She is an American, of Filipino origins. Her sister, graduated with my son, in '81, Neptune, HS. Not Japanese, at all! His wife, is from Neptune, also!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > He also said that boon boxes were a payback from the "Japs" for > Hiroshima. Mayor Kramer's wife is Japanese. It didn't go over well. > > > > > > I have a fun old Asbury story that mirrors this bicycle debate. > > > > Many years ago we had Mayor Frank Fiorentino, who is still one of > my > > favorite people in the world. Great guy. > > > > Remember when "boom boxes" first became popular? At a council > > meeting the Mayor complained that on the boardwalk he had a boom > box > > antenea take his glasses off his face. His solution: An ordinance > > outlawing boom boxes on the boardwalk and beach. > > > > Being a young whippersnapper interested in the politics of the > City, > > I thought I'd make a little presentation at the next council > meeting > > against the ordinance. > > > > I went and made a list of every "no" sign down the beach I could > > find: No dogs, no liquor, no skating (can't remember the rest, but > > there was 6 or 8 of them). > > > > At the meeting I said, "Look, you guys complain every meeting that > > all the vendors on the boardwalk are behind in rent. Yet all the > > fun stuff is outlawed keeping people away. Now if some family > comes > > to the beach and gets a $500.00 ticket (that was the price) for > > turning on a radio, they're never coming back either." > > > > I probably went too far when I argued: "If you old folks want peace > > and quiet go to the library, but let the rest of us listen to the > > radio on the beach." (2 of them were younger than I am now) > > > > The measure passed 5-0. > > > > I wonder if it is still on the books? > > > Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/