tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38044205665521093032024-02-20T20:17:06.306-08:00White Street TimesComings and goings of people from one's person perspective high up.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-77809653367376114532010-09-14T10:38:00.000-07:002010-09-14T11:02:38.333-07:00Across 73 Webster StI was the second brother born, a miracle I'm still alive<br />Doing whatever I had to do to survive.<br />I'm not saying what I did was alright,<br />Trying to get over my hangover was a day to day<br />fight.<br />Been down all day, getting up was all that was on my mind,<br />I knew there was a better way of life to busy partying to care to find.<br />You don't know what you'll do until you're put under<br />pressure.<br />73 Webster Street is a hell of a tester.<br /><br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Drunks making fun of people who's stomachs are weak<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Teen getting empties for free.<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Woman getting air mattress launched that shit was sweet.<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Schwettin' from the heat.<br /><br />I got one more thing I'd like to y'all to know about right now.<br />Hey brother, there's a better way out.<br />Drinking that Twisted Tea, Mojitos, and doing shots man yer gonna fall out.<br />Take my advice, it's either live or die.<br />You've got to be strong, if you want to party all night.<br /><br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Drunks making fun of people who's stomachs are weak<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Teen getting empties for free.<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Woman getting air mattress launched that shit was sweet.<br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br />Schwettin' from the heat.<br /><br />Our family on the other side of town,<br />Would give us hell if they could see what were doing now.<br />In this city only one place you'll find these things going down,<br />73 Webster Street was the party capital of 2010 in this town.<br /><br />Across 73 Webster Street,<br /> Drunks making fun of people who's stomachs are weak<br /> Across 73 Webster Street,<br /> Teen getting empties for free.<br /> Across 73 Webster Street,<br /> Woman getting air mattress launched that shit was sweet.<br /> Across 73 Webster Street,<br /> Schwettin' from the heat.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-7990873781272855252010-07-10T14:28:00.001-07:002010-07-11T10:04:05.422-07:00Travers Week RapClose the slider I ain't got no lock<br />Call Daiblo Taxi tell em pick me up on the 3,000 block<br />Hit BART to SFO<br />Down 2 tall drafts , 3 benadryl, call for final bording and I'm ready to go<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />Hit Albany still half drunk and wait for Kate<br />No Margaret she's just a friend it ain't a date<br />Hit Purdy's to get some Crown Royal to take to the dome<br />Sean's on the porch doing push-ups waiting for me to get home<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />I'm home and the games commence<br />Mom's shaking her head and saying "you idiots make no sense"<br />Next moring Mom is kicking her passed out kids<br />Saying "Now look, you 2 have to stop, I'm really pissed"<br />Me and All-Pro look at each other and laugh then get smacked tough<br />We let the rest of family know the party is on you better buckle up<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />We on the porch talking bout when Haswell hit me with a rake<br />Diane jumps out her car yells "I'm 50", stretches, kicks n Aunt Mary says "oh for heaven's sake"<br />We ask her about Mop Top, Cab, n Zack<br />Then we all break up when she says "Aunt Marg your neighbors are wik wik wack"<br />I hit the track with the Gardner family and they on a bad run<br />Turning on each other too busy to notice I drank all their beer, I'm ruthless son<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />We Facebooking n breaking balls<br />Killing 2 Band-Aid Todd, Jerelle, and whoever we can find on their walls<br />Sneaking in the kitchen do some shotsssssssssssss<br />At the rate we're going will have to see Rodney Dangerfield's doctor Vinnie Boom Baats<br />Mom yells "yer Manley's don't drink that shit"<br />Sean sneaks up behind her and makes a fart noise with his arm-pit<br /><br />It's Traveras Week<br />8 day's no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />I've been home 2 days and can't remeber a thing<br />Reach into my pocket and it's an uneaten hot wing<br />Someone make it stop and Sean says "Why"<br />Then he says "remeber Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in a game at Polk High"<br />Hearing that made me realizie forgetting ain't so bad<br />Then when shotgunned a beer and sang Psycho Dad<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />We dust it off , push through, and begin to pound brew<br />I can't make it up it's all true<br />Mom makes a salad with olives and greens<br />Gives me a stern look then says "tomorrow were going to Aunt Jean's"<br />I say yeah yeah don't worry about me I'll be here<br />Mom says who you going out with Kyle? He's queer<br />Sean spits out his beer and laughs then mom threatens me with a pair of pliers<br />Then Sean says "before you go let's do a drive-by on Sam's Tires"<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />Day 3 and and the adreniline is still flowing<br />Sean puts a beer in my hand and says time to get going<br />Sean is blitzed playing Fat Boys tunes<br />Teen walks through the door and states "I hate all coons"<br />We toast our cans and say gald you came through<br />She punches me in the neck and says "you stupid jerk I hate you"<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always Awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />Day 4, what happened to days 1 and 2<br />Teen yells from the porch "shut up ya stupid jew"<br />We're youtubing and having our annual Bob Felice break battles<br />All the while drinking like the Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles<br />Knocking down beers by the dozen and it's 12 a.m.