tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post3803294874579085158..comments2023-08-21T09:13:34.368-05:00Comments on blog like you mean it: Notorious Gets a Retro LookKelly Breakeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170230808730463954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-19107656223891404652010-08-13T10:02:20.030-05:002010-08-13T10:02:20.030-05:00your Gram sounds awesome. and from what i know so ...your Gram sounds awesome. and from what i know so far, it runs in the family.abby mumfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945527585028871186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-8690400905364998832010-08-12T22:11:05.262-05:002010-08-12T22:11:05.262-05:00Like Alyson, it was my grandfather. I called him P...Like Alyson, it was my grandfather. I called him Peepa (my grandmother was Meema). <br /><br />He was born in Argentina. Nobody knows what his parents were doing there (they were Italian). The man never worked a job in his life. He managed to scrape a living together by rebuilding cars in College Point, Queens. What he couldn't build himself, he bartered for. <br /><br />He was a great cook. Ever hear of a Coalminer's Breakfast? It was pretty much everything you had on hand fried in a skillet with eggs. <br /><br />I remember sitting on his lap while he drove (I'm over 40; this was way before car seats) and he would let me shift gears. I couldn't see over the wheel! <br /><br />He had an old boat and we'd spend long lazy days eating cold chicken from a cooler, then anchoring to go clamming. <br /><br />When he died, my dad and his brothers each made a speech. My dad said, "We never had much but somehow, we never went without." <br /><br />Thanks for the trip, Kelly.Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-60140324086479682302010-08-12T21:41:20.249-05:002010-08-12T21:41:20.249-05:00My grandpa was the notorious one. He and his brot...My grandpa was the notorious one. He and his brother hitch hiked from Pennsylvania to San Diego California because they heard rumor that they weather was nice! He kept track of his travels by engraving where they had been on his leather belt. That belt is on display in the Julian CA museum under "influential people of the Great Depression". He was a dreamer and that drove him to do great things!Alyson Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732889571224750707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-64779998015642091422010-08-12T14:30:19.848-05:002010-08-12T14:30:19.848-05:00Your grandmother reminds me a lot of mine. Though ...Your grandmother reminds me a lot of mine. Though mine crafted herself into a "Lady" out of a Texas farmgirl. She had my mom at 42!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-46859169379872065542010-08-12T10:39:24.690-05:002010-08-12T10:39:24.690-05:00I think I really would've liked your grandmoth...I think I really would've liked your grandmother. :)<br /><br />In my family, I think the "notorious" honor would have to go to Gann, TG's grandmother. She was a cigarette-smoking, coffee-drinkning, bourbon-swilling, 98-lb powerhouse, who could tell story after story. She was a hoot.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445891270175343909.post-29359939331644094762010-08-12T09:25:29.461-05:002010-08-12T09:25:29.461-05:00Great Gadspy! An original Rosie Riveter? Too coo...Great Gadspy! An original Rosie Riveter? Too cool!<br /><br />Notorious? Hmm... well, my Grandpa was a POW for 22 mos. in WWII. I don't know if that makes him notorious, but it does make him pretty friggin AWESOME. ;)Jessica Lemmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388504462239939840noreply@blogger.com