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NEWS PAGE
The Meeting House
Hill Reunion was a grand success and a great time was had by all. On behalf of
the MHHR Committee - we want to thank you for attending.
OFD Things you remember
Originally From Dorchester" isn't a
street address, it's something you earn. So if you live here, or at some point
in your life you lived here, you cannot be considered "Originally From
Dorchester" unless you recognize and have participated in some of these
Dorchester hallmarks:
PF flyers you bought at the “hockey shop” on your way to Mickey D’s on
Gallivan
my only question is the dances in the back yards……did this
involve a cow or a sheep and a leather hood?
whiffle
ball in the streets and cars and sewer cover were bases
dances in the back yards
half ball games
barracuda jackets collar up if you were cool
$1.00 double feature at Park street theatre (Paramount??)
on Monday nights
You are from a parish or a t-station
-Ate at Linda Maes.
-Still call them what they are: Apartments, not condominiums.
--Your parents bought your Easter outfit at Bradlees.
-Y our grandparents bought your parents their Easter outfit at Orbits.
-The Fields Corner Farmers Market.
-You saw your first movie at the Neponset drive in.
-You cashed your check at the Capitol Supermarket, and paid your Edison bill at
the same time.
-You'll forever consider yourself just a kid from Walsh Park, the Hemmy, Garvey,
the Courts, the Murphy, the Tot Lot, the Ryan, Dot Park, Ronan Park, the Toohig,
or Adams Corner.
-When the only reasons to go to Southie were:
1. Castle Island
2. St. Patty"s day parade
3. Jones's for your Girbaud's & Champion sweaters.
-You bought your Gazelles from "Deb & Georges"
-Wished you still had your Dot Rat tee shirt.
-Someone always had a friend whose brother owned a "tap."
-At some point wore the four-striped ADIDAS from "FAYVA"
-You wore your "IZOD" shirt with the collar turned in & your pants "Quincy
cuffed."
-Shopped at Edwards.
-Had a coffee & doughnut at "Dippen Donuts" on Bowdon Street.
-Grammar school class outings to Castle Island or Dorchester Heights.
-The older kids had you convinced that "van full of clowns" story was true. They
were just here!"
-Hoped to one day play in the Dot House Saturday men's basketball league.
-Thought wine coolers were sweet.
-You bought your clothes from the Birdman's van.
-You went to school with Ronny, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, and Ralph.
-Had someone ask you "Oh, do you know Marky Mark?"
-Took the Red Line to "Bosco."
-If you "scooped" someone over the weekend.
-Roller-skated on Friday nights at the Dot house.
-You bought your Roger Clemens rookie card from Mr. K on Belfort St reet.
-If you made up a theme song for the "park" you hung out at.
-Thought getting in trouble with Capt. Dunford was scarier than getting in
trouble with your parents.
- If you had to catch the 7:15 a.m. charter bus to CM from Ashmont Station.
-You remember a time when you could leave your bike on your porch.
-You remember the time when that bike was stolen from your porch.
-You only needed one glove when hanging at the park on a Friday night.
-After the game, nothing hit the spot like a "Scary Mary" burger from the
Bungalow at McConnell Park.
-You wore your "Lucky Strikes Bowling League Champions" jacket proudly.
-When the Adams Corner political rally meant something.
-You remember when C.F. Donovan's was Bulldogs.
-You stood in the rain for hours just to watch Pope John Paul II ride down Dot
Ave.
-You held campaign signs for Jim Brett.
-You held campaign signs to get in the union.
-You held campaign signs to get out of a court date.
-You worked Red Shirts in the summer.
-You have amazing GPS skills when navigating Dot Park at night.
-A Thursday night double header meant so f tball games at the Hemmy & Mc
Connell.
-You still think Chickatawbut is a two-way street.
-Remember when there were two gas tanks
-If you still can't bring yourself to call him Dan. He'll always be Mr. Burke to
you.
- If you attended a MRM prom.
-If you sat down to read both the Reporter and the Argus.
-If you remember when there was only one Dorchester Reporter.
-The excitement when Reagan came to the Eire.
-Nike Cortez, nice.
-Rat tails, ouch.
-When going on a Friday night meant heading to Sonny's, Eire< and Laydens.
Always in that order.
-When there weren't so many peace walks.
-When there was a Bingo game almost every night of the week.
-You remember when it was a hardware store, not Blasi's Cafe.
-When Mario worked at Mario's.
-You remember the Dot House was a lot smaller.
-Saturday nights you always had the "Isle Denial"
-The smell o f the Baker Chocolate Factory in Lower Mills.
-The Mather School.
-Remember when you were allowed to walk greater distances for your Halloween
candy.
-The redemption center on Freeport Street.
-Being a BNBL champion meant you were pretty good.
-When there weren't so many tournaments to remember our friends.
-When you laid out linoleum to settle disputes.
-You break danced against the Electric Generation.
-You were always a little more "Four Fun" than "New Kids."
-Stickball teams were split up by "three deckers" vs. "double deckers"
-You're still mad that there are two Braintree trains to every Ashmont train.
- Marched with your little league team in the Dot Day parade.
-When Dot Day was the Super Bowl of social events.
SAINT PETER'S SCHOOL SONG
SAINT PETERS SCHOOL WE CHEER FOR YOU AND THAT FOR WHICH YOU STAND,
GODS
LOVING JUSTICE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR EVERY LAND,
THE DAYS MAY COME THE DAYS MAY
GO BUT AS OUR LIVES UNFOLD,
SAINT PETERS SCHOOL WE'LL LOVE YOU MORE AND CHERISH
MAROON AND GOLD.
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