I was at the Yankees spring training game a couple days ago with Marty Fleischman, his wife Sue. Joe Cannella and I brought up a TV commercial I had recalled about a battlefield and if Marty was involved in that. He was, and the cost was over $100,000 to produce – which is about $282k […]
By Marty Fleischman No one really knows the origin of the Basque race. The Basques have a unique blood type, not associated with any other in Spain or France. Their language has no roots in the Romance languages of the area and sounds almost like Chinese. They have such pride in their heritage that their […]
By Marty Fleischman L. Stanley “Buddy” Berenson was the President of Miami Jai-Alai and, also, Tampa Jai-Alai since purchasing the Tampa facility in 1969. He was not only an astute businessman, but Buddy was a promotional and marketing genius. (Much more about the Berenson’s coming in later stories) Having successfully completed my four weekends of […]
50th Anniversary of the Day that Changed Everything – Part 1 of 2 Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that would eventually change everything in my lifestyle. On Friday, February 15, 1974, I went to see jai-alai for the first time in my life. Today, 50 years later, I would never have imagined […]
Best Jaialai Commercials Ever
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsI was at the Yankees spring training game a couple days ago with Marty Fleischman, his wife Sue. Joe Cannella and I brought up a TV commercial I had recalled about a battlefield and if Marty was involved in that. He was, and the cost was over $100,000 to produce – which is about $282k […]
La Palanca… Part 2 (8 of 91)
Marty Fleischman BlogsBy Marty Fleischman No one really knows the origin of the Basque race. The Basques have a unique blood type, not associated with any other in Spain or France. Their language has no roots in the Romance languages of the area and sounds almost like Chinese. They have such pride in their heritage that their […]
La Palanca Part 1 (7 of 91)
Marty Fleischman BlogsBy Marty Fleischman L. Stanley “Buddy” Berenson was the President of Miami Jai-Alai and, also, Tampa Jai-Alai since purchasing the Tampa facility in 1969. He was not only an astute businessman, but Buddy was a promotional and marketing genius. (Much more about the Berenson’s coming in later stories) Having successfully completed my four weekends of […]
50th Anniversary of the Day that Changed Everything – Part 1 of 2
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway Blogs50th Anniversary of the Day that Changed Everything – Part 1 of 2 Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that would eventually change everything in my lifestyle. On Friday, February 15, 1974, I went to see jai-alai for the first time in my life. Today, 50 years later, I would never have imagined […]