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[kelber at mindspring.com]

It's probably been supplanted by computer games.  Pity.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 6, 2008 11:31 AM
>To: kelber at mindspring.com
>Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: The Digger Archives
>
>I was working on a book for a while entitled "Relevio". The "ringo" spelling
>is a New York variant. The game has all but died out. Various other names
>include Jailbreak, Manhunter, and curiously in a Jewish neighborhood of
>Brookline MA, Holocaust.
>
>You rarely see this game anymore; something about 20 or so kids running
>unsupervised through private property, alleys, across rooftops, fire escapes
>etc. The game is inherently illegal. It's origins are obscure. Versions
>exist in Ireland and Italy but it is unclear if it was brought back by
>returning expats.
>
>
>On 3/4/08, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >the mention of the name Ringolevio always makes me think of
>> >Robert Hunter's 5* "Tiger Rose" album - it's mentioned in one of the
>> lyrics.
>> >
>> My elderly father has fond memories of playing the game Ringolevio in
>> 1920s Brooklyn.  Back in the 60s, my friends and I played a variation called
>> Hares and Hounds -- basically a neighborhood-wide game of hide and seek,
>> except the "hares" would leave clues in the form of arrows chalked on the
>> street (sometimes leading in the wrong direction).
>>
>> Laura
>>