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USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 22:10:09 (PST)
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USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 22:09:20 (PST)
Since my watch ends in three hours,i just wanted to say i'm sorry i turned out to be a bad year for alot of people.Sure everyone will remember me,just for the wrong reasons.Here's hoping the Baby New Year of 2002 has it alot easier then me.Go get'em kid!
Father Time 2001 <I'm tired and need a rest@years.com>
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 18:10:46 (PST)
Kimber? I knew a Kimber once !!
Michael
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 12:41:46 (PST)
'Tis the eve of the New Year and down on the floor, brokers traded and grumbled, "We're stuck here till four". So we'll buy and we'll sell as the tape crawls along, and though "Bubbly's" verboten we may still sing a song. WE'll recall and reflect on Two Thousand and ONe, a year with such horrirs, we're glad that it's done. We lost special people, some famous,some not. That sure makes us treasure the one's we've still got. We lost so much talent, but where to begin, Impish Imogene Coca or Anthony Quinn. Dale Earnhardt is gone, but he left us his boy. The other Dale--Evans, rode off to meet Roy. George Harrison left us to duet with John, now half of the fab four to Heaven has gone. Archie Bunker departed, Jack Lemmon went too, as did Perry Como, what talents we knew. There were thousands of others, some familiar/some not, and though they're departed, they'll not be forgot. The year began silly and simple enough, with last minute pardons and other dumb stuff. There was Gary and Chandra filling up TV screens, While J-Lo and Brittany were media's queens. A young lady names Grubman put her car in reverse, and some folks in the Hamptons say that made their toes worse. Tom Jeffords switched parties and out went Trent Lott, Tom Daschle took over, now he's on the spot. Mad cows frightened Europe, and hoff and mouth too, at top Paris Restaurants, they served, "celery" for two. Then, one day in September, our lives were all changed. Twin towers were toppled by men quite deranged. We all watched in horror, as those buildings burned, and the true meaning of "hero" was what we next learned. They wear soot-covered helmets, not tights and a cape, and they lay down their lives, to help others escape. Other heroes gave slogans from their brace hearts and soul, as they thwarted the villains with the message, "Let's roll!" At the Pentagon too we saw simple folk die, on that day in September when death came from the sky. Then before we recovered or shed mourning veil, some cuckoo starts sending Anthrax through the mail. So Congress shut down to clean up they tried, Postal workers kept working, though some of them died. But we rolled up sleeves and we followed our plan, we chased evil through mountains, across Afghanistan. The Taliban toppled, though they swore they would fight, in town after town, they just fled in the night. And, what of Al Qeada who boasted, "we're brave", well they started running when bombs hit the cave. Bin Laden made tapes, too many we think, the most recent couple caused his fortune to sink. We will hunt him and haunt him, till he lies in a hole, to terrorize terror remains our one goal. Let not this year's memories of sadness or sleeze, disturb you this day, just give your heart ease. Have faith that this New Year will bring a new sign, and believe in yourself, it will all work out fine. Just lift up your spirits and some fruit of the vine, and kiss ye a loved one, and sing Auld Lange Syne. And late in the evening as you watch the ball fall, wish yourself all the best, Happy New Year to All!
Marge
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 11:18:21 (PST)
Something really great just happened. We just heard over our sqawk boxes the entire floor of the New York STock Exchange singing, "God Bless America". And they were all really belting it out. It brought tears to alot of eyes in our office and I'm sure many others.
Marge
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 11:05:45 (PST)
Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste, at the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber). I'd remember the marvelous meals I'd prepared, the gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared. The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese, and the way I'd never said, "No, thank you, please." As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt, I said to myself, as I only can, "You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!" So--away with the last of the sour cream dip, get rid of the fruitcake, every cracker and chip. Every last bit of food that I like must be banished, till all the addiional ounces have vanished. I won't have a cookie--not even a lick, I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick. I won't have hot biscuits, or cornbread, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry. I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore--but isn't that what January is for? Unable to giggle, no longer a riot, Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!
Marge
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 09:11:57 (PST)
Happy New Year to everyone! Hope next year is better. Be safe and have fun!
kimber
USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 06:28:42 (PST)
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USA - Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 21:19:32 (PST)
Helen & Mont- Did Bruno's statue hold a pizza or a plate of spaghetti? I was in Woodhaven today and passed by Bruno's former restaurant,but nothing of Italian decent was in the window anymore.(Now an Indian deli.) My Mom recalled that a few doors from Bruno's and Beck's butcher was Garabali's fruit store,noted for their fruit baskets sent to families grieving a death in the family. Don't forget Knight Pole Co.,directly across the street ... the best wooden backyard washline poles until the steel ladder poles came into style. Wishing a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all WOL folks and their families. Anti - How about taping us the annual Pikes Peak New Years Eve fireworks show?
Jim of Mineola
USA - Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 19:47:27 (PST)
I too recall the Bruno statue. A Chef Boy-ar-dee look-alike with a tray of spaghetti, a lb. of dust and years of caked-on grease! By the way, Happy New Year to all WOLers!
T P F K a The Mont
USA - Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 09:35:21 (PST)
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USA - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 22:25:23 (PST)
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USA - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 20:00:44 (PST)
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USA - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 07:08:30 (PST)
For all interested parties, an enhancement is being made in the quality of care given at my mental health clinic, The Manic Hispanic. We at A.S.S. are proud to announce the hiring of an Idiatrist ...(pronounced id-EYE-a-trist). This professional specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various forms of idiocy. Included in this spectrum of illnesses are idiocy,non-lethal moronism,idiosyncratic stupidity,slack jawed pencil necked geekism,cross-eyed mental flatulism,mental malnutrition basket case-ism,and uncontrolled nasal and oral drooling.This Doctor's name is Retardo Montalban,and he is easily noticed by his wardrobe-all his suits a made from rich Corinthian leather,and his oversized eyeballs, not unlike Charles Manson's behind a magnifying glass.Make an appointment today !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 15:02:06 (PST)
Tishington---Any good presents ??? I got a few more...aside from the crushed ping pong balls, and pre-slashed tire, I also recieved a a quart bottle of Micksterbrau,from A.S.S.L.O.G.S. called "The Supreme Quart", and a dull stick used for poking one's self in the retina,during a slow moment...
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 14:52:15 (PST)
MicksterClaus---He heard the snowblower coming...
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 14:45:19 (PST)
i want to wish everyone who made 2001 fun and gave a few laughs and old story's non here a wonderfull new year.it was fun and some not so fun,but the fun always won out.I actually learned some internet patience and ill explain that to anyone who cares.Ha Ha.I even learned what houdini could never master and came back from the dead.Hell i was even pronounced dead on here,now how many can lay claim to that?I see more and more people posting again and i may just do the same.it's been mostly fun.God Bless us all and Woodhaven to,even if for some its just a fond memory.How fond?WE NEVER FORGOT IT.Thats how fond.Some of my memories besides passing away are.From our guestbook:to much mourning over Lewis',i loved it but it aint like he will die broke.The Dave Matthews band.puuuuleeeese,show me something Hootie had not done yet,how over rated can one schmuck be.THE IMPOSTERS.Man i thought my life got boring after 30.The Skell,your still the one.arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh,arrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhh.And to me and curious who always thought it was me when the imposter ruffled her feathers,im innocent.But we became tolerable.And to all the people who took each others back,stay real.And to that idiot who asks where are they now and includes me even after i just posted 6 times before he did,thats getting as old as the two actor oscar trivia question.adios mi amigo's.
Mickster <Love,Mickey>
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 13:59:54 (PST)
PS to Helen- I also remember well Bruno's little statue.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 12:42:57 (PST)
HELEN- On this site I have seen several people trying to list all the bars from FK Lane to Woodhaven Blvd. If you made up a listing of all the stores I'm sure you would get many helpers to fill in the blanks. We also will have to include the just off the Avenue shops such as Alex TV repair on 80 St. and Mike and Flo's fish store on 88 St. I'll put fresh ink in my printer to copy this list. Don't forget Ike's candy store, Rubie's Fun House on both sides of avenue and the small McDonalds Toy store near Forest Parkway as well as 'Irving Small's' shop. MARGE- Cooking,fireplace,cooking,fireplace,cooking ....girl you have to go to South St. for a Philly Cheesesteak to break up the monotony.(Pats or Ginos?)
Jim of Mineola
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 12:40:49 (PST)
hi john and jim! i'm glad you mentioned the 76th street area. for grins, i've been trying to remember all the businesses going east from old dexter park starting with the peanut man's stand. so, my era is a little early. also, i'm starting with the north side of the avenue, first. can you guys help me fill in the blanks or correct my mistakes if i post my list? i can do it a block at a time. let me know.
btw, i always wanted that little chef figurine that sat in bruno's window. you'd see them in the windows of italian restaurants every now and then. funky but kewl!
helen
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 12:13:10 (PST)
Had a great Christmas. Ben and I took a Friday off just to shop for our tree, a few gifts, breakfast and lunch out, picked up some leftover greens at firehouses and gave donations for them. Spent that weekend decorating (and the next 10 days), spent Friday night the 21st with hubby's son & family, had 22 friends in for a party on the 22nd, crashed on the 23rd and 24th, hubby and I had our romantic Christmas Eve dinner in front of the fireplace,spent Christmas dinner with my family at my sister's house, hopefully spending a quiet weekend this weekend, maybe going into Philly Sat for the day, staying in by my fireplace with hubby and his son's Lab (we're dog sitting)Sun because it's supposed to be in the teens (brrr)spending New Year's Eve with our best friends, just the 4 of us), thought about driving up to the Adirondack's for a few days to x-country ski, probably won't. Received lots of nice gifts, but nothing like Anti-Skell's loot. Who could top that! TISH: As always, nicely said.
Marge
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 11:55:03 (PST)
The Lobster Warehouse changed hands a few years ago, and unfortunetly closed a year ago. The warehouse is still in use for a trucking company now.
76 Street
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 11:50:12 (PST)
JOHN J- There are plenty of us here who remember the days you are talking about. What would you give for one of Bruno's pizzas,just out of the oven? ( I lived on 76 Street,2 blocks behind you) The old ice house on the 76 St. corner has been a fish wholesaler for 15 + years now. Are you are talking about retiring and staying in Missouri ? .... you could commute to Branson and be the opening act for the Lennon Sisters or Yackov Schmirnof (vat a country). A radio station host was saying today that we thought our parents were old fashioned for awaiting Guy Lombardo on New Years Eve .... now our kids laugh at us for watching Dick Clark. Pretty soon the MTV crowd and Carson Daly will be laughed at by the next generation of kids ... bring back Martha Quinn. HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL !!!!
Jim of Mineola
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 10:05:13 (PST)
76-04 Jamaica Avenue was my home. Above Beck's Butcher shop and almost above Bruno's Restaurant. I was a delivery boy for Dexter Park Pharmacy, and Bill Anastasi was the best boss in the world. I'm with the Joplin PD now, and I can retire next week if I choose to, (but probably won't yet). How I miss Woodhaven, Olga's Luncheonette, Louie's Grocery Store, John Deutch's Delicatessen. Anyone old enough to remember any of these? Thanks Folks!
John Jensen <jjensen@joplinmo.org>
Joplin, MO USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 07:48:47 (PST)
I enjoyed peace in my home, the company of my dearest loved ones, lots of laughs and my husband's embrace. I kissed all the children in my family and they all kissed me back. Today is my Mom's birthday and I am hosting a great dinner party for her...tomorrow we are celebrating my MotherinLaw's birthday. Such riches! Anti-Skell, I hope the new year is happy and very healthy for you. The same to all WOLers where ever you are!
Tish
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 06:10:04 (PST)
Anti-Skell- It's to early for this stuff,but ill venture a guess.Someone put the Corn cob pipe in the wrong hole?That might also make him bend a little,you know,hit from the other side of the plate so to speak ??
mickeymouseclub
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 03:51:06 (PST)
Welcome To A New Day,,,Be Safe & Be Well ,,,The W/E is almost Here,,,,,,,,
Night Owl
USA - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 00:11:05 (PST)
Buster---Nope...Now let us see if Mickster the Magnanamous can get it...(drum roll in the background)...hehehehe
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 21:38:18 (PST)
Antiskell: Was somebody playing with his snowballs?
