Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Janet M Horan wrote: Are you there Carol??? Going to send it to you in email.

JaNET,

I'm histerical laughing here at the video you created for St. Patrick's Day! You're the best, honey! Hope you enjoyed your day yesterday and had your corned beef (i did).

thanks again for putting a smile on my face this morn.

love your cuz, christina

FOR ALL U BEAUTIFUL MEN

THAT VIDEO IS FOR ALL U BEAUTIFUL MEN

MORNING TWIGGY,
GLAD TO SE U ON HERE. JUST SPOKE TO JAMSIE ON EMAIL WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET TOGETHER FOR DINNER BUT HE IS REALLY BUSY. LOVE NORTH

Oh, Judy:

That was AWESOME! How talented are you? I'm so glad I scrolled back to find this great piece of work by you. Thanks so much for summarizing this blog so wonderfully. It truly is so special how so many of us came together again because of it.

Love,
Christina


[quote="Judy (Giordano) Banjany"]I can’t believe that it is almost a year that we have all been together on this blog. I was just thinking about some of the great things that this blog has brought to all of us:

T-Bone51 wrote:





FOR ALL U BEAUTIFUL MEN

Terry ... you are so smart....I didnt even think of that! LOL

Hi Everyone:

It's me Jim Cantwell back to you. This is the group I found the other night.
Let me tell you who I am so you might remember.
I was born in Aug 49 and moved to 12 st in '51. I went to Holy Family then Bishop Ford HS.
My girlfriend was Lucia Giacometti(now Pagano) and she helped me get a t job at Palmeri Drug Store when I was 14. I worked there till I graduated HS in 67. I hung out in the Regal Bowling Alley-Biff's & Mitch's Pool halls and on 12th & 11th St corners.
You folks are from down further 19-20th st where Pete Sacco and his brother Albert originally came from.(20th st tween 5-6)
You might remember my brother John who hung out in the bars out there in the early '70's.

Billy Johnson was the a year older then me.

Here are some names(maybe not spelled correctly)you might know or have heard of to help you know who I am and who I hung out with:(some I can't remember)
Pete Sacco(still my best firiend after 50 yrs)
Joe La Torre
Jackie Mulvey
Frankie Dawson
Eileen Howard
Loretta Dawson(Frankie's sister)
Liz Sicker
Pat Meanan
Jeanie Burresi
The above 3 lived on 12th tween 6-7

I went to HFS with a girl from 17th st named Nancy Zehall and that's about the only person I know fron your area.

I moved away from 12st in 1971 when I got married-lived in BR-got divorced-lived in BR-got re-married -lived in BR and in '84 moved to Union Beach NJ(exit 117) when I now live.

OK get the memory banks running and see if any of you remember me and Billy Johnson. I appreciate your help and thanks for inviting me in.

HI GREYBEARD,
U R IN THE RIGHT PLACE. LUCIA IS ONE OF OUR FAMILY ON HERE. SHE HAS NOT BEEN ON FOR AWHILE. I KEEP IN TOUCH. MY FRIEND JAMSIE IS VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH HER AND HER HUBBY. DID U HAVE OR DO U HAVE A SISTER DEBBIE. JAMSIE KNOWS DEBBIE CANTWELL. I WILL EMAIL LUCIA NOW AND TELL HER ABOUT U. LOVE TERRY ANGELO SHERMAN
DID U GET OUR PRIVATE MESSAGES ON TOP O YOUR PAGE ????

Hi Jim .....good to meet you!

I remember the Deli and the video store on 12 st and 5th ave ...was named after Dawson's not sure if its the same family....

I knew a Marie Pagano that came from 9st 4th ave....she is about 45

what about Martin Duffy, Robert and Chris Conroy ...or the Donohue's

Ahhhhhhhhhh. I missed Christina.

GREYBEARD,
I EMAILED LUCIA JUST NOW.
I DONT REMEMBER ANY THE NAMES.
YOU WERE BORN THE SAME YEAR AS MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME FROM 7TH STREET. HE HUNG OUT WITH JOE SILVA I BELIEVE. HE HUNG WITH ALOT OF GUYS FROM DOWN YOUR WAY. HUNG OUT IN A POOLROOM DOWN THAT WAY. I WAS BORN IN 51 SO WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER WE WOULD HAVE NOT HUNG OUT TOGETHER I WAS TOO YOUNG FOR YOUR AGE GROUP. NOW WE ARE ALL THE SAME AGE LOL

Terry, did you find Franny's address. I didn't !!

GRAYBEARD - JIMMY CANTWELL...

Hello, I remember your name; and I'm sure
we met.

Your probably won't remember me;
I was the 'little sister' back then (even
though it was only 3-4 years
difference; known as Franny Bruno).

You may remember my sister Phyllis (Scotto)
PHYLLIS BRUNO from 20th St between 4th & 5th.
I think she dated someone in your crowd named
Hobart. She hung out with Lucia for a while.
(Her other friends were Rosalie Zesare, Barbara Duva,
Monica/Cookie Acevedo, Nina Acevedo... to name a few)

I spoke to Lucia about this in the past, and have
pictures of you all on Brighten Beach (Coney maybe).
I remember you all posing in a 'pyramid' on top of
each other like we did back then.

Peter and Albert Sacco are our cousins. Their father
Charlie was my mom's cousin. We also had common
relatives who lived on 20th right below 6th ave - My
godmother Anna Sacco, her sister Susie Senese.

I sent my sister your original message late last night and
will send her your recent post (she doesn't come on to
this Site).

While I am still in close contact to my godmother Anna,
(the only one still surviving) - we lost contact with Peter
and Albert (what good-looking guys they were). I ask
for them when I speak to Anna.

Can you please give Peter my email address:

[email hidden]

that is a dash_ between the francesca and bruno

Thank you Jim.... Nice to 'see' you again. I'll be back
in touch and/or my sister will...

My best,
Francesca (aka Franny Bruno)

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Hi Jim: Welcome! I know the Dawsons. I went to school with Loretta Frankie (John Jay). Frankie is living in Florida and Loretta is in Pennsylvania. I just saw her about a month ago.

JANET,
I CALLED HER AND GOT THE ADDRESS. THANKS

Hi Ronnie ....do you know Gail Munks?

OK Now were cookin.

I haven't spoken to Lucia in a while and I e-mailed her yesterday to see how she is doing.

I might be a little older then some of you.

I remember PHYLLIS BRUNO. She was Pete's cousin. Pete lives in SI and Albert in here in NJ near me.

I'm hoping that someone might remember Billy. I've been searching for some old Army buddies of my from time in Korea and this is how I wound up here believe it or not.

Well I have to go to work(yeah I still work).

Thanks for all your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

If I find a photo of me when I was younger I'll post it and maybe you'll remember my face

HAGD

Jim

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

Welcome Jim - Nice to have you join us....

Terry - Yes the song that the girl sang on AI was "Jolene" and yes that is my sisters name. you don't hear too many people with that name....

Christina - Thanks for the compliments....

Have a great day; will peek in later.

SUZIE - i'll go check my email and PM...



GOOD MORNING FRIENDS...

stunada this morning (how do you spell that in Italian??)
couldn't sleep - up till 3:30am watching the ceiling fan
go around... and around...

Didn't want to leave without wishing you a great day.
I need to get some coffee. Post - St. Patty's brain fog.

Catch u later xxx Lots of Love !!!

Hi Judy ....have a good day!

SUZIE - I had no message re PM in my Inbox.

Will check from here now... If none, I'll let u know.

Good morning ladies, great job your all doing with Jim...welcome Jim...

Wish I could be more helpful but I think I developed a chemical imbalance between 65 and 69, lol, or maybe it was the brooklyn water.....or something you took with water :-k

SUZIE - I replied. The response have gone to your email
vs. in this Site (PM).


Catch up w you later..



HEY JIM, GRAYBEARD... Yep, just like all of us... You look
exactly the same LOL and Welcome!

Good morning everyone -- Suzie, no I don't know Gail.

JIM -

got this response from Phyllis..... (Doesn't help with your search)

From: "[email hidden]" <Nscotto>View contact detailsTo: [email hidden]
GOOD MORNING I remember him very well -- He used to go out with Lucia and was very good friends with cousin Peter Sacco

Suzie = I replied to you re G

And,
I know the name Gail Monks and I can't remember how or
where I know of her. Definetly very familiar! Maybe we
went to school together

Really got to go..

Suzie wrote: Hi Paul.....sorry I couldnt resist ... that was one for the road! How did the rooms come out?
BTW ...what color was the carpet?
Sorry Suzie....the carpet came out great...rooms look good...the carpet color is 'wet clay' I know sounds terrible but looks good, kind of a natural light sisal color, gotta go re-hang the doors, lata

Hi Ronnie ....I think she stayed with Loretta Dawson ....she worked with me in the Bank for 16 yrs ....on 9th & 5th ....she came from 11th & 4th .....she had red hair.....Franny ....possibly from school!

Goodmorning Paul .....your way better lookin than the Dog Whisperer....and please dont start with your women and dumb blonde jokes...I dont think I can handle it....lol!


Jim.....great job with posting a pic

Jimmy, now I see your picture, aint you the guy that ran into my car last summer? LOL
I'm in Old Bridge Jim, not too far from Union Beach, can't believe how many people wound up here over the years.......anyway, I see your Mets shirt, David Wright last night..US vs PR, bingo game over.

PS: there's someone that was in Nam that I need to ask regarding Billy, gotta track him down...will let you know.

OK GUYS PUTTING MIA IN FOR A NAP, GOING TO RIDE MY BIKE, MARK MY TEST PAPERS FOR THE KIDS TODAY. BE BACK LATER.