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I know this is an old post but as a kid my Grandmother would siing only the last two verses! She knew it belonged to an entire song but simply could not recall it. I don't think it's a coincidence but she was raised in Brooklyn too, born in 1917....

Omg! My husband was reaching for the words to this song, so I went to TH-cam and found you~ He grew up in Brooklyn and went to P.S. 152… he is Sephardic and knew a whole bunch of Casorla’s! This is a bit of a nostalgic journey! 🎃🍁🍂…. Thank you!

Looks like an awesome day 11 years ago! Hope both of you are doing great!

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Thank you very much for the video about Henri Matisse - A great exhibition!

Lovely! Thank you for sharing your Springtime beauties❣️🌷🌼🌺

A wonderful tradition lives on! Thanks for sharing.

Nathan said: "Thanks for sharing that Uncle Albert! It brought a huge smile to my face! Happy birthday Grandma! Nate" Kenny said: "Albert...this was oh so touching...thank you so much for doing this...we were so lucky to have her as our Mom." Andrea said: "Royalty ala Sephardim!!!" Meryl said: "Absolutely Beautiful ❤️❤️🥰" Alyce said: "I loved it. Felt like singing 🎶Those were the days my friends we thought they’d never end - those were the days oh yes those were the days🎶" Elena said: "beautiful, brought tears to my eyes...."

Alyce said: I loved it. Felt like singing 🎶Those were the days my friends we thought they’d never end - those were the days oh yes those were the days🎶 Young beautiful and filled with love - they aren’t gone, I just can’t see them!!!!

Awesome! :)

The song has been running through my head lately and couldn’t believe that I found it. I learned it in the 1950s at PS 105 in Brooklyn.

yeah, under documented on the web! I thought everyone knew it.

Awesome! :)

Nice play. :)

I'm pretty sure this is my great-great grandfather Josef Eli. Betty Cassorla was very close to my grandma Joyce; I have many letters and recipes that they exchanged over the years.

i appreciate this so much

Nice and tranquil music. :)

when i first went i tried to locate everything augustus. it was fun.

why does she look like a clown

Ronnie Drew was a founding member of the famous folk group The Dubliners. He is now deceased.

You're so doing it so wrong! 👎

Beautiful poem. I was watching your videos with your mom telling her stories. I'm afraid to ask, but is she still with us all? If so, I'd love to hear more of her old stories, especially from Coney Island.

I'm afraid to ask - is your mom still alive I hope?

Thank you for bringing back my childhood:-)

I especially like when Albert got bit on the leg and didn't break stride!

I know the writer.

Beautiful video by you, playwrightguy. Well done. Great length. Not too long not too short. Leave's em wanting more. That's how to make a vacation vacation video, playwrightguy. This is what I am trying to do with our Panama vacation 2016 video. I am still doing the editing and trying to decide what music to add. I got a few questions for you though. Where did you start your vacation from? Was it a cruise, or was it an all-inclusive type thing? I heard you mention hotel in this video. Which was it? Would you go back to Antigua? Please endeavor to answer all them questions as this is how we learn from each other. I am Canadian, and our Panama vacation was the all-inclusive Royal Decameron, Rio Hato, Panama and it was an absolute blast. We stayed for 2 weeks. Like you, we rented a car and toured a lot. We went on a total of 5 road trips. It was the best vacation ever. I would definitely go back to Panama and would recommend it to anyone. But there's other places I'd like to see too including Antigua, St John, Tortola, St Marteen, St Vincent, Barbados..etc...Thanks for sharing your moments playwrightguy

A good example of what happens when the Heimlich is performed on an individual who isn't suffering from an upper airway obstruction: the 4:00 mark.

TO MY MISSING EX-BOYFRIEND! Haha...

Uncle Albert---teacher, student of philosophy, playwright, father, grandfather, husband, and, appreciator (maybe the only one) of the naked mole rate. Here's to the intrepid explorers! Looking forward to next year's video.

sick today and found this video again. So charming--- like all the chewing sound effects and the hippos "getting in shape for the beach season" and "getting their tan on."

Why was the giraffe all white?

LOVELY

I went to the Phily Zoo today and it was awesome

3:40 made me feel the hurt.. not even the way she wrote, but the way she spoke.

Betty you are as warm as ever.

Great play!! Definite Broadway material!!

Qui est-ce que la femme avec la pull noire? Cette femme es ma soeur? La jeune femme est tres belle, n'est-pas, comme ca tante?

Yimen and I are watching this and we remember having a great time. Thanks for the trip! -Hannah and Yimen

No, this was based on my written script. Some comments were definitely added by the actors here and there.... which I encouraged. They added to the spice!

Dick Goldberg wrote: "I enjoyed all three segments. I particularly liked the way the relationship between the husband and wife is explored. Their characters are very well drawn and vivid. A lot comes out about who they are, the way they are connected to each others and their relationship issues. It all comes through whether they are sipping wine, fighting, or re-enacting the experience of seeing the retirement home. Bravo!

Dick Goldberg wrote: "When do I get my next installment? " He later wrote: "I enjoyed all three segments. I particularly liked the way the relationship between the husband and wife is explored. Their characters are very well drawn and vivid. A lot comes out about who they are, the way they are connected to each others and their relationship issues. It all comes through whether they are sipping wine, fighting, or re-enacting the experience of seeing the retirement home. Bravo!

Dick Goldberg wrote: "I enjoyed all three segments. I particularly liked the way the relationship between the husband and wife is explored. Their characters are very well drawn and vivid. And a lot comes through about who they are, the way they are connected to each other and their relationship issues. It all comes through whether they are sipping wine, fighting, or re-enacting the experience of seeing the retirement home. Bravo!"

OK, in Part 2, the thrilling conclusion might have a few funny moments. But they're near the end, so stay tuned!

These are my thoughts on two years of teaching. No pyrotechnics here! Just reflections and a brief story or two, starting with Part 1...