Chatting with Jeff Seidell

As I said before I made a great contact with Jeff Seidell who is a sports journalist for the Baltimore Sun. Yesterday Stasi and I went to meet with him and we just told him the jist of the project and after the face to face meeting he seemed more eager to help out. He said he's going to just talk to people (mainly ex-colt Tom Matte and owner of Sports Legands Museum Tom Zeiman (sp?). He said he's taking off a few days of work so he'll have plenty of time to help us out. Tom Matte is a former Colts running back and quarterback and works for 105.7 the fan radio station and would be a huge draw for the event signing. Tom Zeiman he said knows everybody who is everybody in the sports workd and was always loved anything to do with preserving Colts history.

More updates

While I put a dealine on myself to have some commitments of former players to come to the signing for Tuesday, March 24, that date isn't going to be meet. My original contact Pat Pennella, who was going to help me get players, had to back out because of stuff coming up at work that took all his time off his hands. My new contact Jeff Seidel is good friends with Tom Matte as I said but has had a tough time reaching him. He said he'll definitely be in touch with him by Tuesday so hopefully a day or so after that I'll have a few commitments or people coming.

Just some updates of what's going on

I was in Binghamton to cover the men's basketball championship game and I was talking to Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Seidel and told him about the project. He said he would definitely write an article before it happens to promote it and an article after it happens.

He's also very close with Colt great Tom Matte and helped him write is book. He said he'd try and call him and get him in touch with me because he used to go to the Club all the time and may do it for free because of an allegience to the place. Also, if I get in touch with Tom Matte he's very close with Scott Garceau and will try to convience him to do the radio show from the club and promote it.

While the last part isn't gaurenteed there will be an article in the Baltimore Sun about it and he will get in touch with Tom Matte for me.

So what am I doing?

Sandy Unitas

In order to get people out I will be working to get a list of former Colts who have an allegiance to the Club for a chance to a free appearance. This list will come from a mixture of Stasi's research in talking to George Mills (Father of Baltimore Sports Personality Keith Mills), and Melanie Mapp (who has contact Johnny Unitas' widow Sandy Unitas).

Once I get a list I will use my contacts to get their information and call them to get them to make an appearance. Hopefully I will land three big commitments by the end of spring break which is March 21.

Why Preserve Club 4100

Fond Memories of Club 4100

For over 50 years Club 4100 has been a staple in the Brooklyn, MD community and a gathering place for people around. It was not only a great restaurant but a community center for the people of the area to meet and bond. But lately things have been going wrong for the Club. Crime and a poor economy is really endangering the existence of the place.

Known as a sport bar where Johnny Unitas used to hang out every day Club 4100 provided great opportunities for the people of the Brooklyn community. From a summer festival to raise money for disabled children, to Easter dinners to bring the community together, Club 4100 was the hot spot. But with the lack of business and overall awareness of the clubs existence the once recognizable place may be nearing the end of it's run.

But that's the reason for preserving it. If somehow there is something to attract people to the once great bar it can go back to the way it once was. It can unit the old with the new and attract a new crowd to carry on the clubs legacy and make it once again a great place in the community.