Category Archives: Brooklyn

Heroes in My Life.

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

I wanted to mention three of the heroes in my life. The first is my Dad.  I wouldn’t be here without him.  Ironic to be writing this on Mother’s Day; as it takes two to tango, but not what you’re … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

I just finished reading Justice Sotomayor‘s autobiography.  I’m from Brooklyn, (grew up in Brooklyn Heights, near the Carroll Gardens neighborhood the Justice once lived in.  I could walk there on a nice day and would house sit the dog for … Continue reading →

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42

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

One of my friends made me laugh.  If you are a fan of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, you know the phrase “The answer’s always 42.” This movie though is the new movie 42 about the 1947 season of Jackie … Continue reading →

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The Modern Wizard of Oz.

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

The Modern Wizard of Oz, or why Dorothy can’t be from New York.  Could you imagine.  Dorothy as tough Brooklyn girl? Hurricane Sandy lifts her Dyker Heights house from its foundations and it lands in Munchkinland.  The house lands on … Continue reading →

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Accepting President Obama.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

How many, who were angry about President Obama being elected in 2008, figured he wouldn’t get a second term and are now really outraged. I thought back to a historical lesson.  I’m the son of two Brooklyn Dodgers fans.  The … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales, November 20, 2012, The Thanksgiving Setting.

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

This is making me nostalgic.  I remember many formal Thanksgiving settings and all sorts of people coming.  One Thanksgiving was spent at the home of the woman I was dating.  I made a fool of myself saying how much I … Continue reading →

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The Amboy Dukes

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

I first read it in high school.  I just finished reading it as research for writing a gangland book using Murder Incorporated. The book, written by Irving Shulman in the late 40′s is about Brownsville Brooklyn.  The Amboy Dukes are … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales October 9th, 2012. Theme Knife.

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Nathan “Quicksilver” Silver started at age eight robbing pushcarts.  His hands were quick for stealing from the pushcarts and being down the street before anyone could catch him. He learned crime before he got to Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.    He … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales October 2nd 2012 Theme Dog.

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

My family never owned dogs.  I grew up in a Brooklyn apartment.  I meant you had to walk the dog.  This was my father’s job growing up and he did not enjoy it.  Since as we said at Dad’s memorial … Continue reading →

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The Candy Store.

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

The candy store was called Midnight Rose‘s.  It was at the corner of  Livonia and and Saratoga Avenues under the Saratoga Avenue Station of the New Lots Elevated Line in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood. Rich Cohen says in Tough Jews, Rose … Continue reading →

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