Bway, everything you’ve said just more strongly supports moving the way-off topic stuff, such as availabity of $2 bargain priced DVDs or reviews of Grade Z Sci films, to a ho-hum, little used page such as the Parthenon. I certainly would NOT want it to migrate to the Madison page, thereby creating a second Frankenstein.
I have no objection to reasonable discussions regarding recollections of the old neighborhood or chums.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
The Vigilante in charge of better cross-correlation programs to eradicate insurgents.
Youse guys said:
I have no one else to discuss old movies with other then PKoch; BrooklynJim; JKane.
posted by mikemovies on Jan 16, 2007 at 11:18am
haha I forgot to add lost memory and ed solero and frankie.
Good decision bklynjim. Both Warren and I have suggested that youse guys join one of the million movie forums, or start your own forum. Than you can chat away to your heart’s content without compromising various aspects of CT. As I also indicated, I might even join it.
That is my preferrred approach. However if youse feel it is sometimes essential to opine about your Grade Z faves on CT, why don’t you do it on a page such as the Parthenon, which gets very little historic or technical discussions. I really dread opening the Ridgewood page, for fear of being auffocated in the ‘drivel’ as Warren calls it.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
The Vigilante in charge of better cross-correlation programs to eradicate the insurgents when needed.
Ciao Rollo,
What I meant to say was that last spring it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Dennis Weaver who turned up on the other side of the grass.
Re: “We are cinemese if you please …
"We are cinemese if you don’t please !”:
Pun-Kin, the petite Oriental lady who allowed me to live with her for 18 years, loved that scene in particular…..
Ching a ling, a ling, ling, ching, ching, ching
Ching a ling, a ling, ling, ching ching, chow.
Angellina has nice lipsm but she’s also n/a. I don’t know from those other rwo chicks.
SW: Mickey Spillane you aint
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Ciao Rollo,
Damn. The Reaper goes for multiple grabs. Last sprong it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Whats Hisname. …Then Jack Palance.
ROME (AP) – Italian producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered a teenage Sophia Loren, launched her film career and later married her despite threats of bigamy charges and excommunication, has died in Geneva. He was 94.
Jeri Ryan is still unavailable. Sophia is still a great looking woman. I may be off to Rome.
BTW, SW activated and drew 86.4%, as predicted.
Be careful.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Ciao Rollo,
Damn. The Reaper goes for multiple grabs. Last sprong it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Whats Hisname. …Then Jack Palance.
ROME (AP) – Italian producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered a teenage Sophia Loren, launched her film career and later married her despite threats of bigamy charges and excommunication, has died in Geneva. He was 94.
Jeri Ryan is still unavailable. Sophia is still a great looking woman. I may be off to Rome.
BTW, SW activated and drew 86.4%, as predicted.
Be careful.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hi again, Rollo,
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in “The Ten Commandments” but achieved her greatest popularity on TV’s “The Munsters,” has died. She was 84.
I always thought she was hot! Herman was a lucky monster to land a babe like that!! Lift a glass to Lily M.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hi Rollo,
Only 82.7% accuracy in my cross-correlation results of this page through Jan 10, 2007. Insufficient to indict ‘Snow White and the dwarfs’ at this time.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hey Rollo, I was able to bring up related info under EDITORIAL which discussed the decline in movie houses
<<<EDITORIAL
Going to the movies remains as American as apple pie, though today’s moviegoers hardly seem hungry.
:SNIP:Sounds reminiscent of comments within CT polls
;RESUME EDITORIAL
Once upon a time, there were plenty of movie houses in the local area. In Ridgewood, “old timers†fondly remember the RKO Madison, with its elegant staircase and ornate organ for sing-a-longs. But there were so many other theatersâ€"the Acme, Arion, Belvedere, Bushwick, Elmwood, Glenwood, Grandview, Maspeth and Oasis, to name a few.
All are gone and the only one left is the Ridgewood on Myrtle Avenue, now a multiplex.
It opened on Dec. 23, 1916 and just marked its 90th anniversary. As noted in the “Our Neighborhood†feature that appears this week, it is possibly the longest continuously operating movie theater in New York City.