Buster
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 20:34:53 (PST)
Micksterduuuude---Why did the snowman smile ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 17:21:49 (PST)
So,all my fine feathered hooligans,what,if anything,did Santa Clause give you for ChristmuUuUuUus ??? The inquiring mindless want to know...I recieved a box of crushed ping pong balls,and a new,pre-slashed tire for my Ferrari...
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 17:20:47 (PST)
Helen: Don't remember Suzy Snowflake anything, but did go to STA and when we were there for the big reunion of all classes about 3 yrs ago the stage looked so small. It was really funny.
Marge
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 13:49:53 (PST)
Ranger Smith shot the Night Owl last week at Jellystone Park.
Yogi
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 12:33:01 (PST)
Where is the Night Owl?
Where is He?
USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 04:58:39 (PST)
ooops marge --- maybe you didn't go to sta.
helen
USA - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 17:25:01 (PST)
hi marge,
i remember that yule log! hubby and i checked it out last night online. did you watch the suzy snowflake video clip?one year, our class at sta sang "suzy snowflake" for the christmas program. remember that lunchroom with the stage? it used to seem so big but i bet it's really just a small tiny stage.
helen
USA - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 17:23:49 (PST)
Great Memories, Marge!
USA - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 16:50:15 (PST)
Old Time NYC: I was just telling my husband about the log that used to be on TV on Christmas Eve and they'd play Christmas music or those of us who didn't have a fireplace. Can't believe they brought it back. That's great! (i think)
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 13:35:39 (PST)
Dylan- Wonderful post,when do you turn 14?
Lets bounce Dylan
USA - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 12:39:32 (PST)
F.W.---And a very merry unskelly Merry Christmas to you too !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 21:59:20 (PST)
Hello Keith,Would you like to date my sister Brenda?We live in Beverly Hills too.
Brandon Walsh
Beverly Hills, CA USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 19:32:06 (PST)
email me i'm 19 years old males or females i'll talk to anyone!i'll send you a picture of me and everything A/S/L
keith <sceptre411@yahoo.com>
Beverly hills, california USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 18:55:56 (PST)
Anti-Skell - I've already got the place boarded up,
but i'm having a problem with Corporal Norton!
Sez
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 18:27:55 (PST)
Hey,anyone else catch the return of the WPIX yule log?Since we didn't have a fireplace,we use to watch this when I was a kid at Christmas.This was a real old time NYC tradition that i'm glad ch 11 brought back.Happy Holidays everyone. Old Time NYC
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 16:59:37 (PST)
Hey Frank,Wheres your son can't stand ya?
The gym teacher
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 14:57:18 (PST)
Happy Festivus...Festivus for the rest of us!
Frank Costanza
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 14:44:24 (PST)
Anti-skell.....Merry Christmas
F.W.
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 09:12:36 (PST)
Merry Christmas! Mickster; thanks for remembering that request of mine. Stay safe and be happy for the Holidays. Anti; Baby in a blender, but I'll take Santa in the chimney also. Enjoy your Christmas, at least you probably have snow. KML85; I don't miss going into Lewis's in the least. Yes they were cheap, but because their items were also lacking in quality and always outdated. We have a version of them out here, 'Cheap Johns'. Wiseguy; enjoy your Christmas and remember those that you know that are not enjoying it for a variety of different reasons (both right and wrong). To everyone else, Merry Christmas.
Buster
USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 06:10:06 (PST)
Sez---You tell 'em I said you don't have to pay the rent increase...At that point, when they realize who I am, they should lower your rent $10.00 a month, and you will be able to keep the dog...
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 21:16:08 (PST)
Chris?As in Chris Eckels?
Dave
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 18:14:28 (PST)
its great to see that woodhaven HASNT change
chris <toph8134@att.net>
staten island, ny USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 16:33:26 (PST)
Anti-Skell - maybe you wouldn't be grinning so much if
they had raised YOUR rent 15 pct.
Sez
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 13:35:04 (PST)
The Woodhaven Yahoo group just signed up some new members. OK there are only a few messages...but you can post pictures, files...check it out and Happy Holidays http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/woodhavenonlineguestbook Woodhaven Online Yahoo Guestboolk
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 12:49:06 (PST)
Tishington,kml85,t92(wherever U.B.),Kimber,Muhlissuh,Micksterdamus,Buster,Sheila,USA-USA-USA !!! and EVERYONE else, have a safe and happy Holiday Season with your loved ones,and always remember---Pins and needles,needles and pins, it's a happy WOL-er who always grins !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 10:31:49 (PST)
Marge...I was going to crash your partay Saturday night, but,The Anti-Pooch and I were snowed in on Mt. Skellympus,so I had to settle for crispix,old onions,and grape Kool-Aid. Then,we watched the deer and elk stroll around in the driveway...Do not fear,oh Margster, for even I wouldn't breach the sanctimonious sanctimony of this hallowed season...I must ask, however,those red 'taters you speak of so longingly for this sultry epicurian eve...are they my Bloody Feathered Potatoes ??? Seriously, have a wonderful holiday season,be safe and happy,and enjoy the company of your friends and familia !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 10:25:46 (PST)
Jimmineola---Are you aware of a new symphony orchestra in Brooklyn---The Brooklyn Cops Pops----they have a song called "Slayride"...
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 10:11:32 (PST)
Jim of Mineola: Not cooking for xmas,but did have 24 people Sat night and made...chicken satee, grilled shrimp that had been marinaded in oil, red wine vinegar, lime juice, garlic and cilantro, sausage balls, spinach balls, clam dip served in a bread bowl, Mr. Ben's Guacomole (sp?), smoked trout and salmon, 2-3 other dips, Italian olives, 3 different cheeses, homemade bruchetta, cheese case squares and choc pudding cake squares, sprinkled on top with powdered sugar over a paper design so that when you take it off the design is left. Lots of wine and booze, lots of fire in the fireplace, lots of great Christmas music (no words in any), and many candles lit everywhere. Someone said it looked like a Christmas fairyland (don't even go there A-S). So...tomorrow is fresh ham at my sisters with sauerkraut, roasted and mashed pots, veggies, apple sauce and cheesecake, etc. Tonight...it's hubby and I and Rack of Lamb, salad, rosemaried red pots and a great red wine. May start with champagne first. It's our usual Christmas Eve or New Year's eve, stay-at-home dinner. Sigh! Merry, Merry all.
Marge
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 09:49:24 (PST)
Merry Christmas, I too miss Lewis' today, it was so busy you couldn't stop to think but got to see everyone and it was a happy, happy day! Hope everyone's wishes come true!
USA
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 09:11:11 (PST)
Merry Christmas to everyone!! Be safe, be well and be happy!
kimber
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 08:09:46 (PST)
Merry Christmas all ex-woodhavenites out there. It's just not the same without that Christmas Eve trip to Lewis'. Even though I was always finished with my shopping by Christmas Eve, I'd still go in for just one more thing, just to be there with everybody else in town. I'm still going out to get just a few more stocking stuffers, but I have to drive to do it. I may run into a few people I know in Shop Rite, but there's no Avenue to walk one last time on Christmas Eve and run into EVERYBODY I know. Hope everyone gets something good tomorrow! Happy, happy!
KML85
Middletown, NJ USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 07:35:03 (PST)
MARGE- Manheim is good but I prefer my Christmas songs with words except for "Nutcracker" or Boston Pop's "Sleighride". My favorite Christmas CD is Amy Grant's "Home for the Holidays". One thing we can agree on to make you jealous is that Mrs. Jim told me to take some of her Christmas bonus to get Johnny Mathis at Westbury tickets for March. "In the magic of the moonlight ... ". Who said Mr. Gavigan didn't teach me to sing well in my choir days? I know on Wednesday I'll be drooling while reading what you cooked for Christmas dinner. You will have to get together with Helen (previous post) to swap kielbasi receipes.Merry Christmas !!
Jim of Mineola
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 07:32:05 (PST)
Hi Helen - Are you Helen Pau....kas from STA '60 ? I am Jim Beck from Sr. Ellen Williams class.Through several reunions during the last few years and classmates.com, I have seen or been in touch with quite a few of those in your class including Jo Ann Pomona, Margaret Smith, Maureen Taylor (now a Dominican nun),Kathleen Ryan,Margaret Coughlin, Vincent Adams (now a Franciscian brother),John Coughlin, Bob Murray and many others from the 3 classes.If you want, send me and e-mail with who you were friends with or would like to find and there is a good chance I can help you. My e-mail is jmbbeck@yahoo(dot)com. Are you living in Colorado now? Recently I saw Marge Fusco who went to FKLane but was very good friends with Nancy Carroll. Marge and her husband are both professors at Univ. of Colorado/Boulder. Have a great Christmas and I hope to hear back from you to fill in many Woodhaven gaps that time has caused.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 07:20:31 (PST)
To All: This is a repeat, but if you want to give yourself a wonderful present, go out and buy the Manheim Steamroller, "In the Aire" CD (or tape)(I think it's that one if not, whichever of thier CD's that has it on it). Light some candles, start a fire in the fireplace (If you have one), take the phone off the hook and put their version of "Silent Night" on, full blast and just sit quietly with your head back and your eyes closed. Just listen. It is one of our most cherished Christmas things to do during Christmas. It brings back the same images and feelings every time, of my childhood Christmas'...my dad, my mom curling my hair so I could get to bed before Santa comes, getting dressed for church, my mom bumping into Santa late Christmas eve night while coming home with Santa presents for my sister andI, our Christmas trees, the decorations my dad would put up on the picture window, getting read for company for Christmas dinner, the presents under the tree and the anticipation, oh the anticipation. Listen especially to the very end. It's terrific, but you've got to make sure it's pretty loud so you can get it all. I cry every time I sit and listen. My present to you! MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!
Marge
USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 07:00:18 (PST)
Hi A/S - I think we've emailed a little some time ago. You live out west? Colorado? I read a lot of postings today and you've had me in stitchiz.
And thanks Jim! I'd love to see pics of the sisters some day. I also graduated in '60. Sister Wilfrid was a living terror ! I misbehaved and she made me sit on Tablets next to her desk. I still have our class pic somewhere with each of us in the oval snapshots and Multz in the middle. Do you remember all of us kids singing loud so Msgr Multz could hear us from his room when his health was failing? That just came to mind so I figured to share it. My packrat mom saved so much stuff that I even still have my old STA report cards!
And we also shopped at Gertz. Mom and I would always stop on the lower level to get the taste of the chop suey that was sold in cans. They'd usually have a table set up to give out samples. I loved that store .
ttyl! 85th Drive Helen
Colorado USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 22:19:14 (PST)
85 Drive Helen - Just to let you know that both Sister Wilfred and Sister Pascal are both still living in the Dominican Motherhouse in Amityville ...although both are in failing health. I had my picture taken with both of them together at the nun's fall craft fair in Oct.2000. If I ever invest in a scanner I will post it here so you can view the photos. What year did you graduate ..I was in '60? MERRY CHRISTMAS to all !! AND The JETS WIN,the JETS win!!
Jim of Mineola
USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 21:20:54 (PST)
85 drive helen...You might want to go peruse the archives before you make such a bold prediction.What you have here is the nerdiest of the nerdy, the neediest of the needy,the dumbest of the dumb,the suaviest of the suave,the most manic of the manic,the snottiest of the snotty,the brightest of the bright,the ugliest of the ugly, the most attractive of the attractive, the most mishapen of the mishapen,the frumpiest of the frumpy,and the gumpiest of the gumpy...a most unsavory mix of eclectia your cyber eyeballs have never seen before...
Anti-Skell
USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 20:05:24 (PST)
My first post in the guestbook. If I survived Sister Wilfrid in the 8th grade, the Haven on Saturday afternoons and "getting caught" stealing a lipstick in Lewis's - I think I can survive this board.
Happy Holidays!
85th Drive Helen
Colorado USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 19:20:06 (PST)
Yours is not the last post of the day.
You are correct
USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 14:47:04 (PST)
It might not be the last post of the day but it sure is the
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USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 13:15:39 (PST)
Not so sure, Night Owl
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USA - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 20:38:45 (PST)
Sorry, I think this might be the last post of the night! 2 more days till Santa!!!!!
