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Legendary KABL Radio Lives On Starring Legendary Bill Moen

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        It’s nice to see some of my past is still around. Was pleased to see Bill Moen’s letter to the editor in San Franicsco Chronicle     the other day….  Moen was the lead broadcaster / DJ / Announcer on San Francisco-Oakland’s KABL ‘MOR” (middle of road) radio during the ‘Golden Era’ fifties and sixties right on up not that many years ago when the station was, unceremoniously sold / changed – and never replaced (How could it be)… So, what did Moen do but put his new digital  technical skills to work and keep the station on the air at KABL960.com. Give a listen! You’ll be glad you did…
Funny , growing up as a kid I didn’t appriciate this kind of music as I do now..  Great variety, frombig band to 50s crooners to even some of the better later music – and lots of Moen humor and trivia thrown in…. Didn’t realize KABL was broadcast out of the legendary Cliff House Restaurant 

at Land’s End, overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean (next to the old Sutro Bath House!  )
We’ll be doing some more features on KABL and Bill, I’m sure, in the future… San Francisco – Oakland had so many great stations during THE ERA… KSFO, KEWB, KYA, KDIA, KOBY along with KABL with legendary DJs or broadcasters like Don Sherwood, Russ The Moose Syracuse, Al Jazzbeau Collins, Bobby Dale, Gene Nelson, Tommy Saunders, Tom Donahue -and many more.. Plus, even legendary Gary Owens and Kasey Kasem (who celebrated a birthday last week) came through town (KEWB) to work a spell.well as other Radio.. KYA , we’re happy to say, still LIVES much like Moen’s KABL. You can listen to it here thanks to long timeKYA DJ Gary Mora .  Gary’s got some nice

airchecks linked from the San Francisco Radio Museum so you can listen to your favorites again …

Russ “The Moose” Syracuse Emperor Gene Nelson Johnny Holliday The legendary 1260 KYA was the radio home of many of the most talented announcers in the history of the industry. Bay Area listeners were entertained over the years by stars such as Emperor Gene Nelson, Johnny Holliday, Tommy Saunders, Russ “The Moose” Syracuse, “Big Daddy” Tom Donahue,Jim Stagg, Chris Edwards, Tony Bigg, Peter Tripp, Gary Schaefer, Bwana Johnny, Norman Davis, Bob Mitchell, Casey Kasem, Ed Hider, Mike Cleary and Bill Holley, and legendary newsmen like Tony Tremayne, Larry Brownell, Brad Messer and John Ferriss. Learn more about these and other illustrious KYA alumni! Chris Edwards Mike Cleary Tom Campbell

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    ONCE BIGGER THAN LIFE, ANOTHER GOOD DIES YOUNG…  

  I saw Annette with Frankie Avalon  about 20 years ago at Pleasanton, CA -  Alameda county fair,  just before she stopped performing. It was a great show and we would have hardly  known she was already dealing with early stage Multiple Sclerosis  We think it is great that Annette has  came out with her updated story with video now, with the help and encouragement of Glen.   We think it’s a beautful story. I’ve just spent the last three years with my 97 year old Dad , who just passed , but only after , again, three good last years, with kind people’s help and good cheer around him. People can still have quality of life, though sometimes it’s a challenge,even in these situations.

Rare, Indepth interview -ATTITUDES with Virginia Graham from late 80s- Annette reflects on the changing times and how she still lives up to her ‘clean, happy days’ image, which she relishes… 

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Maybe the best for last… Trailer for ‘Beach Blanket Bingo’ 1965 featuring no less co-stars than Don Rickles, Paul Lynde and Buster Keaton, among other star names!!! 

From a fan… “She was beautiful, good-natured, humble and kind to everyone around her. And she did it all – TV, movies and music, one of the biggest stars in the world in her time. Then walked away from all of it to raise a family. A role model for everyone who works in this industry. Her suffering was cruel and undeserved, but she handled it courageously. Now she can RIP.”

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A picture is worth a thousand words!

it’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Stan The Man, the consumate professional baseball player from the Golden Era. He was the first player to make $100,000 but he also returned part of the money one year when he didn’t feel his performance lived up to his pay. How many players today would do that? Musial was a gentleman who played for the same Saint Louis Cardinals his entire 22-year career! He made the Hall way back in 1969 hi his first voting  and a statue of him can be seen in front of the Cardinals ball park. http://oldiescountry.com/STAN-THE-MAN

1988 Donruss Stan Musial Puzzle #19,20,21

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Some very true words to      ponder….I hope you enjoy.

