Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

OK....everyone if gavoning their dinner ....Ill be back lata!

Going to finish my eggplant. See you all later.

Judy (Giordano) Banjany wrote: Hi guys....what a day....first minute I got all day...

Well my mom is leaving the hospital on Friday, she is then being transported to Egers Nursing Home....does anyone know anything about the care they give there.....she is there for rehab, but they also have to watch her so closely, hope they are capable of that......

Festina - I will email you the address.....

Jim - Glad to hear that you are having a good time...the weather is pretty good this week...you lucked out....

I do remember the bazooks factory, I am not sure but maybe that was on my corner, 27th street...I know the candy factory was on my corner, can't think of the name right now, its on the tip of my tongue, I will think of it....

real quick - on my way out...
i just wanted to let u know dat my cuz margaret worked there for years, and knows a lot of people who still does, and a neighbor of mine currently as well, plus had family there and it's supposed to be very good.

mom will be in good hands... xx
..and thanks...

deb talk to u lada!

sue - glad u had fun!
it was fun, wasn't it? LOL!

ok - lada

Hey Chicky ...Ive been looking around....everything says for non-smoker!

another song before I go.... Hope everything gets better in time!

Hi Everyone… Just stopped by to catch up on reading & say hello!

Jeanette - Hope you are having lots of fun with the family!

Mary Ann - The pearl factory was on 25th Street between 4th & 5th Avenues! …. Also…Judy sent me Fred’s address, so I will be sending good wishes his way!

Deb - Wish I had some of those Proscuitto Balls right now! Yummmmmm…. OOPS! I just read where Fiacco’s was closed… Now I really want those balls…. Wahhhhhhhhhhh!

Festina - I am so excited for you & your new job…. Sounds wonderful!! Good Luck!

Suzie - Samantha is such a baby doll! I wish my grandkids lived closer…. Thank Samantha for helping to lock up at night while Jim is on vacation!

Hi Geri.....have you seen aunt dee yet? She had surgery on her eye the other day. I miss her and can't wait to see her again. Glad your daughter is doing better!!!!

Quote of the day:

'Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.'

Debbie Bonavita McCarthy wrote: Hi Geri.....have you seen aunt dee yet? She had surgery on her eye the other day. I miss her and can't wait to see her again. Glad your daughter is doing better!!!!

No Deb... I haven't had a chance to talk to her yet. I will give her a call this week-end to see how she is going. Thanks for all the good wishes for my daughter... She is still waiting for results on some of her tests, so I have my fingers crossed things will turn out OK!

Guzzo here wrote: [quote=MaryAnnL]hi maryann! mom worked at the bazooka factory on third ave, bklyn. wats ur last name? i'll ask he... wouldn't dat be something?!
u never know...me and deb just found out thru mom dat one of her (much older) aunts was my grandmother's bridesmaid - incredible!

...where was the pearl factory anyway? real pearls?

hi debs! miss ya!

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my mom is Gloria Minafo, she was born on 22nd st and then moved to 28th. Does anyone know what street the Pearl Factory was on? I don't recall any of my family members talking about the bazooka factory, I'll need to ask! It's a small world-------really--------and you don't know the connections with the older folks unless you talk to them about the past!!!!

Have a great day!!!!


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...just got home, the meeting went real well. we had breakfast near bleeker st, and the place is almost done. next week is the big clean-up, lighting, tv's in, security cameras, etc..a lot more work, but fun (especially when it's not me dealing with the headaches!)

maryann, mom says the pearl factory was on 25th street between 4th and 5th ave - the name of the place was "richlieu pearl factory" (not real pearls) but quality costume jewelry. she said a lot of people from the hood worked there...

mom wants to know if ur related to angie aversano from 32nd street - she was my 1st cuz big anet's mother-in-law, (chickey boy's mom.) we grew up with them all...

says the only gloria she knows, is "esposito" who lived on 21st street, under jenny something or other.

do u know marie esposito, about 83 years old now, and "baldy", who was her husband? well, their daughter, toniann is married to my cuz jackie caraguilo...

mom said to tell u dat she knew ur great, great, great, great, great, great, grandmother, LOL LOL LOL, a very nice woman...(she cracked up while saying all the "greats.!) was is "rosario"???

she wants to know who u were named after?

