Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

How Long? (will this have to go on) - Modifying the subtitle of a 1975 hit by Ace

Some very sad announcements have been made in the last 24 hours:

Major League Baseball is suspended
The National Basketball Association has suspended play
The National Hockey League has suspended play
There will be no NCAA Basketball Tournament
Broadway shows are closed.
Large gatherings are forbidden

The number of cases of Corona Virus infection is growing every day. It spreads more rapidly than seasonal flu. The rate of fatalities is also higher. Drastic actions are necessary to protect the health and well-being of the public.

I have tickets to see the Tina Turner show on March 28th and the New York Mets on March 29. It is obvious that those events will be canceled.

The big questions is how long will these restrictions be in effect? Obviously, nobody knows. I hope that the number of reported infections will go down dramatically so things will be normalized.