You Know You're From Long Island When... (Huntington, Hicksville: homeowners insurance, cost of living)

[chevygirl6216]

Sorry Tim but i don't know or remember any of those names. But thats not saying that i might have known them, the older i get the worse my memory.

[Diane Giam]

Originally Posted by steveandchrissy

Does anyone remember the Kitchen Sink? We used to go there and get Challah French toast

Yes, I remember that. It was only for a group, it was Huge!

Diane

[TIM LITTLE]

chevygirl, EVER BEEN TO THE BRICKHOUSE BREWERY ON MAIN? A FRIEND OF MINES FATHER IS A CO-OWNER OF THE PLACE. NICE PLACE, LIVE MUSIC AND GOOD BEER AND FOOD. HOPEFULLY THE REST OF MAIN ST GOES THE ROUTE THIS PLACE DID AND MAKES THINGS A LITTLE MORE CLASSY.

[TIM LITTLE]

My Mom Went To High School With Billy Joel In The Mid Sixties. Hicksville High School. My Dad Used To Hang Around With The Older Brother Of One Of Billys High School Bandmates. He Recalls Yelling At Them To Stop Making Noise When They Jammed In His Friends Basement. Funny. Both My Parents Grew Up In Hicksville Till They Married And Moved To Patchogue Where I Grew Up. The Last Time I Was In Hicksville I Thought I Was In India. Even The Old Theater Only Plays Indian Movies. Times Have Changed I Guess.

[joed1960]

Tim,
I grew up in Hicksville across the street from one of Billy Joel's bandmates. He went on to become a member of the group Ram Jam. Awesome bass player.

The rumor that I heard going around when I was younger was the music teacher in the middle school there (we called it Junior High School back then) told Billy Joel that he'd never amount to anything. Of course this same man came to school wearing the same clothes every day of the school year...lol

[GCGuy]

Originally Posted by TIM LITTLE

My Mom Went To High School With Billy Joel In The Mid Sixties. Hicksville High School. My Dad Used To Hang Around With The Older Brother Of One Of Billys High School Bandmates. He Recalls Yelling At Them To Stop Making Noise When They Jammed In His Friends Basement. Funny. Both My Parents Grew Up In Hicksville Till They Married And Moved To Patchogue Where I Grew Up. The Last Time I Was In Hicksville I Thought I Was In India. Even The Old Theater Only Plays Indian Movies. Times Have Changed I Guess.

Yessir...I guess times change fast. only about 4% in 2000, but 7 years is a lifetime. We'll see in 2010, I guess. Hicksville is looking more and more like Queens every day.

[momix5]

Remember when Nathans was in Hicksville? It had a deli and even had chinese food and pizza which was awful. Does anyone remember when they banned detergent in Suffolk County? I remember my Mom going to Hicksville Pathmark to buy regular saop like Tide because Suffolk County was phospherus (sp) free!

[TIM LITTLE]

My Parents And Cousins Area Was Where The Streets Are All Named After Trees. Chestnut, Pine, Maple Not Far From The Train Tressle And St Ignatius (old Country Rd Maybe?)where They Attended Catholic School Way Back When. My Cousins Went To Public School (east St) Anyone Live Near There? Anyone Old Enough To Remember The Names Nesbitt, Little, Or Holm?

[41Willys]

Originally Posted by TIM LITTLE

My Parents And Cousins Area Was Where The Streets Are All Named After Trees. Chestnut, Pine, Maple Not Far From The Train Tressle And St Ignatius (old Country Rd Maybe?)where They Attended Catholic School Way Back When. My Cousins Went To Public School (east St) Anyone Live Near There? Anyone Old Enough To Remember The Names Nesbitt, Little, Or Holm?

Are you talking about Bayshore?

[TIM LITTLE]

Not Bayshore, Hicksville. Near East St Elem School, Alot Ofthe Roads Were Named For Trees In That Particular Neighborhood.