January 30th-February 11th, 2013 River View Observer

Volume 17, No. 1

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Photos from North Korea

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on the cover . tells the story of what happens when a suburban wife and mother gets a concussion that fractures her perspective on her marriage and more importantly, her life. Critics like Jim Dobson, President of Indie PR in Studio City, California, who attended a screening, gave “Concussion” 3-1/2 stars.

“There is a real concussion at the beginning of the antiseptically beautiful “Concussion,” but it’s also a metaphor that’s no less jarring. When Abby (Robin Weigert), a suburban lesbian married to Kay (Julie Fain Lawrence), gets hit by a baseball thrown by one of their children, it sets off a need for change in her routine existence. She works on renovating a downtown loft with a contractor, Justin

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(Jonathan Tchaikovsky), who also pimps on the side -- and Abby decides to take female clients as a high-end hooker, using the professional name Eleanor. Writer-director Stacie Passion’s sexually charged premise becomes a vehicle for an emotional exploration of a stagnant relationship and the struggle between desire and stability.

Weigert (best known for her work on “Deadwood”) gives a performance that’s revelatory in more ways than one, as Abby sheds inhibitions and clothes. The slick look (by production designer Lisa Myers and art director Kevin P. O’Donnell) highlights the split between Abby’s suburban oppression and her urban freedom.”

Terrific reviews like that keep pouring in for “Concussion” and Cupo,

42, is thrilled about his Sundance experience. An alumnus of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Cupo has been involved in film since he was a kid playing hooky to catch the movies playing in the Journal Square movie theaters close to home. He has worked on commercials and videos with all the major networks and in 2006 Cupo partnered with friend and colleague R. Jamie Mamalis to open The Rust Company in Manhattan, a lab, of sorts, that offers the latest cutting-edge technology for filmmakers to edit film and video and perform other creative tasks to see their films and videos realized.

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and they picked up our film.

It screened Saturday and sold two days later. I’m saying this in a very humble way, it’s a big deal, a 7-figure deal and more than half of that will go back to the investors.

RVO: Congratulations on the success of “Concussion” at Sundance.

AC: Thank you. People here are digging it. It all goes to Stacie Passon, the writer and director.

RVO: How will this change things for you and your career?

AC: It lets us play in the sandbox and gives us the chance to do this again. I have now 50 business cards and keep track of all the people I’m meeting. I’m part of the Class of 2013. I’m hoping in 20 years that will have grown.

what it’s like showing his film at the Sundance Film Festival and making a deal that may change the course of his life and career.

RVO: Can you describe the film for our readers?

AC: “Concussion” is about a lesbian housewife who lives in an upscale neighborhood in New Jersey. She is playing with her kids and her son beans her with a baseball and she has a concussion.

When she comes to, she has that 40-something realization – where am I and where’s my passion? When you’re 25 everything makes sense, when you’re 40 it goes gray.

That’s the heart of the film that people are relating to most: there’s a clock ticking for everybody for different reasons.

RVO: Were you nervous about showing your film at Sundance?

AC: This is my first feature film, this is Stacie’s first feature film, and the first time we’re here at Sundance. I feel this is the little film that could.

Robin Weigert stars in the new film Concussion by Anthony Cupo

working together making industrials for Warner Brothers Records, Sony music. We’ve made music videos together and all sorts of promotional pieces for the music industry. Stacie hails from Detroit and now she resides in Montclair where the story takes place.

I’m still a Jersey City guy. In February of 2011, Stacie told me she had an idea for a film and my response was ‘Good, don’t tell me about it, write it.’ Two months later she came back with a first draft and it knocked my socks off.

RVO: Did you shoot the film in Jersey?

AC: We shot a good portion in Montclair and in Hoboken at the old Levelor building.

They were very nice to us there. We shot on location for exteriors in Brooklyn and Soho.

RVO: For those of us who have never been, can you describe what Sundance is like?

AC: Sure. When you first go to Newark and fly out, you want to question why Redford chose this place for a film festival. You have to fly to Salt Lake and take an hour drive to get here. But once you get here and you’re surrounded by snow-capped mountains, you realize everybody here has the same love for film you do and it makes sense.

You’re cut off from the world for a week just seeing other people’s films and supporting them. It becomes a weird bonding between all the filmmakers. (Regarding the layout), it has one main road in and out of the city and from what I understand when the festival comes around the price of everything doubles.

