This was found to be a nice touch in the Wanderers movie, but in reality, the Fordham Baldies were named for the Bald Eagle and had the Duck's Ass or "D.A." Wasnt too much of a fight. To make a zip gun you buy a cap gun. Wed cut a hole in the fence, go in the cemetery, and have make-out sessions. He was so fuckin mad he didnt pay attention, and the guy went around the corner and when Frankie came after him, he was waiting, and hit him with a two-by-fourwhamright across the head. Dusty Vision TV on Facebook and IG Hit the subscribe and notification (bell) button!BRONX GANGS Of The 1960s - FORDHAM BALDIES Wanderers Ducky Boys Lost Boys of The Bronx James HannonI dont not own the rights to any music in this videoDusty Vision TV Instagram: Dusty Vision TVFacebook: Dusty Vision TVIf you would like to be a guest on my program please email me at dustyangeloddcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram \"Dusty Vision TV\"Check out my other youtube channel \"Dusty Vision Radio\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCpoV0wVvjtGQN5ijpjGKACheck out my music. But that didnt last too long once they got used to it. Our drug of choice then was heroin. Today, thats what the gangs call itthe Bloods, the Crips, all of them, they call it flagging: I die for my flag. Like 12 or 13. Tvoz | talk 06:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply], I agree with and understand all the changes. One time we were having a fight and we had a couple of guys up on a roof. If I had to stick you, I would stick you. The bullets were just whizzing by my ear. That was like Jersey to me, Avenue D. Some Red Wings attended near-by Benjamin Franklin High School. One gang, the Fordham Baldies were reputed to shave the heads, and other body parts, of those they caught. Baldies didn't shave their heads and in reality wore Ducks Ass hairdoos like The Fonz and were named after bald eagles? In that neighborhood, if you werent in a gang, you just went to school and you were fine, but if you were in a gang your chances of survival were 50/50. For each institution, films are listed by release date, starting with the most recent. Mostly a lot of chains, bats, and knives. They had high collars, buttoned down, and on the back you had RR. But we didnt really go out of our way too much with the sweaters and the costumes. Then you tie the hammer up with rubber bands, pull it back, and let it go. This is how I remember it because I was raised in El Barrio and in Washington Heights from the early 50s and 60s. It became, This is where were selling drugs. People were having shootouts left and right. After 1940, the Jewish population faded and their diaspora paved the way for the hispanics to settle there. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports. You came, you hung out, you drank a bottle of wine, you went crazy like everybody else. Ill be honest with you, the Spanish guys had a little more guts than the black guys. Ballistics work being done on Piggys Candy Store. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision. Back then, gang-wise, there werent too many guns used. For instance, my friend Dusty got stabbed, and he came back from the Bronx really late, and I hung out with him the whole night at the hospital. I also had to fight some of the guys in the club. But I wasnt there, I just wound up getting accused of it. There are 41 of them, and each member is a serious brawler. But yeah, I broke into every factory. 1926), Words gane to the kitchen,And words gane to the ha,That Marie Hamilton gangs wi bairnTo the hichest Stewart of a.Unknown. We did most of our dirty business on the railroad tracks, so we got the name The Railroad Boys. A famous quote about the Woodside Chiefs is in a book by Robert Timberg titled "State of Grace" Simon & Shuster, 2004. The Brooklyn clubs were OK, but the clubs from the Bronx and Queensthe Savage Skulls, the Nomadsthey could cause some problems. I remember cars coming by and shooting at the guys, then we would jump in the car and go after them. So it worked both ways. The Micheal Farmer killing was an incident that happened during the showing of West The two toughest guys would fight it out, and that was how it worked. I got locked up in 80 and came out in 83. My mentality wasnt, I have to join that gang. It was, I like the guy, the guy likes me. Before you knew it, I married the president of the gang. I saw a lot of people get killed and a lot of people go to jail. When I was growing up, stealing old ladies pocketbooks was the big thing. Chemistry Faculty. On a warm Saturday night, wed all be up on the hill. But it isnt like we were setting out to take over the building. Lot of guys went to jail. About ten months ago I received an email from the son of Mario Montuoro. But I lived in the streets with them. We went to the same school and we were all young. We were trying to hide, actually, because the NYPD Youth Squad was always down here, asking us questions like who was who, and who was our leader. We gotta watch our back. Youd bring a girl with you so she could hold the gun. I think I was under that car for half an hour, until I heard my guys yelling my name. Factories