The 4th, 5th and 6th windows from the right on the top floor was where I had a front row seat to everything that went on across 9th avenue.
-Steve
hoops135@hotmail.com
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HOME SWEET HOME
Posted in 9th avenue, tagged 9th avenue, Apartment, Home on April 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
DK 1
Posted in 9th avenue, Ballard's, Don Kent, Glenn Thomas, Jack Kelly, tagged Basketball, Christ the King High School, Holy Name, McClancy High School, Prospect Park, Sports, Windsor Place on February 20, 2009 | 9 Comments »
We can all agree that over the years our neighborhood, Windsor Terrace has produced many outstanding people. I have been writing the blog for a little over a year and a half now and I find it hard to believe that I have only mentioned this one person once. Maybe it’s because he isn’t one [...]
CAR-LESS IN MICHIGAN
Posted in 9th avenue, Drivers License, Red Hook, tagged Basketball, Bishop Ford, BQE, Bus, Car, Drivers License, Driving School, Lower East Side, New York City, Pilates, Red Hook, Road Test, Staten Island, Taxi, Van, Written Test on December 21, 2008 | 17 Comments »
I can recall the day I obtained my drivers license. I was 25 years old.
This afternoon I was waiting at a red light and I usually never turn to look who is by my side in the next lane but for some reason I turned my head to the left and I saw a kid [...]
REGRETS, I’VE HAD A FEW…
Posted in 9th avenue, Holy Name, Junk Shop, tagged Basketball, Central Michigan University, Frank Sinatra, GED, Graduation, Junior College, Lectures, Regrets on September 9, 2008 | 11 Comments »
If you are a Frankie Sinatra fan, the title of today’s entry should sound familiar to you.
As a Junior College basketball coach, I am always preaching to my guys not to have any regrets in life or on the basketball court. The opportunity presented to them is unbelievable!
As I look back at my younger days [...]
MY ERA…YOUR ERA
Posted in 9th avenue, tagged Music, Old Age, Sports on August 1, 2008 | 18 Comments »
I know it’s inevitable that we grow old. It’s the reminders I can do without.
Growing up on 9th avenue whenever the older guys would talk about stuff from their childhood (50’s and 60’s) I wouldn’t even listen. I made believe they had my ear but I was thinking of something else.
As a young [...]
WRONG SIDE OF 9TH AVENUE?
Posted in 9th avenue, Windsor Terrace, tagged 9th avenue, Windsor Terrace, Wrong side of the tracks on April 30, 2008 | 37 Comments »
As we continue our tour of the neighborhood, I had to step back from my keyboard and take a deep breath and put on my thinking cap for a moment. (Do teachers still ask kids to do that today in school?)
You often hear it used in the movies, ‘he’s from the other side of the [...]
THE READERS CHIME IN
Posted in 9th avenue, Comments, Windsor Terrace, tagged Cruise, E-mail, Hotmail, Notes, Writing on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going through some e-mails and thought I would post a few of the nicer ones towards the Blog.
Please keep writing, posting comments and keep in mind, if you always wanted to be like Hemingway, Stephen King, or even a Hamill, here is your chance.
Write a blog entry on your memories growing up in [...]
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