Posted by Ken ( The Pomp ) Gordon on August 04, 1999 at 11:22:15:
In Reply to: Re: Nicknames posted by Michael Weisss on October 18, 1998 at 10:00:52:
: Do you, by any chance, have an older brother Ira (nicknam "Mock") I went to elementary school with him (PS 213.) Be interested to know.
: : Ok, here goes, I was just recently turned on to this wonderful
: : walk down memory lane. I am interested in jogging some
: : memories, after all, lets see how many brain cells really
: : burned away, in our, eh hm, mind expanding, experimental
: : days, of hanging out at 300 circle.
: : First, unfortunately for me, my nickname, that stuck,
: : because of my rotund shape, was Meatball, coined, by, I
: : guess he was my friend, Ralph LaFemina(what ever happened to
: : Ralph?)
: : who remembers, Worm,his brother Ubs, my old friend,
: : whom see is hear, Trickout,
: : Stanley(Beamish)Burstinsky,
: : Charlie McGlue, Little Robin,Ace.
: : there are more, but, i guess, my memory at this hour is failing.
: :
: : As far as Meatball is concerned,
: : I ended up losing weight, at 18, became a marathon runner by 23, now 20 yrs later,
: : have a paunch, but not a meatball anymore.
: : I graduated Brooklyn College, became an headhunter, lived in
: : Manhattan, for 16yrs, before moving to Seattle,I have been here
: : since 95, moved my Mom, and Aunt Rose here, in 97.
: : Still working in High Technology sector.
: : I have a wonderful view of Mount Rainier, and mountains,
: : Nothing like Brooklyn, but, I still miss NY.
: : And I love seeing some of the people I knew, along the way.
Hey Meatball, How goes it? Yes I remember you and I hope that you remember me. By the way my older brother Stuart still sees Worm, Arthur Setter ( remember that his initials were " A.S.S. " and I'm not sure if he still hears from Ubbs (Warren).
I guess nobody still calls you by your nickname but my family still calls me by mine.