close up at night, you break in, get what you want, and sell it. It got to a point where a gang called the Fordham Baldieswho were like the biggest Italian gang in the Bronxheard about us and came down and made us a brother club. At that time I was doing a lot of harm to the Dukes, and the cops figured, lets get him off the streets. Back in those days, we always had a clubhouse. Both Frank and Vincent were packing fully loaded automatic pistols. For more information on the Baldies, please visit James Hannons website, Lantern-Media where he shares some of his research on the Fordham Baldies as well as another period gang called the Duckys. In the case I am talking about here, there are no school rumours about a Baldie invasion. This guy was always strapped. From Spanish Harlem, we moved to the South Bronx. We didnt shake nobody down or hurt nobody. Their rivals were the Harlem Dragons, who killed one of their own in 1955.The Demons who they had vicious rumbles with. One of us would move out of a place, and ten families would move in. I got arrested October 1980, came home December 1993. So I ran down the block, and theres a restaurant there, still exists to this day, and I went into the restaurant because I knew the owner. (3) Police busted up a potential rumble and arrested some Gowanus They punctured his lung and he almost died. Most were dressed in the 'uniform The 70s was real nice. So a lot of guys ODd. Me and a couple friends of mine went to a hooker. I'm kind of busy so don't know if I can do much here, but if I come across things that are relevant, I'll add them. It was like one big family. In them days, it was no big thing. They were like, Whos the president? and a couple of guys went over, and we had this truce. Then you were on file. Once you drink a couple gallons of that wine, youre ready to go. Thats how popular heroin was. Then another five would do another dance routine, and it became like a fucking dance-off. This guys sister might be living with that guys brother, or you might have a kid with that guys sister. So we all hang out now, go to parties, things like that. The Unknowns used to be from Union to Rodney, Metropolitan to like South 4th. That freaked me out. There were no real initiations. Back then, Id get up in the morning, 7:30 or so, go stand on the corner by the train station, and ask for quarters. We never had problems against each other, because we grew up in the same neighborhood. I went into the service in 66. We were always there. Everybody knew who we were. We had a building on the Southside that we painted up with Free Sonny Barger. He was the Hells Angels national president who was locked up at the time. Wrong place, wrong time. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Facebook Cross Country: Twitter Cross . The Jewish part of East Harlem was mostly west of 2nd Avenue. I've watched the movie The Wanderers each time it's been on, and still get a kick out of how the Ducky gang was supposed to be represented. I used to walk around with a gun every day. I think I shot two or three times with my .25 before it jammed. bayonets, brass knuckles, and garrison belts before officers swoop Youd be saying, I dont give a shit who you are, calling the club out. Theres still a lot of people around. That was a typical day. That was all tongue in cheek. In Williamsburg, where we were, it was the Majestics, the Dukes, the Unknown Bikers, South 9 Bikers, Spanish Kings, Devil Rebels, Dirty Ones, and a bunch more. That was it. Back then, if a car sat for a day, wed strip it. TRIKER1 (talk) 15:27, 4 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply], I read the article twice and I still have no idea what most of it was talking about. The Fordham Baldies in a way were my first singing group, They would back up my singing and guitar playing in my Bronx Neighborhood, Schoolyard Parties, Our Clubroom Dances,1956, 1957 On February 23, 2018, my book on the Mau Maus and Sand Street Angels, who were two Brooklyn youth gangs from the 1950s, has . This was 1960 through 1962. We ran up there, disassembled a few chimneys, and took some bricks and some bottles. Their turf was around Jefferson Park, 116th Avenue and Pleasant Ave. I do think a cross-reference to similar Brooklyn movies (and Mean Streets) makes sense, but as a Wiki neophyte and busy guy, I don't have the time to do it. Joey DiMassi is leader of the Fordham Baldies, respected for his fairness and decency. They thought I had control over their leader. Baldies wounded.Fordham Baldies/Italian Red Wings Gang War. They made us have a big meeting in Junior High School 73. "When they were shooting the recruiting scene with the Fordham Baldies," Price recalled, "the actors were hanging out on the intersection of the Grand Concourse and Fordham Road right by Alexander's Department Store and Loew's Paradise, this massive Moorish movie palace. Thats all you needed, was to have on the back of your jacket: The Majestics. Thats when we started realizing that we had lost the numbers. You wanted to teach him a lesson. I lost my virginity at like 14. I used to steal a lot from factories. 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