Amber Britton
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The following two comments sum up my view on the subject. I would add that I really think facebook, the company, has become political, government centric (as has google, microsoft, etc.), and intrusive and hence, untrustworthy. Moreover, I truly and seriously think they are a bunch of a**h***s. Indeed, their 'games' are pathetic and an insult to intelligence and typify the nerdy, neurotic persona of their founder(s) zuckerberg et als (I don't begrudge them their money but he is painfully neurotic from what Ive discerned);  and, contrary to the spin, ****************** I initially signed up for website representation and was 'tagged' by some old friends from high school and even earlier without which I'd otherwise be inclined to delete my facebook account.  If they were interested, they could sign up on the LATimes site, etc., themselves. This process of commenting is not brain surgery and for 'politically motivated' companies as facebook and the aforementioned, have the potential for a greater chilling effect on 1st amendment protected discourse. That facebook has become intrusively political is a testament to their 'hearing footsteps' of a fad of 'modern-day-hula-hoop' proportion; at the least, of 'also ran status' and hence, their entree into such arenas as this as the unavoidable but redundant 'middleman'. Publishers don't need them and should realize that. At most, it should be optional, which wasn't the case for some comments, despite my being signed in with the LATimes site, username, alpeia.
 
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I thought that if you use a Google authentication that would require a real identity (troll prevention). I hate Facebook and I wonder how Goldman Sachs applies a 50 Billion value but who cares, I won't be buying it. All I can say is give us another way to comment using our real identities but make Facebook an option not the requirement.
Posted by: Charles Morris

Frankly, i avoid commenting systems that use the Facebook model. I don't need my friends getting my comments on subjects they could care less about, or getting my comments that are diametrically opposed to their own particular viewpoints…

 

Posted by: cabeachguy

 

 
 

alpeia at 07:55 AM October 22, [email protected]

 

The following two comments sum up my view on the subject. I would add that I really think facebook, the company, has become political, government centric (as has google, microsoft, etc.), and intrusive and hence, untrustworthy. Moreover, I truly think they are a bunch of a**h***s. Their 'games' are pathetic and an insult to intelligence and typify the nerdy, neurotic persona of their founder(s) zuckerberg et als (I don't begrudge them their money but he is ‘painfully neurotic’ from what I’ve discerned);and, contrary to the spin, I think facebook is very uncool and in many ways trite. I initially signed up for website representation and was 'tagged' by some old friends from high school and even earlier without which I'd otherwise be inclined to delete my facebook account…

Al Peia

http://www.albertpeia.com

 

Comments:I thought that if you use a Google authentication that would require a real identity... I hate Facebook and I wonder how Goldman Sachs applies a 50 Billion value but who cares, I won't be buying it... make Facebook an option not the requirement

 

Posted by:Charles Morris

Frankly,i avoid commenting systems that use the Facebook model. I don't need my friends getting my comments on subjects they could care less about, or getting my comments that are diametrically opposed to their own particular viewpoints

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The following two comments sum up my view on the subject. I would add that I really think facebook, the company, has become political, government centric (as has google, microsoft, etc.), and intrusive and hence, untrustworthy. Moreover, I truly and seriously think they are a bunch of a**h***s. Indeed, their 'games' are pathetic and an insult to intelligence and typify the nerdy, neurotic persona of their founder(s) zuckerberg et als (I don't begrudge them their money but he is painfully neurotic from what Ive discerned);  and, contrary to the spin, I think facebook is very uncool and in many ways trite. I initially signed up for website representation and was 'tagged' by some old friends from high school and even earlier without which I'd otherwise be inclined to delete my facebook account.  If they were interested, they could sign up on the LATimes site, etc., themselves. This process of commenting is not brain surgery and for 'politically motivated' companies as facebook and the aforementioned, have the potential for a greater chilling effect on 1st amendment protected discourse. That facebook has become intrusively political is a testament to their 'hearing footsteps' of a fad of 'modern-day-hula-hoop' proportion; at the least, of 'also ran status' and hence, their entree into such arenas as this as the unavoidable but redundant 'middleman'. Publishers don't need them and should realize that. At most, it should be optional, which wasn't the case for some comments, despite my being signed in with the LATimes site, username, alpeia.
 
Signed: Albert L. Peia
Comments:
I thought that if you use a Google authentication that would require a real identity (troll prevention). I hate Facebook and I wonder how Goldman Sachs applies a 50 Billion value but who cares, I won't be buying it. All I can say is give us another way to comment using our real identities but make Facebook an option not the requirement.
Posted by: Charles Morris | March 16, 2011 at 06:32 AM
Frankly, i avoid commenting systems that use the Facebook model. I don't need my friends getting my comments on subjects they could care less about, or getting my comments that are diametrically opposed to their own particular viewpoints. We all have differing viewpoints on matters, and most of us know not to discuss those subjects with our friends that may (or are) rabid or reactionary.
 
So...when I post a comment regarding my leftist Kennedy Democrat leanings, I don't need it to be sent to one of my best friends who is a die hard Republican and former "operative" in Massachusetts politics. Similarly, I'm an agnostic while my brother is a born-again Baptist. Do I want him to get missives via Facebook every time I post somewhere regarding the lack of logic exhibited by the true believers?
 
We are all bombarded with information overload every day, taking up more and more of our time and brain bandwidth. I only want information that is relevant to me, and I'm sure my friends, family and business colleagues feel the same way.
 
Just think of the way the newspaper or LATimes website is structured: designed in sections so that the people interested in sports, food, politics etc. can access that info readily, without having to sift through and look at a bunch of extraneous info they could care less about.
 
Posted by: cabeachguy | March 16, 2011 at 06:46 AM
 
 
 
 

·  Pat Donnelly Lenart Merry Christmas kindergarten friend!...lol

 

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Al Peia Thank you Pat. Truth be told, I was always quite fond of that picture which was among those items/pictures stolen by that junkie / meth addict here in socal. I truly was glad Loraine posted same and I uploaded it also to my website as here for storage because here as particularly in jersey, s*** happens.

 

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Al Peia Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year!

 

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Al Peia regards, Al Peia

 
Gary Wallen
Sad day for me!

We had to put down my great companion Nikki down today. Almost 12 years old Great Pyrennes (they were bred do guard sheep and protect them from bears and wolves). Truly a great dog who had a mind of her own and was loyal and I will really miss her. I have owned 3 great dogs in my life and all have lived to old age for a dog. It truly makes your heart feel sad when you finally have to say good-bye.

I hope my kids pull the plug on me so I don't suffer or are ever a burden to them.

Nikki, I will miss you!
 
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·  Betsy Ciocci So sorry Gary. It really is hard. Nikki was so lucky to have you and you her. What a great gift you gave her by letting her go so she would not suffer. That is love.

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Pat Donnelly Lenart Gary sorry! I've been there and it is a very challenging experience when a long term companion has to leave.

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John Badasarian Sorry to hear that Gary....I know she was a great dog...

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Gene Laks Sorry to hear such sad news. They truly are our children

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Vicky Dodson So sorry to hear about Nikki. Beautiful dog...

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Christa Krumins So sad. I am sure she had a wonderful life.

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Lisa Wolfe Rozgony Sorry about the loss of your beautiful loving dog..She is at peace now..

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Raina Grand Kass so sorry for you--been there-not a good place--feel better

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Alecia Bicher This makes me so sad. She truly was a great dog and so gentle. Sorry for you guys.

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Ellen Silverstein Levitt Sorry for your loss.

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Steve Schoenberg Very sorry Gary. Been there.

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Greg Bolosky I share your sorrow. She looked like a grand dog.

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Elizabeth Allee So sorry my dog is the most precious thing to me. I have often thought what would I do without her. Dogs are the most loving creatures and are meant to be by our side. There are so many here that are abused and do not have good homes. I am sure you had a loving home for a beautiful animal. Just remember the unconditional love..........

