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Re: The Hatboro Blues

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Post by milkytron » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 5:19 PM UTC

I graduated from Hatboro-Horsham in 2011.

The author here was in my grade, and we hung out a few times. I've read this before, but still it amazes me how much of a difference the Hatboro side of town is from the Horsham side.

I grew up in a decent neighborhood, but still got into petty trouble. Hearing the stories from those in Hatboro makes it seem like a such a different world, despite being only a few miles away.

Feel free to ask questions, although my experience differs from the authors.

Re: The Hatboro Blues

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Post by meepmorp » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:34 PM UTC

agf wrote: post #8

I believe the name of this article is a reference to this site and the accompanying book, about the part of North Philly he describes: https://kensingtonblues.com/

I'm pretty sure the name is a reference to the musical genre, and song titles like "the Memphis Blues," "the Dallas Blues," "Beale Street Blues," etc.

Re: The Hatboro Blues

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Post by agf » Tue, Feb 09, 2021, 1:15 AM UTC

meepmorp wrote: post #12

agf wrote: post #8

I believe the name of this article is a reference to this site and the accompanying book, about the part of North Philly he describes: https://kensingtonblues.com/

I'm pretty sure the name is a reference to the musical genre, and song titles like "the Memphis Blues," "the Dallas Blues," "Beale Street Blues," etc.

Indirectly certainly, but directly it's on the same topic and rough geography as Kensington Blues, so it's extremely likely the author is familiar.