Last night my longtime friend Michael Gualario paid a visit to the Pepsi Center to watch Carmelo and the Nuggets dominate the LeBron-less Heat. Michael grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey but now he lives in the Boulder, Colorado area so we get together whenever I’m out that way.
Michael was my roommate, fraternity brother and football teammate at Montclair State University. We’ve always called him GiGi, and I used to go by Fooch while our friend Tommy Goodie was nicknamed Gooch. Not sure why Fooch didn’t stick, but it’s probably for the best.
“Gi Gi.”…Tommie Goodie……..Mike ,myself (punter) made up part of the “Koo Koo Squad” the nickname for our special teams ,we even traveled to away games on our own special mini bus………… Tex
Hey Ken, yah gotta remember me – Alex Blonna. I was a scrub who came off the streets of Newark with no high school football experience. I became somewhat infamous when somebody labelled me “Colonel Cox”, and in 1969, when we played Upsala at their home stadium in East Orange, someone from their side scrolled on a blackboard in the visiting team locker room, “Kill Colonel Cox and Cream the Kookoo Squad.” Of course, we kicked their butts in that game – hahaha.
Also, you may remember one scrimmage when you and me, somewhat embarrassed the starters when I kept faking out Kostecki, and you kept throwing the ball to me. A highlight of my “career” at MSC – hahaha.
Kuli got revenge when the line coach stuck me on the inside as a linebacker, and Kuli kept sending Al Avignone and I forget who, to double team us and beat me into the turf – Oh well, can’t win em all : )
Say hello to Tommy and any of my Agora frat bros if you are still in contact with them. In the meanwhile let me say “high” here to Mike, Gigi, Al, Kuli et. all. Good to know you that at least some of you guys are still out there.
Alex Blonna – de_prof2003@hotmail.com