned 80, and he only retired this year from working. And I must respect that a lot.
So that's about all I wanted to say about that for the time being. You may all come out of your comas now.
William Morton Burgess, III
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Thought some might be interested in seeing what I looked like back in the day. My Driver's License taken in 1980. Of course, I don't still look that good. Time had taken its toll.
And the dance shot is from 1972, when I was only 21. From April to October, 1972, I had the supreme honor of dancing with Carol Fasano of Brooklyn. We were rock dance partners at Trude Heller's, 9th St./6th. Ave., Manhattan. Best time of my life. No close second.
Bill Burgess
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Originally posted by CATCHER24
Originally posted by RuthMayBond
Originally posted by Outta Here
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Page 1 1. Bill Burgess ------------- - Feb. 22, 1951 - Mt. View, CA 2. 64Cards ------------------ - St. Louis, MO 3. Julusnc -----------Jeremy - October 4, 1971, West North Carolina 4. BoSox Rule --------- Bobby - March 16, 1989, Cambridge, MA 5. Honus Wagner Rules -- Adam - August 17, 1968, San Jose, CA 6. tearforamariner --- Russell - May 21, 1985, Tacoma, WA 7. Torez77 - ------------Geoff - June 5, 1977 - Indianapolis, IN 8. leecemark ----- Mark Leece - September 20, 1959, Tacoma, WA 9. Imapotato -------------- JT - January 16, 1975 - Troy, NY 10. Appling --------Roger Kane - 1935 - 70 11. Pumpsie Green ------- John - 14 12. Kroxquo ---------- Keith - May 11, 1965 - Goldboro, NC 13. The Dude (Dudecar00) Wil - June 29, 1988 - 16 14. ElHalo --------------- Jim - 1980 - 25 - NYC 15. Four Tool - --Mark Szymcik - June 9, 1949 - Worcester, MA 16. Captain Cold Nose -- Scott - 34 - Kettering, OH 17. CyNotSoYoung ------- Steve - 1953 - Pittston, ME - 34 18. Mordeci ------------------ - August 29, 1967 - Hamilton, OH, N. of Cincinnati, OH 19. Wagner33 ------------ Jeff - August 29, 1977 - Arlington, VA 20. 2Chance ------------------ - February 17, 1960 - Cincinatti, OH 21. Sirmudgeon - ------------- - 42 - Yountville, Napa, CA 22. tonjes ---------------Mike - Nov. 28, 1981 - Norfolk, Va 23. moviegeekjan ------------- - March 22, 1948 - Phoenix, AZ 24. Ichiro51 - ----------Frank - April 19, 1983 25. Mac195 --------------Japan - 1963 Page 2 26. RuthMayBond --- Jeff James - July 31, 1960 - NE Ohio 27. KHenry14 - ------------Ken - March 16, 1957 - Los Angeles, CA 28. Chanceron ---------- Ronny - May 24, 1950 - Central Florida 29. Rockin500 ------------ Ray - March 1, 1978 - Chicago, IL 30. St.LCards2-Matthew Cornwell- Oct. 9, 1981 - St. Louis 31. Bleacherbee 32. DTF955 --------Davy Fowler - Sept. 13, 1970 - NE Ohio 33. JohnnysGhost-------------- - 1992 - Rhode Island 34. Irow Jaw ------------ Mike - Nov. 20, 1955 - Yuma, AZ 35. JW ----------------- Jason - Oct. 9, 1979 - Baltimore, MD 36. The Splendid Splinter - Bart Schutter - June 27, 1984 - Earl Park, IL 37. Wamby-------------------Jim - 1964 - Northport, AL 38. Say Hey - ----------------- - 1990 - Detroit, MI 39. Busta J2632 ------------Sam - February 20, 1985 40. 538280 -------------- Chris - February 18, 1992 - Ludlow, Mass. -13 41. Yankees Rule -------- Chris - February 7, 1967 - Staten Island, NY 42. Edgartohof --------- Robert - December 6, 1986 43. catcher24 -------Lew Snyder - May 18, 1951 - Jamestown, NY 44. therealnod ----------- Evan - 1974 - Mesa, AZ 45. schlabotnik ---------Johnny - March 22, 1956 - Laval Island, N. of Montreal 46. IPOD--------------------Ian - 1986 - U. of Berkely - SF Bay area 47. SABR Matt --Matthew Souders - Oct. 16, 1981 - Oswego, NY 48. Ize19 ----------------Isaac - August 9, 1988 - Rancho Bernardo, CA 49. Big Stelly Padres 4Life 50. TKO ----------- Randy Fiato - July 24, 1983 - Norwalk, CT, SW Conn. Page 3 51. Uhhh_Stuff ------------- Eddie - Oct. 