Please send back. ( I did ) It’s neat. you’ll laugh when you see the return message.

As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the   great freedom            that comes with aging.

Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with                                                           myself to those    wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 &70′s, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.

I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging    body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the                                                           important things.

Sure, over the  years, my heart has been                                                           broken. How can your heart     not break, when you lose                                                           a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody’s beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A           heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will   never know the         joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched                                                           into deep grooves on my      face. So many         have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don’t question myself anymore. I’ve even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question,       I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am  still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about   what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).

MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME   APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!

Howser Ever Enthusiastic Livened up the Most Unispiring Day

Huell Howser – One More Golden

Era Icon is Gone

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‘California’s Gold’ was a Secret Pleasure I enjoyed watching whenever I could. Not a program the average American today would watch, or even pay attention to I found it perhaps my favorite program on TV. It was not only because of the subject matter which dealt with exploring the unusual, often overlooked or forgotten backroads of California, but the host was such a genial , enthusiasm throwback to another era.

How could you help gut enjoy Howell , for example, watching his disbelief that a dog would eat avocados or the huge, amazing flies at Mono Lake. There were so many episodes where Howell seemed perhaps more intrigued that his own viewers. Howell was once questioned, in 2009, whether he really was so in awe of many of the people and places he would visit. He said he thought it ‘sad’ that today people would even question that. And I agree. We’ve become a nation of conformists with fewer and fewer people like Howser left with everyone else trying to be ‘cooler’ than the next guy. So, it was with great sadness yet another icon, for me, passed away, January 7 in Palm Springs, CA. Howser , 67, born in Tenessee was an ex-Marine seemed in such good shape, yet he had just retired, perhaps knowing of a serious illness; not mentioning what it was s, news reports said that he had been in hospice care.

However, they said, Howser was a very private person, never married, who lived in his ‘dream home in Palm Springs ; he also had an apartment in Los Angeles, where he was based at KCET, local PBS anchor for the network that broadcast his shows that have been shown weekly and even daily of late. I had had six epiosdes recorded and only just noticed that they were filmed earlier. Howser apparently stopped broadcasting in November. Howser seemed to espcially like the rural and offbeat folks, people who would have an usual profession or business. And they seemed to like him, too, with his friendly, enthusiastic way. I sure did. He is said to be the only one who was allowed in Frank Sinatra’s estate to offer coverage. Hopefully, his hundreds or thousands of old programs will be aired indeifnitely, since he donated them all to a film library for just that purpose.

Here is one bit of the many memorable shows, one which I remember with Hoswer in the remote, Eastern California Mono Lake area , learning about the unusual flies on the lake.

Huell Howser Truly Relished California’s Gold

We’re not talking about real gold as in the 49ers but the ‘gold’ that Howswer would discover in the many unique backroads, people and places of California. The show may not have gone back to the Golden Era 50s and early 60s but it’s host certainly did and visited mostly places that seemed to have that richness of an earlier era.

Annette in 1990 and 

today 

Annette Funicello, Husband Come Out for Cure to MS

It was with great pleasure to finally catch up
with Annette and her husband ,Glen Holt, who has stood by her for 30 years; they go public with their current life and continuing effort to find a cure for MS  via
their  website,  AnnetteConnection.com.  Annette no longer can walk or even speak, though she still gets out and one can maybe  even see a twinkle in her eye.  It may be hard for some to watch this video though we find it an inspiration. There are also nice tributes from Shelley Fabares and others.   In this four part video series from CTV, we see Annette in her early years and today and  the efforts Glen and doctors have gone to in helping Annette deal with MS, including a new treatment that  is showing promise.  Glen is using Annette’s old foundation to continue researching help for annette and others with MS. He is hoping that, though Annette’s fans, he can raise money to still find a cure.
Congrats to Glen  for ‘lifting the curtain’ of MS, so as to perhaps help others being such a great inspiration to
Annette, who has always been a great inspiration to so many of us form her days on the Mickey Mouse Club to her positive, fun movies  and music and lifestyle.

I saw Annette with Frankie Avalon  about 20 years ago at Pleasanton, CA - 
Alameda county fair,  just before she stopped performing.
It was a great show and we would have hardly  known she was
already dealing with early stage Multiple Sclerosis 

We think it is great that Annette has  came out with her updated story with video now, with the help and encouragement of Glen.   We think it’s a beautful story. I’ve just spent the last three years with my 97 year old Dad , who just passed , but only after , again, three good last years, with kind people’s help and good cheer around him. People can still have quality of life, though sometimes it’s a challenge,even in these situations.

