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Comments about go get hoolThere are 100 comments about "go get hool"
Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008
To City Noise Editors,
I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it.
I thought your group...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I agree,this is really a nice site.It is nice to think back on Memory Lane. I remember the "field days", in Boys High Field on Maple Street. In my day,it started in fifth grade....... Jane: I had to comment. This is awesome. I was born in 1949 and I lived at 1587 Carroll Street which is between Carroll and Schnectady. I lived there until I was 12 years old....... charhan: Dear Brucie:
The names you mention are all to familiar, it truly is ashame that the area became what it is today. My parents moved out I believe a little more than 15 years ago,...... Richie Rubin: Arnie H; hmm,I was a`hippie'attending`Fillmore East,'Electric Circus,Village`haunts'& awaiting`WoodStock'in late`60's..after
`WoodStock'I went to`Altamount'fiasco in N.Calif...but`twas in
winter[Dec.`69]& I was wearing shorts& sandals & riding a`HOG'
while getting a tan!.yep,calif.was such a different place/life
`69 was MY last yr as a...... Allan: Howard,
Now that you mention it, I do remember playing 'knucks'. Not recalling how the number of knucks were determined but I think we used a deck of cards. Something about you could decide to get...... Brucie: Webb's mabe the best glazed donuts on earth. I used to deliver the morning Inquirer and sometimes people would pay me while I was delivering papers and that meant that I had cash on the...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): I remember gettingth polio vaccine.It wasthe only time Iwent to the nurses office on the second floor. I remember squatting in the corridor at the time of the Korean War in1951, and that everyone got...... RELIK OFA: This shit is funny to read, all the people still talking about the old days. but if you want to go back in time it was Ozone in S.E. that made me hype on getting...... Marianna Calabrese: Hi to everyone in Brooklyn land i grew up on 271 CENTRAL AVE. i also went to ST.BARBARAS SCHOOL FOR 8 LONG YRS,I spent lots of time in the cloak room or the hallway for...... 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...... Eric: There is a church, funeral home, gun store, tavern, and elementary school all directly next to each other in my home town.
Get drunk, buy a gun, kill some kids, send them to the funeral home...... 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...... Brodidly AB: Bushwick!! What can I say? It can be an interesting place to live in and it can be a nightmare. To all those who are contemplating moving to Bushwick, on the serious tip you...... Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): Mrs.Gradstein was my sixth gradeteacher in 1955-6. I remember the old furniture. I never new it had been changed up till now.
Therr were fruit and vegetable stores across the street from the school on Schenecktady...... Esthr Herschman (Rechtschafner): I enjoyed this site very much. I graduated from PS167 in 1958.Now i will try to list yu some of my memories. Kindergarten teacher Miss Shapiro. (there was another kindergarten class and teacher -Mrs. Pinkerton....... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: Brian,
I used to live on Ella Street between Tioga and Ontario. 3423 N. Ella Street!!!
I hung around with the girls I named above. You may have known the Mackley's. I used to hang around...... Rich: Hi Everybody,
I lived at 1003 Carroll ST between Franklin and Bedford from 1957 til 1969, we then moved to 1048 President St which was directly behind the first address. Needless to say, for all of...... Warren S. : Jeeeezzzz... guys! Richie... Joe, thanks for the support on this one.
Once I had my responding comment out there, I couldn't return for a while just to cycle it out of my system a tad....... dena: I have lived in the Humboldt Park area all my 50 years and seen many changes for the better yet the gangs are a big problem still in our community and schools in the area...... Lynnette (Diaz) Madden: I had a dream about Webb's Bakery the other night. I woke up dying for one of their butter cookies with the chocolate center drop. I Googled Webb's and this is what I found! OMG--just...... pauline curran : hi fiona asked my sister about frahk jr and serena frank is ateacher in the local school serena workes with disabialy people . i remember going to franks more than once to get...... Hello, Brooklyn: Please dont come to Brooklyn... Please stay wherever it is you live if you're going to post dumbass questions like "Is Brooklyn safe for a pretty young girl?"
Please, please, please do all of us a...... Allan: Richie,
I lived in the same building as Judy Oshinsky. I have a few photos of us back around '55-58. She had 2(I think) brothers. On the corner of Schenectidy and Union was a dry cleaner...... Ed "Class of 60": I guess there are some people that look in the mirror and don't like what they see. They blame everyone but the person in the mirror for their miserable putrid lives. They look...... arquitecto: Xavi, good post. I feel your pain. I am a central american immigrant who grew up in cleveland. Went to school in Portland and am living in Sacramento CA. I have gained...... thesouthernapple: Hey everyone,
I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave.
