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Howard : I saw Harry Truman in a motorcade campaigning for President riding through Eastern Parkway. It was Petach Tikvah (Gate of Hope)on Lincoln Place & Rochester Ave. . For a couple of years Dubrow's had...... Richie Rubin: ALLAN,I went to PS 167 w/Roger Brown,I wonder where HE is now?
in fact,I gave HIM HIS 1st taste of a Knish[from Greff's on
st.John's pl.&`Skin-Neck-Titty'..it was a Potato,..& HE did
like it!..in fact,Juan Clemente was w/US..but it...... jack: hi joey, its been almost two years since you asked for a story about the beat generation in the village. well its better late than never, so here is a short one. my...... Doc S.......: Yo, Rick - What a memory!! I think I got my first baseball glove at "Circle". The "other" store for upscale chocolates was Barton's, on the north side of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave., if...... punsterbill: Born in Williamsburg Hospital in '41. Lived on first floor of 99 Stockholm St until '47 when we moved to Cornelia Street. went to PS 56 on Bushwick Ave, Halsey JHS and one...... Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the...... always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between...... Richie Fisher: Wow. I lived on the corner of Harmon and Wilson till June, 71. Cried wnen I left. I went to St. Barbs, grad. in '71. I lived 2 houses fom the other Fisher's, Georgie, Kenny...... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... Andy: I'm sure that kid isn't planning to hit any baseballs with that bat.
Some "peaceful" protest you seem to be having there.
And those comments were not written by a Korean. Someone just having fun with an...... charlie : Great pictures I myself used to hang out in that tunnel for years back in the early years before the amtrak police kicked me out
another time at the southern end one of the homeless nut...... Al Pierro: Just came across this website in search of info on what has happened to St. Joseph's church where we used to play softball back in the 50's & 60's. I attended a grade school on...... Elkin School Rules!!! DJD: If I could move back to Kensington I would. However, that can't happen, due to the realities of life. Reality sometimes is a bitch! Reality forces you to make decisions that you wish...... Andie: Cody,
I know you and your family personally. I grew up in Hutchinson and attended church with you. You are not representative of the average Hutchinsonian. Your mother is a hospital administrator and your father is...... EvilGentleman: Beatiful set of photos. You really captured the emotions of the rallies. I especially like the irony of the girl wearing a mask that says, "NO CNN", but a baseball cap that says, "American Blue...... bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56...... Bobby I: It's a shame that time goes by so fast. I lived on {Starr} between {Wilson} and {Central}, before JHS 111 was there (it used to be PS 53) and it had a nice little schoolyard...... riana: I moved here in 1989 and if you people hate Jacksonville now you would of really hated it back then, there was really nothing to do, and everyone here talked funny. Ive seen it grow...... Floody: I agree that it will never get back to where is was in the past...nothing ever does, but please do not put down the efforts that the New Kensington Community Development Corporation is currently doing....... Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or...... Chris: Loew's Pitkin, 5 cent hot dog war, Jungle Jim's coconut drinks (Strauss off Pitkin), Pizza DEn (HOme of the Square Pizza- Amboy off Pitkin). Wuhan Tea Garden (Pitkin between SAratoga and Strauss), Rainbow, Barton's, Barricini,...... Frank S: Holy cow, I can't believe it. A friend e-mailed me about the story. I did a google search and sh*t I'm back in Brooklyn. 169 Harmon -3rd floor. I hope word...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Hey Cartlegger, If you see a man in a red baseball hat on your travels around Newtown creek and that area, it is my beloved husband. You seem to be taking the same walks. I...... EvilGentleman: Yes Mae, these igloos were beside the baseball field. The last two pictures are from the igloo you probably remember, which was built in March 2003.
All the rest of the pictures are from the igloo...... mae annanack qisiiq: i remember this igloo it was beside the baseball field i think it was 2004 years ago.... Yeah I live in Hutch, so what.: Quoted earlier: I challenge any Hutch resident to name me TEN particular, redeeming, specific traits about the town that make it "special".
