Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 22, 2021 Malden Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday – The Stars Came Out I By Peter F. Levine t is said in Malden today, tomorrow and yesterday... When giants walked the earth...the stars came out this past Monday afternoon with Dave Angelo lucky enough to be present. Not often these three sporting icons of Malden yesteryear are in the same room together anymore, but a special golf tournament got them out on this glorious day. Billy Croken, Billy Hanifan and Paul “Hawk” Finn; the talent levLet’s Celebrate Italian Heritage Every Day! Settipane Insurance Agency Of Boston |Since 1969 207A Squire Rd., Revere 781-284-1100 Auto • Homeowners Call for the Lowest Quote! “Experience Makes the Difference” Tenants • Commercial Se Habla Español * Free Parking el of these three (Dave was no slouch either, by the way) was off the charts. They’ve traveled many miles together over the years, played many ball games, kept the 621 Tavern & Grille alive all by themselves and are still around to take great pictures. Looking good, guys! Condolences to the Trioli family who lost their beloved mom Wilma on October 10. Wilma and her husband Sal are now back together sitting at a corner table at “The Keg” minus Sonny and Dean driving them crazy as they run amok. Seen the new lighting at the Jackson Street Garage yet? Amazing difference! Thank you, Steve McGovern and City of Malden Parking Director (and much more) Ron Hogan, for taking the initiative on this and getting the job done. Of course, the lighting looks fabulous. John Spadafora along with his crew at Spadafora Electric are simply the best at what they do. Heard through the grapevine that Kenny Mazonson gifted his ~LEGAL NOTICE~ Billy Croken, Billy Hanifan, Dave Angel, and Paul Finn are pictured at the Italian American Citizens Club in Malden. (Courtesy Photo) longtime friend Dave Caiazzo his very own bobblehead doll for his birthday. Dave was “Athlete of the Decade” (1970s) in Malden for his baseball prowess. Kenny is a baseball lifer in Malden right up there with guys like Bob Rotondi, Deano Summers and Davey “Cai.” Kenny also took those famous shots as a senior at Malden High School in 1973 of Stevie Wonder when he appeared at the Jenkins Auditorium. Jack Curry stuck around Malden all these years (MHS 1974), making it a better place to live in the process – Jackie (along with a cast of many) directly (and indirectly) responsible for the fabulous city we all live in and enjoy today. Jackie Curry was as popular as anybody back in the Edgeworth neighborhood (Welsh Street) he grew up in, his four beautiful sisters also. So, when news fi ltered through Malden that he passed, it hit like a Tyson punch to the gut. We lost a valued Maldonian. Rest in peace, Jackie, we’ll miss you for sure, my friend. Had coffee recently with 選區 轄區 投票站 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 1 2 FERRYWAY學校 FERRYWAY學校 1 社區活動室 2 1 2 IRISH AMERICAN BEEBE學校，K-4體育館 BEEBE學校，音樂室 地址 CROSS街150號（從WALNUT街進入） CROSS街150號（從WALNUT街進入） PEARL街89號 WEST街177號 PLEASANT街401號 PLEASANT街401號 1 早教學習中心（HOLMES學校） MOUNTAIN大道257號 體育館 2 老人中心禮堂 1 2 1 SALEMWOOD學校 FORESTDALE學校 CLUB 24 俱樂部會員室 2 社區活動室 1 2 1 2 FERRYWAY學校 SUFFOLK MANOR社區活動室 LINDEN學校 LINDEN學校 WASHINGTON街7號 SALEM街529號 SYLVAN街74號 SALEM 街787號 SALEM街630號 CROSS街150號 BRYANT街312號 WESCOTT街29號 WESCOTT街29號 brother Joe and Malden legend Al Barriss. Al along with guys like Terry Mathews, “Panama” Carroll, Bob Rotondi, Harvey Nadler, Dana Brown, Buddy Arthur, Ernie LeBlanc and Dom Fermano are walking, talking Malden history books. If you meet them on the street, stop them; take advantage of their wisdom, their knowledge and their Malden sports history recall. You’ll regret it if you do not. On a side note, if they start to ramble, do not interrupt. Al Barriss was an integral part of possibly the best MHS boys’ basketball team in the school’s history. They were stacked! They shot well, were defensive demons, and nobody rebounded better than these kids. Led by the outstanding jump shooting of Co-captain Donnie Moore and Willie Barron, by the playmaking and defense of Al (Barriss) and the rebounding of Elliot Guenter and Co-captain Johnny Keats, that 1960 team went 17-1, reeling off 17 straight victories after a season-opening loss. I’ll write more about this team after I do some research. Congratulations to Michele and Billy Settemio on the closing just last week of a wicked nice condo in Naples, Fla. – well deserved by this wonderful power couple from Edgeworth. Billy, all that I require is that Ballantine Ale always be stocked, and you can have me for the entire Naples winter social season. Contrary to popular belief, our lives did not come to an end when Facebook crashed on Monday, October 4. If you watched the Malden City Council Forum on September 30 on UMA (formerly Malden Access TV) you probably wondered, as I did, why on earth Ward 1’s Peg Crowe had to lead off each question. Seemed unfair, as though the forum was not well thought out. Holy cow! Tonight’s Red Sox/Yanks one-game playoff brought the ghost of the 1978 Sox/Yanks playoff game back to life for me. I sat in box seats behind the Sox dugout with Danny Lynch, Johnny Molinari and Jimmy Damiano that long ago afternoon and suff ered one of the most devastating losses in Sox history in person. The stuff of nightmares – I’ll never forget the dead silence as we fi led out of the old ball yard soon after Yaz popped out. Mike Torrez is a bigger goat in my book than the unfairly maligned Bill Buckner. Malden Musings celebrates the 177th birthday on October 20 of the “Miracle Priest” Father Patrick J. Powers, who rests at Holy Cross Cemetery not far from the entrance. During the 1920s, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims lined Rte. 99 to bear witness and have their prayers heard. Included was Boston Mayor Michael Curley. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – September marked the 14-year anniversary of writing my articles. I started the column with guys like Bill Mini, Don Squires and John O’Brien in mind. I read those MALDEN TODAY | SEE PAGE 14
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