22, 1970 - CA 52. Nick G ----------------------- - November 11, 1983 53. Wolverineman-Kyle Alan Manning - March 10, 1985 - Oxford, Ind. 54. E.Banks#14 ----------- Garrett - April 26, 1991 - Vernon Hills, IL 55. barzilla -Scott Patrick Barzilla - Nov.30, 1973 - Houston, TX 56. Giambijuice ------------------ - 1983 57. Screwbll 45 --------- Harrison - March 12, 1989 - Houston, TX 58. abolishthedh ------------- Wes - January 6, 1960 - Bethany, MO 59. scribe114 ------ Shafi McCants - August 15, 1968 - Detroit, MI 60. VTSox Fan -------- Annie Marie - August 13, 1968 - Rawsonville, VT, SE 61. Flash Gordon ---- Eddie Martin - February 19, 1970 63. NeverJustAGame -----Scot Moore - August 17, 1960 - Columbia, SC 64. #1Rangerfan -- 14 65. Bristol Boy -------------Pingu - Apr. 2, 1987 - Bristol, England 66. Pjf-----------------------Pete - age 61, 67. Myankee4life-----Mario Padilla - 16 - Bronx, NY 68. janduscframe-------------Loren - Ellendale, MN 69. Yankee Legend-----------Elliot - May 2, 1989 - Staten Island 70. Windy City Fan----Craig Ashley - July 27, 1977 - Chicago, IL 71. Jalbright --------Jim Albright - April 14 - SE Pennsyvania 72. pjuovolk------------------Pete - 1991 - Maryland 73. MojoRisin71---------------Jim - Arcadia, CA - June 24, 1980 74. rbrittain56---------------Rik - Mathis, TX - Aug. 3, 1956 75. nutmeagh-------------------Ann - Canada Page 4 76. clockwork-----------------Rich - Philadelphia, PA - 1987 77. Southlake Cubs Fan------Trevor - 1990 - Southlake, TX 78. TyrusRaymond Cobb-Simon Foster - November 23, 1971 - Melbourne, Australia 79. HankAaron86--------------Tyler - 1993--Atlanta, Georgia 80. Deadball2005-------Zach Jendro - 1977 - Cincinnati, OH 81. Give It A Ride ---Samuel Hwang - Dec. 2, 1990 - Palo Alto, CA 82. sschirer--------Shane Schirmer - 1970 - Ludlow, OH 83. Tavish------------Jason Nelson - April 21, 1977 - Topeka, KS 84. Freakshow--------------------- - 1960 - Detroit, MI 85. Dgarza-------------David Garza - October 1, 1974 - Cincinnati, OH 86. Cubsfan97----------------Shawn - November 10, 1990 - Round Lake Beach, Il 87. Driver62---------------------- - Dayton, OH - 1941 88. Dodger-----------Patrick Hogue - February 12, 1966 - West Covina, CA 89. Sultan, 1895-1948 ------ Randy - Sept. 19, 1977 - Sunnyside, WA 90. Digglahhh------Derek Ambrosino - 1980 - Jackson Heights, NY 91. Oscargamblesfro - ------------ - 1971 - Indianaplois, IN 92. YTown Tribe fan--------------- - Cleveland, OH 93. ShoelessJoe3---------------Joe - Buffalo, NY - 1945 94. Pretorius--------------------- - 1983 - Springfield, IL 95. TonyK------------------------- - 1950 - Boston, MA 96. Ken Burns discussion & Civil War battlefields 97. abacab--------------------Andy - Dec.6, 1978 98. History of Baseball Fan 99. House Rules for this Thread 100. 55 chmps------Joseph Pantorno - Dec.10, 1991, Farmingdale, NY Page 5. 101. yank0714----------------Randy - Nov.29, 1952, Charlotte, NC 102. baseball Pap-----Scott Carter - Sept. 15, 1972, Logan, Ohio 103. Johnny--------------------Jon - 104. DoubleX------------------Mike - Feb. 22, 1981, Brooklyn, NY 105. EricGotMunsoned----------Adam - Aug. 26, 1987, Grand Rapids, Mich. 106. christian gentleman-----Tyler - July 20, 1968, Amsterdam, 107. Tigerfan1974------------Keith - Sept. 15, 1965, Dallas, TX 108. Brannu----------------Brandon - March 23, 1972, CA 109. AGI----------------------Adam - July 22, 1991, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 110. Pghfan987----------Matt Busch - December 26, 1985 - New Alexandria, PA 111. Murderers Row------Tony Aubry - New York City 112. Food---------------------Alex - 1974, San Ramon, CA 113. ThanksTheo--------------Roger - 1950, Boston, MA 114. kckid--------------Eric Casey - January 8, 1992, Middlesex, MA 115. SoberDennis------Dennis Jones - May 14, 1957, San Diego, CA 118. Brownie31---George Robertson - October 31, 1950, Bessemer, AL 119. Pet Peeves 120. TV Character Actors 121. Rock Music 122. Baseball Junkie----------Jere - PA, 20's 123. The Big C--------Cameron Ball - Eaton Rapids, MI, August 28, 1988 124. RichmondHillPhoenix ----Geoff - October 18, 1989 125. 