PLANET PLAYS WITH THE HOUSE MONEY IN SUPER BOWL LII
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION FEB. 2-4, 2018) — For The Weekend Edition, we get away from Pittsfield’s politics, the kind on full display at a revelatory meeting of the city council’s finance committee over what may well be the last straw that sinks the city into a morass of debt and financial failure. We speak of the city’s ineptitude — Tyer, Kerwood, and a boatload of consultants who have already skunked $6 million out of taxpayers. The committee came up big, voting 3-2 to send a recommendation to reject the administration’s plan on water upgrades that will raise water and sewer fees 400%.
Fear not. THE PLANET will rain fire next week. For now, it shall be the frivolity of utter insignificance.
Speaking of spawtz …
This Sunday, THE PLANET gets to enjoy the pleasure of playing on the house’s money. We refer to Super Bowl LII. That’s 52 in Roman numerals for all those who don’t speak Roman. The Big Game, also known as the New England Patriots Invitational for the team’s absolute dominance going on two decades, brings with it the ultimate no-lose proposition. We would like the Patriots to win again, of course, but we shall also be happy should the Philadelphia Eagles pull off the upset, for two reasons:
(1) The Eagles have been “our team” going back to the days of Sonny Jurgenson, Norm Snead, Pete Retzlaff, and Tommy McDonald.
(2) They are the favorite team of our best friend in the world, retired editor of The Syracuse Post-Standard Gary Van Dusen.
As for (1) it’s odd how that came about. In 1961, my brother bought a football magazine with Jimmy Brown on the cover. Pete was a huge Browns fan, and his hero was, of course, the bruising Brown, #44 out of storied Syracuse. The Boston Patriots of the old NFL were one year young and along with its league still trying to prove itself a legitimate competitor with the NFL. Most fans around here, therefore, were New York Giants fans, since we got the Giants games every Sunday on WTEN-10 out of Albany. The magazine cover photo showed great Brown lugging the ball surrounded by a rock pile of friendly white jerseys and a bunch of Philadelphia Eagles in their Kelly green. I loved the Eagles helmets, with the silver wings lacing the sides. It became enough to win me over, but we also loved the Browns because of Jimmy Brown and the Syracuse connection. Incidentally, we still have that magazine.
One of our great moments as a young fan came in the 1964 NFL title game, when Blanton Collier‘s Cleveland Browns shut out Don Shula‘s Baltimore Colts, 27-0, a game we watched on TV to the play-by-play of a man who later became a dear friend and long-time business partner, the late, great broadcaster Ken Coleman. To add to this fan’s confusion, the Tittle-Shofner-Morrison-Roubestelli-Patton-Huff Giants also became a fave because we saw them on TV so much. We still feel the sting of the 1963 title game, when the Giants lost to the Bears.
THE PLANET was, you might say, a football itinerant. That all changed later with the New England Patriots, and not the presen bandwagon franchise that seemingly gets to the Super Bowl every year. We’re talking the Patriots of Gino Capelletti and Babe Parilli, Jim Plunkett and Randy Vataha, Steve Grogan and Russ Francis — a team that wavered from respectable to putrid — 1-15 putrid (1991). That was, of course, in the BRK era: Before Robert Kraft.
Regarding (2) Gary and THE PLANET have long been sending weekly e-mails with our predictions for the 18 weeks the NFL is in season. We each prognosticate the scores for the Patriots and Eagles games. All along, we’ve been saying Super Bowl LII would feature our teams, and we were right. The Eagles have never won a Super Bowl, going 0-2, the last loss being in 2005 as another Syracuse product, Donovan McNabb, led Philly in a fatal confrontation with … the Patriots.
