It would be great if the contents of that scrapbook could be shared! He was a very talented artist & administrator.

Sorry to hear he passed. He was still Principal when I attended in the mid to late 80s. He was a good dude.

I was Treasurer of the SG in 1972/1973 and President of the Student Government 9/73-6/74. I have VERY fond memories of Mr. Klein including him coming up to me in 1975, the year after I graduated telling me that prior to 1973 the Student Government finances was terribly in the Red and right after I had graduated, we had brought it back into the Black. During my years, we re-instituted school dances, Satin Jackets, sweaters, new rings, bags, etc. He was a very good man,

Thanks very much for conducing this informative interview. In my estimation, Mr. Klein was a really good principal. R.I.P.

The US = troblemaker, Yikes

Nice, Steve. We ain't Paris, but we're not bad, either. Thanks for reminding us. Rob

Dam this was great. I miss this type of work on Television

Batista was a better human being than fidelita(100 times).

My wife and I visited Hemingway's home in Havana in 2012. There weren't very many tourists on that day. No idea why. But apart from that, Cuba is a depressing place to visit. Communism, you know.

This was a great video. Love it. I’ve always been fascinated with Hemmingwey . I thought that he lived the last of his life in Key West.

His writing achievement are VERY overrated. I don't respect the man (killing wild animals in Africa for fun ) nor do I like his writing.

I grew up in Key West, Hemingway was worshiped. As to writing, I'm a Faulkner man.

Thank you for showing us this! I'm moving to Baltimore in a few weeks, so it's a really interesting video to watch.

I'm Cuban living in Florida now, and I'm so proud of him, about his legacy, all the culture and the good time and memories he left for the Cuban people as well he was a treasure

And now - please enjoy more of the story - in this latest Music and Art 69 podcast episode: Welcome to the Titanic, Captain. open.spotify.com/episode/5vwqEpcOcKWfUwmFbIpoeu?si=r4j10xNQQ4-mewDPkdA4eA

Thank you soo much for sharing.

Steve, this is a priceless relic of an outstanding gentleman near the end of his life. I was at that 1984 groundbreaking ceremony, and was surprised to learn just now how much Mr. Klein was responsible for making the event happen. I remember Mrs. LaGuardia was there, and both of Mr. Klein's predecessors as well, Benjamin Steigman and Louis Wechsler. It was the last time I saw instrumental music chairman Alexander Richter alive, and he remembered me as a cellist and aspiring conductor. Mr. Klein recalls that Steigman didn't care much for Wechsler, and he indeed came across as a pompous old fool who spent most of his time hidden in his inner sanctum, coming out only to introduce assemblies and warn the staff of the school newspaper, Overtone, that all copy had to be submitted to him for his approval before publication. It may have been the only time he ever went above the first floor of the building. Wechsler took some periods of extended leave in his last few years, and the acting principal was social studies chairman Murray Stoopack, who made a very good impression on students and parents. Toward the end of our junior year, my parents and others in the Parents Association tried lobbying to have Mr. Stoopack appointed principal, being worried about what kind of clown might be next to take over. We were all pleased when Mr. Klein showed up in September, and Mr. Stoopack eventually wound up as principal at Richmond Hill for many years. Mr. Klein neglected to mention that Bella Abzug was more than a labor lawyer and activist--she was a parent, her daughter Liz was in our class. Thanks for doing this!

Awesome.

Thank you so much for conducting this sensitive and timely interview. As you know, my dad passed away shortly thereafter. It’s wonderful for our family to enjoy this memento as we grieve his loss. With gratitude to you, and the Class of 69, which he remembered with enduring fondness.

RIP.... Richard A. Klein. 🙏❤🌟

This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you Steve Mencher!

Thank you. My brother, who was a newspaper journalist also born in U.S. lived in Cuba and had befriended Mr. Hemingway. My brother also rests in peace, killed while being robbed in Miami Beach. I guess they had the journalism in common and belonged to the writer's guild. My brother wrote for an English newspaper in Cuba, the Havana Herald. My brother had a lot of respect and admiration for Mr. Hemingway as does the rest of the world. Thank you for keeping his memory alive.

There is something so marvelous about the often unobserved ordinary. Thanks for this.

Well done! Would’ve loved to see farmers market

Sam you're awesome I think in Janice's case it' was all timing as far as heroin goes anybody that uses heroin is taking a big chance

This is tantalizing, Steve! I look forward to your finished product. Thanks for doing this for us.

I want to watch FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (1943) next. It's a Spanish Civil War classic movie starring Gary Cooper and the great Ingrid Bergman .

Leonardo da Vinci il moto perpetuo lo a fatto con le ruote che non aumenta la potenza inpiegata invece con un gioco di leve(6) con qualcosa che non posso dire( SEGRETO )ottengo la rotazione con una potenza maggiore (dipende dalla lunghezza delle leve ) l attre- zzo lo si puo vedere su KZbin scrivendo MOLTIPLICATORE DI POTENZA dove conun motore di 1.5KW che fa 1400 giri che li riduco a 40 che sono uguali in uscita che vengono aumentati a 1600 per fare funzionare il generatore che mi da 13KW dove collego un altro attrezzo e ancora un altro ALLINFINITO e creare una centrale elettrica a costo zero

Wonderful Ernest H was the Best Writer Ever

This is just delightful!! Can't wait to hear more. Job well done Steve Mencher!

Hoo-rah Steve! Charmant!

That's remarkable.

i don't think you found hem's house in key largo...he lived in key west with 50+ cats...! you should visit this one...!

Another watering hole was La Bodeguita del Medio I always heard he drank ‘mojitos’ anyway in both cases basically a lemonade with mint leaves and rum although in the daiquiri mint leaves are used for garnish where in the mojito you grind the mint leaves with the sugar.

so we can see the rooms where ernest slapped the shit out of his wife? Actually, he never had a wife that was great, so who cares

Thank you for your wise words. Be kind to myself resonated soundly!

the quijote & the old man and the sea are the 2 books that got my habit of reading. simply amazing

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Geez, in just 4 minutes he imparted so much wisdom and and good advice. Thank you for posting this. Very helpful!

This is so fascinating to me. This was the first Shakespeare play I ever saw live, back when I was in high school. I’m now grown up and a professional Shakespeare actor and began my first rehearsals double cast as Regan/Edgar (funky doubling I know haha) yesterday. The first scene being in the men’s room at the event hall stuck with me. That and the body bag ballet.

Bill is very calculated and i just wanna know why he wanted it so bad

They need to drop the narrative and just show the house & treasures. "Hemingway was a notorious womanizer" - total BS. There is no evidence Hemingway engaged in casual sex. His affairs were always with his future wives (4).... except for Jane Mason. A notorious womanizer? hardly.

So the US was responsible for his suicide? Restricted from returning to his only home. Was he denied return to Cuba after being pressured by US embassy to leave Cuba? 🤔

I live in small rural area where no one is interested in art, it's hard not having any artist connections

Great man...lived life on his terms...loved to live well!...great man...will not be forgotton...RIP.

Martin Kemp always makes things up.

Hemingway, king and Chriestie's houses are for readers real museums

Im sorry you're gone now Sam but glad you lived as long as you did

Cub-er? Did you say CUB-ER? Where the hell did the “R” come from?

I love the way he had all his bottles of booze stashed beside the livingroom chairs..Just in case! You always need to be handy..