Feeney Talks With Friends ERIC FEENEY

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #107 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Mike Mason.  



It was great to talk with my #friend, Mike.  



Mike is the President and CEO of the Special Olympics Connecticut.  



We talked about:

Christy Miller is a good #friend (1.00)

Being President and CEO (minute 2.30)

Podcast Sponsors (minute 4.40)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a great President/CEO (minute 5.20)

Beau Doherty (minute 7)

Unified Sports (minute 8.30)

Events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 10.20)

Mike’s three sons volunteer or “voluntold” (minute 19)

Bozzutos (minute 22)

Dream Ride on August 25-27 (minute 24)

Chloe Roberts (minute 26.40)

Unified Skiing Program (minute (minute 28.40)

Sponsors for Special Olympics Connecticut (minute 30)

Renee DiNino is a great #friend! (minute 34)

WWE and The Big Show (minute 36.20)

Bob Maxon (minute 37.40)

Connecticut has the most "Unified Champion" Banners in the country  (minute 40)

The Torch Run (minute 42)

Special Olympics is the largest provider for healthcare screenings in the world (minute 44)

Strong Minds, Special Smiles & Opening Eyes (minute 46)

Hartford Yard Goats (minute 52)

The Summer Games (minute 53.20)

Southern Connecticut State University (minute 56)

Mike’s favorite teacher (minute 58.30)

Hillside School in Naugatuck is in the Guinness Book of World Records (minute 1.00)

The Naugatuck Memorial Day Parade (minute 1.03)

Ella Niski and the Naugatuck VFW (minute 1.05)

Dave Portnoy visited John’s Pizza in Naugatuck (minute 1.07)

Closing remarks (minute 1.10)



Podcast Sponsors: 

Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com


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#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #106 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring GameDay Conor.

It was great to talk with my #friend, Conor Geary.  

Conor is the Gameday Host for The Hartford Yard Goats, UConn Huskies Athletics, CT Sun and many more…  

We talked about:

Luna Pizza (1.00)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a great Gameday Host (minute 2.40)

Baby Goats Races (minute 4.20)

Kiss Cam (minute 5.50)

Best Chicken Tenders ever! (8.20)

Conor volunteers for The Heckle Hole (minute 9.30)

Special guest, Erin, from West Hartford Girls Softball (minute 11.30)

Conor’s favorite teacher (minute 14.40)

Thai blocked Feeney from catching a tee shirt (minute 20)

Jeff Dooley is a great guy! (minute 22)

Rob Parenti’s first pitch at The “Friends of Nicholas” Yard Goats game (minute 23)

Events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 26.40)

Donovan Clingan at the Victory Parade (minute 31)

Gender reveal for Conor from the UConn Student Athletes (minute 33)

Conor’s championship ring (minute 34.40 )

Third Annual Friends of Feeney Golf Tournament on September 14, 2024 (minute 36.50)

City Steam (minute 37.40)

Sea Tea Improv (minute 38.50)

Conor’s favorite cheesesteak is from Ishkabibbles (minute 45.30)

Hosting the NCAA Elite Eight games in Los Angeles  (minute 49)

Conor’s favorite pizzas: Chicken Bacon Ranch and Buffalo Chicken (minute 51)

Calling out Mr. Hot Balls about pizza (minute 52)

Hosting ESPN Gameday at Storrs (minute 54)

Conor’s favorite restaurant, The Charles (minute 55)

Congratulations to my #friend, Kyle for earning the “People of Purpose” award and choosing to donate to Friends of Feeney (minute 56)

Feeney’s story about Mickey Mantle (minute 58)

Surprise guest, Mason (minute 1.02)

Crazy Questions (minute 1.03)

Conor is a mathematician! (minute 1.11)

Fun facts (minute 1.12)

Martin Rosol’s kielbasa (minute 1.14)

Swag time (minute 1.15)

Podcast Sponsors: 

Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com


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#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #105 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Biplav Lal Shrestha. 
It was great to talk with my #friend, Biplav. 
Biplav is an International Karate Player from The Nepal Karate Federation. He was a gold medalist at the 13th South Asian Games.                                                                                                         We talked about:
Being an international karate champion (minute 1)
The Nepal Karate Federation (minute 2)
Competing in Australia (minute 3.40)
Recording our podcast at Taste of India (minute 5)
Receiving a Proclamation from Mayor Shari Cantor (minute 6.30)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being great at karate (minute 8.20)
Karate scoring (minute 10)
Preparing for a match (minute 13)
Nepal karate tracksuit (minute 15)
Karate is no longer an Olympic sport (minute 16.40)
Biplav’s trophy case (minute 17.30)
Karate events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 18.40)
“Don’t Quit” shirt by WeShine worn by Feeney (minute 21)
How is Deepak a good #friend? (minute 22.30)
Karate workouts (minute 24)
Crazy Questions (minute 25)
The Flying Kick vs Roundhouse Kick  (minute 29)
Biplav’s favorite super power (minute 32)
Enjoying a good meal from Taste of India (minute 33)

Special thanks to Hayden (@haydess) for recording this podcast!


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#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #104 of #FeeneyDJsWithFriends featuring Joe Orsini.

It was great to talk and “spin records” with my #friend, DJ Joey O!

