Pete King's Thoughts & Whereabouts: 6/29 - 7/4/11

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
7:40 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - Rosemary and I to dinner at Gargiulo's restaurant in Coney Island with Larry & Helen Elovich. Great New York landmark. Terrific evening.

Thursday, June 30th
11:45 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. - tape interview with WCBS-TV on Nigerian stowaway for tonight's 5 & 6:00 p.m. news.

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - to Melville to Tape Channel 55 interview on radicalization hearings, debt ceiling, Libya and 2012 elections.

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - tape WABC-TV interview on Nigeria stowaway for tonight's news.

Friday, July 1st
7:10 a.m. - 7:20 a.m. - phone interview from home with John Gambling on stowaway case.

10:45 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. - live Fox News phone interview on Nigerian stowaway.

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - tape CNN John King show from West Babylon studio. Discuss stowaway case with Candy Crowley.

2:35 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - live radio interview with Lou Dobbs (WOR) on stowaway case.

5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. - Rosemary & I attend fundraiser for Mitt Romney in Locust Valley. Solid candidate. Great knowledge of economics.

Saturday, July 2nd
7:45 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. - Rosemary and I to Lally Weymouth's annual party in Southampton. At least 300 people. Very interesting people including Ray Kelly, Rudy Giuliani, Chuck Schumer, Tom Wolfe. Not what I was used to growing up in Sunnyside.

Sunday, July 3rd
9:10 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - phone interview from home with Religion on Line (WABC radio).

11:00 a.m. - Fox News appearance cancelled because of Casey Anthony trial.

Monday, July 4th
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - July 4th parade in Wantagh.

11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - July 4th parade in Massapequa.

Both parades had great turnouts. Terrific enthusiasm.

6:15 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Rosemary and I attend July 4th parties at Chuck Dolan's and Michael Ashner's homes in Cove Neck. Wonderful evening.