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A Kid Of Italian Immigrants Grows Up In South Brooklyn And Flatbush During The 20S 30S And 40S Playing Johnny-On-The-Pony Ringalevio And Spin-The-Bottle. Life Was Simpler Then Before The Breakup Of Ma Bell The Corporate Takeovers And Junk Mail. His Generation Was Deeply Affected By The Great Depression; The Big Band Music Of Goodman Dorsey Ellington; Movies Of Cowboy And Indians Fred And Ginger; Mickey And Judy; The New York Worlds Fair; And Pearl Harbor Which Forced Them To Leave Home And Go To War In Places They Could Hardly Find On A Map.. Reviewwhat Great Fun! Ive Never Been To Brooklyn And I Feel I Know The Old Place - And Love It. Although Those Simple Innocent Carefree Halcyon Pre-War Days Of 50 60 70 Years Ago Are Long Gone They Surely Come Alive In This Charming Laugh-Out-Loud Poignant Memoir Of Brooklyn. Dguido Writes As If Hes Talking To His Reader Over A Beer Making The Story Both Appealing And Very Accessible - A La Neil Simon In Tone And The Story Itself. Thanks To The Author For Recapturing A Kinder Sweeter Gentler Time With Such Wonderful Recall. Id Love To Send This Book To Several Former Brooklyn-Ite Friends. I Cant Imagine Anyyone From That Era Or Place Whod Not Enjoy This Breezy Good Read.