With that win, the Patriots became the first team in league history to win the Super Bowl three in four years. Amazingly, in one of the greatest sports achievements of all time, they are in a position of doing that again on Sunday, 13 years later. The previous two Patriot wins in the Super Bowl came in games that featured the impossible: Malcolm Butler‘s game saving interception of the Seahawks’ Russell Wilson from the 1 yard line (you don’t hand the ball off to Lynch??!!!) in SB XLIX and last year’s comeback from a 28-3 deficit with two minutes left in the third quater to stun the Falcons in overtime (the Super Bowl’s first ever to need an extra frame).
Super Bowl LII, the Patriots record 10th appearance in the game, one might follow the script and it might not. With five Super Bowl victories in the bank, Patriots fans can relax this Sunday, win or lose. The wise guys in Vegas expect a definitive win. The press, too, as in this sampling from Reuters: “In a league that does not want dynasties, the New England Evil Empire [has become] a championship machine that operates with ultimate efficiency.”
Patriot Nation loves being the Evil Empire, the greatest dynasty (ESPN, NFL Network, Sports Illustrated, etc.) of all time. However, if the Iggles can win, we shall still celebrate, and just as hard, for our NFC team, for the cool helmets, and most of all, for Gary Van Dusen.
We have a case of Dom 1982 chillin’, and we and friends will enjoy every last drop.
Love live the Patriots. Long live the Eagles.
To make this weekend interesting, send in your predicted score to THE PLANET. We’ll send a great gift to the person who gets it the closest.
Have a great weekend, everybody.
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“Tonight, we are all Patriots” — Robert Kraft.
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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40-14 Patriots.
I Love the energy that surrounds the Superbowl. It’s a morale booster in the dead of winter. Gooo New England Patriots! This team is built on discipline and hard work……and then there is the talent!!
I really feel apathy for the young man in Adams who was roughed up, detained with a gun pointed at him by the Adams Police after the shooting. Yes, they were doing their job, but somehow have an ego preventing them from an apology to this man and his mother, and handling the PR. correctly. Just not right in my opinion.
Spa did you see the dash cam videos from released by the Adams PD? The police and the young man acted very professional. The young man handled himself well as did the officers. His family should be proud of him. There was a shooter at large and he just was in the wrong place at the wrong time purely by accident. The officers apologized to him immediately . He sat in the cruiser for 1 min 40 sec. and the whole stop last just over 4 min.. Here are the uncut dash cam videos and audio from both cruisers
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This one is from the cruiser that pulled him over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1pxuoKP-7g
This one is from the backseat of the cruiser he was detained in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvMw5pLLYjs
Thanks acheshirecat. I did not.
Nice info acheshirecat, thank you. Better info than from the media.
Do more research. The cops did apologize to him before they let him go, and explained why they had stopped him.
Disgusting that he and his family pulled the race card on this.
The Adams Police Dept has also released a video of the encounter. So who you gonna believe… your lyin’ eyes or a lyin’ race baiter?
Racecard crap! This guy has had no negative behavior or arrests. I am not anti Police whatsoever, but I cannot imagine what this was like. I am caucasion. As I said, in my opinion it could have been handled much better. Even the Police can do some things better, and i this situation could have done much better without
the Ego attitude.
He was stopped because he matched the description of one of the suspects. That’s it. Had nothing to do with racial profiling. As soon as they were sure he was not one of the suspects they let him go with an apology.
I’ve got news for you, white people are stopped by the police too when they match suspect’s descriptions and have had guns pointed at them too. You just don’t hear about it because the race card isn’t pulled.
Some legal peoples probably latched onto him and told him was sitting on a pot of gold.
Experts:
Adams cop stop falls in gray area.
The Berkshire Eagle Saturday Feb 2, 2018
I agree.
28/17 Patriots
Spagirl I get that confused all the Dime too, empathy is the opposite of apathy. Still have a lot of respect for the cops but agree with your point of view. Met a former pro football player at the airport and he thought if the Pats can provide protection to Brady they would have the edge. My job is to make the pizzas and dip and watch the commercials
Thankyou, Ron to your point.
Way to back your brothers in blue Ron!