We will leave it to others to decide whether this theater, which represents a privately-owned commercial property, should be landmarked for preservation purposes.
But the fact that it’s still showing movies, seemingly against all odds, is worthy of a New Year’s toast.>> END EDITORIAL
Not bad. I have expressed similar comments; of course I know the difference between Ridgewood and Glendale and other ‘local’ nabes.
I enjoyed the pictures and the ‘28 description of the Madison which Warren recently posted there.
Note the following typos posted by me on Dec 29, 2006 at 6:54pm:
1st line, change “Dolero’s” to “Solero’s"
16th line, change "cross-corelation” to “cross-correlation”
A typist I’m not,
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and, as Ed S says, Buon Anno a tutti,
Warren said: <<<<The theatre had its grand opening on February 25, 1921 as Weingarten’s Parthenon Theatre, under the ownership of Herman Weingarten, a veteran Brooklyn exhibitor with visions of becoming another Marcus Loew. The first movie shown at Weingarten’s Parthenon was “Outside the Law” with Priscilla Dean, followed four days later by Tom Moore in “Hold Your Horses.” Continuous performances were held daily from 2 to 11 PM. Prices were 11 cents for weekday matinees, 20 cents for weeday evenings, and 22 cents for all performances on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, according to an ad in the Ridgewood Times. No mention was made of prices for children.
posted by Warren on Sep 28, 2006 at 8:10am>>>
Which led to the incendiary comment:<<<<Repeating details consume as much space as bilge comments; right fella.
posted by mikemovies on Sep 28, 2006 at 9:36am>>>>
I’m sure Warren felt his post provided new and interesting details. And I’d agree.
I was annoyed to see one of the same gang again spewing his venom on Warren for no reason.
And I had the rag on.
Just a vigilante at heart, and budding creator of cross-corelation programs,
Lost Memory asked: , are you insinuating that PKoch, mikemovies and Bway are one in the same person or at least two out of those three are the same person?
Nope. Not all three or even two. …Poor LM, he can not even discern civil on topic posts from those which contain incendiary remarks. How come today is the first time you’re posting since Sep 28. Because Mikemovies is spewing your “bilge”.
I have to get my cross-correlation program running to confirm it from other venues with 99.8% accuracy. Until then, over and out on this thread,
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno,
Kojak, aka
Bway, I mistakenly referred to you. I have no reason to believe you use an alias or promote flame wars.
But, me thinks Snow White doth protest too loudly. … Funny that he has not posted since Sept 28 and that his alias dwarf’s first flaming post to Warren on the Parthenon was later on the same date.
Coincidence? …Strange stuff.
I have to get my cross-correlation program running. Until then, over and out on this thread,
Bway, accept my humble apologies. I don’t know why I used your name.
The person whose suspension from the list I protested, and whose negative commnts regarding Warren are on the Ridgewood list, is… Funny that he has not posted on the Parthenon since Warren’s clarifying post of Sept 28. Note the dwarf’s first post to the Parthenon was also on Sept 28 and they were several nasty posts to Warren. Coincidence? Strange stuff. I wish I could get my cross-correlation routine running.
Bway, I was thinking of exchanges on the Ridgewood page. But I am also trying to get a statistically accurate cross correlation between you possible aliases you may use. And then again, maybe you don’t use any aliases within the 99.8% accuracy I am shooting for. Maybe you don’t use any aliases.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno
An equal opportunity guy,
Warren, my comment was directed at the seven dwarfs. But it was not meant to dispense “venom and wrath” upon them. I have in the past expressed strong support of your positions. Of course I also protested Bway’s removal from the list.
PKoch… Who’s buying and / or renting at those prices ?
I don’t know. Maybe Indians? They seem industrious and running convenience stores/gas stations and driving taxis. But I had the impression they had taken over more formerly upscale neighorhoods such as Rego Park along Queens Blvd.
I’d work in a donut shop on off-shift if it would help me to live in the City. Times, and preferences change. Took me 30 years to realize that. Like the man said: “Once you left Mew York, you aint gone no where.”
…..$ 1,700 a month for a one bedroom apartment at Wilson Avenue and Cooper Street.
