Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

WARREN, ALWAYS SO NICE TO SEE YOU POST ON HERE..YOU'RE STORIES ARE ALWAYS SO HEARTFELT... WE SO ENJOY HEARING FROM YOU.. COME BACK SOON, & LOVE TO THE FAMILY..:)


FRED...NICE TO SEE YOU.. HOPE YOUR RECOVERY IS QUICK...WISH YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE REUION.. HOPEFULLY, NEXT TIME...
TAKE CARE & ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND...

ROBERT MANZIONE wrote: GOOD MORNING JEANETTE

SHE CALL ME A PAIN IN THE ASS I GAVE HERE THE SHORT VERSION PITA. SHE WAS LIKE THAT WHEN HER FATHER HAD THE STORE ON 5TH AVE

YOU KNOW U JUST MADE ME LAUGH. I GUESS U REALLY DO REMEMBER ME.. I AM A COMPLAINER AND ALSO A FEMALE PITA..LOL

CAN NOT WAIT TO C U AND MEET YOUR WIFE. I THINK I KNOW DANNY',S WIFE SUZY FROM ALBERTO'S. THAT WAS MY DAD'S BUILDING AND I USED TO GET MY HAIR CUT FROM JUNE IN ALBERTO'S WHEN SUZY WORKED THERE.

TYPING WITH ONE HAND AND RIDING LOL VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME. CAN NOT DO 2 THINGS AT ONE TIME..LOL

Old Goat in FL wrote: 1949, Christmas eve, actually early Christmas morning, a young man named Warren scurried home from Christmas eve service from the 12th Street Reformed Church, to begin celebrating Christmas with his family. 20 years or so later this same scene was repeated by a large group of young people who lived mostly from Prospect Avenue through the Twenties. Rushing home from various Church's to be with friends & families. About 40 years after that an amazing thing happened. Those people who lived from Prospect avenue through the twenties found each other on a silly little thing called a BLOG. Who ever would have imagined that when BLOGS were started that it could have such magical powers as to bring together these people, relatives, friends, acquainteces to relive so many memories. The magic continues. A small group of people, led by Terry Angelo, have worked their butts off to have a SECOND reunion of these folks just two months short of 40 years from that Christmas. They have over achieved and now have over 200 people coming together on Staten Island to eat, drink and share many, many memories.

That young man named Warren (Not young any more) wishes you all a wonderful day of fellowship, enjoying each others company eating, and not telling too many tales out of school. Just think, this is happening 60 years after my scoot home from Church.I am envious of your accomplishments!!!

...well if dis isn't the perfect intro to an article written on us in the daily news,
then, i don't know wat is...
beautifully written warren.

...just a thought.



ta ta everyone!

I DID NOT SEE WARREN HE WAS ON HERE.??? I AM STILL IN SHOCK FROM UMBRIA'S THONG GOD HELP ME

Hi Patsy ....sounds like you really had a good time....Im glad!

Danny ......Im sure you'll have it all under control....try to have fun there today!

AL.... Im sure you had a good time last night

ANTHONY ....WHAT A SIGHT! I BEG YOU TO PUT YOUR PANTS
BACK ON ......LOL

Rob ....your funny!

Festina, Gina & Terry ....hope your all feeling much better today!

Hey Pebbles ...how did the stoop sale go?

Guzzo here wrote: [quote=Old Goat in FL]1949, Christmas eve, actually early Christmas morning, a young man named Warren scurried home from Christmas eve service from the 12th Street Reformed Church, to begin celebrating Christmas with his family. 20 years or so later this same scene was repeated by a large group of young people who lived mostly from Prospect Avenue through the Twenties. Rushing home from various Church's to be with friends & families. About 40 years after that an amazing thing happened. Those people who lived from Prospect avenue through the twenties found each other on a silly little thing called a BLOG. Who ever would have imagined that when BLOGS were started that it could have such magical powers as to bring together these people, relatives, friends, acquainteces to relive so many memories. The magic continues. A small group of people, led by Terry Angelo, have worked their butts off to have a SECOND reunion of these folks just two months short of 40 years from that Christmas. They have over achieved and now have over 200 people coming together on Staten Island to eat, drink and share many, many memories.

That young man named Warren (Not young any more) wishes you all a wonderful day of fellowship, enjoying each others company eating, and not telling too many tales out of school. Just think, this is happening 60 years after my scoot home from Church.I am envious of your accomplishments!!!

...well if dis isn't the perfect intro to an article written on us in the daily news,
then, i don't know wat is...
beautifully written warren.

...just a thought.



ta ta everyone!

OH MY LORD WARREN I AM CRYING. I AM SURE BUNNY BRODBECK AND HER FAMILY WOULD REMEMBER THAT. THAT WAS THEIR CHURCH.

