TEAM USA SOCCER at CAFFE DANTE

DEMPSEY SCORES GOAL With STOMACH

CLINT DEMPSEY

SCORES GOAL Off HIS STOMACH

Off Great Pass From GRAHM ZUSI

To Give TEAM USA a 2 to 1 LEAD

Agains TEAM PORTUGAL

In WORLD CUP Action in BRAZIL

SOME 10 Minutes Later

Silvestre Varella would Score a Goal

From a superb pass from Porutgese Super Star

Christiano Ronaldo to Tie Team USA

with Only 16 Seconds to Play ..

The Goal was devastating to U.S. Fans

Who It Seemed They Had a Win in The Hand

But it Turned Out to Be, as they say,

"IN THE BUSH" and Not In Hand

As PORTUGAL TIED Team USA

A WIN Would HAVE Put The USA into The NEXT ROUND

of PLAY AUTOMATICALLY

NOW We Must EITHER WIN or TIE GERMANY on Thursday

to Advance, a Feat Easy Said Than Done Against a Tough Team like Germany.

As with Yesterdays Game Against Portugal, Thursdays Game Should Be Quite Exciting

and will Bring Out Millions of U.S. Fans watching at Home and at Bars all aorund

the Country and The WORLD.

As usual, as in the past 20 Years, I watched the game at Caffe Dante in

New York's Greenwich Village ...  Caffe Dante owned by Mr. Mario Flotta from Avellino 

(Near Naples) Italy is a huge Futbol (Soccer) fan whose # 1 Team is The Azzurri (Team Blue) of ITALY .. I watched Italy lose to Costa Rica with Mario at Caffe Dante the other day .. Needless to say, Mario wasn't very happy at that one, and kept telling me, "I don't like this Game Danny." Of course not Mario, your team was losing ... My teams as some of you may know, are; # 1 Team USA, # 2 being ITALIAN-AMERICAN  I always root for Team Italia as long as they are not playiny USA .. And then I love Brazil as my # 3 team. Hey I've been down there a couple times on vacation and love the country, the people and of course the gorgeous women. Wow!

So as team USA Played Portuagal Sunday and Caffe Dante was packed to the gills, the air was filled with excitement. We were soon a bit deflated as Portugal scored a goal agains bad U.S. defense on this particular play. The rest of the first half was a bit uneventful with no more goals for the half. We had a few shots on goal, and Tim Howard didn't let another goal in in the half. I was drinking my Negroni and hanging with Mario and Raoul when Howard made one incrediable save that was quite exciting. There was a hard shot on goal that hit the post, a Portugese player got the rebound and took a shot on goal which Tim Howard miraculously deflected up and over the net. It was incrediable.

When the half ended, I ordered a LASAGAN, which Caffe Dante makes one of the best in the city, I love it. Just like my Aunt Helen and my ex-girlfriends Mom MRs. Lee used to make. "Real Tasty."

I told my friend Raoul, that's OK ( that we were down by 1 goal), the first half was their's, the second half will be ours. I was right! Sort of anyway. Jermaine Jones scored a sizzly goal to tie the game at 1 - 1 ... The game was tied and with just 10 minutes to play Grahm Zusi hit a gorgeous pass to Clint Dempsey who hit the Ball off his stomach and itno the Protugese net for a 2 to 1 U.S. lead .. Caffe Dante went Wild. It was pandimoneum with 100 excited U.S. Fans .. It seemed as though a Wine was in hand, but alass it was in the Bush, Varella hit a header into the US Net on a tremendous pass from Christiano Ronaldo and the win was gone, out of hand and into the bush. We had to settle for a Draw and hope for the best on Thursdays game against Germany. "Go Team USA" GO !!!!!