I can't name ten traits about ANY town that make it special, but to...... A few things that make Hutch special: Let's see, we have the Hutchinson Salt Museum (the only one in the Western hemisphere), Senior's Open and the Women's Open (famous golf tournaments if you didn't know), NJCAA (basketball tournament again, if you didn't...... Mary Pflugh Sacco: my Dad grew up in HOBOKEN AND HIS CLAIM TO FAME WAS THAT THE FIRST ORGANIZED BASEBALL GAME WAS ABSOLUTELY PLAYED THERE. dUKE WAS BORN IN HOBOKEN IN 1917. hIS UNCLE WAS DR....... CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16...... Andre: Pharoh And Laffy was real friends of mines. Me and Pharoh use to watch Saturday Night Main Event at house and play Baseball all day. I am glad the book was written but in the...... jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the...... cap: thats actually really neat. i always look down there from the subway going downtown and wonder what its like down there. theres a really cool semi-kept-up baseball diamond neat the tunnel on the castle-frank side...... baseballmomma: I live just outside of Nashville. In response to boston baller, youre right. Most of the time, when you see shoes on power lines, they are generally from gangs marking their territory or...... ArtsyNani: That first photo makes me miss the neighborhood so much. I coached youth baseball teams in the adjacent baseball field since I was 15. I'm currently studying in MA and can't wait to...... tt: "This odd church/apartment building was situated directly across the highway"
It was originally a Hospital, my younger brother was born there... At one time it had a baseball card shop in it.... Guy McLaren: Catherine 66 Jaguar 3.8s also in some quarters known as the MkII. Manufactured in England
Jack Eastern Transvaal is the previous name for Mpumalanga which is a province In South Africa, Thats at the Southern tip...... EvilGentleman: Yes indeed, it was hard at first, but once bag-tagging was taken to hand, a good stiff competition soon developed. One great prospect after another would rise to the forefront, only to be sacked shortly...... EvilGentleman: I think he's referring to the pic of the market, with its signs of 10 lb potatoes and 99 lb tomatoes.
I never knew there were hillbillies in the Maritimes. Mind you, back in the late...... Scott Sargent: I'd like a Maersk Sealand baseball cap.... mofidious: ooooooh a fan? hey man ...editor cool name unless u r the editor then its just normal i'm not gona tell u who i am ..sorry , i cud give u my myspace url but...... cookie 10: My family moved to Brighton Beach in the 60's and coney island in the 70's. In the 60's it was beautiful. In the mid 70's both Brighton and Coney Island had turn to sh*t. All...... EvilGentleman: In October of 1988, I was 19 and still lived with my parents in the officers' house assigned to my Dad in Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Nova Scotia. One day that month, the paper boy...... Elicar: Is there such a thing as opportunity stalker. This guy happened to be there when I started snapping. If I were to really stalk someone, I would choose someone taller, beefier, and oh, definitely not...... EvilGentleman: I see jack caught the real reason for the man's arrest, but is being his usual subtle self about it. To wear a Yankees cap in the land of the Jays is a crime unto...... dp: There's also a SANE piece in the backyard at ABC No Rio on the lower east side (MN).
SANE was in a few art shows at ABC during the 1980s. The piece is...... jack: oh to run in a field again with my glove on my hand and my baseball cap on my head running and yelling for a strike out. the sun in my face and my...... Fragthemall.: I am curently working on a mod for Counter Strike called "Kengsinton Market". It is a "Patty defusing " scenario. Litterbugs versus Vigilantes. The Ulock armed Vigilantes try to prevent the baseball bat toting litterbugs...... des: yeah what about the baseball bat though?well he said he was nervous and all those people were coming at him right so...if he didn't hit her with his fists i dont think by the...... Media_Baron: Adam Krawesky (aka hool) is the guy who took those photos.
He says that "Motorist" got a baseball bat from the trunk and came toward him.
A "good man"?
... kyuss: can somebody explain to me where the baseball bat comes in?... James: The move he made to dump her bike, the foot against wheel and pull on seat is a move taught to cops, so I doubt if he was charged for anything. Why did he...... malaiko: hool is it true he tried to attack you with a baseball bat?... ALEX T.O.: I agree wholeheartedly with Leah's response. ALthough she claims her response was instinctual it was the correct response at the time. The fact that it was documented serves to expose the cowardly behaviour of...... Jestersgears: First things first, people, the street is NOT a garbage can, despite what 90% of the world thinks.
