Hope all is well with everyone. Sorry but I wasn’t able to blog the last couple of days – been out of town. Wireless was hard to come by. Also with the team in full swing, it’s getting harder and harder to get to the computer. Oh yeah, did I mention [...]
Archive for November, 2008
LEFTOVERS
Posted in Thanksgiving, tagged Bread, Leftovers, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Thanksgiving, Turkey on November 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
FOOTBALL SHEETS
Posted in Fat Tom, Timboos, tagged College Football, Football Sheets, Gambling, NFL, Sports, Timboos on November 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »
With Thanksgiving being a day away, besides food and family, football is probably on everyone’s agenda. Whenever I think of football, my memory takes me back to the days of filling out football sheets.
You know what I’m talking about – the long sheet with all the scheduled games, college and pro. Pick anywhere from 4 [...]
CATCHIN’ UP
Posted in Container Diaries, tagged Container Diaries on November 25, 2008 | 14 Comments »
It’s been a great run here at Container Diaries over the past 13 months. Reading each and everyone’s comments has been a breath of fresh air. It’s awesome to see people re-connect and to share in the memories of the good ol’ times!
Keep sending those e-mails, I appreciate the feedback and of course keep posting [...]
EXPENSIVE TEETH
Posted in Tooth Fairy, tagged Money, Pillow, The Little Rascals, Tooth Fairy on November 23, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Do you remember as a kid when your tooth would fall out and at night right before bedtime you would slide it under your pillow hoping and praying the tooth fairy would make a house call while you slept and in the morning you’d find some coin under the pillow?
You were under the impression during [...]
PIZZA CRUST
Posted in Crust, Pizza, tagged Pizza, Pizza Crust on November 21, 2008 | 48 Comments »
How come as kids we never ate the crust of the pizza but as adults we polish the whole slice off?
The other night I noticed my nine year-old daughter Taylor had 3 pieces of crust on her plate after she consumed 3 small slices.
“Finish the pizza honey.” Is what I said to her.
She quickly replied;
“Daddy, [...]
STREET GAMES
Posted in Street Games, tagged Container Diaries, New York, Street Games on November 19, 2008 | 22 Comments »
Thanks to a loyal reader of Container Diaries, I was sent this clip by way of YouTube of some trailers from an upcoming documentary, ‘New York Street Games’. Interesting comment by Regis on going back to his old block in the Bronx. He says, ‘it’s quiet – there’s no kids around…’
-SF
Hoops135@hotmail.com
THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION
Posted in Frankie Paladino, tagged 1970's, 1980's, 9th avenue, Add new tag, Addiction, Drugs, Frankie Paladino, Jim Carroll Band, People Who Died, Pynn's Deli, Windsor Place on November 19, 2008 | 45 Comments »
Often times I could be driving down the highway and a song will come on the radio and it’ll take me back to the 70’s or even early 80’s. It’ll also remind me of some of the people who grew up in the neighborhood. A song which brought me back this morning was [...]
WOMANHOOD
Posted in Holy Name, Teachers, Women, tagged cousins, Domestic abuse, Holy Name, Sports, TV, Women on November 15, 2008 | 15 Comments »
This morning while dropping my daughter off at school I noticed something – there’s only one male teacher in her school!
Being a male, I’m probably not too qualified to write about the state of being a woman but I do know one thing – women go under appreciated.
My wife Mary is the most important person [...]
BROWN PAPER BAG-IT
Posted in Beer, Farrell's, Kenny Whelan, tagged Alcohol, Beer, Container, Court, Mr. VanRy, NYPD, Prospect Heights, Stoop, Volume on November 13, 2008 | 30 Comments »
Thanks to Kenny Whelan for sending me this heads up on a guy a few months ago in Prospect Heights who was given a ticket for having an open can of beer while sitting on his stoop. NY Times has the story.
What’s the deal with outside Farrell’s; can you still stand on the corner [...]
COCO-LEE-VEE-O
Posted in Coco-Lee-Vee-O, tagged Coco-Lee-Vee-O, Games on November 12, 2008 | 33 Comments »
Do kids still play that game?
I’m not even sure I have the spelling correct?
We used to play on 8th avenue and Windsor.
The games would last forever. (I do know some kids called it Manhunt)
You’d choose up for teams (fastest kids always got picked first).
First you would designate an area you’d call ‘The Den. That’s where [...]
