RetCbs August messages

Good story Les, put this in.
Another thing: Is there a way to keep the messages seperate by DAYS? When they run to long, it gets discouraging to read so much. Or perhaps you could split the stories from the comments. Think about it.

Does anyone remember when Yul Brynner....the famous stage and movie actor....was a director for CBS-TV? I remember when he directed the Bill Baird puppet show on local WCBS-TV from the Grand Central Studios. He directed the "Snarky Parker" puppet show while lying on a couch in the back of the conrol room. Incidently Bill Baird
was a very talented puppeteer along with his wife Cora.....they created and made all their puppets.....and under their costumes the male an female puppets were all anatomically correct! I can confirm that.....one day I peeked!

To Harold Deppe

You inquired about Jimmy Paterson....I spoke to him yesterday and he wishes to send his best regards to you and remembers all the good times you and him had at Grand Central Maintenance.

On a separate note.....I worked at the United Nations at Lake Success,Long Island in 1949......some years before coming to CBS.....I was in the telecommunications group which included studio operations. The UN at that time did a lot of overseas broadcasts around the world including the Far East........When you checked into "Master control" before the studio broadcast.....guess who came on the line with his famous saying "How it now" ?.. Non other but Hom Young....Hom was working in MC at the time and it was some years later that i ran into him working at CBS..No idea where Hom is now,but I'm sure he's still checking the signals in.

Talking to Dad

"I was talking to my Dad about current events the other night. I asked him what he thought about the shootings at schools, our immoral President, the computer age and just things in general." He replied: ..."Gee, let me think a minute...................I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the Pill. There weren't things like radar, credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric
blankets, air conditioners and he hadn't walked on the moon. Your Mom and I got married first-then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother, and every kid over 14 Had a rifle that his dad taught him how to use and respect. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me 'sir'; and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'sir.' "In our time, closets were for clothes, not for 'coming out of.' Sundays were set aside for going to church as a family, helping those in need, and just visiting with your neighbors. We were before gay-rights, computer dating, dual careers, day-care centers, and group therapy. "Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong, and to stand up and take responsibility for your actions. Serving your country was a privilege, living here was a bigger privilege. "We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent. having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started. And time sharing meant time the family spent together in the Evenings and weekends-not condominiums. "We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the 'big bands', Jack Benny and the President's speeches on the radio. I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. "If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk. The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizzas, McDonald's and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 and 10 cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a street car, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to 'splurge,' you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail a letter and two postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one. Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. "In my day 'grass' was mowed, 'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was something your mother cooked in, and 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby. 'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office, a 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a hardware store and software wasn't even a word." "We were not born before the difference between the sexes was discovered, but we were surely before the sex change, 'Billy' having two mommies, and pornography in a family home and at newsstands. And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you Needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people today call us old and confused, and there is such a generation gap. and I'm only 73!!!" ....did you dig that, Son?

08/17/2000 2:05 AM
The reason that I chose to put the date at the head of this essay, is to establish the fact that I can no longer sleep through the night. As so many other seniors, I have what I euphemistically call, mystery pains. Rather than tossing and turning, and disturbing the peaceful repose of the, "Innocent One" (that sleeps with a clear conscience, like the proverbial LOG). I live in a Walter Mitty setting. I dream the way I would want it to be, or could be.
Tonight though, and perhaps too, because my hormonal level may have reached a point from the past that excited these images. I was reminiscing about the New York scene. Particularly about the Studio up on 72nd street. I would always try to get there a least an hour before post time. (colloquialism, excerpted from the 'sport of kings' for, 'schedule time in'). To either find a parking spot, and too, to get a seat out in front of the studio door. Especially on a sunny bright,.. spring or...autumnal day.
Studio 72 was situated on a street with slope, or a slight rise to it. Starting up from the East River. On those days when the sun was blazing away with it's x-ray potential. The prettiest sights would enfold. We (all those men that plied their trade inside the studio) would sit and watch the parade of women going to the various subway systems on their way to work. They created those delights that stir the senses, thereby forcing the mind to conjure all the, 'I wonder what if '..... thoughts that abound in the Homo
sapiens construct. The women dressed,' to the nines' as was the custom back in the times before the new renaissance of convenient attire came into being. They played the game and we were the spectators. One would think that men of such erudite taste and whose fill was satisfied by all the beautiful actresses that one had to work with all day could be sated. I suppose the cliche, 'what is not revealing is very appealing. Is true. To see these walking flowers with their swirling skirts, and dancing hemlines, and shadow forms, set the tone for a long and arduous day inside the studio confines. Where we turned object form into subjective imagination. What a nice time to have lived. Today the senses are shocked by the blatant display of all the body parts. Today's generation of men, though, seem to delight in this kaleidoscope of over-abundant sensuality. For me, "I'll pass." I enjoyed the women from my era, that made life most enjoyable, with their subtle presentations of their innate beauty. I hope some old man some day will wake and remember his time and talk about women as he supposed they were pretty to him. I don't believe so. He got gypped. "Thank you ladies," for this traipsing through my mind, and the visualization of those wonderful scenes from the past. I even like the name of Gayle Depoli's production Company. Pink Slip
Productions. Excuse me, I hear someone......,"Come to sleep you horny old man," "Yes dear......."
Tony C.
Ps: This all started because of the banter I had with Pierce Evans, and his story about his beach scene....but, let him tell that one.

hi cucu, hope all is well. could you please send me the info on the next luncheon. how much, who & where to send it. thanks..
mike singer.
p.s. carlucci may be interested too. i'll talk to him.

Note: Mike is not on the email list, I will put him on when requested. Apparently Mike was informed as another person was to not use caps in email. Mike, if you get this You can put capital letters in the body of your email message. Email addresses are not case sensitive.

Tony, your mention of Vic Pilero reminded me of a story told me by some of the old-time radio people: When Vic started with CBS Radio way back when, he quickly got a reputation as a skirt chaser. Sooo, CBSers being who they were in that day, it was decided to have some fun at his expense. They brought in a prostitute, introduced her as Mrs. Paley, and told Vic to show her around the plant. As he was conducting the tour, she kept rubbing up against him, getting him excited, until finally he made a pass at her, whereupon she became indignant, threatening to tell her husband! Poor Vic had visions of immediate long-term unemployment, until he was finally told it was a gag!
Best, George Gray

I remember it well.

The Time: Almost 50 years ago.
The Place: The old CBS-TV Theatre Studio on West 39th. Street.
          (The old "Toast of the Town" (Ed Sullivan) and many other variety shows originated there.
The People: I was doing Audio on what I believe was Frank Sinatras' first TV Show....Axel Stordahl was the orchestra conductor. (This was LIVE and in B&W.)
            Frank Belcastro was the TD.
The Scene: The opening of the Sinatra show. Bert Grady was operating the Mic Boom located in the stage left wings. Frank Sinatra was standing next to the Boom
            waiting to walk on stage.
The Action: The house lights dim.....the music begins....the announcer announces.....the curtains go up....
            the director calls into the intercom.."CUE FRANK"! Nothing happens....no Frank! The director is screaming "CUE HIM"! "CUE HIM"!....the stage manager
            is franticly waving his arms at Frank to make his entrance....but for some unknow reason Frank does not react. Finally Bert Grady reaches down from his
            Boom platform....grabs Frank by his jacket collar and literally shoves him on stage to begin the show.
Here is an example of how many Techs saved the day with the spirit of "The show must go on".