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Gale Kanyok Sostek Gary, Great Pyrennes are such wonderful and gorgeous dogs. You are ever so blessed to having had one own you. My heart goes out to you, at this most difficult time. Know that your Nikki will always be with you in spirit. xo

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Catherine Palmer Lord Gary, I'm so sorry about your Nikki. My heart goes out to you and your family. I'm sure she's running around in heaven with my cat.

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Jim Jackson GW - Nikki was a great dog, sorry, My kids labs (Kobe and Jordon) both went down last year.... A real bummer

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David Spenard Sorry to hear about Nikki Gary. She was truly a one of a kind dog.

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Larry Rosefield sorry for your loss gary..my two dogs two of my best friends and eating companions....as to becoming a burden to our kids (i keep a .357 and a bottle of xanax in my nightstand) just in case.

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Lorraine Fleming So sorrry, my little guy is young but I can say that he is better than people. Everyone should wag their tail and be so happy to see me when I walk in the door.

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Neal Remz Sorry for the your loss Gary, had to do the same thing about 4 yrs ago with our 17 yr old dog Abby.

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Joyce Foosaner Grossman So sorry...I remember the day my dog was put done too..

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Susyn Bernstein There are no words....my dog is so much a part of me, my life and history and I know this is something I must face in not too far future. I'm SO SORRY for your loss!!

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Gail Hogan Nastasi Gary, I feel so sad foryoubut you were very strong to do that. My

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Al Peia

·         Eggi:
Happy, healthy birthday to you and best wishes for many more to come! You may have noticed some news stories surrounding the earthquake damaged Washington Monument (or not
Washington Monument remains closed msnbc.com ) which brought to mind that long weekend excursion to D.C. you may recall (just a few years ago) upon Wals recommendation since AU was sporting an outdoor concert [Little Richard(whats up with that?) turned out to be the warm-up band to the featured band, Procol Harem] and there was to be a massive protest / demonstration / camp-out at the monuments (and of course to hear Forest Gumps speech just kidding). The (evening) concert in their amphitheater was cool and stylishly late 60ish, early 70ish. Its at this point that youll have to rely on my memory of the events immediately thereafter. As always, we were in search of babes of easy virtue (the free-lovin hippie girls were made to order for expedient, pseudo-hippies at best like us looking for a proverbial roll in the hay, euphemistically speaking). In fact, you shrewdly from a hawking perspective hooked up with a bunch of hippies at the concert and proceeded to get quite stoned while smoking what you assumed was just pot throughout. At the end of the concert, Wal gathered us up to head to the monuments where huge numbers were camped out for the rallies the following day. When we finally found you, you were sitting with just a few of the bunch you were with, unable to speak, stand, or move at all. You seemed totally paralyzed. We asked them what they were smoking to which they replied, pot laced with angel dust (pcp-I didnt even know what it was). They assured us youd be okay by morning. Finally, since Wal seemed to be in a rush to get to the monuments, we literally had to guide you by arm to the car and through the monument campout grounds at a very brisk clip for reasons only Wal could explain, stopping to speak to no one [ You guys had mentioned that at Woodstock (I couldnt get off work at Arcola Pool) Wal was a bit freaked by all the havoc and particularly the unsanitary conditions, even to the point he was refusing to check out the naked babes swimming openly without inhibition which you guys were really into, by your accounts. ] You were indeed fine by the next day, and we partied / got drunk and we wound up at The Waff. Wal was totally drunk, had a black water pistol (looked like a .38 cal) , and was squirting everyone. Suddenly, out jumped two plain clothes cops (I assume DC Police Detectives FBI always announce / show their badges). Wal was so drunk he was still laughing and shooting the water pistol even as they slammed him up against the wall, guns drawn and pointed to his head; even as I was yelling at their over-reaction; and that it was a water pistol. As bad as that was, in todays environment, wed likely have been shot. (I think this was the same weekend as the concert).
Happy Birthday Eggi!
Al

 
 
 
 
Gary Wallen

Well, someone finally wrote a song. Here 'tis....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RzcvFLPg1A

 
 
Gary Wallen
I could not sleep last night and went for a bike ride at 3:00 AM. No one on the road but made me think that we are getting a lot closer to the backstrech. And I used to think my parents were ancient.
 
Gary Wallen
ALSO FOR MY BASKETBALL CHALLENGE I WENT TO THE PARK TO SHOOT YESTERDAY. I PROBABLY HAVE NOT SHOT IN ABOUT 8 YEARS AND DID A FEW WARMUPS AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE 37 FREETHOWS IN A ROW. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY IMPREESIVE FOR A 61 OLD.
 
 
 
Gary Wallen
I had an interesting challange from a 33 year old guy at work who never even
played high school ball. He said he could kick my ass in hoops. I know I can
still shoot, because you never lose that and I now I can always post my fat ass
to the hoop. I wonder if i could still kick his butt a age 61. My guess is a
definite yes .GAME ON.

 

 

 

 

Gary Wallen
Gotback from the dentist with two new crowns for my front teeth from my bycyle accident. Amaszing what they do with modern technology. No more making molds, they can scan your teeth and you get a perfect match. Plus, I got great feedback from the 30ish hygentist that I am now good looking again...!!!! Jill is in San Diego visiting our son Jason and I wish I could be there.

 

 

 

 

Gary Wallen
I went for a bike ride, fell and broke two teeth. My dentist is on vacation this week. Probably the ugliest smile in history. Trying to let the trauma subside before I go to his back up. It sucks getting Old.

 

 

 

Gary Wallen
I have learned to appreciate life much better and try to enjoy every day now that I am only a year away from being eligible for Social Security. I still find that very hard to say! I feel like I'm turning into my father, which is really scary. Everybody enjoy each day as if it may be your last and don't let the little things in life bring you down.
Gary Wallen
To everybody who wished me a happy b-day, Thanks...!!! Where has the time gone? It feels like yesterday I was in HS playing sports, not 43 yrs ago. I still remember going to Woodstock, going Up-State, the Canteen dances, Jimmy Byrnes at the Jersey Shore, the Prom with Jill Baines and much more.

 

 

Al Peia

Hey Wal:

I could have made this more cruel (but our longstanding friendship, upon reflection, got in the way and I deleted some) ***************. To save you from yourself and from becoming a facebook / internet bully, I write (and I'm smilin' as I do so) as follows:

 

Wal, I'm surprised and take umbrage at your insensitive remarks and on behalf of short people everywhere, I write in response to your observation immediately hereafter: '12-17-10 Gary Wallen Chalk it up to cold Darwinism, cultural standards, or the simple feminine desire to have a man around who can reach the top shelf, but just about every stature study in the last 20 years confirms what short guys already know: women prefer taller men.[ Wal, I believe this to be among the greatest insights into 'short people' since randy newman's hit song of the same name.] ...It's nice to be 6''5". I didn't know the average height for a man in the USA is only 5'9".' [***** And, I'm sure that 'great stature thing' was what the dinosaurs were sayin' just before ..... then there were the archaic modern human antecessors ..... I think we should ask the Chinese, Japanese, etc., what they think ... my own (different female sexual partner) liasons numbering in the low to mid hundreds (no exaggeration - and I can truthfully say that every girl among them I truly liked) probably meant, fortunately for me, said girls had not read your surveys ... The only direct experience (hardly a random sampling for statisticalvalidity) concerned that attractive 'Ridgewood girl' in the convertible with a mini-skirt that left little to the imagination who chose a short guy (me at 5'6" over that 3 varsity letter man you kept reminding her - I won't mention your dangling, by a string of saliva, throat lozenge that landed on her lap which I'm sure helped 'seal the deal') over that big guy (you at 6'5") ... Then there's Napoleon, Putin, Jefferson, Washington, etc.. There's also danger (liasons dangereux) as Julian Assange can attest to and I also experienced in light of my RICO litigation on my 'road to interim / temporary sacrificial celibacy', which has been great for my concentration ... It's brain size / capacity, short and simple, in the new century particularly, as it always was! ( About 23 million years ago hominoids appeared in the form of primative apes. It was from one of said primative apes that the family of man, Hominidae branched off 6 to 5 million years ago. The bigger brain and consequent ability to manipulate environment were the key to evolutionary success. The Darwinian model of a steady, gradual 'fine-tuning' of natural selection has been totally disavowed by all experts in favor of the view that natural selection is a conservative force, acting rather relatively quickly, to maintain a species adaptation. )