Night Owl
USA - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 19:05:16 (PST)
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Last Post of the Day
USA - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 13:09:32 (PST)
Hey Santa ,why are you wasting your time on WOL instead of helping us pack this damn sled? Also,where did you put the backup battery for Rudolph's nose?
Busy Elf
USA - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 09:37:38 (PST)
First post of the day.
Santa
USA - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 04:30:15 (PST)
Friends don't let friends drive drunk...
Drunks Agains Madd Mothers (DAMM)
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 19:14:13 (PST)
'Tis the season to be jolly,and all that other good stuff...have a safe and happy Christmas weekend,and, even if things aren't exactly the way you want them,enjoy it nonetheless,because there are thousands of people out there who would trade shoes with any of us in a heartbeat...To all my friends and detractors, be safe and happy, and when that chubby red suited guy gets stuck in your chimney, please turn down the thermostat,until he gets out...;^)
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 16:41:16 (PST)
If someone ya know drinks to much over the Holidays Please DON'T let them Drive...Thankyou
MADD
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 14:07:12 (PST)
To all of you at home as well as those in their offices getting ready for the wild parties - A Joyous Christmas and a Very Happy 2002. Peace, From the Jim of Mineola family
Jim of Mineola
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 06:59:22 (PST)
Thanks!
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 05:32:32 (PST)
Merry Christmas! Hope your hearts are happy!
USA
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 05:29:49 (PST)
night owl---Santa Claus knows who is being naughty,because he has been purchasing,in increments, the lists I am compiling for Skelly Claus, for a nominal fee...
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 01:22:10 (PST)
Welcome To A New Day...Santa Knows Who Has Been Naughty...
Night Owl
USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 00:06:59 (PST)
Micksterdamus---righto---Angel Heart...EEEHHHHAAAAAAA...
Anti-Skell <antiskell@worldnet.att.net>
Coldnut, Montana USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 23:27:01 (PST)
Buster---(the buster crabs ?)---I dunno...maybe Santa falling down a chimney ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 23:25:06 (PST)
What time is it ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 23:22:23 (PST)
Here it is, the
Last Post of the Day
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 23:01:45 (PST)
Buster....I do recall younger bro Keith "promising" me that e-mail addy for you.And i have not forgoten but obviously he did.I will still ask when i see him.Ho Ho have a good holiday.
Mickolas
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 21:38:58 (PST)
I remember Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart being Johnny something but i can't recall what at the moment,so im gonna say that one.
OLE St. Mick <After all i am down fer Da Nap>
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 21:35:57 (PST)
what is red and white, red and white, and red and white?
buster
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 20:47:43 (PST)
A nun falling down a flight of stairs.
buster
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 20:47:03 (PST)
What is black and white,black and white,black and white,and black and white ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 18:01:22 (PST)
Why did the snowman smile ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 17:52:13 (PST)
What does everybody on WOL want for Christmas ??? I can forward the request to Skelly Claus...All I want is a box of smurfs, and a mallet...
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 17:51:28 (PST)
Marge---Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshiper who sold his soul to Santa ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 17:49:14 (PST)
Micksterclaus----What movie was the character "Johnny Favorite" in ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 17:47:56 (PST)
MERRY CHRISTMAS CIRCUS PAST
TOM B U T
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 15:01:02 (PST)
It's not in a stocking, or under a tree. As long as there's Christmas, we truly believe..that hope is the greatest gift we'll ever receive. May the gifts under your tree be filled with hope, health and happiness. May we al find PEACE in the coming year. Merry Christmas all!
Marge
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 13:33:35 (PST)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE. ( LAUGHING LIKE OZZY ).IM STILL HERE,JUST NOT ALL THERE.THATS RIGHT.SAFE AND HAPPY ONE'S TO ALL.LET ME TELL YA IF LUCA SOLD OUT WERE GONNA BE IN ALOT OF TROUBLE.
MICKSTERDOODLEDANDY
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 12:31:21 (PST)
To one and all, the very happiest of holidays and my wishes to you for a happy, healthy, wealthy, fun New Year!
Tish
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 12:17:32 (PST)
Welcome To A New Day...Enjoy It...Let It Snow...Let It Snow
Night Owl
USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 00:02:42 (PST)
Do you remember, all of you, that, last year at this time, we were engaged in the great Festivus debate ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 22:54:47 (PST)
Marge...Dear, sweet Marge...Who's first to be foist upon my newfound table ??? Well, it certainly isn't you or yours...I am in the process of compiling the 2001 Anti-List...All I can say at this time, is time, in it's infinite,yet finite wisdom, will tell...harrumph !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 22:52:55 (PST)
Mary---Oh, all right---How about Montauk ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 22:47:47 (PST)
IS the Night Owl waiting by his computer for the new day?
Where is he?
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 22:30:27 (PST)
For Marge: I don't know who you are, but that was really nice of you. Thanks so much.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 13:55:38 (PST)
Rudy is a bit of a freak, but a hard working one that did come through in September. He seized those FBI stats to keep our hopes up (people do cling to that kind of information). I still know I live in NYC not Peoria, and lock my doors at night. Let's see how Bloomberg does.
Price Waterhouse
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 13:54:15 (PST)
Talk about cooking the books. I heard a rumor that there were 3,000 murders commited in a single day in our fair city not so long ago!!!! Granted, it's an unusual case but it should count in the statistics. The Dinkins Era numbers were bloated somewhat by a case of Arson in a Bronx night club that killed 88 people with one "well" placed match. I love Rudy, he kept us sane through September but there is something morbid about him breaking out Geek charts to tell us all how safe we are.
Arthur Andersen
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 12:49:57 (PST)
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.
Please put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do.
If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you.
sally
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 11:42:05 (PST)
Mayor Giuliani got another opportunity to boast about the city's declining crime rate yesterday when new FBI statistics showed that New York is safer than all but 31 cities in the nation.
FBI rankings put New York at 191 out of 222 cities in the number of serious crimes committed per 100,000 population in the first six months of 2001.
Overall, crime here dropped 7.6 percent in the January-June period, compared to just .3 percent nationwide.
"We have dropped to a number that would be the lowest we've ever been for crime," Giuliani told reporters, producing a dozen charts at a press conference just a half-hour after the FBI stats were released.
New York outpaced the nation in every major crime category, from murder to auto theft, and Giuliani noted that crime's been falling at an even faster clip here in the second half of the year. He predicted the crime reduction for the full year would reach 12 percent.
With an eye toward his legacy, the outgoing mayor also provided figures comparing his final 11 months to the same period in 1993, the last year of the Dinkins administration.
The drops under Giuliani have been dramatic, ranging from 39.7 percent for rape to 73.4 percent for grand larceny.
"There's no question that people have become more law abiding," said the mayor.
FBI STATS PROVE NYC'S SAFER THAN EVER
By DAVID SEIFMAN, NY Post Tuesday December 18 - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 11:14:42 (PST)
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks,
Dressed in holiday style,
In the air,
There's a feeling,
of Christmas,
Children laughing,
People passing,
Meeting smile after smile,
And on ev'ry street corner you'll hear,
Silver bells, silver bells,
It's Christmas time in the city,
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing,
Soon it will be Christmas day,
Strings of street lights,
Even stop lights,
Blink a bright red and green,
As the shoppers rush,
home with their treasures,
Hear the snow crunch,
See the kids bunch,
This is Santa's big scene,
And above all this bustle,
You'll hear,
Silver bells, silver bells,
It's Christmas time in the city,
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing,
Soon it will be Christmas day!
For Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 10:56:52 (PST)
The holly green, the ivy green,
The prettiest picture you've ever seen,
Is Christmas in Killarney,
With all of the folks at home,
It's nice, you know, to kiss your beau,
While cuddling under the mistletoe,
And Santa Claus you know, of course,
Is one of the boys from home,
The door is always open,
The neighbors pay a call,
And Father John before he's gone,
Will bless the house and all,
How grand it feels to click your heels,
And join in the fun of the jigs and reels,
I'm handing you no blarney,
The likes you've never known,
Is Christmas in Killarney,
With all of the folks at home!
Bing O'Crosby
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 10:54:14 (PST)
USA, you will never lose the angel on your shoulder or your treetop. God bless you for all those good deeds. It's your turn now. Have some fun tonight!
Holly Jolly
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 10:36:30 (PST)
I'm really trying to be patient but out Christmas tree has fallen twice - 5:30 am and 1:30 pm! My husband has now nailed, tied and glued it in place. If it was in the stand properly or not so big it would be better. I've made menorah's, dredels, latchas, snow globes, christmas cookies, etc. for school, shopped, wrapped, cooked, cleaned, lost cherished ornaments and I'm tired. It's really hard to stay in a good mood, hoping to watch Santa shows tonight to help along! We even have a flag of lights - guess Abner has a point!
USA
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 10:05:51 (PST)
Jim - I went to PS 60. That would have been about
53 thru maybe 56. Had a crush on my 1st grade teacher,
Mrs. Crowe. Hated the principal Mrs. Sullivan. PS 65
belongs in the Schoolyard Hall Of Fame for sports activity.
More stickball, football, punchball etc etc going on day
by day than a person who wasn't there could even imagine.
If whatever ball you were using that day went over the
fence the familiar cry of "Little Help!" could be heard
all over the neighborhood. We also used to drive the
Sinese's crazy by playing handball against the wall of
their house, which was part of the border of the schoolyard.
Of course Jim, i'm really not telling you anything you didn't know. One of my favorite names of that past, and
a real schoolyard denizen was John Von Derlin, AKA, Shrimps.
Wonder what ever happened to him.
Link
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 08:16:23 (PST)
Abner, lots of people are exactly as you say - the same. What can you expect from people that are too dim to change along with the changing world? I see a lot of people that are different. You can really see it on the NY Subways and walking on the streets. There is courtesy and much less anger. You can see it with parents and their children too. I see a lot of elementary school kids of various ages and there is a BIG difference for them. There are a lot of morons and bigots around and they will never change, but there are so many people who have made their lives different after September 11th.
Daisy Mae
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 08:13:36 (PST)
I'm sorry but all this talk about how we are different now from a year ago is Horsefeathers. People who rude on September 10th are still rude. The Subways are just as loud, the crime just as high and 99.99% of this country are still doing the same day to day things they did for months ago. About the only change that I have seen reported in a credible way is that military recruiting is DOWN from last year. That's right, DOWN. People don't want to fight in this or any other war, no matter how just our cause. Nothing has changed except for the lines at the airport and the prescence of American flags in place you used to not see them. As a country we are the same cynical self-absorbed lot that we have been for at least 20 years. It was different for about a week but I don't see it anymore.
Abner
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 07:57:36 (PST)
Jim of Mineola: When we moved to Woodhaven from Brooklyn, I couldn't get into STA and had to be on a waiting list. Went to PS 60, then 65 and finally my number came up at STA in 5th. It was an accelerated class to help me catch up in the transition from public to private school. I had Miss Dillon. Then went on to Sr. Rosemary in 6th and Sr. Janet Marie (now Fitzgerald) in 7th & 8th. She was, and still is, the best. A great inspiration to me.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 06:21:54 (PST)
Mary: He certainly was! I confess, I'm the guilty one. And, while it was very painful at the time, I have wonderful, youthful, memories.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 06:18:29 (PST)
Anti-Skell: Oh, grab it and take it home. It's purrfect for you. Tell me though...who's first? And, by the way, Prince Charming was (and may still be) cuter than Andrew or any other Prince.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 06:14:28 (PST)
Careful, AntiSkell, some of us live in Wantagh.........
Mary
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 05:30:08 (PST)
Welcome To Hump Day...Enjoy The Day and Don't Work to Hard.
Night Owl
USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 00:25:38 (PST)
Tishter---That must've been Wantagh....
