FLIP IT! I DARE YOU!

       TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021

        FLIP IT!  I DARE YOU!

    Welcome to June everybody. The

first day of the new month makes two

of those unusual "holidays" I like to

tell you about! June 1st is "Flip A Coin

Day!" It's a practice that dates back to

Caesar. It's claimed he had trouble

making a decision so he sometimes let

a flip of the coin make the decision

for him. Of course back then "heads"

included an image of Caesar! The

other big "holiday" falling of June

1st is "Dare Day." It's a day when

you're encouraged to accept or

offer a dare! A dare is a challenge

offered to someone. It can get extra

challenging  when offered as a Double

Dog Dare, and downright frighting

when it becomes a "Triple Dog Dare!"

Better think about flipping a coin

before accepting one of those! Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS's

is good!

MAKING LIVES BETTER!

         MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021

        MAKING LIVES BETTER!

  On this Memorial Day we are all

encouraged to remember those who

gave their all so that all our lives would

be better enjoying freedom. There are a

few inventions that came along on the

31st of May that were designed to make

our lives better too! In 1884, for instance,

Dr. John Kellog came up with the idea for

flaked cereal. These days you'll find all

kinds of flaked cereals! In 1893 Whitcome

Judgson came up with the idea of a hook less

fastener. We call them zippers! And in 1870

E.J. de Smedt unveiled his invention called

asphalt! Many of our roads are made up of

asphalt, occasionally broken up around this

neck of the woods by pot holes!!! Hope you

don't hit any during your holiday weekend

travels and that all your NEWS is good!

 

REMEMBERING,,MAY 30TH

    SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021

  REMEMBERING MAY 30TH

  Through much of my life May

30th was Memorial Day. Although

when I was a kid most folks still

called it Decoration Day. Strange

how both the name and date

changed over the years! Decoration

Day began around the end of the

Civil War. Several communities,

including Boalsburg, Pennsylvania,

claim to have been the first to observe

the holiday although the records

officially give the credit to Waterloo,

New York. The name "Decoration Day"

came from the practice of decorating

the graves of Civil War veterans. It

sort of evolved into Memorial Day

over the years. The date was 

changed to the last Monday in May

when it became an official Federal

holiday. That wasn't until 1971 when

the Uniform Monday Holiday Law

was adopted to give federal workers

4 long weekends during the year,

The main purpose of the day, of course,

has never changed. It's to pay tribute

to all of those who sacrificed their lives

for our country. So whatever the day is

or was called, make sure you make time

between bar-b-q's and family gatherings,

take time to remember those for whom

the holiday was created! Hope you do,

that you're well, and that all your NEWS

is hood!   

THIS STRUCK ME AS STRANGE!

    SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021

THIS STRUCK ME AS STRANGE!

  There are some rather famous individuals

who were born on May 29th. Chances are

you'll recognize the names of Patrick Henry.

or John F. Kennedy, or Bob Hope. But have

you ever heard of John Walker? Not Johnnie

Walker whose name we associate with Scotch

Whiskey. I'm referring to the English inventor

John Walker who came up with one of the

world's most useful inventions. Walker was

born on May 29th of 1781. He was the 

inventor of the friction match! You'd think

we'd all know the gun. And I suppose there

might have been a chance we would remember

him had he chosen to patent his invention! But

he did not. He felt it was too trivial! Well

maybe we'll give him a thought as we fire

up that charcoal grill this Memorial Day

weekend! Hope you remember to close the

cover before striking...and that all your NEWS

is good!

NO FRY-DAY!

 FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021

       NO FRY-DAY~

   I had the grill already to go

when I got the word! May 28th

"No Fry-day.!"  And it'as also

"National Hamburger Day" so

this unusual holiday didn't seem

to make any sense! Then I read

on. Turns out this special day is

held to remind you not to fry...as

in not getting too much sun! Skin

cancer is always a concern but

especially at this time of year. Trust

me I know! As a light haired fair

skin gut I've gone through a number

of bouts and several operations to

deal with skin cancer! So feel free to

fry up the burgers and hot dogs this

Memorial Day weekend, But douse

yourself with sun block while you're

at it so you don't fry in the process of

grilling! Hope the burgers, not you,

are well done, and that all your NEWS

is good!

COOL MAN!

   THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

              COOL MAN!

   This is one of those unusual "holidays"

we can all celebrate in our own way...if

we choose to do so. This is "Joe Cool Day."

Joe Cool, n case you don't remember, is

on of the alter egos of Charles Schultz's

cartoon characters, Snoopy!  Dawning

a red sweatshirt with a "Joe Cool logo"

Snoopy could be found leaning against

a lamp post or anything else handy 

sporting a pair of dark sunglasses. He

was the Peanuts version of the Fonz from

Happy Days and one cool character at

that. I put on a Susquehanna  University

shirt and a pair of sunglasses to celebrate

but I'd be the first to admit I can't quite

match up to the coolness of Snoopy!

Give it your best shot today. Hope you're

super cool and that all your NEWS is good!

KEEP 'EM FLYING!

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021

           KEEP EM' FLYING!

   If you're bored and looking for

something to do this is the perfect

"unusual holiday" for you! This is 

"National Paper Airplane Day!"

Paper airplanes have been around for

at least 2,000 years. They likely

originated in China. The first reported

paper airplane here in the U.S. was in

1909. A few years back some students

in Germany build the largest know

paper airplane. It had a wing span of

just over 59 feet! In  2012 a fellow named

Joseph Ayoob set the record for the

longest paper airplane flight at 226 feet,

10 inches! I always enjoyed making

paper airplanes although there are many

who feel me school notebook paper could

have been put to better use. Perfect day

to make and fly one! Hope your's sores

high and that all your NEWS is good!

SOMETHING TO WINE ABOUT!

         TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021

    SOMETHING TO WINE ABOUT!

       I'll give you something to wine about!

This is National Wine Day! It's a day to 

celebrate a major industry here in the

United States and a growing one for

agriculture here in Pennsylvania! We

now rank 7th in the country in terms of

wine production. We have some 300

vineyards and many many wine

festivals. Of course wine really isn't new

to Pennsylvania. Our founding State father,

William Penn, planted a vineyard near

Philadelphia 330 years ago! And while my wife

and I enjoy drives  to the wine country around

Lake Seneca, New York, we've found some

great wineries not far from home. One of

our favorites is Cherry Valley near Stroudsburg.

In the Bible, Jesus turns water into wine. Here

in Pennsylvania we use grapes! A toast to

National Wine Day! Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good!

(VIDEO version on David DeCosmo's

Facebook page!) 

VICTORIA'S SECRET!

 

     MONDAY, MAY 24TH., 2021
          VICTORIA'S SECRET

    Now that I've got your attention, this
is Victoria Day in  Canada. I think
that's pretty much of a secret for most of
us on this side of the border.
    The holiday has been observed in Canada
since at least 1845, honoring Queen
Victoria's Birthday!,
     Seems Canada was the first to discover
you could have a long weekend by
moving an official holiday to the Monday
before the actual date that's being celebrated.
      This year, however, the holiday falls on 
 her actual birth date. We will be celebrating
at out house too even though we're not Canadian.

Another Queen. my wife Leona, has her

birthday today too!  So we'll join our neighbors

in Canada with a day of celebration!  HAPPY
BIRTHDAY Leona!!!!!Hope your day is

great and that all your NEWS is good!
    

PENNY WISE!

 

        SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2021

                  PENNY WISE!

   Welcome to "Lucky Penny Day!" Remember

the old saying :Find a penny. Pick it up and all\

the day you'll have good luck." Actually that's

suppose to apply to a penny you find with the

heads side up. There;s a lot of history behind

the penny. The name "penny" came to us from

England. Our first penny was minted in 1793.

It was said to have been designed by Benjamin

Franklin, the man who came up with the saying

"A penny saved is a penny earned." They were

originally as big as a half dollar and 100% copper!

They aren't worth quite as much as they used to

be. Remember when you'd go into a candy store

and have your pick of the penny candies available

then? Inflation has taken a toll on the once proud

penny. There are those who believe that loved ones

who have passed sometime leave pennies on the ground 

as a sign they're still with us. Certainly a penny has

value when you have to use it in a pinch as a screwdriver!

Hope you've got or find a lucky penny today. That's my

two cents worth. How about you? A penny for your

thoughts! Hope all your NEWS is good!

TWO WHEELING!

    SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021

         TWO WHEELING!

  In  case you haven't heard or noticed

there's a bicycle shortage here in the U.S.

The pandemic is to blame! In a couple

ways. When the pandemic began the

only activities that were encouraged were

outdoor, individual activities like bike

riding. So bike sales rose. But, at that

same time, many bicycle manufactures,

especially in Asia, shut down their plants!

Now, as we emerge from the pandemic,

the demand for bicycles is high but the

supply is low. One answer would be to

construct your own. And today would be

an appropriate day. It was on May 22nd

of 1819 that the first bicycle showed up

in New York City. You'll just need two

wheels, a seat, or saddle, and a few boards.

The "Swift Walker" didn't have pedals or

a chain! As its name implies, the rider sat

astride the seat and walked along with

the bike. When the pavement declined at

all the rider simply lifted his or her feet

and coasted along! Unfortunately the Swift

Rider didn't last very long. Riders coasting

along tended to run into pedestrians and after

just a few short weeks they were banned in

New York. So, if you build one, you might

want to steer clear of Manhattan! Hope you're

well balanced and that all your NEWS is good!

 

FLYING HIGH!

     FRIDAY, MAY 21, 20221

           FLYING HIGH!

     May 21st is a big day in aviation!

On May 21st of 1927 Charles Lindbergh

made the first solo transatlantic flight

landing in France. Just a few years later,

on this same date in 1952 Amelia Earhart

made the first solo female transatlantic

flight. She landed in Ireland. And of course

on May 21st of 2011 we were all suppose to

take flight!  That's the day Christian radio

broadcaster Harold Camping said  the world

was going to end! I even hesitated writing

my blog that day. Camping, of course, was

wrong. He had predicted several "world end

days" over the years. The closest he actually

came was December 15th of 2013. That's the

day he died. Thankfully were still "grounded"

as far as those kind of predictions go! Still.

I hope you're flying high and that all your NEWS

is good. 

PEDAL TO THE METAL!

         THURSDAY, ,MAY 20, 2021

           PEDAL TO THE METAL!   

    There's a lot of talk about electric cars

becoming a big part of our future. But

electric cars are not new! In fact the very

first recorder speeding ticket was issued

on this date on this very day, May 20th.,

in 1899. And the speeder was driving an

electric car! Actually it was a taxi. It was

driven by cabbie Jacob German who was

"speeding" along a street in Manhattan!

He was acceding the speed limit by 4

miles an hour! The limit was 8. He was

doing 12! And, by the way, the officer

who pulled German over.......was riding

a bicycle!!! Drive safely! Hope all your

NEWS is good!

 

THE CUTTING EDGE!

   WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021

      THE CUTTING EDGE!

   Today we are saluting Edwin Beard

Bunning who, in a sense, changed our

weekends forever! It was this week, in

1830, that Edwin agreed to market his

new invention. The lawnmower! His 

original device was rather large with

a roller following behind a spinning

blade of spinning knives. It was so

heavy a second handle was added in

the front so someone could pull the

mower while the other pushed it!

Let's be clear about this, Edwin's

mower was designed to cut the grass

on a golf course. Some where along

the line someone, perhaps his wife,

decided it would be good for the back

yard! And that's where mowers have

primarily been used ever since. Of

course we've come a long way from

Edwin's original design. Now we have

gas mowers that won't start and electric

mowers with which you can mow over

your own power cord! (Yep! We've done

that!). That said, hope you have a

manicured lawn, that you're well, and

that all your NEWS is good!    

PLAY ALONG!

         TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021

                  PLAY ALONG!

   It's May the 18th which, as you

probably know, is "Buy A Musical

Instrument Day." This particular

date was selected because it is the

birthday of Robert Meredith Wilson,

the man who wrote the book, music, and

lyrics for "The Music Man." My good friend

John Moratto sells musical instruments at

his store in Hazleton. I have dabbled with

some in my time. I think most of us got a

chance to play that flute-like instrument,

the recorder, in grade school. I tried the

guitar for awhile but the strings always

hurt my delicate fingers. More recently

I try to play a few songs by ear on my

harmonica, My wife insists if would

sound better if I actually tried playing it

with my ear. If you're checked out my

video blog today you'll hear a sample

of mt tune interpretation. Perhaps we

should not only buy a musical instrument

today but sign up for lessons as well.

Hope you're in tune, and that all your

NEWS is good!

BEHIND THE CURTAIN!

    MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021

    BEHIND THE CURTAIN!

  I've done a lot of writing as a radio &

TV reporter. Even wrote a few poems

and some articles for newspapers. But

today we salute a newspaper owner

and reporter who started writing stories.

And did he write! He wrote 41 novels, 

some 83 short stories, about 200 poems,

and 24 scripts for stage productions!

His name was Lyman. But he

preferred to be known as  L. Frank Baum.

Of course the story for which he is best

remembered is "The Wizard Of Oz"

which he originally entitled "The

Wonderful Wizard Of Oz." It was

first published on this day in 1900!

Most everyone has seen the 1939 movie

version staring Judy Garland. Baum

wrote a musical stage play about Oz

a couple years later and then 13 squeal

novels based on the Wizard story! So

now you know the "man behind the curtain"

was Lyman Frank Baum! And there's still

no place like home! Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good.

FOUL!!!

    SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021

                  FOUL!

    It's May 16th, the start of "National

Foul Ball Week!" When you go to a

ballgame and a foul ball comes your

way the natural instinct is to try to

catch it or grab it after it lands and

then you get to keep it!  But that hasn't

always been the case! Up until 1921 if

you got a foul ball the team made you

give it back! But on May 16th of 1921

a 31 year old business man, Reuben

Berman, went to the Polo Grounds to

watch the Giants play the Reds. He

caught a foul ball that came his way.

But when an attendant came to retrieve

the ball he tossed it towards other

spectators. Nobody knows who ended

up with the ball. But we do know that

Berman was escorted from the ballpark!

He got his ticket price back but he said

the team had humiliated him. So, he

sued the Giants for $20,000! The case

ended up in the Supreme Court. Berman

won! Bu he didn't get the $20,000, The

court awarded him $100. Still the team

realized that if each foul ball into the

stands cost then $100, it was cheaper

to let the fans keep the balls! So head

on out to the old ball game and if you

should happen to grab a foul ball, you

can thank Reuben Berman! Hope you

do, that you're well, and that all your

NEWS is good!

CYCLE SAFETY!

   SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021

          CYCLE SAFETY!

   The improving weather has some

folks thinking it's time to take their

motorcycle out of winter storage and

back on the road. With that in mind

I wanted to give a few tips about cycle

safety. Leather, jacket. slacks, and gloves

are the proper attire for your bike ride.

Even though they are an option in

Pennsylvania helmets offer great

protection for bikers. I might also

suggest a motorcycle like mine. Small.

easy to maneuver, great on gas and, as

my wife will tell you, the greatest safety

feature you can find! It won't start!

Hope you're safe, well, and that all

your NEWS is good!

 

TEEING OFF!

    FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021

           TEEING OFF!

     Don't go getting your foursome

together. You'll need five more for

this outing. You see it's baseball

season and T-ball is underway! My

grandson signed up for a team this

season. It's is first experience with

"Baseball" and that's the case with

all the kids on his team. Here they'll

learn some basics like where's first

base is and how to swing the bat and

field, well try to field, a ground ball.

I watched them at there first practice

and my mine wandered back to this

very week in 1955 when my baseball

hero, Mickey Mantle, hit three consecutive

home runs of over 436 feet ! And I wonder,

will some Mickey Mantle be waiting to

be discovered after learning about baseball

in T-ball? Who knows? But the boys and

girls of summer are back and they're

having fun like they're suppose to do!

Hope you're well and that all your NEWS

is good!

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HOP TO IT!

   THURSDAY. MAY 13, 2021

            HOP TO IT!

    Well friends it's May 13th and the
bid day is finally here.
     This is Frog Jumping Day!
     What do you mean you've never
heard if it? It's always celebrated on
May 13th!
      Frog jumping can be traced
back to Mark Twain's first short
story "Jim Smiley and his Jumping
Frog."
      There are places where they
have Frog jumping contests every
year on this date! And they can last
for hours.
       We almost had a frog for a pet
one time. My wife captured a
tadpole from an area street and
brought it home in a large glass
jar. She tells me it got to the next
stage of development but then it
croaked (not in terms of the sound
produced by frogs.)
         Too bad. We could either be
entering some jumping contests
today or enjoying Frog legs! I never

had a frog. As a kid I did have 2 turtles

that were sort of like frogs. They couldn't          
run or jump. But they both croaked!
         Hope you enjoy the holiday
and that all your NEWS is good!
       

