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Lonnie on September 23, 2024, 4:34 PM
This was MUST see TV. Wherever I was, at home, at sleep away camp and watching from the bowling alley on counselor's night out, all of our attention became glued to the TV to watch this half hour show. They usually feature two or three races. Those WERE the good old days!
https://youtu.be/zo0tEmFRhYw?si=677gIMCzBpYzi3AB
Where were you when the show came on?
Betting races of course and doing what all 14 yo boys do, well I worked and got paid adult wages so I had a pile of cash, and organ-isizing my Hustler, Playboy, Penthouse collection! 😂
Quote from
Lonnie on September 23, 2024, 4:34 PM
This was MUST see TV. Wherever I was, at home, at sleep away camp and watching from the bowling alley on counselor's night out, all of our attention became glued to the TV to watch this half hour show. They usually feature two or three races. Those WERE the good old days!
Where were you when the show came on?
Betting races of course and doing what all 14 yo boys do, well I worked and got paid adult wages so I had a pile of cash, and organ-isizing my Hustler, Playboy, Penthouse collection! 😂
What have others said about Blutarsky...
(("Get away from me, and stay away from me!!" - Ex Girlfriend)) - (("Creeeeeepy" - Neighbor)) -
(("Ughhhh...Jerk off, retard, loser." - Mother)) -
(("Cheater, clown, a brown stain on this High School!" - Former Teacher)) -
(("There are worst consequences to sex than STDs, abortion > BLUTO!"- Dad)) - (("He liked us probing him way too much, therefore we will not be abducting, he's all yours." - An Extraterrestrial))
Most days I didn't go to the track I'd go to the local Bronx OTB and put my bets in and call the results line periodically. They'd give the horse that won #, wps payoffs and so on. On days I didn't bet I couldn't wait for the NY Post, Daily News delivery the next morning and get from the end of their sports section the results and new day's entries.
In my late teens I'd also go to an OTB in White Plains that would have a bookie that would give track prices, or a bookie joint with a satellite taking action. I'd go to the track probably 4-5 times a month though, Yonkers, Roosevelt when they switched, occasionally upstate to Monti, and of course my grandpa preferred the t-breds so otb with him or go with him where they were racing Belmont or Aqueduct.
When I got my license I drove to the BigM, but before I also took the senior van that was a paid informal service meeting by an OTB, gave us food and betting vouchers for Yonkers and the BigM and left after the last race. I always hoped I was the last to be dropped off as we'd all chat up racing - me a kid and guys that were 50-70 years my senior, and they had great stories.
Most days I didn't go to the track I'd go to the local Bronx OTB and put my bets in and call the results line periodically. They'd give the horse that won #, wps payoffs and so on. On days I didn't bet I couldn't wait for the NY Post, Daily News delivery the next morning and get from the end of their sports section the results and new day's entries.
In my late teens I'd also go to an OTB in White Plains that would have a bookie that would give track prices, or a bookie joint with a satellite taking action. I'd go to the track probably 4-5 times a month though, Yonkers, Roosevelt when they switched, occasionally upstate to Monti, and of course my grandpa preferred the t-breds so otb with him or go with him where they were racing Belmont or Aqueduct.
When I got my license I drove to the BigM, but before I also took the senior van that was a paid informal service meeting by an OTB, gave us food and betting vouchers for Yonkers and the BigM and left after the last race. I always hoped I was the last to be dropped off as we'd all chat up racing - me a kid and guys that were 50-70 years my senior, and they had great stories.
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What have others said about Blutarsky...
(("Get away from me, and stay away from me!!" - Ex Girlfriend)) - (("Creeeeeepy" - Neighbor)) -
(("Ughhhh...Jerk off, retard, loser." - Mother)) -
(("Cheater, clown, a brown stain on this High School!" - Former Teacher)) -
(("There are worst consequences to sex than STDs, abortion > BLUTO!"- Dad)) - (("He liked us probing him way too much, therefore we will not be abducting, he's all yours." - An Extraterrestrial))
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SC Upstate on September 23, 2024, 5:34 PM
Betting at OTB in the afternoon "just in case" you couldn't get to the track at night. We had to weigh our options and get our bets in "just in case" she made an offer I couldn't refuse. Then on the way to the track we'd stop at a pay phone to bet with our bookie, "just in case" we were broke by the sixth race or had a date at 10pm. The days of curfews.
The newspapers were the best, two full pages of entries and results. I remember buying the Star Ledger for the Meadowlands, Daily News for Yonkers, etc., like it made a difference. Clean out the car once a week and have a twelve inch stack of newspapers!
When offered, was my pleasure to bail out of class, and attend the Tuesday Yonkers Matinee curriculum - beer and races, and weeeeeed! Getting the bets in correctly wasted was 1/2 the grade lmao!
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SC Upstate on September 23, 2024, 5:34 PM
Betting at OTB in the afternoon "just in case" you couldn't get to the track at night. We had to weigh our options and get our bets in "just in case" she made an offer I couldn't refuse. Then on the way to the track we'd stop at a pay phone to bet with our bookie, "just in case" we were broke by the sixth race or had a date at 10pm. The days of curfews.
The newspapers were the best, two full pages of entries and results. I remember buying the Star Ledger for the Meadowlands, Daily News for Yonkers, etc., like it made a difference. Clean out the car once a week and have a twelve inch stack of newspapers!
When offered, was my pleasure to bail out of class, and attend the Tuesday Yonkers Matinee curriculum - beer and races, and weeeeeed! Getting the bets in correctly wasted was 1/2 the grade lmao!
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What have others said about Blutarsky...
(("Get away from me, and stay away from me!!" - Ex Girlfriend)) - (("Creeeeeepy" - Neighbor)) -
(("Ughhhh...Jerk off, retard, loser." - Mother)) -
(("Cheater, clown, a brown stain on this High School!" - Former Teacher)) -
(("There are worst consequences to sex than STDs, abortion > BLUTO!"- Dad)) - (("He liked us probing him way too much, therefore we will not be abducting, he's all yours." - An Extraterrestrial))
