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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...... Alan Kupperberg: Yeh, Richie, FEH! Wit' d'hand! Sometimes when my father smelled a bad oder he'd say, "Lima, Peru!" really drawing out the Peru. He might also say, "Billy Eckstine!" in the same circumstances. ...... 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...... Janet: Well, the adage 'the more things change the more they stay the same' does not apply to the old neighborhoods or the old movie houses where those of our generation got a colorful taste so...... Brian Jacobs: Well, perhaps a compromise would be to attach signs to trees using an expanding metal collar with a rubber inner sleeve to protect the tree and allow the tree to grow without the collar...... augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets:
These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the...... 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,...... Apes: looks more like the nets from one of the "Pirates" movies.....
the netting in Planet of the Apes was thinner....... 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: Thanks Peter. It's nice to have a friend back you up. I just marvel at the stubborness of it though.....I mean, "keep on painting" ... Really? I've made it perfectly clear I'm not an artist..I'm...... serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to...... voice of reason: Everyone anywhere can either make the most or least out of any situation. The US medical care system is the worst of any advanced nation. You do not need to say your hospital...... Tex: Here's another one, this is the Kansas Cosmosphere, one of the recent winners in the "Wonders of Reno County". It was started my Max Ary, who stole space artifacts from his own museum and...... Mrs.L: For all of the people who are down on Hutch; how old are you?? For the people who think this town is such an awful place, you must be young. I am still in my...... janet: How terrific is this! Alma, I do remember the knish place, but it was across Utica Avenue from the movie house (which from time to time we affectionately called "the Itch"). I didn't buy knishes...... elaine: it's creepy that i find the stuffed toy more emotionally affecting than the real rabbit. mind you, real rabbits are DINNERS.... Joe: Hello CB Dare,
Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be...... CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change...... Jamie: I do sex plate. مع البيض على اللوحه. With eggs on the board. والبيض على قمة رأسها. And eggs at the top of its head. ليس الخام البيض ، كنت انظر. Not raw eggs,...... ~^JICK^~: Man...whoever took these pics i thank alot. All i want to say is great job. But another thing is that, i have lived in hammertown all my life, i am 13, i am a beginner...... CE: Wow! that street is filthy! The amount of trash on the streets seems to be one of the biggest differences I've seen between Canadian and American cities. Even in my neighbourhood in Montreal,...... anon (206-248-159-228.dsl.teksavvy.com): Wow! that street is filthy! The amount of trash on the streets seems to be one of the biggest differences I've seen between Canadian and American cities. Even in my neighbourhood in Montreal,...... JimQV : A young lady named Geraldine just posted that she had moved to Bushwick Ave & Eldert St, and doesn't feel insecure. My Mom was born in a house on Eldert St is 1922. Her relatives...... Upstate Jim: Born in Bushwick in 1963 and moved to rural upstate in 1971. Lived on Dekalb close to knickerbocker ave (about 3 doors down from the pizzeria). I came from a great big family...... Mike: Hairsy-I have some other names for you. I went out to dinner the other night and ran into a couple I've known for awhile, but didn't know they were from Kensington. Hairsy-I have some more...... Graham Bate: Hi Andy,
This thread is a real blast from the past! so many names I recall, Brian Bagshaw, Roy Bamber, Steve Weir and all the history that goes with the town. I come from Irlam myself...... Elise :): Hey, im from the northern part of Norway. lives in Alta.
I can't believe people actually know us for eating "pølser" as lunch :S
Personally, I've NEVER had a hot dog for lunch. Not once.
My family eat...... Katherine Edwards-Harris: My name is Renee and I lived in 1847 w.Lake my mother name is Dorothy Jean and we lived there for quite a few years. anyone who knows me my sisters Tiny or Meme...... jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have...... Rachel: I CAN NOT stress enough how much that you should avoid this creepy crawly many legged creature motel. DO NOT GO. It has horrible and has bugs. Not to mention the horrible...... New York: So what has become of the Rivers family and the two boys? (Lafayette and Pharoah)? Anyone out there know?
I heard Kotlowitz speak about 6 or 7 years ago here in Brooklyn and I liked...... NS: Hey guys. I have a report on Norway and was wondering like what the main typical dinner Norwegians have?... Andrew Smith: Shops in Irlam that no longer exist, but will stay part of my memory of growing up in the 80's.
On Fiddlers Lane - Joyce's Fabrics, Bambers newsagents, King's sweetshop, Bates's hardware store, plus the Greengrocers...... Scott Regner: My wife and kids spent a night in Norton Kansas on our way driving across the country in 1994. After driving 10 hours it had the only Best Western hotel available--arrived there around 7:30 PM--the...... jack: good grief, i have no idea of the name of these streets are but it looks like down by atlantic avenue, somewhere near the old navy terminals? can't guess, it looks really great, not...... jack: oh my goodness, a john lennon fan, i think the first pic was his apartment, the beatles, the dakota, manhattan in fall, soon i will take my family to connelly's for our annual Christmas in...... CartLegger: To me, its about one's inner relation to the outer environment.
The terms was originally conceived of by the Situationists of 1960's France as an conceptual art activity focusing on one's experience of space.
