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Christmas Dinner At The Venezia Restaurant Dorchester
Saturday December 12, 7:00 pm
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6th Grade Perry School     Miss Murray ??

      Bob Pino  
    Phyllis Rudis    
         
  Angelo Saia      
    Pat Ritz   Jim Sances  

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Curtis              Joe                  Rabbit




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 SOUTHIE
 
By  booblis1@aol.com

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TOWN WITH THE MONUMENT ON THE HILL
WHERE EVERYONE KNEW EACH OTHER & TIME STOOD STILL
REMEMBERING SOUTHIE BACK IN THE DAY
WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SHOP & CHILDREN WOULD PLAY
GROWING UP WITH YOUR FRIENDS & WALKING TO SCHOOL
WHEN CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS & LOYALTY WAS THE GOLDEN RULE
REMEMBERING CARSON BEACH ON THE 4TH OF JULY
WHERE NEIGHBORS & FRIENDS WOULD SEE THE FIREWORKS FLY
GATHERING ON THE FRONT DOORSTEPS ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT
WAITING FOR THE CRABMAN WITH THE PUSHCART FOR A DELIGHT
WAS A THING EVERYONE DID WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS TIGHT
THE BEACHES WERE PACKED WITH SUMMERTIME FUN
BACK WHEN FAMILY & FRIENDS MET IN THE SUN
WE HAD NEIGHBORHOOD STORES, LIKE POBERS, ROBELLS, SANDS
BARS LIKE STRIGGIES,CASSIDYS, PBL, THE LIGHTHOUSE, MAC'S, & ENGLISHES
WHERE NEIGHBORS MET & SHOOK HANDS
WHETHER YOU LIVED UP THE POINT OR DOWN THE LOWER END
IF SOMEONE WAS IN NEED, A HAND WOULD BE LEND
REMEMBER BRIGHAMS & MARYANNS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD MEET
JUST TO TALK TO OLD FRIENDS & GET SOMETHING TO EAT
SOUTHIE ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY WAS THE PLACE TO BE
AS WACKO HURLEY HAD GREEN BEER & IRISH BANDS TO SEE
LITTLE LEAGUE & BABE RUTH, CHIPPEWAS DOWN COLUMBUS PARK
SOFTBALL AT M.ST UNTIL DARK
WATCHED BY MOTHERS & FATHERS NOT FORGOTTEN TO THIS DAY
IT WAS SUCH A JOY TO WATCH THEM ALL PLAY
GORINS, SLOCUMS & WOOLWORTHS I REMEMBER
THE CAR STOP THAT CLOSED ONE NOVEMBER
PIMPLE BALL & HALF BALL WERE PLAYED UNTIL DARK
AND SPUCKIES FROM DIRTY JOHN'S ACROSS FROM THE PARK
AT OUR OWN PARISH CHURCH ON SUNDAY WE WOULD PRAY
THE GIRLS ARE WORSE THAN THE BOYS MONSIGNOR WATERS WOULD SAY
GOING DOWN CASTLE ISLAND WITH YOUR PARENTS FOR A STROLL
AND STOPPING AT SULLIVAN'S FOR A HOT DOG ON A ROLL
IRISH NIGHT THURSDAYS AT CASTLE ISLAND WHERE WE ALWAYS MET THE GIRLS
TO ALL OF YOU WHO REMEMBER & THOSE WHO NEVER WILL
SOUTHIE HIGH AT WHITE STADIUM WHERE THE STANDS WERE ALWAYS FILLED
BOSTON GARDEN WHERE THE SHRIMP BOATS FROM THE HILL
AND THE 1956 CHAMPIONS GAVE US QUITE THE THRILL
OUR OLD SOUTHIE IS GONE WITH ONLY MEMORIES TO FILL
SOUTHIE TIES WERE WELL SEWN, OUTSIDERS WILL NEVER KNOW.
 

 

 


Annual cookout  2009 


















Is that Chickie  behind the smokescreen  ( Temp was about 90o)








 


 

 

                                                        




                                              

  Give us a kiss Paulie                                               
Booblis caught in a moment of indecision                                                            


 Photos Courtesy of  Dick Egan 


     Ken               Goodie   Okie     Gronk being Gronk        




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Billy G
Curt
Joe Russo
Jimmy Walsh

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Who is the girl with her back to the photo ?


  
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DICKY  G                        RAY                                                         
BOB MCQUIRK                                         GORDON DALY
RICHY C
JOHN YELMOKAS           MOE CASPER                 KEN DOLPHEN          ROCKY
JOE RUSSO                    MARTY BLAKE                   JOE TORO            
                                        CURTIS                               NEIL C                                      GEORGE CARROLL





 

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Staff Sergeant Bill Sances  USMC                                                          Joe & Nunny             
                                                                                                                                                             

 
 
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