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Dave Starr
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> You Know You're From Flint When...
> A gourmet meal is "two up to go"
> You demanded a "feathered hairdo" after 1985
> You think that Genesee Towers is a TAAAAALL building
> You have to go to Jolly O and Skip's before you end up at Bubba's
> You think that traffic on Linden Road is too heavy
> You know what a coney is
> Going away to college is a choice between Mott and U of M Flint
> Saginaw is "Up North"
> The Blue Hawaiian's are your favorite band
> Your idea of culture is The Whiting Auditorium
> You've been to a Generals game
> You know a short cut between Robert T and Court
> You remember Chicago 21, Rush St. Wild Bill's or The Light
> You were an underage drinker at the Mikatam
> You shopped at The Small Mall
> The vast majority of your family income came from "THE SHOP"
> You know what a "40" is
> You bought a record at Rock-A-Rola or Wyatt Earps
> You participated in a cruise at The South Flint Plaza
> You know what an Eastsider is
> You have ever ordered fries with gravy at 3 am
> You know what a Boston Cooler is
> You have had a few too many at The Torch
> Your definition of rich is a Power's kid
> You refer to all paper bags as a "Hamady sack"
> You have heard Rosie sing "Won't you come home Bill Bailey"
> You have ever been sledding at Mott Park or Swartz Creek
> You know someone who had to go to the School of Choice
> You were bussed to The Skill Center
> You have bought beer at Awad's
> You know Mt Holly has "good powder"
> You spent the day after Prom at Cedar Poin t
> Your Friday night party was at Circle Drive
> You put vinegar on your Luigi's Pizza
> You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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twotap
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| Hey, you talkin to me? |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:38 am |
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aw man..you took me back with rosie...i played in a band in the early
80s and we were playing downtown next to the hyatt (then).. this older
white lady walks up to the stage and asks to sing a tune..we're thinkin
"what the hell??",
maaaaaaann ole' Rosie smoked the house that day!!!!
i think we played "bill baily 3 more times with rosie before the night
was over. had a great time.......  |
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twotap
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'One-Fifty' only scratched surface of Flint memories, milestones
Posted by Jeff Johnston | The Flint Journal January 18, 2008 09:50AM
Published Oct. 2, 200
Two readers mentioned the late Rose Mary DeRosia, and our list would truly be incomplete without one of the city's all-time great characters.
"Rosie," as she was universally known, had one true love in life: singing. Her theme song was "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey," and for years she would belt it out anyplace, anytime - especially if there was a band or a crowd nearby.
Physically disabled and a survivor of 30 years in a mental institution, she was not homeless but spent much of her time on Flint streets, hitch-hiking to get around.
Rosie got her moment in the limelight for her 68th birthday, in 1987, when 500 people came out to hear her sing - backed by some of Flint's top musicians - in a concert put on just for her at the Windmill Place marketplace.
Rosie died March 18, 1990, after being hit by a car. Benefit concerts and fundraisers paid for a complete funeral and a headstone inscribed with the opening notes of "Bill Bailey." |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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FlintConservative
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| Anybody remember....there used to be a black guy with two great danes. He had those dogs trained like nothing I've ever seen. He'd stand on the lawn in front of city hall and wave his hands a certain way and they would do all kinds of tricks. |
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:42 am |
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was that the tall skinny guy???  |
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:57 am |
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FlintConservative
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Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:08 pm |
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FormerFlint
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I'll add a few more:
You know what the "hole" is by the river.
You know what the "Hog Backs" are
You played the number in the shop
You remember the Spirits, Bulldogs, and Falcons
You know who the GOOCH and E.T. are
The best one you had was "the Hamady sack". Wow. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:32 pm |
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squash
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| How about buying a 40 at Heddy's |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:37 pm |
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| ha ha. i destroyed a yamaha big bear 250 at hogbacks!! |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:58 pm |
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That made me smile, being an old gal who grew up in Flint.
Brought me back to a date with a guy going to GMI who was from CA. I loved eating at Angelos! I told him how great the food was. We went there and he ordered a chef's salad - saying he didn't feel like a coney or cb. Then to top it off, he found my fries & gravy odd; but put mayo on his! WTF That was our 3rd and final date.
Some things just aren't acceptable!
LOL
This old NWside Gal thanks you for that list! I've passed it on to quite a few friends in my generation who have enjoyed it.
Love those memory flashbacks! |
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