It was an absolutely gorgeous Friday here at ND with full sun, breeze and maybe 72 degrees with more of the same (or a bit cooler for kick-off). It was a fairly quiet start to the day, though very common to see neighbor Mike Golic zipping around the complex in his customized ND golf cart. Earlier, he was directing a fully detailed “Miller Lite” Humvee promotional vehicle to his…
It all started at Martin’s: ND/Purdue Home Opener (9/2/10)
It’s all happening at Martin’s Supermarket… Approximately 20 tanned, tall and muscular co-eds hovered around the salad bar this afternoon adhering to their training table. This was the perennial strong Santa Clara Women’s Soccer team. I introduced myself to several, wished them luck for Friday night and informed them that my niece Julie Scheidler was a starter on the ND team. And while small…she was very fast and tough….
2010 Home Opener: Part 1 of 4 (9/2/10)
Armando is a Master. He has cut every ND Head Coach’s hair since Ara (with the exception of Ty’s and Davie’s). And of course, has styled many of us since 1975. Coach Kelly is due for his haircut today, but I did not have time to stay. Armando assured me that he will pass my regards and “Good Luck” wishes to BK. BK told Armando 3 weeks ago that he…
Abe’s Excellent Blue Gold Adventure (4/25/10)
Abe’s Blog #1—Pre-Season 2010 Disclaimers: 1. As I have clearly stated before—all of my stories and experiences are true. I just can’t help that they get better with time and repetition. 2. Private for my friends, and to the best of my recollections for a long weekend! Where, where, oh where do I begin? This was a truly excellent adventure at Notre Dame this weekend for friends, family and ND…
Root, root, root for the Phillies
In a creative “home & home” series, John Romanelli and Joe Ferrara hosted Jim Toennies and me in the Big Apple at the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium Thursday night featuring A.J. Burnett vs. Pedro Martinez in a “must-win” game for the Yankees—the best team money can buy in this universe. We wore our full Phillies-red “uniforms” and Yankee fans were good-natured, actually. The catcalls were sarcastically friendly. The fact…