Every neighborhood had one. Some neighborhoods had more than one. You probably knew who they were. Maybe you were one yourself? Get beat up by a bully? Did you stand up to the bully? Shoot, we had schoolteachers who were bullies.
There’s a cool documentary coming out later this month by Jay Rosenblatt, “When We Were Bullies.”
I am looking forward to this.
“The neighborhood was filled with kids. We played all these street games — stickball, punchball, slapball — all those aggressive-sounding games that were so fun. We played ringolevio, which was great because you didn’t need anything — all you did was run.“