When Redford gave the commencement speech, he

said the festival generates $80 million in 8 days for the territory. All the shuttles that take you from one theater to the next are free and I believe there are 8 theaters, but when I say theater, the local high school auditorium is turned into a theater, a Jewish temple is turned into a theater, all of this adds to the charm. Meanwhile big companies like Dolby will spec out the theater and make sure the sound quality is top notch. The high school auditorium, the Jewish temple, they become professional theaters in a matter of days.

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RVO: And after the first screening, “Concussion” was picked up by a distributor. Can you share how that came about?

AC: The Weinsteins have a company called RADIUS-TWC

RVO: Is the film up for a top prize?

AC: What happened this year, 16 films were selected, 8 by men directors; eight by women directors. The top prizes are ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Film’ and there’s an audience award. One of the rules, the film has to be a premier. It can’t be out in theaters. It has to be the first time the world has seen any one of these films.

RVO: How did your collaboration with Stacie happen?

AC: Stacie and I started Page 3 (January 30th - February 11th, 2013 – River View Observer)

River View Observer- Local Happenings HCCC- Still Time to Register for Spring Classes JERSEY CITY, N.J. / January 29, 2013 — New and continuing students at Hudson County Community College still have time to register for Spring classes,

which begin on Monday, Jan. 28, and Spring Late Start classes, which begin on Feb. 11.

HCCC offers a variety of classes in degree and

certificate programs which meet during the morning, afternoon and evening, weekdays and weekends, in online and in-person formats. The College also has articulation agreements with several area colleges which will facilitate transfer of credits for a bachelor’s degree.

For more information, please visit www.hccc.edu/mystart or call 201.714.7200.

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Commuters riding the PATH trains from Newark to the World Trade Center (WTC) in NYC have cause to celebrate: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced yesterday that weekday PATH service

between Newark and the WTC has been restored, although PATH service is still unavailable on weekends.

Through February, from Fridays at 10 p.m. through Mondays at 5 a.m., crews will use this stretch of time to repair damages caused by Hurricane Sandy.

With Hoboken PATH service to WTC still under construction, Hoboken commuters must continue to find alternate routes to downtown NYC. According to a press release put out by the Port Authority of NY and NJ, “Crews continue to work around-the-clock to return weekday Hoboken to World Trade Center service and weekend service between Newark and the World Trade Center. Those are the final segments of service yet to be restored.”

FORMER SECAUCUS RESIDENT AND AUTHOR OF THE BOSS ALWAY’S SITS IN THE BACK JON D’AMORE DRAWS LARGE CROWD AT BOOK SIGNING

John D’Amore’s appearance at the Tachair Bookshoppe in downtown Jersey City on Sunday, January 27th was a record breaking appearance according to Carol and Aleta Valleau owners of the popular book store.

D’Amore read from his book The Boss Always Sits in the Back, a tell- all book about Hudson County Mobsters in the late 70s who pull off an elaborate scam in Las Vegas.

D’Amore read exerpts from his book before an SRO crowd of 100 FANS. “John is our biggest selling author to date beamed Carol Valleau. “We just love his readings, he really gets the crowd interested.”

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VIEWS FROM HER CAMERA

loudspeakers which are everywhere and on from sunrise to sunset.

“Every apartment has a loudspeaker,” Bowie says.

“It can be turned down but not turned off. You always hear propaganda, speeches, all the waking hours of the day, and always different voices, but mostly male voices; and some music, too.”

Touring the capital city of Pyongyang, Bowie says it Photo: Leila Bowie (far right) with her son Nile Bowie and their tour guide Shunee

end of the stay, ,” Bowie says. “There’s no record. My passport doesn’t say anything. Nobody knows that I’ve been there. We had to pass through several checkpoints, but they never gave us a problem.”

Pyongyang -Lelia Bowie

Jersey City Resident and World Traveler Leila Bowie Photographs North Korea

By Sally Deering

Growing up in Jersey City,

Leila Bowie dreamed of traveling the world and once she set out to accomplish her dream, Bowie traveled to more than 25 countries including her most recent trip to North Korea.