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 20:10:18 (PST)
sorry to hear!!!
agast
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 19:35:08 (PST)
I'm getting dizzy trying to locate all these old Woodhaven schools. PS 65, a brick school, cut thru from 77th to 78th Street,one block south of Jamaica Ave. It was last used around the early sixties and was boarded up until being torn down for housing in the seventies. The old wooden schoolhouse was PS 60 and was located between 80th and 85th Streets.It was either on 87 Ave. (1 block south of Jamaica) or 87 Rd. (2 blocks south) My Aunt Gert,used to tell us about going there in the 1920s and saying it had no indoor bathrooms. Best guess is that it was torn down in the late fifties. Mary,be nice to Marge in her search for Prince Bob.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 19:01:47 (PST)
Anti-Skell, only the very best people live in Bellmore! I should know, and SO SHOULD YOU!!!! As for relations, well everything is relative here. If you ask nicely, I bet a load of people will out themselves. There are a bunch of posters and their families on this site. Play nice, please. It's the holidays. What the hell, okay?
Tish
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 19:01:14 (PST)
Reenine of 88rd dated Kevin Claff, his younger brother.
FYI
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 18:48:59 (PST)
I recall that 3 room school house on 87th Ave, it was almost directly behind my house on 88th AVe., between 80th St. and 85th St. Good grief it might be too long ago, I could be wrong. Have to go to map quest for streets of Woodhaven. Never could keep those streets in correct order. Holiday Greetings to all!!!
Reenie
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 17:12:12 (PST)
Mike McClaffety died a few years ago. Maybe one of his many siblings is a cop in LA, but Mike most definitely is/was not.
c78
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 17:09:36 (PST)
Mr. Meoff---Are you related to the Sphinctersteins of Bellmore,East Crapcake, LonGisland ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 16:56:09 (PST)
Mary---Is your brother,er,the Prince,ahh,named Albert,perchance ??? The inquiring mindless want to know...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 16:53:49 (PST)
Marge---I have just happened upon a nice,old draw and quartering rack !!! Waddaya think ??? Matches my decor ??? The inquiring mindless want to know...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 16:51:25 (PST)
It seems that a great many denizens of this erstwhile site are engaged in deep thought lately,and that is good.Unfortunately,for some,that is unfamiliar territory.All honest effort is appreciated,however. Heheheheh ;^)
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 16:49:48 (PST)
The other 88th Road was off 85th street, south of the avenue
KLM85
NJ USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 16:14:41 (PST)
Sorry, Margie, couldn't resist!!
Mary
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 14:39:08 (PST)
Yeah I think my brother the Prince was stalked by a girl from that block!!!
Mary
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 14:37:55 (PST)
Hey guys! I grew up and my mom still lives on 88th Road. There are, or at least used to be 2 of them. One is 2 blocks south of Jamaica Ave. off the Blvd. Another is down around 76th Street or so. Not sure. Around where there used to be a tiny 3 room, little red school house in the middle of a block of houses. When we first moved there, our deliveries kept going to the wrong 88th Road. My guess is years ago they connected. Are any of you connected to the 88th Road south of the Avenue?
Marge
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 13:53:08 (PST)
Peace to All: That was really nice!
Marge
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 13:49:54 (PST)
Didn't know claff died......another woody that died young ,when did it happen?
AKA
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 13:32:33 (PST)
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Stuart Adamson, former lead singer of Scottish rock band Big Country, was found hanged in a Hawaii hotel room, U.S. authorities have said.
The 43-year-old guitarist, who had global hits in the 1980s, was found dead on Sunday in his room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel near Honolulu International Airport, police said.
Adamson was positively identified through fingerprints, The Associated Press reported.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner said on Monday that he died of asphyxiation from hanging. Toxicology tests were being carried out to determine if he had taken drugs.
Cause of Death
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 11:04:51 (PST)
From today's Daily News....
Wrong Man Is Arrested
In Queens Bank Heist
By JOHN MARZULLI
Daily News Police Bureau Chief
t turns out the Queens man thought to be the world's stupidest bank robber isn't even a crook after all.
Jack Schreiner was arrested Nov. 23 inside the Chase Manhattan Bank branch at 84-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven where he had gone to open a checking and savings account.
He was spotted by a bank teller who identified him as the same man who, just four days earlier, passed her a note announcing a holdup and made off with $7,791.
Or so she thought.
Schreiner, 30, a refrigeration mechanic, was hauled away in handcuffs and released the next day after making $2,500 bail.
But Schreiner had an airtight alibi. Detectives from the Queens district attorney's squad confirmed he was repairing a freezer compressor at the posh Le Bernardin restaurant in Manhattan at the time the bank was robbed. Criminal charges against him are expected to be dropped today.
News accounts of the bungling bandit who returned to the scene of the crime brought instant notoriety to Schreiner and his family.
"His parents have lived in Woodhaven for 50 years and he's lived there his entire life," said Schreiner's lawyer, Frank Murray. "Anybody the family came in contact with thought they had raised a criminal."
"It's a travesty," said Schreiner's mother, who refused to give her first name. "I can't even walk Jamaica Ave. since this."
However, neither Murray nor Schreiner's mother faulted the NYPD for making an arrest based on what they thought were credible identifications by the teller and a second bank employee who viewed the surveillance video of the robbery.
Schreiner is 5-feet-9 and weighs 170 pounds. The bandit is described as 5-feet-7 and 165 pounds.
Meanwhile, said Patrick Clark, a spokesman for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, "We're still looking for a bank robber."
Jack Meoff
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 09:36:17 (PST)
If Mike is a cop,it's in heaven.R.I.P.
Mickster
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 08:41:11 (PST)
Claff.... as in Michael McClafferty? A cop in LA?
Scary.
agast
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 07:05:48 (PST)
Dear Peace to All, That is the nicest thing I have seen here in a long while. Thanks.
Tish
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 06:22:05 (PST)
I lived on Woodhaven near the Cordoun Blue, I think that's how you spell it! Anyway, does anyone remember Nichol's Inn, or the White Horse Bar?
Dorene Camacho <tillytr@aol.com>
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 01:52:05 (PST)
Welcome To A New Day......Enjoy It..... And Smile.....
Night Owl
USA - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 00:13:48 (PST)
KML85: Reenie of WOL is not the Reenie of 88 Rd. They are about 20 years apart. Reenie of 88rd (former boyfriend Claff, who I believe is in L.A. as a cop) resides somewhere in NJ, married with children.
Buster
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 19:57:29 (PST)
25 WAYS WE'RE DIFFERENT THIS CHRISTMAS
1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn't have; this Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do have.
2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes; this Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.
3. Last Christmas we were letting our sons play with toy guns; this Christmas we are teaching them that guns are not toys.
4. Last Christmas we were counting our money; this Christmas we are counting our blessings.
5. Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate; this Christmas we are lighting candles to commemorate.
6. Last Christmas we paid lip service to the real meaning of the holidays; this Christmas we are paying homage to it.
7. Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank accounts to find money to fly home for the holidays; this Christmas we are digging deep into our souls to find the courage to do so.
8. Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying relatives get the best of us; this Christmas we are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.
9. Last Christmas we thought it was enough to celebrate the holidays; this Christmas we know we must also find ways to consecrate them.
10. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush down a football field was a hero; this Christmas we know a man who rushes into a burning building is the real one.
11. Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness of the holidays; this Christmas we are thinking about the meaning of them.
12. Last Christmas we were getting on one another's nerves; this Christmas we are getting on our knees.
13. Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts from stores; this Christmas we are giving thanks for gifts from GOD.
14. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the things that money can buy; this Christmas we are wondering how to give them all the things money can't (peace, security).
15. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the pressure we are under at the office; this Christmas we are thinking about all the people who no longer have an office to go to.
16. Last Christmas we were singing carols; this Christmas we are singing anthems.
17. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would feel to be affluent; this Christmas we are thinking how good it feels to be alive.
18. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven; this Christmas we know they are right here on earth.
19. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make in the new year; this Christmas we are contemplating all the changes we will have to make in this new reality.
20. Last Christmas we believed in the power of the pocketbook; this Christmas we believe in the power of prayer.
21. Last Christmas we were sharing / spreading / listening to gossip; this Christmas we are sharing / spreading and listening to the Gospel.
22. Last Christmas we were complaining about how much of our earnings went to taxes; this Christmas we comprehend that freedom isn't free.
23. Last Christmas we valued things that were costly; this Christmas we value things that are holy.
24. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore sports uniforms; this Christmas the people we idolize wear police, fire-fighter and military uniforms.
25. Last Christmas peace on earth is something we prayed for on Sunday morning; now it's something we pray for every day.
Peace to All
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 19:39:55 (PST)
to Reenie, yes there was a Reenie on 88th road, the famous (or infamous) "Road" (with a capital "R") that's who you are believed to be, and that's who people are asking you if you are. So I guess we can all assume you are not Reenie from the Road.
kml85
middletown, nj USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 18:48:50 (PST)
Where have all the nice WOLers gone?
Last 3 post are bad
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 15:48:59 (PST)
And who is "Just Asking"? 88th Ave not Road, could there be another Reenie who lived on 88th Road? - I find myself trying to recall the location 88th Road? It is north of 88th Ave. (going towards the Jamaica Avenue, or south of 88th Ave, (going twoward Atlantic Ave) My guess is south, and that is only because I think 87th Road is one block north of 88th AVe. - Anyway, like anyone cares, but my I ask who is asking where I lived. Give me a name please, not "just asking".
Reenie
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 14:25:56 (PST)
To: New to Wol and Peace Keeper. You should have been here about a year and a half ago when this site really meant something. It's now lost it's substance and sanity. You've missed some great posts in the past.
Marge
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 13:22:54 (PST)
I never saw you look like this without a reason
Another promise fallen through, another season passes by you
I never took the smile away from anybody's face
And that's a desperate way to look for someone who is still a child
CHORUS:
In a big country dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
Stay alive
I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime
CHORUS
So take that look out of here, it doesn't fit you
Because it's happened doesn't mean you've been discarded
Pull up your head off the floor, come up screaming
Cry out for everything you ever might have wanted
I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
But you can't stay here with every single hope you had shattered
IN A BIG COUNTRY
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 10:56:57 (PST)
Where is Curious when we need her.......
Former Big Country Frontman Dies at 43
LONDON (Reuters) - The former lead singer of 1980s headlining Scottish rock group Big Country has been found dead in a hotel room, his manager said Monday.
Stuart Adamson, 43, who had global hits in the 1980s, was found dead in Hawaii Sunday, his manager Ian Grant said.
``I have just lost one of the finest people I have ever worked with or been lucky enough to know,'' Grant said in a statement released on his official Web site.
He was not immediately available to comment on the cause of death.
``Stuart Adamson was found dead in a hotel room in Hawaii yesterday,'' Grant said. ``I have no more news other than that at present.''
British media reported that Adamson had been fighting alcoholism.
Big Country's guitar-driven formula helped them to a string of British hits in the 1980s, including ``In a Big Country'' and ''Fields of Fire.''
The band sold more than 10 million records, had seven hit albums and 17 top 30 singles in the United Kingdom, the group's publicist said.
Adamson left the public eye and moved to the United States in the late 1990s after the hits dried up.
He sparked widespread press speculation over his health in November 1999 when he failed to turn up for a UK concert supporting Canadian singer Bryan Adams.
Born in Manchester in northwest England and brought up in Scotland, Adamson's early career began in Fife, Scotland, in the 1970s when he formed punk band The Skids.
He went on to form Big Country in the early 1980s.
The band earned two Grammy Award nominations for the 1983 album ``The Crossing'' and went on to tour with the Rolling Stones.
Coroner
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 10:28:07 (PST)
Whoooooo is the Night Owl?
Wondering
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 05:27:37 (PST)
Welcome To A New Day....Be Safe and Be Merry
Night Owl
USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 03:23:07 (PST)
Are you Reenie from 88 Road?
Just Asking
USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 21:37:39 (PST)
Hi Reenie! I agree with you that this is a wonderful place to meet up with former and new friends! Thanks for your note welcoming new members such as myself. I am glad I stopped by, being that I am
New to WOL
USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 10:39:07 (PST)
New to WOL: Get out now before it's too late!
T P F K a The Mont
USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 09:23:00 (PST)
On a monthly basic, someone always asks, "Where are they now" I noticed r.b. responding, and so am I. Nothing here interesting enough to responed to, just watching. Maybe if the word spreads to other Woodhavenites, who are unfamiliar with the board yet, can bring some life to it. They are still some old friends I would like to get inn touch with.
