  Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1234 Registered: 04-2008 |
I guess I was more referring to time more than anything, to sit at a store all day and read a whole book, I don't think I have the attention span. | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 747 Registered: 04-2007 |
Z: It's a well written book about your old neck of the woods.....your attention span will expand for this one | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 331 Registered: 03-2008 |
7, Never tried Wimpy's. We'll have to check it out. | ||
7andkelly Member Username: 7andkelly Post Number: 1082 Registered: 04-2008 |
It's got to be a hop, skip and a jump for you. | ||
7andkelly Member Username: 7andkelly Post Number: 1083 Registered: 04-2008 |
Sooooo...Mary Poppins finally came out to escort Rogers back to the house. | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 748 Registered: 04-2007 |
7: Paul Clemens is a 91 grad..actually cites some ND teachers in the book. You of all people (our king of east side documentary) have got to read the book. There are some chapters where the author waxes philosophically about modern black authors, race relations, and recent Detroit politics but a good deal is very reminiscent of the old St. Jude/Heilmann/NDHS/northeast neighborhood. | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 332 Registered: 03-2008 |
Takes me about an hour & 1/4 to get to Lexington. Just a nice bike ride. | ||
7andkelly Member Username: 7andkelly Post Number: 1084 Registered: 04-2008 |
KR, I don't care how philosophically he waxes...it's gross! | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 333 Registered: 03-2008 |
I'm surprised there hasn't been a ND/Regina thread here - or did I miss something? Would it have to be in the "Non-Detroit" section? | ||
7andkelly Member Username: 7andkelly Post Number: 1085 Registered: 04-2008 |
You know they're a high-class joint since they sell their own t-shirts. | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 749 Registered: 04-2007 |
EB: There was an ND thread....very short lived A lot if it about ND dances/concerts and Fr. Bryson | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 750 Registered: 04-2007 |
7:not only was the wax gross it burned his fingertips....read the excerpt | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2683 Registered: 04-2005 |
That had to be the most confusing run of posts that we've ever had. Are the Tigers getting waxed at Wimpy's while reading a book about the east side, or are they fishing with the sheriff in Lexington so they can eat hot dogs at a car show?? | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 334 Registered: 03-2008 |
By George! I think she's got it! Prof. Higgins | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2686 Registered: 04-2005 |
Just you wait. | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 751 Registered: 04-2007 |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34 04621/ http://alambix.uquebec.ca/musi que/orgues/etatsunis/detroitsj 1.html Just experimenting with the new Cuil search engine (suppose to compete with google)...the top has an excerpt from a SJS 2nd grader in 63...perhaps one of you SJ threadsters know the name. | ||
Eastburn Member Username: Eastburn Post Number: 335 Registered: 03-2008 |
JC, I refuse to get into a song lyric battle. That's Z's forte. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2687 Registered: 04-2005 |
Mark Fedenis was in our class. I don't clearly remember him, but I know Z does. Z, check out the msnbc link above. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1235 Registered: 04-2008 |
Mark was the Gus Polinski of our class, one damn fine accordion player. I believe they lived on Coram between Redmond and Rex. He had a brother I think was a year younger and maybe a younger sister too. The last book I read non stop, cover to cover was the great environmental tome "The Lorax" by Dr. Theodor Geisel | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2691 Registered: 04-2005 |
Z, have you delved into 'Yertle the Turtle' yet. It's another classic by Dr. Geisel, and should be added to your summer reading list. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1236 Registered: 04-2008 |
Is it as thought provoking and as forward thinking as the The Lorax? If so, next time I'm at the beach I'll have it with me (seems appropriate) | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2694 Registered: 04-2005 |
It's a modern day study of autocracy and bigotry. I believe the President may have read this thought provocing piece in his lead up to the war in Iraq. Yurtle, King of the Turtles, appears to be the Saddam Hussein of the Turtle Kingdom | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1237 Registered: 04-2008 |
Sounds like it's right up my literary alley. Speaking of alleys, these were a lot like some of the streets that we never ventured, some seemed to have an aura that you shouldn't walk down them because they weren't yours even though they were public domain. | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 752 Registered: 04-2007 |
JC: Did the president read it or did Laura read it to him?  | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 2695 Registered: 04-2005 |
Well Laura IS a librarian.... | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 753 Registered: 04-2007 |
Unless there was a purposeful shortcut (like to get to Geroge's party store) going down an alley did seem at times like you were "sneaking around" and "up to no good".....kind of felt you were under the radar.....What could you do?....maybe find an empty bottle or two (for a 2 cent return) and perhaps challenge your cohort to hitting an object in the distance with a rock (usually a trash can or an electric transformer) Z: What street(s) gave you the aura like they weren't yours? | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 754 Registered: 04-2007 |
JC: Does Yertle the Turtle have really big words? | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1238 Registered: 04-2008 |
Collingham & Bringard for sure. I don't think I knew anyone who lived on those streets and I sure wasn't welcome in their alleys. Are you asking about the big words just in case they don't have them you can recommend it to Kookla, Fran & Ollie on the ES thread? | ||
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad Post Number: 755 Registered: 04-2007 |
There are plenty of really, really big words there.....just check the resumes. Have you read the insightful, riveting, and inspirational expose on horse mannerisms? It's a must read...Skip the beach, go to a coffee house with a slouch couch (btw, bring a dictionary) and just spend a few relaxing hours with this masterpiece. Z:Collingham always seemed like the "ritzy" street with all those bigger colonial homes. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 1239 Registered: 04-2008 |
If our conversations and input ever get that stale we can officially claim this thread dead. We don't want to be like Jonesy and have to have the rug pulled from under us. |
