Happy Fathers Day!
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From the NEWS Desk of Tom Mongelli:
Some events of interest in the offing:
· Mon 6/20 – Fukushima Disaster Impact on America, Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch, Ocean County Library, Toms River
· Tue 6/21 – United Way of Ocean County Day of Caring
· Wed 6/22 – State Senator Jennifer Beck and Assemblywomen Caroline Casagrande and Mary Pat Angelini launch their re-election campaign for the new 11th District, Ocean Township (Monmouth). If elected, they’d create a bit of history as New Jersey’s first all-woman delegation.
· Thu 6/23 – HealthSouth Toms River marks fifth straight year of top 10 percent ranking by national Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation
· Thu 6/23 – MODC After-Hours, Cowan Gunteski & Co., Tinton Falls
· Fri 6/24 – Patterson Army Clinic closes at Fort Monmouth, before September base closure
· Sat 6/25 – American Littoral Society Eco-Cruise on Barnegat Bay
· Tue 6/28 – ATG
· Tue 6/28 – Fort Monmouth Chapel shuts its doors (See 6/24 above)
· Thu 6/30 – ATC
· Wed 7/20 – Ocean County Water-Traffic Safety Day, Seaside Heights
Difficulties and adversities are common points of news coverage. Otherwise, there really isn’t any news. But the loss of two teens, one from Ocean County and one from Monmouth, in ocean-related tragedies reminds us of the danger behind the fun along the beach. It also highlights the recklessness of this week’s bogus distress call to the Coast Guard, which diverted staffing and equipment in a meaningless search. The USCG posted a $1,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the pranksters.
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Congratulations to
Bob Levy for being inducted into the NJBA Hall of Fame this week.
It’s a fitting tribute to a man who has spent more than 42 years at
WOBM and still going strong!!!!
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Bob Levy Receives NJBA Lifetime Achievement Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VS-sYfwqLo&feature=player_embedded
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Bob Levy Receives NJBA Lifetime Achievement Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VS-sYfwqLo&feature=player_embedded
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Clarence Clemons dies following stroke
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Communist symbolism
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Inside Job (2010)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/
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N.J. Democrats to introduce millionaires tax bill
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How early Twitter decisions led to Weiner's downfall
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/06/14/twitter.decision.weiner.wired/index.html?iref=allsearch
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Union leader compares Gov. Christie to Hitler at pension reform protest
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Governor Christie Responds To Teacher During Town Hall
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Climate Symposium 2011
http://climatechange.rutgers.edu/.
How to Find the Perfect Climate
http://www.pathfinderinternational.net/news/view/how_to_find_the_perfect_climate/.
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The Coney Island Mermaid Parade takes place every year in Coney Island, New York in mid-to-late June.
http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml
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Fair School Funding
http://fairschoolfunding.com/
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VOTE NO
Legislative Detail: NJ Assembly Bill 3242 - 2010-2011 Regular Session
http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/NJ/A3242.
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MSNBC LOCKUP
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20642812/ns/msnbc_tv-documentaries
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It's the End of the World As We Know it (And I Feel Fine) - REM
19 comments:
Just a brief correction to the record. George W. Bush played 24 rounds of golf in 8 years as President. He stopped when hounded by the media about playing golf while soldiers were dying in Iraq. By contrast O'Bamma,he's Irish ya know has played 72 rounds in a little over 2 years while soldiers are dying in Afghanistan. Just thought ya might like to know. Oh by the way public unions should be banned outright. The public gets no say in the negotiations. Just the union bosses and the politicians they support and elect with our tax money. How cozy
Who IS The Rocket Scientist that spelled the word, "congratulations," with a "d," and not a "t" (congradulations) in mentioning that Bob has been elected to some obscure Hall of Fame ("42 years in broadcasting, and STILL going strong!")? THAT'S bigger news than the death of Clarence Clemons?
Hhmmm?
Chris ("He Who Can't Be Mentioned")? The New York Post published a column on Texas Governor, Rick Perry. Very flattering! A poll just came out that said 73% of Republicans were happy with the candidates they had back in 2008. Today? Only 45% of Republicans are happy with the motley crew of presidential candidates currently in the race. Rick Perry just might very well BE the Bill Clinton, of the Republican Party, in 2012. Remember, Bill Clinton emerged from nowhere to BE the presidential standard-bearer, in 1992. Thanks to "read my lips, no new taxes," Clinton stole the keys to The White House from incumbent, George H.W. Walker. I hope it's a vision of things to come, in 2012!!!
This just in from the news desk of The New York Post:
A Nine-year old Pakistani girl was kidnapped on her way to school, and forced to wear a suicide vest by her captors. Object: To kill innocent people. She escaped from her kidnapper's (Thankfully!). THIS is WHAT we're fighting, folks! Years ago, when I still had respect for Bob Levy, he said, "well, I guess we'll HAVE to kill them all, won't we?" Yes, Bob! Oh, oh, WHERE'S OBAMA??? Probably STILL playing golf! Rick Perry? You say that you're fifty-fifty on a decision to run for president?? DO IT!! We're $14 trillion in debt to countries that don't like us, we have 9.1 % unemployment (probably higher than that because the number doesn't include ALL THE PEOPLE who have given up hope), gasoline prices are TOO HIGH, supermarket prices are through the roof! Housing foreclosures?? Oh, oh, Gays and Lesbians ARE going to get the right to marry (legally) and Obama's golf swing looks AMAZING!!!
