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Words of “Wisdom” … by an old, not so-wise, man … a meandering within the Meanderings

December 23, 2018 richfed

Preservation … at all costs … a day may come when it is all of America that endures.

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The Little Rascals … with guns!

August 1, 2016 richfed

Off in a small wooded tract of land adjacent to Memorial Junior High School on Hendrickson Avenue in Valley Stream stood a few abandoned & boarded-up

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A Smell to Remember … What IS that Smell?

April 2, 2015 richfed

Was sitting at the drive-thru at a local restaurant here in Marion, Moondoggies. The place, besides being an eatery, is close to being a museum

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The Good Old Days!

December 18, 2014 richfed

I am so glad that I grew up in the 50s & 60s as opposed to today. First of all, there were few electronic gadgets.

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Sometimes, Things Just are What They Are!

December 11, 2014 richfed

Not sure, I may have posted this story before. Just in case, here it is again, in a different light: For most of my life,

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Gallo Port[al] to Hell!

November 6, 2014 richfed

Another True Confession: It was summer-time, I think – 1969 or 1970. I don’t recall my Dad being around, and he died in January, 1970,

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The Halloween Wars!

October 31, 2014 richfed

Halloween Night – One block east of the NYC line: I sure hope no little brat kids egg my car tonight. No, sir! Kids these

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Out the Window He Goes …

October 16, 2014 richfed

Another True Confession: My brother, Ronnie, and I, used to love board games when we were kids. Stuff like Monopoly, Risk, Battleship, Clue … tons

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Pop Goes the … Thermometer!

September 13, 2014 richfed

Confession: “Oh, Mom … I don’t feel well today. I need to stay home from school.” Mom: touching my forehead, “You don’t feel like you

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For the love of … Baseball

September 4, 2014 richfed

Thud … thud … thud … thud … The sound of a Pensy Pinky bouncing off the front gable of my house. Repeatedly. Through 9

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A little “Peace” of the Green …

August 30, 2014 richfed

This is a photo I “borrowed” from an old classmate Joe Bria … It’s a scene that is indelibly stamped in my brain — as

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Some Early Memories of Valley Stream

August 28, 2014 richfed

Ann Szatmary is my earliest connection, and memory, of Valley Stream. We moved next door to her family in August, I believe, of 1956. We

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Just a stroll in the park on an early Spring day. This was in 1972, or possibly '73. In between those 2 guesses we hitchhiked cross-country - cross Canada, actually, from Ontario to Vancouver, BC, then down the west coast to Berkeley, CA. Somehow, we got separated in Sacramento, so, I went to see my girlfriend who was up in Washington state for the summer. Then the two of us hitched home. All on about 200 bucks. It was the best of times ...
Visit all the locations used in the filming of "The Last of the Mohicans"!
A very pleasant evening was had by all. All the males grew up together in the same neighborhood. Many fun times, unbelievable adventures, lots of baseball, music and substances. This was the last time this particular group was all together. Looking back from 70 [the age] to '70 [the year] - and lots more in the 50's & 60's - brings a flood of good times & good people. We were so lucky to have so many friends landing in the same area. In many ways, the best days of my life.
Me & some of the boys from the secure care unit of a NYS psychiatric hospital. My last day at that nut house. On to a bigger one ... the next day I started my career at the US Postal Service. 😊 This was in 1987.
A legend passed away yesterday at 94. The voice of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for a lifetime.

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Header photo of the Valley Stream, New York Village Green courtesy of an old classmate, Joe Bria.

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