Ken Goldberg
In the late ‘90s, the Martha’s Vineyard Touchdown Club thought professional wrestling would be a popular fundraiser for the high school football team. The Yankee Pro Wrestling organization provided the talent.
When Norman Vunk said, “Say Goodnight Norm,” fans of Martha’s Vineyard High School sports knew another football game broadcast was over.
In 1978, best friends, Ed Coogan and Michael Wild “decided to invent an event and maybe have another drink."
First a little history. The inaugural Agricultural Fair and Cattle Show took place on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1858.
This past June, the Ritz Café hosted a wonderful reunion party. However, for a select few in the crowd, the Ritz was never just a bar or a lounge. It was the “Office.”
These days the Island is getting caught up in the excitement of the Jaws 50th anniversary. However, veteran Vineyard anglers still tell stories about a true denizen of the deep.