Peter Serafin

During the reunion KV tour of 4/6/08 Ron spotted Peter Serafin, Dr. Serafin's son. Peter still lives in KV. Dr. Serafin's full name was Salvatore Frank Serafin and he was a dentist to many of our families. His office was in 14 Monroe Street. A really sweet man with whom I had many interesting baseball discussions over more than twenty years. Even as an eleven year old he took my opinions seriously. A fervent Red Sox fan he sadly died last fall prior to the Red Sox winning the World Series. Peter is also a Sox fan and almost refused (kiddingly) to talk to me because I was sporting my Yankee hat. Our great security escort, Edmund, is to Peter's right.

The Avenue B Bus And Mark Glass' Father

The recently found former LMRC'er Mark Glass had the distinction of having a father that drove our local Avenue B bus. It ran from Catherine and East Broadway to Klein's on 14th Street. I remember, though, that the return trip was along Avenue A. There's more on the Mark Glass story/fable over at pseudo-intellectualism

Knickerbocker Basement Tour

I wonder whether that door labeled Veterans' Dugout (last frame) has to do with KV veterans from WWII or other wars?

The Collected Works Of Jack Karney

After the reunion of 4/6/08 I had the good fortune of spending some extended time with my good friend Rich Karney (aka Rocky) in Virginia. I took digital pictures of most of the many books his dad, Jack, had published from the mid forties to approximately 1960. Since they all had gritty inner New York City plots I used the old television "Naked City" theme, by Nelson Riddle, as a soundtrack. The book, "Cop," was dedicated to Richard and was bought as a screenplay some years ago. Hopefully some day it might be filmed.

Jack Karney's Work Of Darkness

from 5/1/06 from pseudo-intellectualism

Jack Karney was my friend Richard's father. He wrote several pulp type detective and suspense novels. It was a big deal for me as a kid to go to the Chatham Square Library on East Broadway and see Mr.Karney's book "Cop" right there on the shelves. The dedication of the book was to Richard. I never read "Cop." The only books I was interested in reading were the John Tunis books, "The Kid From Tompkinsville," etc. I'm making up for it now by reading Karney's 1956 "Work of Darkness." It's no "Striver's Row," but it's very good. It takes place on the LES and in the scanned pages that make up this slide showhe mentions other LES movie houses, the Apollo and the Academy.

Up On The Roof: Group Photo

6th Grade Graduation: PS 177, June, 1963

First Row Left: 1st seat: Suzanne Pelly Spitzer, 2nd seat: Elaine Katz, 3rd: Eddie Moy, 4th: Billie Owens -played for Mariner's Temple...2nd Row: 1st seat: Tina Pappas, 2nd seat: girl with white bow maybe Jackie Lee, 3rd seat: Howie Silverstein, 4th seat: Norma Kramer, standing in the rear: I think that's Bruce...3rd Row: 1st seat: Elinor Birnbaum Hecht, 2nd seat: Eleanor Milgrim, boy to right of girl with white bow: Paul Hatchette boy to left of white bow: Sheldon Austin, boy to right of Paul Hatchette: Carlos Alejandro

The Courtship Of Eddie's Enforcer

The KV Enforcer Arrives

Willing to battle all bullies all the time

Primary Document Evidence

This was the last slide from the diary movie, but it got cut off. I think it deserves an entry of its own. I may refer some of the women I've disappointed over the years to this page.

The View Of The Bridge

photo by Allan Silverstein

The Diary

Chester (Chet) Kaplan's PS 177 autograph book

How I'd like to look
Into that little book
The one that has the locking key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who is in your diary
When it's late at night
What is the name you write
Oh what I'd give if I could see
Am I the boy that you care for?
The boy who is in your diary
Do you recall
And make note of all
The little things I say and do
The name you underline
I'm hopping that's mine
Darling I'm so in love with you
Please don't leave me blue
Make all my dreams come true
You know how much you mean to me
Say I'm the boy that you care for
The boy who is in your diary.