Incidently Frank Sinatra was very aware of audio and he made my job easier in those days when directors and producers did not pay too much attention to audio. Example...when the boom had to be played "high" because of wide shots....Frank used to look up ....notice this...reach up and pull the MIC close to him even
if it put the MIC in the picture....and this was "on air"! No one ever told him he should not do this...Frank was the "Boss" even then.

Hope you found the story interesting.
Best regards to all from Jay Chichon.

The Penis Poem

My nookie days are over,
My pilot light is out,
What used to be my sex appeal,
Is now my water spout.
I remember when, on its own accord,
From my trousers it would spring.
But now I've got a full-time job,
To find the blasted thing.
It used to be embarrassing,
The way it would behave,
For every single morning,
It would stand and watch me shave.
Now as old age approaches,
It sure gives me the blues,
To see it hang its little head,
And watch me tie my shoes

Have 2 more ID's

On photo # 28....UNK is "Adele Ellis"

On photo #37 ...Between Hugo Ripp & Jack Brown is "Marty Cohen"....

Just spoke to Teddy P. again....He is sending more pictures from
luncheons,etc....

From Tony Cucurullo 8/17/2000

What do you think about including the people from the West Coast, and Washington that are now retired? We had a lot of transferees. Dick Ouderkirk, (whose father was the DA, then Judge in LA). Vince Ronka (He used to do Audio and Video), Scotty(cameraman)??. I need help with the names. Jack (Washington DC)

This looks easier to read. Also give the correct credit to the entries. One of them I just fowarded to you.

Note: ??????

To Fred Shutz
In regards to Hom Young sorry to say He Passed Away .
Best Regards
Harold Deppe Equipment ...Center 1949....1973...New York.

Les: At some of the recent luncheons Dave Minott, and Irwin Solow had digital cameras and they took some pix I wonder If they will send one or two along?

Tonycucu:   Where are now?
DepoliG:    Sydney...Darling Harbour
DepoliG:    it's Saturday morning
Tonycucu:   Do you need anything
DepoliG:    So far...not a thing
DepoliG:    the sun is even coming out today....that wasn't supposed to
happen
Tonycucu:   it's FRi 8:48 pm
DepoliG:    I am just doing the finishing touches on setting up the room
office. If dialpad.com works well for me here...I've got it made.
Tonycucu:   You will make it. I am going to fwd this to Fred and Ted and
Les, OK
DepoliG:    Sure
Tonycucu:   What's next on your agenda
Tonycucu:   You are downunder, does that mean you are up-side down...
DepoliG:    Today? I'm going to go around the city all weekend. It will be
the last chance before I start work on Monday. I have dear friends that live
over in Manly and I will be taking the ferry there...then over to Watson's
Bay for lunch.
Tonycucu:   Do you have friends all over the world.....shees
Tonycucu:   Maybe u r a spy
DepoliG:    yeah....hanging on for dear life. Actually the organizing
committee have done a wonderful job. From the minute I stepped off of the
plane..."are you Gayle? We've been waiting for you". All of the volunteers
through credentials and immigration...just wonderful.
Tonycucu:   Don't tell Ted, U know how he spreads things around.
DepoliG:    Linda and I met these people over 25 years ago in the Islands.
They are from Switzerland and moved here about 15 years ago. I've visited
them on my other trips here...we are planning on having a good time....we
will squeeze it in.
Tonycucu:   Well I hope u continue to enjoy, and stay safe little Lady
Tonycucu:   WE want you back...and be careful who u squeeze
DepoliG:    The security seems to be going into effect as well. The french
bicycle barracades are everywhere.....
DepoliG:    LOL....I will. I won't have time for that kind of play.
Tonycucu:   A serious note does CBS know you are there?
Tonycucu:   Maybe you can do on the spot stuff fro them
DepoliG:    I think most of the boys know I am here...but as usual...if I am
around anything that seems newsworthy...I will call Steve Besner in Studio
34. I was on stand-by for them during the hurricane in Miami last year...so
why not from Darling Harbour?
Tonycucu:   Great thinking.
Luv-ya
Tony
DepoliG:    You too...thanks for always worrying about me. I will be
sending photo updates
Tonycucu:   Nite-nite
DepoliG:    ciao
DepoliG:    and for me...the day is just beginning!!!!!
DepoliG:    actually...I am going to enjoy your tomorrow right now.
Tonycucu:   Don't cofuse an old man. Without the schedule desk telling me
when to go to the bathroom. I don't know about all that other world stuff.
Bye for tonight ,today,and yesterday, you pick it
DepoliG:    bye bye

Tony, I don't have Dave's E-mail, but I'll pass on your request. The pictures I took are located at, http://members.tripod.com/cbsretirees/irwin/

Tony Casola was building a web page and I assisted him by putting these pictures up, but unfortunately nothing really materialized.

Received Aug. 19, 2000:

Congratulations to you and Adrian and everyone else who had anything to do with it. ITS GREAT!!!!!!!!
The CBS Retiree website is growing by leaps and bounds and getting better by the minute. With potentially 500 contributors, we will have to visit it almost
every day to keep up.

The news letter is great, too . Like the format.

By the way, anyone know who Dan Parmelee is? It sounds like a CBS name but I can't tie a face to it. He visited my website and signed my guest book but immediately went on a trip so have not been able to get back to him.

Les: Can you print this hint with the photo?
To guess this man I offered a spaghetti Dish
He is more famous for swimming with fish.
If you don't like what I offer for the meal
Then we have nothing else to seal the deal.
Tony C

Note: The mystery sketch is a person that IBEW would get a letter from every few years.

Dear Tony,                                                  Got your as usual unintelligible note. The last Ginzo that made any sense was Savonarola - So they burnt him at the
stake! Not a bad idea now that I think of it! Anyway, things are fine out here in Azironi, but we do miss the luncheons, all my useless, ignorant, free-loading pals and you and your virgin bride. We do see some alter-cocker CBSers but they are so old they dribble and wet themselves. To be expected, they did the same thing at work! However, please accept our gratitude for the web site, the messages and for keeping us in your thoughts. Try to spend a little less time trying to get Jesus on your side---it's too late for you, pal. So, 'til we see you again----------

