Tag Archives: Jackie’s Agnes

The Night Mickey Mantle Called Me Johnny

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As I might have mentioned once or twice, I’ve been a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for over four decades. But beyond that, I’ve been a Made Mickey Mantle Fan for almost 60 years. So the following episode was, well, major. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Copa, Copacabana, Jackie's Agnes, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, Mickey Mantle, swing at the middle one, Team Chemistry, The Mick, Whitey Ford | 6 Comments

Ave Atque Vale, the Queen of Prince Spaghetti

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The city of Boston said hail and farewell to one of its signature characters this past week. From Steve Annear’s Boston Globe obituary: Mary Fiumara, 88; mother from Prince Spaghetti commercial Her call, two words, turned Mary Fiumara into an icon of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 89th and 3rd, Anthony Martignetti, Boston Globe, Jackie's Agnes, Mary Fiumara, North End, Prince spaghetti, Steve Annear | 6 Comments

The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Mario Cuomo Edition)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

St. Ignatius Loyola Church, the Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side that’s about to swallow the far more worship-worthy Church of St. Thomas More, is back in the news today. (As the hardlapsing staff has previously noted, we were an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bishop Furlong, Capital New York, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Carnegie Hill, Cathaholic, Christopher E. Baldwin, Ed Koch, Ed Sullivan, Fordham Prep, Frank Campbell Funeral Home, gangster Frank Costello, George Gershwin, Greta Garbo, Heath Ledger, Jackie's Agnes, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, James Cagney, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Judy Garland, Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side, L’Wren Scott, Leona Helmsley, Malcolm Forbes, Mario Cuomo, New York Times, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rev. Kevin Madigan, Rita Hayworth, Robert F. Kennedy, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Catherine Siena, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. John Nepomucene, St. John the Martyr, St. Thomas More, St. Vincent Ferrer, Wall Street Journal, William Randolph Hearst | 4 Comments

The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Peggy Noonan Edition)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has previously noted, back in the 1960s we were the world’s oldest living altar boy at the Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. And as we also noted, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York intends to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bishop Furlong, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Carnegie Hill, Cathaholic, Christopher E. Baldwin, Fordham Prep, Jackie's Agnes, Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side, New York Times, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Rev. Kevin Madigan, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Catherine Siena, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. John Nepomucene, St. John the Martyr, St. Thomas More, St. Vincent Ferrer, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments

‘The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy’ II (St. Thomas More – or Less – Edition)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As chronicled here not long ago, I was the world’s oldest living altar boy back in the ’60s, thanks to a deal my Mom (aka Jackie’s Agnes) cut with Bishop Furlong at the Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bishop Furlong, Cathaholic, Christopher E. Baldwin, Fordham Prep, Jackie's Agnes, New York Times, Rev. Kevin Madigan, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, St. Catherine Siena, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. John Nepomucene, St. John the Martyr, St. Thomas More, St. Vincent Ferrer | 4 Comments

Five-Ring Circus: Selfie Taking an Official Olympic Sport

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Many years ago, the hardworking staff was a regular competitor in the annual Carroll Family Olympics™ held at the Big House in Windsor, CT. Trademark moments: The Nancy Carroll 30-Second Asthma Timeout®. The Jack Carroll 30-Minute Cocktail Timeout©. The Jimmy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carroll Family Olympics, First Selfie World Championship, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Jackie's Agnes, Meitu Smartphone, New York Times, Selfie Taking, Summer Olympic Games, Thomas Bach | 4 Comments

‘The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy’

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

(In a recent post about potential sneaker endorsements for Pope Francis, I mentioned that years ago I had been “the Oldest Altar Boy Ever (details to come).” So here they are.) I grew up on New York’s Upper East Side before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bishop Furlong, Britney Spears, Bronx Science, cassock, Dan's Agnes, Fordham Prep, Grace Schnell, Jackie's Agnes, Jimmy Schnell, Regis High School, Sonny's Agnes, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Thomas More, surplice, Third Avenue El, Upper East Side | 3 Comments

The Very Model Of A Modern Sports Mom

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Mother’s Day desk: Sweet piece by Jason Gay in the Weekend Wall Street Journal: On Mother’s Day, the Real MVP My mother never really helped me with sports. I’m not even certain if she loves sports. All she … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jackie's Agnes, Jason Gay, sports Mom, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments