6 SCARY BUT FUN MEMORIES THROUGH AC STORIES

A HALLOWEEN STORY!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON'S WITH DR. SHOCK'S HORROR THEATER/MAD THEATER

Saturday's in the 1970's were the best ever.
Cartoons all morning.
Then Wrestling
Then KUNG FU
(Then you'd go outside and do fake Kung Fu with your crew...and 15 people that all yelled "I'm Bruce Lee!"

Then....
Dr. Shock on channel 17....
showing classic monster movies and having fun!

Halloween Costumes from Woolworth and Woolco

Woolworth and Woolco had the best costumes of the time.
The real truth was the scariest thing is if they didn't have your favorite costume.

My favorite costume from Woolco?
Planet Of The Apes!

The Ape Girl At The Million Dollar Pier

Typical story.
Man meets Woman.
Woman turns into a blood thirsty ape.
Well not so typical...especially since real apes don't eat flesh.
For the record...I was too scared to see this till youtube.

Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

See this place scared me even with just the JFK statues much less the more gothic exhibits.
To date I have not visited any other wax museums since my dad took me here.
Still I wish we still had this.

 ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN

I watched Abbott and Costello every Sunday morning.
11am on Channel 11WPIX
and 11:30 am on Channel 17

Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein
is my favorite horror flick and ...just...this is Halloween to me.

I hope this little piece brought back some great memories!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Remembering William "Sonny" Lea

The kind words and tributes continue to pour in on my memory of William "Sonny" Lea.
He is AC's "Mr. Basketball.
There will be special tributes during my radio shows "The Light" and my columns next week.
For those that would like to contribute their thoughts.
Contact Raymond Tyler at 609-431-0741 or TheAtlanticCityStory@Gmail.com

Here are some powerful memories and tributes from members of Atlantic City's City Council.

 Council President Marty Small

Former Mayor and Council Member Williams "Speedy" Marsh

Former Director Of Recreation Wilbur Banks

Kaleem Shabazz and Aaron Randolf

The Bivol Vs. Pascal Story

Dmitry Bivol will defend his WBA Light Heavyweight World Title against former Olympian and former WBC, IBO, and Ring Magazine champion Jean Pascal on Saturday, November 24, 2018 as boxing returns to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

The event will be promoted by Main Events and World of Boxing, Bivol’s promoter, in association with Jean Pascal Promotions. The bout will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Bivol, age 27, of St. Petersburg Russia, risks his perfect record of 14 wins with no losses and 11 knockouts against the time-tested Pascal, who turns 36 on October 28, has 33 wins, 20 by knockout, against five losses and a draw.

Bivol is coming off a dominating 12-round decision victory over crafty Isaac Chilemba of Malawi on August 4. Pascal is fresh from an eighth round TKO over former UFC champion Steve Bosse at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on July 20.

After storming through the amateur ranks, Bivol has quickly moved himself into position to take over the highly competitive light heavyweight division by facing top names and defeating them, one after the other. Bivol is open about his ambitious goals to fight all of the best opponents in the division, and to deliver entertaining fights in front of large audiences.

Bivol’s ultimate goal to unify the light heavyweight division: “It’s very important for me. It’s every boxer’s dream to be the champion, the unified champion. It’s a big step to dream about. Like (unified cruiserweight champion) Oleksandr Usyk.”

Although he has a humble nature, Bivol is sure about his abilities. “Not too long ago, Pascal fought for three world titles and I watched on TV. Now he wants to take my title away, and I am very happy to accept this challenge and look forward to my next title defense on HBO.”

Vadim Kornilov, Bivol’s manager, added, “We are looking forward to another great performance by Dmitry Bivol on November 24^th. Jean Pascal is a name everyone has heard, and we look forward to a competitive fight with this great champion.”

Andrei Ryabinski of World of Boxing, Bivol’s promoter, said, “We are glad to be putting together another fight for Dmitry Bivol together with HBO, Main Events and the Hard Rock. Look forward to a great fight between Dmitry Bivol and Jean Pascal!”