So, again, we applaud Annette, Glen and their team. May we continue to hear inspirational news and  stories from them for many years to come  as we make contributions to the MS cause. Please  help spread your good cheer via their website, above and your own connections as we will do through http://www.OldiesCountry.com and http://www.SeniorCountry.org

Annette Funicello, Husband Come Out for Cure to MS

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10 REASONS OBAMA

SHOULDN’T BE PRESIDENT -

Obama and Jews

I don’t usually get too political or even watch much news but I’ve had a little extra time being with Dad and couldn’t believe all the sad, crazy stuff going on just the past month….Obama, anti-Obama, Romney, election 2012, Obama tshirts, anti-obama bumper stickers, etc i.e.

1)OBAMA DOESN’T RECALL NATIONAL DEBT NUMBER($16 TRILLION) – on a recent (9/12) David Letterman visit failed to answer Letterman’s surprising (for him) question as to the current national debt. Either Obama is pretty ignorant or more likely he just didn’t want to mention the $16 trillion figure (which is nearly double what it was when he took office) by saying he ‘didn’t remember the exact number precisely.’ On the other hand, as Eric Wemple points out, maybe the debt’s been going up so fast he CAN’T remember! 2) OBAMA MISSED OVER HALF OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS – It was reported in the news recently that Obama only attended 43% of intelligence briefings with CIA and committee members. Say what you will about George W. Bush, he never or rarely missed a meeting, according to Gov. John Sununu, who was a member of said committee under Bush and couldn’t recall him ever missing one. Perhaps if Obama had attended more we would have had better security in Libya, Egypgt and other embassies to avoid the recent bloodshed. 3) 9/11/12 KILLING and LIKELY TORTURE OF US AMBASSADOR STEVENS by extremists and killing of three other Americans in team 1, after apparent missed intelligence on 9/11 of all days! Official administrationrationoale ( Youtube anti-Muslim video) was later changed to the cortrect terriorist explanation. 4)THE OBAMA ADMIN. AIDING EGYPT(which Obama even admits is no longer a ‘friendly’ country) to the tune of $1 1/2 billion while its ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ follower sprotest the U.S. , ostensibly as a protest of some anti-Muslim youtube film made by some hack;the real reason is most likely the 9/11 anniversary but the US ‘apologizes’ (Hillary Clinton) for the insensitve movie the govt. had nothing to do with, nonetheless, 5)OBAMA NOT WANTING TO MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHUat UN summit, claiming he’d be ‘out of town’ but someone else would meet him,(first time ever an Israeli Prime Minister would not be met by the sitting US President),

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6)earlier, the US (Democrats) removing ‘Jeruslem’ and ‘God’ from the Democratic party platform at the DNC and only after protests from both sides awkwardly putting them back in after a ‘staged’ three time vote 7) Obama makes a tepid denunciation of the terrorist killing and torture of our ambassador to Libya (from nearby Piedmont, CA) and killing of three others the latter (largely forgotten by the press) after first issuing a statement apologizing for the US’s religious intolerance! The killing of the Libyan ambassador was an act of war and without better security or real plans of preventative action by the US this sort of thing will continue. Instead of Obama/govt saying the purpetrator will be ‘brought to justice’ why not make sure the Libyan govenrnment and others better securethe US consulates / embassies in the future. Especially on the anniversary of 9/11 you’d think there would have been better security called for by both Libya and the US The US is now down to one real friend in the ever crucial middle East and we’re in danger of losing Israel as Obama tries to appease both Jews andMuslims. Sometimes you can’t do both, especially in times like this. Right nowIsrael needs a strong voice and help from a friend – and the US needs Israeli in the Middle East! On the local (US) front there’s a lot more sad,crazy stuff – here are just two examples: – Are you aware that 4x (FOUR TIMES) as many people are leaving the labor force (196,000just last month per US Labor Statistics) as arejoining it? So, yes, technically unemployment may have been down a bit in August but that’s not including the numbers of those leaving the labor force. 8) The OBAMA ADMIN, RAISED THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM BY 46% or 46 million people and expanding welfare by 20% with longer deadlines – average person now goes 27 months without working- which only gives people another a reason NOT to look for work – thus the 196,000 who stopped looking for work in August, not to mention the burden on on the economy while we give away millions to perpetrators in the mid East. No wonder so many more people actually believe they’re better off now than when obama took office four years ago, what with all these increased handouts. Welfare and food stampsare fine IF they really lead back to work. But now they’re only adding to a worseningenconomyy in ways that aren’t reported, and yes, Obama is benefitting in his election bid with newfound admirers, happy to attain the new gifts. 9) OBAMA WIPED OUT NASA SPACE PROGRAM with the stroke of a pen. HOpe you enjoyed ENDEAVOR’s last hurrah, recently, because you won’t see any more space shots, trips to the moon or Mars as long s Obama is in office. 10) ‘CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT CAN’T BE MADE FROM THE INSIDE,’ declared Obama in a recent statement. Maybe under Obama this is true and a sad fact because that closes the door on 50% of possible change and if he can’t do it from the outside , as it appears he can’t, we’re really in trouble

