Episode 70 - Santa's Sweetest Swag
Lets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.
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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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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Hanging around those Stoops of Atlantis was often fun. But sometimes you needed to breath new air so it was into Dad's car for some Road Trippin'!
MUSIC:
1. Queen – I’m in Love with my Car
2. Lover Boy- Working for the Weekend
3. Supermarket Time Portal Muzak
4. Night City Jazz
5. Paul McCartney and Wings – Silly Love Songs
6. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
7. Queen – Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
8. The Belairs – Squadcar
9. Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
10. Bach – Toccata (Rollerball theme)
11. Sopranos Theme
12. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Country Roads
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The Dutch called them Stoeps. We called called them Stoops. But those stone steps were much more than practical structures. They were part of our lives and culture.
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Yep- more flubs and Cosmo interruptions. Enjoy!
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