Tuesday, December 8, 2000, from the Newark Star-Ledger:
Friedman – Anitone
Alison Friedman of Somerset was married Sunday, December 6, to Jerome (Jerry) Anitone of New Brunswick. Alison is an account executive at Jacobs Advertising Agency. Jerry is the manager of Brunswick Books. The couple plans to honeymoon in Miami Beach.
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Date: January 2, 2001
From: MarkZ@FastowHart.com
To: EZEddie32@nyc.rr.com
Subject: Happy New Year!
Greetings from Atlantis, on the sunny shores of Paradise Island! This hotel is, well, it’s everything they say. Fantastic! Wish you were here!
Seriously, bro, next time, the four of us should do a vacation together. Yeah, I know you had to work on your articles (that’s how many now? A dozen?), and Lois couldn’t get enough time off, but think about it.
Marcie and I have had some serious talks about our future, and we’ve decided NOT to fuck it up by getting married, at least for the time being (according to her, living together in sin is just fine). So far she has made good on her promise to forget about “The Law” for one solid month. I’m guessing that she’ll start studying for the bar exam at 12:01 AM on January 17th.
Guess what, bro? I’m a sailor! I sail! Yesterday I learned how, in a dinghy about the size of my bathtub. Tomorrow, Marcie wants to try water skiing again (the first time was a disaster!).
I called Mom yesterday to wish her a Happy New Year, and she said she was doing fine. She has more real estate deals going than ever, she says. She told me she had lunch with you and Lois a few days ago. She didn’t want me to tell you, but she said she really likes Lois … high praise, indeed, coming from Ma!
Marcie says hi to you and Lois. She said to tell you she’s been soaking up the vertical rays.
Seriously, bro, think about next summer. We could all go to Hawaii!
…Mark
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Date: January 2, 2001
From: EZEddie32@nyc.rr.com
To: MarkZ@FastowHart.com
Subject: re: Happy New Year!
Mark, glad you and Marcie are “living it up” in the Bahamas. Lois and I (and millions of others) are freezing our asses off here in the city. We try to keep each other warm at night (and generally succeed)! Say hi to Marcie.
…EZ
PS: I’ve told you a hundred times to stop calling me “bro.” It is NOT COOL!!!
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February 21, 2001: Steely Dan wins three Grammys, including Album of the Year for Two Against Nature.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2001, from the Northern New Jersey Real Estate News:
Elaine Zittner is Agent of the Year!
At last night’s annual dinner, Elaine Zittner was named Agent of the Year for 2000. Ellie, as she is known in NNJ real estate circles, looked absolutely stunned when her name was announced, but she quickly recovered her composure and made her way to the podium, accompanied by her sons Edward and Mark (who were told in advance that she had won the award).
It was a tearful moment at the podium, following a very difficult year for Ellie. As many of you know, last April she lost her beloved husband, Harry. But she’s a trooper, and a true professional in every sense of the word. She’s had a remarkable career in real estate—a top producer for almost twenty years! May the next twenty be as productive as the last twenty! Congratulations, Ellie! We wish you luck and God-speed. (photos on page 3)
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Wednesday, March 14, 2001: Steely Dan is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Date: Friday, April 11, 2001
From: JerryA45@nyc.rr.com
To: EZEddie32@nyc.rr.com
Subject: (no subject)
Eddie, I guess you heard by now that Alison and I have split up. She’s become a real social climber. She’s trying to keep it quiet, but everyone at the agency knows she’s running around with her boss. I guess I should have known.
Brunswick Books is finally going under. We’re having an “Everything Must Go” sale. I’m looking for another job.
Not much else I can say, Eddie, except that I’m sorry for the way things worked out.
….Jerry
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Sunday, May 12, 2001, from the New York Post:
Wedding of the Week
Smith, 28, and Zittner, 30
May 5 – It’s always special when one of your own gets hitched! Even more special is how they met! Lois Lane Smith, Feature Writer from our own City Desk, married free-lance writer Edward (Eddie) Zittner at Temple Emanuel in Queens.
Last year, Eddie was marching the sidewalks of Manhattan, on a personal crusade to get the autographs of a couple of reclusive rock stars. Lois spotted him and wrote an article about his quest (“Searching for Steely Dan,” March 12, 2000). “It wasn’t anything close to love at first sight,” Lois said. “As a matter of fact, I thought he was a flake.” Eddie laughed when he heard this. “She’s right,” he said, “back then I was a little crazy.”
A week later, Eddie was arrested while demonstrating, and Lois again covered the story (“Behind Steely Bars,” March 19, 2000; note: the NYPD dropped the charges and released Eddie the same day.) Eddie was then featured in a third article, also written by Lois (“Steely Dan, Where Are You?” March 29, 2000).
“I guess I wore her down with my charm,” Eddie said. “Something like that,” Lois added. Eddie is now a staff writer at Rolling Stone magazine. The couple, currently living in the West Village, will honeymoon in Hawaii.
Essentials:
Her Dress: “Silver and White,” by Oleg Cassini
Best Edible: Ron Ben-Israel red wedding cake with Grand Marnier filling.
Wedding Song: Tony Bennett’s “For Once in My Life”
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Friday, July 9, 2001, from the Maple Heights, New Jersey Town Crier:
Famous Writers On The Way!
It’s not often that we have celebrities move into our quiet neighborhood, but it’s happening next month!
Edward Zittner and his brand-new wife, Lois Lane Smith-Zittner, will be moving into a cozy two-bedroom just down the block from the community center. “The Mister,” known for his “Where Are They Now?” series, is a staff writer at Rolling Stone magazine. “The Missus” is a featured writer for the New York Post.
And that second bedroom will come in handy! A third Zittner is expected just after the first of the year. How much do you want to bet that Baby Zittner will be writing before he (or she!) learns how to walk!
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I hope you enjoyed Searching for Steely Dan. Here are the first four chapters
of my latest book, Sex, Lies, and Soybeans
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(ISBN: 978-0-9829453-0-8, eBook ISBN: 978-0-9829453-1-5)
Food animals had not fared well. New strains of bird flu, mad cow disease, swine syndrome, and red tide had pretty much decimated anything that flew, bellowed, grunted, or swam.
The world came to depend on grains, legumes, and vegetables. Some regions focused on rice, others on wheat, still others on potatoes, but corn and soy, both nutritious and easy to grow, became the world’s “go to” crops.
That is, until the corn chiggers came.
Soy became the world’s primary source of protein.
Soy became king of the food world.
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