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Kaeleen: Well, hello stranger...lol Ahhhh.... the good ole days of being in yuba. :) I loved the 2-day dances.I and Denise would go and do the polka's...lol we had fun dancing in our socks and sliding...... 2many-: graffiti isnt for everyone...some like to rap some like to dance some even like same sex ...but then some like to do graffiti .. you got a problem?... went there: its so sad that they can't find anything better to do with the purple hotel. more conodos really? I say turn it into a community center or a big gay dance club. I used to...... 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...... Thelma Fuentes: I lived at 146 Grove Street and moved to Staten Island in early 70s (I didn't get to graduate with my class at St. Barbara's in 1972)...I remember Barbara Ann's, my first dance at the...... Keith Bernstein: Hi Suzy R--
We have come full circle: fifty years after I had your mother as a teacher, I am delighted to connect with you. Unfortunately, I can recall only a little more about that year.
During...... Diane: I am also from the Yuba area. Actually I am Kaeleen, Helen and Kim's relative. I was a Machovec and my mother's maiden name was Revels. I happen to work with Teena Wallace who lives...... Kaeleen: Hi ! not sure when the 2-day dance is.You would think I would know...lol can contact my ma & pa Fanta and find out.I did also hear that they were not having one cuz,...... Coral: I'm from Dominican Republic, I was in the 281, jajaja, very funny, Lenny danced for me, he is a beautiful and sexy man, I love it that club, incredible, wonderful place.... chris: i was there and 2 of my friends got ripped of by the strippers..they said $20 each for a lesbian show and my 2 friends said ok..they were gone for while and was wonderin where...... Dr Jayne: Great site. Did anyone go to dancing school at Miss Helen's School of Dance in the early 1960s? Probably on 19th ave? If you did, there was a family with three girls...... Michelle M: Kaeleen....
I do remember you and a lot of the other people that are posting on here. Does anyone know of when they are going to have the next 2 day dance? Would love to go...... anonymous: my advice to all you guys is that if a girl named angelika comes to ask for a private dance say no...she is the worst at it.. and she is such a b**** that she...... always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the...... EvilGentleman: A year has gone by, and this article has fallen to 25th place out of the 26 articles listed in the "Best of August 2007" page. I find it amazing how the best articles here...... emc: ok- so after reading a lot of the above it seems that it may be a bad idea to stay at my friend's place who will be out of town. i will be visiting...... LUCKY: hairsy ...... Tyfoid Kid: How's that old song go:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half...... Rita Spencer Knudsen: 27th Jun 2008 : I lived around Flatbush Ave. and my Mom would take me over to Decatur St. to see my Aunts Francis and Nellie. Nellie had the Nellie Cook Dance Studio on Broadway and I took dance...... carol: kensington has become a hell hole because of slumlords, section 8, and an abundance of sub humans living off government subsidies in filth ,drug stupor,and ignorance.... Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling...... anon (CPE001d7e0bfd12-CM0012250076ce.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): Yeah, I think Igor's place has been finally shut down - good riddance! I'm off to Jacob's to look for my girlfriend's stolen bike. Anyone know of any other good places to look...... anon (nat2.northshorelij.com): Hi
I grew up in Bushwick, along with most of my cousins. I went to Fourteen Holy Martyrs School- graduated in 1964. I have wonderful memories of my growing up years in a culturaly...... laz81: wow!have read with interest, the coments posted about the HAMC,
sadly, its clear many know very little about the club.
and i say club because it is just that, a club not a gang!
to the bros and...... Ron Urry: Hi Rob....
Thanks for the photos.from the correspondance I see at least 1 person lived at no 19 Atherton Lane, where my mother was bn in 1922.
The house look in remarkably good condition for 100 yrs...... James cashan: RE: Jon Burgess, ha ha well spotted jon i dont think that public demand, finance nor desire is great enough for that. K.O.T.S. Fans and those that remember us are a rare commodity,although i...... The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time.
