Standing Tall
Songs and Stories of an Accidental Warrior
  • "Taken in light of all Brian achieved in his life, it makes you wonder how much more he could have done if he hadn’t had to spend so much time and energy knocking down walls and breaking through barriers just to compete on a level playing field."
    Neal McLane
    Brother
  • “No one – and I mean no one – is any better than Brian McLane at putting strangers together and then letting them discover how much they have in common, or at making people realize just how much mutual ground they share."
    Larry Bashe
    Syracuse University, Class of 1966
  • “The single greatest recruiter and organizer I have ever known in my life. Period.”
    Chuck Wainwright
    Syracuse University, Class of 1968
  • “We varsity basketball players may have got Brian around campus. But, believe me, he got us through school.”
    Rex Trobridge
    Syracuse University, Class of 1966
  • “I was waiting tables and wasting all sorts of youthful promise when one day Brian pulled me aside and gave me a good, healthy dose of tough love. He told me my future was out there, but I wasn’t going to find it schlepping food and drinks for a living. So – and I mean this literally – I owe my career to Brian."
    Charlie Michaud
    Principal & Managing Director, CCS (NY)

Brian's Scrap Book

Building Bridges and Bulldozing Barriers

By Chuck Wainwright I'd transferred to Syracuse University from a tiny college in Salem, West Virginia where we’d actually had a fairly robust chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a fraternity focused on public service. What amazed me when I got to S.U., however, was what little presence APO had there. I mean, seriously, you had […]

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Crip Camp

I have to admit, I've not even seen this movie yet.  But I've lived it.   A dear friend sent me the trailer below just this morning and I wanted to share it with you right away.  When you get a chance, and if you have Netflix, please check out Crip Camp, an award-winning 2020 documentary […]

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Soundtrack of my life: Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel

Tavares 1976 She was such a vision I could barely take my eyes off her. We were at a New York State Assembly Democratic fund-raiser. It was a Wednesday night. Also in attendance was Mario Cuomo, who at that point was running for governor for the first time. The venue was a large ballroom in […]

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Big Mac

By Gary MacLachlan Since he’s recently put out an all-points bulletin in pursuit of good (and juicy) Brian McLane driving misadventures, let’s get that out of the way first. Understand, Brian and I are both Syracusans, we were both at Syracuse University at roughly the same time, we were both involved with the athletic department […]

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