     All our love,

             Howie & Vida

    I will let all of you know how the survey came out, tomorrow. That is if Les isn't swamped with all of this incoming verbiage.
    Tonight, I am in a rather pensive mood. All day I have been getting flashes of events about CBS and our lives there. But, interspersed are random thoughts of military days. Music, is my trigger for thoughts.
    I remember a guy singing softly the words to a Helen Forrest Ballard, while another was praying the "Lords Prayer", on the way into a beach. I know Pierce Evans must have those flashes too, along with a host of other CBS vets. It seems so long ago, yet so vivid are the impressions.
    Sunday on any given CBS Sports remote, several of us would pile into the cars and head for mass, at some church. One time, we were doing a college game. On our break we dashed off to the nearest church. We were about six of us. Most of the guys were wearing their jackets with the CBS logo on them. Generally I worked on the field. So I would usually wear something blatantly ostentatious. I did this for the reason that I could be remembered by the stadium officials and therefore access was seldom denied me. This Sunday I was wearing my BRIGHT RED sport suit. I went to church in that outfit. After mass the priest greeted us, and welcomed us to attend again, but he added, "next time leave the devil in the red suit home."
    Red Berridge, almost never missed mass, unless it was not feasible to go. But, if he did go he always left a check on the plate. I asked him why it was always a check, he said, "the IRS, because we travel so much, I want proof that I go to mass each week, this is my proof."
    It is true, record keeping was a constant problem for remote roadies. Two men come to mind that kept accurate records. George Klimcsak, Gavin 'Ricky' Blane. You often find them sitting at a bench in the airport filling in the details. They deemed that most important.
    Who remembers the day Pavarotti, came the broadcast center. He was to do a show in Studio 45. The name of the show was, "Grand Ole Opry meets Grand Old
Opera." The other star was the diminutive, coal miners daughter, Loretta Lynn. We, the technicians were setting up our equipment, and the stagehands were setting two large Baldwin twin pianos, there was the usual the stage noise, as Miss Lynn was rehearsing her songs. Bob Heller was the Cameraman, on the Chapman, I was the tongue-man. Suddenly, as if the president entered the building, there was a great clamor of activity, people came from out of the woodwork. The studio was suddenly
filled with a crowd. Through the stage door comes this entourage of people, and in the midst of them was this giant of a man. Wearing a tuxedo, and carrying a huge white
handkerchief. He literally floated into the studio. He presence was enormous, you could feel the electricity around him. Well, he walks over to this little lady who barely reached to his arm pit. And. He puts one of his arms around her waist and raises her off the floor and hugs her, and says in that booming voice, " I luf her." From that moment on he just charmed every one in the place. We had the camera about eight feet from him, he opens with his first song, 'La Dona e' Mobile" I may not know how to spell the song, but I know what microphonics are in the camera. We had to back off further away. When he finishes singing, Loretta who is standing right next to him all this time says, "GOD Damm, what a voice." I think the Audio man (sorry I forgot who it was) had to close the pots to zero, because of the strength of the man. A memorable day to say the least.

I will leave you with, some flashes for you to conjure...Bessie Smith, One O'Clock Jump, the Easter Parade, Boston Pops, Mayor Koch, Bob Hammer, Glen Miller, The Polonaise, Chopin, Stan Seiller, Poetry, Jim McCarthy, Stan Gould ( brother Morton the great composer) The Yankees, The Mets, Cold days, around NY. The CBS cafeteria, Lonnie. Jackie Gleason's music, The Schedule Desk, Jimmy Walls booming, FIVE MINUTES, Harry James at the Paramount, Time Square, Kevin Slattery, At. Patrick's Day, Vern Surphlis, Chuck Wortham, Buell Bill Taylor, Lord Of North Carolina, Emil Husni, hugging Betty Claudio. Sing Sing Sing, Benny Goodman. Maintenance shop coats. Frank Trizano, fixing everything. Bernie Cohen, Leo Kuranuki, cooking franks in beer in the PC rooms. 12m-8am. Bern Bennet's Boat, the Lickity Split. Jim Jensen, Chris Borgen, Carol Martin, everyone's sweetheart, Joe Louis, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Torre. Telecine, and good night.

Hi Tony, I have read and looked at all the pictures on the CBS Retirees Web-Site. I think it was a great idea for you men and women up there to get it going. A great way to stay in touch with those we worked with so long.
I am enclosing a picture to show where I have spent a lot of time doing Amateur Radio and emergency communications for the Indian River County Emergency Management. The one thing I regret is that I did not get into Amateur Radio until after I retired in 1980. It was early enough though for me to have QSO"d with a lot of the old-timers..Led By Jack Trapkin, Dwight Temple, and Arny King, and many others. (Can't forget Johnny Treisner !)
Best regards , 73... To all and a thank you in appreciation for all the efforts you all up there are making to feed the news pipeline. Sincerely, Tom Nadig.

Note: Sorry, the format sent to me did not include Tom's Picture. As a side click on to the Fred Harman site, (I haven't looked in well over a year) but I seem to recall that he also had photos there of his work with the County Sheriff out in Pagosa Springs, CO.

Now even drug dealers are going dot.com. A new company called iToke, based in Amsterdam, plan to let customers order marijuana through their website, or via new
"WAP"internet-enabled phones, starting next month.

Although they have yet to get any financing, Mike Tucker and Tim Freccia, two American expatriates, think they have a winner. They came up with the idea while sitting in one of Amsterdam's coffee houses, where marijuana consumption is legal.

"Our contemporaries are basically the biggest wealth-generating generation of all time and they're all tokers," said Mr Freccia, 35. "These are not slackers yet they're all
forced to toke in their basements," he said.

"iToke is not about the legalisation of pot, it's about the commercialisation of pot culture. It's about giving pot culture a facelift."

iToke will let customers order up to two grams of marijuana through WAP mobile phones. To pay for their orders, they will be able to buy prepaid and rechargeable cards, called iTokens, at kiosks throughout Amsterdam. With a handheld device, bicycle couriers can read the unique ID of each card to ensure that they deliver the goods to the right person.

"We want to make the multibillion-dollar marijuana business safe, secure and socially responsible," said Mr Tucker.

These pot head dreamers overlook a couple of minor points.

First. while it is legal to consume marijuana in cigarettes or food inside suitably licensed caf�s in Amsterdam, selling it outside them is against the law. Even though Holland has some of the most laidback laws on drugs in Europe, it DOES strictly enforce the ones that apply. Well, Duh!

Second, the main advantage of going DOT.COM is expansion of your customer base to include the whole world .... but where, outside of Holland, can you find WAP phones, little kiosks on every corner selling iTokens, and a fleet of bicycle messengers to make the deliveries? Duh!

And did YOUR eyes light up when you first started reading this? :)

Well, .....DUH!!!!

Hi Tony,
I've been receiving your E-mail O.K. I also look at the webpage every week at the library. For now, I only have mail at home. Keep up the good work.
Joe
Good suggestion, Joe. Thanx

Note: You can get on the web using JUNO (for free). Check to see if you have the latest version of JUNO and just point and click. I don't feel that the ads are that overbearing when using the free JUNO web.

Romeo, I didn't forget your request. I have a Billy Bob story, I just can not locate it yet. How about you doing a bio on him as you knew him so well. If you stop having babies and grandchildren maybe you can sit and muse about old times.

This successful show that ran,
Included others beside 'Mystery Man,
So Wednesday night, when all is done,
He will have had all the fun,
At least a million have seen him last,
because of his background from way in the past.
He doesn't need statues, or Oscars, or rose petals ,
He has more honors, and a chest full of medals.
If you haven't guessed who this man is by now,
Tune in Wednesday, and see him take a bow.
Tony C

From:   vinnycas
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony
I have received and read your test. I also have the capability of interacting with the CBS web site. There are many interesting stories and many forgotten names that brings back fond memories. I hope all is well with you and all your family.

                                                       Regards
                                                    Vinny Castrataro
From:   Phyl1713
To: Tonycucu
Received your note and was able to access the (very professional) website.
Phyllis Holst

From:   W2JNO
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony:
Yes, I am up to speed on all the information about the web and other E-mail. Will have more messages coming later this week. Thank you for all the good work and effort getting this together.
73's *****George Smith*****

From:   w2ltu(Jay J. Chichon)
To: Tonycucu
Tony I received test....Yes. Have been to WEB site many times.
Best regasrds....Jay.