 

Finally, Wal, you may remember the first time we had gotten stoned. I was living in Seacrest Beach (summer, 1970) and you came down for the week. Two girls I had previously met on the beach apparently scored some pot (and probably needed a place to smoke it) stopped by; and we smoked some (I snitched a little which we were to continue smoking later.) Truth be told, in what was probably the only instance where being short was of a distinct advantage, I was paired with the smaller (about 5'4"), very cute and pretty blonde cheerleader from Parsipany, while you got the near 6' but also attractive friend. The pretty blonde and I retreated to my bedroom. Unfortunately for you, the tall girl you were with was bitchy and witchy (you may recall she was a self-proclaimed witch who had also dubbed me, 'Alday'. Our attitude concerning such personality quirks was one that comported with our rather shallow, jockish, but very expedient mindset with girls; viz., as long as they were attractive and 'put out', just fine ... or as they say here (in southern California) in the valley, 'whatever'). When they left, we smoked what was left of the pot, and you immediately began cooking up food (munchies) and as I watched you, you appeared to be moving in a very jerky but slow motion fashion (like a slow motion, 15 fps old silent film) to which I called your attention more than once also attributing same to your being stoned ... Finally, you abruptly stated that it was I who was stoned which I hadn't realized up to that point but suddenly realized was true. But it was also true that we were both stoned. ] ... JUST FUNNIN' WITH YOU, WAL! Regards, Al

 

----- As I previously related to Charlie Crane regarding that '21 questions thing' on facebook, and in light of your prior inquiries: The following is what I'm waiting on (note the disks sent twice to the FBI were waylaid by the u.s. postal service and finally delivered by UPS, causing delays). Hey Charlie! Thank you for your vote of confidence and kind remarks. I think you're correct on all counts. The last I heard (1992) you were doing extremely well (I think running a new car dealership and making loads of money, etc.). I remember in 7th grade you kept the class in stitches with your spontaneous, often hilarious humor, and in high school you were very prominent and tough on the football field. However, you did err regarding a girl (initials B.R.) in our 7th grade class who while wearing tea shirts then (you reminded her), wound up by high school having among the biggest pairs of t***s in the school.

 

The following is what I'm waiting on (note the disks sent twice to the FBI were waylaid by the u.s. postal service and finally delivered by UPS, causing delays). Regards, Al

 

October 15, 2010 (*see infra)

Steven M. Martinez, Assistant Director In Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation, USDOJ

11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700

Los Angeles, CA 90024

 

Dear Sir:

 

I enclose herewith 3 copies of the within DVD rom autorun disk (which will open in your computer’s browser) as per your office’s request as made this day (the disk and contents have been scanned by Avast, McAfee, and Norton which I’ve installed on my computer to prevent viral attacks / infection and are without threat). I also include 1 copy of the DVD as filed with the subject court as referenced therein (which files are also included on the aforesaid 3 disks in a separate folder named ‘112208opocoan’). The (civil) RICO action (as you’re aware, the RICO Act is a criminal statute which provides a civil remedy, including treble damages and attorney fees, as an incentive for private prosecution of said claims probably owing to the fact that the USDOJ seems somewhat overwhelmed and in need of such assistance given the seriousness and prevalence of said violations of law which have a corrupting influence on the process, and which corruption is pervasive). A grievance complaint against Coan was also filed concurrently with the subject action and held in abeyance pending resolution of the action which was illegally dismissed without any supporting law and in contravention of the Order of The Honorable Robert N. Chatigny, Chief Judge, USDC, District Connecticut. The files below the horizontal rule are the referenced documents as filed. (Owing to the damage to the financial interests of both the U.S. and the District of Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, viz., Los Angeles, the Qui Tam provisions of the Federal False Claims Act probably would apply and I would absent resolution seek to refer the within to a firm with expertise in that area of the law with which I am not familiar). The document in 5 pages under penalty of perjury I was asked to forward to the FBI office in New Haven is probably the best and most concise summary of the case RICO Summary to FBI Under Penalty of Perjury at Their Request (5 pages) [ ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf http://albertpeia.com/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf ]. Continued December 19, 2010 at 4:31pm · Like Al Peia Cont’d The correspondence I received from the Congresswoman by way of email attachment (apparent but typical problem with my mail) along with my response thereto is included on the 3 disks as fbicorrespondencereyes.htm . ...See More December 19, 2010 at 4:32pm · Like

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eggi:

 

Thank you for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. It's springtime and 'back when' as now, the same meant spring break. In discussing spring break with the instructor at the LATTC workout facility where I worked out, I told him the story you may recall of our spring break excursion to Fort Lauderdale / Daytona ('Where the Girls Are'). I also told him that you guys would never let me live this down ... but that I deserved not being able to live this down ... he couldn't stop laughing. Though set up by Steve with a great pad, viz., Harvey's plush apartment, we were not able to get any babes back to said pad. Indeed, the prevalence of 'sopers(sic)'(muscle relaxants/downs) made Steve's apartment, despite early unbridled enthusiasm including 'air guitars' to 'Gimme Shelter', look like the sight of a bomb blast with bodies strewn about, having 'fallen out' (except for that one 'curious' guy whom we'd invariably find struggling to stay awake and not 'fall out'), when we returned from our (unsuccessful) hawking rounds on the strip. We found this quite amusing and stuck to our 'smoke/boone's farm apple wine' regimen. We then went to Daytona where we met 3 attractive girls whose hardluck story was that despite having rented for the week, the landlord of the motel said they were to leave (in favor of some guys who had probably paid him extra). In what I described to some as 'my first legal case', I felt this to be wrong (I had business law and at the least this was breach of contract) and threatened to go to authorities / mayor's office to register a complaint. He relented, and the girls kept their room and came back to ours. We smoked hashish and we all got totally stoned. The truth is I was so stoned, I couldn't make up my mind which girl to go after and was as you aptly put it, 'floatin''. Daytona / floater, you guys rightfully got on my case for that one. I'll never live that down.

 

Regards,

 

Al

 

 

Hello Ellen:

 

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. You may recall (just a few years ago) at Steve Marcus' Bar Mitzvah at B'Nai Birth (?) how I walked into the chapel sans yarmilke and shawl and got a few looks. Your Dad interupted his duties to attend to my 'lapse in protocol' and escorted me to a separate room and supplied with same. He seemed amused by it all which I thought was very cool; and, I thought to myself what an nice, intelligent, and balanced man he was.[ In today's environment, such as it is, I would probably have been accused of anti-semitism and taken out back and shot ... just kidding! (such an accusation would have been ridiculous then as now). ]

 

Regards,

 

Al

 

 

 

 

Doug:

 

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. I could not help but notice your eclectic taste in and knowledge of such a wide variety of music. I've pretty simple musical taste (classic rock - ie., Beatles, Stones, Doors, Yes, Grand Funk, jefferson Starship, Supertramp, Creedence, Fleetwood Mac, etc.), some pop (ie., Cats, etc.), and of course, classical. I did see a reference to roller skating and you may recall our 'wild sessions' of same at the Church gym. I must say that to this day I'm somewhat ashamed of our youthful indiscretion / bad judgment in subtly mocking 'little hooky'.

 

Regards,

 

Al

 

 

Hi Neal:

 

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. When I scan FB 'headlines' I can't help but notice your beautiful family which probably makes you a living American testimonial to the beauty and benefits of Ireland, and as well, very proud.

 

Regards,

 

Al

 

 

 

Bob:

 

 

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. Sorry to hear of your medical difficulties and my best wishes for speedy recovery. As for your jersey government complaints, I've found mob-infested jersey to be totally hopeless [ You might find this link interesting re: same  http://www.albertpeia.com/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf    (I'm waiting on the FBI whose position will determine mine)  - plus, as pertains to the political scenario including the mob, sean hannity lives in jersey, so what can you expect.  ] .

