The Sardinian Squat

Ah, beautiful La Maddalena Island off the north coast of Sardinia! Catch a glimpse of the dolphins cresting the crystal clear waters! Dine at the classic restaurants in Piazza Umberto! Stumble upon a nut from the Bronx squatting over a fresh one recently deposited by a pooch from Palau!

Add It Up!

After almost 24 years, Ralph said farewell to his beloved adding machine. The well-worn, grimy, dust magnet (by which I mean the machine, not Raphael) saw him through countless transactions over the years, calculating hundreds of thousands of funds for the newspapers!

Thanks to the great Suzette for providing our boy with a new machine (even now being banged on and covered in newspaper ink).

Parker Street Monologues #2

The cast of characters continues! How can it be? But it is! You'll be amazed & astounded by the additions! Coco Colbert? Lower East Side? Another assortment of wild dogs? Yep! You got it!

Parker Street Monologues #1

In our first installment of passages from "Once a Kid -  A Memoir of the Bronx & Beyond", Ralph entertains us with his cast of characters. Clocking in just under 6 minutes, it's quite a cast (and not even complete)!

Ralph's Father Gets His Goat

Don't worry, Mejia, it's not one of yours! Ralph's father, John, mounts a goat in his Sunday best. The wildness of Ralph did not sprout from the void -- it's in the Fuccillo blood! And God bless it!