Hugh I know who you are
This is easy,Patriots 33 and the Eagles 14 because Brady can taste if healthy 3 more titles.Taken for granted is that the 5 time Superbowl champ has never played better.Brady would be the number 1 pick in a draft held tomorrow.He always starts slow and if they score early you can turn the channel to see who Trump fired Superbowl Sunday.
Gronk is a Russian plant.
You really have to ask yourself? Where the hell has Rudy Guiliani been?
Think about that a lot. My guess is that he is in the shadows doing some of Trumps dirty work. Probably digging up dirt on people that Trump can blackmail them with.
Do you ever wonder why Pence and Ryan and Kelley and Spicer and Preibus kiss his ass? I think Trump took them all to a pee party and filmed it and is making them dance to his wishes.
How did pence ever sire children …he looks like he is afraid of his own shadow. he went to a football game and ran out the door because a player knelt….how awful it must have been for him…
High scoring game over under 84 last team with the ball wins
Lol!
Watch out on the roads this morning…quite shitty conditions for the school buses I am afraid
I like the Patriots from the time I saw Tom Brady and team come from way behind to win the big game. I still remember how exciting it was, but I am generally not a football fan and do not watch the Super Bowl.
Eagles by 10……go underdogs!! It should be a great game.
Happy Groundhog Day! 6 more weeks of winter (at the very least)!
When Pats win home playoff games they are 19-0 in Super Bowl. When Patriots Play atvNFC Conference Super Bowl site, they are 19-0 When Brady wakes up in the Morning on Super Bowl Sunday, they are 19-0 Now,you’re probably saying nonsense, nonsense, but keeping in the theme of the City’s nonsense lately-(proposals for toters and water) why not stretch the truth, ala Trump. If the Pats were playing anywhere but Minnesota I’d pick the Beagles. But this is Super Bowl being played in the State of Tommy’s childhood refuge. Pats Shine in this one, too much Gronk.
19 and 0 in the Super Bowl? Who told you that? Trump?
The FBI told him that.
The EPA needs to relax restrictions on the new upgrades for the water problem here. We cannot afford it. Marchetti,Yawn dropped ball on future debt considerations concerning projects, one done and the other pending. You will have chaos with the new water-sewer rates. Rents will be raised and people will abandon for cheaper housing and living in general. Keep neglecting roads, changing garbage,donating to private companies and TIFS, Gifts and potholes that can’t be fixed.
This city absolutely NEEDS to run and elect an Independent candidate for mayor in the next election. I know that a conservative wouldn’t have a chance with the mindset of people in this area, so an independent candidate is the next best thing. It is imperative for the future survival of this area that this happens. Dan V. will you run as an independent? Anyone else?
What the city needs is a forensic audit. Tell us how much debt the city has and what the annual interest is on it. Tell us what century it might get paid down in.
And then start tossing the irresponsible people out the door.
Dan can’t run for anything here, he does not live in Pittsfield. He would have to be elected via write in votes and no way that’s going to happen.
If an independent with more balanced views ran they would need financial backing and would have needed to start campaigning and being visible and involved with the public already.
Sadly, it ain’t gonna happen.
A lot employees work here live out of town, what’s the Charter say?
Employees are one thing, elected officials another. Town is free to hire out of towners for any position. But to run for mayor or councilor at large you must reside here. And to run for ward councilor I believe you must reside in that ward.
There is an important qualification to be hired by the city – you must be a friend or relative of someone within the administration. And that’s really the only qualification.
I could run, actually, since I own a home in Pittsfield, too. But will I? Let’s see: name recognition, financial backing, good ideas, independent, great marketing, relentless campaigner. All seems to be in place.
Dan, do you actually have to reside in Pittsfield to run, that is your primary residence is here? Otherwise some slum lord from another state could run as they own property here too.
Technically, all is you need is a “legal address” in the city to run for office. It can even be a P.O. box. So, actual residency is not required.
Upon reading this, you may have to be a voter in Pittsfield to qualify. So if Dan is a registered voter in Stockbridge I don’t think he qualifies?