 

I include the following which in the process of updating / completing my skills / knowledge  base were part of exercises therein (also on my website):

 

I support the police 100% for good reason and previously wrote: CITY ON EDGE: Cash-Strapped Newark, new jersey Forced To Lay Off 14% Of Police Force... [ From decades old (1978-1985) direct personal experience with newark, n.j., the police are the absolute last cuts that can be afforded to be made. Indeed, while walking through Military Park (a sliver of a “park” - more a pedestrian thoroughfare/cement walks) in newark, new jersey on the way to the bank during lunch hour, I heard the clearly audible screams/cries of what turned out to be an old lady on the ground with blood streaming from her mouth. I ran toward the sound of the cries, the source of which I could not see because there were so many people in and about this thoroughfare so as to block any vision of the source of the cries. When I came to the woman, on the ground, blood streaming from her mouth, I asked what happened, to which she responded she had been hit in the mouth and knocked to the ground, her purse stolen/put inside her shopping bag, and she pointed out the criminal casually now walking across the main street. Nobody stopped to help her, many having passed her by. I slammed the thug to the ground so hard that, in light of all the blood and confusion (limbic system / adrenalin flow) I thought I had been stabbed (the blood was from his elbows hitting the pavement so hard - no one helped / a crowd gathered / an undercover cop happened along). When I testified at the Grand Jury Proceeding I made sure his threat on my life was set forth in prima facie fashion so as to maximize the DA’s position with both felonies ( he went to prison – pled out ). The other case I wrote about here ( This was included on my website in the Psychology forum discussion of ‘bystander effect’ / diffusion of responsibility. ) - Having had occasion to have run down a mugger in newark, n.j. who apparently had followed a girl from the bank on her way to the bursar to pay tuition, though in pretty good shape, I was astounded by how totally exhausting such a pursuit was, how much like rubber my arms were when I traded punches with the perpetrator, and truth be told, if I had a flashlight on my belt, I have little doubt that I would have probably used it to subdue the perp (a police officer here in California was the object of intense criticism for having used a flashlight to subdue a criminal after a long chase so I included that here) . The girl was not that seriously injured, did get her pocketbook and tuition back, and the criminal went to jail. The other thing about such a pursuit that amazed me was that no one else assisted the girl or me despite being in a position to do so). (Other newark / new jersey and new york, n.y. metro, viz., ie., connecticut, and of course, d.c., d.c. metro, viz., ie., virginia experience … corrupt federal judges as maryanne trump barry, sam alito, shiff, matz (california), hall, underhill, dorsey, etc.. Defacto bankrupt america’s so-called system is pervasively corrupt and broken (AP)   Abolish the corrupt, costly, economically wasteful lifetime extravagantly appointed federal courts - see RICO case              http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf        

 

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Al

 

Hey Wal:

Happy, healthy new year to you and your family. My changed number was to 'magic jack' (I recommend it) since my att/sbc (jersey / bushland) phone line became unusable, affecting my dsl line which I dropped in favor of Time Warner Cable / Internet. I last spoke with the FBI in January, 2011, who informed me that 'they printed out the documents on the disks', which is, in their somewhat cryptic way of saying, a good thing. Their position will determine mine. I'll let you know when I do.

Regards,

Al

 

 

CHARITY QUIZ: Would Al Peia play truth or dare?

Lorraine Fleming answered this question
 

Lorraine:

You're quite right. I've been playing every day since I sued the mob in mob infested jersey. I'm currently waiting on the FBI whose position will determine mine.

Regards,

Al

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Al Peia Eggi:

Thank's for your affirmative vote. I'm sure you know it's mutual. As such, I have somewhat of a confession to make. You may recall how much we kidded you that summer by singing that song by the Brooklyn Bridge, 'The Worst That Could Happen'. Yet, truth be told, I always thought 'the Bloomfield Cheerleader' was a total babe (and Latvian at that) and well worth the break with Pam.

Regards,

Al

 

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Al Peia

Hey Charlie!

Thank you for your vote of confidence and kind remarks. I think you're correct on all counts. The last I heard (1992) you were doing extremely well (I think running a new car dealership and making loads of money, etc.). I remember in 7th grade you kept the class in stitches with your spontaneous, often hilarious humor, and in high school you were very prominent and tough on the football field. However, you did err regarding a girl (initials B.R.) in our 7th grade class who while wearing tea shirts then (you reminded her), wound up by high school having among the biggest pairs of t***s in the school. The following is what I'm waiting on (note the disks sent twice to the FBI were waylaid by the u.s. postal service and finally delivered by UPS, causing delays).

Regards,

Al

October 15, 2010 (*see infra)

Steven M. Martinez, Assistant Director In Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation, USDOJ
11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Dear Sir:

I enclose herewith 3 copies of the within DVD rom autorun disk (which will open in your computer’s browser) as per your office’s request as made this day (the disk and contents have been scanned by Avast, McAfee, and Norton which I’ve installed on my computer to prevent viral attacks / infection and are without threat). I also include 1 copy of the DVD as filed with the subject court as referenced therein (which files are also included on the aforesaid 3 disks in a separate folder named ‘112208opocoan’). The (civil) RICO action (as you’re aware, the RICO Act is a criminal statute which provides a civil remedy, including treble damages and attorney fees, as an incentive for private prosecution of said claims probably owing to the fact that the USDOJ seems somewhat overwhelmed and in need of such assistance given the seriousness and prevalence of said violations of law which have a corrupting influence on the process, and which corruption is pervasive). A grievance complaint against Coan was also filed concurrently with the subject action and held in abeyance pending resolution of the action which was illegally dismissed without any supporting law and in contravention of the Order of The Honorable Robert N. Chatigny, Chief Judge, USDC, District Connecticut. The files below the horizontal rule are the referenced documents as filed. (Owing to the damage to the financial interests of both the U.S. and the District of Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, viz., Los Angeles, the Qui Tam provisions of the Federal False Claims Act probably would apply and I would absent resolution seek to refer the within to a firm with expertise in that area of the law with which I am not familiar).

The document in 5 pages under penalty of perjury I was asked to forward to the FBI office in New Haven is probably the best and most concise summary of the case RICO Summary to FBI Under Penalty of Perjury at Their Request (5 pages) [ ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf http://albertpeia.com/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf ].

The correspondence I received from the Congresswoman by way of email attachment (apparent but typical problem with my mail) along with my response thereto is included on the 3 disks as fbicorrespondencereyes.htm . With regard to the calls to the FBI’s LA and New Haven, CT offices: There was one call to the LA office and I was referred to the Long Beach, CA office where I personally met with FBI Agent Jeff Hayes to whom I gave probative evidentiary documents of the money laundering which he confirmed as indicative of same (he was transferred from said office within approximately a month of said meeting and his location was not disclosed to me upon inquiry). The matter was assigned to FBI Agent Ron Barndollar and we remained in touch for in excess of a decade until he abruptly retired (our last conversation prior to his retirement related to the case and parenthetically, Rudy Giuliani whose father I stated had been an enforcer for the mob to which he registered disbelief and requested I prove it, which I did – he served 12 years in prison, aggravated assault/manslaughter? – and no, there is no Chinese wall of separation – Andrew Maloney’s the one that prosecuted gotti).

