I'll be shooting a segment on the Being Frank Show, on Monday, December 5th. I am happy, enthusiastic and excited. I'm a fan of the show and to be booked on one of my favorite late night talk shows is a super thrill for this Toronto gal. I'll be chatting with Frank about my book Being Mystic in Touch with God.
Frank D'Angelo is the host and an A-1 singer. Always entertaining that's Frank D'Angelo.
Not sure of the exact date my segment airs but I feel safe in assuming (uh oh, never assume) that it could very well be Friday night, December 9th going into the wee smal hours, of December 10th when Being Frank begins at 1 am.
Stay tuned. Will keep you posted. CHCH Ch. 11 in the Golden Horseshoe
Betsy Balega
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Thursday 10 November 2011
Say It Ain't So Joe Pa!
Unfortunately it is. I'm from Pennsylvania where Joe Paterno walks on water and is the Pope of Pa. Since Monday shock waves have been spreading out from Pleasant Valley, Pa. home of Penn State University and Beaver Stadium. An idyllic college town nestled in the mountains, it's been hit by the shock heard round the world.
This past weekend a retired football coach was named in a child abuse case/sexual assault that took place at Penn State in 2002.
Upon being informed of this event Joe Pa notified his higher up in the chain of command at Penn State. He did not notify the police.
Ten years later this lapse of judgment or lack of a moral compass has come home to bite Coach P on his butt. No one in Pennsylvania could ever imagine the day Paterno would not be coaching the Nittany Lions. Imagine it this Saturday because that is the day Joe Pa will not be pacing back and forth on the sidelines.
I was there New Year's Eve in Miami, Fla., 1973 when Penn State was in the Orange Bowl. It was fantastic to be young, broke and in downtown Miami rooting on Penn State with so many other northerners in town. Dionne Warwick was lip synching on her special float, but to me it was the Penn State mascot, dreassed up as the ever energetic lion that roared who strutted his stuff to PSU's marching band.
I had no money for a ticket to that game. But fast forward to New Year's Day 1979 when the 2 greatest college football coaches that ever have lived were meeting in New Orleans inside the Superdome. Bear Bryant and Joe Paterno. 'Bama kicked our butts that year, but now i can say Roll Tide with the best of them. It just didn't feel too good losing that afternoon but Time heals all wounds.
Yet another memory is of the 1968 bowl game when Penn State was losing terribly. I got so upset and disgusted I turned off the tv. I couldn't take it anymore. Imagine my surprise the next day to hear Penn State had won! I was in shock. Impossible! But true. Somehow they came from behind and won while Betsy Balega was making a late night snack in the kitchen in Shamokin, Pa.
And then there was 1972 when the New England Patriots offered Joe the job of head coach. He turned them down. I was shocked again. But I learned the power of college football in America.
One day you're the cock of the walk, the next day you're a feather duster.
Thanks for the memories, Joe.
Betsy Balega
November 10, 2011
This past weekend a retired football coach was named in a child abuse case/sexual assault that took place at Penn State in 2002.
Upon being informed of this event Joe Pa notified his higher up in the chain of command at Penn State. He did not notify the police.
Ten years later this lapse of judgment or lack of a moral compass has come home to bite Coach P on his butt. No one in Pennsylvania could ever imagine the day Paterno would not be coaching the Nittany Lions. Imagine it this Saturday because that is the day Joe Pa will not be pacing back and forth on the sidelines.
I was there New Year's Eve in Miami, Fla., 1973 when Penn State was in the Orange Bowl. It was fantastic to be young, broke and in downtown Miami rooting on Penn State with so many other northerners in town. Dionne Warwick was lip synching on her special float, but to me it was the Penn State mascot, dreassed up as the ever energetic lion that roared who strutted his stuff to PSU's marching band.
I had no money for a ticket to that game. But fast forward to New Year's Day 1979 when the 2 greatest college football coaches that ever have lived were meeting in New Orleans inside the Superdome. Bear Bryant and Joe Paterno. 'Bama kicked our butts that year, but now i can say Roll Tide with the best of them. It just didn't feel too good losing that afternoon but Time heals all wounds.
Yet another memory is of the 1968 bowl game when Penn State was losing terribly. I got so upset and disgusted I turned off the tv. I couldn't take it anymore. Imagine my surprise the next day to hear Penn State had won! I was in shock. Impossible! But true. Somehow they came from behind and won while Betsy Balega was making a late night snack in the kitchen in Shamokin, Pa.
And then there was 1972 when the New England Patriots offered Joe the job of head coach. He turned them down. I was shocked again. But I learned the power of college football in America.
One day you're the cock of the walk, the next day you're a feather duster.
Thanks for the memories, Joe.
Betsy Balega
November 10, 2011
Saturday 5 November 2011
Andy Rooney It Got Complicated He'll Be Missed
By now you know the 60 Minutes curmudgeon sucuumbed last night to complications from minor surgery. That is nothing new under the OR lights. It's very common for a patient to have minor surgery performed but to pick up a 'bug' in the hospital and have a more serious illness develop
which leads to their death. This is what happened in Rooney's case.
To say Andy Rooney was one of a kind is saying Frank's Hot Sauce is a 'litle bit hot.' When he got riled up he let loose on Sunday nights around 7:55 pm on CBS's 60 Minutes. He never disappointed.
Smart, witty, never afraid to complain about gadgets, gizmos, or anything else that annoyed him about these Modern Times, Rooney was informative, entertaining and my gosh, he made you think. Then, after a bit of thinking, you'd say, "Holy hell! He's right." He was right quite often.
Andy Rooney is a tough act to follow. His writing desk impossible to fill. He truly was one of a kind. A few years back someone sent me his essay on Women Over 40. By the time I was done reading it I would've bought him dinner at Le Bernadin for a year. That's how good it made me feel. He's made all of us feel good over the years.
Where is he now? Probably informing God Himself what to change down here on earth. And that's okay with me.
Betsy Balega
which leads to their death. This is what happened in Rooney's case.
To say Andy Rooney was one of a kind is saying Frank's Hot Sauce is a 'litle bit hot.' When he got riled up he let loose on Sunday nights around 7:55 pm on CBS's 60 Minutes. He never disappointed.
Smart, witty, never afraid to complain about gadgets, gizmos, or anything else that annoyed him about these Modern Times, Rooney was informative, entertaining and my gosh, he made you think. Then, after a bit of thinking, you'd say, "Holy hell! He's right." He was right quite often.
Andy Rooney is a tough act to follow. His writing desk impossible to fill. He truly was one of a kind. A few years back someone sent me his essay on Women Over 40. By the time I was done reading it I would've bought him dinner at Le Bernadin for a year. That's how good it made me feel. He's made all of us feel good over the years.
Where is he now? Probably informing God Himself what to change down here on earth. And that's okay with me.
Betsy Balega
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