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Harry Karapalides
Happy Birthday America!
To Cosmos Philly Fans: Over the past few months, I have tried to write blogs that were informational, entertaining, and sometimes humorous (I don’t know if I succeeded there!), but I asked Cosmos Philly if…
Cigarette?
I’m watching the 1960’s movie, “The Fortune Cookie” with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon and there is a scene where Lemon is in a hospital bed and Matthau is standing next to him and the…
We Survived Our Childhood
Parents today all do the same thing… tell your kids to wear helmets when riding a bike… don’t play outside without an adult… make sure you have a pad for every part of the body…
The Best Bouzoukia In The World
Philadelphia was never known for having many Greek nightclubs (“Bouzoukia”). Unlike Astoria, Detroit, Toronto, or Chicago, we averaged a few every now and then and they didn’t last long. The biggest ones were Dionysios in…
Remember The Greeks
A look at Greek and Greek-American figures in American history, from early explorers and military officers to artists, politicians, and scientists.
Snooki… Really?
I am sure that many of you are like me when it comes to watching television… you just don’t have time anymore. But when I do watch, it’s usually the news (I won’t tell you…
Christ Has Risen… He Has Truly Risen
Easter has just passed and we have all survived. Last week, we blogged about our memories of Easters past, and I am positive that each of you has a funny story about eating magiritsa, burning…
Where Are My Platform Shoes And Bell Bottoms?
Think about it… its 1977 and you and your Greek cousins and friends are coming out of a movie theater on a Friday night. You’re all dressed in opened collared shirts, gold chains dangling from…
My Big Fat Greek Dance
So you want to dress up and go to a Greek dance in the Philly area? Good luck finding one! Most have gone by the wayside and have simply died, replaced by the dreaded… Greek…
Jersey Diners… A Greek Thing
Someone once said that if the Greeks in the Philadelphia area wanted to protest something, the only thing they had to do was close down their diners for one day, and everyone would starve ……
What Happens In Cherry Hill Stays In Cherry Hill?
Some of us “older” people remember some of the hot spots in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey area during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s (unfortunately some of us can’t even remember 2011). Yes, after New…
Philly – Then And Now
My name is Harry and many of you in the Delaware Valley (that’s the area around Philadelphia, for those of you who are not from around here) know me. I grew up in a typical…
