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Date Posted: 18:49:38 03/21/06 Tue
Author: David Weber
Author Host/IP: pool-151-198-156-203.nwrk.east.verizon.net / 151.198.156.203
Subject: Re: a small dose of nostalgia on a rainy saturday
In reply to: M Slotnick 's message, "a small dose of nostalgia on a rainy saturday" on 10:45:12 05/07/05 Sat

y message was archived? Oh well, time for another
>one!
>count me in for that game of stickball
>I remember many things about growing up in Canarsie.
>It was a great place to grow up. It was safe. I
>wouldn't let my kids walk home from school for lunch
>like I used to at age 7 back in second grade. I
>remember the excitement of being in 5th grade (PS115)
>and having a dollar to go out to lunch with my
>friends. That was a treat. We'd go to Joes, Domino's
>or Originals Pizza, get two slices, a coke, ices and a
>dime change from our buck! Sometimes, we'd go to
>Sylvia and Pauls luncheonette where you could get a
>cheeseburger deluxe, coke and a sugar cone of Louis
>Sherry (or something close to that) ice cream for that
>same buck. When we went to Bildersee, going out for
>lunch was like a jail break! There was a great place
>for Falafel named Irvings, next to Danza. There was
>always Franks pizza, but I like Ave L pizza a lot
>more. My ultimate treat was putting a whole small
>package of Philly cream cheese on an everything bagel
>that just came out of the oven from the bagel store on
>81st and Flatlands. We could ride our bikes from 3
>O-clock until dinner. My parents never knew where I
>was. That's something else my kids will never know.
>Canarsie definitely toughened us up though. I'm
>embaressed to say how many times I was on the losing
>side of a 3 O-clock fist fight. It took a lot of
>beatings before I finally said enough of this shit and
>learned how to kick some ass! These are lessons that
>kids of today won't get because of politically
>correct, zero tolerance laws motivated by liability
>worries! Now that was a helluva sentence, huh? Not
>getting picked for a team in a pick up game because
>you sucked at that game was another lesson we learned.
>It was a hard lesson to learn. Trust me, I know! But
>again, growing up in Canarsie taught us many lessons.
>But we have become a soft America and IMHO, we can't
>afford to be so soft anymore. Our fucking enemies sure
>as hell aren't! OK, I'm starting to ramble. Anyone
>want to say hi to me, feel free. I get nostalgic like
>this every so often. I'm fortyfive now. I wake up in
>the morning and feel like twenty. Then I look in the
>mirror and say, "Who the hell are you"? That's not
>funny! I had a lot of friends back in the day. Now the
>few I still keep in touch with are scattered all over
>the place. I just want to play one more game of
>stickball at 276 park with my old buds again. Oh well,
>time to take the family somewhere. Gotta fly.
>
>
>
>7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- mitch, 23:45:29 04/05/01
>Thu (NoHost/64.12.101.174)
>Anyone who still remembers what a mazo-thud was or has
>a vauge memory of mrs Seigal saying etudez,or, better
>yet mrs Rogers saying DETANTE [ lol ] please be kind
>enough to respond. It's been a million years and I
>think we should round up everyone for a party or BBQ
>or something. So many stories, so much history. We had
>a great class. Much better memories than high school!!
>
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>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Robin, 19:38:09
>04/25/01 Wed
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- mitch, 23:55:20
>08/08/02 Thu
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Robin, 23:03:36
>08/24/02 Sat
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mark Melnick, 10:45:16
>05/05/01 Sat
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Stephan Lerman,
>20:44:35 06/01/01 Fri
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- mitch slotnick,
>16:06:50 06/26/01 Tue
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Zeev Jankielewicz,
>19:00:26 09/18/01 Tue
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Larry Jortner,
>08:30:32 04/10/03 Thu
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mitch, 14:31:13
>04/22/03 Tue
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Larry Jortner,
>08:32:11 04/10/03 Thu
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mike Cohen, 23:50:51
>05/24/03 Sat
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mitch Slotnick,
>14:41:58 06/01/03 Sun
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Steve Rothstein,
>18:40:32 06/16/03 Mon
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mitch Slotnick,
>20:38:06 06/24/03 Tue
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Lori Slobin, 07:47:34
>07/27/03 Sun
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- TJ, 18:40:27 08/09/03
>Sat
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Mitch, 19:07:35
>08/17/03 Sun
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Steve Accardi,
>11:37:35 09/24/03 Wed
>Re: 7spe1-9spe1 from 73 to75 -- Back to section
>3...Sonny Boy!, 21:37:05 11/18/03 Tue
>re: Mazo-Thud (TM) -- Eric T. Mazo, 18:31:14 11/23/03
>Sun
>Re: re: Mazo-Thud (TM) -- Mitch, 16:32:44 01/02/04 Fri
>Re: re: Mazo-Thud (TM) -- Eric, 19:33:53 02/09/04 Mon
>Re: re: Mazo-Thud (TM) -- mitch, 17:56:02 03/26/04 Fri
>Re: re: Mazo-Thud (TM) -- Eric T. Mazo, 04:33:08
>06/19/04 Sat

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Re: a small dose of nostalgia on a rainy saturday -- Mitch, 14:31:07 05/01/06 Mon (ool-182f36e0.dyn.optonline.net/24.47.54.224)

>>count me in for that game of stickball
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Funny thing Dave, isn't it? It's a beautiful spring day today. This is the kind of day you could get three games of stickball in at 276 and still be home in time for dinner. I guarantee you that if we tried to do that today, we'd be unable to walk for a week! That said, when are you available? hehehe

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[> [> [> Re: a small dose of nostalgia on a rainy saturday -- Mitch Slotnick (somewhat aprehensive), 14:05:52 12/31/06 Sun (ool-182f2d9c.dyn.optonline.net/24.47.45.156)

New Year 2007.

Hello peeps!

Well, we're almost there. It is New Years Eve Day. Just prior to the shave, shower & all the rest of that stuff! I thought I'd relax with a cocktail while the rest of my family (girls all) run the gamut of readiness for the evening! I would like to wish you all a happy, safe and most importantly; a healthy new year. I am one of those (apparently not in the majority) people who understand quite fully, the exact nature of the world we live in today. That includes the threat of militant Islam and the collapse of our beloved American society. Let's just say that I was most happy when Led Zeppelin were a thriving, kick-ass band and I could count on Kirk and Spock to explain life to me at a time when I wasn't quite able to do so for myself. Now that I can do it for myself .......
I sincerely wish I could not. Be well my fellow Americans. My sense of "something" that I can not define, is unnerving! We can't (it appears) go back in time. So let's move forward, together, please. Semper Fidelis.

Oh yeah, I've had my song "Promised Land" linked to the front page of this web site for over a year now (lyrics and actual recording of the song) and I've only had one comment?!!!? Doesn't any one else have anything to say? Have you heard it? Go back and have another listen. I'd like to know what you think of the arrangement. Maybe I'll write and record another. That's a threat!

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