[Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?

Wed May 28 19:14:47 EDT 2003

Wally, Tom, Stan,

How about Steeplechase Park, and the horse race?

Nathan's is still there.  The french fries are as greasy as ever.  The hot dogs are better on Coney Island than those sold in the franchises.

The Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league Mets team, plays in a new minor league stadium on Coney Island that is supposed to be a lot of fun.  It feels more like baseball games used to feel when we were kids.

Lundy's is open again in Sheepshead bay.

The botanical gardens are stunning.

The Brooklyn Bridge just turned 120 and is still a marvel.

The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, with its view of the Statue of Liberty, the Staten Island Ferry (used to cost a nickle--now it's free), the New York Harbor, Downtown Manhattan...

And if Brooklyn seceded from New York, it would still be the 4th largest city in the U.S.

It's a great place to live!

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Wally Buck 
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?

Bill,

I never did the parachute jump, we moved away before I was old enough. I 
don't remember if I was to scared or if my folks would not let me. Is the 
jump still there? I always thought the Cyclone was the best roller coaster. 
If the speed and drops didn't scare you all of the loose rickety boards 
would! Typing these emails brings back a bunch of fond memories. Usually it 
was my Grandparents who tooks us to Coney Island. Now that I think about it 
Coney Island used to have a "freak show" with a bunch of disgusting stuff on 
display.  My Grandmother really chewed Grandpa out for taking me through 
this. Man I haven't thought about this stuff in years!

Wally

>From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?
>Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:47:50 -0400
>
>Wally,
>
>I remember that also.  My dad ran a garage for trucks across the street 
>from the Navy Yard.  He would take me there from time to time and I would 
>see the ships.  It was inconceivable that that place was part of NYC.
>
>The Monitor of Civil War fame was built there.  It must have steamed down 
>the East River.  Can you imagine?  That was before they built the Brooklyn 
>Bridge.  Brooklyn was not part of NYC.
>
>Did you go on the parachute jump?
>
>Bill
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Wally Buck
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:20 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?
>
>
>Bill,
>
>Cool, I did not know that bit it makes sense. That yard was there for along
>time. I just remember a bunch of Naval ships in dry docks undergoing 
>various
>stages of repairs. My Dad would take me to work every now and then and I
>would go out on sea trials. I was only 10 years old but I got a kick out of
>it. If things were going smoothly he would let me steer for short periods.
>One time he took me up on top of a big crane, I remember the thing really
>swaying back and forth. It scared me more than the Cyclone or Wonder Wheel
>out at Coney Island.
>
>Wally
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?
> >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 11:53:45 -0400
> >
> >Actually, the Brooklyn Navy Yard did build wooden boats...but not 
>recently.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Wally Buck
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 10:45 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report - bogg?
> >
> >
> >Tom,
> >
> >Regardnig your question about a bogg...I am not a local just one of the
> >many
> >Damn Yankees living hear but I think it is like a marsh but I could be
> >wrong.
> >
> >Cutts and Case sounds cool, there is something about wooden boats that is
> >just so right....until you have to worry about keeping them up. You
> >mentioned Brooklyn NY and boat building by Herreshoff. Both my parents 
>were
> >born and raised in Brooklyn and many years ago my Dad worked at the
> >Brooklyn
> >Navy Yard. They didn't build wooden boats of course but years ago there 
>was
> >a bunch of boat building going on in that area. The Navy Yard closed down
> >in
> >the 70s but I have fond memories of poking around the yard in the 60s.
> >
> >So my secret is out I am not a southern boy but a Ney Yorker! I keep that
> >quiet around here. It has taken me 30 years to develop my souithern 
>accent.
> >:)
> >
> >Nice pics!
> >
> >Wally
> >
> >
> > >From: SVTRITON at aol.com
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhendezvous Rain-out (nearly) Report
> > >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 08:51:32 EDT
> > >
> > >hi all
> > >just to add a footnote to MaryLou's report, Linda and I could not bear 
>to
> > >leave the Eastern Shore so we spent the night at the Holiday Inn in
> > >Graysonville
> > >with a beautiful view of the Chester River entrance to Kent Narrows.  
>The
> > >next
> > >morning we walked around Kent Narrows watching boats going through the
> > >channel and caught a bridge raising for a lone sailboat, which I 
>haven't
> > >seen for
> > >awhile.  We then decided to extend another day, Monday, and go to St.
> > >Michael's
> > >and Oxford via the ferry.  We had lunch at the Crab Claw in St. 
>Michael's
> > >and
> > >visited the Cutts and Case Boatyard in Oxford.  I highly recommend a
> >visit
> > >to
> > >this facility where they still build wooden sail and power boats.  
>Eddie
> > >Cutts, who studied under Herreshoff in Brooklyn, NY, still runs the 
>yard
> >at
> > >age 76
> > >(he also lives on the property).His prize possession, which is on
> >exhibit,
> > >is
> > >the powerboat FOTO, which was used by Rosenfeld to film the great
> >America's
> > >Cup races off Newport during the 20's, 30's and 40's.  He found the 
>boat
> >in
> > >  a
> > >bogg in Tennessee and has restored it over the years.  They are 
>currently
> > >building a 65 ft power boat and restoring a 42 ft sail boat.  We ate
> >dinner
> > >at the
> > >Town Dock Restaurant in St. Michaels, which was great.  We stayed at 
>the
> > >Best
> > >Western in St. Michael's.  We inquired about staying at the Robert 
>Morris
> > >Inn
> > >in Oxford and were told the cheapest room would be $110 if we ate at 
>the
> > >Inn,
> > >otherwise the rate was $170, so we opted out.  Tuesday morning we
> >returned
> > >to
> > >Baltimore, in the rain. and hope to get on the boat today but Mother
> >Nature
> > >doesn't seem to be cooperating.  Looking forward to our next adventure.
> > >
> > >Best,
> > >Tom
> > >
> > >ps...wally..if you read this..whats a bogg and did i spell it right
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