Second, Don't start nothing, there wont be nothing.
There's probably a whole lot of things that led...... What's Really Going On Here: Since this has become a cyclist vs motorist thing...
Helmet Cams
Just as Richard Nixon wouldn't have been nailed without the tapes, technology is available that cyclists can use to get motorists to behave. The technology...... The Chimp: My guess is that "rage boy" and blondie were mixing it up in the car long before our plucky little bike courier showed up. His reaction seems to be way over the top for...... Uncle Dirt: Seemingly, I possess the single voice of reason. Both parties went to far. A verbal admonishment would have been better than throwing garbage back into the tardstick's vehicle. Justice should be doled out as follows;...... Barmitzvah: To the 'white vest girl'who is engaged to this nut. I understand your horror at how "unladylike" this courier behaved. Part of her problem is that she probably doesn't live with a violent psychopath who...... Exbluejob: I take my hat off to the courier. Our cities and countryside is being slowly ruined by these thoughtless assholes. Perhaps if we find where he lives and dump the contents...... BEST PART IS:: Everyone in Toronto hates this guy.
Why does someone have a baseball bat in their car in January in Canada?
The kind of guy who uses it to attack someone.
... He's still a jackass several days later: driver = asshole, pig
courier = hero, citizen doing the right thing
Pigs like him deserve everything bad that happens to them.
Physically fighting a woman? Pulling out a baseball bat to go after the photographer? Go...... JMHO: Gutsy move Leah....but if you're going to get in someones face you should be prepared for whatever you get back. This guy was a total asshole for taking it as far as he did but...... LivingInTO: Why does the driver have a baseball bat anyways? And I wonder if he was pissed off at his girlfriend before throwing out the burger!!... What's Really Going On Here: It's interesting that this is primarily a concerned citizen vs. a s***head matter, not a cyclist vs motorist issue. The reason why it has exploded as the latter is due to the decades of...... innercitykittie: very dramatic action. couple comments.
1. I keep reading he threw coffee, but don't see coffee or cups in the photos as he is coming around the back of his van. Is this true? Where are...... dude had a baseball bat!: to morethanenough:
It is even harder to believe anyone would support driver asshole. He took a bat to the photographer. Can you post an excuse for this action?
I though not. Talk about willfully blind.
As for your...... dude had a baseball bat!: to morethanenough:
It is even harder to believe anyone would support driver asshole. He took a bat to the photographer. Can you post an excuse for this action?
I though not. Talk about willfully blind.
As for your...... Logos: Hey All,
I think escalation of Violence is a preety good indicator of whos fault here, it went from throwing food at each other to throwing potentially scalding coffee,
As to Leah, you got a...... Baseball Season?: What's this guy doing with a baseball bat in his truck in January? Is he in the winter league? This guy is a sack of s***.... dude had a baseball bat!: Again the pathetic folks who defend Driver while ignoring the fact he took a bat to the photographer.
You people are grim.
Again I challenge any one of you losers to justify Driver's actions vis a...... justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like...... Joey: I thought this was 2006? What's with all the chauvinistic women haters on here? Let me clarify a few things here that some of you seem to be forgetting (which I know firsthand)
1. Alex threw...... Both sides: I have read/heard both side of the story. Unfortunately, the "motorist's" side was stated by his fiancé and not by him, as the actual participant. Both sides are plausible but I am still...... JOHN_FROMTO: Incredible, what has happened to our society. I agree that this guy needs some serious help before he kills someone. As for the blond(girlfriend) I would leave well you still have your front teeth. He...... dude had a baseball bat!: Pete:
Funny how people can make a racial issue out of two WASP types in an altercation. Sorry I don't see how the feeling of bigots even get to come to play here.
People want to...... dude had a baseball bat!: Pete:
And this justifies the bat incident how?