10 REASONS OBAMA

SHOULDN’T BE PRESIDENT

…and they keep coming in… MORE REASONS OBAMA SHOULDN’T BE PRESIDENT..

11 JUST IN…. ‘ABAG’ Movement, little known by many of us, is a movement of community organizers, of which Obama is very involved, to recircuit Suburban funding to cities. This has largely been done behind the scenes until / if Obama gets elected second term and then you will see major changes, including more mandatory ‘affordable housing’ required of suburbs… 12) oBAMA WON’T MEET LEADERS – Here Obama has a great opportunity to make points by meeting with international leaders and won’t make time for Israel’s Netenyahu and, now, I guess, to be fair, he’s apparently turned down the leader of Egypt. Why not try to get them both in a room together? 13) 9-23- Now from Chris Steven’s diary, Stevens had admitted fear that security was not good in Libya but yet nothing was ever done about it… 14) We now learn the our state ministery is negotiating witn Egypt for releast of ‘The Blind Sheik,’ repsonsible for the first World Trade Boombing! 15) 9-24 Obama calls recent events in the Middle East, ie the Killing of the U.S. ambassador, Chris Stevens and three others in his team, as well as international protests against the U.S. on 9/11 as mere’ Bumps In The Road.” 16) 830 billion dollars – 2008 increase in national debt due to stimulus, 1.3 trillion dollars – 2010 increase/ Obama claims he inherited largest debpt in history. Not true. War year 1945 was 5 billion, 2008 was 3 billion and current is 10 billion, by far the highest 17) Obama: ‘I haven’t raised taxes”s. No, you didnt technically raise them, but ( 60 Minutes never fact checked Obama…) Note top Obama:when you lower capital gains, govt brings in more revenue. 18) Obama’s 2 claims to fame are ‘Bailing out General Motors’ and ‘Killing BinLaden. Maybe, but GM now wants out of the agreement which has the Govt owning part of GM (Has GM paid back all the bailout loan) and Obama didn’t kill Bil Laden… Bin Laden was klled after a Pakistani , mad at Bin Laden, spilled the beans and bin Laden didn’t really fight it.. I think it’s important to look beyond what we see and hear in the media for possible ulterior motives, especially in this election year, ie the Libyan killing was NOT likelybecause of some independent little video but a well-planned execution aimed at the 9/11/12 anniversary. And I’m not really a Romney supporter either, but if this kind of stuff continues… I don’t know. I heard a self-acknowledged black conservative ono the radio today (9/20) who really brought clarity to me for the first time. He noted how the Obama administration basically acquires and keeps it’s heavy minority and poor followers by giving them what they want, ie food stamps, welfare, etc , especially when it comes to election time. Food stamps, welfare, etc. equates to votes. The sudden new monthly bailouts, coming right before the election are no doubt intended to give a quick shot to the economy in hopes of (artificially) raising the economy just before the election FOR VOTES!. You don’t hear Obama saying much about self-sufficiency any more, ie we can’t expect to build businesses, get jobs, etc. without the help of the government! Think about it! So, too many things to ignore here — and within such a short period – and time to really be concerned and speak out, in my opinion, or we could not only lose Israel but our country quicker and easier than you might ever believe. It’s easy to become jaded these days and not take seriously the killing of our localbrethren like Chris Stephens and overlook even more serious threats to Israel and ourselves,only minutes away from happening. So much for my soapbox. Perhaps I’m over-reacting, or maybe it’s not having watched TV and the news for a long time and seeing how things havechanged…even the commercials! Maybe I’m wrong, but, if not, it would be good to see more people speak out. Anyway, hoping for more positive news and events on all fronts and hope to see some more of it soon. Happy ENDLESS SUMMER and happy NEW YEAR to our Jewish Friends

