Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

T-Bone51 wrote: We have to start moving on this Holiday Party before u know it it will be here.
We have to get a restaurant with a back room that we can all talk and mingle.
I know someone that has a bar in Carol Gardens. Not a big place but big enough for around 20 people maybe 25. Just an idea. Anyone know a restaurant???? oh I do Mamma Raio in Brooklyn and the rex has a real nice small room and I know the Rex he will give us a good deal...Just a thought or a few thoughts. Gino"s has great foo but u cant hear yourself or others talking...Food is great but u cant socialize too noisy.If we are doing this and going to a restaurant with more than 10 people we have to call now....
c u later have to feed my Mia.

Good Morning Friends,
well from what I have read you guys done it again, Great Job Terry & people who helped prepare the reunion.
You guys are great to be planning this event, I know Mamma Raio's I can not say to much about this place except very pricey and the food is just passable,
I can suggest some of the old faithful places such as New Corner(Brooklyn) Ninos( Staten island) very nice side addition that is pretty private he make give to you, some one had mentioned early on when you had started to plan the reunion a place called Rhythm & Booze(Brooklyn's Windsor area 11th ave & Prospect Ave)

T-Bone51 wrote: [quote=Guzzo here][quote=PATSY (MIELE) KIRK]HEY CUZZIE WUZZIES.. XX

GERI, GALD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER!!!
TERRY THE PASTIES WERE HYSTERICAL...DID U KEEP THEM FOR TONITE??? LOL

HEY FEST..GOOD MORNING...I HOPE WE GET A SLIDE SHOW THRU E-MAIL LIKE LAST YEAR.. I STILL HAVE MINE... SAVED ON MY COMPUTER.. I STILL WATCH IT EVERY SO OFTEN..:)

HELEN..HAVE A GOO DAY AT WORK, SWEETIE...DON'T KEEP WATCHING THE CLOCK.. THE DAY SEEMS LONGER WHEN YOU DO THAT..:)

HI DEBS..JUST HEARD FROM TONIANN...THE KIDS GOT TO SCHOOL OK..(THANK GOD)

mornin honey - i know twiggy made a beautiful one, i too hav it saved and revisit it every so often.
we'll figure something out to do with all the pics i'm sure.
so far terry is doing wat she can... and i've been so busy, i'm trying to fit in wat i can just for viewing purposes.
again - ur new pic is awesome. kisses
AS I SAID LAST NIGHT I AM JUST DOING A DRAFT ON THESE U WILL GET IT IN AN EMAIL LIKE LAST YEAR ONLY NO MUSIC..SORRY I AM NOT THAT TALENTED UNLESS FESTINA CAN ADD MUSIC TO MY SHOW. LIKE WE ARE FAMILY.LALALLA

ur doin a great job ter - and i will look into building on it.
it's just gotta hav music - la la

Fred D'Amico wrote: [quote=T-Bone51]We have to start moving on this Holiday Party before u know it it will be here.
We have to get a restaurant with a back room that we can all talk and mingle.
I know someone that has a bar in Carol Gardens. Not a big place but big enough for around 20 people maybe 25. Just an idea. Anyone know a restaurant???? oh I do Mamma Raio in Brooklyn and the rex has a real nice small room and I know the Rex he will give us a good deal...Just a thought or a few thoughts. Gino"s has great foo but u cant hear yourself or others talking...Food is great but u cant socialize too noisy.If we are doing this and going to a restaurant with more than 10 people we have to call now....
c u later have to feed my Mia.

Good Morning Friends,
well from what I have read you guys done it again, Great Job Terry & people who helped prepare the reunion.
You guys are great to be planning this event, I know Mamma Raio's I can not say to much about this place except very pricey and the food is just passable,
I can suggest some of the old faithful places such as New Corner(Brooklyn) Ninos( Staten island) very nice side addition that is pretty private he make give to you, some one had mentioned early on when you had started to plan the reunion a place called Rhythm & Booze(Brooklyn's Windsor area 11th ave & Prospect Ave)

hi fred!!
mom asked me to ask u if u ever lived on 21st street, below 4th ave, because as she said, there was a D'Amico family who lived right next door to her there.
could ur family be the one?

u were missed there, and i hope ur recovery is coming along nicely and also hope whatever we put together for either the holiday party or the reunion next year, u'll be able to attend.
..and thanks for the suggestions on places.
lv to u and ur's and healing.

hey fred!!! so nice to see you on here.. hoping your recovery is a speedy one...
we had a blast this year again, & hope to see you at the next reunion...

take care & stay healthy..:) xx

Fred D'Amico wrote: [quote=T-Bone51]We have to start moving on this Holiday Party before u know it it will be here.
We have to get a restaurant with a back room that we can all talk and mingle.
I know someone that has a bar in Carol Gardens. Not a big place but big enough for around 20 people maybe 25. Just an idea. Anyone know a restaurant???? oh I do Mamma Raio in Brooklyn and the rex has a real nice small room and I know the Rex he will give us a good deal...Just a thought or a few thoughts. Gino"s has great foo but u cant hear yourself or others talking...Food is great but u cant socialize too noisy.If we are doing this and going to a restaurant with more than 10 people we have to call now....
c u later have to feed my Mia.

