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[QUOTE="SkanSU, post: 69670, member: 53"]
There was Donnie, Johnny Sands, Kevin Byrne, and Chuckie Wilson. The Elmwood Animals got their name from their initial hang out in Elmwood Park ... where they formed and would go early in their young lives and drink. I was raised in the area and went to school with most of them. As I said in an earlier post I became good friends with John and Chuck ... which kept me harrassment free at Roosevelt. I used to kid John that he would be the only kid that graduates directly from Junior High School ... they all eventually went to Valley and I went to Central (except Chuck ... he went to Central as well). I guess the positive of knowing them was going to Garzones and never worrying about getting the crap beat out of you ... in fact I used to take my girlfriend there and never worried about her getting hit on ... They particularly "enjoyed" roaming South Ave. and South Salina St. (there used to be a pizzeria there) when they were younger and before Garzone's became their hangout. I learned to play dominoes at the pizza place btw. Rolling drunks was a sidelight to their usual activities.

They were destined to grow up and their fate was sealed very early on. Now OE... a terrorist  group they were not ... at least notin the strict sense of the word. They weremore a precursor to today's gangs. But still very nasty. I have another story ... but, again that's for another time.
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