YOU HAVE TOUCHED MY HEART AGAIN AND AS I WAS READING YOUR POST WHICH I JUST SAW BECAUSE OF FESTINA I AM NOW CRYING. THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL STORY AND WONDERFUL WORDS. YOU TOUCH MY HEART WARREN OLD GOAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A NOVEL. DID U EVER THINK ABOUT WRITING A BOOK???

FESTINA
OMG THAT IS GREAT. CAN U SEND THAT TO ME TO MAKE POSTER FOR THE REUNION??? I CAN ORDER IT TODAY FROM WALGREENS!!!

Terry, Festina & Warren ....thank you for bringing it all together!

T-Bone51 wrote: FESTINA
OMG THAT IS GREAT. CAN U SEND THAT TO ME TO MAKE POSTER FOR THE REUNION??? I CAN ORDER IT TODAY FROM WALGREENS!!!

k ter - sounds like a plan. see u tomorrow.
enjoy the day! lv ya xx

Paul .....hope you win/won big ...but if you didnt ....no big deal just as long
as your still breathing ....you have everything!

Hi Jimmy Mack

Hello RT ....guess what today is ??? Macaroni & Sauce Day! :geek: /

Jeanette ....feel better!


Ill be back lata ....

Suzie wrote: Terry, Festina & Warren ....thank you for bringing it all together!

oh wat a joy!

hav a great day my sue!
off to see the kids!

Fes........I stopped short of asking: Was that in the paper? LOL

yeah ....I have a busy day also.....love ya .....lata!

Have a good time with the kiddies!

Suzie wrote: Fes........I stopped short of asking: Was that in the paper? LOL

too funny!

who knows wats to be in the future!

i really feel it's worth a piece in the paper.

Suzie wrote: yeah ....I have a busy day also.....love ya .....lata!

Have a good time with the kiddies!

thanks honey - you too.

gotta go!

Good Morning Guys!!!

Wow so much to read.....so nice to see all the new people on and Anthony you must be feeling good because you have been on the blog every day.....so nice to see.

Festina - Hope you and your mom are feeling better.....

Warren - So nice to hear from you....your stories are always so heartfelt....

Francesca - You are on everyones prayer list for the 22nd....angels all around you...you will be missed at the reunion.

Well slept late today....the wedding yesterday was really nice....but it took us 3 friggin hours to get there....everywhere you turned around there was an accident.....that drive to LI is always a nightmare.

Enjoy the day, its is beautiful out today.....don't know what I am doing yet....just trying to get caught up before starting work again tomorrow.

Helen --- Get out and enjoy the day!!!!!

GET YOUR LIPS READY FOR A BIG SMACK A ROO RIGHT ON YOU LIPS LOL

"6" more days until we all sit around and reminisce about the old neighborhood................

FORGOT TO THANK U FESTINA FOR THE DELICIOUS COOKIES THE OTHER NIGHT AND THE EXTRA CALORIES. THIS IS WHY I AM STILL RIDING RIDING RIDING LOL

HEY JUDY
LOVE TO LORRAINE...

JIM, WHERE ARE YOU MY JESTER,????
COME BACK AND TALK TO US,WE MISS YA.!!!!!!!
MAYBE WE CAN ROUND UP A POSSIE (SP) TO KIDNAP YOU AND BRING YOU THE REUNION. ORDERS BY THE QUEEN. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEE YA LATA

Thank you Suzie & Anthony for the songs you dedicated to me. Thanks to Festina for "Quoting" my post so that Terry and others could see i t. And thank you to all those who noticed and read my post and made comment on it. Yes Terry, The Brown family would remember Christmas Eve is 12th Street Reformed Church. Most of the family was in the Choir as was my family. Many years ago we had a very successful Church member reunion but have lost contact with most of them. While you folks have been very successful in contacting so many of your friends & old neighbors I have failed miserably despite efforts on a couple of blogs. I do have a couple of families living pretty close to me in Florida who attended our Church so that is a plus.

Once again I wish you all a fantastic reunion next week. Never forget where you came from!!! :-'

T-Bone51 wrote:

GET YOUR LIPS READY FOR A BIG SMACK A ROO RIGHT ON YOU LIPS LOL

RIGHT BACK TO ALL OF YOU.ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY,
BIG SMACK A ROOS AND OF COURSE ONE FOR MY JESTER, BECAUSE HE IRISH.!!!!!!!!! LOL

OK IM OTTA HERE TO NICE TO WASTE THE SUNSHINE

T-Bone51 wrote:
FORGOT TO THANK U FESTINA FOR THE DELICIOUS COOKIES THE OTHER NIGHT AND THE EXTRA CALORIES. THIS IS WHY I AM STILL RIDING RIDING RIDING LOL

THE RAINBOWS LOOK GREAT NO WONDER YOU'RE ON THE BIKE BETWEEN THEM AND THE MELLOWMARS YOU ARE PROBABLY STILL RIDING PITA1

PITA2

Old Goat in FL wrote: Thank you Suzie & Anthony for the songs you dedicated to me. Thanks to Festina for "Quoting" my post so that Terry and others could see i t. And thank you to all those who noticed and read my post and made comment on it. Yes Terry, The Brown family would remember Christmas Eve is 12th Street Reformed Church. Most of the family was in the Choir as was my family. Many years ago we had a very successful Church member reunion but have lost contact with most of them. While you folks have been very successful in contacting so many of your friends & old neighbors I have failed miserably despite efforts on a couple of blogs. I do have a couple of families living pretty close to me in Florida who attended our Church so that is a plus.