I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that...... Tracy 3rd Sep 2008 21:30 GMT: All I want to say is I walked that road day in and day out for one reason being to take my daughters to school .
On the odd Occision when I looked around me I...... Antoine Whitfield: yo,
I get a rush nostalgia when i hear you all talk about the the old hood... i didn't realize our shared history and how diverse we are as people "Bushwick Bred". Wow, i...... Tyrone London: I attend Acorn for 4yr and graduated in 2003. This is a really great school. Teachers are very caring and concern most of the time if you miss a class or day at school. Remember...... Warren S.: To: Mary A...
I wonder you and I know each other... I blotted out so much of “back then” I forgot exactly when I would have graduated St. B's -- if I had graduated --...... Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital....... Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a...... I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided...... Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading
your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the
Casusos's...... blast from the past: Does anyone remember hanging out on the hellgate bridge? I bet my name is still up there.. What about the kids from Bryant high school.... anyone remember Brian Wolfort...PJ's Bar....Wetsons on northern blvd........ HOBrien: Hi Tom,
My name is Harry O'Brien. I lived at 569 Central Ave between
Eldert and Covert across the St from FHM. You and I started school together and played with the same kids ....... Billie: I live in Florida, my boyfriend lives in Tarrytown. The first time I saw this site it brought back sad memories of my own. My mother, father, uncles and friends all worked in factories in...... Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,...... Sam: Mort, I am so sorry to inform you but in the '60's the Kensington that I grew up in was not a "getto". I went to school over by Norris Square..oh and my sisters and...... Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I...... Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were...... Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington...... Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is...... Liz in Canada: I am Canadian and my ancestry is Irish/Scottish. Some of my ancestors were Catholic and some were Protestant, but I am non-religious by choice. My Irish ancestors were forced out of Ireland and...... anon (cache-ntc-ab03.proxy.aol.com):
Liz: My sister was born in St Marys Hospital in 1929,the only one of seve siblings born in a hospital. We all went to St Matthews school and church in the 1930s. The boys...... kms: My life got flipped turned upside down. I want to type this up and tell you all about how I came to the town called Bellaire.
In Cabrini Green, where I grew up and played on...... Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and...... TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... 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...... just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say...... Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was...... CLaSS oF '09 [Ms. Me]: Class of '09..YESS!!!, we're seniors now. But i would be wrong if I were to say that our journey thus far has not been memorable. As a senior, I've definitely grown up since the first...... Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny...... living in Hutchinson: Wow. Interesting website. I would like to comment too. I live in Hutchinson. I have been here my entire life. I moved to big cities in other states for a few...... Cecilia Midiri: Sandy, you must live on my street. Just yesterday, I wrote almost the same thing to the Daily News and today they called me to consider it for publication...I'm in the 25th also.
Wow, RonS,...... Who Cares for Kensington: Sandy describes a perfect example of failure of the most basic services. At what point does a city department administrator decide that he/she will not offer resources to respond to a problem in a given...... serlingrod: I do not defend the status - I wish to change it. I do not "draw a salary on the backs of the suffering" - the little funding we receive goes towards helping these people...... serlingrod: I don't think I paint a rosy picture of Kensington at all. If you read what I wrote I actually said there's lots of crime, disinvestment, and the schools are broken. Those were my words....... Debbie from Irlam: Hi Norma and Anne,
My maiden name is Buck, and I am sure Norma you will remember me, I used to knock about with you, not often, but used to come to your house in Cadishead....... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Debbie - I was born in 1963, (Cadishead), but spent my 'mis-spent youth' in Irlam... I remember Joey's disco well, and sitting behind the 'Tiger Moth' (but that's another story!!). My sister, Sheila, was...... Anne Priestley (nee Rigby): Hi Debbie
Good to hear from someone who went to the same school I did, you must be about three years younger than me though.
My first teacher there was a Miss Peters. Do you...... Bob Salmon: Hi James
Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere?
Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school.
Malcolm Kennedy was a good...... Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis...... Pat Fleming (nee Brannan): What a great site!! Just spent a morning reading through the messages and re-living my youth. I lived at 93, Lyndhurst Ave until I was about 5 years old. I remember a lady called Phylis...... 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...... Charlie Gouldie: I was born in Weir St 1960 and went to St Margarets, I still stay in Plantation next to the new Squinty Bridge. I still go round to the Stanley Bar where a lot of...... Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for...... MrBrenzo: Hutchinson Kansas is a boring place, if you are a boring person. I lived in Hutch until I was 15 and remember it fondly. the state fair only happens once a year, but it was...... B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working
factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced
out 22 years later.