Jewish New Year: Ten Reasons

Not To Vote for Obama -

 Ten Reasons Not To Vote for Obama

Obama and Jews

PROFESSOR IRWIN

COREY

You may have never heard of or forgotten the namebut you might recognize him  , an
Albert Einstein lookalike.
Perhaps the original ‘absented minded professor,’ he  may not have been  in the top tier of Borscht Belt comedians because of hiseccentric style-and not leaving the stage on time – but he was always a favorite, appearingmany times on Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, etc. I actually met himat a small venue about 20 years ago. 
Corey is now 97 (same age as Dad ) and still very sharp. He was recently in the news
on Smothers Brothers 1966
because he now ambles through traffic  on his walker,  in  New York, selling
discarded newspapers, yes, at 97- not because he
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the loneliness
(something only Corey would say and do)….Too bad few clubs   hire him today.

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At 97, I think his wacky humour is still better than most of what passes as ‘comedy’ now.
 Click on the below picture
for a recent interview with this forgotten   legend from the Golden Age of comedy.
I just wish somebody would hire him, perhaps for  a large senior center, and get him
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Professor Irwin Corey, Legendary Comedian, Panhandles For Change On 35th Street (VIDEO)

97 year-old standup comedian Irwin Corey, aka Professor Irwin Corey,The World’s Foremost Authority, spends his day at a red light on East 35th street, navigating his walker through traffic asking drivers for spare change and selling discarded newspapers.

But the Professor isn’t poor. In fact, around the corner he owns an apartment he tells The New York Times is worth $3.5 million.

All the money he gathers panhandling (about $100 a day) goes to a charity that sends medical supplies to children in Cuba.

And although the Professor claims he does it because he wants to help people, it also seems like he’s not ready to stop performing.

His illustrious film career included performances with Jackie Gleason and Woody Allen, and he once famously accepted the National Book Award on behalf of the reclusive Thomas Pynchon.

The Professor’s wife of 70 years passed away this spring and he tells The Times that selling newspapers helps him take his mind off the loneliness.

For a fuller portrait, The New York Times recently caught up with this New York City legend for its Street Takes video series:

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Just received this appropriately-timed message – one of Uncle Al and Aunt Audrey’s  famous emails which I thought
makes a great capper on Dad’s latest comeback at 97 and with Thanksgiving days away. JUST CLICK THE ATTACHMENT and then
CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE PAGE WHEN YOU’RE READY TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE… BE SURE TO GO TO THE SECOND
HALF, NUMBERS 1 THRU 10, most importantly.

I’ve always wondered why older folks, myself included, worry about ‘dating ourselves.’  And no, it’s not the number. Ideally
one should be  proud to reach a certain age, but then in this youth-obsessed culture I suppose it could have a negative
affect looking for a job or just interacting with younger folk who don’t appreciate the history and significance of someone
who has achieved x number of years.
I’m grateful to have lived through  the recent technological revolution but also earlier decades when
people actually visited their neighbors with open doors and sat on the front porch without staring at their cell phones.
Then, there’s Dad -the closest one in the family to that ’100′ mark-who remembers before there was TV, before air travel and even
before cars were common -when horse and buggy was the main transportation. Pretty amazing to see such changes in 1 lifetime!

By the way, just saw on TV tonight the story of  Jim, a 98-year-old ex-fisherman who just learned to read and write , in his 90s , and  just wrote a book about an interesting life of 98 years!
Just a few thoughts on this double occasion of Dad’s return home and Thanksgiving eve. Happy Thanksgiving.