(continued)

Al Peia

‎(cont’d)
In contradistinction to the statement in said correspondence, there is a plethora of information including evidence supporting the claims set forth in the RICO VERIFIED COMPLAINT (see infra). Such includes and as set forth in the case, inter alia,

1. A judgment had been entered in my favor in the case, United States District Court Case #3:93cv02065(AWT)(USDCJ Alvin Thompson), worth approximately now in excess of $300,000 remains unaccounted for and which could be used for payment to creditors, Los Angeles, etc..
2. Counsel Robert Sullivan on my behalf documented by way of certification upon investigation that Alan Shiff, USBCJ, had falsely stated a dismissal upon which false statement he predicated a retaliatory and spurious contempt proceeding against me causing substantial damage, and for which he sought Judicial Notice of those and related proceedings as did I in some of my filings.
3. The Order of Dismissal With Prejudice by Alan Shiff, USBCJ, owing to Defendant Coan’s failure to file anything whatsoever by the court’s deadline causing creditors and me substantial damages: [ Shiff Order of Dismissal With Prejudice on Coan’s Failure to File Page 1 Page 2 ]
4. Defendant Coan had filed an action against me to prevent me from suing him which necessitated me to fly to Connecticut for a hearing before The Honorable Robert N. Chatigny, Chief Judge, USDC, District of Connecticut, who denied Coan’s requested relief as to Coan but precluded my action against Shiff (although there is no immunity, judicial or otherwise, for criminal acts, ie., fraud connected with a case under Title 11, USC, etc.) . [ transcript in pertinent part - crossexamofcoanbypeia.pdf ]
5. Newly appointed judge, Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s sister, was assigned the RICO case despite the conflict of interest in light of hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegal (drug) money being laundered through the Trump casinos by the RICO defendants, and despite my motion to recuse her which motion she heard herself and denied, and U.S. Trustee Hugh Leonard with whom I met personally refused to join or file a separate motion to recuse and not long thereafter left said office for private practice at Cole, Shotz, et als on retainer with the RICO defendants as his primary client.
6. Probative and evidentiary documents, affidavits, exhibits, including those turned over to FBI Agent Jeff Hayes in Long Beach, CA, had been given to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lacey with whom I met personally at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark, N.J., at which time Samuel Alito was U.S. Attorney, and went over said documents and their probative value with him. Within approximately a month thereafter upon inquiry I was told that Jonathon Lacey was no longer with the office, that the file/documents could not be located, and that there was no further information available concerning contacting him or his location. I thereupon delivered by hand, copies of said documents to the office of then U.S. Attorney Alito, addressed to him, with assurance they would go directly to him. In addition to being inept [ I looked in on the one mob case he had brought, bungled, lost (accidently on purpose?) since I was suing some mob-connected under RICO and the court (I had known / previously met outside of court the judge Ackerman through a client) was absolute bedlam and a total joke since incompetent corrupt Alito brought in all 20 mob defendants (rather than prosecute one or a few to flip them first) who feigning illness had beds/cots in the courtroom along with their moans during testimony and had the jury in stitches. As much as I hate the mob, it truly was funny, if not so tragic.], Alito is also corrupt (and maybe corrupt because he is inept). After a reasonable (but still rather short) time I called to determine the status and was told that Alito was no longer with the Office of the U.S. Attorney, that he was (appointed) a federal judge, and that neither the documents nor any file or record of same could be located. Alito did parley the same / cover-up into quid pro quo direct lifetime appointment to the Court of Appeals, 3rd circuit, despite the absence of judicial experience or successful tenure as U.S. Attorney (Maryanne Trump Barry as well). This is the same Sam Alito that now sits on the purported highest court in the land. The real application of the illegal rule ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’.

There is applicable insurance / surety coverage and neither LA, nor creditors, nor I should continue to have been damaged by this brazened corrupt and illegal scenario, which should be resolved in accordance with the meaningful rules of law apposite thereto.

Sincerely,

Albert L. Peia
611 E. 5th Street, #404
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) ***-**** (cell phone)
(213) 622-3745 (listed land line but there are unresolved problems with the line, computer connection may be the reason but I hesitate to chance greater non-performance / worsening by their ‘fix’ so cell phone best for contact).




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*The foregoing and as indicated therein was previously send 9-14-10 but delivery confirmation was flawed as set forth below and my inquiries to the u.s. postal service rebuffed (I believe tampered with inasmuch as your office could not locate same). This cover letter (9-13-10) is on the 3 disks with navigable hyperlinks to the subject files for ease of reference, including the files in the RICO action as indicated. (10-15-10) I spoke with Rose, FBI, ADIC Secretary, who indicates once again that your office has not received the aforesaid and which can reasonably be presumed to have been tampered with, and hence, a violation of the federal statute concerning same. ]

December 14, 2010

Al Peia

Hi Lorraine:
Thanks for the tip. I could always use some weight loss; but, frankly, when I so choose I use the 'old wrestling diet' of not eating. You look healthy. I remember in first grade, we used to compare lunches in our 'little lunch boxes' (do they still use them?) and you gave a thumbs up to my least favorite lunch 'cheese sandwich', saying your grandfather told you that cheese was good for your teeth, which made my subsequent least favorite lunches more palatable. Wal (Gary Wallen) has always been a cheese aficionado, so much so that he earned the nickname 'cheese' / 'cheeseburger' at American U. where we used to visit Wal on a very fun campus. (I can attest to Wal's affinity for same from our 'shoretime party days' and when we worked together at Arcola Pool).

Regards,

Al

 

 

 

Lorraine Fleming

That must have come up in the ad column cause you are not the first person to comment. I have never used this product and do not endorse it. I could use some weight loss, but rather would count carbs and do some walking/stretching/dancing...See More

July 25, 2010 at 9:26am · Like

Lorraine Fleming no more little lunch boxs, use an insulated bag!

July 25, 2010 at 11:35am · Like

 

Al Peia Ah! I knew times were a changin'

July 25, 2010 at 9:48pm · Like

Al Peia

Hey Wal!

Happy healthy new year to you and your family. Thanks for your kind offer and I would extend the same courtesy out of friendship to you if the matter resolves, which at this juncture is in the hands of the local Congresswoman (I received an email from her, concurrent with some purported FBI correspondence), the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard (which also means I would make a commitment to her district, including marrying an Hispanic girl on favorable resolution- She's on the Homeland Security Subcommittee and is Whip, Congressional Hispanic Caucus) and the FBI and DOJ to whom I recently had to sign/give broad consent to 'check me out' again, despite having dealt with the FBI throughout this entire, sordid, particularly for the government, affair. Interestingly, the former FBI Director Louis Freeh with whom I dealt, who unfortunately had jersey boy roots, had cashed out, left the FBI, and now has Italian Citizenship, etc.). The proximity to San Diego would facilitate your seeing your son (I assume he's Navy) but it would be impolitic to discuss such now since I did, appropriately, sue the government which did not win me friends nor influence people therein but rather I suspect got me on one of their "lists" owing to their infinite state of paranoia (I say with no exaggeration that the rest of the nation's citizens have been screwed more thoroughly by the incompetent, corrupt elements in the government as well). I know I don't have to tell you what you already know, that you'll always be one of my best friends. I have already taken steps toward a position outside the country through a local contact's contact, my passport current, absent favorable resolution. I always say what I mean, and mean what I say and will call you as soon as I know. [my land line 213-622-3745 but cell phone better 213-219-7649]. I don't and haven't been to facebook for quite some time - I'm not into the typing.

So long for now, Big Fin, who I call Wal!

AL

Gary Wallen
Albie, I don't get on facebook enough but what's up with your thing about going out of the country? You could always come and stay with me. I was thinking of the Jersey shore the other day when I watched some stupid reality show about some young Italians parting at the shore. Always remenber JIMMY BYRNES, THE OSPEY, ETC. Remember t...See More

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Al Peia

Hey Wal!

