#49617 - 08/14/05 10:54 PM
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Paul I
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Went into the grocery today to get a few items. Most were routine but a couple made me feel very old- like when did things change?
Ever try to find milk? Just plain old milk? I don't even know what it's called anymore. There's
lowfat, nonfat, 2%, 3%, skim, lactose free, and a few others. Someone could triple their sales if they labeled just one kind - Just Plain Milk.
And the next thing was ice cream. It seems like only yesterday (that's a dangerous thought at my age) that everyone loved maple walnut ice cream. Well I checked Ben and Jerrys, Hagen Das, Breyers,
Dryers, store brand, and all the others. No maple walnut? Does it still exist? There is vanilla, french vanilla, double french vanilla, vanilla bean vanilla. Couldn't we make 1.5 vanilla by a merger then using the extra shelf space for maple walnut? I tried explaining this to someone and they had never heard of maple walnut.
Oh well, I'm the guy who still thinks Nabisco Shredded Wheat is one word, Frigidaire means the same as refrigerator and Coke bottles have the
name of the town they were made in on the bottom
and if you pry the cork out of the cap- who knows?
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#49618 - 08/15/05 05:57 AM
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LASHB
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Hey, you didn't even mention bread. Remember when mom sent you to the store for a loaf of bread and you knew exactly what she wanted? Now it's "did she want white, enriched white, sandwich or regular loaf, whole wheat, honey whole wheat, whole grain, multigrain..." 
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#49619 - 08/15/05 10:07 AM
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Roadrunner
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And when Mom was baking a cake you were really lucky to get it made with cake flour........cake mixes, never heard of them!
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#49620 - 08/15/05 10:53 AM
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MerryA
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My Mother and Dad's parents owned and ran country stores. Dad's parents lived in the back of the store (half store, half house). Mama's parents lived behind their store in a house that was not connected but was close enough to have been.
Remember when bologna came in big sticks and they would slice it for you at whatever thickness you wanted? The heel was my favorite!
And the candy was in big glass jars on the counter? Even rock candy.
And the soft drinks were kept in a big Coke cooler outside filled with melting ice? Customers helped themselves and it would just be add to the bill or tab? Remember a Yahoo or RC on a hot day with the bottle so cold and wet it almost hurt to hold it?
I remember so clearly Grandmother in her rocking chair next to the potbelly stove in the back in the winter - she was always crocheting. And I remember clearly the other Grandmother behind the counter gossiping with customers - or as she would say - getting the news.
And the smells, sights, and sounds of each store. The only things electric were the bare light bulbs and the coolers for the meat and dairy products. Dark, worn hardwood floors. Only four or five isles but there was not an inch of space for another item. In the summer it was always cooler in the store than outside. The slam of the screen door closed by an "eeeeking" spring. No shopping carts - people only got as much as they could carry because they were usually walking. Men in overalls sitting on the cooler outside or kneeling down and talking for what seemed hours. People bought groceries on credit - the amount and date written down on a page in a spiral notebook that had the customer's family name at the top of the page - and they settled up when they got some money - no interest charged. The smell of the feed room at the back, behind the meat case. The only spices and flavorings were generally salt, pepper, pickling spice and vanilla. The denim jeans and a few men's work shirts folded on the shelf with cowboy hats on an upper shelf. The fishing lures were by the register along with the tobacco products and small bags of chips and peanuts.
Thanks Paul, I also feel quite old and quite fortunate to have these memories. 
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#49622 - 08/15/05 01:27 PM
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dashing
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Penny candy and nickle candy bars. We could spend a Sat. morning looking for discarded bottles then eat candy all afternoon. The soda and beer cans with the aluminum disposable tabs were good to get rid of except for those who collected and made chains w/ them. dash
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#49623 - 08/15/05 02:08 PM
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Paul I
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I mulled over my post this am and thought "what a stupid thing to bother to post" but have so enjoyed hearing these little rememberances of a vanished era for most of the US.
Anyone remember when you had to mix the orange stuff with the white stuff and mix it forever to make margarine? How about department stores with tramway/pulleys that went up to the mezzanine for paying and getting receipts? Then later, the pneumatic tubes.
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#49624 - 08/15/05 02:17 PM
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LASHB
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My mother and my grandmother made jams and jellies every summer. My mother died when I was almost 12 and my grandmother a few years later. My stepmother canned a lot, but mostly fruit and veggies. So last summer when I made my first batch of jam in almost 30 years, I was taken right back to my grandmother's kitchen. I could almost feel my mother and grandmother there with me. When I was a kid, I hated skimming the hot jam and still do! But I'm hooked for sure on making jams and jellies now. 
My mom always seemed to have an old white sheet we could have too. We'd gather up natural dyes like berries (red), onions (yellow and brown) and something for green. We'd dye little pieces of fabric different colors and then sew them together. Wonder what ever happened to them?
Used to swim out back in the swimming hole all summer long. The county fair was literally at the end of our road so we went down every day of it. Candy apples were my favorite! And Fowler's taffy. They still come to our county fair and I got some of their taffy last summer.
Wonder if I have an old white sheet somewhere? Maybe tomorrow or the next day when it's a gazillion degrees out, my boys and I might just have to do some dyeing!
Cool thread.
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#49625 - 08/15/05 02:51 PM
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flicka
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Originally posted by Paul I:
Then later, the pneumatic tubes.
Great post!
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#49626 - 08/15/05 03:38 PM
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dashing
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Before school pictures, Easter Sunday, etc., my Mom would send one of the 4 sis's to find an old white sheet. She'd tear it into strips then use them as hair rollers.Occasionally, one of us will still ask her to "rag" set our hair.
I also remember Navy blankets from WWII. We used them camping in the back yard. dash
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#49628 - 08/15/05 04:45 PM
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Paul I
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White sheets had a lot of lives, didn't they?
Over the clothesline for a tent, straining liquids,
tying up the tomatoes, and even fashioned into inexpensive curtains for the lesser used room. My Mom and Dad used to fold the sheets in the living room. One at each end, stretch them, snap them a few times to get out some wrinkles then fold them. My sis and I would sit underneath.
Eventually, my Mom would actually iron them! Permanent press changed a lot of lives, eh?
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#49630 - 08/15/05 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
Eventually, my Mom would actually iron them! Permanent press changed a lot of lives, eh?
We also used to have milk delivered twice a week - he would put it in the frig. We never locked our doors during the day so he would just come on in.
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#49631 - 08/15/05 05:06 PM
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Nancie
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"the waltons" was based on all you ppl, right? 
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#49632 - 08/15/05 06:56 PM
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Paul I
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Of course not. By the way, Goodnight LashB, goodnight Roadrunner, goodnight Merry A, goodnight dashing, good night Nancie, goodnight Sylvana,
good night sis, I mean Flicka.
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#49633 - 08/15/05 07:01 PM
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Nancie
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lol
nite paul-boy
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#49634 - 08/15/05 08:02 PM
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dashing
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My Mom threw out all my Dad's need to iron shirts and replaced them w/ permanent press.
I remember when school started getting free Cigar Boxes from Stationary Stores as pencil boxes.
Also, smocks for art class were my Dad's old shirts worn backwards.
My elementary school classrooms had a cloak room.
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#49636 - 08/16/05 09:25 AM
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flicka
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Originally posted by Paul I:
good night sis, I mean Flicka.
Here's a picture of the school I attended up to 5th grade. It was within walking distance of home back then. The ramp is a new addition.
