Do You Remeber?

[Seagull]

Originally Posted by tolaiz

Ha, ha, Seagull, OMG I forgot about the double features!! How about the drive in's and the snack shack where you could actually buy popcorn with out needing a credit card to pay for it?
Terry

Ah Yes, those hot summer nights, paying to get in by the "Car load" sitting in the back of the (reverse parked) truck in lawn chairs, watching the movie, and trying to hear what was going on from the Hook on Speaker. Then going to the Snack Shack to get food and goofing off in the playground untill they kicked you out because it was for the little kids. Yes I remember.

In fact, a "double date" could get by on less then ten dollers, between the two guys.

[Skip]

Ahh the good old days. Watching Capt. Kangaroo and Lassie. Going to driveins and watching Laurel & Hardy movies. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Taking out your toy guns and playin Cowboy and Indians. Going out into the corn fields and getting corn on tha cob. Jumping out of trees with capes on. Helping your dad do a brake job on a 56 Dodge and breathing in brake dust. No A/C and not caring how hot it got because of sprinklers. Yes the good old days.......Skip....

[wt2ga]

Can you Name all the Characters...I can't

[MRSSKY]

Originally Posted by wt2ga

Can you Name all the Characters...I can't

I REMEMBER, BUT THE CLOWN ALWAYS SCARED ME.....SOMETHING ABOUT CLOWNS....

[CUINOZ]

Ok, how about.....KATE SMITH?....."when the moon comes over the mountiansssssss........"
I remember sitting by the radio in '49, and just a bit later on Don McNeil and the Breakfast Club...anyone remember marching around the breakfast table??????

[07 Chili Pepper]

I remember going with my parents to see the new Henry J.

I live a mile from a drive-in theater that closed this season and the weeds are growing up. I have a restored 29 Model A Ford Tudor that I think I will drive over and park it in the middle of the property and step back and take a photo before they tear it down.

I drove a 50 Mercury coupe to high school and it was just a used car then. Today when James Dean's name comes up a 50 Merc is usually mentioned also. I live 35 miles southeast of where he grew up and is buried and every year in Sept. they have a big James Dean festival. BTW I have a 50 Merc coupe in my garage that I am currently restoring.

Thanks for the memories guys!

[richmcc]

Originally Posted by tolaiz

Ha, ha, Seagull, OMG I forgot about the double features!! How about the drive in's and the snack shack where you could actually buy popcorn with out needing a credit card to pay for it?
Terry

Does anybody remember getting things like drinking glasses and china when you filled up at a Gas Station?

How about getting a little inflatable Dinosaur from Sinclair Gas Stations.

How about this: "Show me your Larks", "I would rather fight than switch", "Taste Me Taste Me" and "just a silly little millimeter longer" ???

[richmcc]

Originally Posted by marlboromike

I remember being poor...those were the good ole days...now just bills

I remember when we would have Peas in cream sauce over toast for dinner and thought it was a treat!

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by richmcc

Does anybody remember getting things like drinking glasses and china when you filled up at a Gas Station?

How about getting a little inflatable Dinosaur from Sinclair Gas Stations.

How about this: "Show me your Larks", "I would rather fight than switch", "Taste Me Taste Me" and "just a silly little millimeter longer" ???

Yes I remember, how about that cut glassware you got in boxes of Oatmeal

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by MRSVIPER

I REMEMBER, BUT THE CLOWN ALWAYS SCARED ME.....SOMETHING ABOUT CLOWNS....

Clarabelle later went on to become Kaptain Kangaroo

[Seagull]

Originally Posted by richmcc

Does anybody remember getting things like drinking glasses and china when you filled up at a Gas Station?

How about getting a little inflatable Dinosaur from Sinclair Gas Stations.

How about this: "Show me your Larks", "I would rather fight than switch", "Taste Me Taste Me" and "just a silly little millimeter longer" ???

How about S & H Green Stamps

[Ernest]

And Top Value ones also!!!

[Seagull]

Originally Posted by Ernest

And Top Value ones also!!!

