HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND WEEKEND WISHES

It’s a Beautiful Morning Speakies:

Congrats to the Phillies for taking Game 1 of the World Series, no bragging to be done yet, it will be a tough series and I’m hoping for a Phillies win in Game 2 tonight. They played a great game and Cliff Lee was outstanding. I’ll be there in front of the tube tonight. Say another prayer today to St. Jude. Today we celebrate Internet Day. I’m taking the day off tomorrow need to do some work around the house and I’ll celebrate Internet Day on Friday. Let’s see what observances we celebrate for the rest of the weekend.

Friday, October 30:
Devil’s Night or Mischief Night – Toilet paper everywhere!
Haunted Refrigerator Night – That’s a new one, they are waiting to rob the warm.
National Candy Corn Day – Hate that candy.
Frankenstein Friday – A true holiday honoring Boris Karloff.



Saturday, October 31:
Halloween – Big Candy holiday for the kids.
National Carmel Apple Day – My favorite.
National Knock-Knock Jokes Day

Please enjoy the weekend whatever you do. Watch out for the little ones on Halloween night and report any crazies you may see. Safety comes first for the little gremlins. GO PHILLIES and to all my Guys and Dolls be careful out there. DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCK BACK 1 HOUR ON SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS.

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME

Batter Up Speakies:

I never wrote much about baseball, I guess it’s because the Phillies are playing against the Yankees in the World Series starting tonight. I’m sure we all have memories about playing baseball, going to games or drifting off in that hammock dreaming of smacking that game winning homerun or pitching that no hitter. I have some fond memories of baseball myself. When I was a young JoeyZ we played sponge ball in the parking lot of a Food Fair after it closed for the day, too many houses around for hard ball. We bought the white sponge type balls at the local 5 & 10 cent store for 25 cents each and by the end of the game it no white cover left. We played everyday except for Saturday and Sunday. As the guys in the neighborhood got older we hiked down the road to a grass field and the hard balls came out for the real thing. When I belonged to the Boys Club we played Wiffle Ball and had set teams, one summer I had the homerun record. We even played handball, throw the ball in the air and bat it with your fist.

In the summer evenings I remember watching the Yankees play on Channel 11 from NYC. Red Barber, Mel Allen calling the play by play and all those Piels Brothers beer commercials in between. Watching the likes of Mickey, Roger, Yogi and the rest of the Yankees win and win. Most of all I remember my Dad and his friend along with his son going to those Saturday or Sunday games in Philadelphia. Driving down Roosevelt Blvd, heading to North Philly and walking to Connie Mack Stadium. To me it looked like the Roman Coliseum extending almost an entire city block. I saw the likes of Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, Curt Farrell and one of my favorites Chico Fernandez. I can still smell the grass and taste the steamed hotdogs. I remember the night we had tickets for a double header. It was the last 2 games of the season and Richie Ashburn beat out Roberto Clemente for the NL batting championship.

I remember seeing the joy in my son’s eyes as Roe and I took them to Veteran’s Stadium many a times for a baseball game. The proud and fond memories of seeing them play little league ball. Baseball makes some dreams come true, but for most of us it brings us great memories of times we really enjoyed. Send me your feelings or just sit back and recall your memories and share them with someone close.

THE GOOB AND THE BIBLE

Good Afternoon Guys and Dolls:

Two interesting stories off the local news here in Central Florida. The first one is out of our great capital city of Tallahassee. Our great goobenor Charlie Crist was sooooo busy he didn’t know President Obama was in Florida Monday and Tuesday. Governor Do Nothing has been so busy lately with his U.S. Senate Race and all those chief executive duties on his desk, I guess he simply forgot. To quote the governor, “Where was he yesterday?” Crist said, “First I’ve known of it.” Charlie come on, you have to follow the Washington news if you are planning to play with the big boys. After all Charlie you took that stimulus money, but since you decided to run for the U.S. Senate I guess you’ll be just like the rest of your Republican buddies, criticize, criticize and keep doing nothing for this state and its people.

The second story is out of Okeechobee, Florida. A young man (Trevor) said he was fired from his cashier’s job at The Home Depot because he wore an American flag button that read, “One Nation under God, indivisible.” He was wearing the button for 19 months in his support of the American troops; it was never an issue until he started showing up with a Bible at work. The Home Depot said it has a strict dress code and does not allow outside material to be worn. Home Depot you should have told young Mr. Trevor about the policy when he started wearing the button. Now Trevor, the Bible is a little too much. If you want to bring your Bible, leave it in the car and read it lunch time. The work place and pushing religion does not mix well, there are always conflicts. Keep religion in your car, at home or at your church. I can truly say this is a battle of Corporate America versus Bible belt beliefs. Good Luck to all.

Strictly the views of JoeyZ.

WORLD SERIES AND HAPPY HUMP DAY

Happy Hump Day Speakies:

The World Series starts tonight at 7:30 from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. I’m hoping those Phillies can grab Game 1. According to the press the Phils are the underdogs in the series. We have a good sign working for us for today is St. Jude’s Day. The Armenian Apostolic Church honors St. Jude along with Saint Bartholomew as its patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. So come on Phillies and sweep them Yankees in New York.

We also celebrate National Chocolates Day. So all you chocolate lovers out there hit the candy stores and enjoy. I’m still looking for those old time watermelon slices, the ones with the coconut favor on the outside, not the jelly type. If any of my Guys and Dolls has a name of a place to check for them, let me know, submit a comment. I will probably be back later with some more news or birthdays etc. Have a great day, be careful out there and respect each other.

A PARTY CRAZY LIVES

Good Afternoon Speakies:

No violent act for this crazy but a funny incident instead occurring on the Florida Turnpike. A tour bus driver called authorities after a female passenger began removing her clothes while putting on a strip show for the others aboard. Seems this group of passengers were returning from a Budweiser Cruise on a tour bus. The poor driver thought the situation could get ugly so he contacted the authorities. State troopers arrived, gave a verbal warning and no arrests were made. The final destination of the bus not made public. My personal guess about the female stripper is she probably had more beers than teeth.

GO AHEAD AND BE CRANKY

Good Morning Guys and Dolls:

A Happy Tuesday to all. We have a great holiday to celebrate today, “Cranky Co-Workers Day.” You can bet I’m going to be cranky all day long, making life miserable for all my co-workers. I’m going to get cranking at NASA right now. This morning at Cape Canaveral the NASA big wigs are awaiting the launch of the Aries IX Rocket. Hoping for a 3 minute ride and costing the American public $400 million, NASA is looking to save their butts. We can use that money for healthcare and the needs of the American people who have been out of work and are struggling everyday. This rocket project has cost American taxpayers according to the local news $7 Billion so far. I told you before the aliens out there don’t want us near them given our track record on earth. I’ll be back later and crankier. Have a nice day Speakies.

HISTORY FOR OCTOBER 26

Good Afternoon Guys and Dolls:

Time for a little history lesson for Monday, October 26, 2009. Fill that grey matter with the following knowledge:

Born Unto Us This Date:
1855 – Charles Post – The cereal man.
1879 – Leon Trotsky – Famous Russian Revolutionary.
1910 – John Cardinal Krol – Former Archbishop of Philadelphia.
1914 – Jackie Coogan – Uncle Fester.
1917 – Felix the Cat – Cartoon Character.
1946 – Pat Sajak – That Wheel of Fortune Guy.
1947 – Hillary Rodham Clinton – Bill’s Girl.
1954 – Lauren Tewes – Julie of Love Boat Fame.

Passed On Today:
901 – King Alfred the Great. – Of What I Don’t Know.
1909 – Prince Ito of Japan – Assassinated by a Korean.
1984 – Sue Randall – Miss Landers on Leave It To Beaver

Happened Today:
1774 – First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
1825 – Erie Canal opened.
1881 – Shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, AZ, Earps win.
1887 – Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in the World Series.
1941 – U.S. Saving Bonds go on sale.
1949 – President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.
1951 – Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden.
1958 – PanAm flies the 1st transatlantic jet trip NY to Paris.
1964 – Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan. Lots of money for Ed, a really BIG SHOWWWWWWWWWW.
1976 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic.
1988 – Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service – Tyson threatens to bite ear.

OPPS WRONG STORE

Speakies:

Meet Ronnie from Pasco County, Florida, "The Undie Burglar." Deputies were responding to a burglary alarm Sunday morning and found Ronnie hiding in the attic of a pharmacy dressed only in his underwear. Why Ronnie was only in his undies and in the attic of a drug store, God only knows. Maybe Ronnie thought he was in a men's shop hoping to pick up a new wardrobe. Anyway he was arrested and charged with the crime of burglary. Ronnie will be receiving some new duds except they will be all one style, a nice bright orange jump suit.

I'm sure we will have more crazies to report on as the week goes by. History lesson is coming later today.

OH NO IT'S MONDAY AGAIN

Happy Monday Speakies:

Oh well it may not be the happiest day of the week, but if you are reading this you are alive and can be happy about that. Well it will be those Yankees versus the Phillies in the World Series starting Wednesday night. Here’s hoping the best for my Phillies. I had a visitor from Italy stop by at JoeyZ’s, thanks for checking out the site paison.

Checking into my daily observance bag, today we celebrate:
Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night – I suggest we all drink a little tonic after dinner, let the hair grow like Wolfman and get outdoors and howl around midnight.
Mule Day – Our little bag carrying friends get the day off.

I’ll be checking the local news for any Florida Crazies on the loose, maybe a little JoeyZ history lesson. See you later, have a great day and be careful out there.

FOUND AN OLD FRIEND AND SIGNING OFF

Guys and Dolls:

Nothing of great importance to report here in Florida this afternoon. The weather is getting a bit warmer and we will be near the 90 degree mark once again. I located another old friend, one of the "Beatty Street Boys" name Richard, through a tip from my cousin Tom on Facebook. Maybe we all can have a reunion one day. That would be nice.

Just wanted to stop by once again and say "HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND."