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Post by timholycross on Aug 5, 2023 18:23:21 GMT -5
Herman Munster (actor Fred Gwynne who gave great performances from "Car 54 where are you" to " My Cousin Vinny") had a grandfather from County Tyrone in Ireland and was 6'6" but was a cartoonist for the Harvard Lampoon and acted in Hasty Pudding shows instead of playing BB at Harvard. He served on a submarine chaser ship in WW2 and went to Harvard on the GI Bill of Rights. Any time I see the nickname Utes, I think of that movie and the judge's reaction! "What'd you say???"
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 5, 2023 19:02:40 GMT -5
Herman Munster (actor Fred Gwynne who gave great performances from "Car 54 where are you" to " My Cousin Vinny") had a grandfather from County Tyrone in Ireland and was 6'6" but was a cartoonist for the Harvard Lampoon and acted in Hasty Pudding shows instead of playing BB at Harvard. He served on a submarine chaser ship in WW2 and went to Harvard on the GI Bill of Rights. Any time I see the nickname Utes, I think of that movie and the judge's reaction! "What'd you say???" Your man George Costanza dated Marisa Tomei, unfortunately while he was engaged.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 5, 2023 19:56:34 GMT -5
“My Cousin Vinny” one of the all time great comedies which blew up so many stereotypes.
And the Long Island “Karate Kid” really had a minor role as Pesci, Tomei and Gwynn made that movie.
It’s one that I can watch over and over and still enjoy.
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Post by HC13 on Aug 6, 2023 20:04:50 GMT -5
www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/rising-basketball-star-bronagh-power-cassidy-brings-her-american-dream-home/a874595602.htmlRising basketball star Bronagh Power-Cassidy brings her American dream home Barry Lennon Yesterday at 05:29 Rising star Bronagh Power-Cassidy returned home to Dublin with her American college side Holy Cross to spread the good word about US basketball last week. The 22-year-old may have been preaching to the converted by playing an Ireland women's side and giving a basketball clinic in Galway during her return, but not all have been convinced by the American dream. Her positive experience in Massachusetts contrasts starkly with other Irish players who have struggled with the highly competitive US collegiate system. Ireland international Claire Melia cut short her time in St Joseph's University in Philadelphia, admitting later that she “just hated seeing friends being upset over the game.” While Power-Cassidy's time Stateside has been much better, she understands the pressure that can come with high-level college sport in a country of 330 million people. “I think the overall culture can be intense in that you're up every day and you're going to your classes,” she says. “You might not have much of a break because you might have to go straight to practice and then recovery, but I like the structure and the organization of it all.” The Coolock woman describes Holy Cross as “home away from home,” which is helped by her older sister Saoirse living 30 minutes away from the college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Saoirse now works as a chemical engineer there but she paved the path to the States for Bronagh, having originally moved there to play collegiate basketball herself. “She helped me with so much, even just small things like setting up a bank account and getting my phone. That made everything much smoother,” Bronagh adds. “I can't say enough about her and she is also our team's biggest supporter.” Saoirse's influence spreads to the court as well. “She comes to all the games and she is basically another coach for me. She texts me all her thoughts and updates during the game so I can see them after.” Holy Cross has gone to great lengths to make Bronagh feel at home – in her case bringing her and her team-mates the 4,800km back to the Old Sod last week. And although staging similar games are standard practice in the US, the jaunt across the Atlantic took the Dubliner by surprise. “They usually try and get a home game for all the players (at Holy Cross), so say if you're from New York, we'll play a team in New York,” she says. “I thought that's out of the picture for me as Ireland is a bit of a stretch, but they surprised me at a training session midway through the year. “They played this video of my parents saying the whole team would be coming to Ireland. “My parents have a stronger accent than I do, so my team-mates couldn't tell what they were saying but it was stil so exciting.” Dad Brendan and mum Emer have since hosted the Holy Cross team at their Dublin home when they touched down in the capital. Such sensitivity to home comforts has reaped reward for the college as they advanced to the NCAA Division 1 competition after winning New England's Patriot League last season. Bronagh won the tournament's MVP. They have continued to impress here and ran Ireland close, losing by just 66-59 last Saturday in Dublin before beating club side Brunell 84-66 in Cork on Tuesday. Power-Cassidy hopes this good form and the good times can keep rolling. “I think we lost one girl who has graduated but other than that we have we have a full team and the new girls coming in are really good. So it puts us in a good position for next season.”
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Post by hchoops on Aug 6, 2023 20:37:11 GMT -5
Great find, 13 Thanks.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 7, 2023 0:42:05 GMT -5
We will have a good "side" this year. Two experienced and effective coaches moved on in addition to Addison Cross but three seniors return.
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Post by timholycross on Aug 7, 2023 10:50:58 GMT -5
We will have a good "side" this year. Two experienced and effective coaches moved on in addition to Addison Cross but three seniors return. Expecting the HC "side" to get lots of "results" this year.
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Post by Chu Chu on Aug 7, 2023 10:54:44 GMT -5
Looks like the ladies got to see many of the same sights as my Irish tour (C.I.E. Tours - highly recommended!). Now, let's see if they now all have the "gift of gab" having kissed the Blarney Stone. Until I did, I was a shy, introverted guy. Really, really happy for Bronagh Power-Cassidy. I also now enjoy "the gift of the gab" after kissing the Blarney Stone! It was magical. We waited for two hours outside in the rain, then snaked our way up the stairs to the top of the tower, only to have our ankles held by a person wanting a tip as we had to lean out over the edge and kiss a slimy stone. For some unfathomable reason, it was a lot of fun. Everyone was in a great mood, and we met people from all over the world.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 7, 2023 11:12:20 GMT -5
Chu, excellent example of the gift.
You took what anyone who has not experienced this would think “what a gross thing to do and waste of valuable time” and made it sound like fun. (It was! Despite finding out later what they do to the stone after the tourists are gone. Think of the expression “tapping a kidney”).
Now, if you want to be disappointed, consider Plymouth Rock, which until I went and saw it, just assumed it would be something as impressive as the Rock of Gibraltar. 😂
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 7, 2023 11:15:53 GMT -5
Chu, excellent example of the gift. You took what anyone who has not experienced this would think “what a gross thing to do and waste of valuable time” and made it sound like fun. (It was! Despite finding out later what they do to the stone after the tourists are gone. Think of the expression “tapping a kidney”). Now, if you want to be disappointed, consider Plymouth Rock, which until I went and saw it, just assumed it would be something as impressive as the Rock of Gibraltar. 😂 That's because for centuries everyone chipped off a "piece of the rock." Even Prudential Insurance.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 7, 2023 11:56:30 GMT -5
I once read an article about the most overrated tourist attractions. Plymouth Rock was #1. I don't disagree.
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Post by hchoops on Aug 7, 2023 11:57:44 GMT -5
IMO Blarney castle is overrated
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 7, 2023 12:12:59 GMT -5
IMO Blarney castle is overrated I agree. When I was in Ireland in June I crossed it off our list of things to do.
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Post by lou on Aug 7, 2023 12:48:38 GMT -5
We went up. Settled for a photo of the ankle guy
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Post by HC13 on Aug 7, 2023 12:51:06 GMT -5
I will say, on my first trip to Ireland in the mid-70s with two HC classmates, we stopped there fairly early in the day and had the place nearly to ourselves and had a great time with the staff, mostly college students or recent grads themselves. However as we were prepare to leave, up pulled a bus load of older American tourists, form the Mid-West if memory serves. Got my first impression of the concept of "ugly Americans." A little too loud & demanding in my book. Colored to this day my personal behavior on any trip, whether in the US or overseas. I try to be aware of what's going on with the staff & locals to avoid rudeness.
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 7, 2023 14:15:40 GMT -5
That is a worthwhile goal. My impression of "ugly" Americans was when in Italy I saw so many simply put a vowel on the end of an English word and raise their voice to try to communicate. It typically did not go well for them - even with Italians who actually understood English.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Aug 7, 2023 15:50:24 GMT -5
Recently my family has decided to watch TV programs from the 1950’s and 1960’s found on You Tube and other platforms as a study in cultural hegemony. While watching the typical Cowboy Type Westerns, which was the popular genre at that time, I am appalled at the overwhelming theme was greed, violence and corruption and lack of respect of mankind. Watching many of the same programs that I once watch as a child, I have a different perspective now than I did then.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 7, 2023 15:54:23 GMT -5
Recently my family has decided to watch TV programs from the 1950’s and 1960’s found on You Tube and other platforms as a study in cultural hegemony. While watching the typical Cowboy Type Westerns, which was the popular genre at that time, I am appalled at the overwhelming theme was greed, violence and corruption and lack of respect of mankind. Watching many of the same programs that I once watch as a child, I have a different perspective now than I did then. Of course, those themes still thrive. Have you seen Succession?
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Post by timholycross on Aug 8, 2023 12:18:42 GMT -5
Recently my family has decided to watch TV programs from the 1950’s and 1960’s found on You Tube and other platforms as a study in cultural hegemony. While watching the typical Cowboy Type Westerns, which was the popular genre at that time, I am appalled at the overwhelming theme was greed, violence and corruption and lack of respect of mankind. Watching many of the same programs that I once watch as a child, I have a different perspective now than I did then. Of course, those themes still thrive. Have you seen Succession? ...and the bad guys win more often these days than in the past.
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Post by HC13 on Aug 10, 2023 18:31:29 GMT -5
www.telegram.com/story/sports/college/2023/08/09/holy-cross-womens-basketball-savors-power-cassidys-homecoming-trip-to-ireland/70557949007/That was so special': Crusaders savor Bronagh Power-Cassidy's homecoming trip to Ireland
Jennifer Toland
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
During the Holy Cross women’s basketball team’s recent eight-day trip to Ireland, the Crusaders visited three cities, played two games, toured Bunratty Castle, took photos at the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher and kissed the Blarney Stone, but the consensus highlight of the sojourn was dinner at senior guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy’s Dublin home. Her parents, Brendan and Emer, served beef stew, mashed potatoes and a side of corned beef — “My mom thought people might be expecting that,” Power-Cassidy said with a laugh — and the back-garden gathering began an extraordinary experience for HC’s players, coaches and their families, and especially for Power-Cassidy, who was a first-class host and enlightening, unofficial tour guide. “For Bronagh to have a homecoming trip,” junior forward Lindsay Berger said, “that was so special, and I was so proud to be part of it.” When Maureen Magarity became coach at Holy Cross in 2020, one of her goals was to take a team on a European tour. This trip was about a year in the making. “One thing led to another,” Magarity said, “and we’re so grateful to the gracious donors who stepped up. How lucky are we? It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and just being back for Bronagh was a highlight for me.” Power-Cassidy, who was the U19 Senior Girls Schools All-Ireland Player of the Year in 2019, was a NEPSAC Class A all-star during her one season at Marianapolis Prep in Thompson, Connecticut. She averaged a team-high 13.6 points per game last season and helped lead Holy Cross to the Patriot League Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. Over the last four years, Power-Cassidy has spent most of her Christmas, spring and summer breaks at the homes of teammates Cara McCormack, in New York, and Grace Munt, in New Jersey. “I’ve been so fortunate everybody on the team and everyone’s families have been so welcoming to me during my years at Holy Cross,” Power-Cassidy said. “It was nice they could finally come to my house and be welcomed by my family. It was so amazing.” While in Ireland, the Crusaders played competitive games against the Irish National Team and a Cork club team. Among the players on the Irish National Team that beat HC was 6-foot-5 post Gandy Malou-Mamel, a 2025 UConn commit and the Huskies' first recruit from Ireland. “Sometimes the summer session is a little challenging because you’re grinding away for a couple weeks,” McCormack said. “This was more rewarding because we got to play a game (at the end of summer session), and it kind of shows us where we’re heading for the season, and it was really fun to get on the court. It was a good opportunity to play with the freshmen and jell as a team. It was really fun.” As a youngster, Power-Cassidy made her first 3-pointer in the gym where HC and the Irish National Team played. Power-Cassidy scored 25 points in HC’s win over Cork. HC mixed lineups and matchups, and, with a 24-second shot clock (as opposed to 30 in the states), played a more uptempo offense. “It was great for us,” Magarity said, “to see where we’re at, and some of our younger players had the opportunity to play more. It was great playing at a high level, too. It was fun to watch that.” Holy Cross graduated one player, Addisyn Cross, its best defender, from last year’s title team, and added three freshmen. Candice Green and Paige Corkins joined the staff as assistant coaches, and Ryan Weise as director of operations. “It was everyone’s first road game,” Berger said. “Everyone played and played well, and a lot of our new talent played great. We were together for eight days in a row, but it was not our usual trip to Lehigh or Lafayette. We were experiencing something new, together. It was amazing.” HC’s travel party numbered about 40 and included parents, grandparents, Magarity’s family and Power-Cassidy’s sister, Saoirse, who played basketball at UMass-Lowell and works in the states. The group saw St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and Blarney Castle, learned about hurling and Gaelic football, and the team put on a youth clinic in Galway. “As a team, we spend so much time together,” Power-Cassidy said, “but never an opportunity like this. You bond on another level because you’re making lifelong memories. This was an unforgettable experience for me, and I hope to say the same about the rest of the team. Basketball-wise, it was a good way to end the summer having two competitive games, and that sets us up moving forward.” —Contact Jennifer Toland at jennifer.toland@telegram.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @jentolandtg.
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Post by alum on Aug 11, 2023 9:08:17 GMT -5
I will say, on my first trip to Ireland in the mid-70s with two HC classmates, we stopped there fairly early in the day and had the place nearly to ourselves and had a great time with the staff, mostly college students or recent grads themselves. However as we were prepare to leave, up pulled a bus load of older American tourists, form the Mid-West if memory serves. Got my first impression of the concept of "ugly Americans." A little too loud & demanding in my book. Colored to this day my personal behavior on any trip, whether in the US or overseas. I try to be aware of what's going on with the staff & locals to avoid rudeness. We went to Ireland on our honeymoon a few decades ago. I agree that Blarney Castle was underwhelming but we still have the sweaters we bought next door at Blarney Woolen Mills. We also went on a tour at the Waterford Crystal factory. A busload of Americans (New Yorkers IIRC) were there while we were. After watching a video of how perfection was required of each piece, a woman on the bus tour asked if there was a place where she could buy "seconds." Ugly, indeed.
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 11, 2023 9:14:36 GMT -5
There is such a place where Fisherman Knit second rate sweaters can be bought...Italy (where many are made).
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 11, 2023 9:21:44 GMT -5
I will say, on my first trip to Ireland in the mid-70s with two HC classmates, we stopped there fairly early in the day and had the place nearly to ourselves and had a great time with the staff, mostly college students or recent grads themselves. However as we were prepare to leave, up pulled a bus load of older American tourists, form the Mid-West if memory serves. Got my first impression of the concept of "ugly Americans." A little too loud & demanding in my book. Colored to this day my personal behavior on any trip, whether in the US or overseas. I try to be aware of what's going on with the staff & locals to avoid rudeness. We went to Ireland on our honeymoon a few decades ago. I agree that Blarney Castle was underwhelming but we still have the sweaters we bought next door at Blarney Woolen Mills. We also went on a tour at the Waterford Crystal factory. A busload of Americans (New Yorkers IIRC) were there while we were. After watching a video of how perfection was required of each piece, a woman on the bus tour asked if there was a place where she could buy "seconds." Ugly, indeed. You may already know that Waterford would not sell "seconds" (a nice euphemism, like a "pre-owned" rather than "used" car ) of their crystal and if there was the tiniest flaw, they literally smashed them to bits. All part of protecting their reputation for "the best." My parents both had part-time jobs, as did I and all my siblings, at Macy's and my mother, first-generation Irish, was appalled when she saw them smashing Waterford crystal with imperceptible flaws. Apparently Macy's had that agreement with Waterford to do that.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Aug 11, 2023 19:07:48 GMT -5
Looking at my Waterford "Kinsale" decanter as I write this. Interesting factoid; St. Patrick's Cathedral is not a Catholic CHurch; it's Anglican.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 11, 2023 19:11:10 GMT -5
Well, our Christmas tree is decorated every year with a combination of Waterford crystal ornaments and Holy Cross ornaments of the various campus buildings among other things.
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