As Kukla, Fran and Ollie used to sing, “Here We Are Again.” The sixth edition of the reincarnated Weinberg House Organ is here for you to check out, based on your interest, convenience and necessity. ALL THAT JAZZ Two Saturday mornings ago, I had a mind-opening experience at the Museum of Science and Industry (“science … Continue reading June 2, 2014
Dear Friends: So far, so good. This is the fifth Weinberg House Organ/PY-O-MY Letter since it emerged from a 40-something year slumber in January. And I’m nowhere near running out of stuff to send you. Quite the contrary my ”House Organ Material” file runneth over. In a certain way, it reminds me of the time … Continue reading May 8, 2014
Dear Friends: Spring Training, 2014 Last month, I told you I’d write about our three days in Arizona for spring training. It was a glorious family occasion, nine of us converged from Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Indio in the California desert… a rare treat in many ways. As Bill Veeck was so fond of … Continue reading April 8, 2014
I LIKE IKE In the early House Organs, my dad used to write about things like President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address in January, 1961. It’s best known for his oft-quoted and prescient warning about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY But, no less significantly, Ike was also an early-warner about some other controversial … Continue reading February 5, 2014
INTRO: This is a revival After sending out a couple beta tests, I realized that I’m not “A Blog Writer,” in the 2014 sense of the term. What I’m doing now is much more akin to what my father, Louis Weinberg, Jr., wrote for the last 13 or so years of his life. He was … Continue reading January 1, 2014: Reviving Weinberg House Organ
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