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Oh,yes, I still remember…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 6, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsJune 6, 2002
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Oh,yes, I still remember how to make a gum wrapper chain!

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Got a favorite aunt, uncle,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 3, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsJune 3, 2002
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Got a favorite aunt, uncle, cousin, or someone so close to you that you considered them to be your family? Tell us about it here.

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged the family

Got a story about your sisters…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on June 3, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsJune 3, 2002
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Got a story about your sisters and brothers? Tell it here.

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged siblings

In the summer the only means…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 14, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 9, 2019
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In the summer the only means of cooling off was putting on the fire plug. One of our neighbors had a wrench that would open it and every time the police would come and turn it off, in a matter of minutes it was on again.

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged pranks and troublemaking, Summer

If you’re from Philly ,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 9, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsOctober 20, 2014
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If you’re from Philly , you have to remember Camp Wm. Penn in E. Stroudesburg , sponsored by the Phila. Dept. Of Recreation — 2 weeks in the Poconos for Two dollars !! WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE IT WAS FOR KIDS !

Posted in Philadelphia, Reader Stories | Tagged Summer

Joyce, We don’t know,…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 7, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsMay 7, 2002
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Joyce, We don’t know, though lots of people have asked us. If you do find out, please send us the info to share with other people. Thanks – Mick

Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged 9/11

Please help. I was on jury…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on May 4, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 19, 2014
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Please help. I was on jury duty last week and while waiting to go into court they gave us permission to play games on the computer. I found a game of jacks and played the game. it was a bounching ball and you had to pick up the jacks and catch the ball. I would love to find the game could anyone tell me where I can find it.

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After reading some of the…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on February 16, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsFebruary 16, 2002
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After reading some of the articles (messages) I have a suggetion for all those rich people and what to do with their excess money. Give it to me in check form and I will write a receipt for mone- tary donation andthey can write this donation off on their income taxes and I will give half of what you give me away by standing on the corner and handing it out to needy people in my town.

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We lived on 169th St. The…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on February 4, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsNovember 14, 2014
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We lived on 169th St. The old P.S. 168 had a pole that was cast in a roll away concrete heavy bottom. That was used to close the street to traffic and that street was considered a “play street” but only when school was in session. We used to roll that sign out AFTER SCHOOL to close the street for our variety of games, stick ball or roller derby. People were so considerate then—people driving cars never rolled the sign away so we had the whole street to ourselves. Fun, fun, fun.

Posted in Reader Stories, Stickball, Street Lifestyle | Tagged Blocking off the street

Through Oprah, Darwin’s nature…

Streetplay Discussion Archive Posted on January 15, 2002 by Streetplay DiscussionsJanuary 15, 2002
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Through Oprah, Darwin’s nature vs.nurture debate, and Court TV we know that there are reasons for many people to take the wrong path in life: family problems, trauma, medical, etc. but we have all come across some pure unadulterated “bad seeds” in our youth and adulthood; folk you knew would be hell raisers down the line. I was notorious for befriending the outcasts, I thought myself one and believed all outcasts were just misunderstood. Those folk proved me wrong. 2 girlfriends in high school asked me to guess the fragrance of a small bottle with clear liquid that looked like a musk oil bottle that the incense guy sells in the subway. Several times I sniffed it and told them it didn’t smell like anything, that’s when an enormous headache hit, they had me sniff Rush. I went to San Francisco with blinders on, anticipating it to virtually be the “OZ” of the outcast, (in many obvious ways it definately fits that bill), but I saw people who had been labeled bad seeds because they were “different” doing some great things. The most sincere feeling church I ever frequented was loaded with folk from all walks and denominations: homeless (yes, and smelly), corporate execs, skaters, skins, Mexican (the original)low-riders, homeboys. We all just wanted to hear a good word for a change, to feel good about our collective humanity, despite the media deceptive portayal of intolerance, disharmony and hatred. Bad seeds use the ignorant for entertainment purposes. I’d always thought myself a savvy New Yorker, yet it was usually sheer ignorance, about street wise issues versus the forces of kids who knew things most kids shouldn’t, that got me in trouble growing up. I try to teach my son the lessons I’ve learned. Thankfully, some of the kids he thought so cool (I saw trouble coming a mile away), caused problems, ditched him when the going got rough. Fortunately, his teachers could see that his sudden troubles came as a direct result of his newly acquired “friendships” and extracted the problem. More important than him finding my warnings to be right, he saw that I was there for him, like a true friend. Now he keeps his circle of friends small. I see his group sticking together to weed out problematic associates. I tell him to keep track of his own motives when developing friendships, to not be the bad seed. Everyone goes through a period of boredom or low self-esteem, perhaps when they just feel like causing some grief. That’s far different from wanting to ruin someone, or causing harm. Bad seeds seek utter destruction, of those around them, and ultimately themselves. Admittedly I was dense because it was only after being battered by the passing of time and weird experiences in extensive world travel that I finally saw (what most see without ever leaving their hood): You certainly can’t tell a book by it’s cover, it’s accent, it’s nationality, it’s religion,it’s monetary or social status, it’s country,it’s neighborhood, it’s political party. I have been fooled by (deceptive)intelligence, ignorance, wealth and poverty. Bad seeds are easily disguised in the most appealing of packages. Any one can flip a switch on you. My circle of associates is small, but flexible and diverse.

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