It was the closest to the way it was in the 50s 60s.

The music was great. I have played American football in that place in the Bronx. A lot of sandlot teams played in the BUA league. The Bronx umpires association league. We had teams in that league I played for a team called the black knights from the Bronx no age or weight restriction. Then we had ponzo’s team he was Johnny Delightful’s brother. Delightful was a place in Italian harlem on a hun 16 street and first Ave. I broke ponzu nose in a fight and lived to tell about it. Johnny played for ponzos team and the black knights with me. He is my best friend but I would fuck him up in practice. Them my older brother tried out for the knights I fucked him up to.

I was bowling at park Chester lanes in. The Bronx when we heard Kennedy was shot. No tears no stopping we just kept bowling. Kennedy was not loved by everyone back then.

We also played football against other blocks then in Jefferson Park on 114 street and first Ave. I played with a hun 9 against a hun 8 RayRay, blackie and butchie santerrlli, horse played for them mostly from the red wing gang and future purple gang and luchese family members.

They wanted me to play with them because I was good and I was an exceptional thief.

Once we all got together to play the viceroys in Central Park we wore track cleats the game did not last long. People startered to shoot people and stab people right away.