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#49637 - 08/16/05 09:45 AM
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The New York Times reported that more large-print books are getting printed, since the publishers are losing money on those teeny-print paperbacks. Why? Baby-boomers are getting too old to read the print!
It didn't USED TO BE "small print". The print has stayed the SAME.  WE aren't the same.
I'm glad it isn't just me, though! Looking forward to the larger print! 
On a related note: I work with a few young people, and the Beatles have been getting dissed. Its "cool" now to announce that the Beatles weren't all that influential. :rolleyes: (Also, noticed this in some recent rock criticism by young people in their early 20s.) Only someone who hadn't lived through that period could believe that, whether you actually "liked" the Beatles or not...
So, the youngsters will defend the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Dead, etc. and diss REVOLVER. At least I taught my daughter otherwise!
Its the new way of rebelling against the critical status quo, I guess. :rolleyes:
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#49639 - 08/16/05 04:03 PM
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dashing
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Say it ain't so, dissing The Beatles
I can live my "formative years" listening to their music! They appeared on Ed Sullivan when I was in 5th grade. I watched at my best friend's house. With us were, her older sister and a few of her 9th grade friends. The cool teens were screaming, tears were streaming and each was shrieking their favorites name. My friend and I thought the teens antics strange but tried to understand and join in.
By around 8th grade Sgt.Peppers was released. It made Tookey Mooney's pj party memorable. I had every album, and each song brings back a memory of certain milestones of, puberty, first kiss, dating..."Came in through the bathroom window" had no connection to silver spoons but our usual "sneak in, sneak out" route for late night escapades.
They broke up when I broke my neck. Don McLean's lyrics "the day the music died" on "American Pie" to me and friends have a dual meaning.
I have a hardcover "coffee table book" on the same. I'm always putting it on top of the other one, "NASCAR." Glenn then switches them back the other way (an irritating game some shrink would surely comment on.) I remember the Beatles fondly. They represent my whole coming of age, now I guess just that I've just aged! dash
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#49640 - 08/16/05 05:57 PM
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Paul I
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I know exactly of what you speak, dashing. Except for me it was Elvis Presley, Gene Pitney, Gogi Grant, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and a few others.
My first girlfriend and I, 8th grade, Blue Moon was our song. I can still remember how I'd almost get light-headed holding her hand in the movies ( 10 cents for a matinee) Bobby socks, those big peticoats that stuck out or peddle pushers, and Saturday night at the teen center at the community house. Everyone posturing, Levis (had to have the red tag), white teeshirt, no belt, man, we were cool! And ducktail haircuts. Got a few years on you!
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#49641 - 08/16/05 07:52 PM
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Roadrunner
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Mercy, Elvis, Lesley Gore, Patsy Cline, and above them all Johnny Mathis . I got his autograph last year on his very 1st issued Program. His manager flipped that I had kept it all these years! Of all the autographs I've ever collected over the years I treasure it the most.
My '55 Ford convertible complete with fender skirts, continental kit, dual hollywoods, and of course dropped low in the back, LOL. Paul I those were "crinolines" (miles of ruffled lace slip). They went under your poodle skirt and when you sat down the whole thing went up in the air exposing your nylon tops and garters. Panty hose had not been invented.
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#49642 - 08/16/05 09:12 PM
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Paul I
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You got it Roadrunner! I can picture the Ford. Seems like they were all turquoise and cream. Havn't heard the term Hollywood mufflers for ages. It's all low restriction or glaspacks. I knew those things under the dress had a name. That's great with the Johney Mathis program. My older sister was nuts over him and Vic Damone and of course "the Wild One", Marlon Brando. You know it's funny how things that were significant back then kind of become the standard for measuring things. This guy at my school had a 1950 Mercury convertible, Frenched headlights, nosed and decked, skirts, powder blue, chrome rims and baby moons. Cool!
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#49643 - 08/16/05 10:03 PM
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What a happy wonderfully sentimental thread P1, but a little coincidental, too. You see, tonite I enjoyed a dish of my very favorite maple walnut ice cream from a local drive-in. Elvis, and Guy Mitchell were my favorites and Blue Moon was the song I always requested at the school dances. But - when I was a little kid I remember lovingly helping mom stretch lace curtains onto frames to dry, grandma's cellar with the onions hanging from the rafters, the potato bins and pickle barrel and shelves of canned goods.
Thank you for bringing back all these wonderful memories to me and everyone else on this site tonite. Goodnite.
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#49645 - 08/17/05 11:46 AM
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dashing
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Hey Craig, I think I'll make myself feel better and join you in your "youngster" group. I mean kids were looking for old junked 57 Chevy's to buy for around $100.00, tinker with it, and end up w/ to a cool cheap old car. My hs boyfriend got a 48 Willie's Jeep at a old military clearance sale for $50.00. We took it "jungle cruising" in the marshes. Everyone with 4 wheel drive would meet on a friday night. Someone would be "it", and drive w/ no headlights, basically killing time playing tag. It was fun. The new rich kids cars were Camaro's and Mustangs. My downfall was in one of those Camaro's. dash
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#49646 - 08/17/05 12:05 PM
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Paul I
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OK you kids, it's OK to be young. We won't hold it against you. Plus youth is a state of mind that never departs. I just bought a Dodge Magnum, cool vanilla, V-8 Hemi powered that will help maintain my youthfulness and suck the doors off the BMWs, SUVs and other hardware of the "now" generation. Unfortunately all the drive-ins around here are Sonic Drive-ins which are not exactly American Grafitti but I imagine there's a cruise night somewhere in this huge metro area.
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#49648 - 08/17/05 05:37 PM
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dashing
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My Dad bought a turquoise and white 57 Dodge w/ fins. It had a push button gear thing. As kids we would get in and push those buttons. He was a very frustrated Dad! dash
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#49649 - 08/17/05 06:42 PM
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Paul I
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Had a 57 Plymouth Coupe with pushbutton transmission. Really, why not? It's just a different kind of linkage. I'm a little sick of front seats built around a shift lever, console, cup holders, etc. My Chevy I traded was column shift with split bench front seat. You could actually move to the passenger seat without major posterior damage.
Rosebud, what brand of icecream was the Maple Walnut? Let's see, if I left tomorrow I could be in upstate NY in about a week.
Roadrunner, I have a Chairtopper on it also painted cool vanilla. It detracts a little but the real style line is in the rear roofline.
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#49650 - 08/17/05 10:34 PM
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rosebud
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lol, that's really funny P1. Bet if you floored that hemi you could make it in 4 days! 
The maple walnut is homemade at the Island Drive-In about 10 miles from here. It's a beautiful drive on a warm evening, so I go there quite often. They have 28 flavors, but I get the maple walnut or butter pecan most often.
If it would make your day, I wonder if dry ice would keep it frozen long enough to get to you? I will sure give it a try, if you really want some.
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#49651 - 08/17/05 10:43 PM
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Paul I
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That's a wonderful offer, Rosebud, and I really believe you would try. I imagine that if I really were to make an effort to find some I could. I'll have to ask around. Being a relative newcomer to these parts there are probably many ice cream parlors I am unaware of. Thank you. Paul I
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#49652 - 08/18/05 07:31 PM
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dashing
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Hey PaulI, We would push the buttons while the car was in the driveway (no one locked anything back then.) They would get pushed in too far, two jammed at once etc. He wasn't pleased racing out for work early in the morning only to have to dissembele the box, reassemble it, just to get it into reverse and head off for work espically on really cold mornings. He didn't believe in yelling or spanking. But, I'm glad we had the whole day before he saw us again. dash
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#49653 - 08/18/05 10:12 PM
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rosebud
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Ok P1. Have a good nite.
