Those Italians moving to Buffalo settled in one of the oldest parts of Buffalo, displacing the Irish enclave near the Erie Canal and Buffalo Harbor around Canal Street and the Terrace. What was the center of this neighborhood is today covered by the Marine Drive Apartments near Canalside. “Hem...
television still played second fiddle to AM radio. Many of his early assignments were on Ch.4, including regular 6pm walks from WBEN’s Statler studios to The Buffalo Evening News’ building near the foot of Main Street. He’d read– as announced at the beginning of each newscast, “From ...
"I ain't supposed to. That's why people pay to see me."There's also the business of his dealing with the Wild West Show's newest star attraction, Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts), which gives the story much of its social perspective. Bill thinks of Bull as an ungrateful pet who ...
maybe ‘cleaners.’ That would have been a difficult word for me at that stage. But I’ve never forgotten it. Those are the things that happen in your career that are of such an embarrassing level, that you just never forget it.” “Nobody ever mentioned salary, and that was fine. ...
Enjoyed snails, pretty wildflowers, starry weeds, and building-like haystacks along the path. Drank wine from a fountain in Irache. Bought a tiny iron shell necklace from an ironsmith artist in Irache, who gave me a gift of a fresh fig, like nectar from heaven. Started walking in the ...
near the camp for several days, we had become rather short of meat. I immediately told one of our men to hitch his horses to a wagon and follow me as I went out after the herd, and we would bring back some fresh meat for supper. I had no saddle, as mine had been left at camp...
Enjoyed snails, pretty wildflowers, starry weeds, and building-like haystacks along the path. Drank wine from a fountain in Irache. Bought a tiny iron shell necklace from an ironsmith artist in Irache, who gave me a gift of a fresh fig, like nectar from heaven. Started walking in the ...
And where else does a fly fisherman’s arms get tired from fighting wild trout? What other ranch has created its own elk sanctuary, where even its own hunters may not tread? And the fishing is all “catch and release?” For me, the early morning stumble over the rocky slope to my bli...
One of the things Michael wanted to experiment with was smoking one of the impala hams with mopane wood chips. This is the smoker that he's built next to the kitchen and Dyson is helping to get a good seal on the chamber. The first smoked batch turned out great by the way. Day ...
It was a Tuesday night and not busy at all. It took 20 minutes to get a table. The table was right in the path of traffic. We ordered a variety of things---Asian Zing wings which are really good (even here), a grilled chicken burger, and a BBQ chicken wrap. The wrap was...