MUWinter2014

LETTERS READERS RESPOND TO FALL ISSUE
CLOSE ENCOUNTER
WITH GIANTS
After reading “When Giants (and
Knicks) Roamed the Campus,” in your fall
issue, it brought to mind an experience I
had in the summer of 1972.
I was having dinner with a friend at
a restaurant in the West End that was
popular at the time called Sirriani’s. We
were enjoying our meal and a few “cold
ones” when four or fi ve of the Giants players
came in and proceeded to sit at the table
next to ours.
My friend happened to be an avid Giants
fan, so you can imagine how thrilled he
was. Even into his late twenties he had a
life-sized poster of Frank Gifford, on his
bedroom wall.
After a while, one of the players asked
us if we were locals. I answered, “Yes,” and
he introduced himself as Brad Van Pelt. He
asked us if we knew of any place nearby to
enjoy a little nightlife, because they had no
training the next day and were off curfew.
I told him that we usually went to place
called The Shipwheel Inn, in Brielle, about
10-15 miles away. When I told him we
were heading there after dinner, he asked
if we would lead them there, and we agreed.
Another player, Norm Snead, said he
couldn’t join us because he promised to take
his wife to a movie.
About an hour later we got into our
cars and drove to The Shipwheel Inn. Upon
arrival we headed for the bar. When I
reached for my wallet to order a drink, Brad
said, “Your money is no good tonight,”
and proceeded to have the bartender line
up shots of Jack Daniels for our group…
something he repeated several times.
We hung out with them for a few
hours before parting ways. They thanked
us for showing them some excitement and
said we might see them again at Sirriani’s
some time. They were a great bunch of
guys, and we wished them luck in their
upcoming season.
BRUCE CROWELL, CLASS OF 1963
ALUMNI RESPOND TO
CALENDAR PROMOTION
A special promotion on the official
Facebook Alumni offered a free calendar
to the first 30 alumni to respond. There
are still a limited number of free 2014
calendars available. Send your request
to mailquad@monmouth.edu while
supplies last.
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The Calendar is beautiful! THANKS M.U.!
JEANINE LORRAINE WAGNER '99
The calendar is so impressive! I
especially like July’s photo with the mascot.
I’ve been fortunate enough to see the hawk
in between Wilson Hall and the dining hall
on my last few visits to the campus—truly
majestic.
SUSAN MERRILL O’CONNOR '88
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Thanks for the calendar!! Some really
beautiful shots!!!
CHRISTINA CILMI SOUBASIS '98
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Got mine! Thanks for the memories.
Still as beautiful a campus as I remember
from 30 years ago.
DONNA LIZER KMETZ '82
Thank you for the calendar! I love it. I
did not replace my wall calendar at work,
and the Monmouth one is the perfect
replacement. I am very proud.
JANET GALLO '02
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Thank you. I received it today and
already have it up.
SUSAN L. YACUBOVICH '03 '05M
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CORRECTIONS:
In the fall 2013 issue of the Monmouth University Magazine, an obituary was published for STEPHEN D. RICE. The
obituary should have noted STEPHEN P. RICE.
We regret the errors.
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