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.  

Cats were organized and ran the back yards of East Harlem in 70s and 80s. And like the wise guys on the Avenue - the wise cats in the yards provided entertainment and danger around the Stoops of Atlantis. 

Music:

Love Cats - The Cure
Rags to Riches
Godfather Theme
Fur Flies - by Donna DiCerto

The movie bug bit me at the age of five when The Godfather was shot on my street. And throughout my life movies were made around me...and by me!

MUSIC:

Brand New Key  - Melanie
The Godfather Theme 
I Love Lucy Theme
Dark Places - Donna DiCerto

Being a kid meant battling the forces of fashion peer pressure and the desire to be yourself. Back in the days of the Stoops of Atlantis, sneakers and hair length were the yardsticks you were measured by.

MUSIC:

James Bond Theme by City of Prague
Chariots of Fire by Megarapter
What are We Fighting For by Country Joe and the Fish
My Adidas by RUN-DMC
Hair by The Cowsills
Satisfaction by DEVO

Bizarre was par for the course in East Harlem in the 70s. But some of these events stood out- for whatever reason - from the rest. Here are the final TWO of the TOP FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF BIZARRENESS of those Stoops of Atlantis. 

Music:
Swamp Blues Rock - Royalty Free Background Music

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Bizarre was par for the course in East Harlem in the 70s. But some of these events stood out- for whatever reason - from the rest. I give you my TOP FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF BIZARRENESS of those Stoops of Atlantis. 

Take a trip back to that NYC Summer of 1977. Troubles with Con Ed, anti social postal workers and the politics of back yard clubhouses made it a summer to remember again and again.

Showbiz was in our blood and the interior Stoop of my hallway was the perfect venue to practice my comedy musical extravaganza - THE FUNNY BUNNY SHOW! But it was time to take this comedy masterpiece out on the road to a real audience! How would critics and audiences react?

Music by:

Love Story by Jonny Easton

Run Amok by Meus Rex

Sneaky Comedy Fun by Our Music Box

The Ketchup philosophy changed sometime around 1980. Digital Ketchup. It effected everything. We went from Street players to Video Game players...and much more...