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'Magic' Juan
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For the west-siders:
If you know what "POPS" speakers are (I think they still sell them at the Flea Market on Division and Cicero).
magic_juan ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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SoulTrooper7
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I remember seeing some cats rock it and look tight,then some of the lames caught hold of it.I saw some dope ones and some terrible ones...
I just had a Rikki Ricardo...I kept my hair laid...and I would sometimes curl it and wear it in a Morris Day pump.My ass would have to get up early as hell,just to look good at school.Now,I am no longer a pretty boy,just a beautiful slob...
I have to admit... I rocked a long konk,(yeah I said it!) for a minute... what started as curled up in a somewhat beaufont-pompadour style was in my face a sweaty, frizzy mess...and tucked under a giant apple hat by the time I stepped out of oh...Medusa's, PowerPlant, Warehouse....and then on Saturday, I'd do it all over again.... ![[noshake]](graemlins/jpshakehead.gif) It started as a Versace, though...tradin' in the flat top for some thing a little less played out...once the lames caught hold, it was all over. The "buttaz" just grew... Eventually, they became locks...
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SoulTrooper7
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You know you're from Chicago if you got an uncle or even a grandparent that can say: ![[grinyes]](graemlins/grinyes.gif) ....Redd Foxx was running that same game out there on the corner of...
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Alanda Marquette from DiscoLadyLand
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Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
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Originally posted by DiscoLady:
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Originally posted by SoulTrooper7:
You know you's an old Chi-Town head if you got memories of the Riverview amusement park!!! ![[cheering]](graemlins/cheering.gif)
That was my moms and aunts spot! They used to go when they were little.
Okay I got one.
Remember when Soul Train was in Chicago on Channel 26?
Remember when they used to show the re-runs of Soul Train on 26,then this dance show from Atlanta?They always used to dance off of Bohannon's Let's start the dance again remix.I even remember seeing Skyy do Call me and they even had telephones doing the phone call.
I don't remember the re-runs I remember the actually shows. My aunt was on one of them. I had to be about 4 or 5 years old.
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Jamie 3:26
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Originally posted by DiscoLady:
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Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
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Originally posted by DiscoLady:
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Originally posted by SoulTrooper7:
You know you's an old Chi-Town head if you got memories of the Riverview amusement park!!!
That was my moms and aunts spot! They used to go when they were little.
Okay I got one.
Remember when Soul Train was in Chicago on Channel 26?
Remember when they used to show the re-runs of Soul Train on 26,then this dance show from Atlanta?They always used to dance off of Bohannon's Let's start the dance again remix.I even remember seeing Skyy do Call me and they even had telephones doing the phone call.
I don't remember the re-runs I remember the actually shows. My aunt was on one of them. I had to be about 4 or 5 years old.
Your old ass...what are you...40?? ![[rofl]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
I had a cousin who went down to the board of trade and made it on the show too..
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SoulTrooper7
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Ooohhh....
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Dee-Dee Sheridan
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Originally posted by SoulTrooper7:
You know you're from Chicago if you got an uncle or even a grandparent that can say: ....Redd Foxx was running that same game out there on the corner of...
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lola desire
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Originally posted by Dee-Dee Sheridan:
Stoney Island was Chicago's Hotel/Motel lane.
Can anyone name the hotels there, I know some of you have been there. Especially leaving those 7am party's @ the music box.
zanzibar... i didn't know about it as a shorty, but i remember liking the name.
in addition... i always want to say "tumblers" after mention jesse white's name... i still can't believe he's secratary of state.
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mhd
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Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
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Originally posted by mhd:
yall killing me with these, i got a couple:
who remembers South Park?
Parkway Gardens?
Robert's Motel
The Seven Hills in Washington Park
Goldblatt's on 35th street
Big ass gold statue in Jackson Park
The Met and the Regal
Mark,was the seven hills,this big ass slide?I remeber always wanting to hit that slide..and I finally did ..in 84.We were sliding down the slopes on cardboard with kids from the hood..
South Park??King Drive is what it is now known as..or am I on something else??
My moms told me about how they used to see all of these top acts for a few dollars.She named off some of the shows line-ups she saw and I could not belive it.She even told me about seeing the Jackson 5 there a few times before they blew up.
Did you know they recorded Stevie Wonder Fingertips at a regal show??
you got it! south park was king drive. the seven hills were actually big ass hills in Washington Park by the lagoon, back then the park had a whole lot more trees and bushes and a lot of crazy stuff went on in there
didn't know that about Stevie, but i did see james brown as a shorty. you mentioned chicken unlimited man, we used to live in that one on 111th and Michigan.
couple more for yall what about Mr Ebony on 79th and St. Lawrence, and the McVickers theater downtown
you know you old school chicago if you actually saw any of the following cats actually play: Ernie Banks, Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo, Dick Butkus, Jerry Sloan, Norm Van Lier
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Rudy Jordan
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We were the first A/A family on 128th and Green and Dick Butkus lived down the street from us. I was in kindergarden and 1st grade with his son Todd.
I do remember going to see Bulls when Artis Gilmore played.
And what about the Jackson 5 concert at the old Comisky Park.
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mhd
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Originally posted by DiscoLady:
Who remember the Operation PUSH Black Expo Held at the Ampitheater?
hell yeah, singing Oh Happy Day!
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AK
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When there were two movie theatres on 71st St.--the Jeffery and the Hamilton. And a bunch downtown: Oriental, McVickers, Woods, State/Lake, Michael Todd, Chicago. Triple features for a dollar!
Fuck it, when you call going to the movies going to "the show."
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Dee-Dee Sheridan
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Originally posted by serge:
...yo snot has frozen up when you breathed in that cold-ass Chicago winter air. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
You so crazy
What about Italian Fiesta Pizzeria on 71st right off Jeffery?
That's the best damn neighborhood pizza in the chi. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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CharlesHanna
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Originally posted by Bold Soul:
588-2300...
Ain't been gone that long.
(btw: $1,000.00 goes to the Chicagoan who knows the "Empire Man's" real name. I'm in the business and I don't know.)
I've come to collect on that $1,000 - LYNN HAULDREN - HE'S NOT THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, HE'S AN ACTOR THAT'S BEEN PLAYING THE PART FOR FOR ABOUT THIRTY FIVE YEARS.
Peace, >o
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PlymouthCt711S
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The Empire commercial is animated now,and ,they only use the guy's voice.
[ September 17, 2005, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: PlymouthCt711S ]
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PlymouthCt711S
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Nancy's Space Age Pizza was/is the best neighborhood pizza in Chicago.
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OLDSCHOOL DJ KENNY RAY
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IF YOU REMEMBER " THE LOFT" 14TH MICHIGAN W/ THE CHOSEN FEW
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PlymouthCt711S
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Originally posted by CharlesHanna:
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Originally posted by Bold Soul:
588-2300...
Ain't been gone that long.
(btw: $1,000.00 goes to the Chicagoan who knows the "Empire Man's" real name. I'm in the business and I don't know.)
I've come to collect on that $1,000 - LYNN HAULDREN - HE'S NOT THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, HE'S AN ACTOR THAT'S BEEN PLAYING THE PART FOR FOR ABOUT THIRTY FIVE YEARS.
Peace, >o
CHanna0529
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PlymouthCt711S
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Empire carpet has a 800 number,1(800)588-2300.That commercial runs in Arizona now.
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PlymouthCt711S
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The show DiscoChick was referring to was Soul Unlimited(Atlanta).There was a short lived Soul Unlimited fast food place on 79th Street around the same time the show aired.
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