Before I moved to Brooklyn to pursue music, I was a high school dropout and speed freak who’d been living with her dealer boyfriend in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at 16.
“Before I moved to Brooklyn to pursue music, I was a … Read More
The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night.
“The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night.” Bob … Read More
It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn’t want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that.
“It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn … Read More
Brooklyn was a dream. All the things that happened there just couldn’t happen. It was all dream stuff. Or was it all real and true and was it that she, Francie, was the dreamer?
“Brooklyn was a dream. All the things that happened there just … Read More
Dear God,’ she prayed, ‘let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.’
“Dear God,’ she prayed, ‘let me be something every minute of … Read More
I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
“I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with … Read More
I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
“I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.” Barbra … Read More
I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
“I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in … Read More
I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don’t try to make me into something I’m not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.
“I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don’t try to make … Read More
I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I’m ninety, and they won’t need to paste my face with make-up.
“I’m a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go … Read More
It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
“It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to … Read More