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Jack Keefe’s Stories [JKS] - A Partial list
John Joseph Keefe Jr. [Really the 4th? JJK, but that's another storyJ]
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JKS-001 |
Horse
and Rider at Captains Pier |
Game where back and forth children, 6 to 13 years old |
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JKS-002 |
Diving
off the Roof at Captain’s Pier |
30 ft up when dive about 10 years old. |
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JKS-003 |
Trip
to Poly Prep |
George Schlesinger takes us, overlooking the water 10 years old |
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1925 |
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JKS-004 |
The
death of Marie Hertzer |
Child killed by a truck, new bicycle , JK about eight years old |
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1923 |
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JKS-005 |
Watching
swim to Tide Pole |
Bob Hosie and Walter Spencz Swim out to tide pole in Bay, |
Tide Shift the pole shifts. |
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1926 |
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JKS-006 |
The
Hale Family, |
Walter, Howie, David and Ester : Friends of Jack Keefe, many memories with the family |
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JKS-007 |
Inciardi Family, |
Frank Jimmy and Marie Friend in– Older children in same neighborhood |
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1920 |
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JKS-008 |
Back
dive & hand stand Teacher |
Frank Inciardi – Taught me how to back dive and Walk on my hands |
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JKS-009 |
The
longest Drink |
Walking the neighborhood with Jimmy Incianite Taking a drink at water fountain, I thought he would never come up |
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JKS-010 |
Ride
the Waves watcher |
Mom and Frank, Fearful experience, 2-ft waves seem high at 4 years old. |
Frank is 6 [older brother] jack is 4 |
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JKS-011 |
Card
games at Captain's Pier |
Adults playing cards sitting in front of bathhouses |
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JKS-012 |
Police
wagon & Seeing Death |
Come on back , and hop on the back, one day dead person on , got off quick |
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JKS-013 |
2
Jokes – Big |
Little boy urinate against the fence, against the law, no against the fence, |
10years old |
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JKS-014 |
First
big fight |
I had a fight in Soft Dirt , Slug it out with one another |
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JKS-015 |
Catching with Father |
Spring time with father outside the house, early teens |
Base ball cath |
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JKS-016 |
Aquarium,
Steeple Chase and Madi Gras |
Going with father over the years, |
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Playing On balls and Cannons, go with Father to park |
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JKS-018 |
Scooter
leads to bike |
Learning how to ride a bike,. If could ride a scooter can ride a bike |
Smaller
bike but not cross bar, called a scooter |
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JKS-019 |
Swing
with Mrs. Sharidin |
Mom and Girls Al the girls would be swinging with her |
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JKS-020 |
Meeting in |
Tom , Arthur and Phil Sheradon meet after Dick Sheradon was killed action as a young officer |
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JKS-021 |
Giggling
at a Wake |
Mom, Bessy woods – when teenager. Elizabeth Catherine Woods |
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JKS-022 |
Mom's
Good Times |
Mom telling us: you kids don’t know what good times were When she was growing up there was dancing in the Hotels etc. at its prime |
ECW born in 1890 at heyday in 1900 |
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JKS-023 |
Refused
entry to PS 36 |
Principle not let in, want to send to special school. Went to St Gerard in Hollis, Oct to January |
13 years old, St Albens. |
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JKS-024 |
Hopping
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Elevator at |
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JKS-025 |
Uncle
Tom riding down |
With member d of Royal Canadian Mountain Police. |
1970’s, |
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JKS-026 |
Hearing the 1927 World Series |
At the Schlesingers house. Keefe’s didn’t have radio but Schlessingers. |
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JKS-027 |
Banjo
Wallace |
Cousin on Schlessingers , Performer when in town come over and play all sorts of songs on Banjo |
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JKS-028 |
Bessy Answering in Latin |
In 1920’s only parishioner participating, also would sing in Church, kids embarrassed. |
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JKS-029 |
Bishop
Molly visiting the house |
Requesting that Mother play the Piano after her brother had died, Bishop told BW that her Music was Great gift from God, have a family, so should play. |
Last time Mother and Aunt Mary went to see at the church |
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JKS-030 |
Philosophy's
limitations |
Didn’t believe in philosophies, believe you got tit from your parents. Philosophy was high class bull shit. He was also a scientist and weight lifter. |
Holy
Cross Father who was a Ph.D. in biology |
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JKS-031 |
Early
word play |
High School, not shilly Shally, dilly dally, willy nilly and topsy turvey |
Brothers at St. Michael's |
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JKS-032 |
How
long last with Wiesmiller |
Joe Farley - Great swimmer, but not that strong, didn’t encourage weight lifting if swimmer. |
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JKS-033 |
Happy
is the Bride |
Happy is the Bide that the sun shines on; happy is the corpse that the rain rains on. Bessy would say that for some, the only happy day was the one they were married on. |
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JKS-034 |
Horses
for school or house |
Night before married Horse in Living Room |
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JKS-035 |
The
horse leads |
1910, Horse back cop, Jack [John Joseph Keefe 3rd. , |
So Jk should have been 4t but called jr. |
