Amber Britton
Marketplace Customer Service Lead
[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 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 I’ve
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.
Signed:
Albert L. Peia http://www.albertpeia.com
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
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
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…
Posted by: cabeachguy
Automatic
reply: Attn: Feedback
FROM:
TO:
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6:52 PM
I am out of the office on
weekends and will return Monday morning.
If you need immediate assistance, please contact the VIP Customer Service team
at 213-237-3464. You can also send an email
to [email protected].
Best Regards,
Amber Britton
Marketplace Customer Service Lead
[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 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 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. 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
· 
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.
·
Al Peia Merry
Christmas and Happy Healthy New Year!
·
Gary Wallen
[
Freakin’ Wal! ]
· 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.
Tuesday at 5:44pm ·
· 
Pat Donnelly Lenart Gary sorry! I've been there and it is a very challenging
experience when a long term companion has to leave.
Tuesday at 5:51pm ·
· 
John Badasarian
Sorry to hear that Gary....I know she was a great
dog...
Tuesday at 5:54pm ·
· 
Gene Laks Sorry to hear such sad news. They truly are our children
Tuesday at 6:07pm ·
· 
Vicky Dodson So sorry to hear about Nikki. Beautiful dog...
Tuesday at 6:14pm ·
· 
Christa Krumins
So sad. I am sure she had a wonderful life.
Tuesday at 6:33pm ·
· 
Lisa Wolfe Rozgony Sorry about the loss of your beautiful loving dog..She is at
peace now..
Tuesday at 7:18pm ·
· 
Raina Grand Kass so sorry for you--been there-not a good place--feel better
Tuesday at 7:25pm ·
· 
Alecia Bicher This makes me so sad. She truly was a great dog and so
gentle. Sorry for you guys.
Tuesday at 7:36pm ·
·
Tuesday at 7:36pm ·
· 
Ellen Silverstein
Levitt Sorry for your loss.
Tuesday at 7:57pm ·
· 
Steve Schoenberg Very sorry Gary. Been there.
Tuesday at 8:10pm ·
· 
Greg Bolosky I share your sorrow. She looked like a grand dog.
Tuesday at 8:10pm ·
· 
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..........
Tuesday at 8:16pm ·
· 
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
Tuesday at 8:55pm ·
· 
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.
Tuesday at 9:02pm ·
· 
Jim Jackson GW - Nikki was a great dog, sorry, My kids labs (Kobe and
Jordon) both went down last year.... A real bummer
Yesterday at 4:44am ·
· 
David Spenard Sorry to hear about Nikki Gary. She was truly a one of a kind
dog.
Yesterday at 4:49am ·
· 
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.
Yesterday at 5:46am ·
· 
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.
Yesterday at 6:27am ·
· 
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.
Yesterday at 6:43am ·
· 
Joyce Foosaner
Grossman So sorry...I remember the day my dog was
put done too..
Yesterday at 7:40am ·
· 
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!!
23 hours ago ·
· 
Gail Hogan Nastasi
Gary, I feel so sad foryoubut you were very strong to
do that. My
18 hours ago ·
·
Gail Hogan Nastasi
prayers go out to you and your family
18 hours ago ·
· 
Keith G Loranger Sorry for your loss , dogs are great friends
4 hours ago ·
·
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 Wal’s recommendation since AU was sporting an outdoor
concert [‘Little
Richard’(what’s 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 Gump’s’ speech – just kidding). The
(evening) concert in their amphitheater was cool and ‘stylishly late 60ish,
early 70ish. It’s at this point that you’ll 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 didn’t even know what it was).
They assured us you’d 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 couldn’t
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 today’s environment, we’d likely have been shot.
(I think this was the same weekend as the concert).
Happy Birthday Eggi!
Al
Gary Wallen
Gary Wallen
Gary Wallen
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
Gary Wallen
Gary Wallen
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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answer a question about a friend, our sponsors will donate food to a hungry
child. With your help, we are now funding 1 meal every minute!
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
Charles
just answered a question about Al!
Al has new answers to
unlock.
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
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 ·
Lorraine Fleming
no more little lunch boxs, use an insulated bag!
July 25, 2010 at 11:35am
·
Al Peia Ah! I knew times were a
changin'
July 25, 2010 at 9:48pm ·
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
Howard Lipstein
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
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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
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 ·
Jeff Laderman That
takes me back. I was in Cub Scouts, too. Must have been a different den.
April 27, 2010 at 6:10pm
·
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
·
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.
April 29, 2010 at 6:29pm
·
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,
...See More
April 30, 2010 at 12:56am
·
Al Peia The missing names in the photo
are Robert Meyers, Peter Holmes, and Freddy Fredericks.
- Elizabeth Allee
- Hey Albie
Long time no see!!
October 29, 2009
- Reply
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
October 30, 2009
- My mom worked for me. Boy was she sorry..... I
spent most of my time with Don Ruffilo, 69. Just saw him down here. It
was great
- Seeing Hendrix at dawn when we were covered
with mud was a once in a lifetime......