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We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When...... Candy: Well im a dancer there .... its 15$ per song contact but 20$ per song for a vip room not more not less ....usually in the weekend were about 40 to 55 girls workin we...... anon (ppp76.tc-5.kal-ch.mi.localnet.com): Does anyone remember Bushwick High School during the 1960's, and some of the teachers there, such as Mr. Abel (Orchestra and music), Mr. Holden (swimming), Mr. Fieldler (Track and sports coach), Mr. Cohen (Sports and...... Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised.
Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written...... hairsy: there was a group that sang there i dont remember the last names 2 john a bob antony afew guys i work with at at 2nd and girard and some i would go...... Gem One.... INWOOD NY..: For those who didin't know - Mr.Freeze From Rock Study Crew N.Y.C. Break Dancer passed on this week 4/3/08
God Bless him & family...
Gem... Kathleen Knight: Right now i think that i am the only one making a comment from from my class. I am a former student. i am part of the class of 2000 , And PROUDLY reps MY...... Bob Salmon: A time or two, dances above the Co-Op near the nag have been mentioned. I remember evening Live Group dances being held there on a regular basis, they were organised by Maurice Johnstone, I sometimes...... Steve Weir: Higher Irlam Co-Op was a great place, they stored the empty pop bottles around the back & it was rather easy to climb over the wall & "liberate" a few...for shall we say recycling at...... Sheila hilton: Hya Sue,
I also used to go (albeit for a very short time), to the dance place above the Red Rose Inn. Didn't it used be be called The...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton):
Cyril - Times have changed a bit since the 'tea-dance' days. Wasn't the protocol that the young ladies had to sit like wall-flowers and wait to be invited to dance? So if some...... Susan Taylor (nee O\\\'Reilly): Hi Cyril
We used to attend a similiar function, I'm sure it was above the Labour Club Irlam,I think it's called The Red Rose now. We used to love the barn dance, where eventually you...... Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Norma
One of the week's highlights during and for a few years after the war, was the saturday night dances held above the Higher Irlam Co-op.The haunting music produced for the evenings by the Fred...... Junito: Wow! It was hard reading all of that. Lets all study our cultures of the western hemisphere (e.g., Tainos, Aztecs, etc,.) We are decedents of moral, loving, industrious and spiritual people. We are greater then...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Does anyone remember a disco in Cadishead? I think it was called Chains and was above the old Co-op? I used to dream of going there when I was a 'grown-up' and just...... Kensington H.S. Vice President: Hello to all Kensingtonites.I lived at 5th & Leigh Ave and attended Kensington High School for Girls from 1958-1961.
Even though I have not been to Philly for many years, does anyone have suggestions of...... Michael Waugh: I am lucky enough to have lived here, here are a couple showing my father Phil Waugh, receiving a Swazi shield in honor, dancers were from Mataffin, 25 years at Dickon Hall Products. ...... Jeff Vlasak: The "2-Day Dance" still goes on....I'm trying to remember just when? (February I believe?) Perhaps someone can post it so others can mark their calenders.... Rob: Rob Tynan: 24th Jan 2008 - 19:06 GMT
I have looked at the picture of the Cooperative shop and it not the shop on the corner of Silver Street as the upstairs windows are completely...... Ellen: Oh what memories!!!!!!.My grandparents lived at 1102 Eastern PKWY and my Grandpa had a tailor shop on Utica right around the corner. I spent every Saturday afternooon of my childhood there- with all my aunts,...... Jenny Foster(nee Sutton): MY GRANDAD SUTTON AND UNCLE JACK SUTTON LIVED IN VICTORIA ROAD FOR MANY YEARS.HE FARMED THE LAND NEAR THE CEMETERY AND DOWN TO THE RIVER.ALSO SOLD COAL ;FIRST WITH A SHIRE HORSE,THEN IN THE EARLY...... Malcolm Read: We see thousands of chickens and you would think that eggs would be in abundance under bushes, behind trees, near buildings, on the grass, etc., etc., around the island. But, there are no eggs to...... wakkawakkawakka: How's it? I'm writing a novel that takes place in Montreal and one of the places the characters visit is supersexe. Could anyone be able to describe the Vip section is like? You know, where...... To Arii: Students who skipped Math A and moved to Math B classes are exemplary students who already passed Math A Regents. If you feel that your need wasn't met, you have to see any of...... K King: Why do you take on such a smug attitude? And not include the CN tower as well, which obviously crushes the Space Needle? It is probably Canada's biggest tourist attraction in terms of attendance. Don't...... anon (wnpgmb01dc2-99-69.dynamic.mts.net): Winnipeg has been the most understated and under appreciated city in the country for decades.