Happy healthy new year to you and your family. Thanks for your kind offer and I would extend the same courtesy out of friendship to you if the matter resolves, which at this juncture is in the hands of the local Congresswoman (I received an email from her, concurrent with some purported FBI correspondence), the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard (which also means I would make a commitment to her district, including marrying an Hispanic girl on favorable resolution- She's on the Homeland Security Subcommittee and is Whip, Congressional Hispanic Caucus) and the FBI and DOJ to whom I recently had to sign/give broad consent to 'check me out' again, despite having dealt with the FBI throughout this entire, sordid, particularly for the government, affair. Interestingly, the former FBI Director Louis Freeh with whom I dealt, who unfortunately had jersey boy roots, had cashed out, left the FBI, and now has Italian Citizenship, etc.). The proximity to San Diego would facilitate your seeing your son (I assume he's Navy) but it would be impolitic to discuss such now since I did, appropriately, sue the government which did not win me friends nor influence people therein but rather I suspect got me on one of their "lists" owing to their infinite state of paranoia (I say with no exaggeration that the rest of the nation's citizens have been screwed more thoroughly by the incompetent, corrupt elements in the government as well). I know I don't have to tell you what you already know, that you'll always be one of my best friends. I have already taken steps toward a position outside the country through a local contact's contact, my passport current, absent favorable resolution. I always say what I mean, and mean what I say and will call you as soon as I know. [my land line 213-622-3745 but cell phone better 213-219-7649]. I don't and haven't been to facebook for quite some time - I'm not into the typing.

So long for now, Big Fin, who I call Wal!

AL

Howard Lipstein
you were a good wrestler compared to me, you beat me out easily for the team

 

Al Peia

Howard:

Thank you for your gracious and overly humble comment. Over time, such things become less and less important and I can't say that I actually recall that, per se. As we both know, wrestling was never a pleasant undertaking and although I respect(ed) the sport, I made it a point never to set foot on a mat off season. You may also find it somewhat ironic that I actually had made the basketball team (Hubie Brown for whom I had high regard was varsity coach and Richie Szura
the J.V. coach), which sport I enjoyed; and in a meeting arranged by Dan Deluca (I had won a tournament in junior high and the match against the rival Thomas Jefferson Junior High) with Coach Szura wherein Szura nicely but candidly told me that although I had made the team, "that I wasn't the tallest of angels" (which I thought was very funny and we all laughed) and essentially I'd be warming the bench while Deluca guaranteed me a varsity letter for wrestling the easy matches since varsity wrestler Richard Zocco was having difficulty making weight (he never made weight). As trite and cliched as it sounds, it was the varsity letter guarantee
that sealed the deal (and in my mind, the prospective "help with the babes therefrom" - actually, it was only the pretty sophomores with whom it ultimately paid dividends so to speak - how very high school). I had a great Coach in Roger Saunders who recruited me to NYU (Roger and his brother Richard, a CIA agent/mechanic, were both national champions). Wrestling has always been an important learning experience for me. Such a kind and humble remark as yours
deserved a greater explanation.

Al

Car of Republican Philly Mayor Candidate Vandalized -- for the 10th Time! [ The ‘city of brotherly love’ that loves the bros! I was recruited by Temple University, but not seriously from my own perspective, infra; but, I had never seen a college wrestling match, so I went along as invited. When we came out from the match, the quiffy spike israel’s ‘little buddy’ jimmy fiore’s car was ‘sitting’ on its rims, all four tires stolen, etc.. --- On Wed, 11/18/09, ethan lichtblau <[email protected]> wrote:
From: ethan lichtblau <[email protected]>
Subject: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:39 AM

Hi Al,
 
I know of you from my old wrestling coach, Ron Pollack.  I know that you wrestled at NYU, and that you won the Met Championships.  I am writing a book about my own experiences in wrestling, judo, and ju jitsu.  I wrestled in the Met championships in 1984 when they were held at NYU, and I remember seeing an old newspaper article they had on display that talked about you winning the Mets in '72 or '73.  You beat Pollack in the finals.  Pollack's coach was quoted in the article as saying that Ron "gassed out", I'm assuming from nerves.  I am really interested in the phenomenon of "choking" in a sports event due to being nervous.  I was wondering if you had any memories you could share about this particular match?  I know it was a long time ago, but if you do remember anything I would appreciate whatever you could share.
 
Regards,
 
Ethan Lichtblau

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:55 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: [email protected]

Hello Ethan:

The mother of one of our team mates worked with Ron Pollack's dad who kept telling her how badly Ron Pollack was going to beat me (some others played him up saying he consistently beat his team mate stu pruzansky by substantial margins and other such things). In fact, he took an early lead with a take-down that he was quite good at and I was looking for (something between a firemans' carry and a barrel role)[1972]. However, by the end of the match, he was quite haggard, in tears, and I actually had to hold him up on the podium. My tougher match was the semi's where I met two-time defending Met Champion Ed Rufrano (he got a special trophy for scoring the most team points over a period of time). He was quite strong and although I won, I had slipped a cervical disk (for which I ultimately needed traction - I couldn't even do a push-up after a couple of days which is very humbling when one relies so much on will-power). I had also beaten Ron in the finals of the Freshman Met Tournament. I was injured by the end of the season in the two prior intervening years (interestingly, the neurologist for the herniated disk pointed out that my bones were relatively small compared to my musculature/body-mass). I was fortunate to have a great coach in Roger Saunders (Roger and his brother Richard, a former CIA Agent/Mechanic, were both National Champions). I couldn't imagine Roger saying one of his wrestlers "gassed out", even if true. Ron certainly didn't "choke" in the first period, if at all.


Regards,


Al Peia

______

From: ethan lichtblau <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: "Al Peia" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 2:07 PM

I really appreciate your insights about this.  I never got a chance to speak to Ron about his own college wrestling days.  I only knew him when I was in  high school, where he was coaching a bunch of local high school wrestlers on a part time basis.  He was also helping out at his alma mater
(?FDU) assisting a guy he used to refer to as "Metz" or "Metzy".  By then he was a fairly un-assuming guy and never even told me that he had taken a 2nd at the Mets when he was in college.  By the time I went off to NYU Ron had left town to go to chiropractic school, and I don't think we ever saw each other again.
 
I now remember what struck me so much about that article that was posted at NYU.  It was accompanied by a picture of three guys on the podium.  You were holding Ron up and he was crying.  It's really a classic picture, even more so because unless you know the "back" story you can only imagine what is going on in the wrestler's heads at the moment the shot was taken. I saw this picture once about 25 years ago and it still sticks in my head.  I was wondering if you could clarify:  I am assuming your coach was named Saunders.  He wasn't the one who spoke of gassing out.  Like I said above, I thought Ron was coached at FDU by a guy he used to refer to as "Metz".  It was either Ron's coach (whoever he might have been) or perhaps Ron himself that stated in the article that Ron had "gassed out".  I also remember now that there was some suggestion that he had come down with a flu, which might explain his reaching a state of exhaustion by the end of the match.  Or perhaps you just kicked his ass in in the last 2 periods.
 
Speaking of Stu Pruzanski,  I never met him , but I knew his brother Dave a bit.  Dave owned a gym in the early '80's and our Judo club used to work out there for a while.  This was another guy who never really told you much about himself.  I only found out years later that he once wrestled Gable to a tie.  He was also the only guy to ever win US National championships in Judo, wrestling, and Sombo, all in the same year.  (?1972).  Years later, maybe 1985 or so, he decided to make a comeback in Judo.  He cut a shit load of weight and ended up fighting me in the finals of a small regional tournament.  I beat him by decision, but really got no satisfaction out of beating a guy who was so out of shape.  Can't remember if this was before or after one of his kids committed suicide.
 
