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“Remember you used to call…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on February 19, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 19, 2010

“Remember you used to call out a word (maybe tibs) if the ball was yours and it got lost, over a roof or in the sewer, they had to buy you a new one. ” Dibs, as in, “dibs on the ball”.

Posted in Brooklyn, Other Spaldeen games

I see the messages above…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on February 3, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

I see the messages above about Charlie Ballard, and the one way up top about my Dad Vito Giannone…… it makes me think about Charlie, and John Stephens, and my Dad. Those were great days, watching you guys play…and laugh…and live! You 3, and so many more of the oldtime stickball players, were all so great ! ! ! Thinking of ALL of you today….Happy 77th Birthday Dad – Feb 3rd, 1933.

Posted in Stickball | Tagged Stickball Hall of Fame

I grew up in the Bronx from…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 27, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 3, 2020

I grew up in the Bronx from 1950-1964. For some reasons I thought if you couldn’t afford a Spaldeen you got a Pencie Pinkies. Remember you used to call out a word (maybe tibs) if the ball was yours and it got lost, over a roof or in the sewer, they had to buy you a new one. What a blast those times were. I loved growing up in the Bronx. I lived on Noble Avenue from 1950-1960 and then the Castle Hill Projects from 60-64. On Noble Avenue we had a stoop and we would play stoopball and all the other games you guys mentioned. All great memories.

Posted in Bronx, Locales, Other Spaldeen games, Stoopball | Tagged "The Projects", I grew up..., Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

Hi everybody In Dennis…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 24, 2010 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

Hi everybody In Dennis Lehane’s “Mystic River” I came across this sentence: “They had never been friends. They had never played stickball and kick-the-can and 76 on Rester Street.” Does anybody have any idea what kind of a game “76” might be? If you have the answer, please email me : weber [at] univ-nancy2 [dot] fr Thank you MW

Posted in Reader Stories, Stickball

Hello to all marbles players!…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 29, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 29, 2009

Hello to all marbles players! We are looking for people who organize or want to organize serious marbles tournaments for adults. We are going to establish international marbles federation and we are looking for more countries which will participate. For more information, please visit http://www.worldmarblesfederation.com .

Posted in Marbles, Other Games

I’m interested in buying…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 26, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 26, 2009

I’m interested in buying marbles from the sixties or earlier. Anyone interested in selling? Even cats eyes, if they are hybrids and definitely peesee. Thanks.

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The odds of winning a big…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 10, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 10, 2009

The odds of winning a big lotto prize, I am told, can run as high as and even higher than 1 in 47,784,352. Well, something occurred to me once in which those odds pale in comparison. When I think back to the day in which destiny brought about my

Posted in Bronx, Locales

As hard as I tried, Diamond…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 10, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsDecember 10, 2009

As hard as I tried, Diamond Joe was quicker at gaining high ground in the wild blue yonder above us. You see in this kind of sky-fighting, it is important to gain superiority of height over your opponent. That way your razor tail can then drop down over the other guy

Posted in Bronx, Locales

Hi, I grow up (40 and 50’s)there…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on December 10, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 18, 2014

Hi, I grow up (40 and 50’s)there also. Lived on Stebbins avenue and belonged to the Sparks over on longwood Avenue. At 17 I left to join the airforce – went to Korea. For most of my life Mexico city Mexico has been my home. But, the Bronx is one of the best memories of my life. If anyone is still out there (I’m 74) Talk to me. Tony Roca Here is a recollection that I would like to share with you…………… The traditional underhanded-mean-Bronx-way to avail yourself of someone else

Posted in Bronx, Locales

Going on a treasure hunt…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on November 22, 2009 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014

Going on a treasure hunt (walk fingers up back) X marks the spot (draw X on back) Big circle (draw big circle on back) Little circle (draw smaller circle inside the first) Dot, dot, dot (tap back with each “dot”) Crack an egg on your head (put your left fist, pinky down, on their head then gently tap your left fist with your right fist and let your left flatten out on their head) Let the yolk run down (let hands slide down their head to their shoulders) Stick a knife in your back (thump them fairly hard in the middle of the back with your right fist, pinky down) Let the blood run down (slide hands down back with fingers open) Spiders crawling in your hair (crawl fingers quickly up back to the hair at the top of their neck) Snakes are sliding down your back (slither fingers down back) Cool breeze (blow on neck) Tight squeeze (pinch neck or squeeze shoulders) [Optional] Can’t catch me! (sharp slap on the back of the neck and run away)

Posted in Clap and Rhyme, Girl games | Tagged back rhymes, Pennsy Pinkie, spaldeen types

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