That’s the only way I can think about this; the blog that is, Container Diaries!
I’m not talking about how many views we get each day (which happens to be surpassed each day). I’m talking about all the people who have viewed, posted and found the site just by Googling (is that a word?).
The friendships have been re-established. People have spoken to/e-mailed others they haven’t heard from in years. Dialogue has been established via the comments section and it’s pretty neat to sit back and read them.
The pictures sent by readers adds an extra…quality to the blog.
When I started this project I had no idea where it would lead to; I didn’t think in my wildest imagination that I would get this many visitors.
Once again, like I always do, I wanted to thank everyone for making Container Diaries a success.
Please keep the comments coming, the e-mails and phone calls coming and most importantly, spread the word to someone who may not know about the blog.
Every day someone will e-mail me and say, “wow, I found the blog!” or, “someone sent me the link!”
I spoke to a long-time friend this morning and we discussed how important Holy Name was to us as kids. How it shaped who we are and how the people involved made us who we are today. At the time we didn’t see it; (I didn’t anyway) some of us didn’t understand the guidance, others thought we could make it on our own and at times were defiant, especially towards authority but as we mature, we come to realize how important our upbringing was back at Holy Name.
Being in the coaching industry and also being a father to a nine year-old girl, I am often finding myself using many lessons, stories and examples from my past.
The friendships formed in Windsor Terrace were incredible. It warms my heart when I get e-mails from friends or see them posting on the blog; friends I haven’t heard from in over 25 years.
Yesterday while browsing the Internet I saw that Time Magazine listed their ‘Top 25 Blogs’ of the year. I looked at all the names of the blogs and thought to myself; wouldn’t it be amazing if Container Diaries made the list next year?
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the blog. I currently reside in Michigan but when I get back to Brooklyn, I want to meet up with everyone in Farrell’s and…well have a Container!
-SF
Hoops135@hotmail.com
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Keep those emails coming and send those pictures, we’d love to post them! If you’d like to share your thoughts about growing up in Windsor Terrace, you are encouraged to be a Guest Blogger.
Finn, you are doing a great job keep up the fine work.
ML,
Thanks buddy.
I miss those two-on-two- games down in PS 154 schoolyard between you, Mike K, Glenn and myself. Did we ever win any? I always recall losing…You guys were bigger and stronger.
Is ML the Whopper.I remember playing ton’s of great basketball down 154 with the whopper.Miss those day’s,and so does my body.I think my body is breaking down for the million’s of hours spent playing hoop’s.Hey but it was all worth it.
BL,
Nope, it’s not all those hours you played thats doing it to your body, you my friend, are getting up in their age!
LOL
‘Larry’, you had a nice game back in the day…
ML.
Who gave you that nickname, a nickname of endearment of course after the professional center, Billy Paultz.
Glenn Thomas gave the name “The Whopper” during a game in the summer league. According to me i was having a monster game. You know the kind
of basketball game, that you are doing really well, all psyched up to play. I came to the sideline during a timeout all charged up. Glenn looked and me
and said it takes two hands to handle a whopper, from the old burger king commercials. Aka a nickname is born.
Hoops
We won most of those games because we had 4 and 5 years on the both of you. Also glenn could not hold me low in the box LOL
Right, now I remember. I look back on those games and I really miss them. We had some battles.
Tom Brady also dished out nicknames like they were going out of style. I’d love to hear from TB and see if he could recall some of the memorable names he placed on people…
I remember that the Cullen’s, myself, and Fin went out and recruited a team. Our first priority was to get front court help for we were younger, smaller, and weaker than the other teams in the summer league. Our first acquisition was acquiring the rights to Mike Larkin aka “The Whopper” affectionately named after Billy Paultz the former NBA player. Whopper had a body that resembled Paultz’s and the name stuck. Larkin had a game that involved double pumping and he would pull the ball back over his head almost hitting his shoulder blade which made it virtually impossible to block. He was a great scorer! I remember our first game in the Middle League against Parkside II ( LOL No Ray Collura’s team was Parkside 1 and Joe Hurley’s team was Parkside 2 Fin you are the only one to get that!). Kenny Crowley went up for a shot and The Whopper swatted the ball thirty feet up the red brick wall of the church. The ball almost hit the lights. Our bench and team exploded with cheers for our team had arrived! We wound up winning that game. We also had Mike Kawas aka “Machine Gun” named after the former ABA star Travis “Machine Gun” Grant for Kawas liked to shoot first and ask questions later. He would have made a great gun slinger in the old west. Our team was coached by Rich “Chico, “S-Lace”, “Snozz”, “Snooze” Ferriolo. He had more nicknames than anyone! Rich would work the officials like Pete Iulo and Mickey McNally and every so often get teed up. His favorite line would be “C’mon Pete” We had a lot of fun that summer. We were 15 years old playing against adults. Frankie Cullen was our best player. He was a crafty lefty that got his shot off whenever he wanted it. Frankie went coast to coast against “Brooklyn” at the end of the game to win a game at the buzzer once! Great times!
GT,
Good call. That move by Frankie ‘Bank-bo’ Cullen is still clear in my mind. I could see him dribbling around the Brooklyn defenders like he was in a dribbling maze and scoring the game winning basket.