Ron Drogo, (spnited), RIP

Boom_70 · Feb 22, 2011

jr/shotglass said:

Just wanted to say that Ron was obviously the type of journalist I grew up with, the type which we're losing far too quickly. He was a credit to the business, and loved what he did.

I've been feeling badly that he and I didn't part on the best of terms, because we should have. I missed a lot of good times with him.

He made this a better place, and I'm sure he made wherever he was a better place.

RIP to a good man.

Jay Rotz
(shotglass)
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Good to see you back shottie. We've missed your insight when the "Joe Paterno should retire" discussions have come up.

Huggy · Feb 22, 2011

JR said:

Sorry I'm so late to this thread.

I had the privilege of meeting and spending time with Ron twice, once at the SportsJournalists.com outing here in Toronto and another time at a mini-outing in NYC. I'm not in the journalist biz but we clicked almost right away. My last memory is the two of us standing outside the last bar of our NY night, smoking and talking about something or other---family, sj, dickheads--I can't remember.

Our birthdays are two days apart and there was some talk of HC & I driving down to NYC so Ron & I could celebrate our 60th birthdays with a bunch of East Coast sj-ers. That didn't work and I'm sorry for that.

I was, however, really pumped when he said that he'd come to a potential SportsJournalists.com mini-outing-- a Buffalo Bisons baseball game. Maybe we can still organize it and if so, during the 7th inning stretch we'll have a moment of silence along with a beer in honour of one of the good guys.

RIP Ron.
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Indeed, JR, if we go to Buffalo that is a proper tribute....below is Ron's reply on the Buffalo outing thread when I said I would catch a ride with you guys and buy the first round. If we get there we'll add a fourth to that round and leave it untouched.

spnited said:

Huggy said:

I'm all over this if it's weekend and I can get a ride with my man JR and his best gal HC! JR, I'll split the gas and by the first round for the three of us!
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And if I'm driving 7 hours, huggy better be buying me one.

I'll get the second round just for the pleaure of hanging out wirh all you canuckistanis (especially HC) again.
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HC · Feb 22, 2011

Huggy said:

JR said:

Sorry I'm so late to this thread.

I had the privilege of meeting and spending time with Ron twice, once at the SportsJournalists.com outing here in Toronto and another time at a mini-outing in NYC. I'm not in the journalist biz but we clicked almost right away. My last memory is the two of us standing outside the last bar of our NY night, smoking and talking about something or other---family, sj, dickheads--I can't remember.

Our birthdays are two days apart and there was some talk of HC & I driving down to NYC so Ron & I could celebrate our 60th birthdays with a bunch of East Coast sj-ers. That didn't work and I'm sorry for that.

I was, however, really pumped when he said that he'd come to a potential SportsJournalists.com mini-outing-- a Buffalo Bisons baseball game. Maybe we can still organize it and if so, during the 7th inning stretch we'll have a moment of silence along with a beer in honour of one of the good guys.

RIP Ron.
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Indeed, JR, if we go to Buffalo that is a proper tribute....below is Ron's reply on the Buffalo outing thread when I said I would catch a ride with you guys and buy the first round. If we get there we'll add a fourth to that round and leave it untouched.

spnited said:

Huggy said:

I'm all over this if it's weekend and I can get a ride with my man JR and his best gal HC! JR, I'll split the gas and by the first round for the three of us!
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And if I'm driving 7 hours, huggy better be buying me one.

I'll get the second round just for the pleaure of hanging out wirh all you canuckistanis (especially HC) again.
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Damn. I'm sitting in my stupid veal fattening pen crying now. Shit.

Mystery Meat II · Feb 22, 2011

So if I'm not mistaken (and God knows I've been many times before and will be many times to come), we don't have a set place for the 2011 outing.

What's that, Lassie? We go to NYC, hit the Perfect Pint, watch the Mets and pay our respects to the man this summer?

imjustagirl · Feb 22, 2011

I think you're a genius, MMII. Even if it's not official, i.e. Moddy announces it etc., I'm in. I'd eat some lobster bisque and have a pint or seven for that man.

Mystery Meat II · Feb 22, 2011

imjustagirl said:

I think you're a genius, MMII. Even if it's not official, i.e. Moddy announces it etc., I'm in. I'd eat some lobster bisque and have a pint or seven for that man.
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And a streetcart hot dog at 1 a.m.

imjustagirl · Feb 22, 2011

Actually, Ron was the one who told me to only ever get Sabrett dogs. Not to waste my time with the others.

His obit:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-drogo&pid=148792740

And his guest book:

http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/northjersey/guestbook.aspx?n=ronald-drogo&pid=148792740&cid=full

patchs · Feb 22, 2011

Huggy said:

JR said:

Sorry I'm so late to this thread.

