Stoops of Atlantis

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Episode 70 - Santa's Sweetest Swag

2023-12-1819:15

Lets face it- as a kid- Christmas is about the swag. And some years that swag shined especially bright. Or didn't.

Episode 69: They Came from Atlantis

2023-09-2310:54

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!

Episode 68: Stoop Dreams

2023-07-0516:44

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!

Episode 67 - Huge Pixels and Tiny Bytes

2023-02-1816:54

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 – KraftwerkKids are People Too - Bob McAlisterCruel Summer – BananaramaSnowball – DevoGirl U Want – DevoJust What I Needed – The CarsVideo Games – Ronnie Jones END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 66: Peter Pan and Misfit Lost Boys

2023-01-0518:17

It can be hard keeping a Peter Pan worldview in a place filled with pirates. But this kid tried on those Stoops of Atlantis. END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 65: East Harlem Walking Tour 3

2022-12-1825:21

Lets fire up the time machine, slip on your Prokeds and take a stroll around the Avenue with Mikey D.END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 64: Libraries of Atlantis

2022-11-1916:53

Books were all over my house and they helped make life better around those Stoops of Atlantis. Music:Easy Reader themeSesame Street theme InstrumentalPaperback WriterEgg SongVintage Scifi MusicMonophonics Like YesterdayWordsKraftwerk NumbersWalt Grace's Submarine TestHardy Boys ThemeDylan My Back PagesEND MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 63 - Road Trippin'

2022-09-2415:34

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 Car2. Lover Boy- Working for the Weekend3. Supermarket Time Portal Muzak4. Night City Jazz5. Paul McCartney and Wings – Silly Love Songs 6. A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran7. Queen – Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon8. The Belairs – Squadcar9. Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands10. Bach – Toccata (Rollerball theme)11. Sopranos Theme12. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Country RoadsEND MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 62: Stoeps

2022-08-0413:03

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.END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 61: Stoops Bloops 4

2022-05-2208:34

Yep- more flubs and Cosmo interruptions. Enjoy!END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 60: The Mischievous Lives of Altar Boys

2022-05-1519:59

We were little demons on those Stoops...and we were also altar boys...mix that with idle hands of a dull summer day and you have a recipe for mischief.MUSIC:Hell's Bells - ACDCThe Exorcist ThemeInterstellar First Step - Hans ZimmerSympathy for the Devil - The Rolling StonesAir on the G String - J.S. BachLucifer over Lancashire - The FallRunning with the Devil - Van HalenGonna Raise Hell - Cheap TrickOnly the Good Die Young - Billy JoelEND MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE

Episode 59: Last Times

2022-04-1411:27

Last Times are not always last times. Often they are not even obvious as last times. And sometimes they are just the hold between the now and then. Times are strange.

Episode 58: Up on the Roof

2022-03-1512:03

Sometimes you needed a newer, more god-like perspective than those Stoops of Atlantis could offer. So you climbed the steps...END MUSIC BY MONKEY PUDDING FACE