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My Dads Cadillac & The SS UNITED STATES

1959 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Owned by David Warren Zwicke

Ny Dads Ship

The SS UNITED STATES

The SS UNITED STATES holds the Blue Riband for a passenger liner ship that crosses

The Atlantic Ocean in Record Speed. The SS United States broke the previous record held by Cunard Lines Queen Mary. The United States broke this record on July 3, 1952 on her Maiden Voyage of which my father (David Warren Zwicke) was a part of. The United States made the maiden voyage passing Ambrose Light at New York harbor to Bishop Rock off Cornwall, England in 3 Days 10 hours and 40 minutes at an average speed of 34.59 Knots or 40.96 Miles Per Hour. The SS United States still holds The Bule Riband and record to this day (June 21, 2014) and it likes like the record might never be broken and the Blue Rimand stays in the hands of this great AMerican ship which has been docked on the Delaware River on Pier 82 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1986 ...

The SS UNITED STATES 

in

NEW YORK HARBOR

United States Lines

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Balotelli Nothing Italy Loss to Costa Rica

SUPER MARIO

 MARIO BALOTELLI

ITALAIN NATIONAL TEAM

AZZURI

SUPER MARIO BALOTELLI

with

SUPER MARIO ITALIAN FANS

WEST BROADWAY For THE WORLD CUP

Novecento

West Broadway

"They're For ARGENTINA HERE" !!!

There were many sad faces at Caffe Dante and all over Greenwich Village today as Italy led by Mario Balotelli aka "Super Mario" and Italian Teamates are unable to score even 1 goal in Team Itay's crushing defeat against Costa Rica  ... As with almost every Italian World Cup game in the past 20 years I watched the game at Caffe Dante on Mcdougald Street in New York's Greenwich Village, the longtime most famous Italian neighborhood in Manhattan.

Greenwich Village and Soho are hotbeds for watching World Cup action with many Eropeans and South Americans living in the area. Caffe Dante is the preferred local for watching Team Italy Games, while Novecento and Felix on West Braodway in Soho is thee # 1 hottest location to watch South American Futbol (Soccer) Games in New York .. Novecento owned by Argentinians who have a Novecento in Buenos Aires is # for games of team Argentina while the French Bistro across the street Felix is Groudn Zero for Team Brazil (Brasil) as the owners wife hails from Brazil .. It's quite alot of fun watching eithr Brazil or Argentina play at this spot on West Broadway near Broome Street in Soho, and I have long said it is one of the greatest locations in the World to watch World Cup Soccer matches .. It's quite exciting, and you will almost feel as if you were at the game live. If you can't be there, being on West Broadway at Felix or Novecento are the next best thing.

Yes, it was a let-down for Italian fans today. For me, Team Italy is my # 2 team after TEam USA, and I'll always root for Brazil as my team # 3 if Italy or USA are not playing, it's quite fun to have a few favorites (in a certain order) to root for.

IT'S TEAM BRAZIL

"BRASIL"

ALL THE WAY

at

BISTRO FELIX

Legendary DIEGO MARADONA

of

ARGENTINA

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OREO COOKIE

OREO

The OREO COOKIE was first made in 1912 by The National Biscuit Company, today known as Nabisco .. The OREO COOKIE was first manufactured at The National Biscuit Company at there factory on 9th Avenue and 15th Street in New York .. Today this building which was formerly The National Biscuit Company Factory is currently the Chelsea Market of New York named for its neighborhood, Chelsea ... The Oreo Cookie is loved by millions of Americans as well as people around the world. The OREO is America's # 1 selling Cookie ...

Isn't TIME

YOU GOT THAT

ROLEX ???

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                               At Least 1 GREAT WATCH !!!

Who Makes The Best SUNDAY SAUCE GRAVY

WHO MAKES The BEST SUNDAY SAUCE? 
BELLINO, BATALI, CLEMENZA, or SCORSESE?




                                                                CLEMENZA ???

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CLEMENZA Teaches MICHAEL (Corleone)

HOW To MAKES SUNDAY SAUCE

aka GRAVY

For 20 GUYS

SCORSESE ???

CHARLIE SCORSESE

MAKES "SAUCE"

In GOODFELLAS

Directed by Charlie's Son MARTIN SCORSESE

With a Little Help From "BIG PAULIE"

PAUL SORVINO

"BIG PAULIE"

SLICES GARLIC RAZOR THIN

In

GOODFELLAS

BELLINO ???