Reenie
USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 08:51:33 (PST)
So how was my wake?Did i look good? Who came? Did the crowds gather to inquire about paying respects or was it just curiosity seekers seeing if i was really dead?THE INQUIRING MINDLESS WANT TO KNOW.HEH HEH.I think if it's all the same ill stick around for a bit,Im not gonna race him though,im gonna put him out to stud.***MICKSTER***
Give Johnny that part in that new war picture your starting <Waltz International Studios>
USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 06:22:01 (PST)
Dear PEACE KEEPER, stick around awhile here at WOL and you'll like it! I'm fairly new to WOL and have been treated so well and made to feel like I am part of the community! This is surely one of the top sites on the net. I can tell this even though I am fairly
New to WOL
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 22:17:55 (PST)
Terrorism is not only bombing, flying planes into building or anthrax through the mail. Terrorism is hurting people for no reason. United we stand? We can't even stand united at a site that was meant to bring people together and reminisce about happy days of being young and carefree. It's the holidays, can't people be kind or keep quiet? Please remember that the next time you start to type!
Peace Keeper
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 18:52:22 (PST)
prune---somehow I do not think it will happen...
Anti-Skell
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 18:49:38 (PST)
Christmas Past---my unconscious is my guide...Be advised, that A.S.S. has ordered 4.6 tons of coal for the christmas stockings of Woehaven this year...our faux santas are going to distribute it, in the dead of noche, starting the evening of the 23rd...I am surprised you have not changed your name to Christmas Pissed...
Anti-Skell
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 09:12:32 (PST)
Whooooo is he?
WONDERING
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 08:51:42 (PST)
Anyone seen the Night Owl?
Where is he?
USA - Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 05:33:56 (PST)
where?
speedo lives
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 20:10:23 (PST)
Anti-skell.... by the way... you would see god!!!!
prune
usa, USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 19:59:55 (PST)
Anti-skell....may your concious be your guide!
Happy holidays from one skell to another.
Christmas Past
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 19:58:26 (PST)
I AM SUING THE MAKERS OF THE GODFAHER MERRY XMAS
DERBY
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 14:51:22 (PST)
See me in action Peter Parker
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 14:25:46 (PST)
NO! That was Mickster!
Keep up with the program
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 14:10:46 (PST)
And I thought Pollyanna was dead!
Link
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 12:51:23 (PST)
HI EVERYONE! I'M
New to WOL
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 12:41:01 (PST)
WiseGuy---now I get it--a little tardy on the uptake today...yes, you are correctamundo...some things stay locked in the corporate vaults of A.S.S. (Anti-Skell Services ),never to be seen by prying eyes,or spoken by muted lips,or mutated lips,or cleft lips,unless one wants a fat lip...
A.S.
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 11:59:40 (PST)
Happy Holidays To All, Be Safe...Ho Ho Ho...
Wise Guy
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 11:58:10 (PST)
Is it true about MICKSTER?
Do Tell
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 11:21:09 (PST)
Tiny Tim....And what about you,you ask ??? All I can say is that we are fresh out of either new,or recently unbent, or partially straightened legs. However,in the true spirit of giving, my technicians at A.S.S. have offered to crumple your good one free of charge !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 08:45:37 (PST)
Whoever can find the mistake in my last post to f.w. gets to spend a night of livid,unexpurgated horror in her prunery---oops, I mean her bed, with her, of course.
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 08:42:05 (PST)
Holiday Helper---And a happy Harmonica to you too !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 08:38:58 (PST)
f.w.---I must say,you are a 5 watt bulb in a marquee filled to overflowing with 100 watt bulbs.Are you a bluehead ??? Anyway...You really ought to look into taking som R.I.F. classes (reading is fundamental).The practice of probing one's proboscis with an extended digit while at the keyboard, is highly frowned upon,because it leads to a markedly lower reading comprehension level.You also don't have to YELL at everyone here...we can "hear" you well enough...Being that it is what it is, and you are what you are,be advised, that, as usual, I refuse to engage in battles of wits with unarmed individuals (hint)...Nonetheless,I want to extend to you a free pass to one of my premier mental health clinics...A.S.S.W.O.R.M.S. Anti-Skell Services for the Worn Out Retarded Multitudes...Let's face it honey buns, you need it.
Anti-Skell
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 08:37:48 (PST)
What about me?
Tiny Tim
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 08:23:18 (PST)
To Anti-skell, Jimbo, The Sezs and Rich from Vero Beach(Dodgertown,USA - A Merry Christmas to you all!!!
T P F K a The Mont
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 06:09:48 (PST)
Happy Channukah to all!!!!
Holiday helper
usa, USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 05:44:50 (PST)
ANTI-SKELL.... OH REALLY! CHECK MY ORIGINAL POST OF DECEMBER 5TH, AND THEN CHECK YOUR RESPONSE. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? I CALLED YOU A SCHMUCK AFTER THAT. DO THE MATH EINSTEIN!
F.W.
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 05:43:20 (PST)
Speedo Lives
USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 05:08:37 (PST)
Someone mentioned my initials in "where are they now?" post a day or so ago. I still log on from time to time to see what is going on. I wish sll my friends and aquaintances a very happy holiday season. You to m.r.
rb
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 23:31:52 (PST)
Mont-equilla----Glad you have seen fit to let some erstwhile organization benefit from your years of experience in your chosen field of endeavor.Enjoy the rest of the Holiday Season,before getting back to the old grind.As for me, A.S.S.L.O.G.S. is developing a new menu, for this, our finest season yet, and the SkellTones are again auditioning new, raw talent ... Morona Carey has sent in a resume...we shall see... I only wish you had taken up my offer of employment at A.S.S.F.A.L.T. (Fiduciary and Loan Trust )..In any event,congrats !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 22:57:12 (PST)
The best thing about email is that you can set your options to include when someone receives AND reads your email. He seems healthy as a horse to me.
Writer
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 19:04:50 (PST)
I only hope this ain't true,but do we have anything more solid than sent x-mas card.If he went recently,could the card have gone out before hand? I do hope your right though.
One of his old classmates
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 18:32:31 (PST)
I just checked with a friend who received a Christmas card from Mickster! He's fine.
USA
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 18:22:41 (PST)
HO,HO,HO- A big Merry Christmas to all you SUN BELT people (Rich and Link)and families. MONT- Congrats on your new job ...I'll call you for details.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 17:47:16 (PST)
Rich - Merry Christmas to you and your's.
The Sez's
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 17:30:36 (PST)
merry merry merry christmas to all keep up your spirit
rich
vero beach, fl USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 16:48:55 (PST)
Oh who cares .
Enough
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 16:17:04 (PST)
How about some baseball trivia, Jackster?
Baseball Fan
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 14:44:58 (PST)
This is the sickest thing I've seen so far and there have been repulsive posts before. Mickster posted on 12/3 and it wasn't something that the imposter would have bothered with. If someone with a reliable alias or name can confirm this please post.
USA
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 14:29:58 (PST)
Mickster may be gone but The Jackster lives on!!!!!!!!
Jackster
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 13:52:21 (PST)
If Mickster has truly passed, lift a mug of Micksterbrau in his honor...he was a " good egg ", an entertaining persona on this site, and a good friend to many in the real world.
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 12:24:59 (PST)
Don't believe what you read here. Remember Tony Massili?
Not Funny
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 12:21:21 (PST)
That is not info.I will disclose to any "curiosity seekers".If you knew him ask his people.
Now Im Done Talking About This.
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 11:37:49 (PST)
OK, R.I.P., what did he "die" from?
Don't Believe it
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 11:27:31 (PST)
He is gone.Im a very close friend of his and his family.It was quite and for close friends and family only.I don't care who logs on where and under what name.I only wish it was him.I miss him .
R.I.P. Mickster
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 11:21:10 (PST)
I see Mickster log on all the time, using two different names. Of course, maybe someone else is using his name but I doubt it. Either way I am sure we will hear of him or from him soon.
MBE
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 11:07:43 (PST)
Marge, it can't be true. Check the "I AIN'T NO BANDLEADER" note from yesterday. If that isn't Mickster, people haven't been paying attention.
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 10:23:41 (PST)
I'm here. I can't believe Mickster passed away. Is it true? Did I miss those posts? What happened?
Marge
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 10:01:33 (PST)
I'm right here and have an announcement to make: on 12/31/01 I will no longer be the jobless Mont. I have accepted a position (translation: I found a job) and will no longer be unemployed. I wish to thank my new company for hiring me and my old company, AXA (formerly Equitable Life) for paying me until October 21,2002 to not work for them. Merry Christmas to all WOLers!
T P F K a The Mont
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 09:01:41 (PST)
Mickster passed away two weeks ago last friday.
A Friend
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 08:57:32 (PST)
Joey from snowy Jersey, Tra, t92, singing badly, Reenie, Marge, kimber, USA, rb, Mickster, Mike Corleone, DA REAL ONE, Love,American Style, Ken D, Ken Sez, Sez, The Mont, Tish
Where are they now?
USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 08:04:20 (PST)
Mickster---be you alive, "E" mail me...
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 22:01:13 (PST)
f.w.---I have perused the posts back to 12/01/01, and I have to tell you,you must be locked up in a home somewhere.In a short rebuttal to some of your accusations,you are the one who has attacked me, first and vehemently.My initial post to you was, obviously in jest, about the ear piercing, etc. on 12/05/01. Any one with half a brain, and those with complete ones, as well,who have read my posts for a very long time,know this to be true.On 12/06/01, you started with the personal attacks,calling me a shmuck,telling me to crawl under a rock,etc.Why ? Who knows.Maybe some repressed anger about having your mug rubbed in the mud at school on a daily basis.Any way,I posted to Link on 12/08/01,and you came at me 0n 12/09/01, telling me to "touch this...deeply".As time goes on,I respond to your posts.You see, I enjoy your empty-headedness.When I deal with individuals such as yourself, it is like dealing with rats in a laboratory.You all seem to follow the same pattern, and respond to the same stimulii.I never get angry, I am always amused.This is the truth.You also asserted that I never talk about my family in this matter. For such a very long time, I have always poked fun at myself, and the rest of my family. Mommy dearest, daddy dearest, granny Anti-Skell,the Anti-Pooch, Skellen, and my betrothed, t92.If you are going to make deliberately mean and assaultive comments, you ought to know what you are talking about,so you don't sound like a total arse.As time went on, sure I got a trite caustic with you.You ASKED for it.Then, on 12/12/01,you call me a moron,a degenerate, etc.You do this after you insult, me, and Only if I do you one better.You started with nthe viscious posts with me.Deliberate, nasty,and insulting.Then, because you feel you can hide behind your alleged femininity,you attempt to make me out to be the fall guy.If you are a real lady, you never would have said the things you have said here.Get real, get a life,and get an enema.
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 21:57:57 (PST)
Anti-skell- I was nine years old you moron.!!!!
We didn't know about piercing anything but ears then, and only girls were piercing their ears at the time.
(except you of course). You are a degenerate, and you need a check up from the neck up! I don't know why people respond to you. Don't you have a life? I feel sorry for you. You are obviously suffering from some sort of deficit, you cannot respond rationally to someone.
Shame . Take my advice .. seek help before you hurt yourself.
F.W
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 19:07:08 (PST)
Was Mickster the only GODFATHER FAN,you obviously are to cannoli,well Mickster passed away two weeks ago so i don't think that was him you were talking to.
We know
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 18:35:35 (PST)
Latincutie:Ugh...You like the Islanders...Please say it isn't so.For that i'm writing you out of my will..hehe.All jokes aside,their playing great this year while my Rangers are heading no where fast.Hope the yankees winning last night didn't put a damper on your night out.Looks like you have some paying up to do..Hope it isn't too bad for your sake..hehe
Best of Love,American Style
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 12:53:01 (PST)
Bring back Love,American Style.
Fan of Latincutie
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 12:04:29 (PST)
Mickster, some people whine but some people take cover and leave the site because who needs this crap anyway? Wasn't that your story? Some people attack viciously and lower themselves barely stepping out of the gutter to do so. And Mickster, SOME people get the job done quietly. You are misled, ignorant of the facts or blind to the truth if you think that only one person drove the infidels away. Don't be fooled about all of them. At least three are still here - posting. This place is unpleasant most of the time lately and that is why no really posts anymore. Hope you have happy Holidays where ever they take you.
