BROOKLYN BORN JOE PATERNO Dies at 85

Yes New Yorker's you read right, Joe Paterno was a native New Yorker. Did you know that New Yorkeer's? I didn't, and I'm sure that there may be some who knew, most New Yorker's like myself did not. Always associated with Pennsylvania and might have assumed Joe was born in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, or somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. No, it was Brooklyn. Read on folks. Joseph Vincent Paterno was born in Brooklyn, New York , on Dec. 21, 1926, and grew up in a neighborhood where, he recalled, “playing daily at sports was our work: not only touch football but also handball and Stickball" .

As a high-school senior, he was quarterback of a Brooklyn Prep team that lost only one game -- to St. Cecilia High School of Englewood, New Jersey , a team coached by Vince Lombardi before he began his Hall of Fame NFL career.

After serving in the U.S. Army, Paterno went to Brown University , where he played football. Paterno was Brown's quarterback and led the Bears to an 8-1 record in his senior season.  One writer wrote of Paterno that “he can’t run, can’t pass, just and win games.”

Joe Paterno Donated some 4 million dollars to Penn State, turned down numerous offers to coach in the NFL including job as Head Coach of Pats back in 1973 who offered Paterno 1.4 Million Dollars a year plus 5% ownership in the team. This when he was making $35,000 a year at Penn State.

Over his 62 years coaching at Penn State (46 as Head Coach) Paterno amassed more than 409 Wins, 24 Bowl Victories, 2 National Championships, and 3 Big Ten Championships.

   Let's hope that Joe Paterno is remembered for all the good that he has done over the years and not the Crap that was put upon this great man in the last few months of his life. Crap that some other Sick Individual committed, "Not Joe" but by association This Guy, The Press and others dragged Joe Paterno through the Mud, undeservedly so.

   God Bless Joeseph Vincent Paterno, may he rest in peace.

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

JOSEPH VINCENT PATERNO

NATIVE NEW YORKER

BORN in BROOKLYN NEW YORK

1926-2102

R.I.P.

JACK DANIELS and KEITH RICHARDS

BOYS and GIRLS 

because Just Like PARIS HILTON

or CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

"YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH KEEF"

CLASSIC KEITH RICHARDS

with JACK DANIELS

a CIGARETTE

and "I DON'T GIVE a FUCK KEITH" 

 

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KEEF

 

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KEITH RICHARDS 

"WhoThe FUCK is MICK JAGGER"

The BADASS COOKBOOK

montage by Daniel Bellino Zwicke



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Jan 21 and NEW YORK'S First SNOW of 2012 .... and a GREAT BAROLO Too !

A GREAT BAROLO

"CICALA" ALDO CONTERNO 2001

2001 ... ONE of BAROLO'S GREATEST VINTAGES EVER

photo Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Snow!? Yes Boys and Girls we finally got that first snow of the season. Yes we did get that snow unexpected snow back in October, but that was a freak, was in the Autumn of 2011 and not part of the 2011-212 Winter season. This is it. Been pretty lucky so far. Yes, a mild Winter it is. January is almost over and we have not had that many really cold days. January will be over in a flash, then February, and then it will be March, and although we can get some pretty nasty weather in March and we have in the past 12 or 15 years, in my mind with even these things considered, by the time March 1 rolls around, "Winter is Over." So Boys and Girls of New York, we've got just 38 days to go. A little over a month and the Winter of 2012 is over. Well, we'll see what's in store for the duration. More mildness, let us hope.
    What's going on today in New York? Not much other than the Snow of course. Having my daily morning Coffee at Once Upon a Tarte. Drank an awesome Barolo the other day, Barolo Aldo Conterno "Cicala" 2001, one of thee greatest Vintages for Barolo ever. And baby this Barolo was aged just right. The way a Barolo should be. They are made to drink aged and not too young. This Barolo was textbook perfect. The wine from this bottle was classic Barolo, tasting of the Earth, alcohol-soaked Cherries, and a treasured hint of Truffles. Every aspect of this wonderful Barolo was harmoniously integrated. The wine has aged well and is in perfect balance,  "a Joy to Drink." 






Daniel Bellino Zwicke

"The CHEW SUCKS" PLAIN and SIMPLE ...

