All Entries Tagged With: "Chris Botta"
Having A Say, When You Don’t Get One
First things first, I have to confess. When I heard last week that Blue Oyster Cult was going to perform at the referendum rally at the Nassau Coliseum parking lot tomorrow, a few thoughts swirled in my head: Blue Oyster Cult? At the last (and only) rally for a referendum election I ever attended, a [...]
SPLINTER IN THE MIND’S EYE: The ongoing battle between Chris Botta & Isles
When the Isles tossed out Chris Botta, I was unsurpised. I had warned him, and others, in my piece at the time when the Isles began to pick and choose who they wanted in the blog and press box instead of a “free press”. Those who pushed the PR were constantly rewarded, and those [...]
NY ISLES DRAFT THOUGHTS: A Slight Disagreement
Chris Botta and Brian Compton have been doing a great job with the SNY pieces. The Isles casting off of their once paid blogger has turned into a boon as he’s stepped into a more video centric role that has him focusing on the Isles without fear of reprisals from the overly sensitive if/not completely [...]
DIRE STRAITS ON LONG ISLAND? Part 2 of a Series. Today BD & Joe Conte Shed Light On Isles Org and Lighthouse
Tough to be an Isles fan these days, huh? Everyone is feeling the pain it seems. My own belief is we are in the middle of a media pile-on, and some facts and realities have gotten a bit lost. Just my take, and fine if nobody agrees. I think the pile-on has upset the fanbase [...]
DIRE STRAITS ON LONG ISLAND – Is The Latest News Reason To Hit Panic Button? A Blog Roundtable Takes This On …
Tough to be an Isles fan these days, huh? Everyone is feeling the pain it seems. My own belief is we are in the middle of a media pile-on, and some facts and realities have gotten a bit lost. Just my take, and fine if nobody agrees. I think the pile-on has upset the fanbase [...]
FREEFALL: 7 Mistakes Of The NY Islanders & How To Rectify Them
Ok, lets keep this blunt and to the point… The Isles came out strong, but reality hit like a ton of bricks. The coach got canned. This is not because Gordon was doing a terrible job, per say. But more likely clear that Snow was not going to resign him post this last year on [...]
Backchecking: Paranoia, Fear and Childish Behavior
In my “other life” — when I am not screaming at the television over another bone-headed play by one of the boys in blue and orange — I am a business owner. I work hard at my craft, and I try to do what I can for my clients. I did not go to “business [...]
The Importance of Blogging Earnest – The Islanders & Me
The Importance of Blogging Earnest A Trivial Isles Blog for Serious People. A message came a few months ago via my Blackberry. It said… “… I have to give you credit for calling out those paranoid NYI” Another came more recently from another… “I hate the reality that personal agendas influence this stuff, you’re a [...]
Sadly, Very Little Enlightenment on the Lighthouse
Hey, did you know Brooklyn is in play? Hey, would that be an E4 or E5??? No Eklund is not expounding on the Lighthouse with his rumor system. Instead, it is the kind of flotsam and jetsam that is making the rounds. However, someone better tell Brooklyn who is set to break ground with an architectural plan [...]
FOUR THINGS FOR YOU: Lighthouse Update, Willets Point Rah-Rah, Some Shady Letter Writing & The Isles Still Lose
Remember the meeting that didn’t happen? Breakfast with Dick and Jane…errr, Charles and Kate. But, hey, “no meetings happened or are happening”. Meetings can only occur if someone ordered waffles evidently. Denial or not, that was a few weeks ago. So what’s happened since… Wouldn’t you know it? Another meeting. This time with underlings instead. [...]
CONTENTION AND DISSENSION AT LIGHTHOUSE HEARING: Two Sides Clash And Have Alternative Takes On The Procedings
You could see this coming miles away. When the ToH complained that is was the Lighthouse Project themselves not willing to negotiate a few weeks back over size and scope, they plied a letter to Suozzi and then to people on Long Island in an Open Letter. Meanwhile, the Lighthouse stuck to their momentum and [...]
Let’s Tip the Scales for the Lighthouse Project Tomorrow
Re-Zoning hearing looms for Lighthouse Project, and the stakes are high.
WELCOME BACK BROOKLYN RUMOR! Rumors Galore But Little Else As We Come Towards Sept 22nd Hearing
Today’s blog is based on the Chris Botta blog that has source citing Brooklyn today in his always excellent IslandersPointBlank. However, we will take that theory and others for a spin today. Hold onto your hats . . . . Welcome Back Brooklyn! (apologies to Welcome Back Kotter) Welcome back, Your dreams of Charles Wang’s [...]