Leave the gun, take the cannoli!
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 06:45:33 (PST)
Anti-skell can be a little razor tounged,but i heard no complaining when he was running off the vermon from the board that no one else did nothing but whine about it.ANTI-SKELL FOR PRESIDENT,KHARTOUM ALL OPPOSERS !!
I AIN'T NO BAND LEADER <YEAH.I HEARD THAT STORY>
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 06:26:40 (PST)
Right on FW! While Anti-Skell has added some "amusing" comments, it may be that it's running a little thin and it's getting a little tiring and boring. Sorry Anti!
It's About Time
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 06:09:51 (PST)
FW, you are right. You did nothing wrong and he wrote as if he thought his comments were funny. It seems like he believes they are not offensive and then is shocked when he is attacked. I hope you continue to post, and ignore the writing of one person.
Miss Liberty
USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 05:50:14 (PST)
f.w.----You seem like you have a lot of axes to grind...just make sure they don't come crashing down on your scrawny ,pimpled neck...FYI...people pierce a multitude of body parts, pieces, and areas, with a variety of objects...that is a widely acceptable,known fact to the multitudes, especially teenagers, who have pretty much written the book on the topic.It is even widely viewable on t.v.-on Ripleys, etc...So, being that it is what it is, you ought to stop piercing your anal aperture with your head, unless,that is, if you enjoy the feeling...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 20:14:54 (PST)
Anti-skell
Classless!!! you started it fool, I had written regarding a woodhaven memory, and you come in talking about piercing scrotum!!! How dare you!!! People write legitimate memories here, and you Anti-skell come along and repsond with perversion, and junk, then you say that they are classless! What, are you afraid you won't be top dog on the page anymore if you don't respond with your crap!
Mr. Latin cutie... please.... big shot civil servant whoopie!
F.W.
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 19:03:07 (PST)
The days of innocence died in the Woodhaven environs when the Jamaica Plank Road was replaced with stone and asphalt...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 14:17:40 (PST)
The days of innocence died in the Woodhaven environs when the Jamaica Plank Road was replaced with stone and asphalt...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 14:17:33 (PST)
I see the classless effluvia has returned to this site...As I wade in with my hip boots on, I must ask "where is he now"...How do you know Love American Style is a male ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 14:14:39 (PST)
Anyone remember Love,American Style's notes to latincutie?
Where is he now?
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 12:49:40 (PST)
Go back in time...way back to more innocent days like - last Tuesday! There you will see the spirit of true Woodhavenites talking about their town. It is a free forum so anyone can post. Ignore the garbage, if you can. Most of us do.
Jamaica Avenue Lite
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 12:01:27 (PST)
Is this REALLY a Woodhaven site??? Just looks like a pedophile shut-in from the Colorado Mountains & a bunch of loser freaks. Can someone please clarify?
{: - <
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 11:31:43 (PST)
Lisa, try to keep it clean! There are people under 16 reading this site.
From Russia With Love
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 10:23:56 (PST)
I read that this website is going to become a pay site? What
s up with that? Any truth to that?? And who is that guy Tony?
Lisa
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 09:51:56 (PST)
oh there is Christmas spirit okay?
Anybody for a little FRUITCAKE??
OHHHH!!!
uugh
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 05:39:09 (PST)
Good Morning Gay and Straight WOLers! All I feel is Christmas spirit - try and play nice today.
Krissy Kringle
USA - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 04:59:53 (PST)
I have figured it out...... Anti-skell is GAY!!!
I should have Known!
uuggh
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 19:20:46 (PST)
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 19:19:56 (PST)
Sheila...just because, I, this day, mentioned odd breasted serving wenches, does not mean I am referring to you...
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 17:57:00 (PST)
Marge...I am most pleased that you like my choice of decor...I often surf the net looking for other bits and pieces,to flesh out my collection...
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 17:54:51 (PST)
Anti-Skell: Sounds perfectly daahling! Just right for you.
Marge
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 13:48:25 (PST)
Fellow woodhavenite - Anti-Skell didn't know that you are a female "fellow". Then he would have been nicer, I suppose, but I wouldn't count on it the way he treats me sometimes.
Sheila <she2chat @yahoo.com>
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 10:46:51 (PST)
f.w.---I often run across pots that call kettles black, such as yourself...when I studied archaeology,I ran across the genus under which you would be classified..." Mutantus Flatulus "... (farty mutant)
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 09:26:34 (PST)
Anti-Skell for PRESIDENT !! Khartoum all the opposition. I AIN'T NO BAND LEADER <LUCA'S HOUSE>
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 08:51:51 (PST)
Anti- would you speak about your mother. grandmother, sister, aunt, girlfriend,or wife. Or TO them the way you address a perfect stranger who had created a memory in a GUEST book. Your response to F.W. and your converstaion to LINK is rude, and uncalled for! Do you not have any class?
I know your mother raised you better than that.
You should be ashamed of yourself for being so rude simply for your own entertainment.
F.W.
USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 06:11:59 (PST)
Marge---Hmmm...My tastes in decor are along the lines of Eclectic Medieval Ghetto. Granite block chairs (unpolished,of course),Iron Maidens (full,of course),Dirty silver goblets,with etchings of screaming Carla Tortelli looking wenches,and weavings of odd breasted serving maidens adorning the walls...(entitled-"The Next-To-Last Supper").Fetching, wouldn't you say ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 19:31:56 (PST)
Anti-Skell - EEEW!
Link
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 19:29:20 (PST)
Link---even though I am clearly a sender, and fellow wierdhavener is clearly a reciever,f.w. doesn't seem to understand that I am not "that kind" of sender...that is to say, I am not a fagula...F.w. can be directed to vaseline alley,near Minetta Lane, in Greenwich Village,where,hopefully,f.w. can have it's dreams of being...deeply...touched, realized...
Anti-Skell
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 19:19:36 (PST)
link- a few short of a chain perhaps?
touched
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 17:57:05 (PST)
Anti-Skell - Pick your battles. Those that will not be
touched, can't be touched! Then there are those who
are clearly touched!
Link
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 16:29:53 (PST)
Marge ... my sister has the same taste in home decor and she calls it "rustic elegance".
Mary
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 12:15:38 (PST)
TOUCH THIS ________DEEPLY ANIT-SKELL
fellow woodhavenite
USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 11:52:20 (PST)
Link---Methinks I have not yet touched former woodhavenite deeply enough...Further options are a car crusher,and a broadsword...
Anti-Skell
USA - Saturday, December 08, 2001 at 19:13:17 (PST)
Thank you Webmaster. I don't know where the rest of your post went, but we are happy you took out the trash!
San Girl
USA - Friday, December 07, 2001 at 18:12:46 (PST)
Hello All
Hello
USA - Friday, December 07, 2001 at 16:52:42 (PST)
site and you want to pay, have fun. But we shall keep this one free!! WEBMASTER
You people are such a reflection of all that is disgusting,and
vile in this world. Shame on you!
disgusted
USA - Friday, December 07, 2001 at 14:11:18 (PST)
WHAT ABOUT VACATIONS?!?!?! I live for that link! They
can't charge for Local Businesses as they are "still working on it".
The Moon belongs to everyone
The best things in life are free, USA - Friday, December 07, 2001 at 07:10:33
(PST)
That God the weather on this site will still be free,or
else bad weather would cause unsatisfied users and rioting.
Weather fan
USA - Friday, December 07, 2001 at 06:39:54 (PST)
Curious why Concerned would be Wondering?
Wondering
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 13:15:59 (PST)
Tony, if the housekeeping thing doesn't work out you
can always go back to driving cabs.
Alex
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 13:15:17 (PST)
Tony, how will the new sign-on work and how much will
it cost?
Concerned
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 13:14:44 (PST)
Jonathan should know.
Angela
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 13:14:35 (PST)
Anti-Skell - How nice, that you could touch someone
so deeply.
Link
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 12:58:10 (PST)
ANTI-SKELL Just because your life is that of misery
doesn't mean you have to be such s shmuck!!!!! Everytime I come here, and post
you have to go and write something really stupid. No wonder I moved!! just to
get away from people like you. Crawl under a rock and don't come out.!
fellow woodhavenite
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 12:34:32 (PST)
Say a prayer for a sick friend and remember him kindly
today.
Just for luck
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 10:53:47 (PST)
The Empire is filthy but they still make the best
hot chocolate with fresh whipped cream. Leave a good tip and maybe they will find
some Windex.
Deedee
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 07:57:36 (PST)
TO ALL - A don't miss show - Tonight at 8PM on ABC
is the 37th showing of "A Charlie Brown Christmas". They are making it a 1 hour
show to include the 26 minute unedited original show plus clips of Charles Schulz
making his early black and white 'Little People' drawings who grew into today's
Peanuts gang. LINK- The Empire Diner is still open,next time I'm in Woodhaven
I'll check if they have cleaned off the window.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 07:56:20 (PST)
You can't pick up a magazine without finding a list
of holiday eating do's and don'ts. Eliminate second helpings, high-calorie sauces
and cookies made with butter, they say. Fill up on vegetable sticks, they say.
Good grief. Is your favorite childhood memory of Christmas a carrot stick? I didn't
think so. Isn't mine, either. A carrot was something you left for Rudolph. I have
my own list of tips for holiday eating. I assure you, if you follow them, you'll
be fat and happy. So what if you don't make it to New Year's? Your pants won't
fit anymore, anyway. 1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts
carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact,
if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't
find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000
calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an egg-nogaholic
or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than
you think. It's Christmas! 3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the
whole point of gravy. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes.
Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat. 4. As for mashed potatoes, always
ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother?
It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission. 5. Do not have a
snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point
of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of
it. Hello? Remember college? 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between
now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do.
This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog. 7. If you come
across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies
in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have
as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful
pair of shoes. You can't leave them behind. You're not going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you
don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When
else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day? 9. Did someone mention
fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid
it at all cost. I mean, have some standards, mate. 10. And one final tip: If you
don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't
been paying attention. Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookie-less January
is just around the corner.
"THOU SHALT NOT SKIM FLAVOR FROM THE HOLIDAYS"
by Craig Wilson, USA TODAY , USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 07:25:19 (PST)
Anti-Skell: I did the brush-my-teeth, mouthwash thing
before the old Doc came near me. The pain came late that night...big time. As
for the primitive decor...it's not country (not hearts in anything), it's not
the Williamsburg (Queen Anne) look, but something more like the old colonial homes.
There's a fine line between Primitive and these. It's lots of pewter, red or yellow
ware. Get an Early American Life Magazine or Country Living and you'll see what
I mean. I think Primitive decor for your Skellington's may have some bare walls,
some black bars, a fine metal, twin size bed with metal springs and single mattress,
topped off with a white porcelain potte. Your meals delivered on pewter plates.
Let me know if you need some help.
Marge
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 07:19:17 (PST)
Jim - As I recall, nobody else at the table wanted
2nds of the prime rib, so I ate them all, burp! Excuse me!! I believe there were
7 of them. Now some people may find that hard to believe, but boy could I put
away the beef in those days. On the other hand, even in those days, I could never
eat more than two Dominic's dogs, while I'm pretty sure that you were good for
at least 3 and I know Kos was good for 3 or 4. Now, New Park Pizza, well I better
stop or before I know it I'll be back at the Empire, barfing on the big window
facing 85st again. Ask Kos about that one. Least we could have done is paid.
Link
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 07:01:01 (PST)
Anti- Can we find a web site to see if all former
Woolworth locations are now toxic land fills?
Jim of Mineola
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 06:37:50 (PST)
That's all folks...seeya in a few dias...something
has come up...(burp)...musta been some yogurty stuff...carrumba !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 05:28:08 (PST)
Jimmineola---Thanks for your quick and courteous response
to my query...Wrong branch of the family...must have been some other Catapano
family...now, about that yogurty stuff...(burp)...
Anti-Skell
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 05:26:27 (PST)
Anti-Skell - The late Don Catapano would now be about
55. He had a brother Pete who would be about 51.Both of them were married ...
possibly Louise is a wife or daughter of one of them.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 04:39:05 (PST)
Ahhhh....A bottle of wine, a poke in the eye with
a dull stick, and thee....