5LilPlayers------------------ - January 20, 1973 Page 6. 126. sturg1dg------------------Dan - September 12, 1982 127. WestCoast Orange & Black-Tony - San Francisco 128. Outta Here----Bradley Meadows - 1990, Liverpool, England 129. Chelle---------------Michelle 130. Erik Bedard---------------Dan - Baltimore 131. Kyle------------------------- - 1992 - Holliston, MA 133. CanadianKid------------------ - February 6, 1990 134. Senor Octobre---------------- - mid 1980's 135. hubkittel----------------Jeff - March 3, 1968, Granite City, IL 136. Tigers 527---------------Sean - 1972, Dearborn, MI 137. A Crank---------------------- - 1961 138. Evan Aparra--------------Evan - April 23, 1986, Texas 139. falkirk-buc-------------Colin - 1979 - Falkirk, Scotland 140. Astro------------Scott Roemer - June 12, 1988, Louisville, KY 141. Go-Skychiefs-Go----Steve Reid - August 26, 1992, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 142. bailiff----------------Andrew - Denton, TX 143. John ------------------ - 144. Down Under Dodger---------Bob - 1952, Australia 145. dmbfan--------------------Tim - 1974, Middletown, PA 146. Red Sox Rule-----Adam Corlett - 1988, Leeds, England 147. Chris LDuncan--------- 148. Candy Curveball Cummings-Richard Castle - May 30, 1985, Tacoma, WA 149. Nascarfn5-----------Dan Betts - July 7, 1989, Vandalia, OH 150. OhBoy--------------------Bill - Tucson, AZ, 1962 Page 7. 151. W_Marone-----------Ken Marone - November 18, 1987 152. SwingMan24--------------Chris - October 22, 1980 153. Dodgerfan1---------Bill Irvin - August 4, 1958 154. Keepthefaith3-----------Chris - 1990 155. Chiefs 4 Life------Steve Reid - 1993 156. AlaskatoBalto---Tiffany Amber - 1984, Bel Air, MD 157. Jays632------------------Matt - February 17, 1988 158. Johnny Seven-------------Mark - May 15, 1989, Baltimore, MD 159. Westlake----------Evan Knoopp - April 23, 1986, TX 160. EdmondsFan#1 --Hunter Guthrie - January 18, 1993, Bloominton, IL 161. Wade8893-----------------Joel - January 12, 1985, Seattle, WA 162. Stateofmain--------------Bree - Kentucky/Indianapolis area? 163. Acid Lake-Sung-Min 'Slim' Kim - January, 1991, Timonium, Maryland 164. Future: Greatest2BofAllTime-Danny - February 5, 1992, 165. Hellborn----------Bill Martin - November 22, 1966, Illinois 166. Aleckboy006-------------Corey - October 23, 1991 167. ReignInBlood--------------Rob - June 1, 1988, Tijuana, Mexico 168. Pete Rose Rounding Third ---- - January 20, 1975, Texas 169. Huntington Avenue - Nathan Leveille - February 15, 1991, Glocester, RI 170. Dodger Black & Blue --------- - August 7, 1984, Glendale, CA 171. Dalkowski110---------------JW - November 1, 1987, Ossining, NY 172. Padday--------Patrick Fleming - November 11, 1991, Wicklow, Ireland 173. Colin------------------------ - June 16, 1988, Houston, TX 174. Koufax HOF------------------- - United Kingdom (England) 175. Lin_Kue_Fighter-------------- Page 8. 176. JeffFrancoeur7--Brandon Matics - March 9, 1995 177. Yankees2k6--------------Yani P - November 15, 1991---Jersey City, NJ 178. JordanDL3891------------Jordan - March 8, 1991, Burnt Hills, NY 179. Chickazoola----Justin McKinney - January 3, 1981, Calgary, Canada 180. MattD1972--------Matt Donnelly - November 10, 1972, Millford, PA 181. nolanryan5714-------------Dave - Dayton, TX 182. Steveironcity-Steve Antkiewicz - November 14, 1980, Pittsburgh, PA 183. Cricketfan_turned-baseball fan - Boston, MA 184. MadHatter--------------------- - Boston, MA 185. Stray Cat--------------------- - Mid-Missouri 186. DaveTheYankee-------------Dave - West Palm, FL, 1995 188. OleMissCub----------------Ryan - 189. Jbooth-------------James Booth - 1950, Gilbert, AZ 190. AlexC------------------------- - Birmingham, England 