Prelude To Chaos-The 1999 Knights Of Columbus Free Throw From East Glendale, NY

From The Home Office In Forest Hills, NY, It's Time For The K of C Free Throw Top 10 List

Top 10 Signs You're At A Bad K of C Free Throw Contest:

#10:Scheduled for Friday Evening at The Local Yeshiva;

#9:It's bankrolled by Bernard Madoff;

#8:NY Mets have table at contest to con parents into buying Season Tickets at Citi Field;

#7:Parents can't bring video cameras in, but Highlights can be bought on Apple's Website from "iTunes", for $3.99;

#6:All those NY Knicks Scouts;

#5:Most-Terrifying Words spoken are "I'm Joe Buck-Tim Mc Carver will be here in a moment";

#4:Soloist, Singing "God Bless America", sounds like an Alley Cat In Heat, causing Windows to break and lights to flicker;

#3:Contestant named Arroyo, gets ball slapped out of his hands by "A-Rod";

#2:FOX Promotion from AT And T Mobility, with text to 36197 and 88555(Canada), asking folks to guess how many times Mc Carver mentions Derek Jeter;

#1:A-Rod Calls Press Conference To Call Attention To Himself and Madonna, while interrupting Award Ceremony;

Later!

K of C Free Throw Memories Come In Contests With A #3

It was FT III, on Saturday, December 22nd, 1979, and Saturday, February 5th, 1980. This was St Sylvester Council #6194, running the show, with the Council Contest, being run at Blessed Sacrament-Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. It was a Contest laced with Controversy, as it was moved away from the base, at St Sylvester School at 396 Grant Avenue, in City Line-Brooklyn, infuriating that base. That Base was not cooperative, so the Contest was moved. It also marked the end of Sylvestrian Exclusivity, as they were NOT the ONLY GAME in town:

Three Kings County Champions and One Western LI Champions were crowned. It infuriated The Council, unto the point of not giving recognition to these Champs. The Western LI Winner, became Downstate Champion, in March, 1980. There was a problem-they were NOT from St Sylvester Parish, as that Council was too-localized and Crassly-Parochial;

Council 5103 gave recognition to these Winners, in 1994, in commemoration of the 15th Anniversary Year. In 1994, was also FT III, held at St.Pancras, from which 3 Queens County Champions were crowned. One of those Winners from 1994, Jamie Jones, is the Blood Niece of 1980 Downstate Champion, Karen Fleming. Jamie's Mom is Karen's Older Sister;

For Msgr Sherman #5103, a joint venture with Long Island Council #197, in LI 197's FT XVIII and 5103's FT XIII, saw Keandra Leong eventually win the NY State Championship. The Council Contest, like 6194's FT III, took place at Blessed Sacrament Hall, on Pine Street-Cypress Hills. Keandra Leong came from Our Lady Of Mercy Recreation and Our Lady Of Mercy School, in Forest Hills, a parish serviced by 5103;

For Sherman 5103, like St Sylvester 6194, their Greatest Contests, both took place on Pine Street in Brooklyn, in a Gym, now named for a Mr Anthony Iadanza, known around the globe as Tony Danza;

Good Things often come in Threes;

Later!

Knights Of Columbus Free Throw Retrospective-FT IV And FT V

This Annual Event has taken place since 1992, for Msgr Sherman Council #5103, tomorrow being the 17th Contest:

There was an interruption in 2002, being shut down by some Past Grand Knight, who has since transferred to a Council in Eastern Queens, and was caught in a lie, over the contest;

Two Contests are being commemorated here, both with interesting histories;

FT IV took place on Saturday, January 7th, 1995, at Resurrection-Ascension, in Middle Village, Queens. It was an interesting night and the last of the "Come One-Come All" Contests.Over 60 Contestants showed up;

A 10 Year Old Girl, Tess Mc Cloud, was Long Island Champion in The Contest that year. There was also the cry of "Why are the Champs from Other Regions? They should ONLY Come From Glendale". She went to West Point for The NY State Championship;

James Lynch, 13 Year Old Boys, was the Queens County Champion;

But, in that Contest, a 12 Year Old Boy named Danny Champoli, shot at the Foul Line. Five and a Half Years Later at Shea Stadium, a Seminarian from Douglaston, Queens, sat next to me in Shea Stadium Loge. That Seminarian mentioned Danny Champoli's Name, as a Good Kid in Need of Financial Help;