From:   MGoldb4571
To: Tonycucu
Tony:
   YES!!!
Mort

From:   BobCast
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony,
Test received.
Yes, I have access to the Web; and, have accessed the CBS Retirees Web Page. My compliments and appreciation for all the effort you are devoting to this project. I think it's GREAT!

I don't think our paths ever crossed during the years of my active employment. I worked at the Labs in Stamford, Ct. and retired at the end of 1986 after a 48 year career at CBS (except for four years of active duty in the US Army Signal Corps during WW II). Hopefully I will have the opportunity to meet you at one of the future reunions.
Regards,
Bob Castrignano

From:(Alan S. Godber)
Reply-to:
To: Tonycucu
Yes Tony, I did receive your e-mail. I haven't yet had time to look at the web site.
Regards, Alan S. Godber

From:    (William L Murtough)
To: Tonycucu
no
LES: LET'S CHECK THIS ONE

From:   PHerschand
To: Tonycucu
Yes

From:   rbm28
To: Tonycucu
Dear Tony,
Yes, I received your test message.
Bob Monroe, rbm28

From:   schmenge69
To: Tonycucu
Yes

From:   reeltime(James Herschel)
To: Tonycucu
Yes I have Web Access yes, I have visited Retcbs Web site several times

From:   APaldino
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony, yes it works and I enjoy knowing what everyone is doing. Keep them coming.
                        Art

From:   Irwinsolow
To: Tonycucu
Your loud and clear.
Irwin

From:   w2ovf (Joe Janovsky)
Reply-to:   w2ovf
To: Tonycucu
Yes, and I have.

From:   bjsig20 (Westw Wind Bay Assoc. Inc.)
To: Tonycucu
yes......yes
Sig Meyers

From:   BIG DAILEY
To: Tonycucu
HI TONY...YES IN BOTH CASES

From:   royce7 (Royce A. Fish)
To: Tonycucu
Yes and yes
Royce

From:   Tedpz
To: Tonycucu
YES. I've been to the webpage many times darling.
Regards,
Teddy

From:   N2CJM
To: Tonycucu
your bcc to N2CJM worked just fine.... lottsa luck

From:   DMc111098
To: Tonycucu

Hi Tony:
Greetings from Teaneck. I can access the web The pictures are great.
        Don McGraw

From:   nj2j(Richard O'Brien)
To: Tonycucu
Tony, Test was received here in fine style. Dick OB.

From:   bbfollett
To: Tonycucu
Everything is A-OK on my end. Read you and the web loud and clear! Bless you! The site is an idea whose time has certainly come. Thank both you and your cohorts for this gift.
Barry Follett

From:   RMoore7841
To: Tonycucu
Tony,
I enjoy all of your messages which I have been receiving.

rom:    Hrdeppe
To: Tonycucu

Hi Tony
Received your Test Loud and Clear Have a nice Day
Regards from Tucson Arizona
Harold Deppe.

From:   Billnaesr
To: Tonycucu
Received your test. I visit the web site every day ay least once, some times 2 or 3 times.
Keep up the good work.                                             Bill
Naeder Sr.
From:   Clara87Tom
To: Tonycucu
Yes, Tony, we do have access to the web site which we find very interesting
Clara & Tom Bailey

From:   bob144 (bob gross)
To: Tonycucu
Thank you, YES.
Bob

From:   p-evans (Pierce Evans)
To: Tonycucu
Tony,
Yes, I have net access. Have read everything on the new Website. It is fantastic and with potentially 500 contributors can only get better. Congratrulations to you and everyone else who participated in the birth.

From:   Patibil(William/Patricia Berridge)
To: Tonycucu
YES! We read everything and just enjoyed seeing all the pictures. Everyone looks damn good. See you next month!    Red

From:   paulesp(emily)
To: Tonycucu
got it

From:   giordano.n(NICHOLAS GIORDANO)
To: Tonycucu
YES   YES
NICHOLAS GIORDANO

From:   NewlandS
To: Tonycucu
NO RESPONSE ON THIS ONE

From:   vidanhowie (Howard Purnick)
To: Tonycucu
Dear Tony,                                                  Got your as usual
unintelligible note. The last
Ginzo that made any sense was Savonarola - So they burnt him at the stake! Not a bad idea now that I think of it! Anyway, things are fine out here in Azironi, but we do miss the luncheons, all my useless, ignorant, free-loading pals and you and your virgin bride. We do see some alter-cocker CBSers but they are so old they dribble and wet
themselves. To be expected, they did the same thing at work! However, please accept our gratitude for the web site, the messages and for keeping us in your thoughts. Try to spend a little less time trying to get Jesus on your side---it's too late for you, pal. So, 'til we see you again----------

     All our love,

             Howie & Vida
THIS ONE IS FROM A MARTIAN

From:   rwilson2(Robert Wilson)
To: Tonycucu
I ASSUME THE BOSS MEANS YES?

From:   klimy (George Klimcsak)
To: Tonycucu
YES     Tony.. Have received and read the message..keep up the good work ole chap..
Klimy     (klimcsak)

From:   Vernum
To: Tonycucu
got you tony

From:   JUMBO jIM
To: Tonycucu
got it

From:   WSoucyjr
To: Tonycucu
Hey Tony,
I'm getting all your stuff with no problem. We are very busy at the GM building getting the studio ready for the new NFL
Today show.
Great stuff from all, keep it coming.
BFN,
Walt Soucy

From:   Lnamreh
To: Tonycucu
Received your test letter. I always enjoy your mail However, I have no luck reaching the retcbs webpage.
Herman
I WILL CHECK THIS OUT:TONY
From: jorlind (Linda Brooks)
To: Tonycucu
Got it OK. Jorge Moran

From:   n4lrv(Thomas Nadig)
To: Tonycucu

From:   Irving84
To: Tonycucu
I received all mail, Tony. You must be very busy. See you at the luncheon.
Dwight

From:   rforte
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony: Yes I did receive your test of the 08/18/2000. Yes I did read the web letter. But you are so busy that you didn't reply to my short note about our good
buddy, Mr. Billy Bell.     Romeo
ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU E-MAIL ADDRESS?
I SHALL ANSWER THY CALL WITH GREAT REPROACH FOR MY WICKEDNESS

From:   Sseiller (Stan Seiller)
To: Tonycucu
                YES!

From:   johngw(John G. Wells)
To: Tonycucu
Yes to all your questions Tony and thanks for all your efforts. I am enjoying all messages immensely.

from: fschutz(fred schutz)
To: Tonycucu
Hi Tony
Forgot to add my name to your list / t est...Read all the time
Freddie S.......

The Web site looked great. I particularly enjoyed the bantering to and from Howie and Vida Purnick. I got to see them last year while in Phoenix (Football Game) and made the mistake of going to dinner with them. I laughed so much my sides were spliting. From the time we arrived to the time we left, Howie was aggravating everyone he could. "Only Howie can get away with it" I loved seeing them and found a whole network of CBS Retirees out there IE; Gene Savitt out of chicago. Since Howie and Vida built there new house/Mansion on TOP of the MOUNTAIN. I haven't seen them but hope to this year if my schedule allows.
PS: My son is a Deputy Sheriff in Virginia so watch your speed.
Best Regards
DCG / David C. Graham

Tony
Ps: Why would anyone in his right mind have anything to do with Howie, maybe I can see inviting Vida his lovely wife to dinner. The only true friend Howie has in this world is Arafat. or is that chicken fat?
You say he lives on a mountain top. Maybe he thinks he's Moses. Did you see a burning bush there?
Well, he is always welcomed here in Virginia. We need a little laugh one in a while, and that's what Howie supplies, 'a little laugh..Dave, pick your friends carefully ...and who cares if your son is a cop..my relatives are already in jail so there.
tony

Note: now that I have edited this for presentation to the website I can see that it is something discussed by Tony and I as to how many are able to access the web. Sorry friends I have removed part of your email address. This was done to protect you. At one point it was discussed as to putting up the email and retired engineers list for all to use. But again to protect you, both of those ideas were aborted.

