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Spring Hill, Fla.: As I sit here in Florida, where the pandemic has taken a turn for the worse, I think back to one of the best days of my youth. It was 1962, and there was a Fourth of July block party on Claywood Dr., in Brentwood, L.I. We played softball, swam, teased the girls on the block, who were roller-skating or playing hopscotch. All this while the grown-ups would talk, play cards, or grill more burgers. The party lasted into the night, with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis or Johnny Mathis playing. The only debate was about who was the better player, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays.