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Kensington Stories: March 2012
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Friday, March 16, 2012. When the Sun Sets over Brooklyn. She was tall and beautiful with long brown wavy hair and dark blue eyes. There she stood under the big clock at the Hotel Astor in Manhattan. “Hey gorgeous, how about a movie tonight? She smiled as he took her hand. 8221; She just looked at him and shook her head "No". She looked into the mirror and closely studied her face. The mirror just looked back at her, staring straight into her eyes. “Who you looking at you old woman! Please enjoy all our s...
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Kensington Stories: Save Avenue F
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Ok guys I’m going to do my best from my old puck hit memory to explain the birth and history of hockey at Avenue F from 1972 to the early 80’s when I played there. Precinct PAL had two roller hockey teams that originally played at the playground up by East 5. These men were all pretty much tough “blue collar” guys that didn’t take shit from anyone including us teenagers. They also did more for us than anyone else because of the time and devotion they put into the league.
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Kensington Stories: September 2011
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Friday, September 23, 2011. Donald and the F train. He was tall and thin and carried a black garbage bag onto. The subway car. His skin was dark and his face unshaven. I remember looking at another homeless man that day on. The F He walked on to the train at the 14th street station. By Union Square, and just stood there across from where. And people gave him his “room” too, because that’s. What you do when the homeless walk onto your train,. You just give them their space, and hope they don’t. Had a smal...
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Kensington Stories: Bob Brennan (Last night I lost a friend)
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Monday, December 2, 2013. Bob Brennan (Last night I lost a friend). Bob Brennan Sr. passed away last night in Brooklyn at the age of 83. Today a big part of my heart is missing, for I will miss Bob forever until the day I die. Below is a story I wrote about 6 years ago, I am re-publishing it today in Bob's honor. 8221; He breaks open the cast and hundreds of roaches come running out. The doctor gets up and runs the hell out of the room. And there’s my brother just sitting there screaming with. After my l...
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Kensington Stories: May 2014
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Thursday, May 8, 2014. On any given August night back in 1975 you could find me down the block on Freddie Schefferman's stoop. But not just me you know, the rest of the boys also made Freddie's stoop their perpetual brick and mortar home. Glen Gruder, Robert Brennan, Neil O’Callahan, Jimmy Spinner and my cousin Pete Liria. 8220;You kids should have been around here when the Trolleys ran on Church Avenue. You couldn’t imagine the shit we used to do with the Trolleys”. Freddie did share many of his Church ...
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Kensington Stories: Hanging out on Freddie's stoop
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Thursday, October 18, 2012. Hanging out on Freddie's stoop. On any given August night back in 1975 you could find me down the block on Freddie Schefferman's stoop. But not just me you know, the rest of the boys also made Freddie's stoop their perpetual brick and mortar home. Glen Gruder, Robert Brennan, Neil O’Callahan, Jimmy Spinner and my cousin Pete Liria. Freddie did share many of his Church Avenue Trolley stories with us. From squashing pennies on the rails to making late night explosions on the...
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Kensington Stories: December 2013
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Monday, December 2, 2013. Bob Brennan (Last night I lost a friend). Bob Brennan Sr. passed away last night in Brooklyn at the age of 83. Today a big part of my heart is missing, for I will miss Bob forever until the day I die. Below is a story I wrote about 6 years ago, I am re-publishing it today in Bob's honor. 8221; He breaks open the cast and hundreds of roaches come running out. The doctor gets up and runs the hell out of the room. And there’s my brother just sitting there screaming with. After my l...
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Kensington Stories: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Ok guys I’m going to do my best from my old puck hit memory to explain the birth and history of hockey at Avenue F from 1972 to the early 80’s when I played there. Precinct PAL had two roller hockey teams that originally played at the playground up by East 5. These men were all pretty much tough “blue collar” guys that didn’t take shit from anyone including us teenagers. They also did more for us than anyone else because of the time and devotion they put into the league.
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Kensington Stories: February 2012
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Thursday, February 2, 2012. He used to walk up my block when I was a kid. He was a short man maybe in his 50’s. He had black hair, a moustache and thick “Buddy Holly” style glasses. Sam usually wore a brown overcoat in. The winter and a sports jacket in the summer. He could always be seen wearing a brown or black derby too. Now Sam also walked with a cane, except most of the time it was never touching the sidewalk. Instead he used it to point at people. 8220;Hey ya bum ya, you fuckin bum”. Then one day S...