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THE BELLINO FAMILY

SUNDAY SAUCE

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by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

BATALI ???

HOW BOUT DINO ???

DEAN MARTIN

"DINO"

SHOWS JOHN WAYNE 

HOW To MAKE "SAUCE"

Who Makes Better SUNDAY SAUCE? Wow, that's some question, and of great improtance. Well 50,000 people make the Best Sunday Sauce. If you ask any Italian in Brooklyn, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Boston, New Orleans, Manhattan, Da Bronx, anywhere in the great USA, they all tell you one or two of the same answers. Either, they'll say, "My Momma" or my "Grandma"

That's the way it is! Everyones Mother Grandma or Wife makes the best. They're all great, we're sure. How bout you? But how bout the very famous; Clemenza, maybe Michael 

(Corleone / Al Pacino), Charlie Scorsese, Mario Batali, or Daniel Bellino-Zwicke ???

You decide. It's all good. So make it, Eat It, and always "Mangia Bene"

The JOE DiMAGGIO SWING

JOLTIN JOE DiMAGGIO

The JOE DiMAGGIO SWING

"A THING of BEAUTY"

LEARN HOW To MAKE

MOMMA DiMAGGIO'S SUNDAY SAUCE

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RECIPE INSIDE SUNDAY SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

STORIES & RECIPES 

of

ITALIAN-AMERICA

JUST LIKE JOES !!!

