Posted by Yehuda Ben-Dov on Mon, Apr 08, 2024

Do you remember the Duncan YO YO Guy? He would appear on stage in the movie theater between films along with the various cartoons, races, newsreels, Batman and Buck Rogers type serials and a whole variety of fun stuff. He would do live demonstrations with the Duncan Yo Yo. I saw most of mine at the Deluxe Theater on Tremont and Belmont.
Charlie Goldberg

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Posted by Judys on Mon, Apr 08, 2024

He'd 'appear' out on the corner near the candy store and do his tricks. A very talented yoyo-ist! We loved him and everyone bought a yoyo.

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Posted by Charlie Goldberg on Tue, Apr 09, 2024

That's right, Judy--he did his thing outside the theater as well and tried to convince us to buy Duncan Yo yos instead of Cheerio yo yos.

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Posted by Irv Berjansky on Tue, Apr 09, 2024

is this charlie from prospect and 180 th this is irv (itchy)
we grew up together right up to dwc then i was told you moved to calif
hope you are doing well irv berjansky

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Posted by Charlie Goldberg on Wed, Apr 10, 2024

Sorry Irv,
I lived on Belmont/175 and went to 92,44, Roosevelt and graduated Taft in 1957. I did go to the Bronx Jewish Center in your neighborhood. I have been living in Israel for more than 50 years now but still got Da Bronx in my heart and soul--wonderful place to grow up in those years,
Charlie

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Posted by Lobo To Judys on Wed, Apr 10, 2024

What Bronx candy stores did the yo-yo man hang out at? I guess he had a "territory", I am thinking these appearances were probably in close vicinity to where he lived!

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Posted by Irv Berjansky on Wed, Apr 10, 2024

hi i went to ps 92 then 44 class of 56 the dw clinton 59
lived on oakland pl and prospect we new a lot of people from that arear
hung out on prospect and 178th about 40 all ages

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Posted by Judys on Thu, Apr 11, 2024

Candy store corner of Pugsley and Gleason Aves. None of us knew him. But he may have been from nearby.

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Posted by Saul Weber on Mon, Apr 15, 2024

The ONLY trick I wound up being able to do was "WALK THE DOG !!!"

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