Can you tell me how i can access the member group I am unable to enter any of the groups or chat room.
Thanks Joanne
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Thursday, October 30, 2003
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Ok....Who remembers...??? COME ON PEOPLE!!
Hey Jim;
I think the color of the bus tickets back then (when I was a kid anyways),
was orangey/brown color and the adult tickets were bluish/green
Brenda
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I think the color of the bus tickets back then (when I was a kid anyways),
was orangey/brown color and the adult tickets were bluish/green
Brenda
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Ok....Who remembers...??? COME ON PEOPLE!!
horse manure off the street in front of our flat. He wanted fertilizer
for his tiny garden. Colossal embarrassment for this too cool 10 year
old.
Horses used to deliver everything in the forties: Ice, rag pick up,
milk, bread. My grandfather worked at the bakery stables on Reille
(sp?) Avenue, I think, between Bannantyne and Verdun.
Bill Cooper
Monday, October 27, 2003
Visit Back Home
Hello,
Well its time to visit back home,will be there this week-end,walk memory ;ane and visit relatives.Looking forward to th efast foods too.
Gary Haynes
Xmas vacation
I am hoping i could get some advice from the V.C. members who are
familiar with Verdun and Montreal. I am thinking about spending
Christmas there and I cannot afford to stay at the major hotels. Are
there hotels or motels that are inexpensive by the week on the island
you could recommend? Maybe a web site or a name is all I am asking
for.
I plan to do some research on my father's family history so I may be
there for at least 3 weeks over Christmas. This journey will take me
eventually to Ireland, but first I want to spend some time at my
upbringing. We lived at 457 2nd Avenue for 15 years.
I'm sure it will bring a flood of memories back to me, just to walk
down the lane between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue. My entire adulthood
was spent at sea in the US merchant marine, and to this day when I
dream of ships, they always dock right outside my door on Second
Avenue.
It has been 44 years since my family left Verdun to live in
California. In 1970 I moved to Hawaii, and have been here ever since.
Anyway, if any member should be aware of a modest, non touristy B&B,
hotel, or a motel, I'd appreciate it very much.
Bill Cooper
"I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I
sorrow most; ’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have
loved at all." -0000,0000,FFFFAlfred Tennyson
familiar with Verdun and Montreal. I am thinking about spending
Christmas there and I cannot afford to stay at the major hotels. Are
there hotels or motels that are inexpensive by the week on the island
you could recommend? Maybe a web site or a name is all I am asking
for.
I plan to do some research on my father's family history so I may be
there for at least 3 weeks over Christmas. This journey will take me
eventually to Ireland, but first I want to spend some time at my
upbringing. We lived at 457 2nd Avenue for 15 years.
I'm sure it will bring a flood of memories back to me, just to walk
down the lane between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue. My entire adulthood
was spent at sea in the US merchant marine, and to this day when I
dream of ships, they always dock right outside my door on Second
Avenue.
It has been 44 years since my family left Verdun to live in
California. In 1970 I moved to Hawaii, and have been here ever since.
Anyway, if any member should be aware of a modest, non touristy B&B,
hotel, or a motel, I'd appreciate it very much.
Bill Cooper
sorrow most; ’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have
loved at all." -
Friday, October 24, 2003
[Fwd: FW: 20 CLUES A WOMAN SHOULD CALL IT A NIGHT]
>To: stinger@sympatico.ca, tammy.daoust@notes.canadair.ca, sharonmckeown29@hotmail.com, thebundys@shaw.ca
>Subject: [Fwd: FW: 20 CLUES A WOMAN SHOULD CALL IT A NIGHT]
>Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 12:09:56 -0400
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> > > > > >OK Girls, I know (from experience) that all of you fall into one
>or
> > > more
> > > > of
> > > > > >the categories!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >20 CLUES A WOMAN SHOULD CALL IT A NIGHT
> > > > > >
> > > > > >1. I have absolutely no idea where my purse is.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >2. I believe that dancing with my arms overhead and wiggling my
> >butt
> > > > > >while yelling WOO-HOO is truly the sexiest dance move around.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >3. I've suddenly decided I want to kick someone's ass and honestly
> > > > > >believe I could do it too.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >4. In my last trip to "pee" I realize I now look more like Tammy
> >Faye
> > > > > >Baker than the goddess I was just four hours ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >5 . I drop my 3:00 a.m. burrito on the floor(which I'm eating even
> > > > > >though I'm not the least bit hungry),pick it up and carry on
>eating
> >it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >6. I start crying and telling everyone I see that I love them
> >sooooo
> > > > > >much.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >7. There are less than three hours before I'm due to start work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >8. I've found a deeper/spiritual side to the geek sitting next to
> >me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >9. The man I'm flirting with used to be my 5th grade teacher.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >10. The urge to take off articles of clothing, stand on a table
>and
> > > > > >sing or dance becomes strangely overwhelming.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >11. My eyes just don't seem to want to stay open on their own so I
> > > > > >keep them half closed and think it looks exotically sexy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >12. I've suddenly taken up smoking and become really good at it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >13. I yell at the bartender, who (I think) cheated me by giving me
> > > > > >just lemonade, but that's just because I can no longer taste the
> >gin.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >14. I think I'm in bed, but my pillow feels strangely like the
> >kitchen
> > > > > >floor.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >15. I start every conversation with a booming, "DON'T take this
>the
> > > > > >WRONG WAY but..."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >16. I fail to notice that the toilet lid's down when I sit on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >17. My hugs begin to resemble wrestling take-down moves.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >18. I'm tired so I just sit on the floor (wherever I happen to be
> > > > > >standing) and take a quick nap.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >19. I begin leaving the buttons open on my button fly pants to cut
> > > > > >down on the time I'm in the bathroom away from my drink.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >20. I take my shoes off because I believe it's their fault that
>I'm
> > > > > >having problems walking straight.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >You probably laughed at the ones that apply to you. Send this
>along
> >to
> > > > > >all the girls you know who like to have fun. Make them laugh at
> > > > > >themselves
> > > > > >like you do.
