After Bebop A Lula: Utica Bands 50's 60's

[wilum47]

Are you thinking Marloff's?

[wilum47]

Gary! What a loss.
I played with Gary and Skip Decarr over at the Linoln for some time. Gary's father was a close friend of the family and worked with my Mom at Utica Plumbing. Stopped by my camp about a month before he died and in Gary's usual way when answering how he was doing, said, "Don't worry Snoop, I'm gonna live forever."

[Clipper]

There was a place out on Martin Street, it was run by one of the Mosca's. I remember a bartender and cook from the lunch hours in there, that always had a pall mall with a long ash hanging from her mouth.

Marloff's was on the Old River Road wasn't it? Closer to Rome than to Marcy, if I remember right. An old building that sat near the road. Dick Bowen used to play there sometimes.

[bobbbiez]

Hey Clipper, do you know Jackie A., now Cramer, is my best friend and Jim was my little sweetheart. Jackie married a retired fireman after Jim passed away, which I was the one who hooked them up, (that's quite the story and will tell you some day). Sorry to say, he passed away also.
Jackie is doing quite well. She loves the casino and that is where you can find her most of the time. . ;D

Frannie (BB) and "little Joe" getting together was my doing also. I think he still holds that one against me since Frannie decided to go on to better pastures and marry Joe's best friend. Actually, that all happened at Uncle Joe's place.
Little Joe still lives on Dutch Hill Rd., in Frankfort. He is now retired from the post office and doing alot of world traveling, like he always wanted to do.
Oh well, after that one I stayed away from the matching game.

Wow, you guys the world is getting smaller n smaller.

[jon hynes]

Very early in his career Joe Angerosa used to come down to the Country Place and Eddie Arcuri would ask us to let him sit in. He has come a long way. His band does Excellent Country and of course Joe does an Excellent Elvis impersonation.

[jon hynes]

Joe Angerosa

[wilum47]

Well, Clipper,

Firebird, Larry Ryan,was that novice drummer I was talking about with the band, Scarecrow still does my taxes to this day, he lives in Chittenango, Jackie from Guelich St. married Bill tibault, a CBer and if you go down to the Pioneers Hockey games at the Aud, she might be the one taking your ticket.

Were gone, KDV9259

[bobbbiez]

Hey Snoopy (Bill) , glad to meet you again and chat about the old days and all the people we knew. Great memories and good times.

Got to get my dupa off to work now. Catch y'all later.

[bobbbiez]

KEO 4083 (Sunshine).

[jon hynes]

Helene's Hideaway was a large place which was farther down the road (toward Rome) from Marlof's that was across from Ritchie Rd near the road as you remember. I'm pretty sure it burned down years ago. I used to play there with Stan Fish and the Santa Fee Riders and Carl Tower.

Ritchie Bowen and I used to play with Tony Madonia and then Doug LaVigne. We did gigs at the Enchanted Forest when Joe Ustravenus owned it to backup the big Country Stars that he hired to preform in Concerts. Ritchie also used to drive bus.

Stinky's Father Leo Hovish and I were great friends in the plumbing world at Utica Plumbing and the American Legion on Hopper St where I played with Joe Aiello Sr on Drums and Vinny Passalacqua on Organ. Utica Plumbing people Chet, Wally, Dave Harrer, Joe Zielinski and the Kelseys come to mind. I also new a couple women that worked in the office when I payed my bill. What was your mother's name?

[wilum47]

Mom was the Bookkeeper, Mary Fields.

[wilum47]

Jon,

I remember Ritchie stopping a few times with the bus at the Country Place. Slow down with the names I'm having an Oldies Crises!

[jon hynes]

I remember two women that did the books. One had black hair the other had light hair, both wore glasses. In any event they were very nice ladies except for taking my money. Is your mother still alive?

[Clipper]

Gee, there is another name. I did some remodeling for Stan and Ellen Fish years ago. I put a roof on their house and turned a garage into a summer family room for them. I paneled and insulated it, and made a doggie door in the personnel door so the little ankle biter could get out to pee, haha.

Ellen used to wait on tables for her brother, Frank Riele, at the old Jet Diner, then she tried to run it, but didn't have the personality for it. She was a beauty. I used to feel a little sorry for good old Stan. He was not only one hell of a musician, he also was in radio wasn't he?? My memory isn't what it used to be.

Dicky Bowen came to Central NY Coach Lines while I worked there. He was a city transit driver prior to that. I taught him to drive a charter coach, and took part in breaking him in on the Syracuse line. He was a friend since the 8th grade at Seymour. His wife and my first wife were best friends, and both my oldest and his, went to kindergarten together at Seymour. His son was a truck driver, and we worked together at Fred Burrows and then used to meet on the road, when both of us were over the road drivers. I used to go to Plattsburg every day for a while with paper pulp from Little Falls, and used to encounter his son who was driving for the corrections department, delivering food to prisons.

We go way back, and I probably have seen you or talked to you at one time or another, as I was always out and about years ago. I frequented too many bars for a few years after coming back from Nam, and then after I quit drinking, I still went out for the music and dancing.

[wilum47]

Jon,

Moms hair was dark brownand was a little heavey set. I think you're recalling Lea Servatius, who recently passed away with the black hair ad Marie Burton with the light . Mom didn't take the cash except on rare occasions. Her desk was furthest away from the window there.