The LuLac Edition #115, Dec. 21, 2006
PHOTO INDEX: HEARD OF AN ANGEL ON TOP OF A TREE? HERE'S ONE AT THE BOTTOM OF A TREE. FESTIVE!
COUNTDOWN TO
CHRISTMAS EDITION
UNDER YOUR TREE?
Well, sometimes you just get gift cards or cash. Or as the picture above indicates, something or someone non returnable. If you get some Christmas loot, here are some ideas on how to spend it. Keep in mind, these are personal Yonki favorites and I am not getting (damn!!!!) any renumeration for promoting these goods.
SANITARY BAKERY-This is one of my all time favorite places. The cookies, cakes, pies and breads are fresh, tasty and are way less expensive than other local bakeries. On Wednesday and Fridays, they feature the wonderful square cut pizza with that sweet sauce. Here's the link:
http://www.sanitarybakery.com/
MITCHELL & NESS-If you like old time sports, especially baseball and want to advertise just how old and out of date you really are, Mitchell and Ness has fine quality sports goods from the golden era. http://www.mitchellandness.com/default.aspx
POLO-Signature clothes that are stylish but steady. They'll outlive you. Everything from shoes to hats, top to bottom. http://www.polo.com/frontdoor/index.jsp?videoflash=false&flashversion=8
WOLFERMAN'S BAKERIES-See a pattern here? Anyway, this long standing catalogue business has huge signature English muffins and pastries that you can enjoy yourself or give as gifts to friends. The packaging is unique and you get your order fresh! http://www.wolfermans.com/
HERSHEYS-Forget Godiva and that San Francisco brand, Hersheys is the real deal. It'll melt in your mouth, your hands.........everywhere. It's the best. http://www.hersheygifts.com/HDG_Home.aspx?X=1&source=google&campaign=branded.
BARNES & NOBLE-Best selection of anything ever written. DVDs and Cds too.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?r=1&popup=0
MUSIC GENRE-Need a download? This is the place to find it.
http://www.musical-genre.com/eddie_rambeau.htm
DONNA KARAN-The pants and suits are overpriced, the cologne smells like bug spray but the ties and shirts are things of wonder. http://www.donnakaran.com/control/main
ESPN STORE-If you are a fan, you have to see this website. Baseball, NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL, minor league baseball, the ESPN shows and personalities, it's all a click away.
http://www.espnshop.com/home/default.cfm?SID=9062&cm_mmc=ESPN-_-Shop%20Link-_-null-_-null
THE FM KIRBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS-You can use that Christmas swag for some great shows upcoming in 2007. The Kirby is an intimate setting to see a superstar who will only be too glad to entertain you. http://www.kirbycenter.org/
CAFE PRESS-If you are a political junkie and want political junkie wear, from past candidates (Edwards, Clark, Kerry, Kucinich), heritage candidates who have passed on (want a Bobby Kennedy coffee mug?) to future candidates, (Hillary, Rudy, McCain, Obama, Conde, even dare we say it, Rendell!), this web site is definately for you. Here's that incredible, politically incorrect but very proper link: http://content.cafepress.com/newsletter/20061211_politics.html
Those are eleven sites you might want to visit to pamper yourself, reward yourself or just top off your Holiday season.
HOLIDAY SEASON?
STOP! IT'S CHRISTMAS!
That's the message former WARM Radio personality Harry West conveyed in a letter to the editor in a local newspaper. Here's what Harry had to say:
We’ve taken political correctness too far during ‘holidays’
Happy holiday! Holiday?
Whatever happened to the Christmas season? I see ads in the newspapers and hear spots on TV and radio talking about the holiday season. Hey! It’s Christmas! Why are some people afraid to wish a Merry Christmas?
We have a slew of holidays: Easter, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, even Martin Luther King Day, but only one Christmas. If I didn’t know better I would say the inquisition has invaded our shores to make sure we become politically correct and play down Christmas.
Enough is enough! I would like to take this golden opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Happy Kwanzaa. So sue me!
Harry West Kingston
CHRISTMAS SONGS
Here are my top 10 Christmas songs of all time. Note: they change every holiday season, but here's this year's list:
10. That Holiday Feeling Steve and Edie.
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas Fats Domino.
8. White Christmas...Darlene Love.
7. Merry Christmas Darling....Carpenters.
6. Hot Christmas......Squirrel Nut Zippers.
5. Dominick the Donkey....LouMonte.
4. Christmas Shoes.....Newsong.
3. Jingle Bell Rock......Bobby Helms
2. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree/Papa Noel...Brenda Lee
1. Hey Santa........Wilson Phillips.
posted by David Yonki @ 7:11 PM
11 comments
11 Comments:
what no caption under the pic?????
A gentleman needs to keep some secrets. Picture taken at Genetti's Ballroom in the late 90s. Those Asphalt and Blacktop girls do clean up nicely.
got any more pics of her??????????
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of this wonderful Blog Page which Dave Yonki takes so much time to keep up to date....Thanks to everyone and Happy Holidays..
Walter Griffith Jr
got any more pics of her??????????
I do, but unfortantely she's standing next to a short, fat, ugly little blog guy. When she got rid of that seeing eye dog, I never saw her again! GO FIGURE!!!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of this wonderful Blog Page which Dave Yonki takes so much time to keep up to date..
Walter, happy holidays to you and thank you for everything you do for our community. I appreciate your kind words too. Have a great holiday too.
My favorite Christmas Tune (Holiday Tune) comes from Honesdale Pa written by Dick (His last name escapes me at the moment) "Winter Wonderland". Did ya know it was local?
Pete Cassidy
No, I did not. The man's name was Richard "Dick" Smith who wrote the lyrics and was in fact from Honesdale. The music was penned by Felix Bernard.
To our readers, Pete researched a great piece on the death of Hank Williams Sr. which we will feature before the end of the year.
Happy holidays Pete!
FROM JOE LEONARDI:
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you all for your help and support in November's election.
Joe
Great fight this year Joe. There's a fat lady in the corner and as far as your political career is concerned, she hasn't finished singing just yet! Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Blog Buddy.
Dave, I hate to be the skunk at your holiday garden party with articles on favorite songs, ed ackermann's piece, the chick under the tree and all that. But did you see the money those commish's gave out today? I love the Kirby like you but $800,000 smakeroos? And that restaraunt, who's going to own that I wonder? The Library money, I'm okay with but what about this Hillside Farm crap? It occurred to me that a family who were original coal barons who got rich on the backs and sweat of miners, has more money than the baby Jesus hisself, is getting a half million smackeroos to fix up their farm? Who the hell goes to a farm to see people work? When I was a youngster, I worked in apple orchards and on farms and nobody came to watch me. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer but ain't we got fun? Not.
Merry Christmas Dave.
Nope, not being a skunk at all. In the interest of full disclosure, my wife works in the Luzerne County Library system. The money they get from anyone is matched money, dollar for dollar. I don't know about those other places, if the money is matched by private funds and donations. I'd require they (places like Hillside, the downtown building people who are new to asking for funds submit full audits) and open the books up before I gave them taxpayer dollars. I was a part time (1998-2000)and full time employee (2000-2002) employee of the infamous call center on South Main. That place was fully funded on taxpayer money and the companies who came in from out of town swore up and down they'd be here for the long haul. Well we know how that all worked out, didn't we? From the list I saw in the paper, you can certainly say it was quite a varied blend. Time will tell on how sound the investments were. It would be interesting to see which concerns had matching money and who did not. The call center owners sucked everything they could out of the government entities that jumpstarted their business. I hope that doesn't happen again. By the way, I will chronicle the life and times of that downtown call center in an upcoming novel called "Dial Up".
And your comments never spoil our party, just enhance it. Merry Christmas.
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