Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread (Continued)
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hi everyone greetings from vermont
warren i admire your spirit in trying to keep this blog alive it has me blogging more often. i would hate to see
it diminish.
anthony i hope things are going well for you.
sister rose nice to see you on also
jeanette report in from rhode island
scansy quit counting your money take time to blog
joe pinto have a great weekend
patsy...suzie ...terry debbie helen...judy anna and allof you from the hood have a great weekendyou see warren you motivated this old man stay well stay happy
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Glad to see the activity. No so Blue now! Jerry, glad you added your 2c. Terry, sorry to hear that Bunny is in a nursing home & I will be praying for her. My sympathies on your dog Butch I know the feeling having to be the one to go along with the Vet's recomendation to let our Dog go years ago.Judy & Anna, glad to see you on and I know I can count on Patsy just about everyday. Anthony, Get on here before some people break your door down and then you will have to feed them... :sunny:
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Wow what crazy weather today!!!
Suzie did you put up your tree today?? It was the perfect day to do it...lol
Terry so sorry to hear about Butch.
Patsy enjoy the party.
Hi Judy, Warren, Joe, Rosie, Jeanette, Jerry, Anna, Karen, Helen, MaryAnn and any one I missed.
Kevin went to an Army college football game today at West Point with my 2 brothers, needless to say it got cancelled because their power went out. It took them 3 hours just to get to the NY Thruway...they left at 3:30 and still aren't home. I just hope they are careful, they said there are downed trees everywhere [-(
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Thank you all for you kind words for Butch.
Jerry how the heck are you
Saw Uncle Chubby last month. Was in the hospital awhile back but doing good now.
Love and miss all you guys
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Good Morning Everybody.....
...I am so glad Winter is still 2 Months away....
...Someone Please tell MOTHER NATURE .... -
Good morning Joe and All,
Yes Joe Mother Nature must have been drinking..lol
Could not believe the ice I had to scrape off my windows this morning. I hope the winter is not going to be bad like last year.
Went to the gym and off to Church now...
Empty nest syndrome. MY baby boy moved to Hoboken yesterday, my little Butch went to heaven and Mike ha crazy hours...I wish it was 1969 again when I did not have a car in the world and my Mom and Dad were here.
Oh well that's life.....I thank God I woke up this morning and I have a life..
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HI GUYS..
BUSY WEEKEND..WE HAD TO GET A NEW MODEM..OLD MO9DEM
WAS OUTDAQTED & COMPUTERS WERE RUNNING LIKE CRAP.
MUCH BETTER NOW.
HALLOWEENN PARTY AT MY SISTER ROBYN'S LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT.
HAD A GOOD TIME!!CUZ..SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT BUTCH. YOU WERE VERY BLESSED , .. HE IS IN DOGGIE HEAVEN.
GIVE MY CUZZIES JONATHON & APRIL MY LOVE & CONGRATS ON THEIR NEW HOME TOGETHER..YOUNG LOVE IS GRAND!!!ANNA..NEW FURNITUER,..GREAT. ALWAYS NICE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
HOPE JUSTIN HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH.
DEB..I WILL TALK & HOPEFULLY SEE YOU THIS WEEK.HI WARREN, JERRY, JUDY & EVERYONE. HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT
WEEKEND..I NEED TO FINISH COOKING MY DINNER NOW..
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Patsy....hope to see you too this week
Terry....I had a dream that you and I were going to Atlantic City!!! lol Don't know where that came from but count me in
Can't believe tomorrow's Halloween already...trying to decide what to bake...lol Hmmmm I'll sleep on it. Good night all.....
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good morning every one .terry sorry to hear about your butchy .i know how it feels .i also had to put my spanky down. i was sick over him a long time .this is the reason why i don't have a dog today .does any one know how antony doing?suzie how's your mother and father doing ?jerry where are you ?oops you still sleeping.janette are you having your coffe now ?god bless all .
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good morning, friends
'HAPPY HALLOWEEN'
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!!DON'T EAT TOO MUCH CANDY. LOL
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Good morning all....Happy Halloween
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE....HAVE A SAFE AND GREAT DAY!!!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE....HAVE A SAFE AND GREAT DAY!!!