And Blue Chip stamps or (I can't remember the exact name) the ones that came on a pack of cigarettes

[Ernest]

Scottie Stamps? Mom used to save then and buy our school jeans with them.

[StarlightSky]

I remember buying savings bond stamps at school, Air Raid Drills "Duck and Cover" under our desks at school in 1966 (We lived near a SAC Base).

[todaresqSL2]

This would be true for all that graduated college in 2006:

1. A Southerner has always been President of the United States.

2. Richard Burton, Ricky Nelson and Truman Capote have always been dead.

3. South Africa's official policy of apartheid has not existed during their lifetime.

4. Cars have always had eye-level rear stop lights, CD players, and air bags.

5. We have always been able to choose our long distance carriers.

6. Weather reports have always been available 24-hours a day on television.

7. The "evil empire" has moved from Moscow to a setting in some distant galaxy.

8. Big Brother is merely a television show.

9. Cyberspace has always existed.

10. Bruce Springsteen's new hit, Born in the USA, could have been played to celebrate their birth.

11. Barbie has always had a job.

12. Telephone bills have always been totally incomprehensible.

13. Prom dresses have always come in basic black.

14. A "Hair Band" is some sort of fashion accessory.

15. George Foreman has always been a barbecue grill salesman.

16. Afghanistan has always been a front page story.

17. There has always been an heir to the heir to the British throne.

18. They have no recollection of Connie Chung or Geraldo Rivera as serious journalists.

19. Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw have always anchored the evening news.

20. China has always been a market-based reforming regime.

21. The United States has always been trying to put nuclear waste in Nevada.

22. The U.S. and the Soviets have always been partners in space.

23. Mrs. Fields' cookies and Swatch watches have always been favorites.

24. Nicolas Cage, Daryll Hannah, Eddie Murphy, and John Malkovich made their first major film impressions the year they were born.

25. The GM Saturn has always been on the road.

26. The "Fab Four" are not a male rock group, but four women enjoying Sex and the City.

27. Fox has always been a television network choice.

28. Males do not carry a handkerchief in a back pocket.

29. This generation has never wanted to "be a Pepper too."

30. Ozzy's lifestyle has nothing to do with the Nelson family.

31. Women have always had tattoos.

32. Vanessa Williams and Madonna are aging singers.

33. Perrier has always come in flavors.

34. Cherry Coke has always come in cans.

35. A "hotline" is a consumer service rather than a phone used to avoid accidental nuclear war.

36. The drug "ecstasy" has always been around.

37. Genetic testing and DNA screening have always been available.

38. Electronic filing of federal income taxes has always been an option.

39. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has always been available to doctors.

40. Trivial Pursuit may have been played by their parents the night before they were born.

41. The U.S. has always maintained that it has a "clear right to use force against terrorism."

42. The drinking age has always been 21 throughout the country.

43. Women have always been members of the Jaycees.

44. The center of chic has shifted from Studio 54 to Liza's living room, live!

45. Julian Lennon had his only hit the year they were born.

46. Sylvan Learning Centers have always been an after-school option.

47. Hip-hop and rap have always been popular musical forms.

48. They grew up in minivans.

49. Scientists have always recognized the impact of acid rain.

50. The Coen Brothers have always been making films.

And in 1984, perhaps it was "Too Soon to Tell"...
Technology analysts questioned the need for briefcase-sized computers.

The National Children and Youth Fitness Study announced that children were overweight and underactive.

A CPA organization heralded that computerized audit systems were being used to avoid errors and they were doing much better at spotting mistakes and providing internal audit controls.

Film critics declared that George Lucas was looking for new directions because Star Wars interest was waning.

Videotape technology was said to be killing the film industry and slowing cable network development.

Analysts stated there was no market for Direct Broadcast Satellite systems.

The U.S. Supreme Court declared sleeping to be a form of free speech.

This Was From Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin

[todaresqSL2]

Also from Beloit College... this is for the upcoming class of 2007:

1. Ricky Nelson, Richard Burton, Samantha Smith, Laura Ashley, Orson Welles, Karen Ann Quinlan, Benigno Aquino, and the U.S. Football League have always been dead.