Take it away, Chris. Did I leave ANYTHING out??
And in west Texas a new oil field has been found and projected to increase domestic production by at least 25%. But, and you knew this was coming, Ali Obummer's EPA has scoured the desert and found a very tiny desert lizard which might be threatend. So they are considering putting it on the endangered species list. O'bummer
Oh, Oh, THIS just in from The New York Times. The Italian government has just announced that THEIR energy crisis (gasoline) is over. The Italians are going to buy millions of tons of sand from Saudi Arabia, and then transport it back to Italy by cargo ship. When it arrives, theyre going to drill for oil!! YUK! YUK! I think the idea came from Snooki Polizzi ("Jersey Shore").
Hey, Chris? I just got a call from The White House: Barack Obama wants to know if we can jet on over to Andrews Air Force Base, to play golf with he and Joe Biden?
There's two bucks riding on the match, Chris!!
Hey Bill,
Bob opened his radio program or comedy show Sunday morning talking about YOU without mentioning YOU by name. You should of heard his take on what went down regarding your fall into the WOBM Topic A dumpster. Of course, we had to hear his account of that whole "Baghdad Bob" story too. Just ask one of your pinko buds Herb or Phil to fill you in on what Bob said.
Oh, he said you guys once shared a beer. Maybe now what you need to mend this permanently is a "Beer Summit."
Anon
This just in for Phil,Herb,Jack, and Mike. Dateline, New York Times, June 21 2011 Housing fell 3.8% in May, a month when sales usually go up. First time buyers, who usually make up the largest % of home sales, has fallen from 38% last year to 31.8%. If last summer was the summer of recovery, what do we call this summer the summer of total economic collapse
Hey Anonymous? I called Bob about a year ago, and he asked me, "do you think I think about you?" Well, if he opened his show using ME as an opening topic, THAT pretty much answers the question, doesn't it? Oh, and the beer we shared, together? It happened at the former Basil T's Restaurant, on Hooper Avenue, near the SeaCourt Pavilion Shopping Center. You know, the shopping center with the movie theatres? I was sitting enjoying a nice, leisurely beer with a mutual friend of ours (since deceased), Leon Buchwald. Then, in walked Bob Levy to pick-up a take-out order that he had phoned-in. Since he had the time, he sat down next to me, and Leon bought him a beer. After that, I bought both Bob and Leon a beer. Then, Bob got up to leave with his take-out order. Bob was still in the building when Leon turned to me and said, "did you notice that he never once went into his wallet when it came time for him to reciprocate?"
True story! What story did he tell his listeners? Hey, I tried to apologize to him, but he didn't want to hear it!! To me, it was ALL a joke. When he came across all peevish and such, I sent him an appropriate greeting card, with a dollar bill stuck in it, and the inscription,
"Here, buy yourself a sense of humor!" I'll bet you he STILL has that dollar bill in his wallet, too!!! How do you know when Bob Levy is opening his wallet? Right, moths fly out!!!
Hey, Anonymous? Back in 1996 (or thereabouts), Bob invited me to come down to the radio station, and to be his on-air guest. For the hole four hours. After the show, he gave me (gave me? Bob Levy GIVING something? Unheard of!!) a personal invitation to return, ANYTIME I wanted-to. When I returned the following Sunday, I kind of got the sense that I was wearing-out my welcome. Sure enough, during the week, I received a note in the mail, from Bob, telling me not to come back.
You see, what Bob giveth, he can also taketh away!! True story!
Bob Levy stories? I tell 'ya, I got a million of them!! There used to be a diner on the corner of Route 9, and Cox Cro Road, in Toms River. Across the street from Hecht Brothers trailers. Well, I was having my breakfast, there, one morning, when suddenly Bob and Marianne walked-in and were seated at a booth. I was seated at the counter. After a few minutes, I got up and walked over to their booth, and was asked to sit down. Nice, right? We were on good terms then. No venom, no hostility, no anger. So, I nursed a few cups of coffee (I consumed my breakfast at the counter) with them while they enjoyed their breakfast. When the server came with the check, I automatically went for my wallet. Well, Bob said, "no, I insist, I'll pay the tab." Just then, out of nowhere, the owner of the diner stepped-in and grabbed the check saying, "no, you're ALL on me. I'll pay your check." Boy, you should've seen the relieved look that Bob had on his face! True story, I'll take a lie detector test!