Rich with a vibrant arts scene and steeped in an abundance of rich history and a plethora of great performing arts...... Peter: guy: thanks for your posts; im glad to see youre taking a crack at going pro- best of luck! additionally, ive enjoyed looking at your posts; the ones concerning exotic animals, especially, are just so...... serlingrod: LOL a shot of the DOLPHIN! that's great! this place is a great little "neighborhood" dive bar in deep South Philly...kinda seedy inside, only sells Bud and Coors. They have topless dancers on Fridays and...... jack: that's a new craze dance step from roseland on 43rd street in manhattan, it's called the penquin walk and you can't use your arms only your hands and tiptoe around, really good shot.... A LIST OF PEARLIES BY BOROUGH?: Does anyone have a list of current Pearlies by Borough? and their contact details?
Surely this would be helpful to event organisers/schools etc wanting a Pearly King or Queen in attendance........ Simone w. class of 2005: HA. I went to this school, left in 2005 as one of the top students. It was not that bad...We did have some drugged up dance teachers and we DID have the worst gym experience...... John Dereszewski: Crystal, as I'm sure you know, the block on Covert that you lived on went through some very difficult times in the 1970's and 80's due to the many buildings that were lost through numerous...... defandum: The secret to sucess in Hutchinson is to devise a great con-game or lucrative Ponzi scheme.Many have done well with this approach over the years and are doing quite well presently.Research will bear this out....... the bachelor: I just went this past weekend and I would not recommend anyone to go here unless you want to spend more money than you should. Yes, the women were beautiful, but so were the...... jack: i was hitting balls at that range last summer, the parachute jump, and next to it was a carousel back in the old day's, from the parachute looking down the boardwalk you can see some...... Kim: Yes it's me.One of the Pearsall girls.Kaeleen & Helen's sister.I really like this site.Hope more people see it and join in.Those 2 day dances were a riot and the dam,wow!!!life was so uncomplicated then.The memories...... observer: leaving Hutchinson, Kansas about 20 years ago was a decision i've never regretted.The mindset of the business community is that you OWE them for a minimum wage existence.GOOD jobs are hard to find and unless...... Kaeleen: OMG ! Jim & Teresa,
Yes, I remember you guys VERY well.Jim I lost contact with you a few yrs back.Do you still live in the eastern side of WI yet? Teresa where you living now...... juan tejeda: OHH YEAH
remember the music teacher who looked like a druged up vesion of nicolas cage....
or the dance teacher mrs Bristol
HOW ABOUT mr Ouchio the computer teacher who beat up some asshole?
