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SUMMER-LOVIN'17 comments

hoopscoach wrote 5 months ago: With it being late July, and of course school being out for the kids, I am the official ’stay- … more →

Tags: Holy Name, Schoolyard, summer, Basketball, P.S. 154, Prospect Park, Stickball, Sports, barnes and noble

MAKE THAT MOVE8 comments

hoopscoach wrote 8 months ago: I was born in 1964 in a Brownstone on 10th street between 8th and 9th avenues. (665 10th Street to b … more →

Tags: Bob's Hardware, Coffee, Junky Joe, Ray Corbett, Prospect Park, east lansing, 11th Avenue, Addiction, Sugar

DK 19 comments

hoopscoach wrote 10 months ago: We can all agree that over the years our neighborhood, Windsor Terrace has produced many outstanding … more →

Tags: 9th Avenue, Ballard's, Don Kent, Glenn Thomas, jack kelly, Basketball, Christ the King High School, Holy Name, McClancy High School

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER LAUGHTER?14 comments

hoopscoach wrote 11 months ago: It seems as of late everywhere I turn someone has a frown on their face or they appear to be in a ba … more →

Tags: the circle, Noreen Davis, The Marx Brothers, Friends, Smile, Job, Laughter, Fun, cranky

IT'S A SMALL WORLD25 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: How many times have you caught yourself, or even a friend saying, “it’s a small world … more →

Tags: Bishop Ford, Farrell's, windsor terrace, Brooklyn, Container Diaries, Michigan State University, College, Neighborhood, Small World

THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION45 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Often times I could be driving down the highway and a song will come on the radio and it’ll ta … more →

Tags: Frankie Paladino, 1970s, 1980s, Pynn's Deli, Add new tag, 9th Avenue, drugs, Addiction, jim carroll band

GO FER DA BOMB!14 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Watching the New York Jets lose in overtime yesterday to the Raiders I thought back to the days of p … more →

Tags: Holy Name, Intramural Football, Football, Corrado, jack kelly, P.S. 154, Schoolyard, Farrell's, McBears

BLAST FROM THE PAST11 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Ken Nolan, HN class of ‘63 and Bishop Ford class of ‘67 composed a remarkable piece on F … more →

Tags: Farrell's, Ken Nolan, John-John Hernandez, Basketball, Holy Name, Bay Ridge, Bishop Ford, Beer, Spaldeens

THE IMPOLITE31 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Doesn’t anyone say ‘thank-you’ anymore? Are these words not being taught at home? … more →

Tags: 10th Avenue, Coffee, Windsor Pub, COFFEE SHOP, Magic Words, Thank You, Holding the Door, drivers, Traffic

DOWN MEMORY LANE13 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: We can all agree Container Diaries is a blog dedicated to the memories of growing up in Windsor Terr … more →

Tags: Holy Name, Glenn Thomas, Mel Pynn, Laura Pynn, Container Diaries, Whiffle Ball, Football, Shoes, Calvin Klein

MID-LIFE8 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Every now and then I have to glance in the mirror and have my ‘mirror-mirror on the wall … more →

Tags: Schoolyard, 1970s, 1980s, 1960s, 1990s, Trek bike, central park, Brooklyn Bridge, dana torres

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: I wanted to send out a warm greeting and wish everyone well on this 4th of July. In America, Indepen … more →

Tags: 4th of July, FOURTH OF JULY, fireworks, Hot Dogs, firecrackers, smoke bombs, sparklers, East River, Independence Day

CALLING FOR SOMEONE14 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: Do kids still do that today? You remember ‘calling for someone’, don’t you? As man … more →

Tags: Howard place, Fuller Place, Windsor Pub

DRY CLEANER FOUND SLAIN36 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: A disturbing incident occurred on the corner of Windsor Place and 10th avenue Friday. The proprietor … more →

Tags: Dry Cleaners, 10th Avenue, New York Times

TOASTED BAGEL WITH A SMEAR!7 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: I miss those words coming from a high volume mouth of a deli owner in Lower Manhattan. In my younger … more →

Tags: Jimmy Cullen, Terrace Bagels, F Train, Ironworker, World Trade Center, Bagel with a smear, ironworkers, breakfast, OJ

STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF LOVE17 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: These past few days I have taken you on a tour of Windsor Place starting from 9th avenue all the way … more →

Tags: Frank's Pizza, 7th Avenue

WINDSOR BETWEEN 8TH & 7TH28 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: My tour of the ‘Nabe’ continues… Windsor Place between 8th and 7th avenues: What a … more →

Tags: Frank's Pizza, Stickball, New York Giants, Add new tag, St. Savior's

THE NEIGHBORHOOD29 comments

hoopscoach wrote 1 year ago: I received an e-mail from someone who reads Container Diaries and they couldn’t believe how ma … more →

Tags: Brooklyn, 11215, Don Kent, The Home


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