Stoops of Atlantis
A nostalgic journey through the funny, dangerous, bizarre and innocent days in a small, American town called East Harlem and the pop culture that influenced us. Email Mikey D at [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 22: The Candy Man Can
As kids, Candy was a commodity, a fuel, a drug and a social experience. Heck, it could even border of the transcendent! Take a ride on the rainbow road to those sweet and sour days!
MUSIC
The Candy Man…
Episode 21: Athlete's Feat
Me and my East Harlem friends never considered ourselves sports guys. Yet there were moments around those Stoops of Atlantis where we felt the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
Episode 20 - Cat Tales
Cats were organized and ran the back yards of East Harlem in 70s and 80s. And like the wise guys on the Avenue - the wise cats in the yards provided entertainment and danger around the Stoops of Atla…
Episode 19: Making Movies
The movie bug bit me at the age of five when The Godfather was shot on my street. And throughout my life movies were made around me...and by me!
MUSIC:
Brand New Key - Melanie
The Godfather Theme
I Lov…
Episode 18: Skippies and Hippies
Being a kid meant battling the forces of fashion peer pressure and the desire to be yourself. Back in the days of the Stoops of Atlantis, sneakers and hair length were the yardsticks you were measure…
Episode 17 - Five Bizarre Days Part 2
Bizarre was par for the course in East Harlem in the 70s. But some of these events stood out- for whatever reason - from the rest. Here are the final TWO of the TOP FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF BIZ…
Episode 16: Five Bizarre Days Part 1
Bizarre was par for the course in East Harlem in the 70s. But some of these events stood out- for whatever reason - from the rest. I give you my TOP FIVE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF BIZARRENESS of thos…
Episode 15: Summer of Sam Revisited
Take a trip back to that NYC Summer of 1977. Troubles with Con Ed, anti social postal workers and the politics of back yard clubhouses made it a summer to remember again and again.
Episode 14: The Funny Bunny Show
Showbiz was in our blood and the interior Stoop of my hallway was the perfect venue to practice my comedy musical extravaganza - THE FUNNY BUNNY SHOW! But it was time to take this comedy masterpiece …
Episode 13 - Digital Ketchup
The Ketchup philosophy changed sometime around 1980. Digital Ketchup. It effected everything. We went from Street players to Video Game players...and much more...
Episode 12: The Great Hardy Boys Heist
Comic books were the commodity and were often used to trade for illicit and black market items! Like a treasure trove of Hardy Boys books! Classroom embarrassment, high intrigue and an actual time tr…
Episode 11: The Treasure Trove
On those long summer days the call of gold sent on us adventures digging in our yards for lost treasure. But sometimes a bit of April Foolery was called for - even in August.
Music by:
Adam Monroe
Soul…
Episode 10: My First Time (Seeing Star Wars!)
Do you remember YOUR first time....seeing STAR WARS that is! SO many people have amazing memories of that day. For me- well- it was an adventure that led me to a life transforming event and made me a…
Episode 9: The Monster Box
In the 1970s we browsed for information in magazines. They were the original laptops and were filled with the fun of celebrities, jokes, comics, 3D posters etc. But they were also the den for those l…
Episode 8: The Whacking of Mr. M
He came to East Harlem in '71. He was a rat. He hadda get whacked. I was 6 and the job was mine.
Music by:
Kiarash-Beats
AlchemyStudioPond5
Lion Free Music
Episode 7: Jokers Wild
On those cool Autumn evenings, when the street is company to few shadows one must watch for the havoc of young pranksters...
Music by The Overlord Of Procrastination
Episode 6: The Bloodmaster
Blood can be fun on street where blood can be scary. You just need an imagination, boredom and the Blood Master!
Episode 5: Terminator Playdough
We played with dangerous toys in those ancient days! Liquid metal? It wasn't just for the Terminator!
Episode 4: The Water Python
On hot days in those ancient summers there were no brooks or lakes on 118. So we skirted the law a bit and raised that watery monster from the deep to the streets of Atlantis.