More recently, American...... jack: thanks little ukraine, would like to know your first name, but i informed my son who lives on the street where that drug bust took place. i'm generally down there every so often and...... jack: thank you wally, my great-grandfather was one of the workers on that bridge and he also worked on the battery tunnel, roebling has a town named after him, roebling new jersey where his wire factory...... jack: nice word there ukraine, i looked it up, i wasn't sure of it but i was close enough. nice pic's jeeff, very brave of you to take a trip like that, when i was...... Slick Slack: "bust in yards or on freeways not on peoples shit you fuckin toys they get what they deserve people like tha make graff look bad"
FUCK soft ass highway toys and freight faggots, this is graffiti...... EYON*DF*: alright so here it is, armor etching cream can be thinned down with mineral spirits (certain kind of paint thinner), or you could get both armor etching cream and bath etch, that mix i...... returned_farmboy: I was going to go to all the trouble to refute some claims about Hutchinson made in this post, but then I cam to the realization that: 1) If the author was doing a serious...... From Wisconsin: I was in Norway last Christmas, Had stick meat lamb (I didn't like it at all). The Polsa was awesome! I cant find a dog like that here in Wisconsin. I also like some sort...... jack: look at little girls and boys, did you ever notice boys run around shooting at each other with their fingers, and girls, they are playing with doll houses, dressing their little dolls, serving tea to...... PhillyGuy83: People exaggerate so much about New York that its sickening. If you are from a picket fenced suburb and want to know if you'll be safe in some inner city neighborhood then more than likely...... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi D McCormick! This is Steve Waterworth who used to live on the Irlam estate, in Neville Drive. I'm now living in Melbourne, Australia (not in a council house - ha,ha)and I'm married to Natalie...... NYCArthur.com: James usually works till he gets enough money for food, then goes shopping then fixes dinner or eats out. Currently he's living with a "friend" who got a bit loony and is now in Bellview...... karen: I was out to Belfast earlier this year to visit friends and I did the tour. Canadian born, raised in England with a catholic mother and a protestant Father. I remember growing up with images...... EvilGentleman: Socially stratified contrasts in high proximity. Some of it has been like that for decades, if not centuries, like the famous divide of Westmount, with those "above the tracks" being wealthy, while those "below the...... Guest: What a retrô metro wagon.. .. It reminds me a club or maybe an old mid-50's dinner....
Nice!!! I just think if all that neon doesn't hurt everyday passangers eyes........ serlingrod: I think you're refering to deindustrialized inner-city neighborhoods in general...they're not all red brick. Statistically St. Louis does remain the most dangerous U.S. city. ... montreal=awesome: Well, i just got back from a weekend in montreal, couldnt have had a better time (until the ride home) Went to Club Super Sex, excellent place, even the daytime ladies are hot. As far...... tina: i remember this whole shooting. i was only 10urs old when it heppened.i knew miguel he used to go to this club at inner city impact.i was one of the kids who marched in that...... Dcchanged man: I lived in bushwick from 1968-1982
Comfort and hell in bushwick depends on which pocket you lived in.
The dead end streets of buswick Aberdeen , Granite , Desales Place and so on where a lot...... hv11221: The making of this mural appears in the WSJ video piece: Inner-City Gentrification in Brooklyn (available at: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/video/pursuits)... Sylvain: sometimes they close around 3.00 and they reiopen for dinner around 5.00.
Great food and service.... Rune Willem: Spunkee... Dude, if you're deare to tell me your e.mail add.. then i can email u a few recipe of some main food recipee of typical dinner or lunch dishes..... jack: pic 1 - do not feed the birds
pic 2 - this is the last view of a kill
pic 3 - asking his mate whats for dinner tonight
pic 4 - saying look over there
pic 5 -...... jack: you know what i like about this pic, its the lights in the windows. its that time of day when lights start to go on in apartments, twilight time, that was the time of...... not important: the projects is like inner city manchester in britain where i grew up... joh: [quote]
EvilGentleman: 1st May 2006 - 02:31 GMT
Why does everyone want to think only of their own cities? [......] And sorry to say this, but Toronto seems to have a lot of sore winners! Shut up,...... jack: tim, i remember seeing manhattan the way you saw it and remember it. but you and i, (probably the two old farts here) we'll drop the farts, the two older gentlemen, ahem, grew up...... ScentuousOne..Dec10/2006: Ive read all these arguments above..you so called christian people bashing HA for the things SOME OF the members have done..you are not paying attention to what is going on in the world..How many prists...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: The liquor store is always a treat.
