[mass55th]

I was born and grew up in Rochester. Graduated from highschool in '65. My brother, sister-in-law, and my cousin worked at Kodak. My other cousin worked at Xerox. As a grade school kid, I remember listening to the Rochester Philharmonic on the radio in our classroom when they had their broadcasts. We also toured the Eastman House a few times on school trips.

Frederick Remington was actually born in Canton, NY, and lived for a time in Ogdensburg, NY. When my kids were little, we took them to the Remington Museum in Ogdensburg. As a kid growing up, the best part of Rochester, and the Rochester area was our local movie theaters, Sea Breeze amusement park, and Don & Bob's Restaurant. We didn't have a car, so had to walk or take buses to get around. My Dad worked for the NY Central Railroad, and we could ride the train for free. We'd go to the State Fair on the train every year. We'd also take the train early on a Saturday morning to Buffalo, to visit the zoo, get back on the train in Buffalo, and head to Niagara Falls, then take the train back home to Rochester...all in the same day. I can still remember the warm bologna, and tuna fish sandwiches we dragged along with us from home. Had a great childhood in Rochester, but wouldn't want to live there now.

[Steely Tom]

Sad. What do our children have to look up to? Taylor Swift and Kanye West, I guess.

[Steely Tom]

We’ve been to Sea Breeze, by the way. It looks like its seen better days, but my children loved it when they were little.