I'm cracking up at both of you! This is getting nuttier by the minute! There is nothing wrong in being Italo-American! Some of my best friends are....! Sigh! This is America! Let those who want to celbrate, do so. I love Italian People. They have such a rich history and heritage. Tommy says that Italians were/are the indigenous people of AP. Don't know it this is true because I thought I read somewhere, that it was a Methodist Community; for whites, only, that Blacks lived on the West-Side in huts, etc. That Bradley was a pure bigot, while professing to be a Christian. Sound familiar? Don't know what brand of christianity those people were practicing, but it's not the one I know. I am a Roman Catholic, born in the mid-forties, was raised in a predominantly Catholic City, southern, segregated, unequal, etc. I had parents who owned a business, my father was a WWII veteran, who fought under Gen. Almond and Clark in the Italian mountains, saved and fed Italians, yet he had to travel in a train car, behind the Nazis, he captured. My father fought for democracy in Europe, while being denied it, here! He was in the 371st, 92nd Division, Buffalo Soldiers, from Ft. Huachuca, AZ, after Basic training, at Ft. Dix, NJ. I have been asked by the Department of the Army, for copies of my father's memorabilia, from a scrapbook, my mother fashioned, while she was carrying me. The information, was given to me when my father died, back in 1980. I am a proud, African-American and Woman of Color. Where I come from, I am called Creole, from my French, Indian and African Descendants, because there was no classification, for people like me. No one could be as proud as I am. Tommy is proud of his heritage and I respect him, for it. I hope AP continues, to have the Columbus Landing. I respect and love all of you, that are in this group, right or wrong.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote > : > > > Do not pass go, and do not collect > $200.00. > > > > Hey, thanks for the $200 reminder! No one has claimed the cash I offered to > pay here: _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18863_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18863) > > The offer still holds. > > > > > ========Original Message======== Subj: [AsburyPark] Re: Gumba Date: > 11/9/2006 6:01:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) Sent on: > > > > I guess we both ruined ours. > > You made clear before Gumba that you were on the Keady side of the > Columbus holiday. > > Yet in your letter you brought up the defense of the controversy as > if it were needed. That wasn't a swipe at me? You made fun of the > costumes (as you do again). You talked of the rioting in OT. Not a > swipe at me from the prior posts? Don't answer - I know it was. > > I would have left you out of mine if you had left me out of yours. > > As for my kids dressing as Indians, that's to honor them, just as > the Order of the Arrow does. > > What if we all did it your way and never dressed in Indian garb > again. That way, no one would remember what their culture looked > like. > > While were at it, let's make sure the Order of the Arrow doesn't > perform their dances in public, so everyone can forget that too. > > While we are at it, let's not honor them with sport team names - we > really do need to get all reference and symbolism of them out of our > lives. > > In fact, lets change the names of places from Wannamassa to Ohio, so > we can forget them completely. > > On second thought, I'm going to disagree with you Dan. Indian > culture seems worth remembering and honoring to me. I'll still > dress my kids as Indians on Columbus day (Thanksgiving too) so I can > make sure the gerneration I'm raising never forgets them, and they > can pass it along to subsequent generations. > > On Martin Luther King day I sit my kids down and read to them parts > of his writings. You ever done that? > > For your other suggestion of what I can do with my kids, you can go > to Hell. Go directly to Hell. Do not pass go, and do not collect > $200.00. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) , > "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) , > "justifiedright" > > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Asbury Park UEZ and Paramount Theater, > > > > > > At least well written. I enjoyed it. But you really runied it by > > bringing me in on it. I would have objected in any way absent the > > Columbus Day controversy. In fact, I am serious that I consider > this > > more of an offense than the latter (which I find no offense to). > You > > really watered down the impact of your complaint. It's sort of > like > > wispering in their ear (let me punch you and you fall down so it > > looks like I'm mad at you0> In short, you took a dive. Since your > a > > wannabe pugilist you'll get my drift. > > > > > > > >He makes fun of that tradition > > > and the costumes worn at the Columbus Landing, costumes worn by > > > several of my family members over the years. > > > > No, I am making fun at the fuss made, in large part, by non- APers. > > It is only accentuated by Loffredo as Columbus and your kids as > > injuns. Are you putting them in black face for Martin Luther King > > Day? > > > > > His recent > > > communication is in furtherance of the Keady-inspired attack by > > > outsiders on the Asbury Park heritage and traditions held so > dear > > by > > > our indigenous people. > > > > I guess I am too stupid to understand the last line right? You > > aren't serious? WHO are the indigenous people of Asbury Park? > > Perhaps you mean the Sand Hill band which includes people from > > Cherokee and Lenni Lenape tribes? Or did the Italians get here > first? > > > > How about you insult the indigenous people by dressing your kids > up > > as if it were Halloween. I can't say the same for Loffredo because > > John looks marvelous in a doublet. > > > > > His sarcasm is an attempt to insult me despite knowing how > > offended > > > I was by Mr. Keady's actions. I doubt he'd be so cruel toward > > > another ethnicity, which confirms how vigorously I must defend > the > > > Italian American reputation. If, Heaven forbid, that same > > gentleman > > > should ever find his fate in the hands of 12 jurors who think > Tony > > > Soprano is a peek at the Italian Genome, he will wish he had > taken > > > these matters more seriously too. > > > > Aw come on Tom, you know any self-respecting Italian would buy the > > jury. > > (That was only to get your goat and teach you that you should have > > written the piece seriously) > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
