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Tom Sawyer meets Archie Bunker Childhood memories in the Elmhurst neighborhood in Queens, NYC When the author'' Tom Meyer''s Congresswoman ran Vice President, she introduced herself as "the Representative from Archie Bunker Country." Geraldine Ferarro referred to the character on the top TV show, "All in the Family." Archie was an amusing dim-witted bigot, played by Carol O''''''''Connor, raised in the author''''''''s neighborhood.. Beginning with the destruction of the author''''s community in 1954, Baby Boomer Boyhood looks back at a time when America "was great" in some ways. Meyer''''s childhood adventures include: Sunday school confidential Halloween riot Our backyard killing field Aborted Christmas Eve heist World''''''''s fattest candy thief Growing up with a Hollywood icon Losing to a girl on live TV! Dirty pictures in the schoolyard Piano lessons, basketball & other fiascos All things baseball Original Yankee Stadium Dancing in the rain Lemonade stand Radical preacher My confirmation sermonSixth grade dance party Pants for my models Lionel trains Chanukah bush New Year''''''''s Eve with Guy Lombardo Explosion in the Elmwood Movies Patty Duke Rusty the Talking Dog Written by a grandfather for his grown grandkids, this "warts and all" memoir includes a brief history of Central Queens from a small town environment before the subway, to rapid urbanization in the 1960s. Unlike other memoirs, each page separates truth from tall tales on every page. It''''s also an easy read, thanks to proven page-turning techniques the author used as a direct mail advertising copywriter of hundreds of profitable multi-page sales letters for Fortune 500 companies. Baby Boomers and their families will treasure this humorous, nostalgic heirloom. Also in this series: Cringe- Junior High School Years 1961-1964 Fast Finish- High School Years 1964-1967 Coming of Age 1967-1972- Did Free College Survive? comeBACK - Overcoming Hard Times