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Hi everyone-quick typeby...my furniture got delivered on Saturday..I love it...Tina left for Pa.yesterday and made it there ok..still can't believe that snow you guys had!!!Terry-predictions say this winter for the U.S. is going to be worse than last year!!!...I'd go to your condo now & come back in May...LOL..Anthony-where are u? Hope you're okay..well, have to get back to work ...Happy Halloween everyone.....bye
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Happy Halloween
Have a great day
Anna we are going for a short trip. Mike is not retired and he has to go back to work. boo hoo -
HELLO EVERYONE....
.....WELL, IT'S HALLOWEEN AND MORE IMPORTANT, HALLOWEEN NIGHT. JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS HOLIDAY AND WHERE IT CAME FROM. I KNOW IT'S A PAGAN RITUAL AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEAD AND "LOST SOULS" BUT REALLY, IS IT ALL NONSENSE?
....DID YOU EVER HEAR A STRANGE NOISE IN THE NIGHTIME, WONDERED WHAT IT WAS BUT WAS TOO AFRAID TO GET UP AND CHECK IT OUT? OR,DID YOU EVER SEE SOMETHING YOU COULDN'T EXPLAIN? WHAT ABOUT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW YOU HAVE BUT CAN'T FIND IT....HMMM, WHERE DID IT GO?
...WHY ARE PEOPLE AFRAID OF CEMETARIES AFTER DARK OR CROSS THE ROAD TO AVOID A CERTAIN SCARY LOOKING BUILDING OR HOUSE. UFO"S, THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, GHOSTSHIPS OR SEA MONSTERS...FACT OR FICTION.....NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE.
...WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE INTO MADNESS AND MAKE THEM DO UNIMAGINAL ACTS OF MAYHEM AND HORROR....I DON'T KNOW ...DO YOU?
...EVERYBODY THAT VENTURES OUT THIS EVENING, BE CAREFUL..BE VERY CAREFUL. WHO KNOWS BUT MAYBE SOME OF YOU WHO DO GO OUT TONIGHT MIGHT FIND THE ANSWERS TO THESE AND OTHER UNEXPLAINABLE QUESTIONS....WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT IS OUT THERE, WAITING.......FOR YOU?........H A P P Y H A L L O W E E N.......
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The only trick or treaters we get here in our retirement village are people who are lost & need directions back to their houses. No candy give aways, The first year we lived here (1997) we did buy candy and had it in a bowl near the front door. Nobody came so that is that! There are Halloween parties and we have been to them in the past. There is also a lot of spooky decorations outside. but nothing compared to what we did in NJ. My whole front porch in Bergenfield was a Bat Cave with skeletons and bats hanging around a blackened cave like place.My front yard was a cemetary with grave stones with corny sayings on them. Like "Here Lies Freddy. Is he really deady?" Count Dracula was there also as well as "Frank In Stein". We would have a costume party at our house and we had a contest for the best costume. The winner got a hand made wooden decoration for their front door. Oh well, those were the good old days. Now the scariest thing I saw today was the nurses dressed up in my cardiologists office. They really got into the spirit. :batman: :spiderman: :rambo:
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HI ANNA.. GLAD YOUR FURNITURE CAME.. ENJOY!
JOEBOROOXX.. LOVE THE STORY & THE SLIDE SHOW..
REMEMBER OUR SOCK & EGG FIGHTS ON THIS NIGHT WHEN WE
HUNG OUT ON 7TH AVE.W/THE CROWD??
THOSE TRULY WERE THE GOOD OLD
DAYS. I REALLY MISS THEM
CUZ. ENJOY FLA.. CALL ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE.. LOVE YA, XX
SEND KISSES & HUGS TO MIA & ARIA..OUR PUPPY 'ACE' IS DRESSED AS HUGH HEFNER IN A RED SMOKING JACKET WITH PIPE & THE BACK OF ROBE HAS PLAYBOY DOG ON IT..
HE LOOKS JUST ADORABLE..WARREN..MY TONIANN JUST CALLED & SAID WE ARE RUNNING
OUT OF CANDY ALREADY.. I BOUGHTT 3 LARGE BAGS..
HAVE TO GET MORE ON THE WAY HOME..WE HAD SO MANY TRICK OR TREATERS & IT IS STILL EALRY. TONITE THE TEENAGERS COME..DEB, ARE YOU GETTING ALOT OF KIDS TOO???
C U ALL, LATER.. ENJOY YOUR NIGHT!!
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Patsy I'm running low too.....we had alot of little kids earlier but now the teenagers are showing up!! It used to be I was out with the kids trick or treating now they are out without me...lol Actually Kati's still in school....ok gonna have dinner...see you all later.