the dumbass chem teaCHER...... Teresa Novy: Hi Jim,
I remember you and think of a club we used to have, if you are the Jim Clary I'm thinking about,I can't remember everyone in it but Roger and Kim were a couple of...... Bobs Ferry Accident:
We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’...... Luis Acevedo: During the last couple of days I stumbled upon the website for upinflames. I couldn't believe my eyes. I am 28 and have lived in bushwick my entire life. I grew up on Wilson Ave...... Tony T: Reading through all of these posts brings up a mixed bag of emotions. Like many here, I left Bushwick years ago (16 years ago actually). Japan is my home now, and it is a far...... jack: little ukraine your photos are terrific. bravo, maestro. astoria, i love astoria, i was in boot camp with friends from astoria and when we completed boot camp we had a 2 week leave...... Ladii T: I'm a current student at ACORN and i graduate in '09. To those who come in as freshmen,here's a word of the wise. If you do your research and go to open houses then you'll...... AnOnYmOuS: WeLL...I think acorn community is a great high school.I'll be a freshman in september 2007...I hope theres dance and singing activities cause i love to dance....ju knoe...FrEsHhHhHh...Thats schooL better be FrEsHhHhHhh... piuczguy: it is an arcade machine similar to Dance Dance Revolution... jeeff: february is grim, but the true love cafe at sherbourne & dundas is sure to raise one's spirits. especially considering the venerable filmore's hotel just down dundas street. here's a shot taken from...... Anne M. Berger: I grew up in Brooklyn in the forties and fifties. It was truly the melting pot. I went to St. Joseph's on Sydam St. My Irish friends went to St. Lenords on Toutman?...... Dave: Oh dear, freds all danced up... VinniethePooh: There's oe on the block of Nostrand between GATES AVE. & QUINCY AVE. The Gates side used to have a club before the arabs took the store on the corner. The Quincy side has a...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: His skinny tie was too tight and he blacked out, mid spaz-dance. Toppling over, gravity grasped him. RIP cool iPod dude.... jack: it probably is, unless it's mcdowels from coming to america, but i marvel at how society has changed there in japan, as a child i remember when they were bombing tokyo, i sometimes wonder if...... Former Student -Class of 03': I graduated from ACHS, and although I had some great experiences there, they did not have the latest equipment and technology. The gym is pretty small, but I didn't care because I hated gym....... Loki : This is totally inspiring:
And to those who question the structure's strength: I work in Construction and Demolition. I can say that from pictures, he has done a great job for "scab" work. and...... EvilGentleman: Octopussy is actually an exotic dance studio, no drinks are served. I'll post those pics this evening.... EvilGentleman: Hey, I just noticed, at the bottom of the poster with the pictures of the dancers, there is a free buffet notice. I wonder what kind of food they serve? But wait, lemme mull over...... 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...... EvilGentleman: I must comment additionally, I found the adjacent signage in the last photo to be quite funny, yet appropriate. The "{Body Quest}" Gym was an awesome touch of randomness, and I guess the dancers who...... jack: when i arrived in bramerhaven on christmas eve in 61 there was a body of an east berliner lying on the barbed wire dead from russian bullets. we were immediately put on alert and...... jack: there was a dance pavillion and before that there was one on the boardwalk, and how many people do you know who say, 'broadwalk' it should be, 'boardwalk' there are boards on the walk but...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Why can't everyone just get along, and then all the soldiers can become bakers, ballet dancers and rock stars? Because we fight over beliefs, land, power, money and the last piece of wooly mamoth. sigh.... .nanotech.: [[img:18457]]
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* The Queen of England has reportedly been buying up property in Colorado under a proxy.
* There is a lot of "secret society" symbology at the airport,...... Lou: Real photos; inaccurate description.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/storm.asp
Storm Clouds
Claim: Photographs show Hurricane Katrina hitting the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
Status: Real photos; inaccurate description.
Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005]
Photos of Katrina over Mississippi
(Sure...... jack: i knew gypsies in europe. they travelled around in colorful wagons. some pulled by horses and some by an old car or truck. they lived off selling cheap jewelry, tarot cards, playing...... Ithaca: Was there a dance pavillion at Luna Park...I know there was one at Dreamland, but it burned down around 1911.... GGP: oh, you know me, joey, i get around.
(fishmonger, perhaps, or hula-dance instructor?)... jack: to the dancer, sorry i havenone but maybe my friend might have one, if not when im there ill look for you
... balletbar@aol.com: If you have any pictures of Sheepshead Bay Rd. I would love to see them. I am trying to find the Marjoried Mazia Dance Studio that I attended in the 1950's. Thank you........ jack: have i ever told you all i go extremely insane for flamingo dancers.... Susannah: Either him or.....THE LORD OF THE DANCE!!!!!... EvilGentleman: Thank you, Peter and Catherine, for your kind words. Me try-um me best to speak-um good words for big understand-um of our way. ;-)
Catherine, do not feel as though you have demeaned the spirit world...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Thank you Evil G for your insight. I would love to visit a reservation and meet the artists who make the art. I make jewelry and paint pottery and I like to see the people...... EvilGentleman: The art, if authentic, should be supported by buying it. I personally feel the best way to buy native art is to go to an Indian reservation and buy it directly from the artist, wherever......
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