Good Morning Friends,
well from what I have read you guys done it again, Great Job Terry & people who helped prepare the reunion.
You guys are great to be planning this event, I know Mamma Raio's I can not say to much about this place except very pricey and the food is just passable,
I can suggest some of the old faithful places such as New Corner(Brooklyn) Ninos( Staten island) very nice side addition that is pretty private he make give to you, some one had mentioned early on when you had started to plan the reunion a place called Rhythm & Booze(Brooklyn's Windsor area 11th ave & Prospect Ave)
HEY FRED
NICE TO SEE U HERE......
THANK U AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. LOVE U

Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Guzzo here wrote: [quote=Fred D'Amico][quote=T-Bone51]We have to start moving on this Holiday Party before u know it it will be here.
We have to get a restaurant with a back room that we can all talk and mingle.
I know someone that has a bar in Carol Gardens. Not a big place but big enough for around 20 people maybe 25. Just an idea. Anyone know a restaurant???? oh I do Mamma Raio in Brooklyn and the rex has a real nice small room and I know the Rex he will give us a good deal...Just a thought or a few thoughts. Gino"s has great foo but u cant hear yourself or others talking...Food is great but u cant socialize too noisy.If we are doing this and going to a restaurant with more than 10 people we have to call now....
c u later have to feed my Mia.

Good Morning Friends,
well from what I have read you guys done it again, Great Job Terry & people who helped prepare the reunion.
You guys are great to be planning this event, I know Mamma Raio's I can not say to much about this place except very pricey and the food is just passable,
I can suggest some of the old faithful places such as New Corner(Brooklyn) Ninos( Staten island) very nice side addition that is pretty private he make give to you, some one had mentioned early on when you had started to plan the reunion a place called Rhythm & Booze(Brooklyn's Windsor area 11th ave & Prospect Ave)

hi fred!!
mom asked me to ask u if u ever lived on 21st street, below 4th ave, because as she said, there was a D'Amico family who lived right next door to her there.
could ur family be the one?

close but no I grew up on 22nd street below 4th ave.spent much of my time on 20th and 5th Dixie Tavern, 22nd between 4th & 5th Side street tavern when I married I lived on 32ND street between 4th & 5th ave for 10 years & now in Marine park for the last 34 years

u were missed there, and i hope ur recovery is coming along nicely and also hope whatever we put together for either the holiday party or the reunion next year, u'll be able to attend.
..and thanks for the suggestions on places.
lv to u and ur's and healing.

PATSY I PUT U IN THIS ONE

good morning, michael.. how r u today??? there wa a paul d'amico at the reunion.. real nice guy.. i chatted with him for awhile...

DannySanchez wrote: Hey Festina I love photography so much, I wish I lived close so that I could hang out with you to learn how to get the maximum effect out of Photoshop
Please let me know about a pre holiday get together. For next year I think we may need to get a place that will hold 300 minimum. Just think of all the ones that couldn't make it but wanted to be there and all the ones that will want to come after hearing about this last one. I think 300 may be a conservative number.
Maybe the committee can post a survey asking "if we held a reunion next year at a bigger place would you attend, and how much are you willing to pay per person"?
Good Night All - Pleasant Dreams

hey danny - i didn't know u lived out of state. where?
yeah - photoshop is an amazing, but, expensive program!
i'v been working it for 10 years now and gives me a lot of joy.
some of the exhibitions i had in soho and chelsea was from my photoshop work, and not my paintings.

we'll keep u abreast of things on the get togethers.
would luv for u to be there again. hav a good one.
...and please keep posting ur beautiful prayers.

thanx, cuz...xx

Michael Clemento wrote: Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

WHICH PHOTO OR WHO IS HE NEXT TO I AM TRYING TO GET NAMES OF THE PEOPLE I DONT HAVE NAMES FOR.....I THINK THERE WAS A JR. OR CHAMPY

PATSY (MIELE) KIRK wrote: good morning, michael.. how r u today??? there wa a paul d'amico at the reunion.. real nice guy.. i chatted with him for awhile...

PAUL WAS ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS HE IS NOT RELATED TO THE PASTRY SHOP AND I THINK FRED IS A DISTANT COUSIN NOT SURE

mornin Patsy...I'm doin great...how U doin? I need to look and see if there's a # or some way of identifying the picture that I'm talkin about. It looks too much like Junior to not be him...and I'm almost certain he lived on 21st as well.

Michael Clemento wrote: Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Hi Mike, sorry but that's not me we always called each other cousin but we were not blood relitavies the others owners name was Frank.
D'Amico is a pretty comon name, one of my uncles owned a used car lot on 32nd & 4th ave and he changed his name for bussiness purposes to John D'Emic

PATSY (MIELE) KIRK wrote: good morning, michael.. how r u today??? there wa a paul d'amico at the reunion.. real nice guy.. i chatted with him for awhile...

