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My favorite time, sometimes, was the quiet solitude of early morning Housewatch duty as the sun rises with fresh hot cup of Joe in hand and I'd have playing on the radio CBS FM 101 the "Morning Mayor" Harry Harrison....Also , lets not forget, back in the heyday of mid 70's when Don Imus made his...

GADZOOKS, lets keep this Birthday Parade going...Happy, Healthy Birthday Wishes to the Grand Poo-Bah John Bendick Today!...As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two. Enjoy your special day today John!

Dennis Smith, Mel Hazel and Me after 9/11.

From the same collection, this is the rig I cut my teeth on as a kid riding with my "Uncle Jack", sitting between legends Charlie McCrthy and Lt then Capt Bob Farrell. Imagine 13 years old getting an incredible education from the front seat of this tiller of firehouse brotherhood, ghetto life...

And here's to another Happy Birthday Boy, Mr. Willy! Take everything in moderation, including moderation...Happy to you my friend.

Happy and Healthy Birthday wishes JK, Here’s to hell – may our stay there be as much fun as our way there! Enjoy your special day.

But only one had a push button transmission!

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ST. PATRICK’S PARADE THE LAST HOO-RAH After I retired for a few years, on my bucket list was to stroll down Fifth Avenue on St. Patrick’s Day in 2007 for just one more time and revisit the magical euphoria of celebrating with the Brothers. As I assembled among the young beaming faces full...

A legendary television host known as Cap’n Jack (McCarthy) had an afternoon kiddie show featuring Popeye cartoons and did the ‘live’ report from an adjacent booth next to the route. Cap’n Jack was the personification of the St. Patrick’s Parade and the television anchor covering the parade for...

ST. PATRICK'S DAY At the end of the long dreary winter season, guys looked forward to the promise of spring and the annual NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. The St. Patrick’s Parade in NYC is the largest in the world with over 150,000 marchers and two...

NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERALD SOCIETY PIPES AND DRUMS The storied Pipes and Drums is the heart and soul of the FDNY and the largest bagpipe band in the country, the highest calling is to play in the line-of-duty funerals for a fellow firefighter. The group started in 1962 with 12 bagpipers, is...