Paul Stenquist wrote: > > And of course you remember Blackstone Avenue on the south side of old > Chicago town. Not to mention the Blackstone Rangers, the Chicago street > gang that used to chase me when I delivered pizzas on their turf. Our > congress gave them credibility when they called their leader, Jeff > Forte, to testify about gang problems during the Carter years. Diana > Ross gave them more ammunition when she sang about the "Peacestone > Nation" After that, they killed a lot of people and made a lot of money > selling drugs. Mighty, mighty Blackstone. But I digress. > Paul
Before my mother moved to Houston, she got the occasional call from gang members back in the earl 70's -- I had left Chicago before that age... and the Blackstone hotel -- (some 32nd cousin once removed owned that) we both digress :) ann > On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:11 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > on theimindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_blackstone.html > >> > >> Technical Info: > >> > >> Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/13sec > >> smc Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited @ f1.9 > >> > >> -- > >> When you're worried or in doubt, > >> Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > > If you had not said Providence I would have > > thought you were in the Yukon :) > > > > Hardly anytime to look at list at the moment but > > when my name jumps out at me, > > I have to look -- > > I was not born ann sanfedele, but Barbara Ann > > Blackstone... and I think > > that river you shot was named for the jurist, > > William Blackstone, who my > > father claimed to have been descended from... > > frankly, I think my > > ancesters came over on a Georgia prison boat :) > > > > annsan > >
