2020-03-14 14:56
The national emergency with the coronavirus has effectively closed almost all recreational activities. I was hoping to visit either the Museum of the City of New York or the New York H… Read More
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Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. For the last 23 years I have worked as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 28 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.
2020-03-12 20:56
Some very sad announcements have been made in the last 24 hours:Major League Baseball is suspendedThe National Basketball Association has suspended playThe National Hockey League has suspend… Read More
2020-03-11 21:04
Even though I am a big Mets fan I like to go to a few Yankee games every season. It is very convenient to buy tickets online, but there is usually a service charge of up to 25% per tic… Read More
2020-03-09 12:29
Poster from the July 2016 Concert at Forest HillsIt was nice to start the week by finding out that the Never Ending Tour will return to Forest Hills on July 8th. I read that the April… Read More
2020-03-08 01:54
Advertising on the internet worked as the Islanders stated there were no Ticketmaster fees on tickets purchased by March 9. I took advantage of that offer and bought tickets for today'… Read More
2020-03-05 13:54
And Gershon, 57, was given a little bit preview of some new materials Dylan had been engaged on: “He learn me some lyrics he was writing and he was all excited…,” she reca… Read More
2020-03-04 21:49
If you are interested, you may hear a minor hit recorded by Keith (real name James Keefer) in 1967. It only reached #79 on Billboard so only real oldies enthusiasts know about it.&nbs&helli…Read More
2020-03-02 22:05
A new exhibit called Countryside The Future opened last month at the Guggenheim Museum. Since I hadn't been there since last May, I thought it was time for a return visit. T… Read More
2020-02-29 15:17
If the 60s 70s show were on an internet radio station, I would have requested this last night Read More
2020-02-28 13:35
In October I bought a new laptop since my old one was running very slowly. Until very recently it was running just fine, but all of a sudden it just didn't boot up. Thankfully, I… Read More
2020-02-26 14:10
Last night Baseball Across America held a trivia night at Ainswoth Social, a sports bar and restaurant at 9th Avenue and 45th Street in Manhattan. This organization seeks to give… Read More
2020-02-24 21:53
This is the only Bob Dylan song when a commercial product is mentioned Read More
2020-02-23 02:42
Back in the Fall, I read in the Bob Dylan fanzine Isis that a documentary about the Band was going to be released. In November, it was shown once at a film festival in NYC, but fi… Read More
2020-02-21 21:55
I received an email from the Mets today stating that until Monday at midnight tickets can be purchased online without fees which add a substantial amount to the cost. I jumped at the o… Read More
2020-02-20 13:08
A group of 9 Bob Dylan enthusiasts met at NYU last night and saw the following Bob Dylan videos:Sweetheart Like You - seen above (1983)Heart of Mine (1981)Jokerman - seen on the David Letter… Read More
2020-02-18 14:23
Today, I received a post that on February 18, 2006, I joined Facebook. I remember joining after I attended a library seminar about using Facebook to connect with students. … Read More
2020-02-17 20:02
Every weekday morning WFUV poses a Question of the Day to its listeners. Today the listeners were asked to pick a Bob Dylan cover by a woman recording artist. This was done since… Read More
2020-02-15 13:41
Maybe it is not a random oldie as I am reading Infinitely Tuesday: An Autobiographic Riff by Mike Nesmith Read More
2020-02-13 22:02
In June 2018 I visited the International Center for Photography when it was located in the Bowery. Very recently it moved to a new location on Essex Street on the Lower East… Read More
2020-02-13 01:38
I have been a customer of Amazon.com since 1998 and have never had to return a product to them. In early December I bought a Kindle Fire for Lee. All of a sudden it failed to cha… Read More
2020-02-11 13:30
The article below was written by Mark Feinsand and was published on MLB.com. I think it is a terrible idea to expand the number of teams making the playoffs from 10 to 14. If it… Read More
2020-02-09 14:27
A new radio ritual is listening to Jack Sullivan's oldies show that is heard Monday nights from 9:30 to 11:00 on WESU at 88.1 FM from Wesleyan University in central Connecticut. Those… Read More
2020-02-07 13:00
I think SiriusXM 50s on 5 is the only place you'll hear this Doo Wop classic on the radio Read More
2020-02-04 22:25
Today Karen and I set out to visit the International Center of Photography Museum on the Lower East Side. We took the F train to Delancy Street and when we got to the museum we fo… Read More
2020-02-04 12:55
Rail service in and out of New York continues to be subject to significant delays. Midtown Direct service is diverted to Hoboken Terminal. Rail tickets/passes are being cross-honored by @PAT… Read More
