“Those” Bleep!
Last week the Canandaigua Daily Messenger newspaper, where I worked almost 10 years after my stroke, published a headline regarding the Canandaigua School District “huddling” about what to do with Evans Field.
Evans Field is where Canandaigua Academy (high-school) plays all its football games.
It’s not a part of Canandaigua Academy’s facilities, I suppose because originally Canandaigua Academy was in another building in Canandaigua.
Evans Field has become an institution. Playing CA football games there is a tradition.
But Evans Field is old and in need of improvement.
Since it’s not attached to the high-school, getting state funds to improve it is difficult.
“‘District to huddle on Evans Field,’ eh?” I said. “That sounds like my old buddy Kevin Frisch (“Frish”), the current Managing Editor of the Messenger.”
I sent him an e-mail: “RE: ‘District to huddle on Evans Field.....’ —You’re baaaack!” I said.
He had been away, vacation perhaps.
“Wait until you see today’s headline,” Kevin responded.
“Hail Mary for Evans Field,” it blared.
That night I watched the local TV news, Channel 13.
“Hail Mary for Evans Field,” they said.
“They stole your headline,” I fired off to Frisch.
“Those” Bleep! he responded.
“Not the first time,” I responded back.
When I worked at the Mighty Mezz our Police Reporter, who was really good, would research a story, publish it, and Channel 13 would steal it, presenting it as if they had done the story.
“Those” Bleep! Kevin said again.
I would have said “goofballs,” but Kevin’s description was appropriate.
I really like Channel 13.
Their head anchor is the same age as us.
He balances the younger ones who don’t have his broadcasting experience.
And he’s pleasant about it. He doesn’t ruffle feathers.
He’s not the Simon Legree Spiderman is battling.
He’s become a father-figure.
But they’re always doing that; stealing from the Messenger.
• I had a stroke October 26, 1993, retired on disability from my previous job driving transit bus for Regional Transit Service in Rochester, and thereafter went to work for the Messenger Newspaper in Canandaigua. (“Canandaigua” [“cannon-DAY-gwuh”] is a small city, southeast of Rochester, to the east nearby where we live in Western NY. The city is also within a rural town called “Canandaigua.” The name is Indian, and means “Chosen Spot.” It’s about 15 miles away. —We live in the small rural town of West Bloomfield in Western NY, also southeast of Rochester.)
• The “Mighty Mezz” is the Canandaigua Daily-Messenger newspaper, from where I retired over four years ago. Best job I ever had.
• “Channel 13” is one of three local TV channels in the Rochester area; ABC. —The others are Channel 10 (NBC) and Channel 8 (CBS). I think Fox has one too; which makes four. Public television has one too; that makes five.
• “Us” is me and my wife of almost 43 years, “Linda.” (We are both 66.)
Evans Field is where Canandaigua Academy (high-school) plays all its football games.
It’s not a part of Canandaigua Academy’s facilities, I suppose because originally Canandaigua Academy was in another building in Canandaigua.
Evans Field has become an institution. Playing CA football games there is a tradition.
But Evans Field is old and in need of improvement.
Since it’s not attached to the high-school, getting state funds to improve it is difficult.
“‘District to huddle on Evans Field,’ eh?” I said. “That sounds like my old buddy Kevin Frisch (“Frish”), the current Managing Editor of the Messenger.”
I sent him an e-mail: “RE: ‘District to huddle on Evans Field.....’ —You’re baaaack!” I said.
He had been away, vacation perhaps.
“Wait until you see today’s headline,” Kevin responded.
“Hail Mary for Evans Field,” it blared.
That night I watched the local TV news, Channel 13.
“Hail Mary for Evans Field,” they said.
“They stole your headline,” I fired off to Frisch.
“Those” Bleep! he responded.
“Not the first time,” I responded back.
When I worked at the Mighty Mezz our Police Reporter, who was really good, would research a story, publish it, and Channel 13 would steal it, presenting it as if they had done the story.
“Those” Bleep! Kevin said again.
I would have said “goofballs,” but Kevin’s description was appropriate.
I really like Channel 13.
Their head anchor is the same age as us.
He balances the younger ones who don’t have his broadcasting experience.
And he’s pleasant about it. He doesn’t ruffle feathers.
He’s not the Simon Legree Spiderman is battling.
He’s become a father-figure.
But they’re always doing that; stealing from the Messenger.
• I had a stroke October 26, 1993, retired on disability from my previous job driving transit bus for Regional Transit Service in Rochester, and thereafter went to work for the Messenger Newspaper in Canandaigua. (“Canandaigua” [“cannon-DAY-gwuh”] is a small city, southeast of Rochester, to the east nearby where we live in Western NY. The city is also within a rural town called “Canandaigua.” The name is Indian, and means “Chosen Spot.” It’s about 15 miles away. —We live in the small rural town of West Bloomfield in Western NY, also southeast of Rochester.)
• The “Mighty Mezz” is the Canandaigua Daily-Messenger newspaper, from where I retired over four years ago. Best job I ever had.
• “Channel 13” is one of three local TV channels in the Rochester area; ABC. —The others are Channel 10 (NBC) and Channel 8 (CBS). I think Fox has one too; which makes four. Public television has one too; that makes five.
• “Us” is me and my wife of almost 43 years, “Linda.” (We are both 66.)
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