<br />The day was just a warm-up here comes the real mayhem<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got the Peppa Steak<br /><br />It's been 5 days since my arrival<br />My mother and those concerned worry about my survival<br />I put on the Irish tunes serenade them for the evening<br />Aunt Jean looks at mom and says when's his plane leaving<br />I head downtown and begin to defile myself<br />It's all on the arm I roll with soicety types who got the wealth<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />Day 6 n I'm alive n in 1 piece<br />Sean on the house phone tracking Lisa's whereabouts with Delice<br />I'm plotting my next move Dina shaking the house snoring n the next room<br />I get a phone call from an ex-girfriend who's oblivious to the impending doom<br />She takes me to West Side Cafe for a bite to eat<br />She kinda short so I tell the waitress will be needing a booster seat<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />7 days in too late to turn back then I get a call from my old friend Zack<br />Who "we having a party for Chris who just got back"<br />I tell Sean gear up we've been called in from the pen<br />We get to party n Zack's wife says "shit both of them!"<br />Party goers got ties on n we show up with Corona in a can<br />No matter 15 minutes n we got the whole party doing keg stands<br /><br />Its's Travers week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />Travers is here and the people are flowing<br />Sean cracks another and says "keep the party going"<br />The family debates going to the track to do some bettin'<br />We all say hell no I don't feel like schwettin'<br />The DeSanits clan, Rossi's, Papa's all gather to watch at the Fittipaldi's place<br />Rob and Joe are a no show they know Dom and Sean are here they're playing it safe<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Pepper Steak<br /><br />Travers came and went it was a good time that's what mattered<br />Sean says "whoa Butkis nothing is over let's get hammered"<br />Dina, Sean, and I down 3 thirty packs n we are toast<br />The cell rings and it's Jose Santos<br />He says "ahhh Dominick my friend let's go to a party I'll be there in 5"<br />I don my cleanest dirty shirt it's time to get live<br /><br />It's Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />I arrive at the club with Kate and Jose<br />I clear floor and say "hit me dee-jay"<br />Dee-Jay plays the club mix from the south of France<br />And I'm frying the bacon n doing the shark dance<br />Bouncers flag me for dancing on the bar stools<br />Jose smooths it over and tells em it's cools<br />aww shit I'm rolling with big time players I ain't got no rules<br /><br />It Travers Week<br />8 days no sleep<br />Always awake<br />Call Cathy see if she got that Peppa Steak<br /><br />The week is over and the partying has me 9 pounds lighter<br />Sean says "get up Rock yer a fighter"<br />Me, Sean, and Dina get drunk and toast to Kevin one last time<br />In the background mom grins and says those 3 dummies are mine<br />The end of the track signals the Fall<br />Hey you know I love you allMags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-71335588788985773532010-06-18T13:39:00.000-07:002010-06-18T13:46:28.232-07:00Ay yo Joesy CasertinoJust when you thought it was safe to grab an after work beer at Mobile On Run. Daaaaaaaaaaaaah Seany On The Delaware is on the loose, yest the tiger is out of the cage. If you value your marriage or job stand clear of Whitmore Courtsk.............Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-39758067579215993012009-07-28T01:30:00.000-07:002009-07-28T03:20:25.815-07:00Rob DeSantisRob <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">DeSantis</span> was born in S<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">aratoga</span> Springs, NY on July 4, 1965. Rob was a 1983 graduate of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Saratoga</span> High and a 1985 graduate of Schenectady Community College where he majored in classical bass guitar. Rob feeling Upstate NY was too small for his big dreams headed to New York City to become a blues musician like his hero Ry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cooder</span>. Rob quickly gained work as bassist standing in with legends such as Magic Sam, Magic Slim, and Otis Rush. Rob was quickly gaining a reputation as a rising star in the local blues scene. Rob had a day job at the Billy Newman Minimum Security Hospital in New York City. Rob's duties as an orderly brought him in contact with various patients. One day Rob was to deliver a patient to physical therapy, the patient was one Rob had never met before. Rob recognized the man and asked the man if he was his hero Ry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cooder</span>, the man denied he was. For weeks Rob asked the man again and again if he was Ry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cooder</span> but the man kept denying he was. Rob made one last ditch effort and played the man some blues, the man after hearing Rob play relented and admitted he was Ry <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cooder</span>. Ry began to tell Rob of a blues legend about a "missing song" that has been forever lost to the world. And hinted that there is also a legend surrounding him and how he became so talented. Rob having heard of the legend of the "missing song" wanted Ry to teach it to him. Ry tells Rob that he will give him the "missing song" if he busts him out and takes him to Mississippi where he has unfinished business to settle. Rob decided to take the man up on his offer. Rob busted Ry out by stowing him away in the laundry. Rob and Ry headed south, Rob with his bass guitar and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">pignose</span> amp along with Ry and his harmonica. The men ran minor scams to buy bus tickets and food. Along the way they ran into a hitchhiker named Deborah Conway, a wannabe female <em></em>blues singer from Australia. She too was headed south to Mississippi. Along the way Rob and Deborah fell in love. Rob wrote a song and sang it to Deborah called "Do-Re'-Mi", the song brought Deborah to tears. Deborah did want to accompany Rob and Ry on their mission and left them, for the first time in his life Rob felt the blues. Rob and Ry finally reached their destination where Ry tells Rob he has lied and there is no "missing song" and that he made a deal with the Devil for his musical talent. Ry also tells Rob that he only brought Rob there to play the Devil to regain his soul. Rob felt very confident and welcomed the challenge. The Devil shows up in a helicopter with Stevie Ray Vaughn. The Devil tells Rob he must enter