LIMERICK DAY!

 THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2021

        LIMERICK DAY!

  Welcome to May 12th everybody.

It's Limerick day! This particular

date was selected because it is the

birthday of writer Edward Lear who

was famous for his limericks. The

word Limerick comes from Limerick,

Ireland. Realizing this was the day I

quickly tried to compile one of my

own. A Limerick is usually a humorous

verse of 5 lines, the last one rhyming

with the second. So, I offer mine in

celebration.

   I spend lots of time on my blog.

  But sometimes my mind's in a fog.

  I think and I think.

   And then quick as a wink.

   I write one then go for a jog.

They don't have to be honest...do they?

 Hope you're well and that all your

NEWS is good!   

 

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED TODAY!

         TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED TODAY!

  "There is a 5th dimension beyond that

which is know to man."

    So begins the narration that took

viewers into the middle ground between

light and shadow and into "The Twilight

Zone.! 

     May 11th. is  "The Twilight Zone Day."

     For those too young to remember, or

who miss the annual TV marathon, The

Twilight Zone was a science fiction/

mystery program that ran between 1959

and 1964.

     It was created by the late Rod Serling,

a neighbor, who hailed from Binghamton,

New York. Serling often used the names

of places and streets from the northeast

in his scripts.

      And it seems this day leaves us with

a mystery fit for one of his episodes.

There is no oblivious connection between

The Twilight Zone and May 11th!

       The program first aired on October

1st., of 1959. May 11th is neither the

birth or death date of Serling. And

although the date is listed on several

wed sites designed to recognize

strange "holidays", no one has as

yet identified the founder of The

Twilight Zone Day.

       There's something strange here!

       Hope we're not trapped in the

Zone....and that all your NEWS is

good!

  

A DAY TO REMEMBER!

     SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021

   A DAY TO REMEMBER!

     It's Mother's Day/ A day to remember

Moms. My Mom was a very good poet

and I'm happy to say I inherited a bit of

her talents. So, as I was looking through

old pictures of family and friends, I 

realized how important they were to

preserve some of out most precious

moments. I wrote a short poem about 

them which I'd like to submit to you as

today's blog.   

      The Stories My Pictures Tell

   I find myself looking at photos

   of times that I call "used-to-bes."

   They carry me back to days now long gone.

   And revive loving memories.

   Some that I see show small children.

   That now stand much tallen that I.

   Some are of family no longer around

   that may well bring a tear to my eye.

   All make a treasure more precious than gold. 

   But don't lock it away in some case!

   They're meant to be shared and meant to be seen

   So those memories cannot be erased.

    Take new ones whenever the chance comes along.

    So that someday when "this time" is old,

    Others may look at the memories you've shared,

    And learn from the stories you've told.   

    My photos will be here long after I'm gone.

    Please look at them once in awhile.  

    Remember the Love that went into each one.

    Then remember me too, with a smile!     

   Happy Mother's Day! Hope you're well

and that all of your NEWS is good! 

TURN, TURN,.TURN!

    SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021

      TURN, TURN, TURN!

  Welcome to May 8th everybody.

"National Windmill Day." It is, in

fact, a holiday in the Netherlands

(you can read that Holland if you

wish.) Windmills have been used

there for hundreds of years to reclaim

land otherwise flooded by the sea.

There are about 1200 windmills in

the Netherlands but only about 300

are operational. Those have all been

designated national landmarks. But

on National Windmill Day some 900

are open to the public to allow them

to see how they operate. While it is

not a national holiday here in the 

U.S. perhaps it ought to be. If we

haven't yet exceeded the number of

windmills in the Netherlands we

surely will! They're growing like

weeds on mountaintops all across

this area and the country....as

electric power generators! We need

power and "the answer my friend,

is blowing in the wind! Hope you're

well and that all your NEWS is good!   

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

   FRIDAY. MAY 7th, 2021

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

  Today we are remembering a great scholar,

a great inventor, and a great humanitarian 

named Alford who was born in Sweden.

He studied all over the world including one

year here in the United States. While here

he filed his first patent in England for a

Gas Meter. Chances are you may have one

at your home. By the time of his death he

had 355 patents! But he's best known for

the one he filed on this date in 1867!

