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Archive for September, 2011

Coney Island Poem from the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project

Posted in Reading & Writing, tagged , , , , , on September 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Coney Island Created by Betty from the JASA poets in Coney Island, on June 15th, 2011 with Amanda Deutch and Gary Glazner of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project. So much happened in Coney Island. My mother never had to look for me. Some people didn’t think much of Coney Island. My mother said, “If you meet [...]

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Rare & Vintage: Auction of French Fairground Art

Posted in Amusement Game, art, Artifacts, tagged , , on September 28, 2011 | 6 Comments »

I used to work a Pitch Till U Win, but it didn’t have the character of the hand-carved and painted ring toss pictured above. Featuring caricatures of a gendarme, sailor, artistocrat and grouchy old lady, the game is equipped with a mechanical device that makes the legs of the figures come to life in an [...]

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85th Birthday Party for Beloved Bartender at Ruby’s Bar

Posted in Events, Redevelopment, tagged , , , , , , , on September 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Last week a friend sent us this invite to Sammy Rodriguez’s 85th birthday party to be held on October 1st at Ruby’s Bar and Grill. Coney Island’s beloved dive bar, which will close forever at the end of October, is throwing a birthday bash for its beloved longtime bartender. With all the changes the past [...]

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