January 16, 2005 09:21:27
johnny perna email	hi everyone . i heard from chaplain nick and there is a good chance that he will come to the reunion .he also said that he will bring the film of the 1964 little league parade . there is just one problem nick does not have a projector.. so if anyone has one or knows anyone who owns one and possibly rent it for the day please let anthony know or e mail me .. or if anyone has any other ideas like chaplain nick wrote in his last posting ...please let him know . this film should be awesome to watch 41 years later ...w.o.w.....johnny

January 15, 2005 20:19:56
Chaplain Nick email	To all Red Hook: I went to Blockbuster Video and tried to have the 8mm film of the 1964 Little League parade made into a VHS tape but they do not do vhs anymore since everything is on CD any thoughts and suggestions. Chaplain Nick

January 15, 2005 09:44:46
John J. Burkard, Red Hook email	Here's one for the real old timers. Who can remember the Erie Basin Yacht Club? and along side of it the Erie Basin Tennis Club? Both were located under the grain elevator terminal in the 1930's. Do I remember you ask? Heck no, but I do remember as a 5 or 6 year old going with my Pop when he did work on Joe Redmonds boat the Tantrum kept in that location. And also a tenant of Harold Redmond, Mr. Joe Morehoff who kept his sleek Black Beauty at the same slip.

January 14, 2005 20:21:55
Louise email	Hi Morry Check out the new addition to Red Hook. It is the Brooklyn Motor Inn. Check it out, it's right by the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. It looks nice and from the web site you can get all the info you need...Louise

January 14, 2005 17:31:40
Morry Dawn email	Our son and daughter-in-law are moving to Cobble Hill and we are looking for a place to stay when we visit them. We can't find listings in the immediate area for hotels or b&b's. Any ideas? thanx.

January 14, 2005 15:34:07
Mickey email	Does anyone know what year the Pioneer first opened.

January 14, 2005 14:07:20
Ken Brown email	The Pioneer Theatre. The man with the missing fingers was Mr. Nichols. The other owner-I can’t remember his name. The tall lady matron was indeed Mary. Happy to say I met her about two months ago in the Kmart over here on Staten Island. She is doing very well. I told Mary how we all respected her and jumped when she spoke. Actually we jumped when any adult spoke. The age of respect!

January 14, 2005 12:57:09
frank email	looking for info on union st, any body out their from bond st. smith st,?

January 14, 2005 10:14:09
Nunzio1513 email	Downtown Brooklyn native briscola player. Heading to the Hancock NY for five (5) handed briscola (the liars game).8 lbs of shrimp,steaks wine and a great times PS: Always looking for players

January 14, 2005 06:36:16
JOHNNY PERNA email	HI EVERYONE,anthony just wanted to ask everyone to circle may 21st on their calendars. he is hopeing for a great turnout and all indicatios are showing that ..and different age groups . which is great .. he also wanted to ask chaplain nick that if he does come could he possibly bringthe film of the 1964 little league parade . or how he could go abouts getting a copy of it . he feels that more than half the people comeing to the reunion will have been in that film . and is there a possibility you can call him at this number .. 917 566 1081 .. thank you chaplain .... he also asked if the red hookers that had the reunion in florida would possibly be able to make this one . it would really be nice to see everyone .. thats about it . again if anyone has any questions regarding the reunionjust call anthony .. or e mail me and i will see that he gets the message ... thank you everyone. johnny ..

January 13, 2005 16:52:27
johnny perna email	hi everyone, anthony chechilos computer is down .so he asked me to let everyoneknow that the reunion date is officially set .. it will be held on saturday may 21st and it will begin at 5 pm . he is suppose to call me at 7pm tonite with other info . i will try to post the info later on tonite if i can ... thank you ...

January 13, 2005 15:01:10
joe ross email	Thomas tarturro, very dark and quite short, astounded all of the Visitation macho-boys, by easily beating us in the running competitions. Ah! the dump, our little, greasy Pioneer film emporium. It was our turf, no matter how much we were scolded, or thrown out. God forgive me for not being "politically correct", but they even had a ticket taker who was missing fingers. I remember resenting paying $.14 cents to get in. I looked forward to losing "baby" teeth while eating "Ju JU's", or Bonomo Tukish taffy, a white rectangle of joy.

January 13, 2005 10:54:22
Harry Boyle email	Hello to JoAnn Daly. Happy to see the spammers at bay ,but since the reformation of the page the type is so small it's hard to read on my computer. Any ideas on how I can fix that. AH! THE PIONEER ,with the stains on the screen and the sleazy, slippery,sticky floors, it was a place to behold,BUT it was close and cheap! I would go to Taffy Dicks and load up on penny candy and then go see such deathless classics as "THE DURANGO KID and endless ABOTT and COSTELLO flicks. I seem to remember a very tall imposing lady with a flashlight too. Mary? the matron. This is around 1950 -54, before I was allowed to go to the CLINTON

January 13, 2005 10:00:50
Bob McDonald email	The New York Times has a story in today's edition about a luxury cruise ship facility to be built in Red Hook. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/nyregion/13cruise.html

January 13, 2005 09:59:49
Lucy & Cheno Suarez email	Helloooooooo So glad to get our site back! Gosh I have missed it! Thank You Mark! Happy New Year to you all! Lucy & Cheno Suarez

January 12, 2005 23:53:52
John Burkard, Red Hook email	I never gave much thought as to why the old Pioneer theater closed. I just attributed it's demise to the same ailment most picture houses suffered from back then, the advent of television. Perhaps there's a mysterious love triangle somewhere in the history of the old building, who knows? When I went though I didn't enjoy the roaches sitting next to me on the seat, and sometimes trying to occupy it with me. I have no fond memories sorry to say.....

January 12, 2005 21:59:24
JoAnn Daly email	What a wonderful website! I haven't been home in a long time, but miss it everyday. Hello to Harry Boyle, Father of my friend Dave (Sorry I got your son lost on the way to your Birthday gig!) If anyone remembers my Mom, Maryann Ehle Daly, or my Dad John Daly from the NY Times, I would love to hear from them! God Bless....

January 12, 2005 20:14:44
Joe Buonocore email	**********The mystery of the Pioneer theater********** Perhaps some older Red Hookers can shed some light on the reason(s) why the fabulous Pioneer theater eventually closed up for good. Legend has it that the owners wife ran off with a married man named Eddie (I know of this man and the woman he was married to). It was rumored that the owner of the Pioneer closed the theater and spent his savings to pursue his wife and bring her back home. Can anyone shed any light on this mystery? Did he ever find the whereabouts of the runaway lovers? First and foremost one wonders if this rumor of so many years ago is fact or fiction? Needless to say it makes for interesting gossip especially for a place down in Red Hook at a movie house that most of us recall with fondness.

January 12, 2005 12:34:53
Dorothy (Sissy Cox) Homan email	Veronica (Ronnie Peterson) Manti passed away Dec. 30, 2004, she was 90 years old and an old timer from Red Hook. She was married to Victor Manti. She lived for many years on van Brunt St., between Van Dyke and Coffey Sts.

January 11, 2005 13:50:59
ed murphy email	Hi Margaret Mccourt, have you gotten a picture of your house in red hook from the city? i was thinking of writing to buy one of my old house on Dikeman st. thanks, ed murphy