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Humans of Rockaway: Stephen “Steve-o” Gifford

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By shaun smith
| The Rockaway Times Verified
“We came here in 1980 once I started working for the city. To the bungalows…It was nice. Once we got working, we got the bungalows on 100th Street, Steeplechase Court, and that was it.” Stephen, “Steve,” or “Steve-o” Gifford, my neighbor, grew up in Greenpoint and moved to Rockaway at 19. While living in Brooklyn, Gifford met his wife (who went to a different school) while they were both young: “I was…what year was that. I don’t even remember. It was so long, please…I met her in the schoolyard.
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Steve Poltz Takes Listeners For Another 'JoyRide'

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By shaun smith
| The High Note (Podcast)
It’s only February. Just yesterday, Groundhog Day, I went surfing and busted my shin on a piece of submerged ice. I went home and listened to a new Steve Poltz album. Life is good, folks. Poltz, the California-by-way-of-Canada singer-songwriter, deserves many more hyphens than contained in this sentence. Probably best known for his collaboration with Jewel and co-writer of “You Were Meant For Me,” Poltz is a genre unto himself. To quote his song “Folksinger” he’s a washed-up punk.
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Milan - Thread Report™Documentation

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By shaun smith
| threadreport.com
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