“The chief executive officer of the city shall be a mayor, elected by the voters of the city at large. Any voter shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor”
well it would be the simplest thing if he owns a home in both places to register from Sbridge to the Pitts. Dan I hope you run.
Dan Valenti will NEVER have his name on the ballot (other than perhaps someone writing it in) for mayor of Pittsfield.
Patriots will win for 2 reasons:
1) Tom Brady vs. Nick Foles. No contest.
2) The referees will ensure they’ll win.
Agree up above…to much Gronk.
Pats34 Eagles 30
42-10 NEPs in a laugher. Odds are the Pats are due for a blow out –
I doubt that the score will be a “blowout”. Both teams have to keep the game interesting. Companies have paid way too much money to air the commercials. So, I predict the final score will be within 7-10 points either way.
Anyway you slice it the Pats have a great chance. Eagles, not so much.Pats 53 – O .Trump scores late.
The truth is coming out. The only collusion during the 2016 Prez election was between Hillary and the Dems and Fushion GPS, Steele and the FBI.
How low is it to use a fake dossier to obtain an illegal FISA warrant?
Heads should roll over this.
I think all Americans should impartially review what is in the memo. This is NOT about whether or not you like President Trump. This is much bigger than that according to those who have read the memo. This is about possibly using the government to spy on the opposing side. You wouldn’t like it if it was being done to your side.
Most people like fairness in sports. So too should we demand that everyone play by the rules in politics. If we don’t then we will have people using our intelligence and even the police to go after political enemies or anyone who doesn’t think a certain way. If you think that law enforcement has too much power now, just keep looking the other way when abuses happen at the top and the situation will get even worse. That’s not the America that I want to live in.
The “memo” is just the first shocking revelation in what will be a long series of reports and legal actions. Next up is the I.G. report due in a couple of weeks. It’s going to be a fascinating time for our country.
The Deep State coup attempt is coming undone.
Ah, we finally have a crime to investigate in connection with a presidential candidate colluding with a foreign agent to influence to 2016 election. And that candidate is Hillary Clinton.
Bob Mueller, call your office.
Chucky behind the fire grate getting his little arse burnt off . . .
But make sure you only learn about it on Fox cuz them other stations are big fibbers.
OK, so wait. Let me see if I have this right.
1. Clinton pays for opo research (dirt) on Trump.
2. Steele/Fusion GPS make it up–the dossier.
3. Steele then plants (if not writes the thing himself) that dossier info with “news” outlets.
4. The FBI/DOJ take the dossier to the FISA court.
5. Then on the basis of that dossier and the “news”!!!?!?!?!? stories planted by Steele as corroboration!!!?!??! of the dossier, the FISA court issues a warrant to spy on a US citizen, who just happens to be involved in the Trump campaign.
A court actually thinks that a freakin’ “NEWS” story is
a legitimate legal basis to issue a spy warrant?
Wa?
Wait, gets better. The NYT and WaPo publish editorials yesterday urging PRIOR FREAKING RESTRAINT.
And their minions, otherwise called Democrats, join in with pouty faces to say that the sky is falling.
So the question is, Why read/listen/give credence to any mainstream “news” source or vote for or give credence to any Democrat ever again?
How about releasing the original FISA document. That would be the final proof of any wrongdoing.
In fact, Dusty, that’s exactly what the memo confirms.
Pat, an even scarier part of this is that you can bet this isn’t the only time that it’s happened.
I guess you gotta be your own journalist these days. This link has a link directly to the pdf of the memo:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nunes-memo-declassified-today-gop-despite-fbi-warnings-grave-concern-live-updates/
Memo alone shows that at least three (alleged) crimes were committed:
1. Omission of evidence from the FISA application by FBI/DOJ (lying to the court). Namely, the Clinton/DNC connection with Fusion GPS and the funding of the dossier.