  Yes I've been wanting to write about it, ever since I first saw it and almost gagged. Yes it is that Bad. These are the things I most write about, as do most; Things I passionately Love, Hate, or are of a Big Current News Story, or things of popular interest, whether the thing is of Celebrity, Food related, of popular culture, and other. Jeeze I'm passionate about "The CHEW." Yes We can' Boys and Girls "I Passionately HATE IT." It Sucks! Plain and simple no two ways about it. How the Hell can ABC or any other Network put such "SHIT" on TV? Well they do it all the time; Soap Operas, Shitty Sitcoms, Sandra Lee, Rachel Ray, etc., etc. Well another reason i can tell you why, Mario Batali said it himself, and is quoted in Grubstreet as saying that he expected getting ripped by the New York Press and stated "It is more Peoria than Manhattan." yes sir Bob, (Mario). And this explains why there is and has been so much Shit like "The Chew," Sitcoms, Soap operas, and most of what is on The Food Network, and that is that there are millions of brainless people in this country that will watch such crap and think it's good. That is what their intellect  consist of. But how bout the rest of the country? Those with a little more going on? Well, we've always got PBS, Documentaries, The Travel Channel instead of the Putrid Food Network. Thank Goodness for people like Tony Bourdain.
     You know, it's funny. The Chew could be good, dam good,great even. Just get rid of everybody on the show except for Mario Batali. Everybody else, "and i do mean Everybody" is DEAD WOOD. Give Mario the show to himself, maybe, excuse me for saying so, the same format or similar to Rachel Ray's current show where Mario is the whole show and he has one or two special guest. Just Mario cooking, "Not Six Incompetants" and Mario chit-chatting inbetween with, let's say his buddy Michael Stipes, Lawrence Fishburn, Christopher Walken, and Food & Wine Stars like; Chris Cosantino, Keith Mcnally, Riad Nasir,Keith Richards, and so on and so forth .... 
   Let mario cook and hang with Rock Stars, Movie Stars, Food Stars..  The Show SUCKS and the only thing to Save The CHEW Froma Certain Demise is to "FIRE Everyone Except Mario Batali." Thsi format will save the Chew, "Just Mario Cooking and Chatting with His Guest." Got that ABC. The CHEW SUCKS and you can save it if you want.

THE CHEW SUCKS

and here how to FIX IT !!!!

"FIRE EVERYONE EXCEPT MARIO BATALI"

MARIO is A STAR

"GET RID of ALL THAT DEAD WOOD"

Here is what GRUSTREET had to say about The Chew on September 27, 2011
   
 "We can't say we were surprised to find ourselves somewhat underwhelmed during yesterday's premiere of The Chew, but we weren't the only ones who felt that way: The Daily News takes umbrage  with the "overstuffed" show's too-fast pace, which "makes it hard to start relating to the panel." EW has the exact same complaint , and feels "overwhelmed by the pace of content." But these are both New York–based publications. Mario Batali himself told us yesterday that he expected to get ripped by the New York press: "[I]t is more about Peoria than Manhattan," he told us. Okay then. What do people in the middle of the country think?"

"The DUDE ABIDES" ..... BIG LEBOWSKI

BIG LEBOWSKI .......

"A Movie Everyone Needs To See"

THE BIG LEBOWSKI, Jeff Bridges Opus as "The DUDE." A movie everyone should see sooner or later. Better sooner, as it will enrich your life. A Funny "Feel Good Movie" about a Funny, Feel Good, happy, Carefree Guy, Jeffrey Lebowski, better know as "The Dude." Don't call him Lebowski as he meets-up and has a conversation with another Jeff Lebowski in the city of Los Angeles. The Dude says to him, "Don't call me Mr. Lebowski! You don't call me that! I'm The Dude. So that's what you call me, or you can call me Dudster, His Dudeness or El Duderino if not into the whole brevity thing!"

Well, no, this movie may not be for everyone. I can see that, but it is to millions. it's actually a Cult Movie that has a legion of Fans who absolutely Love it and of course El Dudeness himself, "The Dude." What's not to Love. A wonderful Cohen Brothers film with John Goodman as The Dudes main sidekick Walter, co-starring Steve Buscemi as Donny another friend of The Dude, Tara Reid as the nymphomaniac Porn Star wife of the other Jeff Lebowski, the Millionare handicapped one and Julianna Moore as the Millionare Jeff Lebowski's Left Wing Artist Daughter Maude.

The Dude is a Happy Go Lucky 70's Leftover Hippy former Rock-Roadie Unemployed Slacker of the First Degree who is a Fanatical Bowling Pot Smoker who Loves White Russians or as he calls them, a "Caucasian," (a Cocktail made with Kahlua, Vodka, and Milk).

The Dude happens to get into all sorts of misadventures that intertwines him with "Bunny" the nypho Porn-Star, her Husband millionare Jeff Lebowski, Jackie Treehorn the Porn King, The Malibu Sheriff, Maude, and a Gang of Bumbling Extortionists.

Are we makinmg any sense? Take my word for it and that of Millions of others! See The Big Lebowski, it'll change your Life! For the Better!

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

"The DUDE ABIDES"

Jeff Bridges as The DUDE in The Cohen Brothers 

"The BIG LEBOWSKI"

Jan. 18, 2012, NY NY

PERCY'S PIZZA .. BEST DOLLAR SLICE in TOWN ... NY NY

  A SLICE of PIZZA that's easily equal or "BETTER Than JOE'S PIZZA" just a block away, and just a $1.00 a Slice to boot. This is just phenomenal. PERCY'S PIZZA ROCKS !!!

The Pizza at PERCY'S is as good as it gets. It's doesn't get any better. It's "Better Than Joe's Pizza" which many people "THINK" is the Best Regular Slice in Town. It is not. It's Percy's, especially when you factor in all the facts; 1) Percy's Pizza Superb (Better Than Joe's)  2) Made with High Quality Cheese, Tomato, and Flour (not Cheap inferior products like most $1.00  3) Yes! It's Only a $1.00 a Slice  ...  You would have to be "Out of Your Mind" to go to Joe's Pizza for 2 slices of Pizza that will cost you $5.50 for for 2 slices, when you can walk a block away to Percy's Pizza, get the Best Pizza Possible (for a gas fired stove) and pay Only a Buck a Pop. That's just $2.00 for 2 slices, a SAVINGS of a whopping $3.50 .... If you're someone who goes to Joe's Pizza twice a week for two slices, if you switched and went to Percy's instead for equally or better Pizza, in the course of one year, you'd Save yourself 
a whopping $364 ... Nothing to sneeze at.








Daniel Bellino Zwicke

BEST DOLLAR SLICE in TOWN

BETTER Than JOE'S 100 Feet Away !!!

PERCY'S PIZZA ..MacDOUGAL STREET .. NY NY

photos Daniel Bellino Zwicke

The WORLD'S PRETTIEST BARISTA ...STUMPTOWN COFFEE and SHOPPING .99 CENT STORES

The WORLD'S PRETTIEST BARISTA ....  Stumptown Coffee.. New York, New York 

NEW YORK CITY                                                                                                                                 Jan. 16, 2012






     Yes, went to the new STEAK'n SHAKE up on Broadway yesterday. Something to do along with my usual Sunday Morning Coffee at Once Upon a Tarte, it was a Double Cheeseburger with Fires and a Coke for lunch. Yes, at Steak'n Shake. The down to the Ace Hotel for some Stumptown Coffee, lounge chillin. reading, mostly writing, sippin my Stumptown Coffee, a bit of Web Surfing, relaxing, just enjoying my day off. Cold but good. The day off. Pick up a few items at Jack's .99 Cent Store on 32nd Street, another usual Sunday afternoon occurrence. For me, that is. After my Sunday morning Coffee at The Tarte, it's off to lunch, then possibly a trip up to the Ace to hang in the lounge wit ma Coffee, my Laptop, iPod Touch, and my Razor, Cel-Phone that is. I usually couple the Sunday afternoon trip to The Ace Hotel with a trip to Jacks's, this .99 Cent Store is just three blocks from the Ace, so I do my thing there and when done, head over to to Jack's to see what they've got. I'll pick up, maybe; a Loaf of Bread, some Cheese if they have some real stuff (not fake cheese product), get some Ramen, Glass Cleaner, hand soap, Little Debbie's Nutty Bars, Pretzels, and what-not. All depends what they've got on hand. It's forever changing. I pick up as many things as I can and I usually save two to three times as much money as I spent. That is, if I spend $15, then those items probably would have cost me about $50 elsewhere so I just saved $35. Multiply this by 52 weeks and I save about $2,000 a year by buying things at .99 Cent Stores instead of foolishly throwing my hard earned money away for overpriced items elsewhere. Pretty good, huh?  
   So, I had my coffee and a nice little time at the Ace Hotel, ran over to Jack's and saved myself 35 Bucks, I hop on the F Train right there at 32nd Street and ride it down to West 4th, three blocks from my house. Not bad! Just Killed Two Birds with 1 Stone. Awesome!


PS ... "I Saw The WORLD'S PRETTIEST BARISTA at Stumptown Coffee. She made me my Coffee. Check her out below. Do you Agree?  




Daniel Bellino Zwicke