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Great Job Mike. All too true. A couple more that stick out in my mind although some are Central Falls specific. Miss Bonnie walking her cat on a leash in front of the outlet company. Taking a ride to the country...Lincoln Woods 2 miles away. 186 bar rooms in 1 square mile of Central Falls. The filter beds. Little league , choir boys , patrol boys , alter boys all had their outings to the same place...Rocky Point. Rhode Island born and Rhode Island bread and when we die we'll be Rhode Island Dead. Driving to Federal Hill to see "the mafia" on a Sunday afternoon. Digging steamers off Colts Park. Feeling for quohogs with your heel at Goddard Park. Visiting Uncle Tony just once a year cause he lived too far away....North Kingston. Going Downtown...Pawtucket. The New York Lace Store. A night out was a trip to Coats Field. Facing Captain Hunt for throwing snowballs at cars. Yes Sister , No Sister , Yes Sister , No Sister. It was a sad day when Jeff passed away but Salty got a new dog and named it...Jeff. In 1967 , every eigth grade graduation speech had to mention John Fogarty. "The State House has one of only 4 marble domes in the whole world , the others being the US Capital , St Peters in Rome , and the Taj Mahall in India." Ask a first grader , Who's you US representative..don't know...who's your US senator...don't know...who's the head of the mafia... Raymond Patriaca. "Salty gave us the day off cause of the snow." If you don't behave we'll send you to Sakonnosett! Fish and chips wrapped in newspaper to go. We don't hang around with him cause he's from Hedley avenue we're from Cowden St....1 street apart. Chug Chug races down Fuller avenue. The big green box at the playground. We'll never see Dolores again , she moved all the way to East Providence. Holy Trinity , that's the Irish Catholic Church , Notre Dame , thats the French Catholic church , St Josephs , thats the Polish catholic Church , St Basil's , thats the Syrian Catholic church ...but they're all catholic , can't we go there...you can but your not suppose to! Lying is 5 days in purgatory , stealing is 30 days in Purgatory , fighting is 10 days in purgatory but all is not lost , one hail mary is worth 1 days indulgence , an Our Father is worth 3 days indulgence , and if you rack up too many days in Purgatory or even a Mortal sin , you can go to 9 first fridays and wipe your whole slate clean. Going Roofing. Waiting in line at the Bubbla. Uncle Joe lives in West Warwick now....where's that?
just an endless list of memeories.
To all my fishing friends , Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight!
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