2. Steele’s divulging of information to the media.
3. Steele lying to the FBI.
Watch the finance Commttee tonight at 7 sat. 8 pm and Sunday 2 and 8 I must admit,G man did make them look silly.
Thank goodness the Gaetani Hour is on so we know what’s really going on in this City. Concerning the latest folly,Gaetani should have been listened to from the beginning.
The Mayor woke up this morning and saw her shadow. So we’ll be seeing six more years of tax giveaways.
She would’ve saw it more clearly if Barry wasn’t standing in it!
Lol
The Pats are a great team. The combination of Bradie & Belichunck can beat almost any team in a Superbowl.
Back to toters for a moment. The mayor stated the 45-gallon toters can fit four large kitchen trash bags”
That is a total lie.
Yeah, if it’s vacuum packed.
If you watched Finance the other night it looked like the Consultants were not prepared, left many issues out, actually heard so some comment in the back sinkhole ie big dig, get it.On the other sid, Gaetani was smirking as his presentation was from his brain, no script,and actually threw out ideas, to save millions, anyone catch itA. Drane did.
Looked like the G Man was toying with the comsultants the other night at Finance. I would have a ball after hearing the their presentation. They (consultants) came out with a figure and the City Council said,not tonight. Going forward,this City would be foolish not to seek Gaetani’s advice on this project going forward. This is serious stuff though and we need someone who can lead us agaiinst the enormous cost of this project.
Bill, I don’t think Dan ever had any doubt about the fact that G-Man knew what he was doing and know what he could do, after all,water his business,and Valenti is the premier writer around these parts and beyond. We already knew the Consultants weren’t even in the game, when it came to last nights slaughter, if it were a fight the ref would have stopped it in the first thirty two seconds..At this point we don’t need toters and cant afford water. We should embrace the expertise G-Man brings to the next meeting, I would be interested to see him in action.
Trump loves Puttin,Puttin runs Trump….people that support Trump support that murderer of journalists …explain Trump
The taxpayers have to ask themselves (ourselves) the upgrades at thevwater plant will and have to happen. Do we do this without the original builder and his expertise that could save millions, or do we appropriate 74 million without no oversight and go with the current consultants proposal.
Russian Vodka speaking∆∆
Watching Finance committee would be a lot more interesting if we could have had an exchange between the original builder and the consultant. The Builder seems to be able to tell how much a new upgrade could happen for lot less, probably tens of millions. We can’t really expect the current council to know anything about constructing a facility, unless we want to believe everything this Consultant is offering without any rebuttle. Let’s reach out to one of our own, who knows this project.
The Obama administration will now go down as the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history. Stop the building of the Obama Presidential Library! And apparently the FISA memo only reveals 15% of the high-level crimes committed! Much more to come.
February 2, 2018
Re: Open Letter to Dan Valenti
Dear Dan Valenti:
I understand you know all of this, but I will say it anyway. I enjoy reading your daily blog with readers’ comments. I admire your civic participation in Pittsfield politics and beyond. We have differing opinions on politics, as we live in a free country.
I wish to inform you that you do not make any real difference in politics, especially in Pittsfield politics, despite your good intentions and love for Pittsfield. In all of my lifetime of +42-years, Pittsfield politics has not changed. If fact, as you point out, Pittsfield has gone from bad to worse with its one political party, Good Old Boys, political hacks, corrupted governments, depressed local economy with large losses in population and jobs, acute economic inequality, and the growing underclass.
Like you, I blog. Moreover, I once thought about running for office in Pittsfield. Like you, I was not pre-selected by the Pittsfield political machine and wouldn’t have had a fair shot of winning.
Pittsfield politics is full of mean-spirited people who spread hurtful rumors against average citizens who choose to participate in state and local government. If you ran for state and local political office, you would have a big target on your back for speaking out about the poor condition Pittsfield is in.