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#49654 - 08/19/05 02:16 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
I just bought a Dodge Magnum, cool vanilla, V-8 Hemi powered that will help maintain my youthfulness and suck the doors off the BMWs, SUVs and other hardware of the "now" generation.
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#49656 - 08/19/05 03:05 PM
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Paul I
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In the 50's it was "cool, neat, or suave" as well as I can recall. Of course those were the days that gay meant happy and the only think that sucked was a vacuum cleaner, the "F" word was totally a last resort of expression but the only thing different about sex was people's willingness to discuss it beyond hanging out at the garage.
Dashing, I never locked mine (shift) up like that. I'd forgotten how parents could instill fear. I'll have to ask my son if I instilled fear in him ever. My folks had a 57 Dodge also-mint green and darker green. Wow, two-tone paint hardly exists anymore unless you drive an ELement does it? What happened? See what these children are missing?
We all read this book called Street Rod in Junior High and then painted our bikes- my Schwinn with "knee action" - pink and copper.
What was anybody's first car?
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#49657 - 08/19/05 03:15 PM
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rosebud
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Help! My memory has gone blank on who sang this song in the 50's. The voice sounds like Bobby Vintin (sp?) but not sure who it is.
"Onnly lovve can break your hearrrt"
"Onnly lovve can mennnnnnd it againnnn"
I heard it on the radio this morning and can't get out of my head.
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#49659 - 08/19/05 04:13 PM
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rosebud
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My dad used to refurbish seat and door apholstry and repaint damaged cars back in the 50's as a side job and many times would take us kids for a ride in the "new" car. He fixed up a couple of Studebakers (one was gray and the other a pea green) the seats and doors were a mousey velvety texture. Was like going for a ride in a wingless airplane - what fun that was. He also drove a big white Indian motorcycle. I remember hanging onto his waist for dear life when he took me for a ride (no helmets either).
I got my drivers training ,so to speak, in my boyfriend's old Ford Coupe, standard trans., no power steering. I think it was a '46 or '47. I had a huge problem keeping my bottom on the seat when making a sharp turn. Went off the road several times, but there was no traffic on the dirt roads we practiced on and I was only 15 or 16. We got away with a lot back then. Ahhh, those were the days.
I didn't have a car of my own until I was 22, a couple years after I was in the car accident. I got my drivers license while at the Rusk Institute in NYC. My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant only because it was a breeze to transfer in and out of and get the chair in the back.
-Barb
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#49660 - 08/19/05 04:17 PM
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rosebud
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Aaah, Geeene Pitney - I love that song.
Thanks P1.
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#49662 - 08/19/05 05:48 PM
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Paul I
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Jeeze, I loved Studebakers. My French teacher in high school had one of the first sporty ones- about a 54 or 55 maybe. In fact, went to a Studebaker show here is Mesa last spring. Later on I fell in love with the Avanti and bought a used one, a 63. I had to convert it from 4 speed to automatic, a real job. Took me about a week. But it was the most accessible car I ever had for stuffing the chair in the back seat. You people are really taking me down memory lane. Paul I
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#49663 - 08/19/05 06:04 PM
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rosebud
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I can understand the freedom you must have felt. Roadrunner, there's nothing like hopping in a car and taking off solo - and in a red convertable yet, wow what an exciting day that must have been!
Those Studebakers were ugly, but unique and bring back fond memories of my dad.
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#49664 - 08/19/05 06:13 PM
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dashing
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We said "pisser" as a good thing. We had a "pisser" at a party if it got "crashed", was wild, etc. But, if we slipped around the "rents" they would get "pissed ".
Roadrunner, I felt old reading the recent National SCI newspaper. Bobby Hall is old and grey! Marilyn Hamilton is middle aged...I think I'll remember Connie Head as she appears on the poster I have advertising Halls' Chairs. dash
hmmm, I wonder if my old ad for Braun Vans is in the NM mag archives .
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#49665 - 08/19/05 06:27 PM
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rosebud
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P1 You started it! Thank you very much.
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#49666 - 08/19/05 07:04 PM
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whiterabbit11
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How could I have missed this thread? Beatles dissed? That's blasphemy. Then there were the cars. A '66 GTO lead to my downfall, but it could've been my '65 Mustang or my '62 Chevy 409. Or even my '49 Ford flathead v-8 with dual exhausts, cut coil springs in the front so it rode like a red American Flyer wagon.
Yup, those were gthe days.Anybody got pictures?
I had a 49 willys jeep that actually did go anywhere. If it quit you could rebuild it with a crescent wrench a screwdriver and some pliers-almost. But I did take the carbuerator apart in the middle of nowhere and clean the needlevalve once a week.
I think somebody threw a rag in the gas tank. wr
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#49667 - 08/19/05 08:24 PM
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dashing
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When I was about 15 a friend let me drive his GTO on this straight stretch of road behind the school. It was our weekend dragstrip. Straight, not open to traffic. I brought that up to 100mph .
I dreamed of getting a Dodge Charger but got sidelined. I first got hand controls in my Pop's 67 Plymouth Sports Fury Convertable. When still cold we could take the top down, windows up, heat on, stereo blasting and drive around and catch rays. My first "own" car was a 72 Plymouth FuryIII  . It looked like an unmarked cop car(that was the only fun thing about it). They then said big cars were best for getting a chair into. dash
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#49668 - 08/19/05 09:22 PM
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Paul I
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I think the Ford flathead V8 with glasspacs was the nicest sounding engine I've ever heard. Better than the OHV engines. Wind them until they'd begin to rap then back it down a little and catch the next gear.
Sooo sweet!
Remember summer nights? Mild, windows or top down, crusin? There's just something about those nights that just makes your heart race and your senses
just peaked out totally. Man, I can just feel it! Paul I
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#49672 - 08/20/05 10:48 AM
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whiterabbit11
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Hey Roadrunner-Sylvana posted a link to a free picture downloader on the pet thread. I figured it out for the dog and if I can, anyone can. here it is:
http://photobucket.com/login.php
I have my 409 handy but will have to dig out the rest from under the stack of 45 and 33&1/3 albums.wr
I had 2 '49 fords in my backyard and a '49 chevy-must've had a thing about '49. My mother finally came after me with a baseball bat and a threat-something about her new grass and flowers. So I hustled and made one good 49 ford from 2 not so good ones and sold the chevy 6 to some nerd-6's were not cool.
I'd drive the 49 ford past my gf's house in 1st gear and let the glass packs back off. Her Dad said it was the "Mating Call"
dash- I got my GTO past 120 once and God knows how fast the 409 topped at. I ran it 'B stock', in the Drag strips in Texas while stationed at Ft. Hood till LBJ sent me across the ocean.
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#49673 - 08/20/05 05:11 PM
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LASHB
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Okay, my stories are boring compared to you guys. My first car I personally ever owned was a used Chevy Impala - I can't remember the year. The most favorite car I ever owned was a Toyota Celica. Don't remember the year of that one either, but it was old, but sweet! Had to leave it in Japan when I left.
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#49674 - 08/20/05 06:34 PM
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Paul I
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Don't feel bad, Lash. we always used to say- "the car made the man-till he got out of it". PI
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#49675 - 08/20/05 07:00 PM
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rosebud
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Ahhh - this evening was a lovely warm 82 a little humid but I'm still riding high on this nastalgia topic, so I went out cruisin (alone unfortunately). Got to to pay attention to the road though, almost drove off into a field. LOL To be continued. Goodnite ya all.