“I’ve lived in Tokyo and Australia, and I’ve been to Thailand, Indonesia, Shanghai Beijing, Pakistan, and all over Europe,” Bowie says. “I think I inherited my passion for traveling from my grandfather who was born in Louisiana and part of a traveling circus. I knew I wanted to travel the world by the age four or five.”

In December, accompanied by her son, Nile Bowie, a TV correspondent based in Malaysia, Leila traveled to North Korea and took pictures of the countryside and its capital city Pyongyang during her 11-day stay.

Although tourism is controlled by the government – approximately 1,500 tourists are allowed in each year— Leila and Nile visited

historic landmarks in Pyongyang and country villages outside the city – always accompanied by a tour guide. Leila says: “They never let you go anywhere without guides.”

Everywhere she went, Leila Bowie took photographs of what she saw, sometimes from the window of a moving car. Bowie has exhibited her photographs in New York and has four pieces in the Brooklyn Museum’s permanent collection.

“Visiting North Korea was an interesting experience,” Bowie says. “I was in the north and the south and we were in a blizzard.

Everyone has to clear the miles of roads from ice and snow. People are out there chopping at the ice with tiny shovels the size you would give kids at the seashore.

Once we were in folklore village, there was no electricity, no heat; we were freezing.”

During her stay, Bowie felt constantly barraged by the voices heard on the

was bustling with people traveling on bicycles, trolleys and subways. And everywhere she went, the locals were friendly and curious. She and her son were even invited to see a musical presentation.

“We were taken to a school and treated to an opera by five or six young women,” Bowie says.

“Their voices and instruments and the way the children performed was incredible. After school the children were cleaning the schoolyard of snow.”

Bowie and her son were the only Americans on the DMZ, she says, where a five-star colonel gave them a tour.

“They took us where the treaty was signed and the colonel made reference to the fact that my son and I were Americans,” Bowie says.

During her visit to North Korea, Bowie was surprised that government officials didn’t stamp her passport.

“They give you a tourist visa to give back at the end

Farmlands -Lelia Bowie

DMZ-Lelia Bowie For all its mystery, North Korea provided Bowie with excellent medical care when she got sick toward the end of her trip.

“I stayed a few extra days because I was put in the hospital with septic poisoning,” Bowie says. “It was awful.

We didn’t think I was going to live. I was in a hospital for foreign diplomats and the healthcare was wonderful.

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VIEWS FROM THE CAMERA- Cont’d from page 5 They took very good care of me.”

Back home, for now, Bowie says she would like to go back to her favorite country Thailand and open a free school to teach English to the girls who live in the mountains. Bowie relates more to the everyday people, she says, no matter where she visits.

“I’ve lived in pool halls, I slept in rice bins,” Bowie says. “I’d rather be with the villagers. I’ve been so welcomed, people have taken me into their homes to live.

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It’s been amazing. I’m lucky I guess. One guy was holding me hostage on a camel but after a few choice words, he let me off the camel. At the time I was a 23 year-old New Yorker in Egypt. ”

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Hudson Then...Again by: Maureen Wlodarczyk

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hree months after Hurricane Sandy, at a time of year when the Jersey Shore is normally taking a long winter’s nap and the rest of us are hunkered down counting the days until spring, the daily efforts and daunting struggles of recovery and rebuilding go on. The holiday season was anything but “merry” for so many people but acts of random (and not so random) kindness and the continuing charitable generosity of the people of New Jersey said a lot about who we are and the likelihood that we will not lose interest in our neighbors or the challenges

they continue to face. In fact, there is a history of Jersey people rallying to the aid of others stricken by natural disasters.

As we ponder global warming, rising ocean levels, and weather phenomena with names we vaguely (if at all) knew a few years ago including “tsunami” and “derecho,” it turns out that multiple tantrums by Mother Nature occurring in a short period of time are not unprecedented. In April 1906, Italian volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing scores of people in Naples just 11 days before the massive San Francisco earthquake killed thousands.

The citizens of Hudson County were quick to

1906 Disasters and Charity

San Francisco After the Earthquake respond to both of those tragedies. Local ItalianAmericans organized relief collections to provide financial aid to those affected by Vesuvius. A wide array of disaster relief fundraising was mobilized to raise funds

for the devastated people and institutions of San Francisco.