Burt for Dad

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John M. Letiche started life as Ianik Letichevsky, a citizen of the newly constituted Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The son of a brilliant but dictatorial father and a loving, cultivated mother, he went on to a remarkable career as an accomplished scholar, professor of economics, and adviser to governments. Letiche, now in his nineties, provides an intriguing look at the changes that have occurred during his lifetime. Following his Kiev childhood and formative years in Depression-era Montreal, he completed a doctorate at the University of Chicago and took up a Rockefeller fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. As a technical advisor to the Economic Commission for Africa he conducted trade talks with both gifted and corrupt heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa, and later shared a working White House dinner with an infamous American president. His half-century-long teaching career at Berkeley included a front row seat for the Free Speech Movement and the most documented student revolt in popular history. Told with humour, insight, and humility, Crises and Compassion moves nimbly among weighty events and meaningful personal history, showing how “civility in intellectual exchange” came to be the guiding principle of a life of monumental experiences (Amazon)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than Economics – Professor’s Memoir A Real Life Rags to Riches Adventure, March 19, 2011
By Burt Kaufman

What a read! What a Life – and it seems a long way from over for renown Berkeley Economics Professor John Letiche! Now in his early 90s, Letiche has written his fourteenth book, his fascinating memoir recounting an almost unbelievable journey from a childhood in Russia, rife with anti-semitism, to adviser to world leaders. The book reads almost like an adventure story in its real life drama, including a serendipitous marriage proposal, an eye-opening meeting with President Nixon and, later, historic conferences with the Council on Foreign Relations.
One might expect a book written by an economics professor to be very technical but this book, written sans ghostwriter, is easily readable for all ages and education levels. Letiche has a very colorful, yet concise writing style.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Elena Griffing, 85, is a remarkable woman and is celebrating 65 years on the job. She hasn’t had a sick day since Dwight Eisenhower was inaugurated president.

The energetic woman has been working for Alta Bates Summit for 65 years.

“I love to come to work. I really, truly do,” said Griffing.

She started in 1946 when Harry Truman was president. Back then, minimum wage was 40 cents an hour. She has never stopped wearing three-inch high heels, even after hospital founder Alta Bates told her to stop wearing them because she might fall and sue.

“You cannot not smile when you see Elena walking down the hall; I mean, running down the hall,” said critical care Dr. Glenn Petersen.

She got hired when she came in for lab tests and the phone was ringing nonstop.

“One of the doctors said, ‘What do you do?’ and she said, ‘I’m a secretary’ and he said, ‘Well answer the damn telephone.’ She answered the telephone and they hired her,” said Elena’s brother “Bud” Celestre.

And Elena hasn’t had a sick day in 60 years.

“I wouldn’t have gone home then because I wasn’t sick. They made me go home and I was furious,” said Griffing.

When she had her appendix out, she was back on the job the next day, typing with an IV in her arm. Back then she had one of Berkeley’s first electric typewriters, but she succumbed to the computer.

“I’m still learning. I got one 15-minute lesson,” said Griffing.

“She’s relevant, she’s modern, she’s refreshing, her attitude is just amazing,” said Alta Bates Summit CEO David Bradley.

Elena is still a member of the Frank Sinatra Fan Club. And how does she get to work?

“I drive now. I didn’t learn how to drive until I was 67,” said Griffing. “I want to go from my desk to the morgue with nothing in between.”

He says she’d like to work another five years and the CEO says “How can you refuse an offer like that?”

EDITOR’S NOTE:  I talked to Ms. Griffing by phone several years ago when my Father was at Alta Bates. It was a real revelation to talk to this piece of living hsitory, if you will.  Griffing told me that she had outlived just about all her friends and associates at Alta Bates. My father , Dr Jerome Kaufman, was about the only doctor left of the old guard , she said, after the recent loss of the last of the doctors she knew (other than Dad). She spoke with the enthusiasm of new employee. I had hoped to have lunch with her and my Dad and still hope to now , sooner than later, after seeing this recent story/celebration on her 60 years. Congrats to Alta Bates for their appreciation of this rare employee and their willingness to keep her in their employ, unlike so many other instutions these days, which encourage early retirement of their older, expensive employees.

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Jack LaLanne was/is my hero, for several reasons . For one, there was the local interest as he grew up near my home, in Berkeley, CA and had one of the first health clubs in Oakland . I remember, as a kid, watching his TV program in living black and white. He was older but I loved his spirit and self-assured attitude, something perhaps lacking in myself. He would sing ‘There’s No Tomorrow’ to the melody of “o Solo Mio,’ more familiar to me then as Elvis Presley’s ‘It’s Now or Never.’

Before exercising was popular, Lalanne was perhaps the one guy one could believe in. He was certainly laughed at, by some, in the beginning, though he must have had enough believers like me, as he stayed on the air for 34 years from the fifties thru the seventies and has continued to spread his gospel until now thru his spectacles like pulling boats on his birthday, local appearances and special events. I even bought not one, but two of his juicing machines just because they were his. (Actually, I had forgotten I bought the first one when I bought the second.) Unlike more recent, trendy, younger, fitness gurus , many of whom LaLanne has outlived, Jack was all about simple, common sense exercising. It was pushups, sit ups and the like. `Most of the other gurus faded fast, and passed on at younger ages, as LaLanne continued to spread his message. There was Pritikin, of the Pritikin diet and Atkins of the high card diet. Jim Fixx wrote the book how running could keep you fit, only to pass on while he was jogging, at a young age.. Then there was the Power Bar guy who passed at age 51. LaLanne even outlived his local protégé, Norman Marks, who LaLanne helped put in busines with one of the first health clubs, in Oakland, on Harrison and 14th Street, not far from some property my parents owned; though Marks passed a couple years ago at 86, the club lives on.

With LaLanne there were no gimmicks, other than a simple simple ‘band’ to give one a deeper strectch or a chair to lean on. Sure, he sold some vitamins and the juicer, hailed by some; even if I could never get behind it I still have the box it came in proudly displayed high on a kitchen shelve with Jack smiling down. I remember his TV program, which aired out of San Francisco, which featured just Jack in his jumpsuit, sometimes accompanied by his dog. Organ music would swell when Jack told viewers to breathe out.

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A few years ago, I purchased a plaque from Jack , himself, that hangs proudly on my wall . It features a young Jack with his dog (pictured here), along with a piece of film from his old TV show and a ‘Certificate of Authenticity,’ showing that my plaque was ‘#57’ of limited edition 1,500. Included is the handwritten note, ‘To Burt, Best of Exercise…’ and also signed by Elaine. I will prize this plaque especially now. I’ve been to Jack’s favorite San Francisco haunt, the legendary John’s Grill, where a salad is named after him. I hear the candles are lit tonight in Jacks honor. I will try to pay tribute, myself , over the weekend. One of the last true hnd colorful characters is gone. He will be missed but remembered by some of us and in pages such as www.OldiesCountry.com and http://www.SeniorCountry.org.

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Doc Severinson is  going stronger than ever.  Now living in Mexico, Severinson still tours heavily , has a new CD and says he ‘is  now working harder than ever.” ,after trying to retire – which is the thing one’s ‘supposed to do’ at age 79′ Severinson couldn’t stand it. He happened upon a couple ‘ world class trumpeters’ playing a small dive near his new Mexico home and asked them if they’d be interested in working with him. They didn’t know who he was at first, but the rest is history, as they say…

‘I want to be remembered as a guy who played way beyond the age when trumpet players are not supposed to be able to play anymore.’                              -Doc Severinson , Johnny Carson’s longtime band leader

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(Editor’ s Note:  Before we continue with the rest of this remarkable story of a remarkable, if overlooked man today, let  me just say that this is just another excample of an older person,a Senior, or Senor , in Mexico, who has been neglected, overlooked, forgotten or however you want to say it - by the folks in the US where he was a star for so many years.  Why isn’t this still-talented, interesting and colorful man no longer seen on the Tonight Show, or most other media . Because the media and rest of us have neglected our heros of yesterday. If it weren’t for NPR and the interview you can listen to here,  we wouldn’t have known about Severinson’s new projects.

         It’s funny that , as much as a recluse Johnny Carson became after retiring, the opposite can be said of  Severinson. Ed McMahon, who was the other third of the Tonight Show Gang Leaders also worked until his recent passing at 86.)

Ask Doc about retirement and the answer you will get leaves you with a very clear impression:  he is not ready to hang up his horn or his traveling shoes.

Since moving to Mexico at the end of 2006, Doc has kept a busy performance schedule and made new discoveries in two very talented musicians from Mexico.  Together with these gentlemen, Doc has crafted an innovative and exciting program.

El Ritmo de la Vida” is, of course, “the rhythm of life,” a very apt description of Gil Gutierrez and Pedro Cartas and their music. It is classical Spanish with a jazz flair, gorgeous ballads, both Latino and American, plus some great movie music,and among their best received — gypsy jazz, a la Django Reinhardt. Each are virtuosos and combined are electric. Add to this the soaring trumpet of Doc (not to mention his wardrobe!) and the experience is indescribably brilliant. 

‘Doc’ is now a resident of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and first heard Gil and Pedro playing at an Italian bistro to throngs of admirers, both American and Latino. He later recorded a few tunes with them and then immediately asked to join them.
According to ‘Doc’: “I came to Mexico with retirement on my mind, but when I heard them play I knew that I would be playing with them for some time to come. Latino music, along with the blues, has always been among my favorites, and Gil and Pedro do it along with a European style that I love and so do our audiences.
They are mature, gifted young men who play great, look great, and PLUS, we share a great lifestyle together. Our music is totally organic to us.”

