Good Friday memories

of all the chaotic Good Fridays spent in 102 schoolyard watching the venerable hari rohl patrol centerfield in the old sneaker-bomber softball game, one day sticks out more than others......Cracker Jack...he keeps poppin up on the memory pages....spent the whole day repeating "It's good Friday, gotta go to Vesuvio'z later...cant forget"...Consciencous Catholic that he was, he was not going to eat meat ....problem is , we drank the better portion of a case in the schoolyard and were hammered when we finally trekked up to third ave for some late afternoon chow......Me, Clancy and Freddy Roc get our slices and get a boothe, 5 minutes later Mac sits down ...not with Pizza , but a Meatball Hero.......after his third bite we reminded that there is meat in a meatball hero....which of course sent him into a memorable rage.......sorry Mac...can't forget that one......of course Dano had his moments in 102 , but we'll save those for another day.