The ladies of St. Mark’s Church, Van Vorst Square, sent the rector of St. Mary’s Church in San Francisco, destroyed in the quake, a

complete set of vestments embroidered in white and gold thread in a design of roses and vines. These ladies, members of St. Mark’s Senior Embroidery Class, had done the stunning handiwork themselves, making their generous gift all the more significant.

At the Park Theatre, Bergen Point, Bayonne, the owner organized entertainment for a performance benefiting earthquake victims.

Freeholders and other politicians served as ushers and over $200 was realized for the relief effort. At the Columbian Club in Jersey City, the Knights of Columbus presented an “all-star” vaudeville program Cont’d page 9

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J. S. Bach Con Vivo’s 4th Annual Bach Concert

Sun, February 3, 2013, 5:00 pm Arias from Bach Cantatas and the B-minor Mass; and the D-minor Oboe Concerto Featuring Sarah Nelson Craft, Mezzo Soprano,and Canadian Oboist Christa Robinson

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Also featuring Rachel Golub and Ralph Allen on violins, Amelia Ames, viola, cellist Carolyn Jeselsohn, Andrew Roitstein on double bass, and Benjamin Grow, harpsichord.

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Hudson Then...Again

Maureen Wlodarczyk is a fourth-generation-born Jersey City girl and the author of three books about life in Jersey City in the 1800s and early 1900s: Past-Forward: A Three-Decade and Three-Thousand-

Cont’d from page 7 -1906 Disasters and Charity including Sheehan’s Minstrel Girls and other professional acts to raise funds as well.

In Hoboken at the Stevens Institute auditorium, a benefit recital drew nearly a full-house of attendees who were entertained by various musical artists including three who called San Francisco their homes: sopranos Mrs. Benjamin Lathrop and Miss Lillie Lawlor, and Miss Elizabeth Ames, a cellist. Also performing was Miss Kitty Cheatham, a popular singer remembered for her contributions to children’s music that entertained thousands in Europe and the United States and for organizing children’s concerts for the N.Y. Philharmonic and other orchestras.

The Evening Journal newspaper, in concert with the “Citizens Committee,” publicized and encouraged reader donations to a trust fund administered by the Treasurer of the Commer-

Mile Journey Home, Young & Wicked: The Death of a Wayward Girl and Canary in a Cage: The SmithBennett Murder Case. For info: www.past-forward.com.

Mayor Mark Fagan Kitty Cheatham cial Trust Company. Just two weeks after the earthquake struck San Francisco, over $9,000 had been contributed to that fund and donor names, large and small, were published in the newspaper, including $25 donations each from Jersey City Mayor Mark Fagan and Oscar Schmidt, the owner of a local musical instrument manufacturing company.

The smallest donations were 25 or 50 cents, some of those collected by classes of school children, while among the largest were donations of $125 to

$500 collected by employees working at the Andrew J. Corcoran manufacturing company, the James Leo box factory and Mullins & Sons home furnishings, all located in Jersey City.

Speaking as one who bonded and banded together with neighbors in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, showering next door where there was hot water and sharing generators via bright orange extension cords that snaked from yard-to-yard, may we keep faith with our fellow Jersey residents whose losses were so severe and whose problems are far from over with the start of the New Year.

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Simple Ways to Freshen Up that Stuffy Bathroom or Kitchen (BPT) Exhausting stale indoor air and replacing it with fresh outside air is the best way to ensure continuous indoor air quality, the Home Ventilating Institute says. Modern construction, however, makes it virtually impossible to achieve sufficient exchange of air without mechanical assistance. Fortunately, from venting skylights to hightech exhaust fans, there are plenty of ways to ensure ventilation in the kitchen and bath without sacrificing a comfortable atmosphere.

Thanks to resources like Energy.gov, you may already know that a properly installed, energy-efficient skylight can help you control heating, cooling and lighting costs. Skylights can also be an excellent source

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Passive ventilation gives homeowners the benefit of fresh air without adding to their utility bills. A skylight doesn’t need to draw electricity to move air the way a venting fan does. What’s more, skylights can be equipped with solar blinds for additional light control and energy efficiency. And when a homeowner chooses both a solar-powered fresh air skylight and solar-powered blind, both the products and the installation may be eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit as a green home improvement.

Venting skylights in kitchens passively exhaust hot air, moisture and odors while admitting additional light for more pleasant cooking, dining and entertaining.