"In the still of the nite hmmmmmmmmm"
PS- remember when we used to wear taps on our shoes? They were cool. Mom used to holler at me for tap dancing upstairs on the linoleum floor - sure sounded good to me but made a heck of a racket downstairs! lol
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#49676 - 08/20/05 10:43 PM
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Paul I
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Taps were totally what's's happening. Our school had ceramic tile floors. If you got a lav pass you had it to yourself and you could practice the slow, deliberate, self-composed walk like Jack Palance in Shane. Course he had spurs.
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#49677 - 08/20/05 11:59 PM
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rosebud
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Jeez, I left this laptop and went to do a couple loads of laundry and watched the weather channel for a while. The forcaster said it is 96 degrees in your area tonite (whew).
Was ready to turn this off and saw you were back on. It's raining pretty hard right now and I hear thunder, so I'm signing off.
Oh yeah, good old Jack Palance. He was on Jay Leno a few years ago still doing pushups! Good Nite.
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#49678 - 08/21/05 07:18 AM
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LASHB
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I wore taps on my combat boots...
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#49679 - 08/21/05 08:05 AM
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tandi
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Just the other day I was remembering sitting on a rug on my Grandmother's front lawn, shelling fresh new peas into a colander. Home grown of course.
Then recalled the days of preparing the new garden beds, for just such a harvest ahead.
And the younger ones these days complain about shopping at the supermarket!
I remember the russelling of stiffly starched petticoats, under our neatly pressed Sunday Best skirts.
And panama hats in our summer school uniforms, and white gloves too! And laying out, oh so carefully, our winter uniform under the mattress ever so careful, to press the deep box-pleats, while I slept.
I've only read page one. Maybe tomorrow the rest of this thread. One of our greatest gifts... MEMORY!
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#49680 - 08/21/05 10:58 PM
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rosebud
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Aaw, those are wonderful memories Tandi. That was quite clever to press your pleated skirt under the mattress. And fresh picked vegetables taste better than anything bought in a store no matter how fresh they claim it is. I still have to plant something every year even though I no longer have a yard garden, I grow tomatoes, basil, parsley and dill and flowers in boxes on the patio - it's in my blood I guess.
My maternal grandparents lived in the city and always grew many vegetables, had a grape arbor that was like an outdoor picnic room where we ate during warm weather. They never owned a car - used to take the train or bus wherever they went. Life was so uncomplicated back then. Goodnite all -
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#49682 - 08/22/05 12:22 PM
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dashing
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Oh, those "drive bys " I can remember being able to tell which guy turned onto my street by the sound of the car. Certain cars made my heart flutter .
I also remember crouching on the floor while having a girlfriend pull a "drive by" a then current interests house. Just checking, but not wanting him to know of the "probable stalking." dash
I remember my girlfriends and I putting together our loose change to fill the gas tank .
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#49684 - 08/22/05 08:29 PM
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rosebud
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Yeah, I remember my girlfriend and I scraping together our change to get a gallon of gas for her little "Sprite" convertible (27 cents a gallon) so we could drive to the college town where all the action was going on. We could go a long way on a $1 back then.
And rembember the drive-in movie. What a ball we had there on a Saturday nite. A bunch of us would go with our friend who had a '57 Buick so we could pack atleast 4 in the trunk before we entered the gate. There still is a drive-in near here (one of the old originals). Great memories.
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#49685 - 08/22/05 08:40 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Yup, I remember getting lotta drive by's for $1.00 in the '49 ford-not enough to start the lawnmower now.
Okay, try again-1st picture of the 409 I posted was the size of my damn picture window if you noticed a quick delete. :rolleyes:
I'm on the left-Fort Hood Texas 1965-and yes. I'm old.wr
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#49686 - 08/22/05 10:03 PM
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rosebud
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No your not! Forget what your age is, how do you feel in your heart and mind? That's all that matters. Keep cruisin.
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#49687 - 08/22/05 10:57 PM
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Neat pic wr! You have just run my mind back again in memories with those dual antennaes on the rear, and in the middle, of course.
Remember the rear-view mirrors used to be placed in the middle of the fenders up front too? My girlfriend got a set gold-plated for her '57 Ford (cream & green). Looked real sharp. Cruising around 1 night we stopped at her house to get something and I stayed in the car. Not 3 minutes later 2 guys drive up, stopped and started reafing the mirrors off her car. Helpless to do anything, of course, I started blowing the horn like mad. They took off as everyone came running out. Long story short they were caught. My girlfriend ended up with another bodywork bill........
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#49688 - 08/23/05 06:53 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Thanks for reminding me about the young at heart-mind thing rosebud. If the shoulders would cooperate it'd help. and I'm glad the old Impala with the twin rear antenna took you down memory lane roadrunner.
Cream and Green 57 Ford? I think fomoco had a surplus of cream colored paint in the 50's.
Lotta nerve of those guys grabbin the mirrors right off the fender. You might notice the old chevy had no front wheel covers. The little outlaw dragstrips in Texas made you take em off-but once coming back from Dallas we got a bit low on gas and money. Luckily some guy at a gas station took a liking to them and he filled her up for us. We still had 70 miles to go.
I didn't much care for them anyway.
At least we got 71 posts on the reminiscing -oldage thread. wr
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#49689 - 08/23/05 07:41 PM
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The car I took to college with me was a 67 Buick station wagon - it was still Mama and Daddy's. Mama drove a Buick Electra and Daddy drove a pickup so I got the station wagon (I am the oldest of us four kids). I could park that thing in just about any parking spot - even parallel. My mother used to go "ohhh, ohhh" when she rode with me and I'd whip into a spot.
My first new vehicle was a 79 Datsun (Nissan) King Cab pickup. Light blue with mud grip tires on the back. Man I loved that truck. Sold it to Daddy and just this past year he had it hauled off - it ran great until about 3 years ago then one day it just wouldn't crank.
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#49690 - 08/23/05 07:52 PM
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LASHB
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I learned to drive in a big old station wagon - the kind with the 3rd seat that faced the back. My dad made me practice and practice parallel parking. All that practice has served me well over the years because it's easy to park a Corolla compared to one of those giant station wagons! I learned to drive a stick shift in Japan! So I had to learn how to drive on the left side of the road as well as a stick. I can remember sitting in the road stalled and crying. I survived.
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#49691 - 08/23/05 10:47 PM
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tandi
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As I browsed through this thread, I recalled the way that certain 'decorations' were in vogue from time to time. "Fox-tails" or flags flapping and fluttering from the car's aerial.
The gf's chiffon scarf , or the souveneir flag of the last significant place visited.
When, in my mind, I go back visiting it seems just yesterday I was there... not-so-long ago...
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#49692 - 08/24/05 10:39 AM
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I regret not attending my hs graduation due to not receiving those "tassles" the graduating seniors proudly hung from their rear view mirrors!
The advent of required seat belts changed that "sit so close to the boy friend" show of possiveness. It was fun cruising through town hoping everyone (that counted but ducking if Mom or Dad passed) caught the seating "statement".
Remember wearing some guys ID bracelet and making sure it clanked on a desk now and then, but hiding it from Mom?
Remember CPO jackets?
Hey wr, one hs boyfriend had a similar car but, his was refurbished with the rear end raised, and extras like "headers?" (why do things I type end up to sound like they somehow have a sexual "dirty" connotation? dash
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#49693 - 08/24/05 11:33 PM
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#49695 - 08/25/05 12:16 AM
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rosebud
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Great snapshots!