Apparently I cannot acquire Internet on my "laptop". I was away for several weeks between traveling by auto train and spending a week on Wellesley Island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. After returning home we were off again to our other place for the weekend, which is where we are at this moment. We should be back in Stuart late tomorrow and will fire up the desk top which has the AT&T. service (we have his and her desktops. Lucille is an author) and see if I can get on line. I am
not too sharp on that phase, but have used it to search successfully to find an old book on the history of NBC from the time it was founded by the Bell System (AT&T.). A great history of broadcasting including the first broadcast of national political conventions in 1924 from Cleveland and New York. I remember my parents listening to them on our home built one tube radio. I was eight years old.

I am into the third chapter of my book and only up to 1936. My old time radio friends have been urging me for years. The books that have been written so far are not too accurate as they are written by young authors who base their facts on assumption, based on modern times. I started at WHN in 1936.

As my friend, Lowell Thomas, would say "SO LONG UNTIL TOMORROW". I was his last engineer.

BILL

"It wont fail because of me, sir." Those words have stayed with me for a long time. They are apropos, for this story about the AT's or studio technicians that do the menial work, the non-glamorous positions. The techs that ply that part of the trade have never been given any notice.
I was attending a union International function and the guest speaker was a former astronaut, but at that time he was a senator, (not John Glenn). He was telling about the time that he was inspecting the gantry (that is the platform that encompasses the space ship) before he was to launch. He approached a young IBEW electrician and asked if he thought there would be any problems with the electrical system? The young man replied," It wont fail because of me, sir."
At another time, during a Sullivan Show, I was pulling the cable for the camera on the ramp in Studio 53.
Patty McBride was on a Feerless Dolly, and he had a move that required a slow move in to the performer, (Theresa Brewer, a diminutive lady, also a mother of five children). I was stationed in the band pit, with my shoulder against the stage. I had to hold the cable, and I had to concentrate on the move, if I pull to hard I would jerk the camera,... leave to much slack,... and Patty is hung out there to dry. The camera can not move forward. Just as Mrs. Brewer starts her song, I look up at her, and she was so pretty. She was wearing a gown that flared out at the base like a bell. I could see directly up that dress, and she was in her birthday suit. Now that was a distraction, to say the least. But, now the hard to believe part. I really, really concentrated on Patty's move. That shot, " was not going to fail because of me." (can you see my hand raised up to GOD?)
This happens many times, when technicians on the floor, must do their job or the scene can fail. There are, "no small jobs, only small egos"
Tony C.

When are we going to indentify ourselves ? Example if Dan Parmalee would have .such as Dept...Date .Location Adrian might have remembered Him. Date on Photo of E.C. 1972 is wrong should be 1968. Date of Photo Both Retired is 2000.
P.S.Would it be helpfull to have a Film Salvage Page for Mail that does not get seen ?
Best Regards
Harold Deppe ...Equipment Center ....1949 ..1973 ...New York

Note: It would help in an effort to get the information associated with a photo posted if the information was presented prior to the time of posting.

From: raysills(Ray Sills)
To: Tonycucu

Hi Tony:

Yup.. got your test message just fine.

A couple of weeks ago, Jimmy Wall made a guest appearance as Stage Manager for 60 Minutes on a day I was working the show. I mentioned your re-counting of the "great card game heist".. he then went on for over 10 minutes with his rememberance of the event. Everyone in the room was enthralled with his tale. And urged him to record his memoirs, since he has a ton of stories to tell.

73 de Ray

From: LynnLeeR1
To: Tonycucu

Lee Levy SAYS YES I CAN SEE THE WEB PAGE AND HAVE BEEN TO THE SITE A COUPLE
OF TIMES ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK....

Hi Tony.
Thanks for the Date change on my Photo it was my error .You are right we should be more carefull you have enough to do without making changes I am sorry.Thanks again I did not know Purnick came to Arizona .No wonder the Weather changed. Best Regards
Harold Deppe ...Equiptment ....Center ....1949....1973 ....New York

Harold. Howie is all right. As long as he gets his daily portion of 'rattlesnake venom.
He had parents that abandoned him, the house, the car, their bank accounts and change their names to Fernando and Imelda Tokcus. They moved to Ireland where they became terrorist. Working for the Mafia. When they were caught and interrogated they showed a picture of their son Howie. They were forgiven, and received a Papal blessing, and moved to the Vatican. Where they lived in anonymity. As Donald and Ivana the XX111. This is all documented in the men's toilet of the NY Times. True...Check-it-out.Amigo
Tony

The following is a final response to a warning letter that was sent out by a person earlier today. It's easy to get caught in one of these hoaxes and virus alerts. Been there, done that.

From Tony C.
To all: I do not apologize for the mail that I forwarded to you, that comes from one of you. I trust Walter Soucy to have researched this item. It was his way of getting it to all of the CBS group.
However, in the future if I get a WARNING MESSAGE of any kind. I am going to ask the sender to not use my facilities to pass it on. I will not assume responsibility for, SCARE, GOOD LUCK, VIRUS, POLITICAL, OR RELIGIOUS, MESSAGES. My purpose for these writings are simply stated. They are memories of my past
association with my fellow CBS coworkers. My memory is not accurate therefore I take dramatic license, by embellishing the stories, with folklore. I hope that pleases you. But I must state again, please do not send me any of the messages that I stated above. I will include, one message form Piece Evans, and others. That should explain it all.
Fraternally
Tony...............(read following messages)

From: p-evans (Pierce Evans)
To: Tonycucu
Hey guys,
Please lets stop this one right HERE. The Bill 602P story is a hoax.
All of you should bookmark this site: http://www.urbanlegends.com/
And check this page in particular re Bill 602P. http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/xemailtax.html
Or scan down this page for a list of many of the hoaxes making the rounds these days.

http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/

PLEASE, before jamming the internet by shotgunning these warnings to your whole mailing list, check them out.
Computer viri are another matter, there are thousands of them out there and many are capable of inflicting major damage to your computer but there are a few Virus Hoaxes that just won't go away. You can find out about them at this website, too.

ANOTHER REPLY:
I received this as a reply to my forwarding your email. Was this a joke? or were you fooled as well as I. Anyway, the Joan I sent it to lives in Canada which I did not know. Thus, she got it, too.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joan
To: emily
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: Foucyjr CBS

Please don't forward, especially to Canadians this is bogus anyway

http://www.snopes.com/

The whole thing is bunk. There is no
Congressman named Tony Schnell; no Bill 602P (Congressional bill designations begin with either
H.R. or S., depending upon whether they're House or Senate bills); no law firm of Berger, Stepp and Gorman; no such address as 216 Concorde Street
in Vienna, Virginia; and no editorial in The Washingtonian. This hoax actually began with a Canadian version that was later Americanized:

And please use the BCC for mass mailings

--
Joan @ large

..to the coffee shop and beyond...

emily wrote:

Please pay attention to this, it is important. Yours in Christ, Emily

AND ONE MORE, THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU THE IDEA:
To: Tonycucu
CC: Tonycucu

Tony, I'm afraid that this is another one of those hoaxes that crop up all the time...they sound legit but aint!

