Category Archives: Other Games
Oh my God. I completely…
Oh my God. I completely forgot this one. But, yeah, used to be completely spontaneous, someone grabbing an object from someone — a ball, cap, glove, whatever — and yell “Salugee!” and start to toss it about. Usually ended when the kid relieved of the item started to cry. From The Bronx
Just read the article in…
Just read the article in the New York Times (Sunday July 1st) Jackson Projects representing: 156 Street and Courtlandt Avenue. Skelsies was the game of the day along with Hot Peas and Butter. Wow, what great times. I’m down for a reunion challenge and make it official, the Bronx Crew are the best! Bottle tops were okay but we in Jacksons knew how to create the best spin top for skelsies. Can’t tell you all our secrets, just set up the games and let the fun began!
OH, SKULLY.brings back such…
OH, SKULLY.brings back such fond memmories of my childhood playing in the street in N.Y.C ,in the 74-78 era my name is henry from 96st west side of manhattan,i play’d SKULLY with the boys on my block and kid’s i went to school with,Back in the days when there was no cell phone ,Pc’s laptops and video games only attari pong ,and if you did have it you were one prrrichivilleged Kid!anyways gonna try to bring this skully game back for all to enjoy!If you lived in this area at that time,send me an E -mail like to here from you [dot] henryfleitas [at] yahoo [dot] com
There are some clips in my…
I grew up around Trinity…
I grew up around Trinity Ave (saint marys project). We played skellys 60’s and 70’s.. until dark starting from midday. My top was a yellow disk from the school board little wax (To much would make the top wiggle when you “hunch it”.)One word we would yell “Sweepstakes”BEFORE your top got sent for a long journey By the time you got back you the board we were already well into the game. Anyone ever split a spinning top and the reward was getting that color on yours.What fun brings back so many memories.
Wow! Thanks for the memories.If…
Wow! Thanks for the memories.If you came to the block with a bottle cap we would probably under estimate you because that was like a beginners style.I wonder if school chair caps was a Bronx thing ’cause they are the only ones i saw posting it. I used to play on Marion ave. and also Decatur ave in The Bronx during the seventies.We took our mothers can openers to school and took the caps off of the chairs to get a professional’s cap. Small caps were called beenies and large were bullies. Sometimes we used clay instead of wax.If your cap began to roll you’d better yell “no kicksies” or we’d kick it like a soccer ball and more than likely you were guaranteed to lose.I think the drug infested eighties destroyed these games like ringoleavio,slugs,of the curb,stick ball,off the wall,kick the can,…………….you get the idea.
I grew up in the bronx 60’s…
I grew up in the bronx 60’s and 70’s…158th st between 3rd ave and elton. ave and skelsies was a game we would play all day. We used to take the bottom off of chairs in school and used crayon wax to fill our tops….we would have differend sizes and all would be filled with your special color…Its funny im 48 and remember filling mine with yellow…… remember: hit a killa be a killa….