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bye the way the pjs are thr…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on August 2, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsAugust 2, 2009

bye the way the pjs are thr east river housing complex on 104th street 1st ave

Posted in Skully

this is an all out challenge…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on August 2, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 16, 2019

this is an all out challenge i coach a group of kids in the east harlem projects where i grew up and if any 1 who is reading this reach me at justussports [at] yahoo [dot] com i have pics on my facebook page look up angelo martinez pics also on myspace.com/justussports..it would be cool to hear from any 1 because we r the bestttttt we play with pocker chips the best

Posted in Manhattan, Skully | Tagged "The Projects", Harlem, I grew up...

I never met steve or any…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 31, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 13, 2014

I never met steve or any of his family or friends. I only know what i’ve read here about him. My message is to his children… We are all terribly sorry for the burden 9/11 has placed on your life. Try not to forget, most people in the world are good…the world is good. Anonymous Brooklyn, NY

Posted in Brooklyn, Stickball | Tagged 9/11, Steve Mercado

I was describing the game…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 31, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 16, 2019

I was describing the game to my grandson, telling him how I played the game at the Dyckman Projects in Washington Heights in the 50’s, and how my middle finger would be bleeding and raw all the time because of the ragged edge of the soda bottle caps and how we would rub the bottoms on the sidewalk to smooth them out from the bumps of the soda can opener……he was amazed that they didn’t have screw on bottle tops…..he also didn’t know what a radiator was when I told him that that’s how we melted the crayons into the bottle tops and sometimes the wax would overflow down the sides of the radiator and my mother would yell at me.

Posted in Manhattan, Skully | Tagged "The Projects", crayons, Dyckman, Washington Heights

Hi Everyone, My…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 28, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJuly 28, 2009

Hi Everyone, My company Darkside Entertainment has just released a new marbles game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can see it here http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323694495&mt=8 We feel marbles is not only a brilliant game that is truly worth preserving but one that lends itself perfectly to the iPhone; being easy to learn, quick to play, and immensely addicting. Our game is called Play Marbles and we

Posted in Marbles, Other Games

Can anyone provide me with…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 18, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

Can anyone provide me with a grid (10 numbers)for hopscotch?

Posted in Girl games, Hopscotch

Another factor in distance…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 16, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJuly 16, 2009

Another factor in distance is the age of the Spaldeen. The was a lot of energetic bounce in a new one, but I remember that faded fairly quickly with use.

Posted in Stickball, Stickball rules

It was Cornelia Street between…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 10, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

It was Cornelia Street between bushwick and Broadway. Stickball was king unless Mrs. Grillo (2nd floor #24 on the block) called the cops at the 81st Precinct. Mostly they just told us to quit. a few mean ones would drop the bats down the manholes. if they did that, we’d just swich to punchball. Do something about that, Mrs Grillo! When it wasn’t stickbasll or punchball it was triangl;e, stoopball, Ace-King-Queen, zig-sag-tag, johnny on the pony or ringelevio. Boxball was also popular and every so often someone would get those wooden paddles with the little ball attached. When the rubber string broke, we’d use the paddles to play a sort of tennis. Lots of fun until the guy who was losing took his paddle and hit the ball as far awy as possible. Oh well, time to play stickball again. Bill Mahan

Posted in Ace King Queen, Boxball, Johnny on the Pony, Locales, Other Spaldeen games, Punchball, Stickball, Stoopball

Hand up to 85 (clap, clap)…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 7, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsJuly 7, 2009

Hand up to 85 (clap, clap) Gonna Get (clap, clap) names of (clap, clap) [state what you would like to name-boys, girls colors, flowers, cars, etc] (clap, clap) # a piece [how many does each person have to name] (clap, clap) And no repeats (clap, clap) No hesitation (clap, clap) And no relation (clap, clap) Starting with (clap, clap) [name person who starts] (clap, clap) One (clap, clap) [person names first item] (clap, clap) Two (clap, clap) [person names second item] (clap, clap) **when person names number required, the next person starts from One (clap, clap)

Posted in Clap and Rhyme, Girl games

I grew up in South Philly…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on July 1, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014

I grew up in South Philly around 21st and Mifflin, born in 1953. For some crazy reason I could never figure out, we had names for some games others referred to differently. Sometimes I thought it was an East of Broad, West of Broad thing. For example, instead of Chink we called it Dinky. Instead of Hide the Belt we called it Hot Beans. Instead of Jailbreak we called it Releasio. Any input on anyone for this? Also, anyone remember making Bottle Top Shooters?

Posted in Locales, Philadelphia | Tagged I grew up..., South Philadelphia

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