Joe Smolij

10/12/2018

Joe Smolij, Toronto's most famous street player (from the 1960's to the 1980's) Many stories about Joe Smolij at some point I'll add one or tell me yours.

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armando moyano

7/15/2019 04:53:11 am

I used to work in Old Angelo´s Rest, just across, on Elm st. That was back in the 70 ,s. and , used to go at the end of my shift to play and watch. I remember a short man ( I believe polish lik him ) who used to come and walk back home with him , when he had finished playing. Play as you go and Crash gambit were his two openings .

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