I've got some somewhere, but don't have a scanner yet. Will post them when I can.
Keep them coming, this is such fun, although I'm spending way too much time fooling around here (lol).
Goodnite!
Barb
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#49696 - 08/25/05 12:04 PM
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rosebud
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#49697 - 08/25/05 12:12 PM
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Originally posted by rosebud:
ATTENTION! cbal.craig
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#49698 - 08/25/05 07:45 PM
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rosebud
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cbal "the boots" (lol)
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#49699 - 08/25/05 08:08 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Paul,
My 1st was a 49 too-you can barely make it out-except it was pea green with a white top and sunvisor. must've been fishing with my dad. That's his 61 buick- the 56 Buick was mine. I sold it when I went into Army. Great car-but dynaflow tranny was not cool.
nice 55 Ford roadrunner. I bet you'd like to have it now.
Gonna drag out the others sometime-Had a 50 chev ,2 49 fords, 1 51 merc. 1 49 willys jeep, one 58 willys jeep, a GTO and Mustang besides what you see. Had a thing about cars.
someone tell me why the box is so big. wr
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#49700 - 08/25/05 09:01 PM
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Paul I
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Maybe that's the size of the scanner bed.
Buicks were cool. Rainman comes to mind. Always liked the way they carried that porthole and grill theme year after year. Straight eight! That Dynaflow didn't shift did it? Couldn't have been worse than Powerglide.
49 Chevy- 2 piece hood- hard to customize and look good. Upperclassman had a dark metallic green 47 Chevy Convert. , custom. Come to think of it he's now a quad and runs a van adapting business in IL.
I think he flipped a drag boat or something.
Dashing- class rings? the adhesive tape and fingernail polish? Was that happening where you all lived? Bench seats certainly had their advantages- keep'm waxed for hard right turns.
PI
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#49703 - 08/26/05 12:01 PM
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dashing
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Paul, we used yarn to wear the guys ring. Oh, and carried clear nail polish to stop runs in our stockings. Shoot I'm so old, when I started wearing "stockings" we still wore garter belts. (I was allowed as a right of passage on Easter Conformation and graduation, in 6th grade. Tried a lot to wear them to school in 7th, but mostly hid them under knee scocks to get by my Mom for school but allowed for dances. I think she gave up by 8th. Pantyhose weren't available until around 9th grade! dash
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#49704 - 08/26/05 07:21 PM
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rosebud
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Hey Dash - I don't remember pantyhose in high school, I must be older than you,lol but the garter belt was a necessary item for sure. We used to wear angora sweaters tucked into our flared skirts with a wide belt to really make our waist look tiny, and wore our bf's ring on a chain or little scarf around the neck. Couldn't wait to get out of class when my bf drove his dad's car to school to go for a little cruise. We somehow always ended up on the lookout (a little lovers lane). Ahhh memories. To be continued. - Barb
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#49705 - 08/27/05 02:36 PM
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Paul I
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Well Rosebud, I guess you didn't appreciate the great American Saturday nite pastime of skunking.Know what it was? Paul I
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#49706 - 08/27/05 04:21 PM
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rosebud
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No, P1 clue me in.
-Barb
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#49707 - 08/27/05 07:56 PM
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LASHB
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My husband listens to the oldies station (I usually have children's cds running in my car, but listen to country if I get a chance!). So today we were out looking at houses and I realized all the songs from high school were on the oldies station!
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#49708 - 08/27/05 11:10 PM
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Roadrunner
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Isn't it great, oldies stations that is? Our little town started one a couple years ago and it is one of the most listened to......
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#49709 - 08/27/05 11:30 PM
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Paul I
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Skunking was going out to Lovers Point with a powerful flashlight. Surprise! Never did it but knew some buddies that got skunked.
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#49710 - 08/28/05 01:49 AM
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rosebud
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P1 - what a dirty trick! hah I never heard that term before but I have had it happen. This reminds me of a funny incident that happened to my late husband and I. We went out to dinner to celebrate our 10th anniversary had a few glasses of wine afterward and on the way home we decided to do something crazy. We found a secluded parking place (in a cemetary of all places) and after a while, there was a loud pounding on the back window. Scared the bjeezes out of us and boy did we ever scramble around. It was the town constable. We had to show ident. and explain what we were doing there (as if he didn't know)lol. Afterwards we all had a good laugh about it, but he made us leave. He was doing surveilance because of vandalism that happened the nite before. What lousy timing!(lol) We had a Pontiac Grand Safari then. (just want to keep the car theme going) Goodnite or good morning.
-Barb
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#49711 - 08/28/05 11:36 AM
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Paul I
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Hmmm, resize?
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#49712 - 08/28/05 06:08 PM
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rosebud
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Yep, you boogered up the page P1. Great car, just love those long fins on the back.
Did you use your leg braces for long? I was sent home from the first rehab with them, but I could never do the "swing thru" gate more than about 10ft. My dad built parallel bars in the yard for me out of plumbing pipe anchored into a sheet of plywood so I could practice in the yard. I gave up using them by summer's end before going to college. It was too much of a hassel and painful, too. My husband was a para ,also and he used braces and crutches very well for many years before going to a chair. I wonder if people are still rehabed the way we were back then?
Keep cruisin in your mind and spirit and be happy!
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#49714 - 08/29/05 12:09 AM
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rosebud
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Did you stick with your braces Roadr? No kidding, your dad built you parallel bars, too? That's realy special. That's so true, it was a challenge to go anywhere back then. We just went out into the world and plowed our way through somehow. The best gift of all though was the day I got handcontrols put on my first car. God what freedom. You know what I'm talking about.
I've been hanging with P1's post because there seems to be a lot of commonality here with all of us growing up in the same era, liking the same cars, music, etc. I find myself checking in here a couple times a day just to see what's happening with you all. It's kind of a comforting place to visit don't you think so? I'm sure we all have enough experiences to talk about to keep this going for a long time!
I finally got a scanner. Spent a lot of time figuring out how to hook it up, etc., but now I can't figure out how to send a picture from my file to here. :rolleyes: It's supposed to be so easy, but I'm about to lose my patience with it. I dug out a few old pics I'd like to send. Keep cruisin gang!
-Barb
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#49715 - 08/29/05 05:21 AM
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LASHB
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Barb, the pictures have to be on a web page somewhere. Rob (sodapop) will host and even post them for you if you email them to him. I don't seem to have his email address in my address book. Well, I have one, but I'm not sure if it's the right one. PM him and I bet he'll help.
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#49716 - 08/29/05 10:14 PM
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rosebud
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Thanks for the assist Lash., I'll get into it more tomorrow...kinda fizzled out for today.
I hate to give up figuring out myself, yet. (lol) Goodnite
Barb
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#49717 - 08/29/05 10:19 PM
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rosebud
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Whoops! I left out "it" after figuring
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#49718 - 08/30/05 05:04 AM
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You can also use http://www.photobucket.com
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#49719 - 08/30/05 03:29 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Okay ,Paul so you got a width problem and I got a height problem. Noticed finally on my scanner a re-sizer and theres an edit function on PhotoBucket.
That's a great lookin Car Paul. I remember skunking but didn't know that was the name either-did a google and got some xxx rated versions. Since this is sort of a PG thread I left em there.
There was a hill outside of town where I lived known affectionately as "diddler's dome" where the majority of victims were raided.
