Tag: Howard Kroplick
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Nov 01 2009
Howard Kroplick and the “Black Beast” Invited to the Chowder Society
Howard Kroplick and the Alco-6 "Black Beast" have been invited to the Tuesday, November 10, 2009 meeting of the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving & Chowder Society. At the meeting (beginning at 12 noon), I will be presenting "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races" featuring rare race films including one of the first sports films ever made and a Mack Sennett film of the 1914 race. Weather permitting, the "Black Beast" will roar outside Sardi's, located at 234 W.44th Street in Manhattan.
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Oct 16 2009
Video “Cablevision Editorial Gives the “Black Beast” a Thumbs-Up”
Last month, Peter Kohler, VP of Editorial Services for Cablevision, gave a thumbs up to the "Black Beast".Cablevision has sent me this two-minute video of the editorial. The "Black Beast is the last thumbs-up.
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Aug 07 2009
Video “The Vanderbilt Cup Races”
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Jul 18 2009
First Edition of “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” Sells Out
Arcadia Publishing has announced that the first edition of Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island has sold out. A supply of the second edition will be available next week.
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Jul 02 2009
Off-Topic: Film “Krocky” (1977)
In 1977, Howard and Roz Kroplick made a 16-minute Super-8 film called "Krocky", a parody on the movie "Rocky" which won the Best Picture Academy Award in March 1977. The film is presented in two parts.
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May 28 2009
Video:“The Mets Take the Field” (2009)
As described in my website profile, in addition to my passion for Long Island and auto racing history, I have been a die-hard Met fan since 1963 and can often be seen waving a large Met flag on the Excelsior level behind home plate at CitiField. My friends and I have also been included in the official video shown at every 2009 home game, just before the Mets take the field. Check out the flag-waver at the 46-second mark of this brief film.
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May 03 2009
Great Neck Historical Society Presentation on Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Great Neck Historical Society will be hosting a presentation "Great Neck and Lake Success- Their Role in the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway" on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Community Room at the Great Neck Library (159 Bayview Avenue).
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Mar 19 2009
Book Review: Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island
In a recent issue of Vintage Sports Car , my book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island was reviewed by Tony Carroll, Secretary of the Vintage Sports Car Club of America, Inc. Here are the highlights:
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Mar 11 2009
Video: Mission to Cuba
In March 2009, 25 members of the Sid Jacobson JCC of East Hills, New York went on a government-approved mission to explore the Jewish community in Cuba. This nine-minute film captures photo highlights of this mission including views of; Havana, the three major synagogues, a Jewish cemetery founded in 1906, and the Cuban people.
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Nov 29 2008
Images from the November Presentations
The November presentations on the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races drew over 250 people, breaking attendance records at all three locations.
