Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

anthony umbria

BARBARA SPENCER


HUM I SEE YOU WENT TO PS146 ALSO
WHERE YOU IN THE SAME CLASS AS RALPH AND MY UNCLE BUTCHIE
ARNOLD UMBRIA

I SAW YOUR CLASS PIC ON THE BROOKLYN BOARD CLASS PHOTOS

ANTHONY U.

pinto

ANTHONY,O.J. TO ME IS LIKE YUPPIES TO YOU

pinto

HOW ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH ON 7TH AVE?
OR
THE BIG EXPLOSION ON 37TH STREET AND THE WATERFRONT IN THE MID 1950'S

patsy (miele) kirk

HI JOE ;0


hi anthony ;0

pinto

HI PATSY,HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

patsy (miele) kirk

joe we talked about the crash and explosion on the first blog. many pages back. i remember seeing robert f. kennedy riding along the 5th ave route back in the 60's while campaigining:) he was standing up in the motorcade waving as he passed.

pinto

WHO REMEMBER'S ST.ROCCO'S DRUM CORP

patsy (miele) kirk

I'M GOOD, JOE T.G.I.F.

pinto

WHO REMEMBERS THE BOWLING ALLEY ON 4TH AVE (27TH & 28TH ST)

patsy (miele) kirk

I DO. I ALSO REMEMBER GOING ROLLER SKATING THERE BACK IN THE 1960"S WITH MY FRIENDS FROM ST JOHN'S. THOSE WERE THE DAYS

francesca

Hi - taking a basement break. Almost done!


PINTO, my ex-husband was a drummer at St. Rocco's - guess he was your competion. :-'

pinto

I USE TO ROLLER SKATE WITH PAT NEGRI

patsy (miele) kirk

JOE, THAT'S FUNNY. THAN WE MET AND BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS A FEW YERAS LATER ON 7 AVE AND 22ND ST> THOSE WERE GREAT TIMES WITH THAT CREW

pinto

THERE IS NO COMPETITION IN MUSIC....... IT'S A ART FORM.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO THINK!

patsy (miele) kirk

HI FRANNY YOU DESERVE TO TAKE A BREAK. REST A LITTLE, HAVE A GLASS OF WINE

pinto

PATSY,STILL MORE GREAT TIMES AHEAD

anthony umbria

YES JOEY I REMEMBER ALL THAT SHIT

THE WARTERFRONT EXPOSTION I WAS TAKING A BATH I WAS MAYBE
4-6 YEARS OLD THE WINDOWS BLOW OUT I ALSO REMEMBER THE MAN THAT RAN FOR A BLOCK WITH HIS HEAD HANGING OFF HE DIED

THE PLANE CRASH I WAS IN SCHOOL ST. JOHNS I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY I REMEMBER THINKING IT WAS GOING TO HIT THE CHURCH STEPPLE

AND YES I REMEMBER JOHNSON COMING TO BROOKLYN

SO WHATS UP DUDE LOL

pinto

HOW MANY OF US ARE ON OUR 2ND MARRIAGE

anthony umbria

THE WATERFRONT MY FATHER IN LAW WAS WORKING 21 SHIP YARDS AT THE TIME HE TOLD ME ALOT ABOUT IT

pinto

WOW ANT,I'M IMPRESSED

anthony umbria

NO DEAD BRAIN CELLS HERE JOEY

francesca

Can't drink yet.... Want to finish the basement; Frank is going to FLA next week and I hate being down there without him.


PINTO: Did you know Ed (Eddie Joe) Eskew. Was in St. Rock's D&B forever. He came from the Garden Apartments. He was a good drummer
(not as a profession).

pinto

I REMEMBER ALL THE GLASS IN THE STREET FROM ALL THOSE BROKEN WINDOWS

anthony umbria

FRANNY

I REMEMBER EDDIE HIM AND BOSCO DO YOU REMEMBER HIM BOSCO

pinto

YES,I REMEMBER HIM, HE TAUGHT ME A LITTLE BIT AS A KID(10-11)
I THOUGHT HE WAS GOD.....UNTIL I SAW RINGO ON ED SULLIVAN SHOW.

anthony umbria

HEY JOEY HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW

pinto

ANT,WENT TO FAR BACK YESTERDAY........LET PUT IT TO REST.....I MADE BIG BOO-BOOO

francesca

Pinto Asks: HOW MANY OF US ARE ON OUR 2ND MARRIAGE
_________________
rock on


Francesca Responds:

Me.... My second and last! I told my husband that we're so old this time around that one of us will be dead before it's time to get divorced LOL.

Would choose a new pet instead of a 3rd time!

pinto

12/02/53----55

pinto

I HEAR THAT....... FISH TANK NEXT TIME FOR ME!