2. They are not familiar with the source of that “Giant Sucking Sound.”

3. Iraq has always been a problem.

4. “Ctrl + Alt + Del” is as basic as “ABC.”

5. Paul Newman has always made salad dressing.

6. Pete Rose has always been a gambler.

7. Bert and Ernie are old enough to be their parents.

8. An automatic is a weapon, not a transmission.

9. Russian leaders have always looked like leaders everyplace else.

10. The snail darter has never been endangered.

11. There has always been a screening test for AIDS.

12. Gas has always been unleaded

13. They never heard Howard Cosell call a game on ABC.

14. The United States has always had a Poet Laureate

15. Garrison Keillor has always been live on public radio and Lawrence Welk has always been dead on public television.

16. Their families drove SUVs without “being fuelish.”

17. There has always been some association between fried eggs and your brain.

18. They would never leave their calling card on someone’s desk.

19. They have never been able to find the “return” key.

20. Computers have always fit in their backpacks.

21. Datsuns have never been made.

22. They have never gotten excited over a telegram, a long distance call, or a fax.

23. The Osmonds are just talk show hosts.

24. Undergraduate college athletes have always been a part of the NBA and NFL draft.

25. They have always “grazed” for food.

26. Three-point shots from “downtown” have always been a part of basketball.

27. Test tube babies are now having their own babies.

28. Stores have always had scanners at the checkout.

29. The Army has always driven Humvees.

30. Adam and PC Junior computers had vanished from the market before this generation went online.

31. The Statue of Liberty has always had a gleaming torch.

32. They have always had a PIN number.

33. Banana Republic has always been a store, not a puppet government in Latin America.

34. Car detailing has always been available

35. Directory assistance has never been free.

36. The Jaycees have always welcomed women as members

37. There has always been Lean Cuisine.

38. They have always been able to fly Virgin Atlantic.

39. There have never been dress codes in restaurants.

40. Doctors have always had to deal with “reasonable and customary fees” and patients have always had controls placed on the number of days they could stay in a hospital.

41. They have always been able to make photocopies at home.

42. Michael Eisner has always been in charge of Disney.

43. They have always been able to make phone calls from planes.

44. Yuppies are almost as old as hippies.

45. Rupert Murdoch has always been an American citizen.

46. Strawberry Fields has always been in New York.

47. Rock and Roll has always been a force for social good.

48. Killer bees have always been swarming in the U.S.

49. They have never seen a First Lady in a fur coat.

50. Don Imus has always been offending someone in his national audience.


In all fairness it should be understood that students entering college this fall do have a few items on their own lists that will separate them from many of their mentors:

1. For many of them today, it’s all about the “bling, bling.”

2. They know who the “Heroes in a half shell” are.

3. Peeps are not a candy, they are your friends.

4. They have been “dissing”and “burning” things all their lives.

5. They can expect to get a ticket for “ricing out their wheels.”

6. They knew how to pop a Popple and trade a Pog.

7. They can still sing the rap chorus to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the theme song from Duck Tales.

[achieftain]

Originally Posted by agirltrucker

Ok, Ill bite: bell bottoms, tye dye, Woodstock (yes I went) Haight Ashberry, ummm should I go on???
Ok Ernest you started this you stinker.

Challenge! Anyone that remembers going to Woodstock could not have really been there. Heck the rockers on stage don't remember.

I remember finally being old enough to get the largest super duper 25 cent ice cream cone.

I remember black and white tv and the day Buffalo Bill changed the color of his costume to show better on color tv (which I never saw til he was done)

I remember watching Neil Armstrong walking on the moon when it happened (and in color by then) and taking Polaroid pictures of the tv (I still have them)

I remember blocks of ice dispensed at the corner and taht my grandparents still used it in one fridge. I aslo remember that grandfather taking me on one of the last trips of the Pittsburgh trolley. (before the new ones)


One of you mentioned KATE SMITH...I can hear God Bless America in the background as I type...anyone have a hanky?

[Ernest]

If you can remember the 60's, you didn't have any fun!!!! Remember the book by Tom Wolfe: The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test? How about : On the Road - Jack Kerouac?