"This is the most important fight of my life and I could not be more motivated,” said Pascal. “I'm making boxing history on November 24th. I'm known as a champion who never turned down any challenges, but I want to be two-time champion and I want to be immortalized in the Hall of Fame when my career is over. To fully cement my status as a hall of famer, I must win this fight and I will win this fight.

"Bivol is a very good fighter and a difficult challenge, but greatness has never been achieved without overcoming difficult challenges. My Canadian fans should be very excited because all of the light heavyweight belts will be in our house for Christmas this year," promised Pascal.

Manager Greg Leon is equally confident. “In my opinion Bivol is the best light heavyweight champion in the world, so this is an extremely difficult challenge for us. However, Jean is fighting for the hall of fame, history and legacy. That coupled with the intangibles he possesses that cannot be taught make him the most dangerous fighter Bivol has ever faced by far.

"November 24th will provide Bivol with a couple of new experiences; he'll be fighting in his first major main event and he'll be suffering his first loss as a professional,” said Leon.

Main Events CEO Kathy Duva said, “Main Events could not be more excited to return to Atlantic City for our second card at the Hard Rock’s Etess Arena. Our first card there on August 4 was a sellout, and we expect to build on that momentum by bringing Dmitry back to be in the main event on November 24.”

“Following up on the success of last August’s fight between Alvarez and Kovalev, this will just be another step forward in Atlantic City’s return to professional boxing,” says Bernie Dillon, Vice President of Entertainment for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, “I’m thrilled that Hard Rock can be a big part of that.”

About Bivol-Pascal: Dmitry Bivol vs. Jean Pascal is a 12-round fight for Bivol’s WBA Light Heavyweight World Title on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

The Hard Donates A New Score Board To The Dolphins Stadium

The story of  The Atlantic City Dolphins Football Team is almost 50 years old.

Yesterday the story got brighter for the current Dolphins players, cheerleaders, parents and coaches as owners and management of The Hard Rock AC as well as members of City Council and The Press all met at The Dolphins Stadium in Venice Park.

The occasion was the official lighting ceremony for  the new score board donated and constructed by The Hard Rock Casino, Atlantic City.

City Counsel President Marty Small (ad former Dolphin) officiated and led the owners and management on a tour of the stadium.

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The Hard Rock AC Meets With The AC community Last Night

On Tuesday October 16th.

Owners and management of The Hard Rock AC met with about 200 people from the Atlantic City Community.

The evening including people from the community thanking the Hard Rock officials for following up on promises.


Also speakers representing the Hard Rock shared frank information about revenue since opening.

The night ended with 5 lucky people walking away with brand new Fender Guitars, lessons and an over night stay at The Hard Rock.

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How Whoopi Brought The Arts Back

Every arts scene can always use a good celebrity "shot" in the arm.

Last month, Oscar winning actress Whoopi Goldberg came to Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City.

She took time out of her busy schedule to be part of a exciting event which saw The African American Heritage Museum receive a painting worth about a quarter of a million dollars.

The Light which airs on several FM radio stations recorded these interviews for The Atlantic City Story.

The painting can be viewed at The African American Heritage Museum of Atlantic City located inside of the Noyes Arts Garage located at 2200 Fairmount Ave, AC, NJ.
On the web at www.aahmsnj.org

Oscar Winner Whoopi Goldberg on why she decided to

ensure AC's African American Museum got this painting.

Mayor Frank Gilliam on Whoopi and how this day will help shape the arts in AC.

Ralph Hunter discusses how the painting and Whoopi ended up in AC

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Remembering Mr. Sonny Lea

The City Of Atlantic City loves basketball. Most natives over the age of 30 would say AC is a basket ball town.

Last night our basket ball family suffered a heartbreaking loss with the news that Mr. William "Sonny" Lea had died.


Accurate news and information will be updated. However, it is crystal clear that both men and women in the basket ball community here in AC are in mourning today.


Very soon we will be sharing comments from many of AC's basket ball family whom "Mr. Sonny" helped over the years!