Does anyone still play whiffle ball? Years ago we used to play all over the neighborhood. We even had a league where we kept stats! We took fruit of the loom t-shirts and drew up numbers on the back with black magic markers. We made up fields. We’d park our asses anywhere in the street, schoolyard [...]
Archive for June, 2009
WHIFFLE BALL
Posted in Whiffle Ball, tagged Albert Pujols, Bat, Corking the Bat, Driveway, Sporting Goods Store, Switch Hitting, Whiffle Ball on June 27, 2009 | 35 Comments »
WAY TOO YOUNG
Posted in Jimmy Rail, tagged Death, James Harris, LA Rams, MJ Smith Sons, Pat Haden, Prospect Park West, Vince Ferragamo on June 23, 2009 | 24 Comments »
Once again, I received sad news of another neighborhood person passing away…Jimmy Rail, a kid I grew up with is no longer with us. If I’m not mistaken Jimmy was 43 maybe 44 years old…regardless, just way too early to leave us.
I was informed of his death a day ago but wanted to make sure [...]
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
Posted in Father's Day, tagged Father's Day on June 21, 2009 | 10 Comments »
If you happen to be a dad-I wanted to take this time to wish you a Happy Father’s Day. It’s a special feeling to be the proud parent of a child. I sometimes take it for granted but today I am going to improve on my parenting skills and make sure Taylor has one of [...]
DERAILED
Posted in Bike Shop, tagged Bike Shop, Customer Service, Denny's Bike Shop, Dick's Sporting Good's, Okemos on June 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This afternoon I received some very crappy customer service at one bike shop. Then 30 minutes later, I received excellent customer service at a different bike shop.
I brought my daughter’s bike into bike shop A to have them fix the chain. The minute I walked in, I knew something wasn’t right (besides them not having [...]
HOULIE TO THE RESCUE
Posted in Farrell's, Holy Name, Houlie, tagged Farrell's, New York Daily News, Denis Hamill, Jimmy Houlihan, Cruise, Fund-raiser on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Great article from Denis Hamill of the Daily News on Jimmy Houlihan A.K.A. ‘Houlie’ and his efforts to raise funds for Holy Name.
“So we raise money for it by having 150 guys sign up for a golf outing every year,” says Jimmy (Houlie) Houlihan, one of the owners of the bar. “We also do cruises [...]
A DIFFERENT POV
Posted in 18th Street, Lois Marino, Prospect Expressway, The Pisano Family, tagged Windsor Terrace, Holy Name, 18th Street, Prospect Expressway, Terrace Chiefs on June 17, 2009 | 34 Comments »
You have been reading my thoughts for just under the past two years. I have mentioned many times before about you, the reader submitting a blog entry whenever you’d like.
So someone stepped up to the plate and submitted great material. Including the image above.
I am a 68 year old woman who till recently has [...]
WHEN THE WHIP COMES DOWN
Posted in Sal Marino, The Whip, tagged The Whip on June 13, 2009 | 14 Comments »
A couple of images sent to me by Sal Marino. Brings back so many memories…
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
-Steve
Hoops135@hotmail.com
ANOTHER PASSING
Posted in Patricia Corrar, tagged Holy Name Church, Mass, Patricia Corrar, Smith's Funeral on June 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I recieved an e-mail this morning informing me that Patricia Corrar has passed away. She was the sister of the late Joey, John and Jimmy.
The wake will be at Smith’s on Thursday from 2-5 PM and 7-9 PM
The mass will be held Friday morning at 9:15 AM in Holy Name Church.
Please let others who [...]
CAMP
Posted in Basketball, Jack Curren, Pythian Camp, tagged Basketball, Camp, David Thomas Camp, Jack Curren Camp, Michigan State University, Pythian Camp, Summer on June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hello Muddah
Hello Fadduh
Here I am at
Camp Granada
Camp is very
entertaining
And they say we’ll have some fun if it stops raining.
I attended two summer camps when I was a kid. Pythian Camp and Jack Curren’s camp. I was 12 and 13 years old. Curren’s camp was held at Marist College and it was nothing but basketball 24/7. [...]
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Posted in 1964, Birthday, Brooklyn, Father, Felix's, June 7, Mother, New York Mets, Restaurant, Timboos, tagged 1964, 5th avenue, Bay Ridge, Birthday, Father, Felix's Restaurant, Gooch, Goodfella's, Italian, June 7, Lindsey Nelson, Mother, New York Mets, Ralph Kiner, Redhead, Robert DeNiro, The Soprano's, Waitress on June 7, 2009 | 48 Comments »
There used to be an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn on the corner of 5th avenue and 20th street. When I was a little kid my father would take me there every now and then. I would be in heaven whenever the man they called ‘Gooch’ would come around to get me, hop in a taxi [...]
