I once drank a glass of Frank’s Red Hot for $20 when I was at Deerfield. It burned for a couple of minutes going down, but otherwise there were no ill effects. “Okay, that was ballsy,” said a dude named Rob-o who begrudgingly handed me my winnings, and only then after Professor Corkum threatened to cut off his nose if he didn’t. Then there...
It’s time for Jay’s Birthday celebrations once again, and this year’s festivities will be as much fun for you as for me. We’ll have golf and music – what else? Oh yeah, girls and suhi:) This year we’ll be reporting live from Forsgate, Union Vale, and Seize sur Vingt! See you all weekend with reports live from the Bacchinalia that...
It’s time for another edition of Jay’s Gear! This time it’s the crappy HP Pavilion that had the hard drive crash after six months. The Brian Symonds wedge works great, though, as always. Here’s some pics of the debris:) And… As for computers, I’m sticking with the Toshiba Satellite. They tend to last…as long as you...
Flippin’ Amtrak lost my alligator and American eagle during my trip up north…either that or some little girl has a couple new hand puppets, but I had to get replacements for my 3 and 5-woods. So I went with the tufted puffin and the bull. The tufted puffin has always been a favorite since I visited Bandon Dunes. I gave the old one to Britt for her bag...
MARCY, MY – So I’m going to go all Tony Korologos on everyone and review some more gear. Check out my bumpin’ new kicks. It’s the Adidas Adizero golf shoe, my first shoe since 1985 that hasn’t been a Foot Joy and hasn’t been a “wing tip” design. They are black, (the most important requirement), waterproof, (the 2nd most...
James Bond has Q Branch, I have the “Gadgeteers,” a core group of computer scientists and Internet experts that keep me up-to-date on the latest in technology. There’s University of Edinburgh grad Ian Clarke. He is to the computer sciences what Stephen Hawking was to physics, inventing one super-cool program after another, and hen aw-shucksing it...
FOREST HILLS, NY – There’s a new Mario dominating the food scene in New York City, so move over Mario Batali, you’ve got company at the top of the food chain. Meet Mario Savvas, restauranteur and bon vivant, and his Nick’s Bistro on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills is giving both Manhattan and Astoria a run for their drachmas. In Spanish...
Meet Steve Ciliberti. Steve is a two-time member of the Virginia Coomonwealth Potomac Cup golf team who routinely and resoundingly defeats players much better than him on paper. He’s also got some of the best pizza south of he Mason-Dixon line. Steve is the manager of the Reston, Virginia Ledo’s Pizza, a chain which has set itself aprt in the vastly...
Recently, my friend and Trinity College colleague Mona Mennan got to play National Golf Links of America in 60 degrees and sunshine. Mere days later, I got 44, windy and rain all day. It was a steady drizzle: cold, wet and blustery. If we hadn’t been at National Golf Links of America, Charles Blair Macdonald’s masterpiece next to Shinnecock Hills, my...
Brave Spirits: A Toast to the Troops with Every Glass From sea to shining sea, good-hearted Americans, from Bangor to Baja and from Seattle to Sarasota, still live by one simple code: honor God, love your family, and defend your country. Despite what the New York Times, Code Pink, and a small but overly vocal minority of protesters may say, most Americans are deeply...
Gadget lovers, rejoice! We have a tie for the Equipment Jazzy Award this year. Two products combined to shave several strokes off my handicap: one is a cerebral device which helps keep my tempo and the other is the best putter I’ve used since 1985. I vouch for both of them, so get on out there and go lower. Troy Puckett at Cayman Putters is renowned as the man...
I don’t know why it took 400 years for people to realize that musical rhythms could help groove a smooth golf swing, but this summer MP3 players have proven as lethal to a golfer’s arsenal as a good gap wedge. With scientific breakthroughs like rock drummer Mike Boyko’s Tempo In Motion and other sonic golf aids such as the one Vijay Singh has used...
Mike Boyko played drums in sold-out arenas and rock clubs around the World. He had a world-class resume for a musician: Two Skinnee J’s, Ram Jam’s Howie Blauvelt, John Waite and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. As a musician, Mike performed on the same bill as Outkast, Ludacris, Jurassic 5, Incubus and 311. As the drummer of the UK pop-rock band FAT, he toured...
Bella Alle! That’s what grateful ragazzi e bellisime say to Italian ex=pat and now proud American Alessandro Speroni for opening the Sole Luna Cafe in San Diego, California. Hungry U.S. Open patrons who love Italian food and cappucino should run not walk to his cafe on Ash Street in the downtown quarter, especially if they are fans Italy’s worlds champion...
Way to go Patricia Hannigan! The Golf Girl has her own challenge to the Team Challenge celebrity athletes: who’s the best dressed? I love it. Although I am supporting Team Hockey in the golf matches, my Spider-sense tells me Team Football might win…except for Michael Strahan. I think Michael might go a little over the top, but that’s just a...