Ugh, gag, ugh. Who would do that?. I’d be better off paying two or three times that for a flat in the City, No? What are typical rents in some of its more “affordable” areas? There must be some under $60k a year, no?
Hi Eleanor, I was 16 in ‘53. I left NY in '61. Grew up in Glendale.
Is Wallabout St, west of Broadway, in Bushwick? I used to help my father in his trucking business when he went to Slattery’s Gas Range on Wallabout St every Saturday. It was a few blocks away from Pfizer’s. Also, familiar with businesses in Greenpoint which I guess isn’t part of Bushwick.
My paternal grandparents lived in Brooklyn, not sure if it was Bushwick (I doubt it) and I don’t remember the address.
I never knew there were so many neighborhoods in Brooklyn until just now. View link
bushwickbuddy said………..You know, I used to go to the Madison on a regular basis in the 1950s and walked Myrtle Avenue quite a bit
Finally someone familiar with the area in the same decade. I worked at Ripley’s men’s clothes from about'53 to'60. Walked Myrtle Ave from the RKO Keith’s, Richmond Hill to the RKO Madison. (Also, vicinity of Navy St and Jay St.from the Myrtle Ave el.) Sounds like we left the area about the same time, early 60s.
Bway, everything you’ve said just more strongly supports moving the way-off topic stuff, such as availabity of $2 bargain priced DVDs or reviews of Grade Z Sci films, to a ho-hum, little used page such as the Parthenon. I certainly would NOT want it to migrate to the Madison page, thereby creating a second Frankenstein.
I have no objection to reasonable discussions regarding recollections of the old neighborhood or chums.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
The Vigilante in charge of better cross-correlation programs to eradicate insurgents.
Youse guys said:
I have no one else to discuss old movies with other then PKoch; BrooklynJim; JKane.
posted by mikemovies on Jan 16, 2007 at 11:18am
haha I forgot to add lost memory and ed solero and frankie.
Good decision bklynjim. Both Warren and I have suggested that youse guys join one of the million movie forums, or start your own forum. Than you can chat away to your heart’s content without compromising various aspects of CT. As I also indicated, I might even join it.
That is my preferrred approach. However if youse feel it is sometimes essential to opine about your Grade Z faves on CT, why don’t you do it on a page such as the Parthenon, which gets very little historic or technical discussions. I really dread opening the Ridgewood page, for fear of being auffocated in the ‘drivel’ as Warren calls it.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
The Vigilante in charge of better cross-correlation programs to eradicate the insurgents when needed.
Ciao Rollo,
What I meant to say was that last spring it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Dennis Weaver who turned up on the other side of the grass.
Re: “We are cinemese if you please …
"We are cinemese if you don’t please !”:
Pun-Kin, the petite Oriental lady who allowed me to live with her for 18 years, loved that scene in particular…..
Ching a ling, a ling, ling, ching, ching, ching
Ching a ling, a ling, ling, ching ching, chow.
Angellina has nice lipsm but she’s also n/a. I don’t know from those other rwo chicks.
SW: Mickey Spillane you aint
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Ciao Rollo,
Damn. The Reaper goes for multiple grabs. Last sprong it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Whats Hisname. …Then Jack Palance.
ROME (AP) – Italian producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered a teenage Sophia Loren, launched her film career and later married her despite threats of bigamy charges and excommunication, has died in Geneva. He was 94.
Jeri Ryan is still unavailable. Sophia is still a great looking woman. I may be off to Rome.
BTW, SW activated and drew 86.4%, as predicted.
Be careful.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Ciao Rollo,
Damn. The Reaper goes for multiple grabs. Last sprong it was Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, and Whats Hisname. …Then Jack Palance.
ROME (AP) – Italian producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered a teenage Sophia Loren, launched her film career and later married her despite threats of bigamy charges and excommunication, has died in Geneva. He was 94.
Jeri Ryan is still unavailable. Sophia is still a great looking woman. I may be off to Rome.
BTW, SW activated and drew 86.4%, as predicted.
Be careful.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hi again, Rollo,
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful star who played Moses' wife in “The Ten Commandments” but achieved her greatest popularity on TV’s “The Munsters,” has died. She was 84.
