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Felix and The Gang Scare People
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Felix and The Gang Scare People |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
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The hood was just that tough. It had a reputation throughout the city. The word was out, stay away from the place. Felix and the gang couldn’t figure out why, strangers and people new in the hood always walked in the center of New Market Street when they were just sitting peacefully on the settlement house steps, telling outrageous lies to each other. It made them feel bad. It made them mad. It made them feel like they should mug the guy— but they never did. Bobby |
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LadyTom Member
since 2008-02-29
Posts 353LA, CA |
Yap, Everyone says it. When I first arrived New York, I took a long walk the second day from 168Th to 12nd street, a very happy three hours walk to see New York. Only later people told me that I walked through Harlem. My, my, THAT area where I learned even in another language. It gave me cold sweat each time I thought about it. What if that day, a gun pointed at me? it was like this, and it is like this .....hopeless |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
I really like your series -Juju |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
LadyTom, People have erronous misconceptions about people living in what are considered "bad" neighborhoods. Sitting on the settlement house steps, we would never consider hurting anyone--and yet the strangers would walk in the middle of the street because they were afraid of us. BTW, Harlem is a fine proud place. Bobby |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Juju, Thank you for saying that. I'm very pleased you are enjoying the Felix series. Bobby |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Home is where the heart is. Ida |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed reading this...James |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Ida, Yes, that's what they say. I still contend that home is where the hat is. In other words, it’s all in a persons head. I still live in the same general neighborhood. The old hood has become too gentrified. Neighborhoods in Philadelphia change over the years. They seem to go in cycles of about thirty years. Bobby |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks James, I'm very pleased that you liked this episode. Bobby |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
I still think Felix and his gang are nice people... I would give Felix a smile as I passed by him any day Bobby.. love RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
I did a similar thing to LadyTom 20 years ago in South Central LA, I got a lot of verbal but I just kept walking at a steady pace...sometimes bravado just makes guys want to appear tough, I was no threat & they knew it... |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Dear RDB, Felix and the gang are nice people. There was no reason for the idiot walking out in the middle of the street to avoid them. The creeps that did that could have gotten hit by a car. All because of their irrational fear. Me, and the gang, we hated that. Bobby |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
John, Thanks for reading and commenting. No one was a threat to anyone in this poem. Bobby |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I understand this! Growing up in 'the bad part of the SF Valley' we had an out-of-town football game cancelled because the other school's players refused to get onto the same field with our 'hoods'...so we won by default. LOL, talk about a riot of laughter! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Midnitesun, That is so cool. That's the way to win football games. Scare the other team off. You GO! The other team was a bunch of real losers. Bobby |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
as usual, great 'write'...excellent reply posts as well! much sustained applause!! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Secondhanddreampoet, Thanks buddy. I'm pleased you liked it. Bobby |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
People are often scared of the unknown. This poem lets us look at things from the other side. |
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