Danny is now The Reverend Deacon Daniel Champoli, studying at the North American College In Rome, recently ordained a Transitional Deacon, for The RC Diocese Of Brooklyn. His next step is to be ordained as a Priest, which should occur in May or June, 2009;

That's a Great Little Side Story, from FT IV;

The Original Plans for FT V, were announced at the 1/7/95 Contest, with Our Lady Of Hope, on Eliot Avenue, as Host Parish.In April, 1995, the Deputy Grand Knight approached me with this story, that he was approached by Sacred Heart Parish Officials, requesting that the Free Throw be moved to Sacred Heart East Glendale.The Then Deputy Grand Knight was under the assumption that he was going to become Grand Knight. He, then, gave me a whole host of restrictions as per these Parish Officials, that ONLY Sacred Heart Contestants could participate, and NO ONE ELSE;

I told him "Then go run it yourself. You DON'T need me";

He ran to the then Grand Knight. That GK spoke to me and told me to move it to Sacred Heart AND INCLUDE as many Parish Organizations as I'd want in this Contest;

As for that Deputy Grand Knight, he was NOT elected Grand Knight. BTW, NO Parish Officials ever talked to him at all. He stated that it was a Secret as to who he talked to;

The Contest was expanded and followed the Rockaway Council #2672 Contest System. My Co-Chairman, Ed, who saw the Rockaway System in action, helped coordinate this contest. The Forest Hills Region came in under the new system. Sacred Heart, Resurrection-Ascension, St Pancras, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, and Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs and Our Lady Of Mercy, were part of The New System of the Contest, which took less time to run;

The Two Queens County Champions were Mark Baranovich from Our Lady Of Mercy Recreation, who was also a Parishioner of Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs. Gloria Kim, from Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs Teen Center. Both were 14 Years Old;

At Holy Cross HS, Mark put on a 23/25 Shot "Clinic". Gloria Kim went to a 5 Shot Shootout before winning the title. When she won, a "New York, NY" Kick Line, often done to the song when "Ol' Blue Eyes", Francis Albert Sinatra, was singing it, was done to celebrate Gloria's Victory;

Gloria Kim is of Historical Significance, in that she was the 1st Non-White Queens County Champion, in 5103 History, and the 1st Contestant of Asian Bloodlines(Korean-American);

This did NOT sit well with those who felt that ONLY Glendale Contestants, especially Sacred Heart Parish-Based Contestants, should be the only ones to compete. My answer was that if they're not good enough, they can't win it;

FT V, signalled expansion of The Council beyond Greater Glendale;

Pax Vobis!

K Of C Free Throw-Queens County Championship From Yesterday

Just a little Photo Video action. Msgr Sherman Council's Award Winning March of The Free Throw, continues @ Holy Family HS in Hicksville, NY on Saturday, 03/29/08, for the Long Island Championships;

One of The Winners is 10 Boys Winner, Brandon Chow, from Our Lady Of Mercy Recreation & Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs Parish & School in Forest Hills, making him the 3rd OLQM Parishioner in History, to win a Queens County Championship. Will Mc Carver now insist on calling him BRONSON? Will RemDawg be shouting "BRANDON NOT BRONSON, Tim"?

Ciao-Later, as 1st it's Mass & then The Red Sox on NESN, from Professor Thom's;

Mike-RSN-NYCQ

MD-1500-Some K Of C Free Throw Coverage & Much Thanks

I have a feeling that Jere Smith is something of an inspiration for all of this camera work, even if a lot of it is from a Cell Phone. The Bigger Project will come online in a week or so:

That'll have some contest highlights+shots from various sites of the contest+some commentary. Please note that neither of the Two Gentlemen From FOX Sports, in the above photo, will contribute any commentary, whatsoever, though they may be lampooned for their efforts @ a later time;

But, a lot of you have contributed to this blog from over the past few years, so I will mention You all, NOW;

In The Research Department, The Veritable "Encyclopaedia Britannica" of This Blog, The Redoubtable, Omnipotent Q, John B. Quinn of Midwood, Brooklyn. When something is wrong, I hear about it, forthwith from The Omnipotent Q. You're right about the Mets Deficit in 1969, as @ 1 Point, they were 9.5 Games behind The Cubs;