I always thought she was hot! Herman was a lucky monster to land a babe like that!! Lift a glass to Lily M.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hi Rollo,
Only 82.7% accuracy in my cross-correlation results of this page through Jan 10, 2007. Insufficient to indict ‘Snow White and the dwarfs’ at this time.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Don’t fret Warren. mike movies' dwarfish comment was probably meant for me.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Hey Rollo, I was able to bring up related info under EDITORIAL which discussed the decline in movie houses
<<<EDITORIAL
Going to the movies remains as American as apple pie, though today’s moviegoers hardly seem hungry.
:SNIP:Sounds reminiscent of comments within CT polls
;RESUME EDITORIAL
Once upon a time, there were plenty of movie houses in the local area. In Ridgewood, “old timers†fondly remember the RKO Madison, with its elegant staircase and ornate organ for sing-a-longs. But there were so many other theatersâ€"the Acme, Arion, Belvedere, Bushwick, Elmwood, Glenwood, Grandview, Maspeth and Oasis, to name a few.
All are gone and the only one left is the Ridgewood on Myrtle Avenue, now a multiplex.
It opened on Dec. 23, 1916 and just marked its 90th anniversary. As noted in the “Our Neighborhood†feature that appears this week, it is possibly the longest continuously operating movie theater in New York City.
We will leave it to others to decide whether this theater, which represents a privately-owned commercial property, should be landmarked for preservation purposes.
But the fact that it’s still showing movies, seemingly against all odds, is worthy of a New Year’s toast.>> END EDITORIAL
Not bad. I have expressed similar comments; of course I know the difference between Ridgewood and Glendale and other ‘local’ nabes.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
Kojak
Am I the only one unable to bring up the link? I get the 12/21/06 issue with the message <There is no OUR NEIGHBORHOOD column in this week’s issue.>
Michael, any chance of your posting your writeup regarding its history and architectural significance here?…. historic photos?
Index of letters of support from groups, elected officials, etc?
Shalom ciao, and excelsior,
Kojak
I enjoyed the pictures and the ‘28 description of the Madison which Warren recently posted there.
Note the following typos posted by me on Dec 29, 2006 at 6:54pm:
1st line, change “Dolero’s” to “Solero’s"
16th line, change "cross-corelation” to “cross-correlation”
A typist I’m not,
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and, as Ed S says, Buon Anno a tutti,
Warren, I really enjoyed the pictures and the ‘28 description of the Madison.
I’d like to suggest that you break long articles such as this into paragraphs to make it more readable.
‘Tonino Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior,
For Ed Dolero’s benefit, a recap:
Warren said: <<<<The theatre had its grand opening on February 25, 1921 as Weingarten’s Parthenon Theatre, under the ownership of Herman Weingarten, a veteran Brooklyn exhibitor with visions of becoming another Marcus Loew. The first movie shown at Weingarten’s Parthenon was “Outside the Law” with Priscilla Dean, followed four days later by Tom Moore in “Hold Your Horses.” Continuous performances were held daily from 2 to 11 PM. Prices were 11 cents for weekday matinees, 20 cents for weeday evenings, and 22 cents for all performances on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, according to an ad in the Ridgewood Times. No mention was made of prices for children.
posted by Warren on Sep 28, 2006 at 8:10am>>>
Which led to the incendiary comment:<<<<Repeating details consume as much space as bilge comments; right fella.
posted by mikemovies on Sep 28, 2006 at 9:36am>>>>
I’m sure Warren felt his post provided new and interesting details. And I’d agree.
I was annoyed to see one of the same gang again spewing his venom on Warren for no reason.
And I had the rag on.
Just a vigilante at heart, and budding creator of cross-corelation programs,
Kojak Civility Temperance Roma
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno,
Lost Memory asked: , are you insinuating that PKoch, mikemovies and Bway are one in the same person or at least two out of those three are the same person?
Nope. Not all three or even two. …Poor LM, he can not even discern civil on topic posts from those which contain incendiary remarks. How come today is the first time you’re posting since Sep 28. Because Mikemovies is spewing your “bilge”.
I have to get my cross-correlation program running to confirm it from other venues with 99.8% accuracy. Until then, over and out on this thread,
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno,
Kojak, aka
Bway, I mistakenly referred to you. I have no reason to believe you use an alias or promote flame wars.
