The Maroon Vol. 3… No. 36 Wednesday, May 4, 2023
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“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Lessons Learned From Athletes
Macky’s New York: The Tempest on Lexington Avenue
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Project Arrow: Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Mark Porro: A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
RHS Band Alumni: RHS Jazz Band & Big Band
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
RHS Class of 1968: 55th Reunion October 6-8, 2023
RHS Class of 1973: 50th Reunion, Oct 7 at the Hilton, Woodcliff Lake
RHS Class of 1993: 30th Reunion October 7, 2023
Observer
Lessons Learned From Athletes
Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the National Basketball Association, after being asked if he considered the past season a failure:
Do you get a promotion every year at your job? No, right? So every year, your work is a failure? No. Every year, you work towards something, which is a goal: It's to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, provide a house for them, or take care of your parents. It's not a failure, it's steps to success. There's always steps to it. Michael Jordan played for 15 years and won 6 championships. The other 9 years were a failure? That's what you're telling me.
There's no failure in sports. There's good days, bad days, some days you are able to be successful, some days you're not, some days it's your turn, some days it's not your turn. That's what sport's about. You don't always win, some other people are gonna win. And this year, someone else is gonna win. Simple as that.
So 50 years from 1971-2021 that we didn't win a championship, it was 50 years of failure? No it was not, there were steps to it, and we were able to win one, hopefully we can win another one.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
May 2, 2023 - Midtown east
The Tempest on Lexington Avenue
As I crossed Lexington Avenue on my way to meet my father and brothers for lunch...I saw an old friend...but the friend isn't the guy in the photo...it's an old arcade game called Tempest I was happily reminded of as I looked at the wet metal grates in the middle of the street.
This is a pure reflection shot on Con Edison metal plates on Lexington Avenue just south of 54th street looking north.
Time 1215pm
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
Woodside Avenue
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
R.I.P Coach Roger Sweeney
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
Project Arrow
Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Details To Follow In May 2023.
Mark Porro
A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
Arriving in bookstores everywhere on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2023.
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
M + A is a destination devoted to art, artists, artisans and design. We are inspired by art as it relates to design: the soul, the spark that ignites beautiful ideas. We are equally as motivated by craft traditions passed down from generations.
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
RHS Bands Alumni
RHS Jazz Band & Big Band
It's time for "Jazz in the Wood"! Please come join us on Sunday, May 21 at the Brick House Restaurant in Wyckoff as we continue celebrating the Ridgewood HS Band's 100th Anniversary with our annual jazz dinner-concert. This will be an awesome night featuring some of our esteemed alumni who are coming back to join us on the bandstand: Come hear Jared Gold ('98), Evan Cobb ('99), Max Caine ('17), Ben Saporito ('11), Griffin Fink ('18) and James Garde ('93) playing along with our Jazz Lab and Big Band.
Order your tickets at https://rhsbands.ludus.com/index.php
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
Here's the batch of rocks from the other day. I'm getting better at picking rocks that will polish up nice and make good pendants.
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
According to Wikipedia:
Kings Pond Park forms a forested greenway extending from just south of CR 87 Lake Ave at the Midland Park border to just north of Rock Rd at the Hawthorne/Passaic County border. Technically, Kings Pond Park is really two parks, Kings Pond Park, surrounding Kings Pond in north, and Gypsy Pond Park, encircling its namesake pond in the south. The main entrance to the park is on the east side of Lakeview Drive, but there are additional entrances, including a path running from the end of McKinley Place (off of nearby Mountain Ave). Another entrance is found along the Hawthorne border where an unmarked driveway enters the park from Rock Road, following the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.[1]
The main feature of the park is a nature trail which extends nearly a mile across the park's length. Other recreational opportunities primarily involve the park's two ponds and include ice skating in the winter[2] and fishing and canoeing in the summer. Additionally, a grassy field covers much of the west bank of Kings Pond along Lakeview Drive.
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
Ross & Kathy’s podcast: You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language.
RHS Class Reunions
Class of 1968: 55th Reunion, October 6-8, 2023
Class of 1973: 50th Reunion, Oct 7 at the Hilton, Woodcliff Lake
Class of 1993: 30th Reunion, October 7, 2023