Saturday, November 17, 2012

Bits from Bob - Segment 3


Segment 3

DC
-          Great to see my sister Bate, and brother Thom, and Michelle, Maddy, and  Abby.
-          Bobby got to see his Cubs vs. Nationals- great game.
-          Next night was Orioles vs. Yanks- Great Food- Boog Powell’s roast beef in right field- Best ballpark food period!

On to West Point
-          Camping at Round Pond – 30 years later- still the same.  That’s a good thing.
  “Bull”, our campground host, set us up with Army Football tickets and Yankee tickets.
       Becca playing on the cannons just like her brothers and sister before her.
-          Tanks and helicopters to explore on the Plain.
-          Seeing Jan’s picture in the museum- “First Women at West Point”
-          Becca and I- very proud.
-          Watching women’s rugby practice, and women’s volleyball match- they have come along way.
-          Army Football- what can I say- it is still a beautiful venue.
-          Highlight- Calzones from Tony’s-  Simply the best calzone anywhere, any time!

Clifton, NJ
-          My first home
-          My first school
-          My first Church
-          Becca saw them, and it helped her understand the stories.  We had a great childhood growing up in Clifton.

Seeing good friends
-          Betty and Bobby Penotti- we talked until 3 AM
-          Dinner with Joe Mecca and his family, celebrating Grandma Mecca’s birthday.

Spring Lake, NJ
-          The Boardwalk
-          310 Salem- touring the house with the “new” owner
-          Swimming in the ocean- riding the waves with surfers in the last week of September- the weather was “crisp”!

NYC
-          Mets win! :D
-          Yanks win :{
-          Riding the subway- Bec figured it out.
-          Camping at Liberty Park harbor in view of the Statue of Liberty.
-          Car horn honking at its best.
-          The Blue Man Group
-          Getting into the New York Athletic Club and showing Becca and Jan where I really learned to wrestle with Hikishi, Tetsu and Fumi!
-          Highlight- Becca at Trapeze school on top of Pier 42 at night with the lights of the skyline
-          What a great time!

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