1958 Cadillac Eldorado

  1958 CADILLAC ELDORADO    "When Cars Were Cars and The MUSIC Was GREAT" My Dad's Cadillac. A 1958 Eldorado. Gun Metal Gray, the color. Wow, what a gorgeous car. Without a doubt "One of The Most Beautiful Cars Ever Made." To me anyway. To many. The 1958 Cadillac, when-cars-were-cars. They had personality, they were beautiful. Some works of art. Not like the crap and Mediocrity of today. Like so many things today, Mediocre  and no things more so than two of America's most beloved things, Music and Cars. The cars of today,"They All Look The Same," pretty much anyway. No beauty what-so-ever, unless you spend upward of $60,000 or more. Well pretty much over $100,000 to get the beauty of a car like the 1958 Cadillac. Even a regular old Buick or Oldsmobile from the years between 1958 to 1968 were far more beautiful than 99% of the cars made today, "They All Look The Same," they're ugly and mundane, not like my fathers Cadillac, a 1958 Eldorado Broughm. Boy was that a beautiful car. And boy do I wish I had one today. I've thought about it numerous times, going down to the famed Car Swap and Show at Hershey Pennsylvania every Labor Day weekend year after year. I want one of those babies, one of the most beautiful cars ever made, just like my Dad's 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Broughm, and Gun Metal Gray please. Two problems with that, I live in New York City, the land of you most likely don't own a car. You don't need one, you live in New York. Problem two, one of these gorgeous babies in very good to mint condition cost $50,000 or more. I know, to you maybe a mere pittance  But to me, $50,000 plus yearly expenses on a car I'd hardly ever use? Well?  Hey, I've got memories though. I loved that car. My dad had a late 50's Green Plymouth Fury before that, and one of the last Packard's ever made before he got that gorgeous Cadillac. He actually got it from a famous New Jersey Gangster of the 1960's, one Antony Provenzano, better known as "Tony Pro." My father was a truck driver and member of the nations most powerful Labor Union of the day, The Teamsters .. My dad drove a truck for The Continental Can Company in Paterson, New Jersey and was a member of The Teamsters Local 560 ...  My dad worked and drove the truck at night and during the days he had a couple of side businesses to make some extra cash. His main little side business was as a Landscaper during the Spring and Summer months(on weekends and all Summer long my brother Jimmy and I worked for my Dad). He had several clients of which he would do landscaping at their homes and or businesses . He'd do work like mowing the lawn, planting shrubbery, trees, and flowers, as well as laying sod. One of my dad's clients Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano was a Teamsters Vice President under Jimmy Hoffa, as well as being a reputed North Jersey Capo of The Genovese Crime Family. My dad mowed Tony Pro's lawn, and planted dew shrubbery and flowers at his North Jersey home. My dad got his 1958 Cadillac from Tony Pro. Mr. Provanzano owed my dad money on his Landscaping Bill ... As most men in Mr. Provenzano's position, it is cutsomary to get a new car every two years, quite often a Cadillac. My dad got this Caddy from Tony Pro, if I remember correctly around 1967 .. Tony was finished with it, wasn't using it any more and asked my dad if it wanted it in lew of the money Mr. Provanzano owed my dad. Guess what? You don't say No to Tony Pro. My dad said, "Yeah," and got the car. When I brought it home, I was all excited, the car was beautiful. I asked my dad where he got it, and he told me some Guy Owed Him Some Cabbage (money), so he gave me the cabbage. I just said, "Oh," but remember thinking to myself that this guy Tony Pro actually owed to my dad real Cabbage, the vegetable. I was imagining a a pick-up truck load of Cabbage. Well, my dad got tony Pro's 1958 Cadillac Eldorado, and boy was it a beauty, and did we have tons of fun in that car. My dad wasn't like the other kids dads in the neighborhood. No my dad was much cooler than all the others. Of course my dad was the best dad in the world. To me any way. Of course he was the coolest, he had Tony Pro's old Cadillac. And my dad, unlike the other dads, used to live to drive around, go for rides, just around North Jersey, down the shore (famous Jersey expression for The Beach), to Pennsylvania, or Upstate New York. We'd invariable stop at a diner, burger, or Hot Dog Joint for Burgers or Dogs. And if we went to any one of the many cool old diners in Jersey (Diner Capital of The World) or anywhere on the East Coast, we'd always grab a "Booth" to sit at, and my dad would give us quarters to fill the Juke Box, playing our favorite songs, The Beatles, The Monkees, Rolling Stones and Motown, "when Music was Good," (Great), but "no more" the Music, the Cars, all quite bad now. What the Hell happened? How can they make such Shitty Music now? Sorry but it really is. And it's not just a generational thing. If there are good artist, I will like them, like Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse R.i.P., Cee Lo Green. It's just there is so much crap, like "Crap Rap" and the other garbage music they make these days. What the Hell Happened? Dam, when I was growing up in the 60's and 70s there was so much great music it was beyond belief; all the great Motown artist, Pop, Classic Rock, and mixed in, there were greats like Frank Sinatra, Tony Benett, and Dean martin still going strong along with The Beatles, Stones, and others.  Well the music is quite bad these days. The music business has died. And cars too. What Happened to the cars? Have you looked at the cars these days? Horrible, they all look the same, "Crappy." Well, enough of that. Back to my dads Cadillac. Yeah, we had some good times in that baby; riding down to Asbury Park for the day, a day at the Sea Shore, go on some rides, eat soft Ice Cream, have a Burger, ride back and forth on the Parkway, the radio playing all the great tunes of the day, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," Sherry "Baby" by Jersey's own Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Rascals, The Supremes. Now that was music, and riding down the road in a 1958 Cadillac, stopping for Burgers and Fries. Ladies and Gents "It Doesn't Get 
Much Better Than That!"


  Daniel Bellino-Zwicke








TONY PRO"  Genovese Crime Family Caporigime Anthony Provenzano A short, stocky and ham-fisted man who bore the scars of his young years as an amateur boxer, Mr. Provenzano - known to friend and foe alike as Tony Pro - joined the teamsters as a Depression-Era truck driver and, through muscle and shrewd maneuvers, fought his way into the top ranks of the crime-riddled union.





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TONY PRO'S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER


                                                                                
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SOPHIA LOREN & JANE MANFIELD

Famous Shot !!

YOU CAN BET, BOTH THESE LADIES

RODE AROUND in A BEAUTIFUL

1958 CADILLAC ELDORADO

On NUMEROUS OCCASIONS

CLASS STYLE & ELEGANCE

1958 Cadillac Eldorado 

MY DADS CADILLAC

Artwork: Daniel Bellino Zwicke