| Date: Wed 01/23/08 9:16PM From: Paula Smith Sorvillo Email: Mystikl44@yahoo.com Message: I'm looking for Connie Visconti, we went to PS64 together graduated in '59, she was accepted into HS Performing Arts, but left and went to another high school graduating in '62... |
| Date: Wed 01/23/08 8:05PM From: Eddie Schubert Email: tcbeddie@netzero.com Message: I lived on lincoln ave from 1968 until 1995.did you ever hear of the havenwood basball club.It was in my basement before we moved in in 1968. Did you ever hear of it? If you did can you let me know. I really enjoy the site. eddie schubert |
| Date: Wed 01/23/08 8:03PM From: frank Email: fd1165@rcn.com Message: OK FOLKS HERE GOES. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY CALLED IT IN ANY OTHER STATE OR NEIGHBORHOOD. IN E.N.Y. WE CALLED IT SKELLZIE!! I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WILL ARGUE THAT IT'S SKELLY, BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE {NO OFFENSE} OLD TIMERS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS TO WHAT THEY CALLED IT. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!! |
| Date: Wed 01/23/08 6:48PM From: Lou Gomes Email: lgomes@hvc.rr.com Message: Another good site for those who grew up playing street games including Skelsie http://www.streetplay.com/skully/ |
| Date: Tue 01/22/08 8:40PM From: Therese Email: tere19@aol.com Message: Frank just sent you and email, hopefull the site will work ,, |
| Date: Tue 01/22/08 8:18PM From: Therese Email: tere19@aol.com Message: I will try to find the site, when I tried it before it worked,, SORRY!!! |
| Date: Tue 01/22/08 5:44PM From: frank delarosa Email: fd1165@rcn.com Message: hey terese, I tried that link you posted and it didn't work. is it correct? |
| Date: Tue 01/22/08 1:51PM From: Therese Ringle Email: tere19@aol.com Message: http://web.sau.edu/LeggRichardG/Personal /skellzies.htm the link above is just in case anyone who forgot or doesnt know what skelzies is all about. I think I enjoy melting the crayons in the bottle caps, more than playing the game. |
| Date: Mon 01/21/08 3:49AM From: Al Gavin Email: alter@optonline.net Message: Regarding the POWS in the reservoir area, my father had told me that POWS were used to dig graves in the veterans cemetary and that at lunchtime they were taken into the bar to eat that became the Norwood palace. |
| Date: Sun 01/20/08 9:32AM From: matt wasilefsky Email: mattwasilefsky@cox.net Message: I remember playing baseball on Crescent street between Fulton and Ridgewoodwith Vinny Greco who lived on Ridgewood Ave. There was a garage and we would pitch the ball against the wall and the batter would hit it. Does anyone remember what that garage was for. I remember an old guy there named Buck who was very friendly and would give kids money for ice cream from time to time. I also recall the Alcinos they owned the corner candy store on Ridgewood and Crescent and they also owned that entire building which have a few apartments. The owner had a gla** eye and story was he was a former boxer. His name was tony I think. The kids names were Anthony, Joseph and Susan I think. I still remember reaching into that soda cooler with all the ice around it and puling out a Mission soda. To this day this is still the coldest soda you could get. The cooler had a bottle cap opened on the side and when you opened the soda the cap fell into a holding tray or something. We would ask the owner from time to time if we could have the bottle caps and we would use them for skelly. We use to fill the caps with melted crayon or wax to give the cap more weight so that when you hit the oponents cap you sent it flying. I remember one kid got the idea to melt some metel in the cap. I think it was lead. Anyhow everytime he hit the cap with his finger it stung. Anyone out there remember these times and people. Anyone that played skelly I am sure remembers all the dameage to there fingers and nails from hitting the caps. |