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The Climb to the roof begins but in the strange building next door.
We all had our favorite "standard games" we played as kids. Whether you grew up in East Harlem or East Oshkosh- we all had fun with Hide and Seek, Tag or Cops and Robbers. But sometimes we were bored and we let our imaginations create new games
Magic is everywhere- and it really knocked their socks off when me, Scott and Joe took out our parafernalia and demonstrated our prestidigitation abilities on those stoops and yards of Atlantis.
As kids, Candy was a commodity, a fuel, a drug and a social experience. Heck, it could even border of the transcendent! Take a ride on the rainbow road to those sweet and sour days!MUSICThe Candy Man – Sammy Davis JrSugarman – Sixto RodriguezSi
Me and my East Harlem friends never considered ourselves sports guys. Yet there were moments around those Stoops of Atlantis where we felt the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
After harsh winters, Spring often arrived timidly- but greatly welcomed- around the Stoops of Atlantis.
Lets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.
You'd be surprised how many famous folk are kids of Atlantis. Movie stars, singers, musicians, politicians, wise guys - can all call East Harlem their home town.****NOTE - I reference episode "10 - Making Movies" - it is actually Episode 19!
After a five month hiatus, Mikey D is back and returns to the root of the podcast - colorful stories about the Stoops- in this Jeopardy Game of an Episode!
In the late 1970s - early 1980s video games appeared in Atlantis and lured me off the Stoop. And then came the home computer and this kid from East Harlem found a new purpose in life!The Robots – KraftwerkKids are People Too - Bob McAlisterCrue
It can be hard keeping a Peter Pan worldview in a place filled with pirates. But this kid tried on those Stoops of Atlantis. END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Lets fire up the time machine, slip on your Prokeds and take a stroll around the Avenue with Mikey D.END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Books were all over my house and they helped make life better around those Stoops of Atlantis. Music:Easy Reader themeSesame Street theme InstrumentalPaperback WriterEgg SongVintage Scifi MusicMonophonics Like YesterdayWordsKraftwerk NumbersWal
Hanging around those Stoops of Atlantis was often fun. But sometimes you needed to breath new air so it was into Dad's car for some Road Trippin'!MUSIC:1. Queen – I’m in Love with my Car2. Lover Boy- Working for the Weekend3.
The Dutch called them Stoeps. We called called them Stoops. But those stone steps were much more than practical structures. They were part of our lives and culture.END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
Yep- more flubs and Cosmo interruptions. Enjoy!END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
We were little demons on those Stoops...and we were also altar boys...mix that with idle hands of a dull summer day and you have a recipe for mischief.MUSIC:Hell's Bells - ACDCThe Exorcist ThemeInterstellar First Step - Hans ZimmerSympathy for
Last Times are not always last times. Often they are not even obvious as last times. And sometimes they are just the hold between the now and then. Times are strange.
Sometimes you needed a newer, more god-like perspective than those Stoops of Atlantis could offer. So you climbed the steps...END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE
There was a time when nothing was great. Just being and letting the mind explore.
Museums were magic to this kid from East Harlem and no matter if it was downtown or in my backyard- specimens abounded and fill my eyes with delight.
Put on your Pro-Keds or Chuck Taylors and follow me on another foot powered exploration of East Harlem in the 1970s.
Memory fragments - like leaves in autumn - fall around this episode.
Back in those Stoops days TV was quite different. Far less choices yet the choices we had were amazing! At least through the eyes of Mikey D.
The streets around the Stoops of Atlantis were alive with wacky and colorful characters. Here are some words about my TOP FAVORITE FIVE.
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