Jere Smith of "A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory", who got me to liven up this blog with pics, videos & illustrations. Of course with this eMac, running on 1 Ghz Processing Power on Mac OS X, 10.5.1(Leopard), it's much-easier now than when I had a G3 iMac, running on only 400Mhz;

Peter N of Farmington, CT, 12 Miles from Hartford, on how to keep writing about our "Olde Towne Team", & making it interesting;

Jim Sullivan of Watertown, MA, Also Known As "Suldog";

William Roger Clemens, who "Fitzy" sends a Mammoth "GFY" to, & so do I, just because...;

Kaylee In Phoenix, AZ, away from her native land(Boston), who, even in Illness, added so much, to uplift everyone's spirits;

Christine E, in PA and Laura in VA;

The Gang @ "Professor Thom's", who have given the World Their Own, Unique 7th Inning Stretch Chant of "F--- Kazmarek";

Amy from "Pasquinade", a Rhode Island Woman, living in Boston, adding to my sense of Snarkiness, in my rants;

The Boston Red Sox, for that Beautiful '07 World Championship, come hell, high water or Eric Gagne';

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez & his LACK Of Clutch Hitting;

James Timothy Mc Carver Of FOX Sports, who has kept us bloggers, busy all year, with your memorable gaffes("I Think Youkilis would make a good #8 Hitter, With The Pitcher's Spot Due Up");

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, for freeing up the Traditional Latin Mass, making it more-accessible, & of which I've been to Several Times last year and Once this Year;

The NY Yankees for choking in Post-Season, AGAIN;

The Riviera Cafe' And Sports Bar, for being The ABSOLUTELY WORST Red Sox Fan Place in either Boston or NYC;
To "The Dropkick Murphys" for my Newly Acquired Appreciation for Celtic Punk Rock;
To The NY Mets, who've shown me there is such thing as a Love-Hate Relationship in Baseball. It's where Fans Love That Team, only for the team to kick their Loyal Fans To The Curb;

Thanks To All Of You-It's been a Great Ride;

Michaelum-RSN-NYC-Queens

MCDXCIX-As Last Night's Darkness Turns To Today's Light-From The Patriotic Ball To The K Of C Free Throw

Around this time last year, I was at my 400th Post, as this blog has grown considerably larger, with illustrations & occasional videos, shot from my Cell Phone:

Last Night, The General Stephen A Moylan Assembly #715, 4th Degree, Knights of Columbus, honored their previous leader, The Past Faithful Navigator, Sir Knight Luther Mc Neal, a Man who served his Country in Vietnam, from 1963 to 1971, & continues to serve his Parish, St Catherine Of Sienna in Hollis, Queens, the same Parish where Al Roker J r, of NBC's Today Show, grew up;

We had a Maestro Of Ceremonies, whose humor has earned him the title of "The Butcher Of Bad Gags", so fun was to be had, as Honors were bestowed on Luther Mc Neal, a gentleman who enjoys Jazz;

One of our Group's Chairmen, S K George Luongo, had a grievous emergency in his family, as his mom was in Emergency Surgery. She was close to death, but reports have her in recovery & she's going to make it;

Santa Maria, Madre De Dios, Ruega Por Nosotros Pecadores, Ahora Y En La Hora, De Nuestra Muerte Amen;

This afternoon, for the 16th Time since January, 1992, Msgr Sherman Council-Knights Of Columbus #5103, East Glendale, will stage the latest Knights Of Columbus International Free Throw Basketball Championship Council-Level Contest(FT XVI), @ PS 101Q @ 29 Russell Place in Forest Hills Gardens, in Forest Hills, Queens, not too far from the West Side Tennis Club, the Onetime Home Of The U.S. Open;

Highlights Of The Contest, Will Be Seen Later on This Blog. A Special 20 Minute Edition will be seen later this week, or next week on this site. For more coverage, go to http://www.rfredsoxnyc.info;

Mike-RSN-NYC-Queens-Past Grand Knight

This Being A Busy Week-It Ends Saturday With The Knights Of Columbus Free Throw

Thirty Years Ago, St Sylvester Council #6194, then in City Line Brooklyn, became a Pioneer with their 1st Rendition of The Knights Of Columbus Free Throw Basketball Contest:

