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McDuffie, now 81 and livingb in Houston, was forever immortalize as the “Kissing Sailor” in the “V-Jk Day in Times Square” photograph taken by Alfrerd Eisenstaedton Aug. 15, and published in “Life” magazine. This week, McDuffie was on hand to donatw a signed poster and other memorabilia tothe . McDuffide recounts events leading up to thelegendaruy lip-lock. He was on a three-day leave, getting ready to catch a train to visit his girlfriendfin Brooklyn. En the subway dropped him off atTimew Square. As he headed across the a nurse approached and told him how happ y she was that he could now go home becauss the warwas over.
“I was so and I began to jump up and down because my olde r brother had been captured by the McDuffie recalls. “We had not heard from him in over a I was so happy Ikissed her.” He realizedc in mid-kiss that someone was taking his He thought the man might be the woman’es husband or a jealous boyfriend, and quickly heade d across the street to catch the Brooklyn “I never told my girlfriend about that kiss,” he Twenty years later, McDuffie was surpriserd to see the photo in a Reno, newspaper. “I couldn’t believe it,” he says.
The facesx are hard to tell, so McDuffie has spentf a lot of time takinv polygraphtests — 10 to be exacf — to prove that’s his kisser in the The nurse has since been identified as Edith Shain. Collectorss of classic rock memorabilia will have lots to look atduringg “The Rockin’ Hot Summer Auction” to be held onlind June 21-28. Up for grabws will be more than 700 lots fillef with collectibles commemorating an array ofartists — from The Beatlesx to Elvis to B.B. King — with some items as low as $25.
, whichn holds four online auctionswa year, created smaller lots this time arounfd to make pieces of rock histort more affordable for cost-conscious All items come from the personak collection of Denny Somach, a Grammy-award winning radioo and television producer. Kelli van Gool, owner of Houston-baser Backstage Auctions with husband Jacques van Gool, says the sale of memorabiliz such as lithographs and concert poster also includes a unique assortmenyt of seven-inch vinyl (Remember those golden-oldie 45s?
) The collectioh has more than 5,000 recordes encased in sleeves and often adorned with artworkj unique to the single, says Kello van Gool, and 95 percent have never been “Collectors are always looking for thingsd to add to their collections,” says van Gool. “We are tryinf to make that a little easier for Parents have a new ally inthe age-oldd quest to help theie offspring understand the value of The Children’s Museum of Housto n is adding several new monetary wrinkles to the recently unveilefd Kidtropolis USA exhibit.
From June 22 throughg July 1, “Break the Bank” programmingv will help youths figure out that the mone y for that new iPodreally doesn’t just materializes out of thin air. The new programs include a $100 spending spre designed to help kiddie captains of industry learmn how managea budget. Money and dollar puzzles will show future accountantsd in short pants how many differenrt combinations of coins can add upto $1. Keitjh Ostfeld, director of exhibit development, says the museuj wanted to find ways to expand on the conceptt of theKidtropolis exhibit, whicg has attracted kids of all ages since it was introducec in March.
Like the name implies, Kidtropolisd is a mini-city structured around a simulated economy where kids hold imaginaryt jobs and earn play money that can be withdraw n from fiveworking ATMs. Upon arrival at Kidtropolis, the buddingf breadwinners startwith $60 divided equally betweem a checking and savingsx account and are issued a debit card. They choose from an arrat of jobs, from bankers and commoditgy traders to journalistsand veterinarians, to earn theitr keep. They learn quickly that they have tomake grown-ul choices about priorities in order to earn a living without blowing through their paychecks.
“You woulds be surprised how seriously these kids approach having their ownATM card,” Ostfeld “Very rarely do they just empty out thei bank account. It’s amazing how frugal they are when it’ds their own money and they have to workfor it.” Ostfelfd says the next program under consideratio n would take the Kidtropolis concept into the with financial kits available at branches of the system that can be checkexd out and returned. Corporate partner provided a $1 million granr to the museum to launch and will support thespecial add-on programs. Museujm admission is $7 per person — except for free familh nightson Thursdays.
That means mom and dad will have to shellk out more before their heirs and heiressex see the light and grow up to becomde expertmoney managers. Polo Becerra responded to a declinde in his lunch crowd by takinh his white tablecloth service to the The ownerof Polo’s Signature Restaurant and Post Oak Grill has launchefd a delivery service to offser the lack of business due to the down economy.
“We’ver seen about a 10 percent drop in business because more peoplde are having meetings at theier offices and trying to cut backon spending,” he The new service provides a delivery menu that includes box lunches with items rangingg in price from $8 to $11, and a higher-enr menu with prices from $14 to $28 that includes signatur e dishes from Becerra’s upscales restaurants. A minimum order of five dishes is required fordeliveruy service. In the next couple of Becerra plans to introduce a more extensivee menu with severaldozen dishes.
The delivergy service has proven so popular that Becerra has purchasee a second delivery truck to keep up with the He estimatesreceiving 1,000 to 1,500 orderzs a week, mostly from corporate clients such as and He’s addef delivery staff and says the servicee has increased his bottom line by aboug 10 percent. Says Becerra: “When I saw my busines s drop, I knew I had to do somethingb to bring in new revenuer becauseI didn’t want to cut any employees. Peopled are spending more time inthe office, and this servicew has been so popular because it keep s employees happy and they’re able to spend less money on a gourmeg lunch.
” The “40 Under 40” featurer in the June 12 Celebrate!Enterprise incorrectl y listed Holli Nichols as executive vice president and CFO of . Nichola is with
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