The days of wine and roses are over.

The days of wine and roses are over,that was theme of a Inaugural speech of Hugh Carey,not to be confused with Drew Carey,now true Hugh was a politician so one can surmise he too was comedian but Carey was nonsense type fellow.In nineteen seventies he boldly took on the financial problems of day being stating there is no money in till services would cut.Today the day Ed Koch this fitting, of course, fight same fight.
Now great stories about from his books:one was when his was a district leader in Greenwich Village,by the way a seat he win from Carmine DeSapio(the last real Tammany Leader),a constituent
complain to Koch about his neighbor,want neighbor to throw out of apartment.Koch ask why? The
constituent said well his got long hair,Koch answered so what! Today lots of people have long hair.Then the constituent said,he rides a motorcycle.Koch said,so what then the constituent said in the apartment! Koch said,now your talking.Two,when Koch was elected mayor but Beame was still mayor,Mrs.Beame ask Koch if still in Grace Mansion a little longer.Koch said OK and wrote Mrs.Beame said to him,Ed please don't tell Mr.Beame.Koch wrote on imagine that she call me Ed and her husband Mr.Beame.