On 3/26/13 7:49 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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The tunnel *is* the one on the Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway...the tunnel
was renamed "Heroes' Tunnel.

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That's right too. I'd forgotten that the parkways were one and the same
for some miles.

Used to date a girl from Ansonia. Now *that* was a rough town. She was
a senior at Ansonia High School and I was a junior at Amity.
She asked me to take her to her senior prom. Place was like "The
Blackboard Jungle" except it was co-ed.

I haven't been in that area for many, many years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhYNLaziO8


I have absolutely no memory of ever being in Ansonia. I do remember
Shelton, because back then you had to drive through it to get to Lake Zoar.

I do remember fondly how close together so many cities and towns in
Connecticut were and, obviously, are. In the summer, we hung out at
Woodmont with a crowd of kids from New Haven, Milford, Waterbury,
Woodbridge, Stratford, Bridgeport, even from such far away places as
Brooklyn and, gasp! Ansonia. In fact, I remember a nice gal named Rhoda
from Ansonia.

When we got driver's licenses, no one thought it was a big deal to drive
a half an hour to Waterbury or Bridgeport to pick up a special gal for a
date. The Connecticut Turnpike was fairly new, and I think it was two 25
cent tolls to Bridgeport.

My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I
could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender
high school, anyway?

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...


My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I
could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a
single-gender
high school, anyway?

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Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York
City although it had at least one female teacher.

It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the
50's.

On 3/27/13 8:30 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ...


My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I
could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a single-gender
high school, anyway?

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Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York City
although it had at least one female teacher.

It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the 50's.

I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which,
sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My mom
took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a
single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll
watch it.

Do you recall "Hopkins Grammar School" in New Haven? Private boys'
school. It merged with a private girls school some years ago. I had some
friends who went to Hopkins and we always teased them about their
"School for Monks." The great Hillhouse football/basketball player,
Floyd Little, went to Bordentown Military Prep, an all boys prep school,
to toughen up after "normal" high school, before he went on to Syracuse
University.

On 3/27/2013 8:41 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:


I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which,
sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My mom
took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a
single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll
watch it.

You were boffing sluts when you were 10. Did your mom supervise those
events too? Way kinky!

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 3/27/13 8:30 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
...


My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I
could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a
single-gender
high school, anyway?

------------------------------------------------

Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York
City
although it had at least one female teacher.

It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the
50's.

I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which,
sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My
mom
took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a
single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll
watch it.

Do you recall "Hopkins Grammar School" in New Haven? Private boys'
school. It merged with a private girls school some years ago. I had
some
friends who went to Hopkins and we always teased them about their
"School for Monks." The great Hillhouse football/basketball player,
Floyd Little, went to Bordentown Military Prep, an all boys prep
school,
to toughen up after "normal" high school, before he went on to
Syracuse
University.

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No recollection of Hopkins Grammar School. We only lived in the area
for about 2 and a half years and I was in high school.

My mother had (and still has) a voracious appetite for books and
reading. She's 88 now and in a nursing home. We got her a Kindle and
an account at Amazon and had to have her own Wi-Fi set up in her room
so she can download books. She also still uses her laptop daily for
news and email.

When I was a kid she insisted that I read at least three books during
summer vacations. She didn't care what I read as long as I read
something.
I remember plowing through "Hawaii" by James Michner soon after it
first came out. I was about 10 or 11 years old. It had some content
that some thought was too adult for a 10 or 11 year old, but she
didn't care. It was a great book and I've reread it a couple of
times.

The only time she "interfered" with what I read was one summer when I
got hung up on the original "Hardy Boys" series. I think there were
about 26 of them at that time. After a while my mother suggested
that although the Hardy Boy's stories were good to read, I should also
read other stuff as well. Most I really don't remember but a few have
stuck in my head, like "The Blackboard Jungle", "Hawaii", "The
Miracle of the Bells", "The Little World of Don Camillo" and a few
others.

On Wednesday, 27 March 2013 10:11:29 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message

m...



On 3/27/13 8:30 AM, Eisboch wrote:





"F.O.A.D." wrote in message

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My memory of "Blackboard Jungle" was that the school *was* co-ed. I

could be wrong about that. Hey, who would want to go to a

single-gender

high school, anyway?



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Pretty sure it was a boy's only vocational high school in New York

City

although it had at least one female teacher.



It was a novel by Evan Hunter later made into a movie back in the

50's.



I saw the movie when it first came out at the Whalley Theater which,

sadly, is now no longer a theater. I think I was about 11 or 12. My

mom

took me to a matinee. I just can't remember whether it was a

single-gender school in the movie. Next time it pops up on cable, I'll

watch it.



Do you recall "Hopkins Grammar School" in New Haven? Private boys'

school. It merged with a private girls school some years ago. I had

some

friends who went to Hopkins and we always teased them about their

"School for Monks." The great Hillhouse football/basketball player,

Floyd Little, went to Bordentown Military Prep, an all boys prep

school,

to toughen up after "normal" high school, before he went on to

Syracuse

University.



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No recollection of Hopkins Grammar School. We only lived in the area

for about 2 and a half years and I was in high school.



My mother had (and still has) a voracious appetite for books and

reading. She's 88 now and in a nursing home. We got her a Kindle and

an account at Amazon and had to have her own Wi-Fi set up in her room

so she can download books. She also still uses her laptop daily for

news and email.



When I was a kid she insisted that I read at least three books during

summer vacations. She didn't care what I read as long as I read

something.

I remember plowing through "Hawaii" by James Michner soon after it

first came out. I was about 10 or 11 years old. It had some content

that some thought was too adult for a 10 or 11 year old, but she

didn't care. It was a great book and I've reread it a couple of

times.



The only time she "interfered" with what I read was one summer when I

got hung up on the original "Hardy Boys" series. I think there were

about 26 of them at that time. After a while my mother suggested

that although the Hardy Boy's stories were good to read, I should also

read other stuff as well. Most I really don't remember but a few have

stuck in my head, like "The Blackboard Jungle", "Hawaii", "The

Miracle of the Bells", "The Little World of Don Camillo" and a few

others.


Ah...the Hardy Boys.
I remember winning a few for grades in different subjects back in elementary school. I wonder what ever happened to the books. I still had all my old stuff until I packed up and went off to DeVry Tech in Toronto, fall of 1968.
After that my sisters and brother must have ransacked my left behind treasures.