Good 51º and another wispy cloudy morning. Weather predictions
for this week and part of next:
My friends who are vacationing over at the coast said last night it was
raining and foggy and they were bundled up and eating steamed clams and
barbecued oysters! Sigh. I'm sooooo pea green! I had the AC on here! The temp
got to 97º and it was still pretty humid!
5pm:
Not too much different in how it looks this morning!
Sunday Football...
Whoot whoot whoot!!! Too bad .. so sad Raider's fans! Not.
Monday Night Football tonight is Bears and Jets. Should be interesting!
I've got family and friends that like each team. Gonna be palm sweating!
Today would have been a very special friend's birthday. My pal
from way back in 1966, Jan Vargo. She unfortunately passed away in 2013. RIP
Jan. ♥ Her son Richie and my Kristen were the same age and played together.
Although Kristen walked at 13 months (average) but Richie walked at 9 months!
Kristen could not believe it and watched him with awe....
AND............. a friend from grammar school and high school,
John Berokoff is celebrating today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!! I hope you have a
GREAT day!
John at our grammar school, Sierra Park, 3rd grade. John back
row second from left.
12th grade... John middle row, 3rd from left.
John is now retired from teaching/coaching and enjoying his life with his
Tanya. Hey Wilsonites, say hi to John! You still got it, JB!!!
Historically this date...
1888 – The first issue of National
Geographic Magazine is published
... a magazine I have loved for
years!
1941 – World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews inVinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the
previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
.......... unbelievable. Such horrid
stats. Hitler should have died a painful and horrible death!
1975 – Sara Jane
Moore tries to assassinate U.S.
President Gerald
Ford, but is foiled
byOliver
Sipple.
1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. 47 passengers are killed.
And births this date
include...
1927 – Tommy
Lasorda, American
baseball manager
1959 – Tai
Babilonia, American
figure skater
1960 – Scott
Baio, American
actor
1961 – Bonnie
Hunt, American
actress
Tim Alden came over and we went down to the barn so he could
look at the two leather sewing machines Jerry had and a leather "stripper".....
it cuts leather into strips! Sheeesh. He's going to come back and pick them up.
Yes! He has a shop in Rogue River and he's on FB under Alden's School of Leather
Trades... makes boots (beautiful boots), belts, holsters, etc....
and he teaches leather working classes...
Dinner was reruns.
Here's a great easy recipe for pickled
radishes:
Easy as pie.
Cut and trim 2 bunches of radishes, cut into quarters (the small ones in half).
Put in Mason jar, add 2 T black peppercorns, 2 T mustard seed, 1 T kosher salt,
4 t sugar, 9-12 garlic cloves. Then fill almost to top with white vinegar and
top off with water. Shake up until sugar dissolves, and refrigerate two days
before eating.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
September 22nd
National Ice Cream Cone Day
In El Sereno we had a Currie's Mile High Ice Cream Cone parlor. This isn't
it, but close. On that corner of Huntington Dr and Eastern Ave now it looks like
this :0(
Another great place for ice cream was Leo's Ice Cream in Alhambra on Main
St. just east of Poplar Blvd. Couldn't find any photos. Darn.
The next best place was Fosselman's on Main St. Alhambra just west of where
Leo's was. Awesome ice cream. Still there!
For my 50th birthday my request was dinner at Lawry's Prime Rib in Beverly
Hills and dessert was ice cream at Fosselman's! We stood out front eating our
ice cream cones!
This was the first place Jelly Bellys were sold.
"David Klein sold the first Jelly Belly jelly beans in an ice cream parlor,
Fosselman's, in Alhambra,
California in 1976. The first
flavors were Very Cherry, Tangerine, Lemon, Green Apple, Grape Jelly, Licorice,
Root Beer, and Cream Soda. Total sales for the first seven-day period was $44.
The product was selling for $2 per pound, which was considered a very high price
at the time. Klein is no longer associated with this jelly bean and has his own
company which makes David's Signature Jelly Beans.
Jelly Belly jelly beans were a favorite of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who kept a
jar of them on his desk in the White House, Blair House and on Air Force One. Ronald Reagan also made them the first jelly
beans in outer space, sending them on the Shuttle Orbiter
Challenger during the STS-7 mission in 1983, as a surprise for the astronauts"
7 comments:
Jack Infranca: I remember the old Curries sign on Huntington Drive! Happy Birthday John Berokoff!
Adele C Easton-Graves: Happy Birthday John! Enjoy your day.
Linda Price: Like so many others back in the day, I had this huge crush on John. I remember Curries, Leo's and Fosselman's too. All so special
I spent MUCH time at the Curries across the street from Montebello Jr High. Wonderful icecream, fudge and candy, ate much of it during my art class! GloW
Football season began here too for my Gary, although he sometimes sleeps really well in his recliner while "watching" football. Love that man..!!!
I like that recipe for radishes, but no one else here eats them so I'd be eating all myself. Hhmmm - Yummo.
Mrs. Fosselman was my PE teacher at San Gabriel HS and I never realized that Jelly Belly's started there. We loved the ice-cream and got Jelly Belly's there, but never knew that was the big start. Love it..!!
Spent lots of time those days between Fosselman's and Farrell's on Rosemead Bl. Both had lots of great goodies to enjoy.
Reagan WAS the greatest President I believe and turned our country around in major positive ways. There will never be another Reagan, but I hold out hope we have another who is equally skilled and able to do so soon. (Rant over)
Glad to see Jerry's equipment go to good use by someone with such great talents.!! Every pair of boots or leather crafted will now have a bit of Jerry in it. Nice! Have a great week my friend.
Thank you all for your comments. Appreciated!!! And yes, Linda, a bunch of us had a crush on John B!!!
Vanette, did you also know that your PE teacher's son became a deputy? My daughter knows him.
Re the boots, that is a wonderful way to look at it being a part of Jerry. Thanks. xoxo
Thank you all for your comments. Appreciated!!! And yes, Linda, a bunch of us had a crush on John B!!!
Vanette, did you also know that your PE teacher's son became a deputy? My daughter knows him.
Re the boots, that is a wonderful way to look at it being a part of Jerry. Thanks. xoxo
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