For one of two nations, today will be the crowning moment for national pride but also international glory. The reach and magnitude of this sporting event transpires all others: the World Series, the Olympics, etc. Frankly, you could add all of them up and you’d still not surpass the pinnacle of winning a World Cup.
In 1998, Da Horsey was in Paris for the World Cup final. The party after the game was nothing like the city had seen since the end of World War II. After the game, atop the Bastille the eternal view looking out on a sea of thousands and thousands of people is still vivid. It’s doubtful you could climb the Bastille without risk of arrest since.
The most famous prognosticator in the world currently has this morning picked a clam and declared who the World Cup Champion will be this Sunday: Spain!
The famous octopus has correctly predicted many a match for Germany’s national team in the World Cup including the victory over England. Then it created some chagrin in Germany when it selected Spain the winner in the semi-finals.
Death threats across Germany came for Paul to be cooked and eaten while Spain’s prime minister asked for Paul to be given official protection while another government official declared Spain a safe haven for Paul the Octopus.
Council candidate Tim Occhipinti has been adding to his old guard support and in doing so lost the shred of independence cred he had in his first go round seeking a seat in Hoboken’s legislative body.
It’s an uphill challenge in some respects going up against someone with decades in the Hoboken political space and the documented experience of working inside and outside Hoboken government the current Councilman Mike Lenz brings to the table.
One upside might be the national tone about incumbents but that’s not likely to work its way to the town level although Tim would certainly hope so.
The Hoboken Boys and Girls Club’s scheduled opening July 19th still looks far off in the distance with the recent heat wave. But the usual grinder of hate and distortion from Hoboken411 churned out its typical “If you forgot, I really hate Zimmer” fare to log a complaint.
Isolation can do funny things to a person’s psyche and in this instance once again the truth. The explanation on the six scheduled weeks for the pool’s opening were timed to cover the heart of the summer, although a hoped for target date of opening July 1st was not part of this year’s budgeted period.
Due to the complaints of outrage about the exposure of a Weehawken political operative and his Hoboken and Hudson County clients, MSV has been forced to remove the original video. Sorry, just kidding.
Perhaps no story has created such strong feedback albeit of the private nature than this political satire unveiling the dirty deeds of a Weehawken political operative against Hoboken residents. The howls of laughter can be heard across the whole town.
Due to technical issues, the previous version of the movie was incomplete in its second iteration to fit within youtube parameters. Now without further comment, here is the soon to be cult classic, “James B, Downfall of a Wannabe Shark,” starring James B and Bet Mazin.
Spain has defeated Germany in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The nation, current European Champions will face the Netherlands in a classic matchup of two mighty soccer giants on Sunday.
The Netherlands defeated Uruguay yesterday 3-2 setting up the European giants this weekend.
This is Spain’s first appearance in the World Cup Finals. The Netherlands was a finalist in 1974 and 1978, losing both to Germany and Argentina respectively.
Kickoff 2:30, Sunday on ABC.
Photo: the party begins in Madrid with Spain’s victory over Germany.
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