They've spawned 2 Contests. Long Island Council #197 went Solo in 1989, after being in 2 Joint Ventures with St Sylvester, in 1985 & 1986. I had chaired both Contests for St Sylvester Council's Side & ran 4 of their Contests;

St Sylvester Council would spawn another Contest, as the Chairman of 5 St Sylvester Contests would run 10 Of 12 Msgr Sherman Council Contests & is a Past Grand Knight of Msgr Sherman Council;

FT XVI will be this Saturday. From FT IV, would Come a Long Island Championship & from FT XIII, a State Champion would come, from the Joint Venture With those Joint Venture Experts @ Long Island Council #197, live from Blessed Sacrament Hall on Pine Street, just off Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Blessed Sacrament Hall was also host to St. Sylvester 6194's Greatest Triumph, where the Council had 3 Kings County Champions & a Downstate Champion, named Karen Fleming. Karen's Sister was the Mom of 1994 12 Girls Queens Champion Jamie Jones. Karen's Brother, Tom, was chairman of St Adalbert's Recreation & our Host at St Adalbert's Recreation Center in Elmhurst, in January, '04, which signified the return of St Sylvester School to competition after being out of it for 11 Years. & now, St Sylvester Council has returned to active competition;

To understand the Success of the 5103 Contest, it took a detour into St Mary Gate of Heaven-Ozone Park, where Old Time St Sylvester Sports Officials, ruled the roost. Even the 5103 Contest's Biggest Saboteur, once was a member of St Sylvester 6194 & a Past Grand Knight of Msgr Sherman 5103;

The Sylvestrian Roots live on, even in Forest Hills, with another Chairman, who took the Trip to Cypress Hills, Brooklyn;

It's Been A Grand Time;

Mike-RSN-NYC-Queens

The K Of C Free Throw Super-Production Is Underway

& with the help of "iWork '08", having been converted to .pdf, it is underway, as the Parish Of St Thomas Apostle in Woodhaven, Queens, gets its' instructions on how to be a part of it:

I love the "iWork" Template system, making for easy work for this contest;

I just woke up, getting a 2nd Wind;

Mike-RSN-NYC-Queens

With The Mac With iLife & A Camera

Comes the Premiere of Free Throw Studios. Video will be online on this site with highlights & commentary. The contest will be @ 3pm on Saturday, 01 19 08 @ PS 101Q @ 19 Russell Place in Forest Hills Gardens. It should be fun.

To Those Ambitious Men Who Practically Run A Presidential Style Campaign For An UNPAID Position, I Ask You "WHY"

GET A LIFE-it's NOT the End Of The World. Are You doing this run for Altruistic Reasons, or do you have issues in your life, where you need Self-Fulfillment, not to mention satisfy your enormous ego?

You KNOW Things to be true, but your EGO comes 1st. It must be satisfied at all costs. You have an Elf, who yesses you ad nauseum. He wouldn't sneeze without your permission. Despite Permissions & Encouragement to the Contrary from the Home Office In New Haven, CT, your Elf, an Unfulfilled Sycophant, who you once described in UNFLATTERING Terms, while he was Grand Knight, complains of that particular event as "UNPATRIOTIC", in short, something which by crushing it, in accordance with your ego, is most-satisfying. Deciding to Play Napoleon, by Invading Your Newest Version of Russia, called East New York in Brooklyn, with programming, in order to antagonize somebody in Bay Ridge or Ozone Park, will lead to LONG TERM Damage & Disunity in the 4th Level of our K Of C Order. Funny, but this programming could've been put to use in your own service area. Instead, you use it to play cheap politics, ON THE ROAD. WHY don't you go invade Canada, while you're at it?

As to your Elf-WHAT Title Did You Promise Him? As to leading others to Dissension, in order to secure your Office, how long before you forget about them?

Who TF do you think you are? Roger Clemens On The Juice?

In Regards To Real K of C Free Throw Operations For January, '08

I prefer .rtf, as fewer bytes are used. If I can help it, I'd prefer Open Document, since Microsoft Office in Word & Excel, are easily hacked formats:

During K of C Free Throw operations, the use of ".doc" is forbidden, as the ".doc" format, is known to carry computer viruses & is not secure;

Mike-RSN-NYC-Queens