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THIS WEEK'S
QUESTION:
There's only one question resounding through the streets and subways of Queens this week.
Who will win
the World Series:
The Yankees or the Mets? |
To express
your opinion,
CALL (212) 980-3434.
ENTER question number 350
PRESS 1 for the YANKEES
PRESS 2 for the METS |
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Will The Real
New Yorker
Please
Stand Up???
Some things are more New York than others:
The Empire State Building, a Nathan’s hot dog, Broadway.
In today’s modern campaign hype, it is essential that one
conveys connection to community. And so Rick Lazio and Company have labored hard
to make the New York neighborhood and Hillary’s carpetbag an issue.
A recent morning in an attempt to confirm Lazio’s appearance in
Queens, we had occasion to call the headquarters of New Yorkers for Lazio and
we discovered the Long Island crew was no more connected to New York than the lady from
Arkansas. To reach Lazio HQ in Manhattan, you have to dial area code 646.
Long distance? No! It’s just a new Manhattan exchange that makes
you feel like you are reaching someone on the other side of the map.
Somehow we wonder why the Congressman could not have used some
influence to get an exchange for his campaign headquarters that would convey New York.
Hillary has.
Better
Late...
The best things come to those who wait – even newspapers.
In the week prior to the publication of the Blue Book,
the Tribune’s official guide to the borough of Queens, a formal letter
was sent out to the borough’s community boards requesting a complete listing of all
civic and block associations located in their respective areas.
Most sent the information in immediately, though some of the listings
were disorganized or appeared incomplete.
Yet on Oct. 11 Community Board 3, headed by District Manager
Giovanna Reid, faxed the Tribune one of the most comprehensive and
organized lists, a nine-page record that included not only civic and block organizations,
but tenant associations as well – all in alphabetical order.
There was only one problem. The Blue Book hit the streets
on Sept. 28, a good two weeks before the Board’s fax.
Thanx! See ya next year!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Haven't seen Queens comic Rodney Dangerfield since his staring
role in Caddyshack? Well you’ll have your chance on Nov. 16 when he appears on
the Tonight Show with Jay Leno plugging his film, My Five Wives which will
be released on video on Nov. 15.
Rodney Dangerfield from the Richmond Hill H.S. Yearbook.
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In real life, Dangerfield is married to only one wife of seven
years, Joan Child, a California-based florist. Dangerfield had two children Brian
and Melanie, with singer Joyce Indig who passed away. He spent his childhood
growing up in Kew Gardens and graduated from Richmond Hill High School.
If you can’t wait until November to
get your of dose of laughter, visit Dangerfield’s official fan club online at
rodney.com. Dangerfield offers an exclusive coupon on his site for 50 percent off his
comedy club in Manhattan, Dangerfield’s.
The NYC club has helped launch the careers
of many famous comics including Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Sam Kinison,
Roseanne, and Robert Townsend.
Although Dangerfield is approaching his
80s, he looks better than ever and seems up to date with the Internet. His site has phone
answering machine messages you can copy if you don’t like the sound of your own voice
as well as a sampling of movie and audio clips.
If you don’t have a computer, and want to see the man
who can never get any respect, try renting some of his movies that span three decades of
acting.
Bean Poll
The heck with the Presidential debates and endless polls!
The ubiquitious convenience store, 7-11, has the answers with their own
home-brewed opinion survey.
In September, at participating 7-11 stores in Queens, coffee drinkers
were given the chance to choose their favorite presidential candidate along with their
morning cup of joe.
Here’s how it worked – 7-11 offered three cups – one for
Al Gore, one for George Bush and one for no opinion.
Clerks at the stores kept track of each cup purchased with a
computerized checkout scanner.
Here are the results for the 23 participating Queens stores:
Bush-29 percent
Gore-31 percent
No opinion – 40 percent
What’s next?
Perhaps a tea tally.
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