'We' played
on the Train Tracks, hopped 'slow freights' to the park, rolled down the train track hills in barrels, climbed semi-trailers, played in the 'Sand Hills' that was the dumping ground from a foundry, made fishing sinkers from the LEAD we found in the sand (yeah we played with matches too), climbed every tree possible, blew up cans with M-80s, rode our bikes without helmets, played tackle football with zero equipment, played 'hardball' baseball with only a bat and a mitt, would get in fist fights with each other about every other week, played Mumblety peg, AND carried Boy Scout Knives since we were ten.
I think I'm dead.
Yep, all of the above.
We also chewed this horrible, nasty tasting, government issue glue, it was a cool texture, who knows what was in that! We had black walnut fights until the doctors daughter got a black eye.
In the summer, we played until late at night throughout the neighborhood.
Fire was my favorite toy.