into a head-cutting duel for Ry's soul. Rob and Vaughn begin a blistering duel, Rob feeling he was losing falls back into his classical training that Vaughn could not match. Rob won the duel and Ry's soul. The next day Ry and Rob parted ways, Ry went back to Oregon and Rob headed back to New York City. While on a bus back to New York Rob reads in a newspaper that Deborah has become a hit on the blues scene with a band named Do-Re'-Mi and that Stevie Ray Vaughn in a fit of rage over losing to Rob crashed the helicopter into a mountain in Wisconsin. Once back in New York Rob had trouble finding work as the New York blues scene was dying out. Rob answered an ad in a newspaper for a man with good communication skills. When Rob showed up for the interview he was greeted by a man named James Papa. Papa told Rob of an ongoing opportunity in Panama running a radio station sponsored by Radio Swan, a long rumored CIA front organization. Rob was badly in need of work and accepted the position. For a year Rob was excelling at his job as a disc-jockey playing rock from the 50's, 60', and 70's. In 1987 Manuel Noriega began to tighten his grip on the country, Noriega had one of the radio stations burned down and one of Rob's friends was killed. Vowing to restore free speech Rob and his friends built an underground radio station called The Voice of Liberty. The radio station also served as a intelligence gathering site for the CIA. For nearly a year Rob and his friends played a deadly cat and mouse game with Noriega's soldiers. Noriega was driven to the edge and brought in Cuban counterintelligence personnel to track down Rob and his friends. Rob was eventually captured and held in solitary confinement for 9 months in Panama's infamous <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Modelo</span> Prison. Intelligence gathered by Rob led the U.S. to determine the situation was deteriorating in Panama and that the U.S. should intervene to stop Noriega. Just prior to the U.S. invasion the CIA launched Operation Acid Gambit, it was Rob's rescue mission. 23 Delta Force operators stormed the prison and rescued Rob. Once back in the U.S. Rob was presented the Presidents Medal of Freedom, and President George Bush called Rob "a great American". After his ordeal Rob wanted to drift back into society and lead a normal life, he headed to Los Angeles and got job selling high end automobiles. Rob fell into being a car salesman like a natural, he was the dealership's #1 salesman time and time again. Hearing of his success the TV station A&E decided to feature Rob on their show Take This Job. The episode was a hit and Rob received an offer to do his own TV show for the network. When the show aired Rob had opened up Alembic Dodge in Thousand Oaks, Ca. The show featured Rob and his sales team along with the day to day behind the scenes operations of the dealership. The show aired from 1999-2002. The show was cancelled after allegations of dishonest sales and the sale of false <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">warranties</span>. One allegation was that Rob would use his cousins All0-Pro and Doc to beat customers with tack hammers if they tried to leave. All charges were dropped after an undisclosed settlement. Once more in the limelight Rob decided to sell his dealership and move back to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Saratoga</span> Springs for a much more quiet life. These days Rob is a bass guitarist for a Morris Day & The Time tribute band. An innovator, pioneer, and a great citizen Rob <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">DeSantis</span> is a proud White Street native.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-8786693274898886672008-10-25T01:20:00.000-07:002008-10-25T01:31:25.115-07:00Aunt CarollOur dear Aunt Caroll has passed away, she will be greatly missed. She never uttered an unkind word or harbored ill thoughts. She inspired me to be a better person. I love you Aunt Caroll.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When I am gone, release me, let me go </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have so many things to see and do.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Be happy we had so many years.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I give you my love, you can only guess how much you gave to me in happiness.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I thank you for the love you have shown me. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But now it’s time I travel alone. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then let your grief be comforted by trust.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It’s only for a while that we must part, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">so bless the memories within your heart.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I won’t be far away for life goes on. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So if you need me, call me and I will be near.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear all my love around you, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">soft and clear.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And when you must come this way along, I’ll greet you with a smile, And</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">“Welcome Home”.</span></div><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /></p>Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-82525214215915984392008-10-04T19:45:00.000-07:002008-10-04T19:50:10.390-07:00Get Bent CancerAunt Carol will persevere and out duel your ass. Stand strong Aunt Carol, cancer can't take your heart or your mind. Next summer we'll toast a drink to you and your victory. Then Market's two idiot sons will go on to toast about 200-300 more in your honor.............Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-89626154312123663752008-08-26T11:06:00.000-07:002008-08-26T11:10:06.854-07:00Wall Of ShameCannot comment too much on the 2008 Travers week, because I don't remember that much. The beer count at the end was well over 400. What a terrible decision. It all went wrong horribly wrong, that's how we roll, hey steamboat hey marlboro man, Sam's Tires, oh god damn this is my jam ayer a a a a a ayer..........................Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-52809342164350080472008-08-17T16:45:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:15:52.684-07:00Operation: FourStarDaveThe Air Element: The warrior from the West, Doc, arrives on 8/19/2008. Bringing with him his ability to drink and karaoke, 4a.m. slap boxing, and 5a.m. wake up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">call's</span> for Market<br /><br />The Ground Element: All-Pro arrives via rail system on 8/20/2008. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bringing</span> with him the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">innate</span> ability to drink more beers than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Minogues</span> can stock. Proven very useful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">over</span> the years was his ability to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">break dance</span>, shotgun beers, and talk shit.<br /><br />The Indigenous Element: Market, who hasn't left White Street since the wild bear incident of 1979. Her day to day reconnaissance of the area has been instrumental over the years for a successful Travers week.<br /><br />The Sea Element: Dodie, being that it is extremely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">unnecessary</span> to use the sea in this operation the planners felt Dodie would be perfect. Dodie's ability to take punishment a<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">torture</span> at every tun has been a great source of amusement for the other operatives.<br /><br />The Look At What The Cat Dragged In Element: Dear Old Dad, unsure of his use as of yet. In a pinch I guess we could charlie horse him in the leg and leave him for dead if we need to make a getaway.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-76577476277542580392008-01-21T15:23:00.000-08:002008-01-21T16:10:47.032-08:00Christine DeSantisBorn August 6, 1963 in Fonda, New York is a suffragist, labor lawyer, 1990 Gulf War correspondent, and public speaker who has greatly influenced the women's movement in America. Born and raised in Fonda, New York, she grew up in a middle-class family. She attended Vassar College, where she was once suspended for organizing a women's rights meeting. The president of Vassar had forbidden suffrage meetings, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DeSantis</span> and others held regular "classes" on the issue, along with large protests and petitions. After her graduation in 1984, she spent time in Europe. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DeSantis</span> vehemently protested against America's involvement in the 1990 Gulf War, sighting the suffering the middle-eastern people would endure as a result. She was a labor lawyer and was involved in the production of the socialist journal, <em>The Masses</em>. <br />She was involved in the National American Woman Suffrage Association, which later branched into the grassroots radical National Woman's Party. She became a leader and a popular speaker on the campaign circuit of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NWP</span>, working closely with Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. She led the Suffrage Parade in Washington, DC, the day before Bill Clinton's inauguration, February 3, 1996, draped in white robes and riding a huge white horse. She was a leading figure on James <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hannon</span> 's ill-fated Peace Ship expedition of late 1990, flying across the Atlantic with a team of pacifist campaigners who hoped to give impetus to a negotiated settlement to the 1990 Gulf War. Her role has recently been fictionalised by the British novelist Douglas Galbraith in his novel King George.<br />In 1991, she went on a tour in the West, speaking for women's rights. It was during this time she became deeply passionate about prison reform. This would lead <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DeSantis</span> to found The Correctional Association, an independent, non-profit organization founded by concerned citizens that works to create a fair, efficient and humane criminal justice system and a more safe and just society. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DeSantis</span> was deeply disturbed by the treatment of minority inmates. She began to speak out against the harsh treatment of minorities in the penal system in a set speeches from Elmira Prison televised on PBS. The speeches were given from a podium located on the prison grounds, many prisoners likened her speeches to Moses coming down from Mt. Sinai. Thus this has lead to Elmira Prison earning the nickname The Hill. <br />During her campaigning against the prison system she met a man named F.W. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">de</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Klerk</span>, who at the time was negotiating the end of the Apartheid in south Africa. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">DeSantis</span> intrigued by the suffering agreed with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">de</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Klerk</span> to join the effort. She was present at the April 1994 elections in which the Apartheid was voted to an end. In fact it was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">DeSantis</span>' idea to raise the Rainbow Flag on the eve of the vote, signifying peace among all men. <br />After these events <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">DeSantis</span> would lead a quiet life, authoring books such as <em>A Woman: My Struggle To Roar</em>. It wasn't until the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that would we see her again. <br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">DeSantis</span> moved by the plight of the black minorities in the poor parts of New Orleans traveled and began a grass movements with other prominent residents to aid those affected. She along with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Malik</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Rahim</span> and Scott Crow formed Common Ground Collective in the Algiers neighborhood of the city. Common Ground started with delivery of basic aid (food, water, and supplies) and an emergency clinic in Algiers. The effort expanded to providing assistance to homeowners and residents trying to move back into other areas of the city and region—such as the Lower Ninth Ward, St. Bernard Parish, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Houma</span>. After forming as a more cohesive organization, Common Ground began recruiting volunteers to help rebuild homes and provide other free services in the Lower Ninth Ward, across the Mississippi River from Algiers. Thousands of people have volunteered for various lengths of time, creating an unusual social situation in the predominantly black neighborhoods, since most of the volunteers have been young white people from elsewhere. An ABC News <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Nightline</span> report described the volunteers as "mostly young people filled with energy and idealism, and untainted by cynicism and despair, and mostly white, [who] have come from across America and from countries as far away as Indonesia"<br />Today <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">DeSantis</span> is still fighting for civil rights in the penal system. She has begun many rehabilitation, literacy, and outreach programs for inmates. She has vowed "to never stop fighting until the fighting is done"......Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-44091710164065477852008-01-17T17:50:00.000-08:002008-01-20T00:03:51.622-08:00James PappaJames Pappa born December 9, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa. Pappa was one of the Watergate burglars. He served in Fidel Castro's revolutionary army as a soldier of fortune, and later trained Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Pappa's family moved to Philadelphia when he was a child. In 1942, Pappa joined the U.S. Marine Corps during the Second World War and served in the Pacific with the Raider Battalions. After the war Pappa attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute before becoming the manager of the Whitehorse Tavern. He also served in the United States Army (1950-52). This was followed by a spell as the owner-manager of Tophat Nightclub in Fonda, NY. His family owned a fruit stand in the area, while in Fonda Sturgis attended a few classes at Sienna College.<br />In 1956, Pappa moved to Cuba. He also spent time in Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and Honduras. It is believed that during this time Pappa worked as a soldier of fortune and a contract agent for the Central Intelligence Agency. Pappa also became involved in gunrunning to Cuba. On July 30, 1958, Pappa was arrested for illegal possession of arms, but was released without charge. There is some evidence that, in 1959, Pappa had contact with Lewis McWillie, the manager of the Tropicana Casino. After Fidel Castro gained control of Cuba, the Anti-Communist Brigade was formed on orders from the CIA by Pappa. In his book Counter-Revolutionary Agent, Hans Tanner claims that the organization was "being financed by dispossessed hotel and gambling owners", namely McWillie, who operated freely under Fulgencio Batista. In January 1960, Pappa took part in a failed attempt to poison Castro. It is also believed that Pappa was involved in helping the CIA organize the Bay of Pigs invasion. Pappa was also a member of Operation 40. Pappa later explained: "this assassination group (Operation 40) would upon orders, naturally, assassinate either members of the military or the political parties of the foreign country that you were going to infiltrate, and if necessary some of your own members who were suspected of being foreign agents... We were concentrating strictly in Cuba at that particular time. Actually, they were operating out of Mexico, too."<br />Many theorist and conspiracy enthusiast believe Pappa was present in Deely Plaza when President Kennedy was assassinated. The Rockefeller Commission of the U.S. Congress in 1974 investigated Pappa and E. Howard Hunt in connection with the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Specifically, it investigated allegations that E. Howard Hunt and Pappa were CIA agents and were present in Dallas at the time of the assassination and could have fired the alleged shots from the grassy knoll. In a deathbed statement released in 2007, E. Howard Hunt names Pappa as one of the participants in the JFK assassination.<br />On 17 June 1972, Pappa, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard L. Barker and James W. McCord were arrested whilst installing electronic listening devices in the Democratic Party campaign offices located at the Watergate office complex in Washington. The phone number of E. Howard Hunt was found in the address books of the burglars. Reporters were able to link the break-in to the White House. Bob Woodward, a reporter working for the Washington Post was told by a friend who was employed by the government that senior aides of President Richard Nixon had paid the burglars to obtain information about its political opponents.<br />Pappa whilst working as a contract agent kept a cover of being a high school janitor and bus driver. This was why Nixon called the group the White House Plumbers. Pappa continued to work for CIA throughout the 80's. He was at the secret meeting that secured the hostages from Iran. And was present on the ground during the invasion of Grenada. Pappa personally brought over a 100 defectors over the wall in Berlin. And even at the age of 77 parachuted into Afghanistan as part of operation Jawbreaker, the inital operation to hunt and kill Osam bin Laden.<br />Pappa has longed denied being a CIA agent, being present at he JFK and RFK assassinations, and taking part of the supposed framing of James Earl Ray. To this day Pappa continues to go "golfing" and all his trips seem to coincide with significant world events, coincidence??????Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-21097343762023596922007-10-07T16:22:00.000-07:002007-10-09T14:44:20.354-07:00Obituaries for Sunday September,7 2007<strong>Five Points Grocery R.I.P</strong><br /><strong></strong> Five Points was a fixture on the South Side of Saratoga for as long as anyone can remember. It survived the Vietnam War, the invasion of Grenada, and out lasted the Cold War. Dick Pugliese was it's most famous owner. Complete with his comb over, cigar, and .38 tucked in his waist band. Dick always had a kind word and a kind heart. Five Points was a place to get city news, fresh coffee, daily newspaper, and a helping hand if needed. The store was a pioneer in the arcade game industry. The store employed dozens of neighborhood citizens over the years. On Christmas Day 1992 the store was open for a few hours so people could buy items for breakfast and any other last minute items. <br /> Five Points quietly passed away when it was sold to some carpet begger asshole and his wife. Rich people who do not need to bust their ass to provide adequate service because they are not in need of the income. It was stricken with the illness of a 20 seat cafe, new product line, and shitty snotty service. <br /> Five Points is survived by a community that may never get over it's loss......Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-69338404513128429062007-09-23T21:47:00.000-07:002007-09-23T21:49:11.370-07:00Thomas J. Knowlton lovingly known as BingoThomas J. Knowlton, 73, of Knowlton Rd., Fonda, NY, Montgomery County, passed away Thursday morning, September 20, 2007 at the VA Medical Center Hospital in Albany.Born in Amsterdam, NY on August 12, 1934, a son of Francis and Margaret Healey Knowlton. Mr. Knowlton grew up in the Fonda area and was a 1951 graduate of Fonda High School. He left the area for a time and lived in Florida and Arizona.He was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1956 to 1958, serving overseas in Germany. Thomas returned to the Fonda area in the 1970s where he has resided since. He was employed as an Iron worker by the Iron Workers Union Local No. 12 of Albany, NY and also worked as a Bartender, most recently working this summer at the Saratoga Race course. He was a member of the Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Workers Union Local No. 471 AFL-CIO. Mr. Knowlton was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, the American Legion Post No. 0337 of Broadalbin, NY and the Johnstown Moose Lodge. He was an avid horse racing fan (Barkley Tagg). He is survived by two brothers, Francis Knowlton (Evelyn) of Fonda, NY and David Knowlton (Cathy) of Tribes Hill, NY; one sister, Margaret Flint (Harold) of Fonda, NY. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Thomas was predeceased by his brother, Martin “Marty” Knowlton on September 10, 2006.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 9 a.m. at the Jackson & Betz Funeral Home, 15 Main St., Fultonville, NY followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church, Broadway, Fonda, NY with Father Patrick Gallagher as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Cecilia’s Cemetery in Fonda, NY with full military honors. The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday, September 24, 2007 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. at the funeral home. The Fraternal Order of the Eagles will meet on Monday at the funeral home at 7:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211 or to Community Hospice of Amsterdam, 246 Manny Corners Rd., Amsterdam, NY 12010. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at <a href="http://www.brbs.funeral.com./">www.brbs.funeral.com.</a><br /><br />p.s. was a one time person of interest in the Star Of India heist in 1964Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-282647934471775052007-09-14T00:09:00.000-07:002007-09-18T01:51:08.551-07:00Did I Ever Tell You About......Ann <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gorman</span>. Ann was born Stephanie St. Claire in County Cork, Ireland, known as "Bandit Country" by the locals. She immigrated to New York in 1922. After taking her cut from a bank robbery with Alvin "Creepy" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Karpis</span>, in which she drove the getaway car, Ann opened a numbers bank in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan. During this time she would become affiliated with the 40 Thieves street gang, but it was not long before she branched off on her own and operated the leading numbers racket in the city. Ann's departure from the gang was due greatly to the fact she wanted to control the gang. Ann challenged leader Edward Brennan for leadership. They would settle the dispute in bare knuckle fight. Owen Madden, boxing promoter and Cotton Club <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">proprietor</span>, heard of the challenge and decided to promote and stage fight at the Cotton Club itself. Ann would beat Brennan into submission, but the gang could not bear the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">embarrassment</span> and ousted Ann anyway After the Great Depression and with the end of Prohibition gangsters all over the city saw a decrease in profits. This led to Dutch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shultz</span> muscling in on her numbers game. Ann and her main enforcer Hap "Cement Head" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Haswell</span> refused to give into Schultz. This led to one of the biggest waves of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">violence</span> the city had ever seen. With the wave of violence wearing her and her men down Ann began to complain to the local authorities who just brushed her off, Ann then went to the newspapers and told of the corruption amongst it's senior officers. Shortly thereafter Ann was arrested on trumped up charges. While Ann was in custody <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Haswell</span> approached Lucky Luciano to aid in ending this turf war. Ann and "Cement Head" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Haswell</span> realizing the war couldn't go on agreed to a truce with Schultz that was mediated by Luciano. Ann was allowed to live and operate as long as she payed tax to Luciano and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Commission</span>. Schultz was assassinated on the orders of Luciano in 1935, it has long been rumored "Cement Head" himself did the deed. Ann had nothing to do with his murder, but is remembered for sending a telegram to his hospital bed. It read, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap." This incident made headlines across the country. After the death of Arnold <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Rothstein</span> and Luciano taking firm control and creating the Commission, Ann was asked to move upstate to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Saratoga</span> Springs and operate The Brook Gambling House. Ann would operate this establishment up until 1944 when it mysteriously burned down. Ann would then open up the Race View Motel located on Nelson Avenue across from the Back Stretch. The motel became a hot spot in the late 40's and 50's. It became famous for a often <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">imitated</span> but never duplicated duet sang there by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Saratoga's</span> own Eddie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sabitini</span> and Frank Sinatra. Their duet of "Paris In the Spring Time" became world famous. Ann has retired to a private life now but her mark has been left on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Saratoga</span> forever. Celtic great Bob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Cousy</span> said in his autobiography, "Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Gorman</span> was the greatest host when me and the boys played those summer league games at The Brook".Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-67662737485550725342007-08-22T14:46:00.000-07:002007-08-31T23:38:23.840-07:00SaratogaDay 1- Dodie is mad because the U.S. government denied her request for the 365 and some change calender. All-Pro watched the Fresh Prince of Bell Air dance championships. Market slapped all her kids just for living........<br /><br />Day 2- Just a blur, too many Budweisersssssssssssssss at The Shack. Shack by day and "$2 you call it" at the Bull Pen at night, not a good decision......<br /><br />Day 3- Market and All-Pro have launched a $1 exacta box offensive on all races at the track. There is talk that they may pool their dollar then chip in and split a coffee.......<br /><br />Day 4- 74 Beers was the gaunlet that was thrown down. Doc said it couldn't be done All-Pro disageered, hence the beer fest of 2007 has begun, god save us all.......All-Pro was quoted as saying "Bonds hit 73?" what a pussy....."<br /><br />Day 5- Took the blame for All-Pro's faux paus, Market was thoughougly pissed. Took a beating for my brother....Market acted on some disinformation......<br /><br />Day 6- It is Travers Day, and yes I am still alive. The Talapia at the Harness Track was awesome. At 2:30 p.m. All-Pro's beer count is 12, more to follow.....<br /><br />Day 7- Travers Day +1...All-Pro's beer count was 34, impressive being that it was one of the hottest Travers Days on record. The night was spent on Caroline Street playing the waiting game. Waiting to get into a bar, waiting for a drink, waiting to use the bathroom. All-Pro's beer count may have been 34 but Doc's chimichanga count was 8.......My Uncle O'Rourke has moe stories than the Highway Patrol.........<br /><br />Day 8- Summer's gone and all the flowers are dying tis you must go and I must bide....come ye back next Travers Day Week....for we'll be here on the porch in sunshine and in shadow......summer time on White Street I love you so..............see you in '08Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-81141466074054276182007-08-12T00:59:00.000-07:002007-08-12T01:33:46.655-07:00How much do you love your siblings?We recently had a family member go through a rough time with cancer, prognosis was not good. We began to talk about what would you do if it were your sister, brother, or other family member suffering from illness. I came up with many viable and tangible solutions, for example:<br /><br />If my Brother was gravely ill- Given he knows how to knock down brews, trying to drink him into a beer induced coma would most definatley kill me. I would secretly feed him that Strict-9 laced turkey he got from that Bodega in Ben Salem, Pa. He wouldn't stand a chance. And just to show how much I care for him I would use that action photo of him jumping into the pool in back yard on White St. at his wake. If by some miracle he lived through the turkey I would have MacGuyver and Kevin Allen take him off his death bed and head to 5 Points for some Nibbles&Gibbles hot chips.<br /><br />If my Mother was ill- I would employ my favorite aunt Grace to come and be her live-in nurse. I would build them bunk beds with auntie Grace on top bunk. I would have Grace read to her and have daily slde-shows of her and Uncle Richards vacations. Aunt Grace would also take my Mother shopping for cotton slacks that were only inspected by Inspector 12. After about a week of this my Mother would be begging me to unplug her machines and let her slip away.<br /><br />If my Sister was ill- I would slip into her hospital room and smother her with a pillow. Just to show I'm not heartless I would use a clean pillow and I would construct a memorial calendar of her using the 365 days and some change year.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-24677547448783498162007-07-31T11:45:00.000-07:002007-08-01T16:51:14.876-07:00August CliffsNotesJust spent a week in the "August Place To Be"? Standing at Albany Airport ready to catch a flight back to where ever it is you came from, so hungry but you can't eat because you just blew 2 weeks pay? Nervous about going to visit family the day after a night out, wondering maybe that you made a total ass out of yourself the night before....but you can't be sure? It's all a blur during August in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Saratoga</span>. Every where there are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">barbecues</span>, parties, and the ever present bar. It's an escape from reality for a brief moment. You are not that swing shift supervisor, the office tech, teacher, doctor, or whoever. You have no <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">responsibilities</span> or appointments to meet. You're biggest worry is what time is last call. The day is spent at the track piecing yourself back <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">together</span> from last night's activities, not for your physical well being but only to feel good enough to go back out. You dare not go out in fear that you might miss one more classic moment. I wouldn't have it any other way................Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-59146672412720772792007-07-07T19:50:00.000-07:002007-07-07T19:54:48.860-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6WQUJb2dt5TX23_zDMFz9m4rPVt5PlcmXK8WQNocjoGK2ISDAwTQ-pyRW5S1UahkOl0t1G2zz-cf-pVvtvEySQoWb9u7Mww2aKSfXBwD0YNF44v7MemVEw8rjl9vQsn2sgjYxn5E8Fc/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084653428821919938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6WQUJb2dt5TX23_zDMFz9m4rPVt5PlcmXK8WQNocjoGK2ISDAwTQ-pyRW5S1UahkOl0t1G2zz-cf-pVvtvEySQoWb9u7Mww2aKSfXBwD0YNF44v7MemVEw8rjl9vQsn2sgjYxn5E8Fc/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ain't got no money ain't got no job how do you do it doo doo DomMags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-90777050427684250912007-07-04T11:36:00.000-07:002007-07-04T11:51:26.457-07:004th. Of JulyAs america celebrates it's independance I remeber the 4th. July celebrations that took place over the years on White St. Bill Green used to put on a firework display that would make Coney Island jealous. Bill Green first began as a oil field firefighter in Texas. He became world famous as an innovator in the highly specialized and extremely hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping blazing, erupting oil wells, both land-based and offshore. Green was born in Houston, Texas, and attended Reagan High School. He began fighting oil well fires after returning from serving in a bomb disposal unit during Vietnam. Green started his career working for the MM Kinley Company, the "original" blowout/oil firefighting pioneer. Bill gained global fame in 1982, when he tackled a fire at a gas field in the Sahara nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter, a 450-foot (137m) pillar of flame. In 1988, he helped put out the Piper Alpha oil rig fire. At age 45, Green took part in extinguishing the oil well fires in Kuwait set by retreating Iraqi troops after the Gulf War in 1991. In 1978, Green's top lieutenants Asger "Boots" Hansen and Ed "Coots" Matthews left to found competitor Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. Green was the basis for the Kurt Russell character Bull McCaffrey in the film Backdraft. He even appeared as an extra in the film. Green sadi after fighting the oil well fires in Kuwait, "I've done made a deal with the devil. He said he's going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there, if I go there, so I won't put all the fires out." Here's to you Bill Green.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-49614791037776482102007-06-21T05:57:00.001-07:002007-06-21T05:57:53.103-07:00When I die bury me under Louie's cherry tree.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-4999735020430220452007-06-12T22:28:00.000-07:002007-06-12T23:28:27.985-07:00All-Pro SeanWas the son of Market and brother to Dodie and Doc. He was a little league legend and even has a row of bleachers named after him at the Mechanicville little league park. His post baseball career led All-Pro to many career avenues. He was a paper boy, lemonade salesman, and even had a short stint as Sanitation Manager at the flat track. Working at the track led him to take a job as a hot-walker, then groom, and eventually landed him at Someday Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania. All-Pro worked as a farm hand for Pat Chapman. All-Pro's path to the job at the farm was a checkered one, there were allegations leveled against him at Aqueduct Race Course. The allegations consisted of All-Pro physically assaulting jockeys who lost races he bet on. In 1998 famed jockey Kent Desormeaux was injured after losing the Belmont on Real Quiet to Victory Gallop by a nose. He had a fractured skull and lost hearing in one ear. This, of course, was a cover up. The jockey was beaten in the paddock by All-Pro, who had bet his brother's t-shirt money on the race. Forced to leave the track All-Pro took the job at Someday Farm under the alias S. Marty Jones. This was a tribute to uncle who was known as "Slick Marty". Pat Chapman upon reading his work badge began to call All-Pro "Smarty Jones". In Febuary of 2001 a horse was born on the farm, during birth the horse's skull and left eye were completely fractured. Chapman was leaning toward having the young horse put down but All-Pro convinced her to let him nurse the horse to health. Chapman went against her gut feeling and agreed with All-Pro. All-Pro nursed the hosre back completely, Chapman would go on to name the horse "Smarty Jones", in honor of All-Pro. Smarty Jones would go on to win The Preakness and The Kentucky Derby. After regaining his track status All-Pro went on to open up Funky Dodie Dina Stables, this is in honor of his sister who suffers from tourets syndrome. Today All-Pro splits time between Philadelphia Park and The Philadelphia Amplitheatre, All-Pro is a professional break dancer in the off-broadway play Beat Street. A great man and an even greater White Streeter.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-58826082273875750622007-06-03T23:39:00.000-07:002007-06-03T23:42:26.098-07:00Remember This<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fdBzg-B_1Ms"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fdBzg-B_1Ms" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-49549250736923601962007-05-30T02:20:00.000-07:002007-05-30T02:22:44.695-07:00Fruitless Protest OverCindy Sheehan has given up her anti-war protest. She claims her son died for nothing. Any thoughts?Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-83858044587004702582007-05-28T13:06:00.000-07:002007-06-13T23:01:12.931-07:00Remember those who servedWhite Street residents who served:<br /><br />Joe Verbanic, Army Air Corp, WWII Flying Ace<br /><br />Sgt. Dan Daly, USMC(ret), Operation Frequent Wind(Vietnam), Operation USS Mayaguez(Cambodia)<br /><br />Market's Son Doc, USMC<br /><br />PFC. Denton Winslow Crocker, U.S. Army, Vietnam<br /><br />Jonas' Dad, U.S.Navy<br /><br />Please feel free to add any other veteran you wish....<em></em>Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-34399025103133422972007-05-26T23:53:00.000-07:002007-05-26T23:59:39.334-07:00Shame On YOuWell the selfish idiots were out in force this weekend. Protesters petitioned the government to let them protest the Iraq War at the West Point graduation and they broke into the Virginia University graduation ceremony and booed the guest speaker. I hope you idiots are proud of yourselves! You are so blinded by your adherence to self that you tarnish something these kids have worked years for and have earned. I hope you are proud of yourselves, if it were my son's graduation I would have belted one of you a-holes with my purse.Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804420566552109303.post-27886611664401835962007-05-23T05:42:00.000-07:002007-05-23T05:44:30.993-07:00Is Wanda out of her mind. I for one wanted affordable housing at Moore Hall not condos. I sure she is some carpet bagger.<br /><br />Also I have metered water at my home and pay plenty for it. Whats the story on non metered homes, Braveheart?Mags O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14562593985384860824noreply@blogger.com4