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This is 1950 and you are standing on Richmond Ave looking right at the Orchard Inn while it was still Shapiro's Grocery store. Do you guys remember Richmond Ave when it was just concrete and not paved over with blacktop?
Tommy Mondello embraces Mike Baroz @ Tommy's 40th birthday party just seconds after he has announced that yes........ at last....... the strippers have arrived!
At that very same party, Thomas
Baroz is totally disgusted as he points towards his wife Lisa who won't let him join in the stripper parade along with Tommy & brother Mike.
It was a great thrill for me when the cast of the "Soprano's" stopped by to wish me a happy birthday at my own party!!!!
Left to right we have Furio looking rather dapper, turtleneck sweater and all. Then we have Christopher in white mugging for the camera. Silvio is looking sharp all decked out in blue and black. Behind Silvio we find a crafty Paulie Walnuts forever on his guard and well hidden from any camera's lens. Next in line we have Tony's son AJ, Anthony Junior. And by the looks of this photo, it seems that AJ has been eating all of his spinach! He has really sprung up! Artie Bucco has one eye on the camera and one eye on the catered food. He doesn't trust any cooking but his own. Next we have the man himself....Tony Soprano. I felt very honered that Tony graced my party with his presence. (Man, doesn't he look just like Billy McDermott?) And last but not least, straight from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean we have Big Pussy Bonpensiero. I heard he only showed because there was free food!
Man it was a great birthday!!

Jeff Skonieczny as Furio
Joey Marsh as Christopher
Gregg Ponciano as Silvio
Mike McAvoy as Paulie Walnuts
Greg Perosi as AJ Anthony Junior
Ronnie as Artie Bucco
Billy McDermott as Tony Soprano
Ricky as Big Pussy Bonpensiero
Tommy Mondello as himself
This is the Staten Island ferry terminal... Not really sure what the date is on this one... Look how clean it looks though... And how about those buses...
Look at this beauty... This is PS22 4th grade class photo back in 1970...
Now who do I see here from the neighborhood...
Joey Marsh... Charlie Sullivan... Billy McDermott... Ruben Rios... along with a bunch of other great people that I went to school with over the years... Including the girl that I had my very first crush on... Lisa Upton... hey Lisa!
I wasn't in this class but I remember everyone that was...
Great stuff huh...