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JKS-036 |
Seen
so many children |
Grandmother A wonderful woman but very, very cold comment on Grand children and the mothers reaction |
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JKS-037 |
Pope’s nose |
Aunt Francis had group of
friends - all protestant, Popes
nose, [rear of chicken], so pop Keefe
says or Ann Borlins Ass |
Pope is head of RC church, Anne Borlin was |
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JKS-038 |
Trying to find me age. |
Never mind Bernan, Aunt Maggie visit, Sit around dining room table, What year
did you come over, |
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JKS-039 |
Benny & the Bishop |
Bernard Woods, Benny. Want to
talk to Tom Molloy. I would like to speak to His excellency. Never hurt
anyone but himself |
Older then Bessy, Bessy born in
1890. He pre 1890 |
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JKS-040 |
Cover Blown in the Confessional |
Had priest come up from another
parish, We lived in another parish, Confession, old parish, Father Gately, in the box Jr. how is
your mother feeling |
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JKS-041 |
Have you any em |
Have you any m? yes we have x,
yes we have ham and eggs , |
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JKS-042 |
Are them Pupeeess? |
S A R, C M P N |
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JKS-043 |
Not one ex Professional wrestler |
George Babich, |
, Pro wrestler, after all earned
a lot more money, |
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JKS-044 |
Not the cough that carries you off |
It’s often the coffin, they carry
you off in. |
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JKS-045 |
Pawn Shop |
Detectives, on a fixed post,
Father assigned to one, Chet Murphey, $5.00. Saw 60
years ago not get typewriter back |
1930’s |
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JKS-046 |
Girls in the Locker Room |
Locker room Jamaica H.S. Swim
Coach says What is this about teaching he Girls Biology lessons |
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JKS-047 |
Not to Worry - Friends Life
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JKS-048 |
Hand Ball – Difference in Age |
Vinnie Dunleavy, 6ft 5” professional
basketball after war, about 30 years old. Brother George. |
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JKS-049 |
Street fights |
Arthur Donovan, Coach of Boxing
at NYAC, and referee. Captain Sheridan good . Joe
Lewis , Maybe minute or two |
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JKS-050 |
Shot my Grandmother |
Military Mass 1962, |
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JKS-051 |
Praying – Listening to Mass from St. Patrick's, Kneel down it’s the
consecration |
Mother had friend, was a
religious woman, couldn’t go to Midnight Mass –
Broken arm. Might have to Amputate. Hazel with |
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JKS-052 |
We’l have none of
your dramatics |
Aunt Annie |
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JKS-053 |
A little bit out of the ordinary |
Augustinian Fathers, Father Spirelli, effusive guy, Had a place in |
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JKS-054 |
Teaching and Parish Priests
Call a Priest |
Some priests never worked a
parish. A teaching priest. Not same worries. Father McGlocklin
comes down. Kid is hurt. Call a Priest
- Call a priest |
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Mother is polish |
Father Crawford, Some kid was so
bad. Mother comes up and pleaded for child. Such an extreme
. Father may be Irish but mother was polish- |
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JKS-056 |
First ones married in |
Church at St. Finbar's
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JKS-057 |
Silent Broken Toe. |
Orders from parents not to jump
on wagon. Loaded with sand. Hurt to beat the band. Broken toe |
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JKS-058 |
Fire in Tenement House |
Father take
to see. Wait there. Hammering away on the roof. Father joined the Fireman |
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JKS-059 |
Fireworks |
For the 4th of July from Reznikov Candy store. Father got them |
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JKS-060 |
Wake for Mr. Clarke |
Shortly later killed battle of
the bulge. Before wake. He killed in Dec Father in April r May |
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JKS-061 |
British sailor |
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JKS-062 |
New Ensign meets a real sailor |
Officer and Gentleman by act of
Congress. |
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JKS-063 |
Cushing, Cardinal |
Very charitable, When young
priest in charge of Boston Arch Diocese, Cussing where is your car. Came by Trolley. Sold the car and gave him
the money. Cushing, come up here. See that car out there. But you can’t sell
it its in my name |
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JKS-064 |
George Babitch |
Sit together at night. When I
thought he was real tired. Professional wrestling. Is it on the level? 5th
amendment jack I’m going to bed. |
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JKS-065 |
Tom and Frank –Get better real soon |
Picture is taken, Frank deviated
Septum. Tom for
Tonsils out. Have the pas ready to leave. Photographers, professional. Kinard Buiser= nick name.. |
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JKS-067 |
Dick Miller |
Friend, wounded twice. When hit
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JKS-068 |
Hank Gatti |
From Great Neck. Friend of Franks.
Wounded recuperated. Went in combat again. Got a hit a second time – First
reaction –get out of infantry |
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Twins killed |
Ronnie Burkhart, Twin Canadian. One
guy in hospital when bombed by Germans. Another killed in ambulance. Every time get letter from home it would
tell of another guy killed in action. |
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Snipers |
George, 18 years old in infantry,
he and another boy get to their outfit. What are you doing? Isn't a German in
quarter mile? Out in woods looking for souvenirs |
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Condition of Soul |
Brother George? Wakes p in
farmhouse with sun shining through. I
made it, Sun shine thought in Heaven |
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JKS-072 |
Tom USS Mobile |
Veteran of Sinking of the
Atlantis |
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