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 23:47:59 (PST)
Fellow Woodhavenite---Are you aware that you could
have gotten your ears pierced, for free, with a fork, at the Ghetto Room,in Cramp's
Tomb, at my ristorante, "Eat This".We also pierce tongues,navels,scrotii,lips,
and the occaisional odd nipple(only if you have an odd number of them).This service
is offered free of fee for those hale and hearty souls who survive their dining
encounter with us...
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 20:18:59 (PST)
Did this unfortunate fellow named Catapano have a
relative, possibly a sister, named Louise ??? The inquiring mindless want to know...
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 20:10:42 (PST)
Jimmineola---That wasn't really an ice cream/yorgurty
concoction at Woolworths...the actual identity of the substance in question was
hidden by the alleged chocolate syrupy substance...As an Anti-Lad, I had taken
some home for some in depth analytical work with my trusty chemistry set.Yes,
the very set that I had made my sister some Worm Parfum with. The substance tested
from Woolworths was...was...I can't get into this........
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 20:09:14 (PST)
Marge...I enjoyed greatly your posts this fine day...hehehe.There
are a few points of clarification needed,however...First, you stated that you
had your wizzies removed sans pain killers...just a few moments prior, you clearly
stated that you smoked your last cigarette. I must alert you to the possibility
that, because of the probable foul odor emanating from your oral cavity-due to
your ciggy,and the distress it might have caused your oral surgeon,the black and
blue marks on your chin might be a clue that you were indeed given a pain killer---quite
possibly a right hook to the jaw...just a thought. And,the other point I would
like to discuss is your decor,which you state is "primitive".Would you be able
to elaborate just how primitive it might be.Cro-Magnon,Mammy Yokum-esque,milk
crate and bucket,or some such other rustic diorama.The folks at Anti-Skell Services
are always looking for new fashion ideas,both for the glorification of the human
form, as well as for the comfort of the personal environs of humankind.Please
regale us !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 20:02:49 (PST)
I can remember eating in the "Long Island Room" of
Gertz Chicken Ala King, and dessert was the "ice cream clown" scoop of ice cream,
raisins for eyes, cherry for nose, and the cone was it's hat!!!! Oh Yea, and I
first got my ears pierced at the Jewelry counter there too.!! Yikes . Memories.
age. old ugghh.
fellow woodhavenite
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 17:46:59 (PST)
JT - Yes I think the Jamaica Ave bus is the 56 and
Atlantic was the 22. LINK- We lost Don Catapano about 15 years ago from heart
problems ... could have been too much prime ribs at the Patio Club. Come to think
of it ,how many prime rib seconds,thirds,fourths.... did you have at my wedding?
Jim of Mineola
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 17:37:58 (PST)
Hello Joan,daughter of the Mont. Welcome,but why aren't
you studying or watching wrestling now?
JimBobec of Mineola
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 17:34:05 (PST)
HI MR. JIMBO! =)
Joan (daughter of the mont)
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 15:36:50 (PST)
Sheila, I'm afraid my copies are dedicated to other
people. I think you'll have to buy your own. And if I'm not mistaken the Jamaica
Ave bus was the B56.
JT
New York, NY USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 14:31:02 (PST)
Jim - Maybe, TPFKA Mont was getting the train mixed
up with the bus. Wasn't the Jamaica Ave. bus the 15? Also, sorry to hear 'bout
D. Catapano, how did he die?
Link
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 12:48:01 (PST)
Tish: Good posts! Yes, it was Gertz. My friends mother
used to work there. She had the greatest cloths. At around 12 or 13 I was in a
modelling contest with them. Didn't win! I remember Jahn's and the Kitchen Sink,
which Jim has updated us on here. As for those deer, I love to see them, but unfortunately,
too many on our property. They're so cute until they eat all the plantings you've
worked so hard to plant and spent so much money on. Don't do much in the theme's
anymore. New hubby would go crazy. The only thing I do is a different paper, all
the same for everyone each year. Because our house is somewhat primitive in decor,
I do brown paper with raffia or something like that. This year it's silver with
with either red or green raffia, or both on a package. Whatever, it's fun.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 12:17:09 (PST)
Jim of Mineola: Welcome Back! Hope it didn't hurt
too much. Had that done many years ago (actually, it was a Tuesday in August of
? yr and I had my last cigarette 15 mins before it happened). It was awful. Had
a huge black and blue spot on my chin and great pain. Had 2 surgeries and no pain
killers, but I had them that time. Lots of ice cream and puddings to eat.
Marge
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 10:39:47 (PST)
Good afternoon to all. I missed a lot of good posts
yesterday as I had the pleasure of having had an impacted wisdom tooth removed
and not up to WOL. Despite my loss of some smarts ,I will carry on. A few comments
about the posts by Tish,Link, TPFKAMont and others.The great Jahn's is still there
and according to a co-worker the kitchen sink is now $32.95 ...remember it was
$3.00 when the token was 15 cents. Haven't been down Cross Bay Blvd. in a while
but I think the Bow Wow has been take over by Russo's ... not sure about Pizza
City,which always had decent food.Still there are Sugar Bun Bakery and New Park
Pizza which was my crowds stop-by place 35 years ago when we returned from a weekend
night at Rockaway's hot spots.Adding to the Jamaica thoughts .. there was Macy's
hiding on 160 St. next to the bus terminal. You only went there for a very special
occasion.Woolworths had a dessert that was a soft vanilla ice cream ( a cross
between yogurt and Mr.Softee) and they poured the greatest chocolate syrup down
the side of the tall sundae style glass.Gertz was the spot for Woodhavenite's
to shop and my Mom had a 'revolving charge account'there. As a good customer she
would get in the mail the Christmas catalogue with the biggest selection of toys
at the time.Wasn't there also a sporting goods store called VIM ? For some reason
I can't recall the J train ever being the #15 ... maybe that fact was stored in
my wisdom tooth.The Patio Club was the local landmark where I remember my cousin's
wedding reception was held there in 1956 and my grandparent's 50th anniversary
in 1959.My STA classmate Don Catapano was the owner after his Dad died,sadly we
also lost Don about 15 years ago. Regarding the french fries from Mike and Flo's
87 St fish store ... they were THE BEST. The health issue from the fat was nothing
compared with the wrath of the nuns if you had fries grease on your loose leaf
paper.Our bolonga came usually from Ernie's just off 80 St.... free slice to well
behaved kids. We also went to Willie the Butcher next to Neir's Bar on 78 St..
I'm getting hungry ... time for some mushy food.
Jim of Mineola
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 09:48:24 (PST)
Tishington---I came, I saw, I read..."Tanks a mil"...!!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 06:41:39 (PST)
Tishterella---I think those mysterious hot dogs you
speak of were never really sold...they were routinely passed back and forth from
store to store as props and lures...after the stores closed permanently,those
hot dogs were sent to Whitey's Tire Shop, to be used as re-tread material...
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 06:39:24 (PST)
Grant's and Woolworths...I remember 'em...and the
rubbery tubesteaks...I remember breaking one of those balloons,and lo and behold,
I was hit in the head with a lump of coal...at least that is what I thought it
was...
Anti-Skell
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 06:35:00 (PST)
Anti-Skell - Anytime I ever got all dressed up in
that hot Santa outfit, finding roasting chestnuts was never a problem!
Link
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 06:26:46 (PST)
Woolworth's store had the luncheon counter with the
same mysterious hot dogs. The orange-ade drinks were served in paper cones set
in those red plastic bases! Does anyone remember the balloons over the counter
that you could pop to see what discount you would get on your purchase? Free ice
cream or fries were some of the better prizes.
Tish
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 06:19:22 (PST)
Gertz was the only department store my mother would
shop at. On many a saturday, she would drag me to Crescent St. to take the number
15 train to 160th St. After a boring day of shopping ( 93% in womens depts. -7%
toy dept.), we would head to W.T Grants across the street for a suspicious looking
hot dog and a watery orange drink. Things sure have changed for me: I now shop
at Penneys and drink Snapple Orangeade!
T P F K a The Mont
USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 05:27:41 (PST)
Gertz...I remember Gertz, on Jamaica Avenue...in deepest,
darkest, Jamaica...It was near Kings Mens' Clothing Store...My granny-Anti-Skell
used to work in Gertz,part time,a long long time ago. I witnessed my first mugging
outside of Gertz, as an Anti-Lad...
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 23:38:34 (PST)
Ahhh... I see we are getting all gluey eyed about
the holidays...A big tradition at our humble abode was when we would get dear
old grand dad drunk,and dress his fat old arse up in a Santa costume. We would
then coax him up to the roof with a nekkid picture of the granny cartoon from
Playboy.At this point, we would push him down the chimney.If he was lucky, the
furnace would be between it's ignition cycles...As far as myself, the then Anti-Lad,
I was forced to dress up as an elf, and had still roasting chestnuts stuffed in
my mouth, and my lips tied shut with tinsel.I was then paraded up and down the
block by mommy dearest,as my neighbors ran to the fire alarm box, to summon help
for my burning head...Ahhhh.Dem's wuz the days...!!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 23:34:18 (PST)
Ahhh... I see we are getting all gluey eyed about
the holidays...A big tradition at our humble abode was when we would get dear
old grand dad drunk,and dress his fat old arse up in a Santa costume. We would
then coax him up to the roof with a nekkid picture of the granny cartoon from
Playboy.At this point, we would push him down the chimney.If he was lucky, the
furnace would be between it's ignition cycles...As far as myself, the then Anti-Lad,
I was forced to dress up as an elf, and had still roasting chestnuts stuffed in
my mouth, and my lips tied shut with tinsel.I was then paraded up and down the
block by mommy dearest,as my neighbors ran to the fire alarm box, to summon help
for my burning head...Ahhhh.Dem's wuz the days...!!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 23:33:33 (PST)
Sheila----Didn't you mean "Big Jugs" ???
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 23:24:44 (PST)
I'll trade one of my videos for a Spider Stumbled
book. Bobo the Clown
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 22:33:30 (PST)
Please send me one of those Spider books. ((((((((((((((((((
BIG hugs)))))))))))))))))
Sheila <she2chat@yahoo.com>
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 20:57:26 (PST)
Hey, gang. I just bought two copies of Spider Stumbled
to give to hard to shop for former Woodhavenites. Just a suggestion, if anyone
is struggling for gift ideas.
JT
New York, NY USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 20:24:05 (PST)
I guess this weather is what Christmas is like in
Florida! It's hard to get the house decorated with the kids running around outside
in shorts. Of course, there's a lot of that around here, what with school being
closed since last thursday with the teacher's strike. Bah humbug! Well, at least
it's nice weather that they're all home for.
KML85
NJ USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 16:52:20 (PST)
Don't remember which store in Jamaica it was, but
my parents would take me and my sister down to see Santa Claus. I remember asking
my dad, how do you know which is the real Santa, and he told me that "The real
Santa has grey eyebrows", so from then on I always knew if I was seeing the real
Santa. Gene Autrey's, "Rudolph" was always playing also. He had one of the purest
voices, still to this day, that I have ever heard. My sister and I would always
go up to Sam's candy store, by Associated on Jamaica Ave. on Christmas Eve. and
have hot chocolate, while our parents put our presents under the tree. One Christmas,
our cat, Inky, pulled the whole tree down. What a mess, but nobody would get mad
at him. The bologna slices at the butcher, on the north side of Jamaica Ave. at,
I think 86st, are still the best bologna I have ever tasted, and the french fries
at the little shop just south of Jamaica Ave., at I think 87st, were pure fat,
and unbelievable. That's all for now.
Link
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 15:24:33 (PST)
Thanks, glad you liked that one. It was a marvelous
place, right? Anyone remember Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor and it's Kitchen Sink? The
mini one man band that played hurdy gurdy music while you waited for your ice
cream? Reading the walls of who sat in the booth before you? The Patio Club when
it was a swank place to go to a wedding (I was too young to go but remember seeing
the favors afterwards and thought it was glamorous)? White Castle when you were
served in the parking lot by an attendent who hooked a tray off the driver's side
window? Paper boys for the NY Daily News in the early morning hours and paper
boys in the late afternoon for the Long Island Press? The Bow Wow and Pizza City
on the way to or from Rockaway (you never had to say beach). PLAYLAND! Bazaars
that ran for nights, maybe over two weeks, and made batches of cotton candy and
zeppoles with rides that never collapsed. Fireworks that everyone could enjoy
just by looking over at the block next to you or down 91st Avenue. Shops...lots
of them with owners you knew that had been there for years, perhaps generations.
