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Aids became officially recognized by the govt in 81..But there were cases in the early 70's, and people died.You know the govt...It took forever for them to recognize it
Aids became officially recognized by the govt in 81..But there were cases in the early 70's, and people died.You know the govt...It took forever for them to recognize it
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I know, just rolling with the bad joke. Something that was more acceptable in the 70s as well without the PC police.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_HIV/AIDS
Spread to the western hemisphere[edit]
HIV-1 strains are thought to have arrived in the United States from Haiti in the late 1960s or early 1970s.[53][54] HIV-1 is believed to have arrived in Haiti from central Africa, possibly through professional contacts with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[55] The current consensus is that HIV was introduced to Haiti by an unknown individual or individuals who contracted it while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo circa 1966, or from another person who worked there during that time.[54] A mini-epidemic followed, and, circa 1969, yet another unknown individual brought HIV from Haiti to the United States. The vast majority of cases of AIDS outside sub-Saharan Africa can be traced back to that single patient[53] (although numerous unrelated incidents of AIDS among Haitian immigrants to the U.S. were recorded in the early 1980s, and, as evidenced by the case of Robert Rayford, isolated incidents of this infection may have been occurring as early as 1966.) The virus eventually entered male *** communities in large United States cities, where a combination of sexual promiscuity (with individuals reportedly averaging over 11 unprotected sexual partners per year[56]) and relatively high transmission rates associated with anal intercourse[57] allowed it to spread explosively enough to finally be noticed.[53]
Because of the long incubation period of HIV (up to a decade or longer) before symptoms of AIDS appear, and, because of the initially low incidence, HIV was not noticed at first. By the time the first reported cases of AIDS were found in large United States cities, the prevalence of HIV infection in some communities had passed 5%.[58] Worldwide, HIV infection has spread from urban to rural areas, and has appeared in regions such as China and India.
Spread to the western hemisphere[edit]
HIV-1 strains are thought to have arrived in the United States from Haiti in the late 1960s or early 1970s.[53][54] HIV-1 is believed to have arrived in Haiti from central Africa, possibly through professional contacts with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[55] The current consensus is that HIV was introduced to Haiti by an unknown individual or individuals who contracted it while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo circa 1966, or from another person who worked there during that time.[54] A mini-epidemic followed, and, circa 1969, yet another unknown individual brought HIV from Haiti to the United States. The vast majority of cases of AIDS outside sub-Saharan Africa can be traced back to that single patient[53] (although numerous unrelated incidents of AIDS among Haitian immigrants to the U.S. were recorded in the early 1980s, and, as evidenced by the case of Robert Rayford, isolated incidents of this infection may have been occurring as early as 1966.) The virus eventually entered male *** communities in large United States cities, where a combination of sexual promiscuity (with individuals reportedly averaging over 11 unprotected sexual partners per year[56]) and relatively high transmission rates associated with anal intercourse[57] allowed it to spread explosively enough to finally be noticed.[53]
Because of the long incubation period of HIV (up to a decade or longer) before symptoms of AIDS appear, and, because of the initially low incidence, HIV was not noticed at first. By the time the first reported cases of AIDS were found in large United States cities, the prevalence of HIV infection in some communities had passed 5%.[58] Worldwide, HIV infection has spread from urban to rural areas, and has appeared in regions such as China and India.
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I have openly *** neighbors now, not back then. Everything was pretty straight up where I lived. It was a white family type community. As young teens, you either fell into the jock category or the burn outs. I did both cause I didn't want to miss anything.
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I lived near Archer/Pulaski and near Midway. It was mostly white back then, but we had other races too. As odd as it is saying that meeting someone *** was really a meh, no-big-deal type of event. I can't say the same thing about people who weren't white. Lot of hate still going on, but not everyone. Just the older people. Still very much night and day between the racism then, and now. But of course, duh, everyone knows that.
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I lived South also..I went to your area a lot..Prime and tender...Touch of Class etc..lol
I even drank in that Polka club on Central...lol
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I miss Clover Club. Those that remember, that was a local brewery that made awesome soft drinks, liquor and really, that's where everyone went to buy their cocktail supplies back in the day.
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Clover Club on Archer , and Mr Newport on like 43rd and Ashland
I just thought of that Polka clubs name
"The Baby Doll Polka Club"...hahahaha
I just thought of that Polka clubs name
"The Baby Doll Polka Club"...hahahaha
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Remember the beef stand on 63rd St...Lorna's? I knew the owner real good
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Oh, and the litter. That was very 70s. Broken glass bottles, those old peel lids off cans that you would turn into chains. Cigarette butts, and empty packs everywhere. You couldn't walk a city block without running across all of the above.
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Which side of 63rd? Near the bowling alley was one solid beef/hot dog place, and then further east a few blocks was another good one by Obies Pizza. The one near the Pulaski Indian tobacco shop was a Nickys(as far as when I remember) and then you start heading into some bad turf, so we avoided that area. Anyways, we we're piss poor. So as far as going out for eats, that simply didn't happen except on very rare occasions. And even then, I would likely go somewhere in a more Polish part with more Polish food.
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It was on the N side of 63rd just west of Central about 1-2 blocks
Remember that Polish Buffet on Pulaski?
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Well you had the old Midway parking. Then the next block was the bowling alley, then yeah, there was a hot dog beef joint, then you had all apartments until you hit Clearing Bank. Then you had the back side of that large bank's parking lot. Then another set of apartments. Then it was a few storefront buildings with dwelling over the shops(I believe these small shops are long gone). A small pub, then a banquet hall on the corner of cicero, right before you hit Continental Sales on the other side(which I believe is still around, and the only thing other than apartments that exist today, unless you count all of the banks that moved in and out, that thing still exists too).
And again, which Polish Buffet. But yeah, most likely. IIRC this was one of those places that called itself a smorgasbord instead of a buffet. And there were a few of those. My sister had her communion party at one of the bigger ones on Pulaski, but I can't remember the name for the life of me.
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I cant remember the name of the buffet either..but it was on the east side of Pulaski and I dont know how far south..They had great food though
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"TATRA"...Thats it!
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I had this idea a few years ago to go around Chicago and record street by street videos and then hold onto them for 20-30 years, then release them onto the internet or whatever medium. Just imagine if we could go back and check out everything like that. Not like Google's thing, that gets updated and old shots get replaced, but an actual time-capsule.
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Probably Obama
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Born in 1970. I played outside, a lot, at a young age, unsupervised for the most part. I was given boundries, like a two block section, that I was able to run free on even when we didnt live on the base my dad was stationed at.
Being raised in the military race never really entered my mind and it was never a topic at home, good or bad. Being a military brat means that you moved so much that you made friends with whoever was on your block. Black, white, brown or asian. The first BF I can remember was a black kid named Phillip. We were inseperable for two years until my dad got orders for us to go to Iceland.
That was my expeirence with race and of course now I realize it was a sheltered one that wasn't the norm.
Being raised in the military race never really entered my mind and it was never a topic at home, good or bad. Being a military brat means that you moved so much that you made friends with whoever was on your block. Black, white, brown or asian. The first BF I can remember was a black kid named Phillip. We were inseperable for two years until my dad got orders for us to go to Iceland.
That was my expeirence with race and of course now I realize it was a sheltered one that wasn't the norm.
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Naaah..He was the rssult of 2 aids infected people having sex
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Miami Bowl!!!
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