Back in the early 1990's, Bob was obsessed with this medium, this "I see dead people" guy, George Anderson. He had a book written about him entitled, "We Don't Die." Well, the old Robert Stack TV show, "Unsolved Mysteries," did a segment on George Anderson, and I taped it! When I told Bob about it, on the air, he got ALL excited! "How can I get it? Can you bring it down to me"), he asked? So, I put down my cup of coffee, and threw on some clothes, and made the long drive, down, to Bayville. Huffing and puffing, I handed the VHS tape over to him. He was SO happy! Now, on that same VHS tape, I also had on video-tape Bill Clinton's first inauguration ceremony, which I wanted to keep for posterity sake. You see, back then I was a Lefty, Pinko, fellow-traveler, just like Phil and Herb are, today. To make a long story, short, I NEVER saw THAT video-tape, again!! True Story! If you have a copy of The Bible, I'll swear an oath on it!!
Well, I know this will make Bob very happy, especially with his lame brain theories of overpopulation. It was just reported in the The Jerusalem Post that Obama issued a thirty day ultimatum ordering Israel to withdraw to the indefensible 67 borders. If they don't do so the USA will not veto the UN resolution creating a Palestinian state effectivly destroying Israel. Bob will really love this because Israel has already been in the ovens once and will never again go there. Israel will be forced to go nuclear in order to survive and with 400-600 nukes she will wipe out her enemies there by reducing the world population and so doing make Bob very happy as well as Mike, Phil, Herb, Jack and never forget Tom he hates the jews but at least he wasn't stupid enough to vote for Obama. All the above with one exception,Tom, voted for the man who said he would come down on the side of Islam vs the Jews while he was campaigning for the presidency
alastinia
Hey, somebody (Producer Paul?) just corrected the blog. The word "congradulations" has been corrected to its proper spelling, "congratulations." YAY!!! Good job, somebody!!! Now, if we can ONLY get rid of Bob, it'll be a perfect universe!!!
You know, deep down, inside, I STILL love Bob Levy. I congratulate him (I spelled that right, didn't I?) on his induction into the Hall of Fame, or something or other. However, when I first started listening to "Topic 'A,'" what, over thirty years ago, we were different people. I remember when he had me cleaning up Cox Cro Road, when he organized Operation: Pride. To him, it was a failure because just as soon as the litter and trash got removed from the sides of roads, jughandles and major thoroughfares, it returned the very next day. Hey, Bob? Major clean-ups like the one you organized are like diets: They need daily maintenance, too! Bob's Operation: Pride didn't. So, it was a one-day correction, NOT a solution. Bob's always been a strict law-and-order proponent, as well. When he heard of a drunk driver killing an innocent victim, he'd retort, "LETHAL INJECTION!" That's how Gerry, from Beachwood, got introduced to the show. Gerry suffered a horrific family loss, then he became a regular contributor to the show. Then, something happened to Bob. He got softer, and more mellow. The events of 9/11 changed him (they changed me, too!). He moved to The Left, and I moved to The Center. That's when the %#!@ hit the fan!!! I can't sit, there, and listen to Bob apologizing for his country! I can't sit, there, and allow myself to listen to his regular callers apologize for their country, either! His regular caller, "John," from Lavallette, calling up, crying, "Oh, Bob, we just lost a bunch of men and women, over in Iraq, for what?" Hey, I served in the Armed Forces!!! In 1967, when I took the oath, up in Newark, I looked around the room and I saw recognition, there, that some of us weren't coming back, alive. That's war! "War is hell," as General Sherman so eloquently pointed-out. So, I refused to indulge myself with Bob's lack of resolve. "My country, right or wrong," that's MY motto! Get a backbone, Bob, that's what I said.
Well, as we ALL know, on "Topic 'A,'" it's Bob's way, or the highway. That's when I took the highway. Okay, I got it off MY chest.
I just noticed, upon doing a re-read of my comments, that I produced a typographical error, as well. So, Paul, you're off the hook. To error is human! To ANYONE who can find MY typo, I'll buy him (or her) a beer at Basil T's. There's just one problem, though: Basil T's doesn't exist, anymore!
I swear, THIS is MY final comment. About a decade ago, Bob was auctioning-off New York Giants regular-season tickets. A pair of 'em, as I recall. They were playing The Washington Redskins, on the final day of the season, and they, both, were playing for nothing. This was the Post-Parcell years for The Giants, and I guess the Post- Joe Gibbs years for The Redskins. It was for charity. The Seaside Heights Police "Toys for Tots." Well, Bob set the price at, I think, two hundred dollars, and he couldn't get a commitment from one of his callers. So, I called up and made a bid: $200. Bob said, "Sold," and then that weasel, "John," from Lavallette, called up and bid a hundred bucks, IF I was willing to take him up to the Meadowlands to see the game. Bob got to thinking (that's dangerous, when he does that!), "I can get three hundred dollars for these tickets!" So, now, the pressure was on me! What, I'm gonna' deprive the "Toys for Tots" program. Deprive kids of a Christmas? No way! So, I sent Bob a check for three hundred dollars (thanks John for jacking-up the price on me!!), and told Bob that I already had a guest in mind. Anyway, it didn't matter, the Saturday night before the game, New Jersey received a major winter blizzard. Was the game called-off? No, but I cancelled the limo that I ordered (Lacey Limo, too! They were NOT pleased!), and "ate" the tickets. If I remember, correctly, that Giants/Redskins game was the one where a "fan" (??) rolled a snowball, and hit an official on the field, giving the poor official a concussion.
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