Very few large markets. You went to the Fish store, the Vegetable store and the
butcher and baker to take care of the groceries not to Pathmark. Kids got free
slices of bologna, a handful of grapes or cherries and a cookie for behaving while
the shopping was at hand. Lots of bikes parked outside the library and not stolen
when you came back out. Some homes had fir trees on their property and those folks
were the luckiest of all because they had a bit Christmas all year. I'm done.
What have you got?
Tish
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 14:45:32 (PST)
Tish- I can remember going to Gertz too!! My father
worked for them, and that was a tradtion in our house. You don't see animated
dolls like THAT anymore. Such a shame. Nice Memory ... Thanks
fellow woodhavenite
usa, USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 14:27:06 (PST)
Tish- I can remember going to Gertz too!! My father
worked for them, and that was a tradtion in our house. You don't see animated
dolls like THAT anymore. Such a shame. Nice Memory ... Thanks
fellow woodhavenite
usa, USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 14:27:00 (PST)
Tish- I can remember going to Gertz too!! My father
worked for them, and that was a tradtion in our house. You don't see animated
dolls like THAT anymore. Such a shame. Nice Memory ... Thanks
fellow woodhavenite
usa, USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 14:26:44 (PST)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev'rywhere
you go; Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again With candy canes
and silver lanes aglow. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Toys in ev'ry
store, But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be On your own front
door. A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots Is the wish of Barney
and Ben; Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk Is the hope of Janice and
Jen; And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again. It's beginning
to look a lot like Christmas Ev'rywhere you go; There's a tree in the Grand Hotel,
one in the park as well, The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow. It's beginning
to look a lot like Christmas; Soon the bells will start, And the thing that will
make them ring is the carol that you sing Right within your heart.
Ho, Ho, Ho
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 13:45:46 (PST)
A special good luck and get well soon to a resident
WOLer. I know you will be out of commission for a few days and the place won't
be the same without you...or perhaps not. Did you ever get that laptop you were
talking about? Behave yourself with the nurses - don't forget they are in charge
of those meds!!
Tish
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 12:37:51 (PST)
Nice to see you, Marge. Great story! Looks like you
made magic for all your loved ones. The picture came out black around Santa and
your niece because the flash was close and was the chief source of light against
what might be a dark background. Happens all the time when I take pictures of
lit birthday cakes in a dark room. All you see is the cake top where the light
hits. I remember going to see Santa at Gertz (or was it Gimbals?) in Jamaica.
There was a ladies tea room which served luncheon only. Lots of hats and gloves
in there. My favorite grown-up choice on the menu was a strawberry parfait which
was lady fingers, vanilla ice cream and the fruit. What is better than whipped
cream and a cherry to a little kid? Walking through the Christmas Village on those
ramps was exciting although Santa was generally creepy. Not one picture of me
looking anything less than suspicious at Santa. It was a great time though and
a yearly Christmas ritual. I loved hoarding my allowance to buy gifts for my family
when I was young too. There were a lot more choices on the Avenue then, and my
brother and I would go in the evenings when it was still safe for kids to be out.
We would end our spree with an order of fries from Chicken Delight and hot chocolate
if it was really freezing. Typical kid combo - grease and sugar! A new family
tradition is going to see the Holiday Lights at the Bronx Zoo. This is our third
year in a row, and it is great! The lights are lit at 5:00 pm and the place closes
at 9. The general atmosphere is Christmas Carnival, with ice sculptures, make
your own S'mores, characters for children and performance artists/dancers on stilts
(something new every year) and real live reindeer. I know nothing lasts forever
but its nice to post here from time to time. Take care and let us know what this
year's theme will be!
Tish
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 12:22:32 (PST)
Ho Ho Ho! I'm with you. I'm going to bring back old
Christmas memories and posts, but don't count on it starting anything or lasting.
My grandfather took me to Radio City every holiday. Christmas was especially great.
I'd get the whole new outfit; coat, leggins, hat and muff (a tubular hand warmer
for those who are too young to remember) all to match. And, the new dress with
a slip, socks and everything to match. We'd stand on those long lines that wrapped
around the block a few times. It was sooo cold. And, the show was amazing. The
colors, live animals and Santa, of course, coming out on this huge sled at the
end. What a sight for these small eyes. And, of course there was the trip to the
big Dept. store for the picture with Santa and the Saks windows that I could barely
see at 4 or 5 yrs old. Mom doing toy Christmas shopping at Jason's. She, and many
others, used to do lay-a-ways. She'd go pick up the toys after we were in bed.
The store would be open until midnight. She was lugging home a few large bags
one night around 11:30 when she came around the corner onto the Blvd. and ran
smack into Santa himself. He gave her a hearty HO,HO,HO, wished her a Merry Christmas
and went on his way. I think she was totally stunned. She apparently came home
laughing and never forgot it. When I got married, I would do a different theme
each Christmas. One year Teddy Bears, one sleds,one candy canes, one all silver
or gold. That meant tree ornaments, wrapping paper, decorations. Not overdone
to be obnoxious, just a few things here and there. One Christmas was Santa Clauses.
I hired a guy for $50 to come to the house just after our dinner and just before
gift opening time. I wrapped a small gift and tagged them for all in the house,
including myself and left them outside. Santa picks them up and brings them in
with him. He showed up right on time. I told my niece (about 6 at the time) and
nephew (about 8)to answer the door. You should have seen their faces, and the
adults too. Santa was perfect and gorgeous. He picked up my niece and we have
the greatest picture of him holding her. The whole background went black for some
reason and it's only them in the picture. My at-the-time husband didn't know about
this and was upstairs in the bathroom. The kids ran upstairs and kept knocking
on the door and yelling to him telling him that Santa was here and he had to come
down right away, and he just said, yeah, sure. When he came down the steps and
saw Santa, he looked at him, then me, then back to him and me again with the biggest,
"Where the hell did he come from" look you ever saw. It was so funny. Santa came
into the family room, which was a big conversation pit, and took pictures with
each kid and female on his lap and shook hands with all the men and read a story
to the kids that even the adults sat and quietly and intently listented to. In
the meantime, the stereo had been on and I had candle lights in the windows and
you could see the flood lights ouside in the birch trees. Wouldn't ya know, it
starts to snow and on the stereo comes Bing Crosby singing, "White Christmas".
It wouldn't have happened better if I'd try to plan it all...which I didn't. To
this day, even the adults that are still with us, never forgot that night. It
was truly the best Christmas we all ever had and will never forget since most
of us had very poor and meager Christmas' when we were young. (And, no, I didn't
make all this up. It is all true).
Marge
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 11:49:14 (PST)
I have it on good authority that a pyromaniac is heading
this way...he thinks the place is a broken toy he can destroy! Any holiday musings
to offer? Any reflections on shopping, tradition and family stories? Big shout
out to WOLers past and present.
Ho, Ho, Ho
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 09:46:39 (PST)
Quick, somebody, give me a shovel...I have to dig
everyone in here up before they suffocate !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 09:38:22 (PST)
First post---YIPPPEEEEE!!!
In memory of Curious
USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 06:44:56 (PST)
Anti-Skell, here is the last post of the day.
Sheila
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 21:54:09 (PST)
McMickster----Methinks you are correct !!!
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 20:07:59 (PST)
First Blood Pt.2?
Mickster
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 18:44:53 (PST)
Micksterdamus...Trivia..."Murdock...I'm coming to
get YOU ..."...What flik ??? The inquiring mindless want to know...
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 14:15:58 (PST)
How curious indeed...Sheila, shmeila...how do we know
it is really you...???
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 14:14:33 (PST)
How curious!
hahahaha
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 12:20:39 (PST)
Hi Anti-Skell, I been on the sidelines now am back,
please adults only.
Sheila
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 12:01:30 (PST)
Latin Cutie---sorry to see you go, and to think I
was getting you a pair of Satin Handcuffs for Christmas...hehehehe
Anti-Skell
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 11:55:14 (PST)
Hi Love,American Style.I like the notes you wrote
to latincutie.What are you doing now?Do you work?Shy girl here..
Shy Girl Here
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 11:54:44 (PST)
Latincutie:I hate to see you leave like this but I
understand why.Thanks and a Happy Holidays to you and yours too.Stay safe,well
and cool.Take care
Love,American Style
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 11:25:23 (PST)
To get New Yorkers into the holiday shopping spirit,
Queens merchants have teamed up to promote one another's businesses by giving
customers maps of 10 local shopping districts.With help from the Queens County
Overall Economic Development Corp., retailers will hand out more than 30,000 maps
showing commercial strips in neighborhoods such as Woodhaven, Jackson Heights
and Jamaica. Retail business in Queens has dropped significantly since Sept. 11,
and the slowing economy has hurt many merchants. The colorful maps will show shoppers
where they can buy discounted holiday gifts — from gourmet chocolate to toys —
and where to dine or dance. The maps also include a raffle coupon good for a chance
to win a CD player. "It's a great boon to our shopping district because we need
the added push," said Maria Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business
Improvement District. "We need that exposure, and this would give it to us."
Daily News
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 10:28:26 (PST)
Where is Soupy Campbell?
Lipton
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 10:10:43 (PST)
Tony Maselli is an asshole housekeeper and had better
stay away from my mom.
Jonathan Bower
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 08:19:26 (PST)
Thanks to all who have posted Woodhaven Memories as
we close this guestbook shortly.
Tony Masselli
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 08:16:11 (PST)
Looking for work.
.
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 07:00:23 (PST)
Good morning ... where is everyone?
Mary
USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 06:37:24 (PST)
You know what,i didn't come on here to impress anyone.I
wish everyone well and God Bless...Remember United We Stand,i'm out of this site
for good....any future posting using my name will be by the imposter...you all
take care...and for the record i came on this site to look for old friends, and
i just wanted to say thank you to the person who referred me to the classmates
site. I've caught up with some friends,who in turn kept up with other friends,
and we have made plans to meet for the holidays so Thank you..... Hey Anti-skell
& Love,american style,I thank you guys for your support--i wish you and your families
a Happy Holiday season full of Love,Health and Happiness...I also wish everyone
on here the same...Take care everyone and remember during these holidays Thank
God for your loved ones and for all you have,because alot of us will be missing
our lost loved ones,that we no longer will be able to share our holidays with
us.... In memory of Mike E.,Tom V.,Paul S.,Kevin H,and all our fallen brothers
and sisters...we'll miss you. You guys are gone but will never be forgotten....Love
ya mike(i really miss ya,kiddo--u always kept me in check),& Tom,keep an eye on
S.(my guy) he really misses you,and is still having a hard time dealing with you
being gone,especially now,wish u were here....i know all you guys are hanging
with each other,and save some beers for us.. In loving memory to you guys,we will
see each other again someday.... To everyone on here have a great holiday but
please be safe..Have fun,but be careful and act responsible....Good bye alll---Latincutie
here....
Latincutie here...
USA - Saturday, December 01, 2001 at 17:06:15 (PST)
Oh LET'S BE, you are great! I feel just like you do,
having the real deal in the family. There is great respect in silence and counting
your blessings that yours has made it through another day. Jargon does not make
the man...er "cutie".
McMillian's wife
USA - Saturday, December 01, 2001 at 14:41:44 (PST)
How does Latincutie make those collars without disturbing
her nail polish?
Wondering
USA - Saturday, December 01, 2001 at 13:07:51 (PST)
LatinCutie: You're in a Squad?!!!! No Way! From your
postings, I'm sure most defense attys would have a field day with your reports!
But then again, you probably are in a squad, a detective, and probably should
be up for grade much sooner then most. After all, you are a: A female, and b:
a minority. One last thing, don't use police jargon when posting here, you don't
impress many by doing that.
Let's be careful out there.
USA - Saturday, December 01, 2001 at 13:05:11 (PST)