Ethan
 


 

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:49:19 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: [email protected]

Roger Saunders was my coach at NYU and clearly, a great one at that, who subsequently went to Bloomsburg where he was ultimately Athletic Director on last info. Bob Metz had quite a few winning teams at FDU, but he was not Saunders whose brother's wrestling success I alluded to so as to emphasize his wrestling prowess as no fluke. The last I heard of Dave Pruzansky he was diving out of a window of his house to evade police who had busted his drug-dealing operation. As a wrestler he was no joke and you did well to beat him and are too modest. I included reference to pruzansky because they developed a very curious, bizarre, and almost gang-like mentality within their "wrestling click". Upon information, many (if not all) of their clique "amped up" on amphetamines before their matches. Very close to their clique was the very weird and corrupt ref spike israel. The very quiffy spike israel had a "little buddy" jim fiore and had recruited David and his little buddy (among others) to Temple University to which he had some connection, and actually attempted to recruit me to same. I didn't take him seriously; firstly, because he told everyone he had been a state champ (bull s**t); secondly, because he had screwed me in a high school match wherein I had pinned leonard pruzanzky in the first period (I had him on his back almost the entire first period and israel gave me no back points, 2 or 3 for near fall, let alone the pin, and just the takedown and I lost by a point on riding time-leg ride). In an open tournament (I think Stroudsburg?), I was looking at the seedings/pairings/chart and David came up behind me pointed to my entry and said to the guy he was with that I had beaten his brother leonard. Roger required our team during one Christmas break to compete in my first and only free-style tournament. I was up two weight classes and David won quite handily. That was the third time I had beaten Ron and frankly, I did grind him into the mat and kick his ass for the late balance of the first period and the remainder of the match.

 

The following is a reply on facebook to someone who said I beat him in wrestle-off and

completes my wrestling story.

Good luck to you in all your endeavors.

Regards,

Al Peia

Howard:

Thank you for your gracious and overly humble comment. Over time, such things become less and less important and I can't say that I actually recall that, per se. As we both know, wrestling was never a pleasant undertaking and although I respect(ed) the sport, I made it a point never to set foot on a mat off season. You may also find it somewhat ironic that I actually had made the basketball team (Hubie Brown for whom I had high regard was varsity coach and Richie Szura the J.V. coach), which sport I enjoyed; and in a meeting arranged by Dan Deluca (I had won a tournament in junior high and the match against the rival Thomas Jefferson Junior High) with Coach Szura wherein Szura nicely but candidly told me that although I had made the team, "that I wasn't the tallest of angels" (which I thought was very funny and we all laughed) and essentially I'd be warming the bench while Deluca guaranteed me a varsity letter for wrestling the easy matches since varsity wrestler Richard Zocco was having difficulty making weight (he never made weight). As trite and cliched as it sounds, it was the varsity letter guarantee that sealed the deal (and in my mind, the prospective "help with the babes therefrom" - actually, it was only the pretty sophomores with whom it ultimately paid dividends so to speak - how very high school). I had a great Coach in Roger Sanders who recruited me to NYU (Roger and his brother Richard, a CIA agent/mechanic, were both national champions). Wrestling has always been an important learning experience for me. Such a kind and humble remark as yours deserved a greater explanation.

Al
                                                                                             ______

From: ethan lichtblau <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: "Al Peia" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 5:30 AM

Truly, thanks for all your info.  Interesting that you should mention Spike Israel.  I am assuming that the word "quiffy" is code for "gay".  Spike was coach at Tenafly High when I was in high school, and was known to "like boys".  Apparently he taught the Tenafly guys only one move, the Granby roll, which they were all quite good at, but very little else.  Besides Ron in the early '70's and Steve and Dave Yale in the later '70's Tenafly basically had no decent wrestlers during that period.  Not really sure if this was a coaching issue or recruiting issue.  Our high school (DMHS in Englewood) had former state champ Bob Hurley (Bergenfield) as our assistant coach and former state runner up Reggie Williams (Hackensack) as head coach, and we also fielded very few good wrestlers during those years.
 
Ethan


--- On Thu, 11/19/09, ethan lichtblau <[email protected]> wrote:


From: ethan lichtblau <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Your NYU Wrestling Experience
To: "Al Peia" <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 2:07 PM

I really appreciate your insights about this.  I never got a chance to speak to Ron about his own college wrestling days.  I only knew him when I was in  high school, where he was coaching a bunch of local high school wrestlers on a part time basis.  He was also helping out at his alma mater
(?FDU) assisting a guy he used to refer to as "Metz" or "Metzy".  By then he was a fairly un-assuming guy and never even told me that he had taken a 2nd at the Mets when he was in college.  By the time I went off to NYU Ron had left town to go to chiropractic school, and I don't think we ever saw each other again.
 
I now remember what struck me so much about that article that was posted at NYU.  It was accompanied by a picture of three guys on the podium.  You were holding Ron up and he was crying.  It's really a classic picture, even more so because unless you know the "back" story you can only imagine what is going on in the wrestler's heads at the moment the shot was taken. I saw this picture once about 25 years ago and it still sticks in my head.  I was wondering if you could clarify:  I am assuming your coach was named Saunders.  He wasn't the one who spoke of gassing out.  Like I said above, I thought Ron was coached at FDU by a guy he used to refer to as "Metz".  It was either Ron's coach (whoever he might have been) or perhaps Ron himself that stated in the article that Ron had "gassed out".  I also remember now that there was some suggestion that he had come down with a flu, which might explain his reaching a state of exhaustion by the end of the match.  Or perhaps you just kicked his ass in in the last 2 periods.
 
Speaking of Stu Pruzanski,  I never met him , but I knew his brother Dave a bit.  Dave owned a gym in the early '80's and our Judo club used to work out there for a while.  This was another guy who never really told you much about himself.  I only found out years later that he once wrestled Gable to a tie.  He was also the only guy to ever win US National championships in Judo, wrestling, and Sombo, all in the same year.  (?1972).  Years later, maybe 1985 or so, he decided to make a comeback in Judo.  He cut a shit load of weight and ended up fighting me in the finals of a small regional tournament.  I beat him by decision, but really got no satisfaction out of beating a guy who was so out of shape.  Can't remember if this was before or after one of his kids committed suicide.
 
Ethan

Ethan:

"As a wrestler he was no joke and you did well to beat him and are too modest."
To reiterate: you are far too modest!

 Good luck to you in all your endeavors.

 Regards,

Al Peia

 

Harvey Schwartz
Albie...it's good to see you after all years...how are you?...you look good...what have you been up to for the last 40 years?..jeez can you believe it's been that long...i've been in Colorado since '71...went to U of Colorado, married Debbie Simon from FLHS class of 1970 in 1975...we have 2 daughters, 28 & 30...Deb is a Speech Specialist in the public schools and i'm a disabled photographer trying to rehab my back so i can get back to work...so what's your story?...hope all is well...and welcome to the dark side...

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Al Peia Harvey:
Why when I see your name do I think of those wild rides in Ridgewood in search of babes. I guess because we did it so often. Sorry to hear of your injury and hope rehab makes well.
Regards.

Al

October 2, 2009 at 1:34am · Like

 

Al Peia The last 40 years? Boy, you make me feel old. My web site is www.albertpeia.com . Take care!

October 2, 2009 at 1:38am · Like

 

Al Peia Harvey:
By the way, your pictures look terrific!
Al

 

Thanks for the pic. It's a much clearer version than that on Wal's (Gary Wallen) page which I saved and photoshoped a bit. You seem quite adept at such. I had the picture myself but it actually was stolen among others by a southern ...See More

September 30, 2009 at 11:31pm · Like

 

Jeff Laderman That takes me back. I was in Cub Scouts, too. Must have been a different den.

April 27, 2010 at 6:10pm · Like

 

Al Peia Different pack, I would say. Are you the same Jeff who played trumpet Warren Point with Mr. Lucas?

April 28, 2010 at 1:59am · Like

 

Jeff Laderman I'm impressed. You remembered the music teacher's name. Yes, that was me, but I played clarinet for all of one year.

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Al Peia

Jeffrey:

Sorry for the lapse in memory;quite embarrassing for me. I thought on it more and realized that it was Jeffrey Weiss I was thinking of.

Regards,
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Al Peia The missing names in the photo are Robert Meyers, Peter Holmes, and Freddy Fredericks.

Long time no see!!

 

October 29, 2009

Al Peia

Whatever it is, it's been a long time. You might contact Wal (Gary Wallen), Eggi (Egils Obsteins), and Stu (Sherman) for your "Miss Madison", 500,000 WANTED!!! WOODSTOCK 1969 - 2009 40th ANNIVERSARY FACEBOOK GROUP . I was working at a swim club and couldn't get off to go with them (to Woodstock).

Regards,

Al

 

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Ellen Silverstein Levitt
Happy Birthday, Albie! Wishing you a great day.

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Al Peia Hello Ellen:

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. You may recall (just a few years ago) at Steve Marcus' Bar Mitzvah at B'Nai Birth (?) how I walked into the chapel sans yarmilke and shawl and got a few looks. Your Dad interupted his duties to attend to my 'lapse in protocol' and escorted me to a separate room and supplied with same. He seemed amused by it all which I thought was very cool; and, I thought to myself what an nice, intelligent, and balanced man he was.[ In today's environment, such as it is, I would probably have been accused of anti-semitism and taken out back and shot ... just kidding! (such an accusation would have been ridiculous then as now). ]

Regards,

Al

April 27, 2011 at 8:23am · Like

Ellen Silverstein Levitt Hi Al....I can't believe you remembered that incident from Steve's Bar Mitzvah - I didn't. Sounds like my Dad. He continued to be an active participant in whatever temple he belonged to (they moved to Atlanta and then to CA), until dementia took that part of him. He lived until 94 1/2, passsed away in Jan., 2009. The last 2 years were difficult ones, but until then, he was mentally and physically together.

April 27, 2011 at 5:37pm · Like

Ellen Silverstein Levitt Hope you had a great day!

April 27, 2011 at 5:37pm · Like

Al Peia Sorry to hear of your substantial loss.

April 27, 2011 at 6:22pm · Like

Ellen Silverstein Levitt Thanks, but have great memo

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November 7, 2009

Al Peia

I hope we're referring to the same German teacher that taught at Fair Lawn High, in the classroom across from my social studies class with that prejudiced zionist hebrew bichler (My yearbooks were among the items stolen in jersey). He was husky, bald and had congratulated me subsequent to my upsetting defending Regional Champion harvey gold in the District Tournament Finals. He took out some of his competition photos including high-bar gymnastics which sport always amazed me inasmuch that was an inherited trait of ancient primates that never manifested in me, nor did I even think of trying. He also praised the sport of wrestling because you
use every muscle in your body, which is true. I like Russia (and what's not to like about Russian girls), but not when they were the Soviet Union and I was very happy when Latvia got it's independence which made me think of Eggi, and particularly Eggi's dad who was extremely intelligent, cultured, and talented. Wal took Russian, I took French; but I have no facility with languages (including computer programming languages) other than what I initially learned and some code (html, etc.). I think I should invest in one of those elctronic translators. I work out at LATTC's gym/workout center. It is unlikely that I will ever set foot in the state of jersey again since I have more well connected (mob, etc.) enemies there than I care to think of.

Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth ... That about does it from me to you prospectively since I'm "developing a case of carpal tunnel syndrome from all this typing".

Regards and Good Luck!

Al Peia

 

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William Bauman

Hey Billy: It has been a long time! You and your family look great! I always liked your dad whom I considered my friend and thought highly of him. The following summary explains what happened and I'm

 

August 4, 2010

Nathanael Young

I've had many bad experiences with hotmail, messenger / outlook express, microsoft products generally (they do gov't shilling, etc., to preserve their monopoly and their record of non-performance). Ar

 

May 25, 2010

Ira MillerFriends with Neal Remz and 4 others

Hi Ira: ' Been a long time. Glad to hear you're going to be seeing Wal in Florida. Regards, Al

 

March 11, 2010

Felix Baldenbach

Felix: Do not take this personally, but as I've previously said to long-time friends on facebook, ".....I don't and haven't been to facebook for quite some time - I'm not into the typing.....". My web

 

March 7, 2010

Doug Thiel

Doug: Thank you for your message; the website was initially intended for the purpose of exposing in the context of the RICO Litigation and cover-up that which I never would have thought possible in t

 

March 1, 2010

Gary Wallen

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January 25, 2010

Howard Lipstein

Hello Howard: Rather than ponder your message, being a "glass half full kind of guy", I thank you for the compliment. Regards, Al Peia

 

November 13, 2009

Elizabeth Allee

Albie, did you know my step brother was Asst Atty General with William French Smith during the Reagan years. My sister in law was Director of Media Relations. What were you doing in Washington? I to

 

October 2, 2009

Robert D. Cubby

AL: That's me. I'm well and I hope the same for you. Looking at that photo posted brought back a flood of memories of familiar names and faces. 50 years ago! WOW, that's a lot of history. Be well, it'

Al Peia

Hi Bob:
You were about two streets up (Romana Dr.?), approximately 5th house on the right, across from Joey Lagala
s house.
Hope everythings well with you.
Regards,
Robert D. Cubby
Albie: Happy birthday. Wow that confirmation picture brought back memories. Thanks for sharing.

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Al Peia

Bob:

Thank you for the second year in a row for the birthday wish, and though somewhat remiss in such things as this I'll make sure I don't miss yours. Sorry to hear of your medical difficulties and my best wishes for speedy recovery. As for your jersey government complaints, I've found mob-infested jersey to be totally hopeless [ You might find this link interesting re: same http://www.albertpeia.com/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf (I'm waiting
on the FBI whose position will determine mine) - plus, as pertains to the political scenario including the mob, sean hannity lives in jersey, so what can you expect. ] .I include the following which in the process of updating / completing my skills / knowledge base were part of exercises therein (also on my website):

I support the police 100% for good reason and previously wrote: CITY ON EDGE: Cash-Strapped

Newark, new jersey Forced To Lay Off 14% Of Police Force... [ From decades old (1978-1985)

direct personal experience with newark, n.j., the police are the absolute last cuts that can be afforded to be made. Indeed, while walking through Military Park (a sliver of a “park” - more a pedestrian thoroughfare/cement walks) in newark, new jersey on the way to the bank during lunch hour, I heard the clearly audible screams/cries of what turned out to be an old lady on the ground with blood streaming from her mouth. I ran toward the sound of the cries, the source of which I could not see because there were so many people in and about this thoroughfare so as to block any vision of the source of the cries. When I came to the woman, on the ground, blood streaming from her mouth, I asked what happened, to which she responded she had been hit in the mouth and knocked to the ground, her purse stolen/put inside her shopping bag, and she pointed out the criminal casually now walking across the main street. Nobody stopped to help her, many having passed her by. I slammed the thug to the ground so hard that, in light of all the blood and confusion (limbic system / adrenalin flow) I thought I had been stabbed (the blood was from his elbows hitting the pavement so hard - no one helped / a crowd gathered / an undercover cop happened along). When I testified at the Grand Jury Proceeding I made sure his threat on my life was set forth in prima facie fashion so as to maximize the DA’s position with both felonies ( he went to prison – pled out ). The other case I wrote about here ( This was included on my website in the Psychology forum discussion of ‘bystander effect’ / diffusion of responsibility. ) - Having had occasion to have run down a mugger in newark, n.j. who apparently had followed a girl from the bank on her way to the bursar to pay tuition, though in pretty good shape, I was astounded by how totally exhausting such a pursuit was, how much like rubber my arms were when I traded punches with the perpetrator, and truth be told, if I had a flashlight on my belt, I have little doubt that I would have probably used it to subdue the perp (a police officer here in California was the object of intense criticism for having used a flashlight to subdue a criminal after a long chase so I included that here) . The girl was not that seriously injured, did get her pocketbook and tuition back, and the criminal went to jail. The other thing about such a pursuit that amazed me was that no one else assisted the girl or me despite being in a position to do so). (Other newark / new jersey and new york, n.y. metro, viz., ie., connecticut, and of course, d.c., d.c. metro, viz., ie., virginia experience … corrupt federal judges as maryanne trump barry, sam alito, shiff, matz (california), hall, underhill, dorsey, etc.. Defacto bankrupt america’s so-called system is pervasively corrupt and broken (AP) Abolish the corrupt, costly, economically wasteful lifetime extravagantly appointed federal courts - see RICO case

http://www.albertpeia.com/112208opocoan/ricosummarytoFBIunderpenaltyofperjury.pdf

Regards,

Al

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