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Last King of the Piano Bars?

Rod Dibble Still Tickling Them 50 Years Later

When one passes by the Alley on Grand Ave in Oakland, CA you hardly notice the place. It’s always looked kind of dingy from the outside. Come to think of of it, it’s pretty dingy-looking on the inside, too,but the good kind of dingy.

As a kid growing up in Oakland , the Alley was all but ignored as a place for older folks, with a bohemian bent- weirdos back then . Over the years the neighbor hood changed -especially the parallel-running Lakeshore Ave, where perhaps only 1 or two original businesses remain out of the 50 or so… Grand isn’t much differrent. But, somehow, The Alley has survived. Lots of down years and population changes as Oakland has gone from all white to a largely minority city. Original owners have passed on and most of the original followers. However, the daughter of the original owners still runs the place, we are told, which probably explains, in part, how the Alley has stood the test of time. Kudos to her.

But through it all , there’s one constant – Rod Dibble at the Piano, now going on 50 years.

PIANO BARS – DIBBBLE STILL TICKLIN’ THEM 50 YEARS LATER

Dibble began his stint in 1963 . And, it’s as if time has stood still since then. While the crowd may have changed, the place hasn’t and , of course, Dibble’s still there, and he says he doesn’t play any music after 1963. If that’s not time warp , what is? But, we love it. In today’s fast-paced world of quickening technology , media hype and disfunctional or non-existent families its kind of nice to see a that a place like the Alley – and it’s current family of regulars – can still exist in 2910.

If there’s another place like this in America that hasn’t changed a lick, with a veteran piano player of 50 years, I’d like to see it. And there well may be one or two somewhere .However, piano bars, themselves , are pretty rare these days, having been replaced by automated Kareoke .

We say there’s nothing like the real thing, and , apparently, so do a lot of others, as seen by a resurgence at the Alley in recent years, with the current crowd of mostly 20-somethings. However, this recent night we were there we witnessed a number of spirited seniors , like Frank, as animated in his singing as any of other younger folk , who gather at the 9 or 10 seats around the grand piano and take turns singing into the nicraphones. Frank ended ever classic song with a high-pitched last note; so what if it was off-key. That’s what makes this place so special. It’s all off key by today’s standards. And that’s good.

There’s a book of hundreds of songs, with lyrics to choose from. It was refreshing to hear song after song from the great American song book, when melody and lyrics seemed to have more to do with music. Each song told a story – take Route 66 for example – and the unique singer behind the mike. No generics as you get at a Karaoke bar. Only real personality here. And Dibble, now in his late 70s but still with a youthful spark, is able to tackle most every song but, again, it’s gotta behind pre-1963. He still sings, too, and in a whiskey-inspired voice one might expect for a guy who has spent thousands of nights singing, playing and, yes -drinking the night away at the Alley.

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I try to get to the Alley now as often as possible as I’m afraid this fun can’t last forever. Dibble’s doing great but he won’t be there forever. And , one must wonder, how the alley has escaped the fire inspectors , with all the old business cards, flyers and paper lining the walls and ceiling, much of which has probably been there the whole time .

So, if you live anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s worth a trip to see this place. Even if you live in another state, its work a trip to spend a weekend with Rod and the gang… Pick a weekend night or two when you’re sure to see Dibble at the ivories — there’s a new young upstart singing weeknights – and a full host of singers at the piano bar; this place makes Cheers pale. I will go in and sit in the back corner and just take in the whole atmosphere. Talk about time standing still. I love this place – and to think we would have nothing to do with the place as kids in the 60s and 70s…

If you know of any special vintage piano bars that might possibly rival the Alley please comment…

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Just in case you weren’t feeling too old today………

The people who are starting college this fall were born in 1993.

They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.

Their lifetime has always included AIDS.

The CD was introduced two years before they were born.

They have always had an answering machine.

They have always had cable. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.

Popcorn has always been microwaved…

They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.

They don’t know who Mork was or where he was from.

They never heard: ‘Where’s the Beef?’, ‘I’d walk a mile for a Camel ‘ or ‘de plane Boss, de plane’.

McDonald’s never came in Styrofoam containers.

They don’t have a clue how to use a typewriter.

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