Check the following web-site:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blemtax2.htm

Keep up the good work with all those great stories from the old days of 485 Madison, 15 Vanderbilt, Liederkranz and Greybar etc.
Goin on 45 years with the company and still counting.

Bob Camfiord

Received Aug. 22, 2000:

***Note from Adrian: We've just added a link to the links section, suggested by Bob Zagoren, to an interesting site on the Early History of Color Television. Many of us will see a lot there that will look familiar. The site is by Edwin H. Reitan, Jr. Anyone know who he is?

Yes, I do have many pictures I've taken over the years (all at the Swan Club).

When I get them organized here on my laptop, or at work, I will send you a batch. I had a number of them displayed on the union web site, but I guess Ron Mably took them off to free up hard disk space.

Larry Lewis is back working part time, and I ran in to him the other evening. We were talking, and he mentioned that he lives four or five blocks from you in Newport News, VA. He asked me if I could get your telephone number so he could give you a jingle. If you want, send it to me, and I will give it to him.

By the way, I was out of work for three months with a medical problem, and returned to work August 13th. Things didn't change very much in that time!!

I was cleaning out some junk in my desk drawer, and came across a letter that was sent to me by Tony Alred after he retired and moved to Myrtle Beach. He had just found out about his brain cancer, and the letter was very poignant. Unfortunately, he passed away shortly after. His wife, Judy, still lives in their trailer, and I speak to her from time to time.

I've been attending the retiree's luncheons for so long now that just about everyone thinks I'm retired! With any luck, that will happen within two years.

I think that's about enough for now!

Best regards

Dave Minott

These were the clues that I gave for my MYSTERY GUEST.

To guess this man I offered a spaghetti Dish
He is more famous for swimming with fish.
If you don't like what I offer for the meal
Then we have nothing else to seal the deal.

This successful show that ran,
Included others beside 'Mystery Man,
So Wednesday night, when all is done,
He will have had all the fun,
At least a million have seen him last,
because of his background from way in the past.
He doesn't need statues, or Oscars, or rose petals ,
He has more honors, and a chest full of medals.
If you haven't guessed who this man is by now,
Tune in Wednesday, and see him take a bow

Well Wednesday the show is over,
"The Survivors" go home,
One will live in clover.

I gave you all hints about the Mystery Man
In rhyme,
But, no one guessed who he is on time

A million will go to the one that last,
But this guy is owed by millions for his
Military past.

This isn't a paper tiger, he is for real
He is a much decorated US Navy SEAL

I hope he is the winner, this crew cut cutie,
For his name is Boesch, first name is Rudy.

TtHE OTHER GUY IS MY BROTHER JOE. ALSO, A DECORATED KOREAN VET.

I dont have a clue as to this message. I don't remember asking for postage
from anyone, do you guys know what this is about?
Tony (read below)

Subj:   email postage
Date:   08/22/2000 11:15:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   curtisbeme
To: Tonycucu

Dear Tony,
I received your e-mail concerning adding postage to e-mails from a mutual friend named Emily. I would like for you to read what I sent to Emily. Dear Emily,
I would like for you to know that the info you are passing on is a complete lie. If you had bothered to check your facts you would discover that "bill 602P" is not a bill in either the House or the Senate. This hoax has been circulating on the Internet for years and is not true. Simply go to www.congress.gov search by bill number and you will discover that this is an invalid bill number. Check your facts before you start spreading gossip.
Curtis Bratcher

Note: Who is Curtis Bratcher and where did he work?????

Received Aug. 23, 2000:

Hi guys, there is absolute, RUDY mania here in Norfolk Virginia. ABC Net. sent a crew to cover a CBS show. "Good Morning America" did a special piece, this morning on "The Survivor Show." Tonight's, local news is going to do a special, because Rudy, lives here.
But, we pulled a first. We are the first WEB to have a picture of RUDY on the site.
I don't think that it means a helluva lot, but it sounds good that we had a first in something anyway.
HOOYAH
TONY C.

I am forwarding note from Dan Parmelee which he mentions Freddie
Reinhardt's contribution to CBS's great technical achievements..

Regards

Freddie S..............

On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:27:19 EDT Cdparmelee writes:
Hello Fred,

First I wish to thank you for continuing to send the retiree's luncheon invitations and newsletter even though the likelihood of our visits to Connecticut coinciding with those dates were so remote. You will be glad to know you may scratch my name from the mailing list since the retiree's website is easily accessible. Thanks again for all you have done in the past and are continuing to do on the new site. I shall miss those short personal notes you penned at the top of the newsletter.

Reading the mail I came across Cal Marotta's letter to Tony dated 7/18/00 in which he mentioned the Matting Amplifier. Boy, that goes back a ways. That amplifier was developed by Freddie Reinhardt (not sure of spelling) who was in maintenance at the Grand Central studios.   The news of this new devise spread rapidly as did the demand for it's use by many program directors. This frustrated Fred somewhat as he had not fully refined or completed its design. About the only time Fred had to
continue work on that amplifier was when it malfunctioned or didn't behave properly.   It is my wish that Freddie get credit for that Matting Amplifier even though
many retirees joined CBS after the Grand Central era. Everyone should know who Freddie Reinhardt was.
Best wishes to you and to the web team Les, Adrian and Tony. Great job and a great site. Congratulations to all.
                                            Dan Parmelee

HI Tony, I just got in from the PGA Championship, boy did we put in some long days. I'm now at the US Open Tennis setting up all week. I've been getting your messages all along, but I haven't had time to go on line.
Talk to you soon.
Salvatore

Came across this web site last year and I almost forgot about it. It is "Ed Reitans Color Television History", http://www.novia.net/~ereitan/index.html The web site has a lot of interesting history about the networks and RCA & CBS Labs that many of the retirees were part of. Please review the site and maybe we should have the address on our web site.

If People would identify Themselves as Dept ...Date...Location .We would know who Curtis Bratcher is and where He worked.When will this happen? it would help
us all.
Best Regards.
Harold Deppe - Equiptment Center ....1949...1973 ....New ....York
P.S. If no I.D it goes to Film Salvage.

I tried the new link. Very interesting to say the least. And it is well done. Now here is the trivia. The irst US Prsident, to appear on HDTV, who was it.
First clue. It was the CBS west coast crew that covered the event.
Tony

From Tony Cucurullo   8/23/2000

    If this was my personal WEB site I would devote an entire page to this lady. If ever in the history of CBS Retirees association, there was one person that really made it take off as a viable and entertaining event it is Doris Reardon.
    Along with all those pioneers that started the luncheons, Doris' newsletter with her poignant and terse comments made it so interesting that I always looked forward to receiving the notice of the luncheon dates.
    Listen, this lady made reading about Jack Hagerty interesting. Prior to that I would have preferred watching wallpaper dry.