You'll figure photobucket out Barb. I tried to make it complicated. Once you get a pic. scanned save it to your documents or "my pictures" as Jpeg. IMG, or whatever. Then when you go to photobucket "Browse" till you find it, click it and the url will show, then click submit and it oughta be there at bottom, scroll down a little,. I then click the select box, bring up the url on the long box that starts with select http, darken the one that says for posting on message boards then cut and paste into the NM. Confused? I f not, you should be.
I even tried leg braces as a c-7. I had a brace up to my chest. I could get through parallel bars but never made it to Canadian crutches. It was hell getting my legs in the car so I gave up. I'm still gonna find them other cars and post em.
Sylvana has better, shorter, Photbucket directions on pet thread.
I feel a Beach Boys Car-Tune coming up, or was it Jan and Dean? :p WR
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#49720 - 08/30/05 09:04 PM
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Paul I
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WR, I used tinypics and there doesn't seem to be a way to edit the picture once they host it and if I try to repeat it they don't allow it. Perhaps I should just edit out the post. PI
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#49721 - 08/31/05 11:29 AM
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whiterabbit11
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Originally posted by Paul I:
WR, I used tinypics and there doesn't seem to be a way to edit the picture once they host it and if I try to repeat it they don't allow it. Perhaps I should just edit out the post. PI
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#49722 - 08/31/05 01:38 PM
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LASHB
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Remember when gas pumps didn't even have a dollars digit on it because no one would ever think gas would cost more than a dollar!
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#49723 - 08/31/05 03:24 PM
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Paul I
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And some didn't have digits at all but I have to admit they were disappearing rapidly when I was a kid. The ones with the glass tanks on the top like a water cooler. Can't say that I understood how they worked. The lowest price I think I can remember is around 17 cents a gallon. At 25 cents a gallon which I do remember, for a HS kid it was $2.50 for 10 gals,
about 2+ hours of wages. 10 gallons today could be $26 dollars, 3-4 hours of work for a HS kid. Now 10 gallons could move you 200-250 miles in todays small cars but back then probably only 160 unless you had a VW.
Saw my first VW in 1955. I remember it clearly as I had never heard of them. I was doing my paper route, stopped the bike, walked around it about 3 times, looked at the turn signals which popped out of the window pillar between the two side windows like a flag, dual exhausts, and couldn't figure out where the engine was for sure. It had German plates on it.
Within 2 years they were popping up all over the place along with their main competitor the Renault
Dauphine. Remember them? PI
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#49724 - 09/01/05 12:30 AM
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rosebud
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I shoulda sent a magnifying glass with that e-mail P1. lol
Anyway it's a nice article about the Renault that was split and each half could be driven independently. It was on a Candid Camera show in the 60's. It was designed by a local resident. Don't know why it printed up so small. The picture and print are much larger on the original.
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#49725 - 09/01/05 01:16 PM
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Paul I
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Rosebud, that is too weird. I vaguely recall that back when everyone watched Candid Camera. It would freak me out if it was coming directly at me and split in half. Too bad you can't get it up here.
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#49726 - 09/01/05 10:51 PM
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rosebud
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Well P1, I enlarged the article, but it's still unreadable on the screen. I give up! Anyway, here's the jist of it:The car was a 1957 Renault 4cv, a mechanic by the name of Ron Jerauld heard that the "Candid Camera Show" was looking for people to build props for sight gags. He sent a letter to Alan Funt (the show's host). The show called him a year later with the task of building a "split" car. He got a hold of the Renault then sawed it in two fitting each half with a motor, a third wheel for stability and its own steering gear, so that a passenger could drive his half when the car split. (The secret was the timely release of a series of hydraulic locks. The segment was filmed in Binghamton,NY in 1965.
Remember the scene where the policeman was directing traffic and the Renault was coming right at him then split and went around him in two pieces? lol That was funny TV! The car was on other segments, too.
He also built a radio controlled lobster and a telephone that jumped off the hook as it rang for the show.
Funny you mentioned the old VW, I've got a picture of my brother standing by his old VW. I remember when he first got it, he sat on a wood crate until he found a replacement seat for it! lol After he fixed it up, he took me for a ride (can't believe I could actually get in and out of it, but I did). It was a terrible ride very noisy and extremely bumpy.(that was around 1970)
Goodnite
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#49728 - 09/01/05 11:36 PM
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Roadrunner
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Well I was going to post this in Arts and E, but decided this is a better link. Went to see Tanya Tucker tonight and she still has a great voice. Looks darn good to albeit she's put on a little weight (but then who hasn't)? I was more than surprised to see her come out in faux leather pants with a cute sparkling balero jacket top. My opinion of her went way up with that. Good for her for not buying into this 'skin and bones' look. She did a fair number of her hits, "Delta Dawn" for one, and made me a very happy camper when she did "Love Me Like You Used To", my all-time fav by her.
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#49729 - 09/02/05 09:44 PM
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rosebud
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I got to see Tanya several years ago at a county fair near here, just after her Glenn Cambell relationship. She sang great and put on some show. The people that went with me were very glad they did after we were all shuffled to the front of the grandstand from the middle of the crowd by the organizers who made sure all wheelchair occupants and families got front row seats. (Sometimes our situation can be advantageous, huh?) lol That was a hot summer nite and I can almost smell the cotton candy in the air now just thinking about it. Yep, Tanya likes her leather. She had a leather skirt (about 6 inches long) and matching vest zipped up front with nothing under it and cowboy boots and hat. The audience went wild when she came out! A good time was had by all that nite.
Goodnite.
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#49731 - 09/03/05 01:02 PM
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Roadrunner
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Originally posted by cbal-craig: Originally posted by Roadrunner:  
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#49732 - 09/03/05 07:33 PM
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rosebud
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That's so cute, Craig.
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#49733 - 09/04/05 11:44 AM
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I thought this might fit in a little.
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IN 1970, the summer I was 13, aliens arrived on my street. They came in VW Bugs of every color - yellow, white, blue, lime-green. They came unshaven, with long hair and torn jeans. They were against the war. They listened to FM radio. They were mysterious, full of secrets and private jokes. They smelled strange, like sweat and smoke and clothes that needed washing.
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The year before, my brother, Skip, had gone off to college in raspberry Bermuda shorts with a pale pink polo shirt. He returned home in June changed. His hair was wild, a mane of tawny waves. Rather than wear his glasses, he began to squint at the world, chin tilted, eyes narrowed. He cut his blue jeans in half and frayed the hems. He brought with him all of these boys from far-flung places like New Jersey and Long Island and their VW Bugs.
My brother slept until noon, then unloaded boxes at a department store until evening. By dusk, the boys began to arrive, waiting for him in our yard. I watched from the window on the second-floor landing. I always heard them first, the distinctive whir of their engines, like small wind-up toys. I would rake a comb through my waist-length hair, sniff under my arms, then run downstairs and pretend to read.
The first car door would slam, the sounds of sandals on our front walk followed, then one boy or another would press his face against the screen door of our tiny kitchen and say, "Hey! Skip home yet?" Soon, there would be half a dozen. I had just bought my first bra, just started to shave my legs. All of these boys, so close and pungent, made me tingle.
Sometimes, bored, one of them would take me for a Del's, a Rhode Island concoction of frozen lemonade, sold at tiny take-out places where older teenagers went. I would pretend the boy who brought me there was my boyfriend, leaning across the small space between the seats until we almost touched, until we looked like couples I envied on the road, who sat so close they seemed to be one body with two heads.
