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Braised Chuck, Knob Gratinee</div>
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I am chieftain Angelo Bruno,</div>
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All the tribes are ruled by me,</div>
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Moved in here and held possession,</div>
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Numbers, hookers, other scams,</div>
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Shook down butchers, shook down bakers,</div>
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There my warriors laid in ambush,</div>
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As we built our weekend hideouts</div>
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My people were content and happy,</div>
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We were free from all constraint,</div>
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Where oft I shook down shops of pawn,</div>
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cousin Cahil because I was always down bay. That eventually</div>
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of what's going on. I participate vicariously through BBYRA.org.<br />
I recognize names in the standings that I knew decades ago,<br />
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grandchildren of those against whom I raced. <br />
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I did manage to get to a windward mark ahead of Peter<br />
Commette in my Laser once, for what it's worth.<br />
In spite of that, I had many good years as a crew, always<br />
managing to surround myself with (okay, I was lucky<br />
enough to have) talented skippers and mentors. All of that<br />
imparted wisdom has accumulated over the years and made<br />
me the confident sailor I feel I am today. <br />
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In 1978, I got my first restaurant summer job at Jack Baker's<br />
Wharfside in Point Pleasant Beach. It was a good fit for<br />
me, considering how much I loved cooking food and eating it.<br />
It turned into a lifelong career, and it's been very good to me.<br />
As many people know though, in the restaurant business,<br />
you're normally expected to be at work on weekends.<br />
This alone makes it impossible to sail in the BBYRA.<br />
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Who knows, maybe one day I'll put down the knife, and my<br />
wife and I will join a BBYRA club and resume this wonderful<br />
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<br />Baydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-68932514080961603762013-12-23T22:47:00.000-05:002013-12-23T22:47:36.091-05:00The Catch?<div style="text-align: center;">
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The above post represents some of what I had</div>
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The <a href="http://www.nshof.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=793&Itemid=124">2013 Inductees</a>.</div>
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Clue: Pink Floyd song.</div>
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