Yeah - back then you could actually strike a match on those Stoops of Atlantis. And although kids shouldn't play with the fiery sticks - I did. Often. And once with almost Apocalyptic results.

When the large bags of mysterious packages begin to appear a kid has to do what a kid has to do to discover Santa's secrets!

Thursdays are just a speed bump to Friday- except when it is that last Thursday in November. 

The ghoulish Spirit of Halloween is too much fun to confine to a single day in October. So back on those stoops of Atlantis we didn't hide from, but rather seeked for the dark and devilish pleasures of ghosts, demons and other fun horrors!  

MUSIC:

"Bloody Mary Morning" - Willie Nelson
"The End" - The Doors
Royalty Free Scary Music

Recording a podcast is fun but hard work. And along the way to a finished product a number of things can get in the way of a perfect product. A tired tongue, NYC traffic and two kitties that shall be nameless are some of those impediments!  Listen in to the behind the scenes and the takes that never quite made it! The First ever Stoops of Atlantis Blooper reel!

When Fall rises and Summer fades into collective memories, the world's colors, smells and feel change with it. And taking center stage is Halloween and the costumes and customs we donned during the days of The Stoops of Atlantis.

We all had our favorite "standard games" we played as kids. Whether you grew up in East Harlem or East Oshkosh- we all had fun with Hide and Seek, Tag or Cops and Robbers. But sometimes we were bored and we let our imaginations create new games. Games that were born of our local place. 

Magic is everywhere- and it really knocked their socks off when me, Scott and Joe took out our parafernalia and demonstrated our prestidigitation abilities on those stoops and yards of Atlantis. 

As kids, Candy was a commodity, a fuel, a drug and a social experience. Heck, it could even border of the transcendent! Take a ride on the rainbow road to those sweet and sour days!

MUSIC

The Candy Man – Sammy Davis Jr

Sugarman – Sixto Rodriguez

Sing Sing Sing – Louie Prima

Who’s Your Daddy? fozzaKalabbula

Me and my East Harlem friends never considered ourselves sports guys. Yet there were moments around those Stoops of Atlantis where we felt the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.