    She is married to Ed Reardon. He of the booming stage voice. Before working for CBS. Ed, served in the Army. He starred in a show, 'Winged Victory, a Moss Hart Production. Now that's luck, he has a show biz career and he snatches Doris for his wife.
    I hope Doris can make the next luncheon. Then we can see that cheery face asking about all those hidden little secrets of ours.
    Doris did you know that Lou Sanna, Art Tinn, and Howie Purnick are........"no Doris you find out about that menage, and report it in your own inimitable style.". I'd only spoil it .
Tony C.

Where did you get that photo of my grandmother? The resemblance is startling! If the gods are with me, we'll be at the Harbor House 9/13.

Thanks for your kindness.

Incidentally, this is my 37th birthday - again and again and again

I was doing audio on a show called "Wonderful Town" starring Faye Emerson and her husband Skitch Henderson the orchestra conductor. Ben Russ was T.D. and Hal Hoffman was one of the camera men. It was sponsored by Pepsi-Cola (competitor and rival of Coca Cola). The commercials were done "Live" from the studio floor. Faye approched a push-cart and asked for a "Pepsi". The actor then began to extol the virtues of Pepsi-Cola and at the end was supposed to say....."Ah yes there's nothing like a cold bottle of Pepsi-Cola!". Instead he said "Ah yes there's nothing like a cold bottle of "COCA-COLA"!!! There was a loud groan in the control room from the sponsor reps.....but it was "Live" and nothing could be done....not even "Bleep" it out. I often wonder if that poor actor ever worked in TV again.

You can just about see that they are hanging the Olympic rings on the bridge. There will be a huge fireworks display to unvail them. At that point the rings will stay lit throughout the games. Other than the fact that our venue is about 10 days BEHIND schedule...all is well.
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I spoke to Tony Cucurullo and finally got hold of ,Mike DeIeso regarding Tony's question as relates to union members that retired from CBS and what are their rights, as relates to availability of lifelong medical insurance coverage .

We were in agreement, that I would hold up on any update of the Medical Insurance Section until Mike clarifies with the business Mgr.of local 1212 and the IO of IBEW , the question of ( If any ) union retirees contractual medical coverage rights.

Hi Tony, Could you please post the following question:

Does anyone use VocalTec Internet Phone software? It's great for having voice chats via the Internet. They have a special Ham "chat room" where to can chat with
other Hams all over the world any time of day.
73 de Jay, W2LTU

"Rudy, finished third." He didn't win because of his military honor. It is ingrained into the man. He just cannot go back on his word. While he isn't a member of our CBS family directly. He did contribute to its historical archives as a performer. He added the ingredient INTEGRITY.     It is more than I can say for a former CBS News Sports headliner. I remember, this incident very well as I was there.
    This episode involved Linwood Brantley, cameraman on the 6 and 11 o'clock news, and the self-centered, egotistical, mediocre, Major League Baseball pitcher for the NY Yankees, Jim Boutin.     Jim got the job on CBS, not because of his literary ability. But, because he wrote a controversial book, 'Ball Four.'     This book was an expose' about the human frailty's possessed by all of us. He had a career as a pitcher and achieved some semblance as a quality player. But, for what ever reason he left baseball. And couldn't find suitable work.. So he sold out on his friends. He reported all the private weaknesses of the men he was with. He destroyed the images for all the sports fans and other people, particularly the children.
    Most people up to that time regarded sports heroes as icons, to be looked up to as role models. Every grown up knew about Babe Ruth. He was a drinker, womanizer. But he was the epitome of baseball perfection.     Every child grew up idolizing him, all wanted to emulate his efforts. Boutin comes along and , tells about Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and others. He didn't tell lies about these people. But he pandered to the prurient interest in all of us.
    Boutin achieved notoriety for this book. He came to CBS and, acted like he was the second coming of the 'WORD.' He was nasty to the technicians. Constantly, asking to have the camera positions moved to favor his blonde, air-blown tresses. Well one evening, Linn Brantley, was on cans with the director, when Miss
Boutin, yelled out at him. Linn told him to talk to the director, Boutin mumbled something disparaging about Linns' southern heritage, Linn ripped the headset from his head and was nose-to-nose with Boutin. I stepped in immediately, I didn't push very lightly, and Miss Boutin fell to the floor. Linn had to answer to Bob Hammmer, the next day.   Jim Boutin has the constitutional right to write about anything he cares too. He suffers the consequences if he is wrong. I didn't like his book. I felt the country was going through a change. Because of the Vietnam War. We needed heroes not detractors. Men were, escaping to Canada, or to scholarships abroad to evade their duty to this country. They were dressing like ladies to be fashionable as a protest to the war. Rudy went, and he served honorably and with distinction. He is the role
model, this nation needs. Not those that destroy the icons for the children, because they did it for their own financial gains.     I suppose the next thing someone will say is, "there isn't any Santa, or Mickey Mouse, or the tooth fairy." Wanna-bet!"
Tony C

***Note from Adrian:- Apologies for the delay in updating. After Les returned from his weekend away, he thought he E-mailed an update to me on the 28th, but I never received it. But we're now back on track, and this brings us up to date through the 28th.

dear tony;got your email and printed it,its easier to read for me and will get back to you and fred.

i trid getting the web site on aol,explorer,yahoo and altavista,noluck,just
lots of railroad.
any suggestions...
love to paula
michael >>
MAVENS:
LET'S HELP GET HIM ONTO OUR WEB SITE WE NEED HIS INPUT ON INSURANCE
TONY

Tonycucu@aol.com wrote:
>
> August 18, 2000
> This is a short note to all.
> Please hit the reply button if you have received this test.
> I don't see as many replies as I use to get. I wonder how many of you have
> access to the web. So just reply with yes if you no if you don't.
> Thank You this might help us understand our limits.
> The WEB page address www.rrhistorical-2.com/retcbs
> Tell me if you have read it also.
> Tony C

I don't check my mail very often, but it's nice hearing from you.

When were the pictures taken ?

wiggans without the s

no I did not receive this message, so I am not replying it. smile.

A dedicated union worker was attending a convention in Las Vegas and, as you would expect, decided to check out the local brothels nearby. When he got to the first one, he asked the madam, "Is this a union house?"

"No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."

"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"

"The house gets $80 and the girls get $20."

Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the man stomped off down the street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop.

His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the madam responded, "Why yes sir, this IS a union house."

The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?" "The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."

"That's more like it!" the UPS man said. He looked around the room and pointed to a stunningly attractive blonde. "I'd like her for the night."

"I'm sure you would, sir," said the madam, then, gesturing to an obese fifty-five year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has seniority."

Mike,
   Are you sure that you have the correct address for the site?

It is:        WWW.RRHISTORICAL-2.COM/RETCBS

Be sure to include the dash between L and the 2. Be sure you are using a forward slash after the COM and before RETCBS. Also be sure there are no spaces anywhere in the address.   Try it again and let me know how you make out.

