Comments on: Dead Box http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/ Growing up in South Philly Italian Style.... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sultan http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-138 Sultan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:49:21 +0000 http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-138 Yo, I grew up in southwest Philly and we used to play this everyday it seemed!We called it Tops! My dad grew up in south Philly so he informed me @ a young age of its original name. We would use tar and candle wax in our tops to give the tops weight! Then we started using back gamon pieces(gliders). We also had little blocks along the outside of the square that contained the skull, they went up to 20! your diagram above only goes up to 12! This really brought back memories! All the rules that applied! We used to "fin" for blocks and "hunch" to our blocks. lol thanks for the memories! Yo, I grew up in southwest Philly and we used to play this everyday it seemed!We called it Tops! My dad grew up in south Philly so he informed me @ a young age of its original name. We would use tar and candle wax in our tops to give the tops weight! Then we started using back gamon pieces(gliders). We also had little blocks along the outside of the square that contained the skull, they went up to 20! your diagram above only goes up to 12! This really brought back memories! All the rules that applied! We used to “fin” for blocks and “hunch” to our blocks. lol thanks for the memories!

]]> By: Jerry Solomon http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-137 Jerry Solomon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:43:57 +0000 http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-137 I have been working on a book about my preteen life in South Philadelphia (1940-45). It includes "Dead Box", "buck-Buck" "Half Ball", etc. I also wrote about the PTC, Radio, How-to-build a fruit box saket scooter, the War, Movies, etc. Jerry I have been working on a book about my preteen life in South Philadelphia (1940-45). It includes “Dead Box”, “buck-Buck” “Half Ball”, etc.

I also wrote about the PTC, Radio, How-to-build a fruit box saket scooter, the War, Movies, etc.

Jerry

]]> By: vonedaddy http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-106 vonedaddy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:09:38 +0000 http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-106 There is always one grump old man/woman on every street! :) There is always one grump old man/woman on every street! :)

]]> By: Al Cialella http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-102 Al Cialella Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:15:22 +0000 http://medigan.net/2007/04/18/dead-box/#comment-102 I remember getting yelled at for painting on the street by the usual Old Grump of the street. I remember getting yelled at for painting on the street by the usual Old Grump of the street.

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