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Ed Goble's avatar

Hey Rob, another good one! You should consider a book of short stories from your life. You’re a great writer with a quick, sharp wit. Some of your comments sound like a dip into a slice of east coast Americana. I’d read it, so there’s 10 bucks, haha!

Rob Riley's avatar

hey Ed, great to hear from you, thanks for the comments, IDK about getting published and all that, a pipe dream at this point.

Ed Goble's avatar

To me publishing is beside the point. Getting your stories out in the open is its own liberation.

Rob Riley's avatar

I agree completely, I used to burden my RL friends with poetry in text, now I have an audience (although small) that welcomes it.

Bougie Hippie's avatar

Feigned interest that Argentina brings it home.

Rob Riley's avatar

1936* Olympics, sorry

Rob Riley's avatar

I'm an NFL man, I used to love MLB too but not since NYY put a BLM logo on the pitchers mound. A lot of letters there, LOL.. I couldn't care less about soccer. In 1968-69-70 I stayed upstate NY with family friends who were DEEP into effort to promote soccer in te US, the father (Chester Brooks) played on the 1934 Polish Soccer team, same year as the Jesse Owens, Hitler, dust up. etc..Chester was like a father to me for 3 summers, he was huge in the New Jersey soccer story, they were from Clifton NJ, IDK it just never hit me as something to follow. TMI?.. sorry, LOL.

Bougie Hippie's avatar

I getcha. I cheered for the NFL Bucs. Lots more excitement there. And drugs. Now while I’m

Wandering around Mexico soccer is everywhere. Fun to watch nice legs kick a ball around.

Rob Riley's avatar

I'm a Rams fan since 1968, I have a Bucs story too believe it or not. I used to work with a guy named Nick Colavito in the DSNY. super good guy, we're still in touch, he had a brother Steve, who was on the original TB Bucs roster in 1978. Steve is passed now, but he played linebacker for TB, probably 2 or 3 years, then injuries stopped him.

Bougie Hippie's avatar

that’s interesting you worked helping keep NYC clean? sorry he passed, and i saw many injuries on the field and wondered if the millions they made was worth it for them in the end.

Rob Riley's avatar

yeah I retired from DSNY in 2010, I only met Steve once, he was actually a “goodfella” like in the movies, enough said, unusually strong guy for 5'10”, they didnt get the big money in the late 70s, or early 80s

Bougie Hippie's avatar

Goodfellas is one of my top fav movies!

Carol Cotton's avatar

You truly have a way with words and looking at the world, Rob.

Rob Riley's avatar

thanks Carol, most of the time I get to say what I set out to say, but IDK sometimes they take a turn on me, but I have to admit I love when people comment, so thanks for commenting