The Writer's Life 11/15 - 70's+

Phil Mushnick has been writing a column on sports media for years. Although he has defined himself as a liberal several times through the years, he does not adhere to political correctness and is frequently critical of leftist phonies. He makes the same points over and over, although excellent they become tedious. In his piece in today's NY Post, he broke new ground. Here's an excerpt: "I’ve been skeptical of college protesters beginning when I was one. By 1972, I was all in — long hair, pea coat, peace buttons. I wore the uniform, sang the songs. And knew I was right. Then, as per a history class, I researched the Korean War to find that there was big problem in the peace process: At least 100,000 North Korean and Red Chinese POWs didn’t want repatriation. All they knew of the rest of the world were internment camps, yet they knew they didn’t want to be returned to their Communist-ruled homelands." Awesome, sir.

Larry Getlen devotes an article to Burt Reynolds' new book, But Enough about Me. The former world top box office star five years running in the 70's dishes dirt on the celebrities with whom he has crossed paths, including ex-wife Loni Anderson. He apologizes to anyone who may have met him then, as he admits he was a jerk. Gossip lovers should eat it up. He co-wrote it with John Winokur. Available in hardcover, it lists at $27.95 at Amazon. The Kindle version is a disgraceful $13.99.

Kudos to Navy triple-option QB Keenan Reynolds, who scored four touchdowns yesterday in a rout of SMU. He broke the all-time NCAA division one record for rushing TDs, which was previously 77, set by Wisconsin's Monte Ball a few years ago. Reynolds now has 81, and will probably add to that total, as the team has three games remaining in the regular season, and a bowl game. Navy is 8-1, ranked 22nd in last week's poll. Anchors aweigh.

It looked like the floating book shop would be in for great luck when a parking spot was vacated as soon as I pulled up to John Jay H.S.. Alas, the session was a whole lot of nothing. My thanks to the gentleman who bought two large soft cover works of fiction. A paragon of patience, he took a long look at the books despite holding a pizza box and being pawed and pulled by his adolescent daughters. I was sure he would walk away without making a purchase... Barnes and Noble appeared to be having a great day. Less than two blocks away, scores of people passed carrying bags laden with wares.

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