Once again I wish you all a fantastic reunion next week. Never forget where you came from!!! :-'

LOVE YOU WARREN. I AM GOING TO PASS THIS ON TO DEBBIE TO GIVE TO HER FAMILY TO READ AND THE OTHER POST. EMMA I THINK STILL IS IN THE CHOIR AND SHE LIVES IN N.J WITH HER DAUGHTER SHE IS 87 YEARS YOUNG AND LOOKS GREAT BUT NOT FEELING SO GREAT. I THINK U REMEMBER HER.??? I THINK THAT IS BUNNY'S AUNT NOT SURE OR COUSIN. I CAN NOT REMEMBER....

OK GOT TO GET READY FOR CHURCH C U TONIGHT....

ROBERT MANZIONE wrote: [quote=T-Bone51]
FORGOT TO THANK U FESTINA FOR THE DELICIOUS COOKIES THE OTHER NIGHT AND THE EXTRA CALORIES. THIS IS WHY I AM STILL RIDING RIDING RIDING LOL

THE RAINBOWS LOOK GREAT NO WONDER YOU'RE ON THE BIKE BETWEEN THEM AND THE MELLOWMARS YOU ARE PROBABLY STILL RIDING PITA1

PITA2
PITA # 1
MY ASS IS KILLING ME I RODE FOR 112 MINUTES......I SHOULD BE A SIZE 5 BY NOW LOL
MY QUEEN U ALSO HAVE A GREAT DAY

C U LATER

Festina, I'm glad you're feeing better, how is mom today?

Terry, you could be in friggin florida with all that bike riding!!!! lol

Suzie.....I had told my tenant wednesday that I was going to postpone it for 2 weeks because I wasn't ready. Friday she came down and told me she wanted to do it anyway and would put up flyers. So I dragged whatever shit I could find on short notice up from the basement, put up the tables and then she tells me she never put up the flyers....so I said forget it, it's not worth it!!!! So, hopefully, in two weeks i'll have my sale.

Hi everyone, hope you all have a great day....the weather is just purr-fect!!!!

HOW CAN I DOWN LOAD MY PHOTOS FROM THE COMPUTER ...NEED HELP

I meandered onto this site waaaaay back in the hopes of finding the BF a copy of his high school yearbook. He graduated John Jay HS in 1972.

Well, still searching!!!!

I have contacted Bd of Ed, Thornton Photography, went on classmates.com and eBay. Nada. Zero. Zip.

Anybody out there who might know somebody else out there who might still have a copy? This would make him the happiest Brooklynite in Brooklyn!
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stacey
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Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 2753
Location: Underhill Ave.

Post Fri Sep 18, 09 3:36 pm EST Reply with quote
are you on Facebook?
There is a John Jay page for the 80's. If you are not, I can ask for you if you like.

You might also want to post this to the Brooklyn Back When group. Many of them grew up around there and might have someone who still has their yearbook from then

Hi Folks - at the suggestion of Stacey I am hoping someone on this site could help in my efforts at finding a John Jay Yearbook from 1972. Checked the Facebook page and there is no one from the 1970's. Any luck here?

Domino wrote: I meandered onto this site waaaaay back in the hopes of finding the BF a copy of his high school yearbook. He graduated John Jay HS in 1972.

Well, still searching!!!!

I have contacted Bd of Ed, Thornton Photography, went on classmates.com and eBay. Nada. Zero. Zip.

Anybody out there who might know somebody else out there who might still have a copy? This would make him the happiest Brooklynite in Brooklyn!
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The best bread is Brooklyn bred


WISH I CULD HELP BUT IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN OUR GROUP THAT HAS ONE U CAN MAKE A COPY OF IT.........HOPE U FIND IT......TBONE



stacey
"Way Too Incestial"


Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 2753
Location: Underhill Ave.

Post Fri Sep 18, 09 3:36 pm EST Reply with quote
are you on Facebook?
There is a John Jay page for the 80's. If you are not, I can ask for you if you like.

You might also want to post this to the Brooklyn Back When group. Many of them grew up around there and might have someone who still has their yearbook from then

Hi Folks - at the suggestion of Stacey I am hoping someone on this site could help in my efforts at finding a John Jay Yearbook from 1972. Checked the Facebook page and there is no one from the 1970's. Any luck here?