October 30, 2009
- I remember Don (tell him I said hi).....who
talked us into going skiing, which was my first and last time for that (I
almost broke my ankle). His girlfriend cried all the way home. - Wal was
very disturbed by the unsanitary conditions at Woodstock according to
Eggi and Stu.
Ellen Silverstein
Levitt
October 30, 2009
- Being on this site, I forgot how much I missed
everyone. Live in FL, you?
October 30, 2009
- I'll be leaving the country soon.
November 2, 2009
- Where are you going. I am saving to go to
Guatemala on a mission trip with my church.
November 2, 2009
- I am not well traveled as yet (carribean,
canada, etc., only) and so it will be various, and ultimately Hong Kong
owing to China's prospective good fortune as a world leading nation,
along with Russia et als.
November 4, 2009
- I lived in Europe for eight years. I started my
German with Herr Garris in Fair Lawn.
- Got pneumonia in Canterbury Catherdral. LOL
November 4, 2009
- I always liked Herr Garris though never took
German. He was quite an athlete (gymnast) in his day and he returned the
hate (to bichler) that the very prejudiced hebrew bichler (bichler failed
Jeff Mosenine because Jeff was half Arab) had for him.
- I always liked Herr Garris though never took
German. He was quite an athlete (gymnast) in his day and he returned the
hate (to bichler) that the very prejudiced hebrew bichler (bichler failed
Jeff Mosenine because Jeff was half Arab) had for him.
November 6, 2009
- I took German after I left school in Germany
for eight years. He gave me a great foundation. I did not know he was a
gymnast! You would know that being an athlete. Do you still doing
anything athletic, like run or..... You don's seem like you were ever a couch
potato kind of guy. So did you take Russian to ready yourself for your
trip?
November 6, 2009
- Did you go to the reunion in 2003?
November 7, 2009
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
November 9, 2009
- Albie, I thought there was only one German
teacher....... I really did not know what an athlete he was. He must have
loved our school though. We had the best athletic program!
I don't know if you remember Lew Detmering or not. I have know him since I was taller than he was. I was three and he was two. He was my neighbor. He told me about a year ago he went to a basketball game in Texas and who was the coach??? Hubie. He started singing in the stands when it got a little quiet. "Our strong bands can nare be broken..........., you know the rest of the alma mater....... Well Hubie turned around and started laughing. Lew's daughters nearly flipped because they thought their Dad was full of it saying he knew Hubie.
We had some crew in our school. I feel sorry for the kids where I live. I work for the Dept of Juvenile Justice in FL and the kids here have no sense of community or family for that matter. The state has become the parents... Sad.
Can't believe your yearbooks got stolen. YOU of all people not to have a yearbook with all you were in them!!!
I didn' ever think I would speak another language, you should give it a try. Before I took German, I had five wasted years of Spanish and all I ever said in any language was Oi Vey!!!
November 9, 2009
- If it was only the yearbooks that were stolen,
I'd be a bit happier; but, it was far, far more and hence, my animous
towards jersey (but not the class), which is forever. I don't know Lew
Detmering by name. I think if you sampled coast-to-coast, you'd have to
feel very sad nationwide for such is the state of the nation with few
exceptions.
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
November 11, 2009
- I am so excited!!! Just found out a local
restaurant owner that I met is going to help me feed my people that are
in need here. We had a staff meeting at the restaurant, he introduced me.
He is going to give me Mondays at around 4:OO and he said I could feed as
many as 100 people. I think that is a little too grand for the staff but
I am so happy to be part of this.
Sorry you feel about NJ like you do. I got royally ripped off here. Long story. Went to Gibbs beside college so I type real fast. Have sympathy for the carpal tunnel syndrome. Life is very hard for some people here.
November 11, 2009
- In this last message reply to you, I relate the
following:
I was in Washington, D.C., at the law firm of reknown lawyer Edward Bennett Williams (even ego-maniac F. Lee Bailey conceded Williams talent?greatness, though Williams was more than just a lawyer, when lawyers were lawyers and not liars as today) on behalf of a client (Williams' firm represented the publisher - not The Washington Post for which I have high regard concerning their respect for the first amendment- and I was there concerning the contractually retained right of review and effectively, revision). It was there that I experienced the most astounding legal experience to date; viz., a word processor/typist who was able to type (not
short hand/stenography) at speeds exceeding what you could read off a written page or even think for that matter, and with complete accuracy. I am amazed by anyone who types nearly as fast, which talent eludes me compounded by my antipathy for same despite having to do same quite a bit. It's not that I'm without manual dexterity (with a year's worth of lessons I could play the piano, albeit somewhat perfunctorily - my piano was among the items stolen in jersey). In sum, I hate typing and hence, I am not into this, so please do not take it personally as my prospective replies to your messages to me will be euphemistically if not accurately as follows:
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth ... My fingers are aching. 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 www.albertpeia.com
November 13, 2009
- 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 too had my piano stolen. In Florida. It was a very nice grand piano. It could play itself if need be. I guess we will not be corresponding unless you get the voice activated program for typing so you do not get carpal tunnel syndrome.
You may google them. Her name is Merrie Spaeth Lezar. His name was Harold (Tex) Joseph Lezar, Jr. I have been orphaned here
Regards and Good Luck to you too!!
Liz
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