I had the privilege of meeting and spending time with Ron twice, once at the SportsJournalists.com outing here in Toronto and another time at a mini-outing in NYC. I'm not in the journalist biz but we clicked almost right away. My last memory is the two of us standing outside the last bar of our NY night, smoking and talking about something or other---family, sj, dickheads--I can't remember.

Our birthdays are two days apart and there was some talk of HC & I driving down to NYC so Ron & I could celebrate our 60th birthdays with a bunch of East Coast sj-ers. That didn't work and I'm sorry for that.

I was, however, really pumped when he said that he'd come to a potential SportsJournalists.com mini-outing-- a Buffalo Bisons baseball game. Maybe we can still organize it and if so, during the 7th inning stretch we'll have a moment of silence along with a beer in honour of one of the good guys.

RIP Ron.
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Indeed, JR, if we go to Buffalo that is a proper tribute....below is Ron's reply on the Buffalo outing thread when I said I would catch a ride with you guys and buy the first round. If we get there we'll add a fourth to that round and leave it untouched.

spnited said:

Huggy said:

I'm all over this if it's weekend and I can get a ride with my man JR and his best gal HC! JR, I'll split the gas and by the first round for the three of us!
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And if I'm driving 7 hours, huggy better be buying me one.

I'll get the second round just for the pleaure of hanging out wirh all you canuckistanis (especially HC) again.
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Unless it's my daughter's birthday (July 25), count me in for Buffalo. Call it Ron's SportsJournalists.com wake.

Orange Hat Bobcat · Feb 22, 2011

Buffalo Bisons weekend home games this season:

April 8 (5:05 Friday), 9 (4:05 Saturday), 10 (1:05 Sunday), 22 (6:05 Friday), 23 (1:05 Saturday), 24 (1:05 Sunday)
May 6 (7:05 Friday), 7 (1:05 Saturday), 8 (1:05 Sunday), 21 (7:05 Saturday), 22 (1:05 Sunday), 27 (7:05 Friday), 28 (1:05 Saturday), 29 (1:05 Sunday)
June 10 (7:35 Friday), 11 (7:05 Saturday), 12 (1:05 Sunday), 24 (7:35 Friday), 25 (7:05 Saturday), 26 (1:05 Sunday)
July 1 (7:35 Friday), 2 (7:05 Saturday), 3 (6:05 Sunday), 15 (7:35 Friday), 22 (7:35 Friday), 23 (7:05 Saturday), 24 (1:05 Sunday)
August 12 (7:35 Friday), 13 (7:05 Saturday), 14 (1:05 Sunday)

I would be in for any of those from May through the end of the season.

HC · Feb 22, 2011

Orange Hat Bobcat said:

Buffalo Bisons weekend home games this season:

April 8 (5:05 Friday), 9 (4:05 Saturday), 10 (1:05 Sunday), 22 (6:05 Friday), 23 (1:05 Saturday), 24 (1:05 Sunday)
May 6 (7:05 Friday), 7 (1:05 Saturday), 8 (1:05 Sunday), 21 (7:05 Saturday), 22 (1:05 Sunday), 27 (7:05 Friday), 28 (1:05 Saturday), 29 (1:05 Sunday)
June 10 (7:35 Friday), 11 (7:05 Saturday), 12 (1:05 Sunday), 24 (7:35 Friday), 25 (7:05 Saturday), 26 (1:05 Sunday)
July 1 (7:35 Friday), 2 (7:05 Saturday), 3 (6:05 Sunday), 15 (7:35 Friday), 22 (7:35 Friday), 23 (7:05 Saturday), 24 (1:05 Sunday)
August 12 (7:35 Friday), 13 (7:05 Saturday), 14 (1:05 Sunday)

I would be in for any of those from May through the end of the season.
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Can your Dad come too?

Double J · Feb 22, 2011

July 1, 2 or 3 would be great! I was planning to be in the Buffalo area anyway....an extra long weekend for both Canada Day on Friday and Independence Day on Monday.

Sam Mills 51 · Feb 22, 2011

Mystery Meat II said:

So if I'm not mistaken (and God knows I've been many times before and will be many times to come), we don't have a set place for the 2011 outing.

What's that, Lassie? We go to NYC, hit the Perfect Pint, watch the Mets and pay our respects to the man this summer?
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The Yankees are in Queens from July 13, and the Phillies are there July 15-17.

If those dates aren't so wonderful, the Dodgers pay a visit from June 17-19.

What do you think, Moddy/IJAG/Meat/NYNJSportsJournalists.com/everyoneelse?

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