191. philkid3--------Robbie Griffin - June 7, 1985, Kennewick, WA 192. UrbanShocker13-Steve Osuchowski - November 13, 1979 193. richie hebner--------------Ray - Detroit, MI 194. gojays---------------Ian Usher - Toronto, Ontario 195. George H Ruth-----------George - June 17, 1958, New York City 196. stejay------------Steven Jones - Cleveland, OH 197. Ninja Boi------------------Jay - February, 1967, Lancashire, England 198. blacksilverfan12--Bryce Maddox - February, 13, 1990, San Luis Obispo, CA 199. keystone------------------Judy - September 13, 1946, San Antonio, TX 200. oldschoolyankee------------Ken - November 22, 1962, Franklin Town., NJ Page 9. 201. YankeeFanUK--------------Steve - August, 1965, England 202. wrigleybum-------------------- - August 3, 1989, Minneapolis, MN 203. RubeWaddell19--------------Jay - Bradford, PA 204. yeszir-------------------David - 1987, Boston, MA 205. Tenorman------------------John - May 14, 1962, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada 206. JasonNewEra--------------Jason - February 22, 1983, Westland, MI 207. AstrosFan---------------Judson - 1982, Texas 208. giantsrule-----------Hector L. - 1987, Sacramento, CA 209. nyyfan--------------------Nick - June 10, 1993, across the river from Louisville, KY 210. Solrac---------Jeancarlos Nava - April 12, 1992, Santa Cruz, Aruba 211. ShuttlePilot--------------Jane - Wyoming 212. Domenic-------------Domenic L. - Buffalo, NY 213. 108stitches------------------- - Moose Jaw, SK, Canada 214. Allie Fox--------------------- - -1967 215. Afterglow----------------Steve - June 24, 1983, Millington, TX 216. Civil War posts 217. Tyrus4189Cobb---- 218. davidsb----------------------- - -June 3, 1963 219. MyMorningJacket------------Dan - December 21, 1986 221. Brutus26------------------------ - - 1985 - Ohio 222. Heals Going Nine 223. gman5431--------------G Rizzle - Cincinnati 224. soxfan34---------------------- - Boston 225. Shea_goodbye-------------Sean - 1991 Page 10. 226. ol' aches and pains--------Ken - 1949 227. BlueCrew08----Edward James Lucio - Avondale, Arizona 228. swingman24-----Chris - October 22, 1980 229. wcs71401-------John - August 18 1975 230. RSAmetsfan---------- - South Africa 231. RangerFanInNE-----Nick - Lincoln, NE, 1980 232. GoTribe --------------- - Germany, 1984 233. 3and0------------Greg Brady - 1993, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada 234. George H Ruth-------George - Toronto, Canada 235. Francoeurstein-----Brandon Matics - March 9, 1995 236. fan--------------Chuck - 1957 240. 9RoyHobbsRF-----Cary C. - 1958, Federal Way, WA 241. Lurch------------------- - 1982, St. Louis, MO 242. NJMetfan4life---------Chris P - August 19, 1994 243. AJbaseball00024---Andrew R. Johnson - Brooklyn, NY, October 31, 1992 244. killebrewski------Jason - West Chester, PA, May 23, 1974


August, 1972: Trude Heller Dancers, Carol (Fasano) Lugo / Bill Burgess. Carol now goes by her married name, 'Carol Lugo'.
She was recently featured on 'America Got Talent', August, 2009. She was the 62 year old A & P super-market cashier from Jersey City, NJ.
March 15, 1975: Bill Burgess / former girlfriend. Inset, from my 1980 Cal. Driver's license.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1993: Bill Burgess dancing at a San Jose, CA dance club.
September, 1999: I visited my ballet teacher from the 1970's, Wilson Morelli, in his beautiful San Diego, CA condo in September, 1999. He had been living with Aids since the late 1980's. Sadly, my dear friend/teacher passed away on March 18, 2005. Wilson had run Morelli Ballet in NYC, 1963-1989. May you rest in peace, dear friend.

Three more publicity shots of me and Carol (Fasano) Lugo from Brooklyn. All from the same session, August, 1972.



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Originally posted by Bill Burgess
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