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Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2010-02-24 06:25 PM

Bones drops off the bus bumper
down at Second and Market.

He walks up past City Hall
at Broad Street,
across the street
and over to
West Market Street.

There are loads
of penny arcades
over there.

Bones has coins
in his pocket.

He likes to play
pin ball.

He cheats.

Bones carefully lifts
the back machine legs
on to his shoe tips.

He can beat these machines
for hours.

Bobby

viking_metal
Senior Member

since 2007-02-02

Posts 1337
In a Jeep, Minnesota.

1 posted 2010-02-25 02:44 AM

Classic, that bones. He's a helluva guy.

P

Fall in love early, fall in love often.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2010-02-25 10:49 AM

Thanks Paul,

You must be a pin ball expert too.

Bobby

gilead
Senior Member

since 2008-03-10

Posts 1067
nevada, USA

3 posted 2010-02-25 03:05 PM

Ha, ha, Bobby! Bones has to be pretty good; when I tried to cheat, the machine would go into "tilt" every time! I can really relate to this episode from some 50 years ago. Enjoyed --Art

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2010-02-25 10:49 PM

Thanks Art,

You have the time right.

I think the secret is not to be over anxious and cause the machine to tilt. Of course you have to be lucky too.

I'm glad it brought back pleasant memories for you.

Bobby

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

5 posted 2010-02-28 04:06 PM

My brothers and I knew countless tricks to get our hands on a few coins when we were kids. This brought back memories. Bobby.
Ida

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2010-02-28 05:18 PM

Thanks dear Ida,

I'm glad this poem brought back good memories for you.

Love Bobby

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

7 posted 2010-03-04 11:05 PM

This has brought back so many memories to me Bobby. I had a shop once with a pinball

machine in it and was fed up with the young bucks trying to rattle the machine to get a

pay out. But all's well that ends well and we do have a lot of fond memories.

Lindsay

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2010-03-05 12:14 PM

Thanks Lindsay,

I’m glad you have good memories of those days.

My best friend and I used to sneak out of middle school, and go down town to play pin ball. My friend had fourteen brothers and sisters in school, and his mother always packed him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I was an only child, and my mother always gave me twenty-five cents for lunch.

My friend gave me half his sandwich, and we split the twenty-five cents to play pin ball. Of course we tried to cheat as much as possible. You know how it is.

Thanks for running a store like that.

Bobby

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

9 posted 2010-03-06 11:56 AM

I like the unexepectedness (is that a word?) of Bones. I didn't expect this poem and I liked it. Just one more little insight into our Bones.

xoxoox
Alison

GBride
Senior Member

since 2009-07-02

Posts 538

10 posted 2010-03-06 03:16 PM

Raising the machines up isn't cheating.
It's creating the odds more in your favor.
We did this when I was in high school.
Except we used our books instead of our toes.
At least those school book were good for something.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

11 posted 2010-03-07 07:51 PM

Thanks dear Alison,

I'm very happy that Bones surprises you, and that you like Bones.

Bones loves you right back.

Love Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12 posted 2010-03-07 07:53 PM

Thanks GBride,

For the great insight into the proper use of school books.

I do wish I had thought of that.

Bobby

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

13 posted 2010-12-18 07:31 AM

Bones plays a mean game of pinball. He is the man.

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

14 posted 2010-12-18 08:57 AM

Pinball wizard.

http://swamprighter.wordpress.com/

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

15 posted 2010-12-18 05:14 PM

With gravity on your side, who can loose? An enjoyable read. Been a while since I've read any Bones material, but then I haven't been very vigilant of late. I also know that Bones can be rather sneaky at times. Hope the holidays treat you and Bones well. Peace.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

mikeandrew
Member

since 2010-11-18

Posts 198

16 posted 2010-12-18 07:04 PM

Very enjoyable poem good work.

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

17 posted 2010-12-18 10:01 PM

Hi Bobby

Good to read your work again.
Bones has all those street tricks figured out, he's street savy.

Love it!

Eric

Prats
Member

since 2010-12-16

Posts 74

18 posted 2010-12-19 06:34 AM

enjoyed reading this...

Heaven is not that place where you go when you die... it's that time in your life when you actually feel ALIVE!!!

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

19 posted 2010-12-19 06:34 PM

Nice writing...James

eminor_angel
Member

since 2003-05-22

Posts 323
Canada

20 posted 2010-12-20 10:09 AM

nice snippet of life.

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