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ONE HALLOWEEN NIGHT, MANY YEARS AGO, I HAD A REHERSAL IN BRUCE ZITTELI'S BASEMENT. BRUCE LIVED ON 20TH STREET BET. 6 & 7 AVE. I LIVED ON 32ND & 4TH AND WOULD WALK BACK AND FORTH EVERYWHERE I WENT. WELL, I DIDN'T GET TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I GOT ATTACKED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD WISE GUYS WITH EGGS,FLOUR, AND PANCAKE SYRUP. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK HOME BECAUSE I KNEW MY PARENTS WOULD NOT LET ME GO BACK OUT, AND I WANTED TO GO AND PLAY MY DRUMS. SO I WALK ALL THE WAY TO BRUCIE'S HOUSE, LOOKING AND SMELLING LIKE A IHOP WITH SNEAKERS. WHEN I GOT THERE,BETTY(BRUCIE'S MOM)PUT ME IN THE SHOWER,GAVE ME PANTS AND A SHIRT TO WEAR AS SHE WASHED AND DRIED MY CLOTHES WHILE I PRACTICED WITH THE BAND. I WENT HOME AFTER PLAYING AND MY MOM AND DAD NEVER KNEW WHAT HAPPENED.
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GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS
LOL, JOEBROOXX.. THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS.
GOD BLESS BETTY ZITELLI.. EVERYONE'S MOM. SHE WAS
ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIGHBORS ON THE BLOCK..DEB!! BY 8:45 IT GOT QUIET..LOOKS LIKE THE KIDS
IN THE HOOD ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!! :cheers:WEATHER IS NICE TODAY..HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT!! :flower:
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Hi - I can't believe by the time I got home at 6:00 pm there were NO MORE TREAT OR TREATERS!!!!!!! Not one, I think I am taking off next year for Halloween...LOL
This is my daughters baby Vienna
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...I Wish we were kids again...playing stickball on Sunday after mass...taking the train to Brighton beach....eating in Felix restaurant on a Friday night, after playing with the band at the "Y" on 9th street...
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Hey Joe, Yeah-Memories---I had a favorite band which was run by the son of the best deli in the neighborhood-Kahlers.His name was Richie Kahler. He even played at my wedding reception. I can remember them trying to kill me one night in the 9th Street YMCA because they played 3 Lindy's in a row and then hit me with a Charleston. They knew I loved to Lindy & Charleston both. I can remember the Cube Steak & Bickfords Restaurants on 9th Street right down from the Y. I can still remember the names of the guys I played stickball with on 12th Street. Jimmie, Tommy & Fonzie Hickey, Blackie Fiorello, Bobby Murphy etc:. Yeah they were the days all right. We had to chip together to buy a spauldine to play stickball and sooner or later someone would hit the ball over or on a roof and we would have to chip in again. The balls cost 29c back then but that was more then anyone of us had! Sometimes we took bottles back to the store for deposit so we would have enough for a ball. The bats of course were old broom handles and they worked just fine. In the summer we would play from dawn to dusk and only come in when our mother's yelled "Come in right now or I will tell your Father when he gets home and you will get it good!" Most of the neighbors liked to watch us play but there was one old P.I.T.A. who would call the cops on us. When we saw them coming we would hide the bats so they would not take them from us. My mother used to help us hide them...
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JUDY.. SHE IS ADORABLE.. I AM GOING TO POST ACE WHEN I GET A CHANCE IN HIS 'HUGH HEFNER' COSTUME.. THSES PUPPIES ARE TOO DAMN CUTE!!
HI WARREN...
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Patsy - I know, I truely feel like she is like our granddaughter....
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Warren...I remember "Chips on the ball"....If you lost it, you had to buy a new one.
...How about straightening out a metal coat hanger and curving one end into a cup to scoop out the balls that went down the sewer -
Joe, as I said before quite often one guy did not have the 29c to buy a new one so we had to chip in. We had a guy named Charlie who was real thin and had long arms. We used him to retrieve the sewer balls. Speaking of sewers, the furthest I ever hit the ball was 2 1/2 sewers. Almost made 3 but not quite.
Judy & Patsy-Hi. If I was a dog & you dressed me up like that I would defenitely bite you GRR GRR! #-o
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2 1/2 sewers.....very impressive
Howdy, Stranger!
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