I thought so.... dude had a baseball bat!: "That Cyclist should be charge for assault, that cyclist should have learn, report to police, don't take the law in your own hand. If it is up to me, you should be charge for assault...... Pete: to "dude had a baseball bat", the issue is very polarized. You have one take on the situation. Many other people see the incident from a different perspective. To you, Ethnicity/sexual orientation/...... dude had a baseball bat!: Strange how everyone defending motorist asshole keeps neglecting the fact that he went after the photographer with a baseball bat.
As I read your lame excuses for his behaviour I see no explantions for why...... vancouver: Having read the story on CBC.ca and clicking on the link, I have to wonder about people.
To the courier: It was fucking trash, hopefully you didn't get hurt. Some of the pics show you...... To 'She Had in coming', 'The Motorists' and Everyone else.: It's too late to defend this very very dumb individual. Why is it everyone who claims to know him personally writes the exact same way? So "Brother in Law" are the kind of...... justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: First of all, who carries a baseball bat around in January(the middle of winter)? The guy must have some serious issues! I think road rage, a mid day attack of coffee, bike stomping and assault...... Mixed Martial Artist: Fucking asshole, I wish I was there to armbar that fucking wimp.
He's lucky I wasn't there or else I would have made him my bitch when I snap his arm in half (with or without...... Joe: Just wanted to say, that I'm glad that Leah was able to defend herself.
I'm not saying that she handled the situation the best way possible, but I do commend her on acknowledging that...... phoqnchyt: The Fiancé/Lady in White Vest still has to explain for the baseball bat. Her brother didn’t mince words against Kensington Market either, so I wouldn’t mind if she explained to us what where such “nice”...... seriously?: I just don't buy no-seriously's claims including "The driver got pissed and was attempting to hold her there until the police arrived. After all, under the Rules, she committed an assault." Bullshit!!!
Come on, speculation...... anon (toronto-HSE-ppp4056517.sympatico.ca): I read every post from beginning to end. It wasn’t a very productive day at work…
Some people made me laugh others pissed me off and a lot made me think.
This is an example where you...... TOBoy: Unfortunately with her action she allowed the focus to turn into a "who did what and what was worse"..I dont condone her reaction, but she did have a cup of coffee thrown at herand for...... HW.: Watch out for this guy, first baseball bats,next thing you know it will be a gun to ward off.........all dangerous woman on bikes ? In this nut crazzzzed city . I am suprized it was...... Someone who Thinks Toronto is no better than Detroit.: So girl in white vest, the pictures show a totally out of control act from your boyfriend. How exactly does one get his hand stuck in a wheel? His left hand is holding...... Neighbor: I would be interested to know where the two individuals reside. Having lived in the market for many years - virtually every scrap of road in that neighborhood is somebody’s front yard. If she lives...... Dotcommie: No_seriously: You seriously come off as an idiot for defending this man. Running around in the streets punching women and chasing a bystander with a baseball bat! That cannot be explained away by the bike...... Dotcommie: No_seriously: Assuming everything you said is true (which is doubtful, but let's assume it's all true) this guy is still a violent nutbag as is evidenced by his response. There are other ways to respond...... steve.m: oh and Leah imo you should have pressed charges. If this guy is crazy enough to go apeshit for litter/scratch imagine what he will do with the baseball bat to someone else.... BigHungryAntelope: I am torn on this:
On one hand, there is no excuse for her picking fights with people. People need to chill out and live and let live and stop acting like Pat Roberson! A...... hbirdman: If you read Leah's account at 27th Jan 2006 - 22:45 GMT there were 5 assaults across 2 incidences. the first two were trivial food assaults of trash food and coffee then according to...... scribbler: People that litter are ignorant, arrogant pigs that deserve to have the trash they throw on the ground thrown back in their faces & the environmentally destroying cars they drive.
The driver needs lots & lots...... scribbler: People that litter are ignorant, arrogant pigs that deserve to have the trash they throw on the ground thrown back in their faces & the environmentally destroying cars they drive.
The driver needs lots & lots...... scribbler: People that litter are ignorant, arrogant pigs that deserve to have the trash they throw on the ground thrown back in their faces & the environmentally destroying cars they drive.
The drive needs lots & lots...... only me: The misogyny is some of these posts in incredible.
The guy's "a bit of a dickhead"? Come on, he carries a baseball bat in his trunk, and I don't think it's for games.
The woman......
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