Lulu hates you for saying that her new hoodie (that says "Daddy's Girl"!) looks cute. The hoodie was Vicki's idea :)
9.30.2004
Should Post More Often
But for some reason I don't. There has been alot going on since I gave my shout out to Bernard Hopkins who KO'd ODLH in Las Vegas. First off, Vicki, Susannah and I went on the Polycystic Kidney Disease Walk (in memory of our son, Sam) . It was in Liberty State Park on the 18th September. Although a WINDY blustery day, an emotional, but satisfying time was had by all! Our local North Jersey Chapter raised over $50,000 to fight this horrible disease. If you want more information click here.
Thinking about boxing, last week we saw yet another superstar go down, again KO'd in the 9th Round. Roy Jones, Jr., a guy who I've seen fight live 2x, and who had the athleticism and speed of a ballet dancer; a guy who at one time went multiple rounds without getting hit, got KTFO (knocked the f*ck out!) by a tough guy nameed Glen Johnson last weekend!
This was a particularly BRUTAL KO in that Roy did not move for a good 10 minutes or so, I was really worried about him... he could not open his eyes for the longest time. It was truly one of those sports moments where you are watching on TV, and you feel an overwhelming sense of sadness for the competitors performing. This marked the 2nd fight in a row Roy got KO'd in. Sad to see him hang up the gloves, but "they all get old" as my dad tells me.
Sunday went to a great Tappas place in Soho on Saturday night for Dina's birthday called Pintxos. You should really check it out. The food was delicious, and the place while small, had quite the bit of ambience for all the young lovers out there reading this ! :) And, you can't beat a good pitcher of sangria.
Last night went to see hip English band Keane in concert last night at Irving Plaza w/ Vicki ( who looked GORGEOUS--see me getting brownie points from the wife !) and John and Dina. Aside from the annoying quasi NY hipster couple who made out openly in front of us (and the guy was touching her bum, like had his hand down the back of her pants.. not just on the bum through the jeans!) a good time was had by all.
Got to catch up w/ my old friends the Barretts from Somerset UK today via the phone. It was lovely to talk to Paula and catch up on gossip, and fill her in on the year Vicki and I have had. It sounds like she and Jon and their girls (Georgie and Evie) are doing great, and I promised that Vicki and I would be hoisting a pint w/ them at The Lamb very soon.
It's great to reconnect w/ old friends! It was as if we talked yesterday .. AWWWWWW. How sentimental!
Thinking about boxing, last week we saw yet another superstar go down, again KO'd in the 9th Round. Roy Jones, Jr., a guy who I've seen fight live 2x, and who had the athleticism and speed of a ballet dancer; a guy who at one time went multiple rounds without getting hit, got KTFO (knocked the f*ck out!) by a tough guy nameed Glen Johnson last weekend!
This was a particularly BRUTAL KO in that Roy did not move for a good 10 minutes or so, I was really worried about him... he could not open his eyes for the longest time. It was truly one of those sports moments where you are watching on TV, and you feel an overwhelming sense of sadness for the competitors performing. This marked the 2nd fight in a row Roy got KO'd in. Sad to see him hang up the gloves, but "they all get old" as my dad tells me.
Sunday went to a great Tappas place in Soho on Saturday night for Dina's birthday called Pintxos. You should really check it out. The food was delicious, and the place while small, had quite the bit of ambience for all the young lovers out there reading this ! :) And, you can't beat a good pitcher of sangria.
Last night went to see hip English band Keane in concert last night at Irving Plaza w/ Vicki ( who looked GORGEOUS--see me getting brownie points from the wife !) and John and Dina. Aside from the annoying quasi NY hipster couple who made out openly in front of us (and the guy was touching her bum, like had his hand down the back of her pants.. not just on the bum through the jeans!) a good time was had by all.
Got to catch up w/ my old friends the Barretts from Somerset UK today via the phone. It was lovely to talk to Paula and catch up on gossip, and fill her in on the year Vicki and I have had. It sounds like she and Jon and their girls (Georgie and Evie) are doing great, and I promised that Vicki and I would be hoisting a pint w/ them at The Lamb very soon.
It's great to reconnect w/ old friends! It was as if we talked yesterday .. AWWWWWW. How sentimental!
9.23.2004
A watched Pot Never Boils
Sorry it's been so long since my last posting, it's been kind of hectic here in the Life o'Sincoff. First off, major props, and congratulations to one of my favorite old school fighters, Mr. Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins. He KO'd Oscar DeLahoya w/ one groovy body punch. Bernard now is (and those of us in the know knew this already) the ONE Middleweight champeen of the world, he has got 4 (yes, count 'em) belts, that's the first time a fighter has held all 4 world sanctioned titles simultaneously.
