Rant #3,965: We Are the Champions

The parade ...

It went on as scheduled, and I watched much of it on television, which really was the best place to see all of the festivities.

And most of the reports are that people behaved.

There was trouble when some imbeciles became rowdy when they were turned away from the parade area because the area had reached its agreed-upon capacity.

There were some incidents where fans jumped atop vehicles and broke down barriers, and i heard that there was a slashing and some other fughts, and about two dozen arrests ...

But happily, the negatives were few and far between for the two million people that attended.

You can have fun without causing trouble.

There was one really funny incident.

Little-used Knicks guard Tyler Kolek was approached by police as he was running around in the street, and they briefly stopped him and asked him to go behind the barrier ...

Until they realized who he was.

i guess it is tough being the only white guy on the team--

Ha, ha, ha.

The mayor actually gave a decent speech during the City Hall part of the festivities--I am sure it was written for him, and it went on way too long--and everything seemed to go picture perfect.

Thank goodness!

And funny, I saw plenty of kids at the parade, so I guess those that attended the parade found a way to do it.

And the garbage stayed away, where they belong.

It's over.

Now onto other things ...

Yes, today is Juneteenth, so happy holiday to those who celebrate.

My son gets his first place bowling trophy on Saturday, and I am so proud of him and his team.

Coupled with the Knicks celebration, this is a pretty uplifting time for my family and I.

But the big celebration we have coming up is on Sunday.

That is Father's Day, which my father always said was the holiest day of the year.

It is not "Non-Gestating Parent" day, even though some here in New York--including our brain-dead governor--would want us to believe that.

It is Father's Day, and that is the way it is, and will always be.

We celebrate fathers and fatherhood that day, and it is always one of my favorite holidays of the year.

My son has to work on Father's Day, so my family and i will celebrate the holiday a little differently this year.

We will go out to breakfast, and later in the day, we will have a barbecue, and we will heat up the hot dogs and hamburgers and chicken for my son when he gets home from work.

So it will be a very low-key day, but it is kind of fitting this time around.

I have to tell you, there were times I doubted myself during the past few months, but my family helped me keep having confidence in myself.

So this Father's Day will be an extra special day for me.

So maybe everything will be going in the right direction during the second part of 2026.

I have lots of other challenges to surmount, but I feel that maybe I have turned a corner...

We shall see.

But this is a really good start.

Have a great weekend, have a great Father's Day, and I will speak to you again on Monday.

And come to think of it, this is the final Father's Day that I will only be a "father."

With my daughter getting married in October, not only will I be a "father" during the 2027 celebration, but I will also be a "father-in-law" when we celebrate the holiday a year from now.

Will I ever be a grandfather?

Stay tuned, same Bat time, same Bat channel for an answer to that question.