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Seems like everyone is running around tonight doing something. Have fun, take advantage of the last summer month!!

Yes, Angie and Marie are my mom's 1st cousins. Gloria Esposito was married to another cousin. Were you in Annette's wedding party because we have the wedding photo. I asked my mom about the bazooka factory, she only remembers licorice candy!!!!!!!!
I was named after my two grandmothers!

Terrible Joke of the Day!...

An old lady dies and goes to heaven.

She's chatting it up with St. Peter at the Pearly Gates when all of a sudden she hears the most awful, blood curdling screams.

'Don't worry about that,' says St. Peter, it's only someone having the holes put into her shoulder blades for the wings..'

The old lady looks a little uncomfortable but carries on with the conversation .

Ten minutes later, there are more blood curdling screams. 'Oh my God,' says the old lady, 'now what is happening?'

'Not to worry,' says St. Peter, she's just having her head drilled to fit the halo.'

'I can't do this,' says the old lady, 'I'm going to hell.'

'You can't go there,' says St. Peter. You'll be raped and taken advantage of.'

'Maybe so,' says the old lady, 'but I've already got the holes for that..'

Night All.. Going to relax tonight!

Debbie Bonavita McCarthy wrote: Fiacco's is a store, they sell all good stuff like potato croquettes, rice balls, proscuitto balls and all kind of sausage!!!! But they were closed, damnit!!!

When I was up in Brooklyn, I went & they were closed. The night before I left, I was at a pizzeria across the street from it and said I will go there after we ate. SO what do you think happened, they closed !!! I wanted to take 6 cheese & parsley sausage rings back with me. So, I never got them.

Forgot to say Good Evening People. I =am trying to keep myself awake, and I have no crops to pick on my farms, so there's not much to do around here.

Oh Janet.....I love that place. Last time I went was on a sunday and they were closed then too!!! I think they may be on vacation this week. I'll try again next week. I love there chicken sausage too.

Suzie wrote: Hey Chicky ...Ive been looking around....everything says for non-smoker!

lol - oh he makes it so friggin easy, huh?

Janet, I have a tip for you about farmtown, i'll email it to you.

Suzie wrote:




another song before I go.... Hope everything gets better in time!

sue - everytime i hear dis song - i think of u - and a period in my life and how u affected it for the betta...thank u

MaryAnnL wrote: [quote=Guzzo here][quote=MaryAnnL]hi maryann! mom worked at the bazooka factory on third ave, bklyn. wats ur last name? i'll ask he... wouldn't dat be something?!
u never know...me and deb just found out thru mom dat one of her (much older) aunts was my grandmother's bridesmaid - incredible!

...where was the pearl factory anyway? real pearls?

hi debs! miss ya!

-------------------------

my mom is Gloria Minafo, she was born on 22nd st and then moved to 28th. Does anyone know what street the Pearl Factory was on? I don't recall any of my family members talking about the bazooka factory, I'll need to ask! It's a small world-------really--------and you don't know the connections with the older folks unless you talk to them about the past!!!!

Have a great day!!!!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...just got home, the meeting went real well. we had breakfast near bleeker st, and the place is almost done. next week is the big clean-up, lighting, tv's in, security cameras, etc..a lot more work, but fun (especially when it's not me dealing with the headaches!)

maryann, mom says the pearl factory was on 25th street between 4th and 5th ave - the name of the place was "richlieu pearl factory" (not real pearls) but quality costume jewelry. she said a lot of people from the hood worked there...

mom wants to know if ur related to angie aversano from 32nd street - she was my 1st cuz big anet's mother-in-law, (chickey boy's mom.) we grew up with them all...

says the only gloria she knows, is "esposito" who lived on 21st street, under jenny something or other.

do u know marie esposito, about 83 years old now, and "baldy", who was her husband? well, their daughter, toniann is married to my cuz jackie caraguilo...

mom said to tell u dat she knew ur great, great, great, great, great, great, grandmother, LOL LOL LOL, a very nice woman...(she cracked up while saying all the "greats.!) was is "rosario"???

she wants to know who u were named after?