> > > > > >
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Thursday, October 16, 2003
My Radio Show
Just to let you know my special guest hour number one is blues great Bryan Lee who is in Montreal to record a dvd Friday night at the Spectrum. You can catch my show midnight till 3 Montreal time on cfmb 1280 am or on the net at yamanshow.com every Thursday night. Thanks for your support. Mike Spittachine.
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Just Wanted To Share :-)
My Mom was born and raised in The Point. She died 10 years ago at the age of 53. :-( I was going thru some of her old stuff I had in a box today and came across this poem that I thought might be nice to share. I know it's about The Point, but a lot of it can still be applied to we Verdunites. :-) And from what I've read I know many of you here also hung around The Point too. By the way hehe excuse the reference to "Verdun Bums" LOL!
Unfortunately there was no author written on this so I don't know who wrote it.
Luv, Sharon *
THIS IS THE "POINT" THAT WAS
First of all, the friendships that
to this day still endure
Irv's and Rainbow's corner stores
A way of life for sure
to this day still endure
Irv's and Rainbow's corner stores
A way of life for sure
Bonfires and processions
that were the best in town
West-end gangs and Verdun Bums
who tried to bring us down
that were the best in town
West-end gangs and Verdun Bums
who tried to bring us down
Run Sheep Run and Kick the Can
Skipping rope and fun
Renting bikes and lining up for
Hogan's Bath in the sun
Skipping rope and fun
Renting bikes and lining up for
Hogan's Bath in the sun
Talent shows at CKVL
Searching for new stars
79th Battery and Dom Polski Halls
and all the corner bars
Searching for new stars
79th Battery and Dom Polski Halls
and all the corner bars
Chocolate milk in Lorne School
St. Gabriel's Parish Hall
Colombia House and Reverend Brown
My God, we had it all
St. Gabriel's Parish Hall
Colombia House and Reverend Brown
My God, we had it all
Tassee's and the good old "Pav"
Y dances Tuesday night
Northern Electric and CNR
The occasional gang fight
Y dances Tuesday night
Northern Electric and CNR
The occasional gang fight
Grand Trunk Boat and Yacht Club
The Boardwalk and Nun's farm
The pool hall and CNR picnic
The dump with all it's charm
The Boardwalk and Nun's farm
The pool hall and CNR picnic
The dump with all it's charm
The "Gumper" and Muir's meat pies
Ice boxes and coal bins
Kik and Jumbo soda pop
and Saturday night "Bath-in's"
Ice boxes and coal bins
Kik and Jumbo soda pop
and Saturday night "Bath-in's"
Snow forts and fire hydrant showers
The Vogue and Center too
Skating at the Ryde Street rink
and mignight mass 'til two
The Vogue and Center too
Skating at the Ryde Street rink
and mignight mass 'til two
The zoot-suiters and their finery
The bookie and his bets
The Boys and Girls Club opening
Bob Gearey's Alouettes
The bookie and his bets
The Boys and Girls Club opening
Bob Gearey's Alouettes
The Point St. Charles football team
Played all their games with zest
They were rough and tough and handsome
No doubt, they were the best
Played all their games with zest
They were rough and tough and handsome
No doubt, they were the best
I guess what was important
as we all grew up down there
Was the sense of being equal
When ALL our cupboards were bare
as we all grew up down there
Was the sense of being equal
When ALL our cupboards were bare
But pity those unfortunates
Who never knew the pride
of the kind of family feeling
We all still have inside
Who never knew the pride
of the kind of family feeling
We all still have inside
No matter where you travel
Wherever you may go
You'll always meet someone from the "Point"
Who'll smile and say "Hello"
Wherever you may go
You'll always meet someone from the "Point"
Who'll smile and say "Hello"
God bless all those who can't be here
They had to say goodbye
Our love and thoughts are with them
In the "Big Point" in the sky
They had to say goodbye
Our love and thoughts are with them
In the "Big Point" in the sky
Monday, October 6, 2003
Long lost friendships
Looking for some long lost friendships, more than three decades have past since those old stompin days, still remember them with fondness and joy. So if I've tweeked your interest please contact me at mrssnoddon@hotmail.com. P.S. if any of you know either Earl Lejeune or Nick Picallo, please pass this along to them, thanks. Because of your group I'll be able to contact Yaman. Bye for now and until then take care!
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
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