And skylights, along with fashionable accessories including blinds, can be controlled manually or by remote control. The same applies in baths, where humidity levels are often high and the need for ventilation is constant.

LOCAL THEATER Disney’s Little Mermaid Junior The Bayonne High School Department of Art, Music and Drama launched the BHS Drama Junior program in the fall of 2012 as a way to continue

providing exceptional opportunities in the performing arts to the Bayonne community- specifically to students in grades two through eight.

BHS Drama Junior will present Disney’s hit movie and new musical “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” on Friday, February 8th at 7PM, Saturday, February 9th at 2pm

and 7PM, and Sunday, February 10th at 2PM in the Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School.

Join the cast of The Little Mermaid on a trip to the “fathoms below”! Meet your favorite sea creatures Flounder, Sebastian and Scuttle as they help their best friend, the beautiful mermaid named Ariel, find her true love – Prince Eric. They’ll run into some trouble along the way, since only the sea witch Ursula can give Ariel legs and the freedom to go on land to find Prince Eric. You’ll be humming “Under the Sea”, “Kiss the Girl”, and “Part of Your World” for weeks after you leave the theater!

Over fifty students in grades two through eight make up the cast of The Little Mermaid, Jr. A “Don’t Miss “delightful, family friendly musical, perfect for kids and grown-up-kids of all ages!

Performances of The Little Mermaid, Jr. are in the Alexander X. O’Connor Theater at Bayonne High School.

Performances are: Friday, February 8th at 7PM Saturday, February 9th at 2PM Saturday, February 9th at 7PM Sunday, February 10th at 2PM Tickets may be purchased online at bhsdramasociety.com You will have the chance to enter raffles for prizes from the Disney Store at each performance, and to purchase BHS Drama’s annual Super 50-50 Ticket for a chance to win up to $10,000!

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NEWPORT SKATES HOSTS FREE NIGHT OF SKATING Last week on January 23, 2013, Newport Skates hosted a free night of ice skating at its recently opened outdoor rink in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City.

The event was sponsored by Morton Williams Supermarkets, which also provided hot chocolate and cookies for everyone to munch on after a few spins around the rink.

Participants found the event was a nice way for people to welcome skate season in Jersey City!

Four smiling young ladies enjoy Newport Skates “Night of Skating” on January 23rd People enjoying a free night of skating at Newport Skates rink in downtown Jersey City

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Breakfast at Midnight...

The Coach House Does it Your Way 24/7 go-to destination that features a bar and lounge area that’s a “Happy Hour� hotspot with HD TVs and cozy nooks. “It’s a neat place to have a drink,� Pappas says.

The diner area features a counter with stools, rows of roomy booths, two pastry

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aybe it’s the shiny chrome and vinylcovered stools at the counters that lure us in?

It might be the stacks of luscious layer cakes slathered in icing in the pastry cases? Or maybe it’s the bountiful menus that offer flavor-fests of choices that you can mix and match – like chocolate chip pancakes with a side of spaghetti – and the waiter doesn’t question your sanity.

I’m talking about the All American Diner. And each one has its own mystique, a noir-esque appeal that draws us in like an Edward Hopper painting.

Diners and Jerseyians go together like a burger with fries and here in Hudson, we have some of the best diners in the state including The Coach House on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen which opened in 1939 and stays open 24/7. Coach House Owner Nicholas Pappas and General Manager Constantine “Gus� Tountas don’t even have a key to the front door.

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cases and a terrific salad bar that’s a customer favorite and an expanded dining room for those who like that restaurant feel. The menu offers old diner standbys like burgers, sandwiches; steaks, chops, pastas; and for a change of pace, all Cont’d on page 18

The Coach House Bar opened his diner back then it was a train car-sized eatery where the grill was behind the counter and a cube steak sandwich cost 5 cents.

More than 70 years and several renovations and expansions later, the Coach House is a sprawling diner/ restaurant and popular

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restaurant VIEWS The Coach House -Cont’d from page 17 all sorts of daily specials where old recipes sometimes become new again.

Recently Pappas had the idea to go back in time and view older Coach House menus to see what dishes were popular. He remembered a German chef at Coach House who, Pappas says, made “the best sauerbraten” and other traditional German dishes like loin of pork. Customers seem to have nostalgia for these dishes, Pappas says.

