Kyle,
Thanks for the stroll down memory lane!
By the way, I see you are still enjoying whatever loco weed you grow in Pennsylvania. The Blue is a wonderful course, far better than the Green & Yellow.
The second hole is a world-class par four. Six is almost as good followed by a fabulous par-three 7th, and a terrific risk/reward par-5 eighth. 12 is a wonderful short par-5 that one just has to always have a go at the green over the valley. 14-17 are all good holes.
You need to play it again, this time with your eyes open! 
Phil,
The problem with the Blue is that the holes you mentioned are really the ONLY holes of note on the course - everything else is the worst at Bethpage. You get a good hole, followed by a few clunkers. 2 is the best tee shot on the course, and one of the best at Bethpage, but 3 is a bland par 3, and the 4th is one of those "looks cool, plays bad" sort of holes. I also agree with 12 being a good par 5, but the Tillie holes (14-16, right?) are over the flattest part of the property. 11, 17, and 7 are all basically the same high point to high point par 3, the difference being 17 is with a short iron and 11 and 7 mid irons. At least the Yellow gives you variety in the par 3s.
The Blue may be longer than Green or Yellow, but I don't think it has near the character.