-----

Seems like everyone is running around tonight doing something. Have fun, take advantage of the last summer month!!

Yes, Angie and Marie are my mom's 1st cousins. Gloria Esposito was married to another cousin. Were you in Annette's wedding party because we have the wedding photo. I asked my mom about the bazooka factory, she only remembers licorice candy!!!!!!!!
I was named after my two grandmothers!

did gloria esposito hav beautiful red hair and was also very beautiful, and was jimmy's wife? (asks mom, lol)

yes i was in annette's wedding - junior bridesmaid,
(don't tell anybody, lol, but chickey boy was standing on a wood block to reach the height of annette in the pics!) in fact, i just restored dat photo for annette...

wow - we're family too.

mom says if we keep going on like dis, we're gonna discover,
we're our own grandma! (say's dat's a song!) LOL

geriob1 wrote: Hi Everyone… Just stopped by to catch up on reading & say hello!

Jeanette - Hope you are having lots of fun with the family!

Mary Ann - The pearl factory was on 25th Street between 4th & 5th Avenues! …. Also…Judy sent me Fred’s address, so I will be sending good wishes his way!

Deb - Wish I had some of those Proscuitto Balls right now! Yummmmmm…. OOPS! I just read where Fiacco’s was closed… Now I really want those balls…. Wahhhhhhhhhhh!

Festina - I am so excited for you & your new job…. Sounds wonderful!! Good Luck!

Suzie - Samantha is such a baby doll! I wish my grandkids lived closer…. Thank Samantha for helping to lock up at night while Jim is on vacation!

ur a gem geri - thanks so much!

night everyone!

Hey Festina......my cell is charging....i'll call you in a bit. I'm not going to be around tomorrow, maybe friday morning???

Debbie Bonavita McCarthy wrote: Hey Festina......my cell is charging....i'll call you in a bit. I'm not going to be around tomorrow, maybe friday morning???

...k, debs. friday's ok too.

K......I won't call tonight....i'll call you tomorrow morning....is that good???

Suzie wrote:


Well, I just got home ....Ive been looking for a gown....finally bought this one....
but I may need to ride the bike ...and the dread mill....every day/all day......LOL

u r a witch i bought something almost or very very similiar to this gown....

Night guys. Tomorrow's another day.....

Hello Everyone, been a while since my last post, shit that sounds like a confession lmao.

So now we are playing dress up for re-union not a problem im ready,


Still have to catch up with you Terry, happy to see your trip went well, as well as others on their vacation, wow just too many to list.

RT

HEY RAPLH WHERE THE HELL IS YOUR MONEY FOR THE REUNION....U BETTER BE COMING....

Thanks to all of you for letting me know where the Pearl Factory was located!!! I also seem to remember talk of a chemical factory in the same area.

Patsy, where are you?? Was it hard going back to work this week?

Terry, did you find a dress for the wedding?

ALL this food talk is making me crazy, nothing like the food in Brooklyn!!! yummy

Festina, I still can't believe how our families are related, your cousins marrying mine, mine marrying yours! LOL Yes, Gloria was married to Jimmy. What is your mom's name?
Good luck with the new job!

Everyone else, have a good night!!!!!!!!!!!!

MaryAnnL wrote: Thanks to all of you for letting me know where the Pearl Factory was located!!! I also seem to remember talk of a chemical factory in the same area.

Patsy, where are you?? Was it hard going back to work this week?

Terry, did you find a dress for the wedding?

ALL this food talk is making me crazy, nothing like the food in Brooklyn!!! yummy

Festina, I still can't believe how our families are related, your cousins marrying mine, mine marrying yours! LOL Yes, Gloria was married to Jimmy. What is your mom's name?
Good luck with the new job!
I FOUND A DRESS BUT NOT FOR THIS WEDDING NEED SOMETHING SPECIAL I AM READING IN CHURCH
FESTINA'S MOM IS GINA

Everyone else, have a good night!!!!!!!!!!!!