This is the eulogy I wrote for my amazing and loving dad, Dominick DiCerto, who passed away at the age of 93 on May 7, 2025. 

All seasons have its smells. But no season beat summer for  the variety of scents, stinks, perfumes, essences and aromas that would fill the air around those Stoops of Atlantis. 

After harsh winters, Spring often arrived timidly- but greatly welcomed- around the Stoops of Atlantis. 

Lets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.

You'd be surprised how many famous folk are kids of Atlantis. Movie stars, singers, musicians, politicians, wise guys - can all call East Harlem their home town.

****NOTE - I reference episode "10 - Making Movies" - it is actually Episode 19!

After a five month hiatus, Mikey D is back and returns to the root of the podcast - colorful stories about the Stoops- in this Jeopardy Game of an Episode!

In the late 1970s - early 1980s video games appeared in Atlantis and lured me off the Stoop. And then came the home computer and this kid from East Harlem found a new purpose in life!

The Robots – Kraftwerk

Kids are People Too - Bob McAlister

Cruel Summer – Bananarama

Snowball – Devo

Girl U Want – Devo

Just What I Needed – The Cars

Video Games – Ronnie Jones

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It can be hard keeping a Peter Pan worldview in a place filled with pirates. But this kid tried on those Stoops of Atlantis. 

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Lets fire up the time machine, slip on your Prokeds and take a stroll around the Avenue with Mikey D.

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Books were all over my house and they helped make life better around those Stoops of Atlantis. 


Music:

Easy Reader theme
Sesame Street theme Instrumental
Paperback Writer
Egg Song
Vintage Scifi Music
Monophonics Like Yesterday
Words
Kraftwerk Numbers
Walt Grace's Submarine Test
Hardy Boys Theme
Dylan My Back Pages



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