tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2144722774244382091..comments2024-03-29T07:25:04.687-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Paddy v. Puzo, et.al.Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81927439009962013042019-03-18T13:06:43.495-04:002019-03-18T13:06:43.495-04:00Great story! Ahhhhh the good old days! GL Class ...Great story! Ahhhhh the good old days! GL Class of 1972!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024335804588332381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21820339604708312742014-03-21T22:30:22.952-04:002014-03-21T22:30:22.952-04:00A humorous aside is that the gangster suit was a v...A humorous aside is that the gangster suit was a very good dark blue pin stripped suit. It was one of a set of suits that had been carefully placed atop a trash can in a Baltimore ally. Our working thesis was that the suits' owner no longer, er, had any need of them.<br /><br />What made it a gangster suit was the black shirt, white tie, white carnation (splattered blood optional) and two day growth of beard.<br /><br />Years later, while interviewing for jobs out of business school, I found that with a white shirt, red stripped tie and a clean shave, the suit was great for interviews. This was the late seventies, and many of my peers wore suits that John Travolta would find stylish. I looked like a VERY SERIOUS YOUNG MAN.<br /><br />I launched my financial career with that suit.<br /><br />"This is the business we've chosen", as a defender of the 1% once said.<br /><br />As for the suit, it still occupies an upstairs closet. I kidded my late wife that I wanted to be buried in it. She did not concur, but the point has become moot.<br /><br />Current wife doesn't know the suit's provenance.<br /><br />Keep this in mind, Rob, if you're called upon to speak at my wake. I'll be the one wearing a white carnation.<br /><br />Tim<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35622327405454625452014-03-20T09:04:53.067-04:002014-03-20T09:04:53.067-04:00What is it with Italians and holidays? Having spen...What is it with Italians and holidays? Having spent the last few years steeped in the details of Columbus and the "discovery" of America (researching, writing, and promoting my book about what really happened), I'm baffled by the Italian American celebration of the event, because apart from the Admiral's birthplace, it didn't have one darn thing to do with Italians. The Spaniards were discoverers and bad guys rolled into one, and the only other Italian (on the second voyage) was a childhood friend of Columbus's and a real s.....g, no one to be proud of.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56690150639688118462014-03-20T02:26:29.151-04:002014-03-20T02:26:29.151-04:00I'm rolling on the floor in laughter, here!I'm rolling on the floor in laughter, here! Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63547614251602954552014-03-19T20:38:47.252-04:002014-03-19T20:38:47.252-04:00HaHa! Wonderful story!HaHa! Wonderful story!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73812137470126424042014-03-19T13:14:47.361-04:002014-03-19T13:14:47.361-04:00Thanks for making me laugh, Rob.Thanks for making me laugh, Rob.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211113589300842194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12438796693295064182014-03-19T11:00:27.178-04:002014-03-19T11:00:27.178-04:00Rob, another good one.Rob, another good one.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77544591096663547292014-03-19T10:07:09.447-04:002014-03-19T10:07:09.447-04:00Great Jersey story, Rob! Apropos of the Italian/I...Great Jersey story, Rob! Apropos of the Italian/Irish divide, it can be argued that St. Patrick was of Italian descent, as it's believed that he had Roman parents and they lived in what was then Roman-Britain territory. What is certain, is that he was not Irish. He converted the pagan Irish after having been kidnapped and enslaved by them. That'll teach'em.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55711775445125456982014-03-19T09:51:04.840-04:002014-03-19T09:51:04.840-04:00One thing I didn't make clear: Tim was not par...One thing I didn't make clear: Tim was not part of the St Luigi crowd in high school. In fact, he is Irish American.<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59049376948754913122014-03-19T09:45:19.056-04:002014-03-19T09:45:19.056-04:00Amen, Fran! Great story, Rob. Ah, the innocence,...Amen, Fran! Great story, Rob. Ah, the innocence, the innocence...Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22554917645757969712014-03-19T09:00:11.799-04:002014-03-19T09:00:11.799-04:00Cute story, Rob, and I know it's true because ...Cute story, Rob, and I know it's true because if it were fiction, Tim and the girl would have married each other. Happy one day late Saint Luigi's Day! Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com