Sometimes, out of pity, they took me to the beach, my brother protesting the entire way. They went to distant beaches with exotic names like Moonstone and Ninigret, where the surf was rough and wild. I bodysurfed until I was bruised. I let the sun burn my skin beside a scratchy Navy-issue blanket covered with boys who had hair on their chests, fat blue veins on their hands, and beers in their backpacks.
I secretly loved one of them, of course. He had thin pale hair, small blue eyes, and an air of tragedy: his father had died the year before. Once, he came early, before the others. "Want to go to the park?" he asked finally. "Throw some Frisbee?" I nodded, grateful that my father was not yet home; he would never let me go off with a college boy, in a car, alone. Grateful too, for last summer, when my brother, bored and recently dumped by his high school girlfriend, had taught me how to toss a Frisbee, how to catch it in one hand.
In the car, the boy told me about college and his job at a lab. When the Carpenters' "Close to You" came on the radio, he groaned and changed the station before I could blurt that this was one of my favorite songs. At the park, he bought me a Del's from a truck, held aloft on his Frisbee. I pretended he liked me, that his girlfriend, a doe-eyed girl named Cathy who wore shells on her ankles and scooped ice cream all summer, who drove her own baby blue Bug, had vanished somehow.
Of course I got in trouble when I got home. My brother threatened to beat up the boy, who, it turned out, thought I was a senior in high school. "You went in a car with a college boy? Without our permission?" my father raged, his blue eyes bulging.
My father spent a lot of that summer angry. As much as I welcomed these aliens into my boring life, he hated them. He didn't trust the way their eyes looked, downcast and swollen. He didn't like their politics. He didn't like the way they invaded our home every night, taking up our space, drinking our beer and eating my grandmother's meatball subs.
But most of all, he didn't like that my brother was one of them. He was no longer the dreamy boy working out chess problems at the kitchen table, or talking about physics over dinner, or playing our favorite family card game, Pitch, long into the night. Somehow, he was on the other side, having left our familiar world behind.
How jealous I was of his ability to do that. All summer I listened to the boys and their ideas. By August I too believed the Vietnam War was wrong, Robert McNamara was a liar, Nixon an evil president. I saved money for gypsy skirts, wire-rimmed glasses, and boxes of Rit dye to tie-dye everything white that I owned. I read books by Hermann Hesse and Jerzy Kosinski and Jack Kerouac.
My whole life, something had buzzed in the back of my head, a yearning that I could not put into words. But now it was taking shape at last. It was telling me that I too was an alien, someone who did not belong in this white house in this small town in the middle of nowhere.
One night, one of the boys came in wearing a jeans jacket with an American flag sewn on the back. This was the boy with the blue Bug, the boy from New Jersey who had a twin brother. There were so many boys in the kitchen that he was forced to stand, pushed against the wall. My father walked in, his face a map of bewilderment. Were they multiplying, these boys and their cars? He'd had to park way up the street, he complained. Several boys went and re-arranged their Bugs, lifting them up like pieces in a game.
My father rubbed his eyes. He frowned. The summer was nearly over. Already, the humidity was gone and nights, like this one, had grown cool. Soon, the boys would be gone, back to college, and we - I - would be left alone.
"What is that on your jacket?" my father said, pointing to the boy from New Jersey.
The boy giggled. Said, "What?" Fingered the worn denim.
"Is that an American flag?" my father demanded.
Before the boy could answer, my father was in his face, pointing, shouting about our country, about respect.
"Get out of my house!" my father yelled. "Get out!" The boy did. His twin brother followed. Slowly, they all did. In the summer night, I heard those tinny engines start. I watched from the window as one by one the Bugs drove away, their lights growing smaller and smaller until they disappeared. We were left in the quiet, empty kitchen, my parents and I. Only then did I realize that my brother had gone with them, leaving us behind.
By the time I started college, there were no more Bugs or long-haired boys. The war ended. The country mellowed. No longer aliens, those boys all married, bought houses in suburban subdivisions, drove Volvo station wagons.
My own brother, the tallest and handsomest and smartest of them all, died in an accident the summer he turned 30. Maybe that is why, every summer, I find myself remembering that one long ago when my world finally, blissfully, cracked open. Or maybe I would think of it every summer anyway, at the taste of a frozen lemonade, or the sight of two boys playing Frisbee, or in the long hot nights when even now sometimes the air crackles with possibility.
This summer, I caught sight of a bright orange VW Bug. Not like the ones of my childhood, with the engines in the back and the faulty heating systems. But a shiny new one. When I looked at it, I could almost see my 13-year-old self inside, waist-long hair, open heart, a belief that something really wonderful was about to happen at any moment.
I bought that car that very day. And as summer wanes, I drive it, windows down, music loud. For a moment, I can remember that girl, so alien to me now. For a moment, brief and wonderful, I can be her again.
Ann Hood is the author, most recently, of "An Ornithologist's Guide to Life."
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#49734 - 09/04/05 01:35 PM
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rosebud
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Nice post, Paul. Realy enjoyed it.
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#49735 - 09/04/05 03:12 PM
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Roadrunner
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Originally posted by rosebud: Nice post, Paul. Realy enjoyed it.
I so clearly remember one of these young guys with the long hair, beads, etc. who believed that, "what was mine was his" concept. He had nothing and didn't want to work..........
Anyway ran into him some years later, doing quite well, suit, tie, flashy car, family, you get the pic. His beliefs had taken a 180 degree turnaround. He had become a productive memeber of society. Quite a few of the "organic" food companies have sprung from this generation, plus alternative medicine, etc.
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#49736 - 09/05/05 02:57 PM
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dashing
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My older sis recently attended her 35th hs reunion . A few days later I got a phone call from the guy who pried my Mom's car fender out while delivering afternoon papers (I was driving illegally) and taught me how to shoot pool. We talked for over 2hrs, laughing and reminising . I thought I was talking to Bobby! Well, she emailed me a photo. There I saw some good looking man w/ white hair ! I couldn't connect the two . confused-when did we grow up? still fighting it , dash
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#49737 - 09/05/05 04:00 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Pretty neat article Paul-she's a tad younger than me.
It seemed like the summers were so long and hot. The biggest worry was gas money and a couple bucks for the snack bar at the drive-in movie-or that dannable zit that popped up on your nose Friday morning when you were going to said drive-in movie with your G/F.
I dunno what happened dash-now and then I think I died and went to hell. wr
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#49738 - 09/05/05 04:57 PM
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cbal-craig
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Great story Paul, I was 16 in 1970.
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#49739 - 09/05/05 10:28 PM
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rosebud
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Well now, you're just a young whipper snapper there Craig!
I missed my 40th hs reunion 2001, but received a group pic of the attendees. Twenty-one out of 27 showed up. I had trouble figuring out who several of them were. A few, who didn't look cool then, looked pretty good in the pic and visa versa, and the least likely to succeed, did. I obviously didn't end up designing clothes for Jackie Kennedy, as was predicted in yearbook.
Dash, I agree with you about still fighting the years. It takes quite a bit of effort, but we've gotta keep at it. Thanks to Miss Clairol, she helps a lot.(lol) A good sense of humor helps, too.
A white sport coat and a pink carnation.........
I never felt more like singing the blues........
Aahhh, memories.
Goodnite
Barb
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#49741 - 09/07/05 02:13 PM
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cbal-craig
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Paul told me I was "just a pup" and I feel like one anyway, knowing Paul is in his mid 70s I feeling pretty good at 50, lol even thought those ***#@#^R&^ doctors said I would be dead at 40 ...well great, if I knew I was going to live so long I would have taken better care of myself....maybe  , but I doubt it.
So, what was the 50s like .....? 
