Hong Kong calling. As an American journalist and Jersey born boy, I greatly enjoyed this piece! I was born in Jersey City (on Hudson Blvd, later changed to Kennedy Blvd), though grew up in rural Morris County. But also grew up hearing stories about Hoboken in the 1940s from my dad and his older sister, my Aunt Margie. Indeed, even as an …
Hong Kong calling. As an American journalist and Jersey born boy, I greatly enjoyed this piece! I was born in Jersey City (on Hudson Blvd, later changed to Kennedy Blvd), though grew up in rural Morris County. But also grew up hearing stories about Hoboken in the 1940s from my dad and his older sister, my Aunt Margie. Indeed, even as an old lady Margie's greatest claim to fame was that her best girlfriend's sister had actually met Blue Eyes. Whether this was just a few seconds to get an autograph or something more...enticing... we'll never know. Delighted that your grandmother's story turned out to be true. Bravo on the story, and all the obvious work you put into it. As a reporter who often covers intl politics, I'm a classic cynic, who believes in the old journalist adage: "If your mom tells you she loves you - check it out!" But I have to say that the people of my parent's generation rarely felt the need to make things up simply to promote themselves. Alas, that seems to rarely be the case with people today.
Thanks Chris, it's an old line that crusty editors tell their young investigative reporters. When I first heard it, it made me laugh out loud. And even after all these years, it still makes me smile.
B.B. king used to do a song: "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother", which was also the first line. The second line was, "But she might be jiving, too." That always got a big reaction out of his audiences when he would perform in prisons. His 'Live At San Quentin' album has a medley of songs that ends with that one, but it's listed as only NLMBMM. The full medley is my favorite track from everything he recorded his entire career.
Hong Kong calling. As an American journalist and Jersey born boy, I greatly enjoyed this piece! I was born in Jersey City (on Hudson Blvd, later changed to Kennedy Blvd), though grew up in rural Morris County. But also grew up hearing stories about Hoboken in the 1940s from my dad and his older sister, my Aunt Margie. Indeed, even as an old lady Margie's greatest claim to fame was that her best girlfriend's sister had actually met Blue Eyes. Whether this was just a few seconds to get an autograph or something more...enticing... we'll never know. Delighted that your grandmother's story turned out to be true. Bravo on the story, and all the obvious work you put into it. As a reporter who often covers intl politics, I'm a classic cynic, who believes in the old journalist adage: "If your mom tells you she loves you - check it out!" But I have to say that the people of my parent's generation rarely felt the need to make things up simply to promote themselves. Alas, that seems to rarely be the case with people today.
“If you’re mom tells you she loves you — check it out” is a good line
Thanks Chris, it's an old line that crusty editors tell their young investigative reporters. When I first heard it, it made me laugh out loud. And even after all these years, it still makes me smile.
B.B. king used to do a song: "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother", which was also the first line. The second line was, "But she might be jiving, too." That always got a big reaction out of his audiences when he would perform in prisons. His 'Live At San Quentin' album has a medley of songs that ends with that one, but it's listed as only NLMBMM. The full medley is my favorite track from everything he recorded his entire career.
Never heard that song, will check it out. Tks! And happy to know that some musicians can be as cynical as reporters!