“I figured let’s be different from the chains, let’s push the envelope,” Pappas says. “We started coming up with all the old recipes. We put loin of pork and sauerbraten on the menu and they both became popular. I’m looking now for a recipe for red cabbage.”

The menu is so vast, here’s just a sampling from the Snacks & Starters section: Chicken croquetas with Chipotle Sauce; Nachos Supreme; Asian-style Dumplings; Jalapeno-tossed Fried Calamari; Crispy Potato Skins; Buffalo Wings; Buffalo Shrimp; BBQ Spareribs; Fried Ravioli; and Fried Lasagna Squares ($4.95-$10.95).

The vast Dinner section of the menu features Prime

Rib; New York Sirloin Strip; Pork Chops; Roast Chicken; Roast Pork Cuban Style; Pan Seared Salmon; Stuffed Shrimp; Paella; Chicken Pot Pie: and Crusty Parmesan Chicken ($13.95-$24.50).

That’s really just a small portion of what Coach House serves on its menu.

The bar at the Coach House is a great place to meet people or just sit and relax after a day’s work.

Pappas says: “We have a lot of people meeting at the bar I can tell you that. We have ‘Happy Hour’ from 4-to-8 and a ‘Happy Hour’ menu.

A lot of people eat dinner at the bar. We have nice bartenders.”

And the staff has grown a lot since the 30s and 40s, too.

“In the beginning my father was behind the grill and on any given night, you’d have three waitresses, my father and another cook,” Pappas says.

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The Coach House hosts group parties in its Red Room for up to 50 people and up to 60 can be accommodated in the Garden Room. Those who can’t get away for breakfast, lunch or dinner can order their food online for pick up or delivery by visiting the Coach House website: www. coachhousenorthbergencom. The site also features pictures of what the Coach House looked like back in the day, its history and the Pappas’ business philosophy set forth by Clem Pappas.

“When I would see him work never ever was the customer leaving dissatisfied,” Pappas says about his dad. “You want to keep the place interesting so that your customer comes back two or three times a week.

You know them by name they know you by name and it becomes an extension of your home.”

If you go: Coach House Diner/Restaurant 921 John F. Kennedy Blvd North Bergen, NJ (201) 864-8600 www. coachhousenorthbergen. com Open 24/7

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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD, 2013 Super Bowl Sunday has become the most important event for sporting enthusiasts throughout the United States and the world.

Since the first Super Bowl was held back in 1967 won by the Green Bay Packers the super matchup between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC) has worked out to the NFC wining 25 championships and the AFC

winning 21 of the Championship games.

At stake in New Orleans on February 3rd when the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) play the Baltimore Ravens (AFC) the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy and of course, bragging rights for the winning teams, coaches and fans.

This year’s Super Bowl game has some added excitement because the two opposing coaches for the

49ers and Ravens are real life brothers Jim Harbaurg coach of the 49ers, and John Harbaurg Coach of the Ravens. To the sports world Super Bowl XLVII will be forever known as the “HarBowl.”

Check out the list below to see how your team did in previous Super Bowls.

I-Green Bay Packer -1967 II-Green Bay Packer -1968 III-New York Jets-1969 IV-Kansas City Chiefs-1970 V-Baltimore Colts-1971 VI -Dallas Cowboys-1972 VII-Miami Dolphins- 1973 VIII-Miami Dolphins -1974 IX-Pittsburgh Steelers-1975 X-Pittsburgh Steelers-1976 XI-Oakland Raiders-1977 XII-Dallas Cowboys-1978 XIII-Pittsburgh Steelers-1979 XIV-Pittsburgh Steelers -1980 XV-Oakland Raiders-1981

XVI-San Francisco 49ers-1982 XVII-Washington Redskins-1983 XVIII-Los Angeles Raiders-1984 XIX-San Francisco 49ers-1985 XX-Chicago Bears-1986 XXI-New York Giants-1987 XXII-Washington Redskins-1988 XXIII-San Francisco 49ers-1989 XXIV-San Francisco 49ers-1990 XXV-New York Giants-1991 XXVI-Washington Redskins-1992 XXVII-Dallas Cowboys-1993 XXVIII-Dallas Cowboys-1994

XLIV-New Orleans Saints-2010 XLV- Green Bay Packers- 2011 XLVI- New York Giants 2012

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