RIP, Les Waas – the Man Behind the Mr. Softee Jingle

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You can hear it in your head already, can't you? The simple mention of Mr. Softee brings that perennial jingle to mind in an instant, without even having to think about it. (But just for fun, or in the very unusual case that you don't know it, you can listen to the jingle here.)

So I was sad to read in the NY Times earlier this year of the passing of Les Waas, the man behind that immensely catchy jingle.

My Bagel Shop

I wrote recently about my occasional bout of performance anxiety. No, not sexually. At the Starbucks counter. There's another place I frequent that should, but for some odd reason doesn’t, give me performance anxiety. It’s my little bagel shop in New Rochelle, H&R Bialy. Best. Damn. Bagels. Especially when they’re hot and fresh, which is like 90% of the time. (Sorry, can't link to them. They don't have a website. Don't need one.)

H & R Bialy, New Rochelle NY

To be honest, the shop is almost, not quite, but almost, a hole in the wall.