DECEMBER 23, 2009 7:07PM

the games we played (another west side saga)

 

All of us have heard the concerns of Parents, Teachers and Sociologists about children spending too much time playing computer games and not being outside in the fresh air.

We didn’t have that problem.  There were no computers……there were no TV’s……./… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009 6:34PM

Bars (another west side saga)

 I grew up in a neighborhood named after a Bar.  The Bar, in turn, was named after an Irish Battle .  And after all of that, the sweet name of this neighborhood was Vinegar Hill.  With all of this, no wonder I drank!My first serious impression of a Bar was… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 8, 2009 9:56AM

Acid Test (a true nyc west side saga)

They came around the corner looking like three, bad, black hat cowboys.   There was a rhythm in their chaotic rush onto the street. They were known .  They were from a few blocks away, 134th Street, a very tough block. 

 On one side, the street was bounded by 5 story/… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 2, 2009 9:22AM

Where you from?

  

 I am not from Smyrna, Salina or Runnemede.  They all sound like bodily functions.  Nor am I from Downsville, enough said on that.

 I am from the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  This was an area, bounded by 90th Street and Amsterdam Avenue to about 141st Street an/… Read full post »

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