While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming...... Big Dog: Ha! KP is not open for tours. As for becoming a CO (CX1), you just have to keep an eye on the federal government web site (jobs.gc.ca). Positions are usually only posted...... Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila (Vaudrey), my mum saw my uncle Colin this afternoon and told him how i came across this site and that ive seen some of his school pictures, and he wants me to go...... Sheila Hilton: Hello Dean,
I remember you and your brother Paul from Irlam Primary School. Your sister was in my eldest son's class. Yor Grandma and my mum were very good friends when we lived opposite each other...... Laura E. Ramos: Looking for information of Bushwick High School I came to this page, it gave me such a flashback of where I came from, this mural is beautiful, great job guys, I didn't graduate from Bushwick...... Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the...... James Connelly: Acorn High School the student body is pretty Urban there nothing like a school who loves the good ole Fire drill every week...And the bathrooms being close cause some one was smoking in there or...... James cashan: hello Jim W. RE Margarine Works
I remember peter hamburger (gruff voice)"oh yis oh yis", but who was the phantom!
daily cries of "whose out now? am i out now?" waiting for...... CaptainVideo: What you are doing is no different that all white communities banning together to keep blacks from moving in because they are afraid that they will bring crime and lower property values.
Humbolt is not...... bill: Hey katwoman. C.H.I.C. is on orlands and chestnut right in front of the reds. I graduated last year. I still live in the area and it really sucks whats happening. I did get a homeless...... James: I've lived in Jacksonville nearly my entire life (I'm 39). I find people who have issues with Jacksonville are not from here. The ones who complain the most are not from here. Jacksonville is...... Stuart Brennan: Hello Norma,
I'm going to try and post an old class photo from Cadishead Juniors once I get my dad to scan it for me. He's the computer whizz in the family at 84!
I will have...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob..... think I'm forming a reputation here... and I told you in confidence!! hahaha.
James - I remember my younger brothers (Stuart & John), talking about Tarzan Bridge. They are the same age...... 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...... Louie: I loved the article well written and so true. Its to bad NY politicians arent interested in caring for the beaches and they arent cleaned up.
A high school extra credit outing of cleaning up the...... Bob Sisko: Does anyone remember the pizza truck that drove around @midnight. I grew up on Sergeant & Emerald in the 60's-70's and have not visited but twice. I am going back next week to drive through...... 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...... Shaun: I moved to Jax in Sept and my lease is up in June. I am outta here! I'm from the D.C. area and I visited Jax all the time. My family and I decided to...... James cashan: hello,
Thanks for the info andy is this your own site that you started up? I will be out snapping old and new local haunts when i get the chance,and will...... janet: Steve--I must have known your father when I taught at Tilden from 1958 to mid-1960 (I had graduated from Tilden in 1951). It was a fine school in those years. Most of the graduates...... E.stoned bushwick: I was born in wycoff in 72 lived on wilson av.in stockholm st.went to 123 111@ 162 wrote graffiti, rymed saw allmost all my boy,s get hooked on crack, heron do bids remember my...... ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host...... Natasha: OK, OK...I know I complained my WHOLE 4 years in this school but honestly it isn't that BAD. Your high school experience is what you make it - so for those of you who spend...... sandra clegg/ arnold / shaw: hi sheena you will not remember me i lived next door to your mum and dad on park road barnoldswick we had to go to nottingham for the week and first...... Sheila Vaudrey: Hello Jenny and Janet(Sutton), I lived at No 42 Harewood Road and I do remember you living there also I remember the field that belonged to your granddad, it came at the side...... Jim: WOW!!! I used to live in Bushwick in 50's to mid 60's! I went to St,. Barbara's school on Menahan!! I was there during the first blackout & read how...... 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...... A. Weinstein: Hey everyone,
Let's get some dialogue going here. Hasn't anyone got any memories they would like to share? Does anyone remember getting out of school (P.S. 167) at lunchtime and having the pretzel man standing there...... saul altman: i wonder where the city of New York will build the next death town just like the one they created in Coney? They just don't get it, we need to build a community where all...... REVO69ERSKi: MAD PROPS TO THE REAL OLDSCHOOL FOOLS YOU KNOW WHO YOU BOYS ARE? TVC MOC BSK 7-UP WBB TNSB WFW CAN DOM IH RA FA DFC TKK MTW AIM DAM VO5 MUCH LOVE. 1987-2002 DONE,......
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