An Interview With Hy Bueller

Out of respect for KV's, and my own special, beloved Nancy, the KV blog sat "shiva" this past week. KV life goes on, now matter how wounded it is, and her two terrific sons have promised to represent her at our third reunion next year.

I don't know what commandment I may have broken by conducting an interview during a shiva call, but I doubt it will make a dent in the deficit in my "account." Hy and my father grew up together and I don't know many people around who can tell me stories about my father as a kid. In my attempt to make him feel better I told him the story of my father's proclamation that Hy and his late brother "Jay" were the best athletes that he remembered from his LES youth. I then asked Hy if he remembered if my dad was a decent ballplayer (my recollection is that he was somewhere in the middle of the KV father's pact). Hy didn't hesitate to say, "No, he wasn't." I'll forgive Hy, under the circumstances, for bursting my bubble. There was also a story going around about the above photo that was on display at his son Bruce's house. I took the opportunity to record it for the "archives." Also captured in the background were the real life conversations that take place during these sad times.