Joe is a sales rep for Lawson’s and a DJ!
@JoeyO860 on Instagram

We talked about:
Mister Rogers theme mixed with Wu-Tang Clan (minute 1)
20 years in the beer industry (minute 4)
Podcast sponsors (minute 6)
Joe sells beer to Parkville Market (minute 7)
DJing and 90s Hip-Hop (minute 8.30)
Frank the Tank fundraiser (minute 9.30)
3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a good Sales Rep (minute 10.30)
Connecticut Brewers’ Guild (minute 12)
Lawson’s exclusive beer tasting (minute 15)
Lawson’s in Vermont (minute 16)
WATERBURY!! (minute 19)
Sacred Heart High School (minute 20.30)
Did Ryan Kunkel catch the football? (minute 23)
Stories about Manny Velez (minute 25)
Always a good time with Bibi Velez (minute 28)
6th podcast guest from Waterbury (minute 30)
Frankie’s Hotdogs (minute 34)
Joe’s favorite restaurant, San Marino (minute 35)
Joe’s four dinner guests (minute 40)
Paulie T (minute 43)
Who and what inspired you to become a DJ? (minute 45)
What makes DJ Jorge a good #friend? (minute 49)
DJing: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 53)
DJ Joey O performs at the Groggy Frog on the first Friday of every month (minute 57)
“Beat Matching” (minute 59)
Favorite rappers (minute 1.03)
Jam Master Jay’s rider for when he played at the Brickyard (minute 1.04)
Jay Leander is a good #friend (minute 1.06)
Jen Leander is a great reading interventionist (minute 1.08)
Cheers with Lawson’s Maple Tripple (minute 1.10)
Surviving the shooting at Hartford Distributors on August 3, 2010 (minute 1.11)
Two-time Tailgate Champion at UConn football games (minute 1.19)
Closing remarks (minute 1.22)

Podcast Sponsors:
Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com
The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com
West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com
Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com
Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net
Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com
Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu
PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com


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#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #103 of #FeeneyGolfWithFriends featuring David Souza.

It was great to talk and golf with my #friend, David Souza. 

Dave is the owner and one of the coaches at GOLFTEC. 

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We talked about:

Happy 7th Anniversary Cake from Elmwood Pastry Shop (minute 1)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a great golf coach (minute 2)

Dave was born and raised in West Hartford (minute 3.30)

He taught 20,000 golf lessons! (minute 5.30)

The GOLFTEC Technology (minute 7)

The Third Annual Friends of Feeney Charity Golf Tournament (minute 10.30)

Mark Moriarty, CEO of First Tee Connecticut (minute 11.30)

Golf Lessons: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 13)

Earning a degree from the Professional Golf Management Program at FSU  (minute 16)

Good qualities of Dave’s Mom and Dad (minute 21)

100th Podcast Celebration at Playhouse on Park (minute 23)

102nd Podcast was a Hotdog Competition at Parkville Market (minute 25)

Earning 2nd place for our float during the Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 27)

Thanks again to RiseUp Mural and Pink Flamingo for their support (minute 29)

Dave’s favorite restaurant, Treva and his 4 dinner guests (minute 31)

Sit, Start, Bench: FSU, Celtics , Patriots (minute 36)

The Fosbury Flop (minute 41)

The book, “The Inner Game of Tennis” (minute 44)

The six coaches at GOLFTEC (minute 50)

Words from Dave’s Dad, Bill (minute 52)

Feeney’s 10 minute coaching lesson from Coach Dave using OptiMotion Technology (minute 53)



Click this link below to register for the Third Annual Friends of Feeney Charity Golf Tournament:

https://events.golfstatus.com/event/3rd-annual-friends-of-feeney-golf-tournament/details/registration-details



Podcast Sponsors: 

Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net

Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com

Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu

PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com


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Check out episode #102 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Frank Fleming at The #BeAGoodFriend Hot Dog Competition at Parkville Market.

It was great to talk, walk, eat hot dogs and raise some money with my #friend, Frank the Tank! 

Frank helped Friends of Feeney raise just over $3000!  It was a fantastic fundraiser thanks to Martin Rosol's Meats, Parkville Market and Barstool Sports. 

Check out:

What makes Jenks a good #friend? (minute 1)

Frank’s Ranking Board (minute 2.35)

#FeeneyWalks + #FrankWalks (minute 4)

Hot Dog Competition rules (minute 4.30)

“The Daddy” from Fowl Play (minute 5.10)

“Hot Dog Onigiri” from Hartford Poke Co. (minute 6.20)

“The Grilled Cheese Glizzy” from Meltdown (minute 6.44)

“The TMKT Dog” from Taiwanese Night Market (minute 7.50)

Frank sings “The New Jersey Transit Blues” (minute 8.25)

“Mofongo Mayhem” from Mofongo  (minute 9.31)

Victor Gonzalez from NBT Bank (minute 10.40)

Carlos Mouta from Parkville Market (minute 10.50)

Third Place goes to Piri Piri Q (minute 11.24)

Second Place goes to Meltdown (minute 11.45)

First Places goes to Mercado 27 (minute 12.20)

Teddy from Martin Rosol’s Meats (minute 12.40)

Tank Cooks custom made flag by Savage Pallet Projects (minute 13)

Closing remarks from Feeney (minute 13.20)



Check out the Facebook Photo Album from this event:






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