Re: Nicknames


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Posted by Bruce Hauptman on September 19, 1999 at 17:48:07:

In Reply to: Re: Nicknames posted by Ken ( The Pomp ) Gordon on August 04, 1999 at 11:22:15:

: : 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.

Ken(ny) -What the hell happened to you? remember the time we came home to your house at 5 in the morning after hanging out at Susan Granite's house all night- Thelma was in the kitchen waiting and Bert was not happy!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't run out of there fast enough!!!!!! Bruce Hauptman




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