It's been a long time since I rock and rolled,
It's been a long time since I did the stroll.
Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back,
Baby where I come from.
It's been a long time, been a long time,
Been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time.
I didn't […]
 
Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans. Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant. Contact him here. Jason Fry is a Brooklyn writer whose first memories include his mom leaping up and down cheering for Rusty Staub. Check out his other writing here. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled, It’s been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back, Baby where I come from. It’s been a long time, been a long time, Been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time. I didn’t […] After 18 seasons, Faith has trumped Fear. FAFIF’s own Jason and Greg enjoy the 2006 National League Eastern Division title just moments before earned by your 2006 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets. Note my exceedingly rare 1976 Bicentennial-model Mets cap, rarer still Brooklyn Cyclones quasi-forerunner Queens Kings t-shirt from their only campaign […] He’s got a hammer. And he’s got some nails. Now he has a divisional championship banner to affix above the rightfield wall. Mr. Met is enjoying this first stage of his extreme Shea makeover. Illustration courtesy of Zed Duck Studios, home of yet another fan of the 2006 National League Eastern Division Champion New York Mets. Mr. Met knows the score. We’re No. 1! The Faith and Fear Magic Number Countdown was a 2006 Production of Zed Duck Studios. Hey partner: Do you remember the 27th night of September? Hey partner: Do you remember the 27th night of September? C’mon, think…six years ago. You and I witnessed what nobody has seen since then, what many of us hope to see tonight. We saw the Mets clinch at Shea! WOO-HOO! OK, it wasn’t that woo-hooish. But it happened. Surely one of the six most memorable clinches in Mets history […] sinister (sin'i-ster) adj. 1. Suggesting or threatening evil; a sinister smile. 2. Presaging trouble; ominous; sinister storm clouds. 3. Attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious circumstances. 4. On the left side; left. [Middle English sinistre, unfavorable, from Old French, from Latin sinister, on the left, unlucky.] sinister (sin’i-ster) adj. 1. Suggesting or threatening evil; a sinister smile. 2. Presaging trouble; ominous; sinister storm clouds. 3. Attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious circumstances. 4. On the left side; left. [Middle English sinistre, unfavorable, from Old French, from Latin sinister, on the left, unlucky.] On the night of August 24 I became the […] Everybody cleared out? Sanchez? Bay? Ronnie Freaking Paulino? We wouldn't want to hurt a single human being. |
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