2020-02-02 22:32
I first listened to WBGO in July 1992 just before my job interview at NJIT in Newark. I arrived a short time before my appointment and I sat in the campus center where they were p… Read More
2020-02-02 01:59
It is more than halfway through the hockey season and we went to our first game today at the Barclays Center. When I worked in Newark Karen and Lee would join me a few times ever… Read More
2020-01-29 13:28
Every year we like to take Lee to a Broadway show for his birthday on March 28. This year we decided to see Tina - The Tina Turner Musical. It is very convenient to buy theater t… Read More
2020-01-28 20:50
It was just reported that Harry Harrison has passed away at age 89. His New York radio history goes back to 1959:1959-68 WMCA 10AM - 1 PM1968-1979 - WABC - Morning Drive1980-2003 - WCB… Read More
2020-01-28 12:58
The New York City Bob Dylan Discussion Group will hold its second meeting on Wednesday Night February 19th from 6 PM – 8 PM at NYU. Lawrence Kaplan will bring a set of DVDs of a… Read More
2020-01-27 13:04
Today I am praying for Harry Harrison, his daughter Patti, and son Patrick as she asked for prayers on the Fans of Harry Harrison page on Facebook. She asked to respect their privacy… Read More
2020-01-26 02:04
For my readers who are not baseball fans, SABR is the Society for American Baseball Research. Like many professional societies, it is a national organization with local chapt… Read More
2020-01-24 02:47
Yours truly with Stew ThornleyI have been acquainted with Stew Thornley's baseball expertise from my activity in SABR. Stew lives in Minneapolis but is very familiar with the New York… Read More
2020-01-23 13:52
I received a notice that my driver's license was up for renewal. This, of course, necessitates a trip to the motor vehicle bureau. Fortunately, there is an office in College Point with… Read More
2020-01-22 13:24
At age 70 I am a senior citizen whether I like it or not. I am aware that older people are especially vulnerable to scams. I get tons of emails every day that I immediately delet… Read More
2020-01-20 13:50
Blowin' in the Wind is certainly an appropriate song for Martin Luther King Day. It has been covered numerous times over the decades, but I never heard the Dolly Parton version. I than… Read More
2020-01-19 02:09
Last September there was a Tribute and Retrospective of Pete Fornatale at the Library for Performing Arts of NYPL. It was announced that the archives of Pete Fornatale's interview… Read More
2020-01-16 22:22
Any job interview should be an honest exchange between the hiring manager(s) and the candidate. I obviously don't know what transpired when Carlos Beltran was interviewed by the Mets'… Read More
2020-01-14 13:11
The people at Marquis publications must really like me as they gave me a second award. This time they named me a top scientist. . I started out my career as a chemist which of co… Read More
2020-01-13 03:00
The Mets have made news this offseason by signing free-agent pitchers Rick Porcello, Michael Wacha, and former Yankee Dellin Betances. There still may be more moves made before spring… Read More
2020-01-11 21:30
Since professional basketball is so expensive and the Knicks are just terrible, we try to see a few St. Johns games each season at Madison Square Garden. For $40 we got seats in the up… Read More
2020-01-10 21:28
I am not going to San Francisco, but since I am reading about it, I am posting this song Read More
2020-01-08 14:09
Lincoln Mitchell signs a copy of his book at last night's meetingLincoln Mitchell is a political analyst, pundit, and writer based in New York City and San Francisco. He is also i… Read More
2020-01-06 13:17
I am looking forward to the Jeopardy matchup with Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings, and James Holzhauer. Ken has won the most games, James has the record for winnings in a game, while Brad ha… Read More
2020-01-05 02:11
I hadn't been to the National Museum of the American Indian in lower Manhattan for a year or so I thought it would be time for a return visit. This museum is part of the Smithsoni… Read More
2020-01-03 13:30
Things Have Changed was the first song that Dylan played on the Fall 2019 leg of the Never Ending Tour. Nothing in this world stays the same. It is always better for a person to… Read More
2020-01-01 13:27
This Newscast is from April 2, 1969Since the calendar flipped to 2020, I just thought back to the 20-20 news on WOR-FM in the late 1960s. They would play news 20 minutes before and 20… Read More
2019-12-30 02:12
I don't remember if I ever mentioned this here, but I have bachelor's and masters' degrees in chemistry. Throughout my career as a sci/tech librarian, I always admired and respected th… Read More
2019-12-28 17:20
Yesterday, radio personality Don Imus passed away at age 79. Within an hour I must have seen at least 100 announcements of his passing on Facebook. How many times must this be do… Read More
2019-12-26 22:01
Sculpture by Rachel FeinsteinThe clock actually worksI hadn't been to the Jewish Museum since April when I saw the exhibition about Leonard Cohen. Obviously exhibits at all museum… Read More
2019-12-25 13:00
There are so many Christmas songs out there, but this is the only secular song that I know that celebrates Chanukah Read More
2019-12-23 14:41
The Limbo Rock was a big hit for Chubby Checker in Fall 1962. It is still played at parties. I vaguely remembered a version of it where Chubby mentioned the WABC radio personalit… Read More
2019-12-22 03:00
It is hard to believe that it is now two years since I retired. I have not read the book whose cover is featured above, but I do believe in its premise that retirement is a journey.&nb&hell…Read More
2019-12-19 21:36
This was posted on Youtube in March 2017. I don't know the date or place of this performance Read More
2019-12-19 12:58
In April 2017 filmmaker Michael Moore predicted that Donald Trump would be impeached in an article in Vanity Fair magazine. However, he thought it would happen in his second term, but… Read More
2019-12-17 13:39
On most days I like to take a brisk walk in a park in Queens, but you can't do that on a rainy day. It is also an inconvenience to take a bus and subway into Manhattan to enjoy a cultu… Read More
2019-12-16 01:55
A Painting by Roy Lichtenstein seen today at the WhitneySince I was last at the Whitney in June to see the Biennial exhibit, I thought this would be a good time for a return visit as mo… Read More
2019-12-13 22:17
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down I felt that instead of reading today, I should look into my DVD collection and see a movie that I hadn't seen in a while. I chose The Last Walt… Read More
2019-12-09 22:50
I used to have a blog completely devoted to my commuting problems when I commuted from Queens to Newark. I stopped adding to this blog when I retired in December 2017. I no longe… Read More
2019-12-08 15:36
Empty Garden - Elton JohnAll Those Years Ago - George HarrisonHere Today - Paul McCartneyRoll on John - Bob Dylan Read More
2019-12-07 22:43
Since it is prohibitively expensive to go to professional basketball games at Madison Square Garden, we go to a few college games there every season. The Knicks are awful as their reco… Read More
2019-12-06 22:34
2019-12-05 22:29
I usually don't comment on politics, but here goes. During a common criminal trial, the judge asks prospective jurors if they can be objective. Jurors must hear both sides of the… Read More
2019-12-03 21:57
Selfie of Your Truly at today's luncheonThere have been yearly Meet and Greets of oldies enthusiasts for many years as documented in this journal. For the first time to my knowledge, t… Read More
2019-12-02 02:46
View from my nosebleed section seatThis was the first sporting event that we have attended since the end of the baseball season. Professional basketball and hockey tickets are very exp… Read More
2019-11-29 22:04
A #2 Train as a RedbirdAccording to my records documented in this journal I last visited the New York Transit Museum was on November 11, 2018. When Lee heard that there is a new e… Read More
2019-11-27 22:20
The photo above is of New York Penn Station today as people try to get trains out of the city. Even on a normal day, it is very crowded. It never had the capacity to handle the v… Read More
2019-11-26 02:33
Today, I started a Facebook group for WMCA when it was a top 40 station in the 1960s In the first 13 hours 56 people have already joined. The station was at 570 on the AM dial wi… Read More
2019-11-24 13:50
As soon as the Beacon Theater shows were announced, I purchased tickets for the first of 10 shows. If I remember correctly, this is the third November in a row that he was at the Beaco… Read More
2019-11-23 16:15
Friday nights have not been the same over the past several weeks since The 60s 70s Show has been on hiatus. There was an unfortunate disagreement between Bob Radil and the owner of the… Read More
2019-11-20 02:19
Moe Resner Moe is a baseball historian familiar with the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. He was at the Polo Grounds on September 29, 1957, to see the Giants' last home game ther… Read More
2019-11-18 22:22
In 2000 I organized a Special Interest Group (SIG) of Science and Medical Librarians through the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). I conducted about 50 professional meetin… Read More
2019-11-17 01:44
A Picasso at MOMAThe Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) was closed for several months for expansion and renovation. It re-opened a few weeks ago, so we thought this was a good time to revisit… Read More
2019-11-15 13:24
Here is a photo of Lee wearing the t-shirt he got during our vacation to Seattle this past summer. For some strange reason, he really likes Andy Rooney since we watched him for many ye… Read More
2019-11-13 22:13
It was an unusually cold day for November and the last thing I wanted to do is sit home. I am indexing articles for the SABR Biography Project and found a biography of Harry Coyle… Read More