Dynamite! Most of Alfred's inventions

involved explosives which were, of course,

used in warfare! When his brother was killed

a few years after the invention of dynamite

newspapers mistakenly printed an obituary

for Alfred. In them he was called "The Merchant

Of Death!" Very much alive and seeking to

restore his good name, Alfred devoted the bulk

of his fortune to an annual prize awarded to

efforts to promote peace. The Nobel Peace

Prize! And Alfred's efforts to promote peace

continue in the prize which bears his name

today! Just thought you ought to know! Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS is good!  

IN A STEW!

   WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021

                IN A STEW!

  It's May 5th everybody. Sort of a big

day for those of us who are seafood

lovers! This is "National Oyster Day!"

The oyster, as you probably know, is

a shell fish. It's found in both salt and

fresh water. Some people like to eat them

raw. I always enjoyed them in oyster stew!

I used to be able to get a can of oyster stew

from the Campbell Soup Company. But

some years back they got a bad batch of

oysters from some polluted water off

Korea and they stopped offering the stew

after that. I tried diving for my own but

the only ones I found must have been

polluted too. They had these "little while

marbles inside so I just tossed them all

away! Luckily I found canned oysters and

my wife has been able to use them to make

my oyster stew/ Now I don't have to worry

about taking a dive anymore! Hope you're

enjoying some oysters somewhere today and

that all your NEWS is good!

TIME FOR A SPIN?

 TUESDAY, MAY 4. 2021

     TIME FOR A SPIN?

  This is a pretty big day in music!

It was on this day in 1778 that Thomas

Edison first showed his new invention,

the phonograph, to the public! It wasn't

anything like the record players that you

usd to have, or still have, in your house!

The first phonograph recorded sound on

a roll of tin wrapped around a grooved

cylinder. Unfortunately the tin wore out 

a little more each time it was used so

it eventually wore out completely. Or

course the science evolved and records

were made from vinyl and the players

became what most of you remember from the

30's and 40's up till today's versions. In

broadcasting we called the player unit

"turntables." Vinyl started to go out of

fashion as digital technology came along.

But it's made a big come back over the last

ten years or so. If you've got a record player

and and old record collection  this would

be an appropriate day to enjoy some music

with a "Thank you" to old Thomas Edison

who started the whole thing.  I've got my

Neil Sedaka playing "Calendar Girl" right

now!  Hope you'll enjoy some old records too

and that all your NEWS is good!.      

    MONDAY, MAY 3rd, 2021

    REVIEWING MY RESUME'

         
    Let me begin by saying I am not
looking for work. The employment
situation is tough enough right now
without another job seeker in the market
place.
      Still, this is National Update Your
References Week so I suppose it won't
hurt to make sure mine is complete.
       All of my career has been in the
media, except for the time I sold
Christmas wreaths as a kid.
       Near as I can figure I've worked
at 8 radio stations, although only one
day at one of them, and 3 TV stations,
although only part time at one of them.
        I've written for three newspapers
and shot scenes for two movies plus
one edition of Forensic Files.
         That extensive background was,
in part. responsible for my being
interviewed for a coast to coast
program on the changes and decline
in the news media in our country.
          I felt I offered a clear picture
of the state of journalism around the
nation.
          Unfortunately the interview was
for and only aired on Japanese television.
So it's likely, around here anyway, any
wisdom I offered was lost in translation.
            At least I can put it on my
resume' . Hope you're well and that all

your NEWS is good!

   

THE INTERVIEW!

       SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2021

           THE INTERVIEW!

   Many of you remember me from my

many years in television. Well, I wanted

to let you know I'm coming back! Sort of!

I'll be on channel 22/28 tomorrow (Monday)

evening. I had a visit the other day from

reporter Andy Mehalshick and his cameraman

for a special report the station is doing on

weather and flooding. Over all my years in

TV news I was the one asking the questions.

So, after Andy got his interview done I got

my camera out and questioned him. I simply

asked if, in all is reporting years. how many

time he interviewed anyone as handsome as

me. This was his reply;  "This is only...never!

We're here to interview a legend, David

DeCosmo, for a special we're working on.

especially on flooding....it's priceless.

It's Springtime, and David DeCosmo.

You can't get any better than that."  

  I am honored that Andy choose to call

me "a legend." It put's me in a whole

special category with other famous legends

like Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster!

Hope you'll catch my return to TV (at

least for a sentence of two) and that all

your NEWS is good!