tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2403149472177972407..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: A Very Short Memoir of New York In the SixtiesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56703124611960862982012-04-18T08:45:35.289-04:002012-04-18T08:45:35.289-04:00Havoc, Debbie?
Oh, yes, there was some of that too...Havoc, Debbie?<br />Oh, yes, there was some of that too.<br />But I didn't think it was for a niece's ears.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22068065363214927602012-04-17T20:45:45.300-04:002012-04-17T20:45:45.300-04:00I don't think students can work their way thro...I don't think students can work their way through school because tuition is so high. Even state universities can cost about $30,000.00 plus books.<br /><br />I think your friend is correct in his opinion that it is easier to get into college and to get a degree than it was in our day. I think,in part, it has become thought of as a right rather than a privilege earned through effort. Admissions standards were lowered over the course of time because the seats have to be filled. A university is a money pit.<br /><br />All schools aren't created equal. A degree from an Ivy League school is worth it's weight in alumni contacts. My kids collectively have spent many weekends in Ivy League dorms visiting friends. Their consensus of opinion is that kids at the Ivies are no smarter than kids at any other school. The only group they find to be above the norm are the students at MIT. Except for the kids who are legacies, students who get into the top rank schools are more driven and I know more than a few cases where that was not a good thing.<br /><br />An undergraduate degree today is the equivalent of yesteryear's high school diploma. The smart kids today learn a trade and then get a degree in business.Bethhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-79516948259759653972012-04-17T20:39:03.674-04:002012-04-17T20:39:03.674-04:00I always knew my aunt was a special gal, and oh ho...I always knew my aunt was a special gal, and oh how I loved her stories of NYC and the havoc she caused!<br /><br />Proud niece of Paula Unger,<br /><br />Debbie Britz IvanyDebbie Britz Ivanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642591448956270973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70800648290936751182012-04-17T19:23:26.382-04:002012-04-17T19:23:26.382-04:00Charlotte,
Ah, yes, that too.
Thank you for that l...Charlotte,<br />Ah, yes, that too.<br />Thank you for that little reminder.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80373226413298367942012-04-17T15:48:52.499-04:002012-04-17T15:48:52.499-04:00Brought back memories of a time when students wer...Brought back memories of a time when students were charged .25 cents for the host/hostess to buy "refreshments" for a party.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-9734256805348072552012-04-17T11:37:11.730-04:002012-04-17T11:37:11.730-04:00Ah, shucks, Lenny.
I'm touched.Ah, shucks, Lenny.<br />I'm touched.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30501245861681841312012-04-17T11:36:32.704-04:002012-04-17T11:36:32.704-04:00Beth,
I haven't had the same trouble you did w...Beth,<br />I haven't had the same trouble you did with "Gentle Breeze". But, if the link doesn't do it for you, try copying the URL and pasting that in to your browser. It's worth the trouble, I promise you.<br /><br />Ah, working one's way through college!<br />Now that's another whole story.<br />I never really "felt" poor in NYC.<br />But in college...<br /><br />I don't think kids do that anymore either. Full-time study and a full time job at the same time.<br /><br />My other old college roomate is a university professor these days. And he claims that the academic standards were lowered at the time of the war in Viet Nam because many professors wanted to help keep their kids in school and thereby avoid the draft. (I guess the girls got a free ride.) It's his opinion that the standards never went up again and that, at most institutions of higher-learning in the United States, it's actually easy to get an undergraduate degree today than it was in the early sixties.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2897195674040484452012-04-17T11:32:01.244-04:002012-04-17T11:32:01.244-04:00Hi Dan,
We...well, we...uh...like I say, ask Tim.Hi Dan,<br />We...well, we...uh...like I say, ask Tim.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-27086907334786795742012-04-17T11:30:37.036-04:002012-04-17T11:30:37.036-04:00Hi Stan,
Since you asked, here's an extract fr...Hi Stan,<br />Since you asked, here's an extract from an email Paula sent me:<br /><br />Wow! I am in a total tizzy. Love the piece. Love what you’ve done with the YouTube posts where you tell the story so simply and sweetly. I think I’ll be walking around with a grin on my face for at least a few days. <br /><br />Thank you so much for this wonderful experience. It’s not often we get to travel back in time in such a lovely way.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66719440290107022522012-04-17T11:28:48.205-04:002012-04-17T11:28:48.205-04:00Jeff,
Ya know, that's something I never though...Jeff,<br />Ya know, that's something I never thought of?<br />That rent stabilization thing.<br />So that's what happened!<br />Thanks for the input.<br />Nevermore indeed.<br />Very sad!Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-37052702640073455092012-04-16T17:00:14.722-04:002012-04-16T17:00:14.722-04:00You are a really good guy. I mean, even better tha...You are a really good guy. I mean, even better than we already knew.Lenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-57393778323255837092012-04-16T14:21:14.298-04:002012-04-16T14:21:14.298-04:00What a lovely voice Paula Unger has! It is unfort...What a lovely voice Paula Unger has! It is unfortunate that the masses didn't get to appreciate her. I could only open "Window". On "Gentle Breeze" there was just that black screen and the spinning thing that is supposed to indicate it is loading. The loading was never accomplished.<br /><br />My children can't believe I didn't go to Woodstock. They don't understand that my friends and I were the first members of our families to attend college. They don't understand that we managed it on loans and three jobs. I think they missed out on something by not having to pool change on Friday afternoons so everyone could get a cup of coffee before heading off to one of those jobs. We didn't engage in too many of thoe "youthful pursuits because we were too strapped for cash. This does not mean we didn't socialize or that we didn't have fun, but it was different.<br /><br />The 60's were different and I wouldn't want to go back. It was the decade of assassinations and each one left a hole too big to fill. I missed being able to vote in 1968 but it wasn't the election we all dreamed of anyway. On the east coast, we went to bed believing that Bobby Kennedy was the sure fire candidate and we woke up to learn he was dead. I hope God protects this country from another time like the 60's.<br /><br />If Hallinan was living in California in 1968, he had a front row seat for the dissolution of the American dream as envisioned by the first wave of the baby boomers. Bit I don't think I want to ask him about it.Bethhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14938730246924548332012-04-16T08:52:41.743-04:002012-04-16T08:52:41.743-04:00Great piece Leighton. But I'm confused - what ...Great piece Leighton. But I'm confused - what were these youthful pursuits speak of, and why is Tim the expert?Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56703365905781972692012-04-16T08:47:12.529-04:002012-04-16T08:47:12.529-04:00What a great idea! I hope you share her reactions...What a great idea! I hope you share her reactions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-13422392182667749202012-04-16T02:23:57.995-04:002012-04-16T02:23:57.995-04:00Are you a great friend or what! Just imagine the l...Are you a great friend or what! Just imagine the look on her face. And the songs are terrific.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing back the memories, not of Paula, but of the times.<br /><br />Times that are gone forever for one very simple reason: Legislation that essentially did away with NYC rent stabilization and drove out so much of the young, creative energy that made Manhattan neighborhoods--like the East and West Villages--unique. Nevermore.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com