Yesterday at work I dressed up as Fidel Castro. Tonight I'm wearing a fantastic witch costume. And Monday I'm going to be Devil Debbie Reynolds. I'm going to...... keith raml: Just found about this wonderful man and his vision. It reminds me of the sculptor of crazy horse monument is South Dakota. It is amazing the strength of a single person who stays...... Jim QV: Tony, I read your posting and wanted to respond to it. I was born in Queens, but my Moms whole family is from Bushwick. Her grandfather (my great grand dad) was the original owner of...... Sirhcbre: I find it's best not to rely on nostalgia, it tends to be deceptive whereas it likes to leave out many of the bad parts of the past and glorify the good. Before God...... joey: evilg; so i kept my youthful looks, but my photographic memory has begun to fade. i'll have to ask my brother to be certain- he remembers every little detail - but, i think i remember...... and the winner is...: point made ja is the all time king of graff look at all his fans he has more fans in la...than writers who live there ,,i know im in la and nobody is up out...... 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...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: EvilG: I've got an ethics question. I was just in Denver and I bought a silver ring from a nice native lady who was working in (owned?) a store which carried tons of native american...... EvilGentleman: I remember living in P.E.I. when I was about 6, and this woman at the store was upset because she was so poor, all she had to eat was lobster. And I also recall my...... joey: i heard andy rooney say on 60 minutes that the lottery should print the names of all the losers, and how much they spent, as well as the winner.... parkour BEGINNER man: can any1 tell me some good parkour spots in acton, london. I really need it quick
... Susannah : I know - I'm just as guilty as anyone - I want to avoid anyone with whom I have a conflict with and would rather live amongst people who understand my "boundaries". I think the...... thegreathudiniwriter: the latest crackle on the stereo...
*Check out newtimes cuz normel didnt get caught...
*Ruen dhl, Nuez, Calus, Pluto(no crew affiliation-is NOT dsb)
yunginz not puttin enuff work out there.
*msg only crew really holdin it down, in inner...... EvilGentleman: Winnipeg has the same sort of inner-city interconnected retail walkway network. You can go quite a ways, even including the main branch of the city library. All quite interesting, but I can't help but notice...... elaine: the bird feeding has finally come to an end. the greenfinches continued to feed their little faces long after the insectivores had gone elsewhere for their dinner. however, recently the pigeons have discovered me, and...... elaine: shame. there are loads here, and they are not indigenous, so i had thought a nice christmastime cull with goose for dinner could be a good thing, but if they are not tasty the cunning...... Scott Sargent: I wasn't there long. Just passing through on the interstate, actually. I ate at the first {Denny's} for dinner, the second Denny's for breakfast the next day, and the bottom two shots are the front...... Rune Willem: Yes.. i am afraid that visitors to Oslo Norway and other places in Norway will be very chocked about our prizes here in Norway. Here is some examples: A beer in glas = 14 dollars...... jack: they should call it 'asianation'. the fish heads are great for soups. thirty years ago a client of mine invited me to his daughters wedding. it was held at #1 canal street...... GUS BRENNAN: MY SISTER USED TO LIVE IN STANLY STREET AS IT WAS CALLED THEN IN THE FIFTIES, I WENT TO SCHOOL IN SCOTLAND STREET, AND HAD TO GO TO MY SISTERS HOUSE FOR MY DINNER IT...... groovehouse: We have these things 'inside the loop' where I live here in Houston. The workmanship is so shoddy and they are put up so fast, I have noticed that some of the one's they built...... Jack: Heh, didn't realize HTML was disabled. So here's just some of what I wrote at http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2006/04/28/62
I lived in Bushwick for two years before moving to my current neighborhood in Brooklyn. And while living there,...... Peter: moldy dinner rolls scattered about the sidewalk:
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{newark}, {nj}...... EvilGentleman: There has been some confusion as to defining exactly what constitutes an outdoor structure or patio. I have heard that any structure enclosed on more than two sides will be considered to be indoors, and...... Blue: I'm trying to get to the bottom of this opposable thumb thing. Whats the deal? They can grab stuff, open it, and it looks like they got little people hands. I mean, if...... EvilGentleman: Why does everyone want to think only of their own cities? If you notice, the author appears to be an Italian, and yet no Italian cities made his list, not even the honourable mentions. If...... EvilGentleman: So sad, that some people really think that in order to achieve "respect", they must develop relationships with others based solely on the need to feel superior through violence. Meanwhile, the "loser" kids that they...... Elicar: Buddy, you forgot the bars... I said in one of my comments that I am not much of a drinker, but from time to time, it's nice to go out and let loose (two drinks...... jeeff: elicar - how about the reservations up north where people continue to be stuck without clean drinking water and reliable infrastructure? how about the saskatoon police (to name only one notorious department)? the amount...... rich: culture club i couldnt have said it better.i grew up there from 51-69,didnt have anti mex-pr stuff when they moved into the hood..2 of my best friends were mexican,we used to eat over at the...... Tim Horton: Since my name is Tim Horton, and my name is on that cup, the SUV rightfully belongs to me. :)
Seriously though...I think the Tim Horton's is missing an opportunity for some great PR here. Why...... Get out of your car, buddy.: Toronto must be a tale of two cities. If you live in the inner city, it fits like a comfortable old shoe. There are few places in the world that can boast such...... jack: thanks for your comments, its appreciated. joe and i were sister's favorites. i did not know that at the time, i found out at our 47th reunion. she knew we were from...... jack: very good grange. but i think that is a fighting rooster. see the leg positioned to kick the lady.
also, did i ever tell you guys about the time my brother and i got...... jack: i love new york in june, how about you, i love a gershwin tune, how about you, aah, strolling around central park in spring, when i was corting my wife i would......
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