Pittsfield politics is totally predictable. Every fiscal year, they raise the operations budget by 5%, while raising the capital budget by well over $10 million in new municipal debts, while the OPEB budget accrues to hundreds of million of dollars in municipal debts. Pittsfield politics has a shrinking and depressed local economy, with an indebted and unsustainable financial system near the levy ceiling under Proposition 2.5.
I hope you keep up your good work. However, Pittsfield politics is never going to change, especially by you! You are not Pittsfield’s savior!
Best wishes,
Jonathan Melle
Jonathan
Dan made a difference in the Nilan fiasco Fact
The powers that be, violated his first amendment civil rights as a result Fact
Even Babe Ruth had a few at bats that were less than successful, got to be in it -to win it kid. Fact
Dan is in a rigged game,and on occasion,beats the house, defying the many.Fact
Dan Valente
The pats are going to cost the house alot of money – is my bet
Imagine how many people upped there bets on the Falcons last year 🙁
Define any reasonable expectation!
And cementing Brady and Belickeks greatest of all time Legacys
Got a feeling pats start quickly, on both sides of the ball
Folles going to cost Harrison, A hefty fine 🙂
Solidifying his legacy has the highest fined Player of all-time!
Kraft slurs in post game interview ! Lol
The Boston Herald article about the inherent violence of football, should erase all doubt about why we love to watch the game!
It’s not a game, it’s a war. Relished by the Warriors who fight it.
Fact
Funny the pro-choice liberals, are trying to take away grown mens rights to choose, how he makes his living doing something he loves. Somehow I think there’s a civil rights violation in there too.
LETS GO!!!
I’ll say the Planet has as much online readership as the Berkshire Eagle,people would be foolish to believe Dan doesn’t make a difference, that’s absurd.The more important thing is he is a brilliant writer Jonathan, you’re missing the gift here.
How has Dan Valenti changed things in Pittsfield politics?
I agree, Dan Valenti is a gifted writer and brilliant!
Dan Valenti has changed many things Jonathan. Go back to the civic authority debacle, he broke that story on his radio show and road it for weeks culminating with the people’s plebiscite where citizens defeated this attempt to replace representative govt w an unelected board of cronies. Think of Nilan story. Only Valenti prevented this from getting buried. The Moore family..ask them if Dan Valenti made a difference. Many many others examples,too
I agree! I give Dan Valenti credit for stopping the Civic Authority debacle, as well as holding Meredith Nilan accountable for her car accident harming Mr. Moore.
Boston broadsides pretty good read too
The timeline for the new school and the waste water plant projects seem very funny. it’s almost as if the School project was put well before the water situation. Wonder why? Are new schools funding more important than water? Water should have been the priority, but then maybe citizens might not have wanted the school
…that was taken care of by our bias (building needs commision) loaded with sigs.There is an opportunity on the water side savings part of it, we might actually have an advocate ( Gaetani) that’s if they haven’t yet pissed him off. So,the latest is Bruce Collingwood is being made the scapegoat.
Curious as to how much of all this is going on the taxpayer credit card and burying us in debt. We always talk about the national debt and how bad it is for the country but what about city debt? Exactly what are the effects on the city budget? How much of the collected taxes go to pay off debt each year and who are the lucky banks that receive so much taxpayer money?
Might be fun if Dan could have a couple of people on his show to discuss. Would probably need to be a 2 hour show. Or maybe Mr.Gaetani could do such a show. Let us get some of this out in the open.
Believe Gaetani is about to experiment with a live call- in show. Hey, good luck to him,people could actually get the facts about this project that will now be driven by fear,.. It’s funny, he had been calling for the former Commissioners ouster, and talked at nausium about sky high rates years before, now we finally know what he was talking about. Mazzeo asked Kufflinks at the Finance meeting how we got to this point,Gaetani has been telling us for years?
Do NOT expect to get anything resembling a straight answer from Mr Kerwood. He is where he is because he is a loyal soldier. He is an experienced story spinner from way back on the city council and you wanted to just put on your ear muffs once he got started. And when he is done you just shake your head wondering what the hell he was talking about.
