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I had a cousin who was a part time mattress tester at Alexander’s in the Bronx. I was talking to a friend today about the department stores when we were kids and how everything changed when shopping malls started being built. The first mall I remember was Kings Plaza in Brooklyn that opened in 1968.
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When milk was 25 cents a container I drank an entire quart on a hot summer day. I cannot remember the last time I drank or consumed milk.
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TSOTD is a quote from Albert Einstein “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” I bought the shirt in Princeton,NJ at the Einstein store .Every tee shirt they sell there has an Einstein quote.
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I worked at Korvettes briefly but A&S in downtown Brooklyn was also my favorite department store.
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My father was living in Liverpool in 1912.He was 17 and planning to sail to NY to live with his sister and her husband .He had a job waiting for him in Manhattan but they wanted him to wait till he had a better command of English (he was born in Poland).Had he left in 2012,perhaps he would have been on the Titanic and if so I might not have been posting here.
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My friend Gerald who is an Author and Journalist has the story in his column for tomorrow ,not about the movie but about te Strauss connection. I have heard about other criticisms of the movie with regard to actual facts.
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Are you native to Australia ? I believe I first ate yogurt in the 1950’s.
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Thank you,MJ.I graduated college with a Minor in English with a concentration in Literature.I began writing Poetry in my Freshman year. I have written several award winning poems and short stories.
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Did you know that in 1898 a novel was written about an ocean liner that hit an iceberg and sunk .The name of the ship was the Tttan. I did not know that . An Internet Journalist friend of mine told me this today.
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What is the best restaurant you have ever dined in as far as food ,service ,ambiance,etc ?This could be o a cruise,a land trip or in an area that you reside in. My choice is Rao’s in Manhattan.
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The wife of one of the people who died is the great grand daughter of a couple who died on the Titanic ,Isidore Strauss and his wife.
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Even though I lived in Brooklyn nearly 60 years and worked in the area I was never in the restaurant.
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My Parkinson’s Singing Group sang songs from the 60’s yesterday among them the biggest hit of 1961,The Twist.
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Happy,Happy Birthday ,Debbie
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TSOTD is of John Lennon from Prague in the Czech Republic. I was never there but whenever my children or my Gand children are in cities or countries that I have never been to they bring me back tee shirts .
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You could probably try googling and possibly find somewhere easily accessible.
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TSOTD is from the beautiful island of Grenada.
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Happy Birthday to your older daughter and congratulations to your younger daughter.
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The best Kosher Deli on the planet in my opinion is the Mill Basin Deli in Brooklyn .An overstuffed Pastrami on Rye is $20.95 .When I lived in Brooklyn I was there many times .
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If you go to any Kosher Deli ,the sandwiches are described as overstuffed.You will likely see only one person eating one at a time.
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My favorite restaurant in your old neighborhood was Ratners.My mother had a cousin who was a Waiter there and we went to the restaurant many times when I was a youngster.
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I have had 12 Stand Up MRI’s over the past few years.Actually they are seated .
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I never went to Katz’ Deli.The last time I was in a Kosher Deli,it was $10.50 for a sandwich and $2.75 for a can of soda.
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When I was a kid in Brooklyn there was a Deli around the corner.A pastrami on rye was $1.10.Cream Soda was a dime.It probably cost more currently.😀