PAUL WAS ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS HE IS NOT RELATED TO THE PASTRY SHOP AND I THINK FRED IS A DISTANT COUSIN NOT SURE[/quote


funny, i hear the name d'amico & i think it's all related to the pastry shop..:)

than i think of the italian lemon ices..:) Mmm lol

Fred - So happy to see you posting today. Hope to see you on here more often now that you are on your way to recovery.... We missed you!

Good Morning Everyone!

I saw the pics, everyone looks so great!

I missed the party, I was home like an itchy crazy woman with hives all over. Reading the blog I see I missed another great time!

My new cousin Terry, congratulations on another job well done.

I read almost everyday, (just to keep up) and I must say. all you ladies who posted all the new profile pics-you are simply gorgeous!

Well, have a great day and good and healthy wishes to all!

Fred D'Amico wrote: [quote=Michael Clemento]Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Hi Mike, sorry but that's not me we always called each other cousin but we were not blood relitavies the others owners name was Frank.
D'Amico is a pretty comon name, one of my uncles owned a used car lot on 32nd & 4th ave and he changed his name for bussiness purposes to John D'Emic

fred- i know the car lot well. i lived on dat block too.

Just peeked in for a second... Need to get ready for my dr. appt... later....

geriob1 wrote: Just peeked in for a second... Need to get ready for my dr. appt... later....

good luck geri!!

Thanks Fred for clearing THAT part up for me and everyone else for tryin...the other part is if IMg_2459 on Terrys photos is Junior or if anyone knows who it is because it looks just like him.

Fred D'Amico wrote: [quote=Michael Clemento]Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Hi Mike, sorry but that's not me we always called each other cousin but we were not blood relitavies the others owners name was Frank.
D'Amico is a pretty comon name, one of my uncles owned a used car lot on 32nd & 4th ave and he changed his name for bussiness purposes to John D'Emic

FRED,
My Grandpa owned a car lot in the 1940's and I think it was that one. I have to ask my Uncle Augie (Harpo) when he gets home from vacation. My Grandpa sold it when my Dad was at war. World War II. I cant remember the name. It will come to me

T-Bone51 wrote: [quote=Fred D'Amico][quote=Michael Clemento]Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Hi Mike, sorry but that's not me we always called each other cousin but we were not blood relitavies the others owners name was Frank.
D'Amico is a pretty comon name, one of my uncles owned a used car lot on 32nd & 4th ave and he changed his name for bussiness purposes to John D'Emic

FRED,
My Grandpa owned a car lot in the 1940's and I think it was that one. I have to ask my Uncle Augie (Harpo) when he gets home from vacation. My Grandpa sold it when my Dad was at war. World War II. I cant remember the name. It will come to me

terry - u were related to the harpo's. i used to hang out with john. omG.

I think Charlie Sanchez and I spoke about D'Amicos lemon ices yesterday and how no matter what flavor ya bought...it was a lemon ice...or maybe it was ONE of the things I wanted to talk about but so many memories kept flashing that we would start one topic and right onto another

this one????

Michael Clemento wrote: I think Charlie Sanchez and I spoke about D'Amicos lemon ices yesterday and how no matter what flavor ya bought...it was a lemon ice...or maybe it was ONE of the things I wanted to talk about but so many memories kept flashing that we would start one topic and right onto another

they were the best!
so was the chocolate! yum!

and the seven layers, amazing!
there was a lady named jeanne who used to work there and she would always give some for free! lol.
she was so nice!

Good mornin Frances La Greca...I don't beleive I know you but I know Marie La Greca, Joe and Ginas mom and I've met Jeanette here

Guzzo here wrote: [quote=T-Bone51][quote=Fred D'Amico][quote=Michael Clemento]Good mornin everyone. I'm curious if Fred D'Amico is related to the D'Amico from the pastry shop on 5th and 21st...I believe one of the other owners name was Louie Catapano. I also saw a picture in Terrys slide show, that looks great, of a couple with no name underneath that looks JUST like another guy from D'Amicos and I only know him as Junior...anyone have a clue if that's him?

Hi Mike, sorry but that's not me we always called each other cousin but we were not blood relitavies the others owners name was Frank.
D'Amico is a pretty comon name, one of my uncles owned a used car lot on 32nd & 4th ave and he changed his name for bussiness purposes to John D'Emic

FRED,
My Grandpa owned a car lot in the 1940's and I think it was that one. I have to ask my Uncle Augie (Harpo) when he gets home from vacation. My Grandpa sold it when my Dad was at war. World War II. I cant remember the name. It will come to me

terry - u were related to the harpo's. i used to hang out with john. omG.

no festina
my uncle's nic name was Harpo cause he looked like Harpo with his frizzy hair Harpo Marx OL We were called the curly's from 21st street
the Angelo and Leone Families that was the curly's