But, me thinks Snow White doth protest too loudly. … Funny that he has not posted since Sept 28 and that his alias dwarf’s first flaming post to Warren on the Parthenon was later on the same date.
Coincidence? …Strange stuff.
I have to get my cross-correlation program running. Until then, over and out on this thread,
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno
Bway, accept my humble apologies. I don’t know why I used your name.
The person whose suspension from the list I protested, and whose negative commnts regarding Warren are on the Ridgewood list, is… Funny that he has not posted on the Parthenon since Warren’s clarifying post of Sept 28. Note the dwarf’s first post to the Parthenon was also on Sept 28 and they were several nasty posts to Warren. Coincidence? Strange stuff. I wish I could get my cross-correlation routine running.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno
Bway, I was thinking of exchanges on the Ridgewood page. But I am also trying to get a statistically accurate cross correlation between you possible aliases you may use. And then again, maybe you don’t use any aliases within the 99.8% accuracy I am shooting for. Maybe you don’t use any aliases.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno
An equal opportunity guy,
Warren, my comment was directed at the seven dwarfs. But it was not meant to dispense “venom and wrath” upon them. I have in the past expressed strong support of your positions. Of course I also protested Bway’s removal from the list.
I’m just an equal opportunity guy.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior, and Buon Anno
PKoch, Your opinion re living in Williamsburg, Bklyn confirmed my suspicion. That was why I made my original comment re rental costs there.
Williamsburg, VA is a pricey place too, but an ok place to throw your hat.
Shalom, ciao, excelsior, and Buon Natale
Thought I’d check this page to see if I could find out who was paying outrageous rents for the honor of living in Bushwick. I couldn’t.
But, geez, there’s no escaping the nastiness between the seven dwarfs and Warren.. ;–)
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
Anthony said…Don’t waste your money on ‘Babel’. Very B O R I N G, yawn.
Agree chum. And as predicted, it got 7 nominations for golden Globe; yech to those foreign critics.
And to aggravate the issue, “The Departed” only got 6 nominations. It is on its way to ranking alongside “The Unforgiven” on my list of favorites.
Clint got two nominations. Puts me in s difficult position of picking between Eastwood and Scorcese’s “Departed”.
Ciao, Tony
PKoch… Who’s buying and / or renting at those prices ?
I don’t know. Maybe Indians? They seem industrious and running convenience stores/gas stations and driving taxis. But I had the impression they had taken over more formerly upscale neighorhoods such as Rego Park along Queens Blvd.
I’d work in a donut shop on off-shift if it would help me to live in the City. Times, and preferences change. Took me 30 years to realize that. Like the man said: “Once you left Mew York, you aint gone no where.”
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
…..$ 1,700 a month for a one bedroom apartment at Wilson Avenue and Cooper Street.
Ugh, gag, ugh. Who would do that?. I’d be better off paying two or three times that for a flat in the City, No? What are typical rents in some of its more “affordable” areas? There must be some under $60k a year, no?
I’d get a 2nd or 3rd job to live in the City.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
Hi Eleanor, I was 16 in ‘53. I left NY in '61. Grew up in Glendale.
Is Wallabout St, west of Broadway, in Bushwick? I used to help my father in his trucking business when he went to Slattery’s Gas Range on Wallabout St every Saturday. It was a few blocks away from Pfizer’s. Also, familiar with businesses in Greenpoint which I guess isn’t part of Bushwick.
My paternal grandparents lived in Brooklyn, not sure if it was Bushwick (I doubt it) and I don’t remember the address.
I never knew there were so many neighborhoods in Brooklyn until just now. View link
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
bushwickbuddy said………..You know, I used to go to the Madison on a regular basis in the 1950s and walked Myrtle Avenue quite a bit
Finally someone familiar with the area in the same decade. I worked at Ripley’s men’s clothes from about'53 to'60. Walked Myrtle Ave from the RKO Keith’s, Richmond Hill to the RKO Madison. (Also, vicinity of Navy St and Jay St.from the Myrtle Ave el.) Sounds like we left the area about the same time, early 60s.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior