Its great hearing about your childhood, I got mad love for Tony Croatto and Roy Brown
However i hate to tell you that all the stuff you talked about i didn’t experiences

I have been to Boriken 3 times in my life spanning less the 30 days

in brooklyn ny

Mami made the pasteles, pernil arroz con gandule

Mama (Abuela) made the arroz con dulce
yum!!!

My luquillo beach was coney island

My yunque was prospect park

no naci en puerto rico

puerto rico nacio en mi

sittin on my stoop I asked abuela about my abuelo who i never met

she said “tu abuelo era indio”

I felt 10 ft tall

que Yaya bendiga todos who lived the life nanu speaks of you lucky sons of…..