In 1959 I started saving newspapers that had Yankees on the covers, and in 1969 I started a quest to get every major athletes autograph. I started with the NY Jets getting Joe Namath and branched out to getting my idol Mickey Mantle in the Yankee locker room, and trading pictures with his agent Roy True, to Muhammad Ali, who I became friends with and did a TNT SPECIAL with. My Jamaica High School education was highlighted by having my picture in the Daily News getting Mickey Mantle’s autograph as a senior. My 3 idols in sports were Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mantle and Dave DeBusschere. My college education at LaGuardia Community College, in 1973, as part of the 1st graduating class, provided me a scholarship to go on with my schooling at Queens College, where I graduated with Jerry Seinfeld. By … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan’s Drawn Blank Series
Good News speaks to Mickey Ross owner of the gallery to share the Bob Dylan Good News and it was very special. Stop by the gallery and see for yourself how talented this living legend is. Thank you again to all those who attended our Reception for Bob Dylan's "The Drawn Blank Series" last week! We are pleased to announce that the Reception was a success, with over one hundred and fifty people who joined us to see our wonderful collection of original paintings, original works on paper, and limited edition prints by Bob Dylan. For those of you unable to attend last week, please know that our exhibition is up from now until May 30th. Our gallery is open to the public Monday- Saturday, from 10am-6pm, with the exception of Memorial Day Weekend during which we will be closed on … [Read more...]
Jon Pepper, Dick Debartolo and a lot more people tell us what’s new at Pepcom.
“ACCESS” MUSIC FOR LESS WITH SONY ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK’S MUSIC UNLIMITED SERVICE New Subscription Tier Unlocks Entire On-Demand Cloud-Based Music Library for Under €5 BERLIN, Aug. 29, 2012 – Sony Network Entertainment International today announced that its Music Unlimited service now offers a new subscription tier, “Access,” opening its entire on-demand cloud-based music catalog for €4.991 (US$4.99) per month. The service’s new subscription tier gives users access to millions of songs via PCs (including Mac computers) and the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. “Digital music subscription services represent a huge shift in the way people listen to music and our goal is to provide users with easy and convenient access to songs they love,” said Tim Schaaff, President of … [Read more...]