2019-11-12 13:46
Pete Alonso easily won the 2019 National League Rookie of the Year Award after setting the rookie record for hitting 53 home runs. He is now the 6th Met to win this award:Tom Seaver (1… Read More
2019-11-10 02:13
Big Jay Sorensen spoke to the gathering todayToday's oldies meet and greet brought some surprises. Jeff Scheckner and I announced the event on Facebook and Oldies Message Board. … Read More
2019-11-08 13:52
First of all, I thank Sal Fallica for arranging a conference room at NYU for this meeting.Whenever I have announced a meeting on Facebook it is inevitable that people just don't show up.&nbs&hell…Read More
2019-11-04 22:01
Duke Ellington's piano on display at the MuseumI have listened to jazz radio station WBGO for years. Recently I heard a mention of the National Jazz Museum of Harlem so I tho… Read More
2019-11-03 18:02
You absolutely must see this video Read More
2019-11-01 21:14
I didn't have to run to Alexanders' record department today to get this new release. I just had to wait for the UPS delivery of the last volume of Dylan's Bootleg Series. There h… Read More
2019-11-01 20:59
When the Mets hired Mickey Callaway two years ago there was a concern that he had no managerial experience. Even though the team improved to a record of 86-76 is the second season he w… Read More
2019-10-30 12:22
The Never-Ending Tour continues. Dates have been set for Japan in April 2020. Anyway, early this month the tour resumed on the west coast featuring a new version of Not Dark Yet… Read More
2019-10-28 12:33
Every year Rewound Radio polls its listeners to compile a list of the most popular oldies of all time. The compilers who include Mike Riccio and the "Survey Guys" who are very ent… Read More
2019-10-26 21:36
View from the roof of my apartment buildingThey are installing a new elevator in my building which means that there is no elevator until about December 15th. Since I am on the 5th floo… Read More
2019-10-24 13:13
When I retired in December 2017 people asked me to keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. This is easier to do in this era of email and social networking. Years ago people ha… Read More
2019-10-22 21:41
One of the exhibits at the Museum of the City of New York demonstrated photographs of Frederick W. McDarrah in the Village Voice. I never read that newspaper regularly throughout… Read More
2019-10-21 20:41
For many years I maintained an individual retirement account at my local savings bank. Most of my retirement savings are in TIAA, so this is a supplement. At age 70 1/2 one must… Read More
2019-10-19 23:40
I last visited this museum this past February to see there the exhibit about Jackie Robinson. In 8 months time were some new exhibits installed so I thought it was time for a retu… Read More
2019-10-19 15:13
I received an email some time ago from Marquis Who’s Who publications asking for revisions for my biography as I was listed in a few of their directories. I mentioned that I reti… Read More
2019-10-18 12:25
I'd like to thank the numerous students, faculty, and staff whom I served throughout my career as a science/engineering librarian. I would also like to thank Selenay Aytac of LIU Post… Read More
2019-10-16 13:02
The most important is that on October 16, 1983, I married Karen and the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation. The photo above was taken at last year's Oldies Meet and Greet. It… Read More
2019-10-15 12:07
I think I have seen this commercial for Rocket Mortgage too many times especially since it is shown on Major League Baseball telecasts of the post-season. Most viewers likely don't kno… Read More
2019-10-13 23:08
Yours truly with the Cuz at the WABC Cruise in June 2007composHe has been on the radio for about 60 years and keeps on going on SiriusXM 60s on 6 Wednesday and Saturday evenings. He so… Read More
2019-10-12 23:41
This time, a book in the library led to our seeing a movie. I was in the local branch of the Queens Library and perused the shelf of new books and found:Laurie, G., & Terrill, M. (… Read More
2019-10-07 20:42
All but one were home runs Read More
2019-10-06 15:10
It is nice to have a concert venue in the neighborhood as we can walk to Flushing Town Hall in less than 15 minutes. Also, the events are very reasonably priced. Antonio Hart pla… Read More
2019-10-05 16:12
For many years I have listened to the 60s 70s show hosted by Bob Radil. At first, it was heard on WNHU, a college station in New Haven, Ct. on Fridays from 6 PM – 10 PM. After th… Read More
2019-10-03 11:54
There will be a gathering of Bob Dylan enthusiasts held on Thursday Night November 7 at 6 PM on the NYU campus, Room 712 of the East Building, 239 Greene Street, Manhattan. Please brin… Read More
2019-10-01 21:13
My iPhone 8 that I bought about a year ago with IOS 11.4 has run well. Every time I turn my head Apple is offering a new operating system. They all offer enhancements that are in… Read More
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