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Monday Dec 02, 2019
"San Francisco Year Zero" with Lincoln Mitchell
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
San Francisco Year Zero: Political Upheaval, Punk Rock, and a Third-Place Baseball Team with Lincoln Mitchell
Special Roundtable Guests: Jennifer Blowdryer and Kenneth Sherrill
A wide-ranging conversation touching on San Francisco in the 1970s, George Moscone, Harvey Milk, Dan White, urban America, political campaigns, city government, the San Francisco Giants leaving the city, segregation, diversity, bubbles, Dianne Feinstein, Jello Biafra, the Dead Kennedys, the punk rock scene, Joe Dirt, East Bay Ray, David Peel, the 1978 Giants, being a gay elected official in the 1970s, and Reggie Jackson’s role in reforming the judiciary.
Lincoln Mitchell is an adjunct associate professor of Political Science at Columbia University, where he also serves as an associate scholar in the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. He has authored many books on the former Soviet states, democracy, and baseball, including Baseball Goes West: How the Giants and Dodgers Shaped the Major Leagues and Will Big League Baseball Survive. He has also written extensively about San Francisco’s history in Instant City, Roads and Kingdoms, Parts Unknown and the New York Observer.
Jennifer Blowdryer got her name from singing in The Blowdryer in 1978. They played in San Francisco at the Mabuhay Gardens and The Deaf Club. She published her first book, Modern English, a photo-illustrated trendy slang dictionary with Last Gasp in 1984, and moved to New York City the same year on a fellowship to the Columbia Writing Division. She just finished a new album called She’s Got The Weirdness, and her next book is slated for Spring 2020, with Pedestrian Press, working title of The 86ed Project.
Kenneth Sherrill is Professor Emeritus at Hunter College and the City University of New York graduate school. In 1977, he became the first openly gay elected official in New York. He is the author of Power, Policy and Participation, as well as Gays and the Military. His current book in progress, Identity and Consciousness in LGBT Political Behavior, is expected to be completed next year. Ken is also the author of articles, papers and reviews in various scholarly journals.
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
About
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Jay Goldberg
After six years in the world of politics, followed by 15 years as a sports agent, Jay Goldberg's entrepreneurial vision and passion led him home — to baseball — and the founding of Bergino in the spring of 2001. Jay opened the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse — a unique shop/gallery/event space — in the summer of 2010. While still an undergraduate at NYU, Jay began working with the country's preeminent political consultant David Garth.
Six years later, he went to work as the Director of Marketing for Athletes & Artists, Inc., while attending law school at night. In 1991, Jay started The SportsMakers Agency, an athlete representation and sports marketing firm.
In the sports arena, Jay managed image campaigns and negotiated various contracts for such baseball legends as Mike Schmidt, Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca; sportscasters Al Michaels, Chris Berman, Dan Dierdorf and Karl Nelson; sports heroes Mark Spitz, Edwin Moses, Eric Heiden, Jeff Blatnick, Jim Valvano and the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team; and even top-dog advertising icon Spuds MacKenzie.
During his time in the political consulting field, Jay worked on Mayoral campaigns for Ed Koch and Tom Bradley, Senate campaigns for Arlen Specter and John Heinz, and the Presidential Democratic primary campaign of Walter Mondale.
Additionally, Jay managed and promoted all aspects of the innovative and highly successful Russians Are Coming and Russian Tour-nado I and II Hockey Tours.
Jay is a graduate of NYU and New York Law School. He serves on the Board of Directors of Abilities Inc. at The Viscardi Center.
Jay is currently working on a multimedia project - “The Memory of America: Remember Your First Baseball Game?” He remembers being with his Dad at Shea Stadium in 1964. There is more to the story. He wants to include your story, too.
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Saturday Nov 12, 2011
Chad Harbach: The Art of Fielding - Q&A
Saturday Nov 12, 2011
Saturday Nov 12, 2011
Speak Easy Series: Chad Harbach & Friends on "The Art of Fielding" -- Q&A Chad Harbach, author of "The Art of Fielding," in conversation with Cara Cannella, his literary agent Chris Parris-Lamb, and Sports Illustrated baseball editor Stephen Cannella November 3, 2011 in the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse
Saturday Jun 18, 2011
"New York Mets: 50 Amazing Seasons"
Saturday Jun 18, 2011
Saturday Jun 18, 2011
"New York Mets: 50 Amazing Seasons" with Matthew Silverman New York Mets fan/author/expert Matthew Silverman selects the Top 50 Mets of all-time. "New York Mets: 50 Amazing Seasons - The Complete Illustrated History" brings to life a half-century of Mets baseball. This beautiful book tells the complete story of the franchise, including season-by-season recaps, profiles of the great players and characters, and behind-the-scenes stories through the decades. This book -- and evening -- is guaranteed to give you the time of your life.
Saturday Jun 11, 2011
The Baseball Photographs of Bruce Murray Sr.
Saturday Jun 11, 2011
Saturday Jun 11, 2011
A grandson honors his grandfather... Bruce Murray, Sr. was one of the premier sports photographers of the 1920's. His grandson, Shawn, now runs the family photo archive, featuring many of the game's greatest legends. Join Shawn in this special, memory-filled event. A number of limited-edition baseball photographs printed directly from the original glass plate negatives are available for purchase at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse. Or, contact Shawn directly at www.brucemurray.com and mention that the Clubhouse Podcast sent you.
Saturday May 28, 2011
"Lipman Pike: America's First Home Run King" with Richard Michelson
Saturday May 28, 2011
Saturday May 28, 2011
The story of the first "professional" baseball player... "Lipman Pike" with Richard Michelson. A unique book, illustrated by award-winning Zachary Pullen. A story of immigrant life in 19th-century Brooklyn, baseball's early years, prejudice, assimilation, family, America. It's a beautiful game. And this is a beautiful story.
Wednesday May 04, 2011
"Baseball Haiku" with Cor van den Heuvel at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse
Wednesday May 04, 2011
Wednesday May 04, 2011
"Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written About The Game" Join award-winning Haiku poet Cor van den Heuvel for an interesting and enlightening evening in the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse
Wednesday Oct 06, 2010
"Top of the Order" with Sean Manning and Scott Raab
Wednesday Oct 06, 2010
Wednesday Oct 06, 2010
"Top of the Order: 25 Writers Pick Their Favorite Baseball Player of All Time" with Sean Manning and Esquire Magazine's Scott Raab. A fascinating book and discussion that went down unexpected paths...
Friday Jun 04, 2010
Wiffle Ball: The Ultimate Guide
Friday Jun 04, 2010
Friday Jun 04, 2010
On Wednesday June 2, 2010, the Clubhouse hosted Michael Hermann, author of Wiffle Ball: The Ultimate Guide, and special guest Rob Piervinanzi. In an interview led by Rich Ackerman, we are carried through the original backyard wiffle ball games to today's burgeoning professional sport.