Comments on: moving on up… or is it down? where are we moving again? http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/ the digital soapbox of rick marshall Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Ronan http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19922 Sean Ronan Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:17:47 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19922 *sigh* Apparently Mr. Walken employs a very good PR manager that is attempting to give him more "Street Cred", as it were, by claiming Astoria heritage. However, my first hand dealings with Walken's family members (particularly his mother who is a crazy old bitch and was consistently mean to my saintly grandmother!) allows me to KNOW I am right rather than BELIEVE the story concocted. It's like an athletes "program" height/weight, it can be confirmed from many sources but it's still false!! I'll believe what my eyes me, you guys can trust IMDB and wikipedia... they're NEVER wrong. P.S. I will not back off of this!1!! *sigh* Apparently Mr. Walken employs a very good PR manager that is attempting to give him more “Street Cred”, as it were, by claiming Astoria heritage. However, my first hand dealings with Walken’s family members (particularly his mother who is a crazy old bitch and was consistently mean to my saintly grandmother!) allows me to KNOW I am right rather than BELIEVE the story concocted. It’s like an athletes “program” height/weight, it can be confirmed from many sources but it’s still false!! I’ll believe what my eyes me, you guys can trust IMDB and wikipedia… they’re NEVER wrong.

P.S. I will not back off of this!1!!

]]> By: Kate http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19919 Kate Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:02:48 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19919 at least 2 other websites including About.com Queens, NY (http://queens.about.com/od/neighborhoods/p/astoria.htm ) also list Christopher Walken as having grown up in Astoria as did Tony Bennet. at least 2 other websites including About.com Queens, NY (http://queens.about.com/od/neighborhoods/p/astoria.htm ) also list Christopher Walken as having grown up in Astoria as did Tony Bennet.

]]> By: Sean Ronan http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19878 Sean Ronan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:29:26 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19878 Yea... Wikipedia never lies, but then again is it lying if you THINK you're telling the truth!? Wikipedia is built on that style of truthiness. Plus, I've seen the limo he sends for his mother every major holiday to come pick her up. Def grew up in Bayside. Yea… Wikipedia never lies, but then again is it lying if you THINK you’re telling the truth!? Wikipedia is built on that style of truthiness. Plus, I’ve seen the limo he sends for his mother every major holiday to come pick her up. Def grew up in Bayside.

]]> By: RM http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19877 RM Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:12:23 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19877 Blah. Wikipedia never lies, my friend: http://tinyurl.com/4vtfus Blah. Wikipedia never lies, my friend:

http://tinyurl.com/4vtfus

]]> By: Sean Ronan http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19875 Sean Ronan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:23:27 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19875 I hate to break it to you, but Walken did not grow up in Astoria. How might I know this for certain? Ronald Christopher Walken grew up on 210th st. in Bayside Queens diagonally across the street from from the house my father grew up in. Hence, why my grandmother always referred to him as "Little Ronnie Walken from across the street." I can confirm that as recently as 2005 his mother still lives in the same house. I hate to break it to you, but Walken did not grow up in Astoria. How might I know this for certain? Ronald Christopher Walken grew up on 210th st. in Bayside Queens diagonally across the street from from the house my father grew up in. Hence, why my grandmother always referred to him as "Little Ronnie Walken from across the street." I can confirm that as recently as 2005 his mother still lives in the same house.

]]> By: Sal Loria http://www.mindpollution.org/2008/09/27/moving-on-up-or-is-it-down-where-are-we-moving-again/comment-page-1/#comment-19825 Sal Loria Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:33:00 +0000 http://www.mindpollution.org/?p=1225#comment-19825 If you start telling people about how you had to smuggle a watch... ;) If you start telling people about how you had to smuggle a watch… ;)

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