Blog peruser Jimmy V from Windsor Place makes a great point in one of his comments about listening to the older guys and learning from them:
Charlie and Gerard,
You guys and others like Jimmy R. and Richie Deer were the guys my group looked to. That is what makes neighborhoods like the Terrace great. What you [...]
Archive for January, 2008
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Posted in Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, tagged Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones on January 28, 2008 | 26 Comments »
I wanted to thank everyone who has made a visit to Container Diaries and especially the ones who have shared stories, memories and have dropped by just to say hello. The contributions have been amazing. It really is astonishing to know what a great neighborhood we grew up in.
This past Monday was another record-setting day [...]
MR. WHOLENESS
Posted in John Devaney, tagged FDNY, John Devaney, Red Hook on January 27, 2008 | 11 Comments »
So many people have come and gone; some good, some bad. Like all neighborhoods, Windsor Terrace had their fair share of them all. You have the people who everyone loved and respected; then you have the people who no one liked. But as you get older, you look back and realized [...]
A KODAK MOMENT
Posted in Father Devlin, Football, Prospect Park, tagged Father Devlin, Football, Holy Name, Prospect Park on January 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
What’s that old saying, ‘A picture is worth a 1,000 words’?
Nineteen-eighty something, (can’t recall the exact year) here we are – champs of the Holy Name football league (The Nads) organized by Father Devlin. We played in Prospect Park on Sunday’s. Great league for a couple of years.
Father Devlin was a great [...]
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
Posted in Double-Wall, Frankie the Ace, Whiffle Ball, tagged Double-Wall, ESPN, Holy Name Schoolyard, Sports, Sportscenter, Stick Ball, Whiffle Ball on January 24, 2008 | 31 Comments »
(Today is the third and final recollection of the ‘Paved Paradise’ series from the Girl’s Schoolyard at Holy Name.)
Do you recall ABC televising the show ‘Wide World of Sports’ back in the day? I believe it came on at 4:30 Saturday afternoon? We tried to catch it every week.
In the Girl’s Schoolyard growing [...]
PITCHING IN
Posted in Bob's Hardware, Stick Ball, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, tagged Bob's hardware store, Holy Name, Prospect Park West, Spaldeens, Stickball, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium on January 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
(Continuing with the ‘Paved Paradise’ series, part 2 of my recollection of the Girls Schoolyard at Holy Name)
Have you ever sat in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium? Maybe you have been lucky enough to score a ticket and sit in the bleachers at Wrigley Field in Chicago taking in a Cubs game? I’m sure [...]
GO BIG BLUE!
Posted in Farrell's, Joe Farrell, tagged Eli Manning, Farrell's, Joe Farrell, New York Giants, Super Bowl on January 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Congratulations to the New York Giants on their NFC championship win over the Green Bay Packers!
I know a lot of guys from Farrell’s are big Giants fans. The late Joe Farrell, better known to everyone as ‘Fonz’ was a HUGE Giants fan!
Here’s to all the fans back in the neighborhood who have stuck with them, [...]
IN MEMORY OF…
Posted in Memory Of, tagged Donald Leaver, Donna Molloy, Drew Thomas Joe Sabbagh, Ed Cush, Ed McGrath, Eloy Mirahle, Frank Caputo, Frankie Paladino, George Brossard, Jim Galvin, Jimmy Maloney, Jimmy Riches, Joe Bellino, Joe Farrell, Joe Sullivan, John Devaney, Kenny Dolan, Marty Rutter, Michael Mackey, Michael Rauthier, Nu-Nu Sabbagh, Peter Vega, Vinny Brunton on January 19, 2008 | 57 Comments »
This entry is dedicated to the memory of those many wonderful people from Windsor Terrace that have passed away and to those of us left behind who miss them. (Feel free to leave your comments below or if you have someone I have missed and would like to include them, pass their names [...]