    ENG,(Electronic News Gathering). Street camera-persons. They cover the everyday stories, the headline stuff. When one of them does something for the first time, they become the news worthy item.
    Linda Karpell, (02/27/78) on the technicians seniority list. She was assigned to do camera on the day that the Supreme Court decided that women reporters, and camera-persons could be excluded from sports dressing rooms. Thereby denying them the opportunity to get the same stories as the male counterparts. Ron Svaboda, reporter for CBS, and former baseball player for the Champion Mets. He was to go to the Yankee Stadium and take Linda Karpell, and her camera, and me on another camera. Her assignment was to photograph a typical locker room scene. I was to cover her doing it, as the very first female allowed into a sports dressing room.
    There wasn't any hesitation on the part of Linda. We went into the room "rolling" (that means our cameras were taking pictures as we entered). Now for a guy there isn't any big deal about being in a room with more than half of the players in total disrobe. (or as we say in the Navy b-lls ass naked). This lady, has more hutspa, than most. She actually zoomed in on Yogi Berra, and Reggie Jackson, two of the stars of baseball, known more for there prodigious hitting than the amazing liberal endowments bestowed upon them by nature. Linda, never blinked, or showed any weakness in her capturing this historic moment. She was very professional in her approach. Yogi, didn't even notice she was present, as a matter of fact, I must admit to being duly impressed by physique of this Homo-sapien, nee: Neanderthal.
    Yes, my friends, I covered, WNBA, (woman's basketball). "no, I did not go in the ladies locker room."
    It's an anachronism, that women can go into a male dressing room. But a male cannot enter a women's locker room, yet.
     You can view a totally nude woman on the screen, and that's not pornography. But a frontal shot of a man is. Strange, but I am old fashion, I still like it the way it was. Maybe if I had some of Yogi's attributes, physical that is, I guess I would be slow to dress also.

Dan's email brought back memories of a piece of equipment I built in Grand Central around 1950/51 which was designed by Joe Geiger and Ben Ackerman. This was an effects amplifier used for the first time on "Person-To-Person" hosted by Ed Murrow. This piece of equipment was installed in Master Control. The unit was a prototype which was later duplicated by the construction shop and installed elsewhere. Could this be the same device Dan was speaking of? Later on, Ben Ackerman went on to design the "Superwipe". When I started in 1949, Freddie Rheinhard was supervisor of maintenance in Grand Central. Shortly thereafter he left to work with Dr. Goldmark on the Field Sequential Color System and Bruce Meyers became supervisor and assigned me to build the unit.

Best regards,

Harold Deppe Equipment Center 1949-73 NY

The World Famous Sydney Opera House. You will see plenty of this one during the outside road races through Sydney. The Marathon will not only pass by the Opera House, but also through the adjacent Botanical Gardens. [Unable to display image]
And for a second photo Sunday bonus....here is the oldest pub in Sydney, "Fortune of War". It's at The Rocks and on Sunday for the price of a beer you get to hear a great Dixieland Jazz Band with Tuba, Banjo and Washboard. There's a Japanese/American girl that sings with them that has the most incredible voice as well. Loads of fun. For those of you that remember Peter Donelan from CBS Sports in London....I spent the afternoon with him at this pub. Oh such hard work!!!!! That's OK, it will be time to pay the piper in the morning. I have about a week and a half until they lock down my venue. Then it will be "shits & giggles" time.
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Cheers!!

Yes, I did receive your test and love the web page and all the notes back and forth. I have been on the road (conventions) so havent had time to do a reply.

Keep up the great work,

This is for Les and Tony...

An old man, a boy, and a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who thought it was a shame for the boy to ride and the old man to walk. The man and boy decided maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.

Later, they passed some more people who thought it was a shame for the old man to make such a small boy walk. The man and the boy decided maybe the critics were right, so the two decided they both would walk.

Soon they passed some more people who thought it was stupid to walk when they had a donkey to ride. The man and the boy decided maybe the critics were right, so they both rode on the donkey.

They soon passed other people who thought it was a shame to put such a load on a poor little animal. The old man and the boy decided maybe the critics were right, so they carried the donkey.

As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal, and he fell into the river and drowned.

~The moral of the story... If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your Ass............

Note: If people feel that what I am doing is not pleasing them I will just walk away.

Tony,
ths is an answer to your test. Just got back from Surfside. Spent 2 weeksthere. I don't know how old you test is??? Regards Al C.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tonycucu>
To: <Tonycucu>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 9:18 PM
Subject: Test

August 18, 2000
     This is a short note to all. Please hit the reply button if you have received this test.   I don't see as many replies as I use to get. I wonder how many of you have
access to the web. So just reply with yes if you no if you don't.   Thank You this might help us understand our limits.
The WEB page address   www.rrhistorical-2.com/retcbs Tell me if you have read it also.
Tony C

Hi Tony.
What is the Delay in Messages from the 24 of Aug till now ?
Please Reply.
Best Regards
Harold Deppe E.C 49 ...73 New york.

Hey, I had no problem here, in fact I wasn't here. I took a few days and flew to Harrisburg, Pa and then Lancaster, Pa. Arrived back on Pine Island after a whirlwind weekend and sent the updates out this morning. Tony, the main problem with that email that you keep getting about postage and W Soucy is just that people don't read everything that they receive. Per example look at the email that you copied and pasted from Al Consiglio. Now go back and read what your test entailed. This malady is not unique to the CBS retiree email loop but is epidemic throughout the country. I think that people are thinking of what they can say about themselves rather than
reading what is actually written/or spoken to them.

Any how I am back in the loop.

Hooray. Welcome back. Walt sent that virus message, but he calims he didn't. Is it possible you can send something with another e-mail address? I hope you enjoyed your sojourn. I am hoping to make the luncheon in Sept. I will tell evety one there what a job you and Adrian, Bob Ziggy. did.
Regards

Note: updates were sent out on monday morning, due to a glitch in the system they were not received on the other end. I have resent that days updates and here is the latest. Sorry!

Note: This is my reply in regard to the above question about sending out messages unknowingly

It is possible for the message to be sent without your knowledge as in the case of the Pretty Park virus. If the virus is attached to an email message that you receive(in this case Walt) and the message is opened. The virus operating characteristic is for the virus to go to your email address book and send the virus to ALL of those addresses. This is very common when you use outlook express as your email program. I don't have Walts address, since he chose not to ask me to be put on the list, but you can notify him to do a virus scan on his computer. He can go to PCpitstop.com or McAfee.com and I think that they allow for a free virus scan of your computer after a registration process. It will even clear out the virus exists.

I'm having a blast. Yeah I am working.....full days...at least 10 hours. But I am in Sydney. How wonderful is that? The guys in my venue are great. A lot of them come from the ABC in Brisbane and have been subcontracted out to SOBO. That is the organisation that I am working for as the Host feed. All of the NBC set up people in my venue I have know for years. So it is great. I can't wait for the rest of my staff to show up. A few of them worked with me in Atlanta, so it will be a lot of laughs. The Aussies sure don't take themselves seriously.

I didn't get a chance to take pictures since Sunday. None worth sending anyway. I hope to get the venue lit tomorrow and send those out. More to come. Thanks for worrying about me....but relax...I'm just fine. These young Turks are afraid of "the American Woman". They think I have been to every Olympic game since Berlin!!!

Love, Gayle

Just to let you know that I am at the other house with the laptop and was able to receive the new system. We will be returning to Stuart this afternoon and I will see if I can find the disk to install A.T. & T. on my new deskttop there.

A.T.&T. has sure come a long way since they organized the Blue aand Red Networks in the mid twenties. Did you kinow they were the first to broadcast national political conventions back in 1924? I was eight years old. I remember my parents listening on our new custom built one tube radio.

Hi Tony, back from short vacation. Will go to September Luncheon this time. will E-Mail you my comments afterwards. Regards Al C.

The unk person on the left of this picture is George Smith Field maint.

Bill naeder Sr.
***Thanks -------Adrian