Eagles 38 – Pats 31
Pats luck runs out.
All they did in the last 16 years you think was luck?
Pats 33 Eagles 16
Geatani 10 Pittsfield 0
Funny school was pushed through before water.
How about anyone make a comment and then give a Super Bowl prediction. Gaetani 36 Perceps 7
Shot sputter is a joke, give the money back to the peeps, lower taxes with Covanta giveaways and unendind tifs.Gaetani for Mayor! fire Turocy Kufflinks Marchetti Persip, and stop the fear driven policy in the City,seniors, don’t be confused and don’t forget, the toters have a million dollar plus mark up right off the bat. KISS. Keep it simple stupi.
I just happened to catch a portion of the school committee meeting and Dennis Powell was speaking. Dennis do yourself a favor and Don ‘t talk.
You should have heard him during the debate over changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day – he went off on a 15 minute detour about black cowboys. I agree – don’t talk Dennis.
Congratulations to Pittsfield’s newly anointed Business Development Czar. Michael Coakley is reputed to be a solid individual, I wish him success in his latest endeavor.
With all skepticism, however his work experience and marketing methodology at Winstanley Assoc. seem to closely parallel John Krol’s Oneeighty media venture.Mayor Taxing Toter in his public introduction appeared to be the lubricating harbinger of his rocky road, stating economic development takes a long time. She also announced that his family has been in Lenox for 20 years. I have known the Coakley’s for much longer.
Good luck Mike.
The G Man was the loudest proponent of the next mega project and was fallen on deaf ears because good ol boys ego’s couldn’t stand his accomplishments and decided to make him a scapegoat with scare tactics and false innuendo. So what the guy was flamboyant, what is Trump?. Anyway, the water project is the biggest back breaker that Pittsdield has ever faced and it seems the only who know this is Mazzeo,Connell and maybe Moon,Connell and hopefully Rivers. Persips comments the other night sounded like questions from Massimiano at a school committee meeting back in the day,pay me now or pay me later? G-Man hopefully will donate his expertise so that the City of Pittsfield can restore and awake itself from what could be the financial destruction of this once great City.
Stacey’s mom has got it going on!
Pats 19-0. Oh wait a minute that won’t work out.
I believe the Finance Committee is on Tonight at 8 pm ….watch as Marchetti tries to shut down G-Man as Persip asks silly questions and the Consultant chimes in with Fear and Loathing. Gaeani is the only one who can make this happen for the City,otherwise we’ll all be flushed down the toilet and we’ll do it without Drain-o.
Yeah, check out the consultant at tonight’s Show ( Dr. Phil). He has the remedy, but G Man has the CURE,
Finance on tomorrow night at 8pm channel 18. Gaetani vs roadblocks,Percept and President Confetti.
As of Saturday night the Vegas point spread was 4.5 with the Patriots favored. And 79% of the money being wagered was going on the Eagles with those points. That means that a bunch of people do not think this will be a blowout in the Patriots favor. Should be a great football game and the winner will earn it.
G gave them hell Toupee. I’m surprised he isn’t too busy giving free rides on his yacht to fumble his way to city hall.
One thing G has going for him is that he sincerely cares about the people in the city. I get the opposite vibe from the mayor. But she is the one with the poser and she will do as she pleases. So much like Trump. Stomping all over the flowers.
You have some other plan for the latest City debacle Shakes?….. would love to hear it? bottom line is Gaetani has been telling us at nauseum about the problems we would have, like him or not. The current Council is wondering how this all happened? The man was drawing pictures for krist sakes for the last wenty episodes.
Your comments make no sense
G talks a lot about how much he cares, but he does zero to accomplish anything other than keeping a spotlight on himself. His shows are laughable and filled with errors. He proves he cannot accomplish basic math.
If his merit was half as much as his self aggrandizement, he would be credible, but it isn’t and he is jelly st a rude, ignorant person.
New England Patriots 31, Philly 10