Almost Famous Since 1969

In my report on our week in New York City, I mentioned Finnerty's, the bar in East Village that's devoted to the SF Giants and 49ers. I didn't include a photo, but now I've come across something far, far better. A facebook correspondent sent me this video, recorded as the Giants won the World Series. This celebration, in an Irish tavern on 2nd Ave. & E. 13th in New York, easily matches the insanity we witnessed all around San Francisco that November evening. If you're a Giants fan, have some tissues ready, as Finnerty's Goes Bananas

Ben Fong-Torres

is a journalist, author, and broadcaster.  He began writing for Rolling Stone in 1968, in its eighth issue.  He is the author of nine books, and his most unique TV credit was his triumphant 1993 stint on Wheel of Fortune. He writes the Radio Waves column in the S.F. Chronicle and a column at AsianConnections.com. He is working on a book about Little Feat.