Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

GERI,
HOW LUCKY WERE WE TO HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF WHERE WE GREW UP. WE HAD ALOT OF GOOD TIMES AND SAD TIMES BUT HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY THANK GOD. LOVE YA CUZ TERRY

Shit,... You are so right Patsy. Story of my life... Always too late.. lol

Talk to you later... the doctor is calling.. YUk....

Terry you are so right.. Love ya!!

Morning Ladies and Gents

Goodmorning, Janet, Pasty, Terry and Geri

Have a good day.

Talk later

Oh and Suzie

JANET,
FORGOT TO TELL U I HAVE BEEN CLICKING ON THE ANIMAL RIGHTS SITE FOR U EVERYDAY WHEN U COME ON. LOVE SISTER NINJA DEBBIE BRODBECK SICIARGO IS ALWAYS YELLING AT ME TO DO IT BUT IT IS SO MUCH EASIER NOW WHEN U POST.

Thanks Terry. I do it numerous times in a row. I do them all but concentrate on the animals & the rain forest.

Morning Judy.

Hi Guys,

Since today may be a slow day...everyone is busy cooking and getting ready for tomorrow. I thought I would tell a funny story.

Just thought I would share a very funny story about turning 50, (well at the time it wasn't so funny)...... When I turned 50 this year lets just say it was not one of my happier birthdays. ...... I felt very old and it was very hard to get the words out, 50 just sounded old... Well I was just starting to get over it ( I guess I had no choice in the matter) that is until a couple months after my 50th birthday....I had to take my son Michael to the doctors for an MRI, he injured his knee playing baseball...and you remember ladies when the kids were young and we had to take them for an Xray or MRI and the nurse would always ask us if there was any chance that we might be pregnant...and as we got older maybe in our 40's sometimes being asked that question was like "wow you think I can still be pregnant at this age" right, come on girls I know you all felt that way at some time or another..... Well when I took my son for his MRI the nurse (who was probably 18 or 19) was giving my son instructions and then asked if I would like to come in with him, so I said yes and I guess I was waiting to hear the famous question about being pregnant (I guess 50 really didn’t sink in yet) lol lol, and to my surprise do you know what the little bitch asked me....she wanted to know if I had a f*****g PACEMAKER. Well needless to say my son almost fell off the table with laughter and I didn’t know whether to laugh, slap the bitch or vomit. My head was spinning and all I could think about is “are you kidding me”. When did I go from people thinking I was young enough to be pregnant…to people thinking I was old enough to have a pacemaker. Well I guess the girl saw the expression on my face and at this point I thought we would be taking her out on a stretcher…by now she was probably more flustered than I was (did you ever notice those Jersey girls, their voices are always 5 octaves higher than ours), well by now she was talking about 10 octaves higher and rambling on about how her boyfriend’s father just had a heart attach and he had to have a pacemaker put in and he was only 47, so now she just asks all her patients that question. So by now I felt sorry for the girl, so I try to explain that I just turned 50…blah blah blah (like she really gave a shit) and how I just felt old, and her question just threw me. I left there feeling so old and told my son the next time he needs an MRI he can go his frigg’n self . lol lol lol

Just thought I would share this story. I am still trying to accept being 50, even though before you know it I will be 51………YIKES!!………. and as long as I don't have to hear these stupid remarks I guess I will be ok..............

All kidding aside I know most of us don’t like the idea of aging, but think of the alternative. Some people don’t even make it to our age. So I will handle the 50’s like a big girl…… I promise… Judy

OMG Judy, how funny.

GOOD STORY, JUDY LOL I WILL BE 56 IN A FEW DAYS, AND I'M SO PROUD OF IT. I HAD A BABY IN MY 40'S (EVEN PROUDER) LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WORRY ABOUT A FRGGIN NUMBER.

HI EVERYBODY,JOE PINTO HERE
1 - HAPPY HOLIDAY TO EVERYONE-HUG & KISS THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE
2 - BRUCE'S PASSING REALLY STUNNED ME,NEEDED SOMETIME ALONE TO REFLECT.
3- JANET HORAN- I KNOW WHO YOU ARE-I KNEW YOU LOOKED FAMILER.
4- TELL FESTINA MY SISTER NAME IS DIANE,THEY WENT TO ST JOHN'S TOGETHER.
5 - JUDY,I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU AND YOUR SISTERS,ALONG WITH THE PERROTA'S(KAREN,DIANE,AND ANETTE) WERE THE NICE'S GIRLS IN THE HOOD.
6-PATSY, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AND TALK-SO MUCH TO CATCH-UP ON.
7- ANTHONY UMBRIA-WE GOT TO HANG AND DO A BIG ONE.
8- ALSO, I FOUND SOME OLD PHOTOS OF ME - I WILL TRY TO POST THEM ,MAYBE MY FACE FROM BACK THAN WE JOG SOME MEMORIES,OR I COULD E-MAIL THEM-JUST GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS.
THAT OFFER IS FOR ALL WHO IS INTERESTED.
FINALLY,BE A DRUMMER ALL MY LIFE (BLACK SHEEP,THE PROPHETS,THE CHICAGO LOOP,TO NAME A FEW) I WOULD LOVE ALL OF YOU TO HERE MY CURRENT BAND-I THINK THEY ARE THE BEST I EVER PLAYED WITH.
WE HAVE CD,VIDEOS,NEW CD IN A MONTH OR SO COMING, AND POSSIBLY A GIG IN A LOCAL CLUB OR BAR IN A FEW WEEKS.
OK FOR NOW- I WILL BE BACK LATER JP

I'M WITH YOU PATSY,I'LL BE 55 ON TUESDAY(12/02/53),AND I FEEL LIKE A KID STILL,AND I PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I CAN PLAY DRUMS NOW BETTER THAN WHEN I WAS 17.AND HAVE A 10 YR OLD SON WHEN MOST HAVE GRANDSONS THAT AGE.
FOR ALL OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW-I MARRIED(2ND TIME) A GIRL THAT 12 YR LONGER THAN ME.THATS DOESN'T SOUND TO BAD NOW-BUT IN 1969-1970 WHEN WE WERE HANGIN OUT ON 7TH AVE & 22ND ST(PATSY)MY WIFE -WHO KNEW-WAS ONLY 5 YRS OLD. NOW I FEEL LIKE A PERV!

Hi again All. Doing my morning contests and just keep checking back. I am glad that you remember me Joe.