I'm sure that eventually boxing politics (or "politricks" as Lennox Lewis said) will eventually get in the way, and strip him of a title when he will not fight some bogus mandatory. Until then major props to him for taking the fight, and taking Oscar outta there.
Happy New Year to my readers of the Jewish persuasion, btw. Good Yuntif!
Anyone getting ready for the big ol' fast of Yom Kippur?
Had a good job interview on Monday at Vonage out in not so lovely Edison NJ. I believe the interview went well, I Did speak to all of the executives on their financial staff. The position will entail alot of work, but there seems to be a certain degree of freedom involved. Interesting. We shall see how it develops.
You know I finally went to the gym during the day, and felt good about myself, then my father called me up and yelled at me for high cholesterol, and being fat. He got the high cholesterol info from reading the blog.
sight, NEVER give your url to your dad's girlfriend, ladies and germs.
I'm sure that eventually boxing politics (or "politricks" as Lennox Lewis said) will eventually get in the way, and strip him of a title when he will not fight some bogus mandatory. Until then major props to him for taking the fight, and taking Oscar outta there.
Happy New Year to my readers of the Jewish persuasion, btw. Good Yuntif!
Anyone getting ready for the big ol' fast of Yom Kippur?
Had a good job interview on Monday at Vonage out in not so lovely Edison NJ. I believe the interview went well, I Did speak to all of the executives on their financial staff. The position will entail alot of work, but there seems to be a certain degree of freedom involved. Interesting. We shall see how it develops.
You know I finally went to the gym during the day, and felt good about myself, then my father called me up and yelled at me for high cholesterol, and being fat. He got the high cholesterol info from reading the blog.
sight, NEVER give your url to your dad's girlfriend, ladies and germs.
9.15.2004
Dasvedana Bebbe
Went into Brooklyn to see the Dorinson's yesterday. They are my cousins on my mom's side. They have always been Aunt Eileen and Uncle Joe to me, and I literally grew up w/ their kids. Joe was the guy who got me into history, as he is a history professor (the chair actually) at Long Island University, anyway, they are cool peeps.
So the reason Vick and I trucked into the Ocean Parkway area was because Joe got us tickets for boxing in the Russian Jewish Enclave of Brighton Beach! It was this old theatre, that was totally geared toward the Russian denizens of the neighborhood. Eitherway, all the signs and promotions were in Russian! Wild you heard SOOOOO much Russian and Yiddish being spoken.
We were there for all the fights, but especially the main event Dimitri Salita. He is this Orthodox Jewish Fighter from Crooklyn by way of Odessa. He brough 1,200 of his mespuchah into the theatre... He even came out to a Klezmer band. Go figure. He won his fight, and it will be an adventure to see where his career goes. Technically he is sound.
There were these 2 big Irish heavyweight brothers who fought (not each other!) who had NO talent whatsoever. One them got knocked out by a portly Puerto Rican called "the bodyguard".... He showed of worked on his El Cuerpo!! HA HA
After the fights we drove my cousin Rob (who is a few years younger than I) back into the city and had a good laugh about being wild and crazy kids!
If I hear the word "bounce" in relation to how John Kerry is doing one more time, I'm gonna scream!
Today we took the dogs to this dog run we found in the Paulus Hook area of JC. Lulu was the Queen of the dog run, and Freddie was its' king! They are STILL exhausted from all the pigeon chasing, leaf running and wrestling they did!
So the reason Vick and I trucked into the Ocean Parkway area was because Joe got us tickets for boxing in the Russian Jewish Enclave of Brighton Beach! It was this old theatre, that was totally geared toward the Russian denizens of the neighborhood. Eitherway, all the signs and promotions were in Russian! Wild you heard SOOOOO much Russian and Yiddish being spoken.
We were there for all the fights, but especially the main event Dimitri Salita. He is this Orthodox Jewish Fighter from Crooklyn by way of Odessa. He brough 1,200 of his mespuchah into the theatre... He even came out to a Klezmer band. Go figure. He won his fight, and it will be an adventure to see where his career goes. Technically he is sound.
There were these 2 big Irish heavyweight brothers who fought (not each other!) who had NO talent whatsoever. One them got knocked out by a portly Puerto Rican called "the bodyguard".... He showed of worked on his El Cuerpo!! HA HA
After the fights we drove my cousin Rob (who is a few years younger than I) back into the city and had a good laugh about being wild and crazy kids!
If I hear the word "bounce" in relation to how John Kerry is doing one more time, I'm gonna scream!
Today we took the dogs to this dog run we found in the Paulus Hook area of JC. Lulu was the Queen of the dog run, and Freddie was its' king! They are STILL exhausted from all the pigeon chasing, leaf running and wrestling they did!
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