In her latest exit from the woods, Hillary Clinton came up with two dozen reasons why she lost the Presidential Election. Strangely enough, she left out the twenty-fifth reason, which is actually number one--herself. All Hillary has to do is obtain a copy of the new book, “Shattered” to find out what happened in her campaign. There was complete disarray from the onset, … [Read more...]
Rooting
Many years ago, there was a very active card room located in the Prospector’s Club. At that time, the Prospector’s was a men’s club of some 400 members. At lunch time, a score of members opted to have their lunch served in the card room. Others would dine in the restaurant facility then hastily make their way to the card room for spirited games of Gin Rummy and … [Read more...]
Exceptional entertainer exits
One of the brightest stars in the entertainment firmament of Reno went dark on May 9 when Burt Bonaldi expired. Burt’s biggest claim to fame came during the latter half of the twentieth century when he and his partner, Ronnie Gaylord, performed as a top lounge act entitled “The Gaylords”. They had a number of top hits such as “The Little Shoemaker”, “Alitalia Airlines” and a … [Read more...]
NBA or MMA?
The current NBA Playoffs in both the Eastern and Western contests look more like Mixed Martial Arts than Roundball events. As a basketball purist myself ever since I was handed my first ball in the fourth grade, the current rendition of basketball is vastly dissimilar. I was taught, in the era of “four fouls and you’re out”, that the player initiating physical contact was at … [Read more...]
Busy news week
The most important news to come out of Washington last week was that the new Health Care Bill that is designed to replace Obama Care passed by the narrowest of margins. As predicted, the vote was strictly on party lines with a number of Republican Congressmen joining the Democrats who voted against it in lock step. During Obama’s administration, he was constantly … [Read more...]
Liberal enclaves are in major peril
Last week the saber-rattling between North Korea and the United States continued to escalate. While North Korea has continually promised to reduce Washington DC to a heap of ashes, previous US Administrations have been unable to deter their announced goal. Now comes the Trump Administration, which is not only sending missile defense systems to South Korea but also various … [Read more...]
Rickles’ Reno connections
A short while ago I posted a Memory about comedian Don Rickles, who passed away recently. It was about my encounter with him at which I believe was his first Reno appearance. The incident was during his late show in the Riverside Hotel showroom sometime in the early 60’s. The exact text of that Memory follows: “The Passing of Commedian Don Rickles brought to mind what was … [Read more...]
Top news week
Following last week’s deadline, a number of the most important stories of the year occurred. The most riveting one was the missile strike launched Syria while President Trump and the Communist leader of China were enjoying chocolate cake in Florida. The missiles were launched from two US ships in the Mediterranean. It took a half hour for them to reach their target. Sixty … [Read more...]