I forgot ! I met my wife in 1970 too, we didn't get married until 10 years later but we told our parents good bye right after we met (at 16) and traveled the country.
I have never regretted that decision
Peace fellow old farts
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#49742 - 09/07/05 09:35 PM
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rosebud
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You're a riot, Craig.
Age isn't a number, its attitude and zest for life. So, "old fart" doesn't pertain to me How about you RoadR and P1?
So, do think you're an "o--f---", Craig, or just a "ffft"?
All in fun :p :p
Keep cruising
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#49744 - 09/08/05 08:44 AM
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Dang, I am hanging out with "old farts"! I might be the youngster on this thread. But you'd never guess it by the great attitudes you all have so age is just a number.
Sorry, I just got distracted! Something just got into one of my cats. He's running around like crazy. he he
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#49745 - 09/08/05 12:37 PM
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Paul I
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See Craig, you young kids can't even do the math anymore. You must have been in elementary school when the "New Math" came out. I was born in 1942 and expect to reach full maturity in 2015. And I don't look a day over 70. PI
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#49746 - 09/08/05 09:35 PM
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rosebud
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Boy, you realy miscalculated, Craig, or were you just kidding about P1? What's 16+12x3-21?
And by the way, I'm 62 and look a lot younger (I'm told). :rolleyes:
Isn't it a lot of fun on this page, Lash? Hope you caught the cat!
Goodnite
-Barb
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#49747 - 09/09/05 06:00 AM
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cbal-craig
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LOL, yep Barb I knew how old Paul is but felt he needed a jolt.
Point taken Joyce,,lol, us young whipper snappers can't take time to get it right, we just want to GET IT, now
It is was too early to think but good morning to everyone
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#49748 - 09/09/05 09:07 AM
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Good morning Craig & Sandy!
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#49752 - 09/10/05 08:19 AM
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Originally posted by Roadrunner: Well I hit 68 this year, and people keep telling me I look 45 to 50. Now if that isn't a vanity lift I don't know what is, LOL.
You are even more cool than I thought!
Speaking of age, did anyone see the concert for hurricane victims last night? Neil Young looks old, and I guess he is. Does that mean I am, too?
On another board I go to, no one seemed to know that Dave Grohl was singing a song by Creedence (Born on the Bayou)... like they would even know who Creedence was. Yeesh.
What do I expect from a board that thinks the best movie ever made is "Lord of the Rings"? :rolleyes:
Nice to come someplace and be old!
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#49754 - 09/10/05 04:51 PM
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rosebud
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Hi Ya'll, geez, you guys have been busy while I was gone today.
Craig - Do you think maybe P1 is still recovering?
I had several CCR albums, but they got ruined in a flooded basement a few years ago. My favorite one was "Green River".
Neil Young never has tried to look good, he is what he is, an amazing talent with great music. He's had a lot of health problems lately, too, which doesn't help. Darn sorry I missed the concert. Guess he had no need for a wardrobe budget. lol
I dug out my Pink Floyd cds yesterday and been listening to Division Bell & Darkside of the Moon all day. Had forgotten how much I liked their stuff, simply mesmerizing.
Glad you're back MrSl, and welcome to the "oldies, but goodies" club.
Gotta go and whip up a peach cobbler now. :p Was at the Amish farm stand today and got a great deal on a peck of very ripe peaches, so gotta get cooking!
-Barb
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#49755 - 09/10/05 11:43 PM
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Paul I
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Been working outside for two days and never turned on the computer. I think I built the biggest, freestanding friggin bench for a patio that's ever been built. It's 16' 9'' long, 2 ( 2x12's) and I designed it under coercion so the thermal cover for the pool on it's reel will go under it and be hidden which means it's completely open on the front. It was near 100 outside and I've got to find a way to keep my drawers from getting so damp. I'm beginning to disintgrate from my tailbone to my hips. Even tried stuffing the air compressor hose down my drawers to see if I could dry out. (now there's an invitation for wise cracks). At any rate it will be done in a couple of days. PI
PS little jolts me these days. I'm too cynical.
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#49756 - 09/11/05 05:48 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Man, I was away for a few days and just now noticed how much I missed. I was still thinking about the surplus of cream, pink and turquoise paint FoMoCo had in "55 and '56 and now Paul has a new Hemi and the thread covered everyone from Gene Pitney to CCR and Pink Floyd.
Can you believe Mick Jagger's still singing "I can't Get no Satisfaction" on commercials yet.
Hard to believe I have the "High Tide and Green Grass" 33&1/3 vinyl and a CD. wr
Craig you are a young'un. :p
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#49757 - 09/11/05 09:25 PM
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rosebud
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I just finished a long post right here and it disappeared. Don't feel like doing over tonite, so catch ya all tomorrow.
goodnite
-Barb
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#49758 - 09/11/05 10:31 PM
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Roadrunner
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Alrighty I'll admit it I have a slew of those 33&1/3's too, and a bunch of 45's........if I remember there is some Elvis on Sun Records as well. Kind of wish I had the were with all to learn these new fangled iPod thingies and put all the GOOD music on them, LOL. But I went and blew some money on a Johnny Mathis CD again the other day, and I have every conceivable recording that man has made, on vinyl that is, LOL.
Hmmmm Gene Pitney, Elvis, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, "Be Bop A Lula".................
Well, Be bop a Lula she's my baby,
Be bop a lula , i don't mean maybe
Well, Be bop a Lula she's my baby,
Be bop a lula, I don't mean maybe,Be bop a lula, She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll
Well She's the gal in the red blue jeans,
She's the queen of all the teens
She's the woman that i know,
She's a woman that love me so, say,
Be bop a lula, she's my baby,
Be bop a lula, I don't mean maybe,
Be bop a lula, She's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll.
She's the woman that's got that beat,
She's the woman with the flying feet,
She's the one that walks around the store,
She's the one that gets more more more more
Be bop a lula, she's my baby,
Be bop a lula, i don't mean maybe,
Be bop a lula, she's my baby doll, my baby doll, my baby doll.
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#49759 - 09/12/05 01:23 PM
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cbal-craig
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Originally posted by whiterabbit11:
Craig you are a young'un. :p
MrSoul, yer right about Roadrunner, she is a cool chic and young at heart.
Ol' Neil did look a little ragged on tv the other night but man what an icon in the music industry, he is one of the most prolific artist in the last 4 decades.
OK, back to Paul's Hemi, I want one so bad I can taste it but nooooo, , lol. I been driving Econlines for 25 years but I always buy the biggest gas guzzler I can. In 99 I bought , another 150 E and they only had a 330 cu. in. gas engine then came a V12 ....12 mpg, I get about 14 mpg with my V8.
I hope to be on the road traveling soon but we have no idea where to go but we loved camping in up state NY but, been there done that. Colorado has the mountains but I-10 is out and traveling in the south east is not appealing at this time after Katrina.
Well now I am just rambeling....like the YOUNG will do ...
Peace WR and ALL vintage people ...LOL
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#49760 - 09/12/05 05:05 PM
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LASHB
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Come to Maryland. Lots to see and do here and we aren't hit very often by hurricanes.
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#49761 - 09/12/05 11:04 PM
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rosebud
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Hey P1, we're expecting you to post a pic of that loooooong bench when it's completed. It's a wonder you didn't blow yourself up (in size) with that compressor. Nobody else said anything about it, so I couldn't resist. (LOL) I think the temp. was 74 here that day.
Yep, WR, Mick Jagger is still hanging in there rocking, and it amazes me that his lead quitar player (damn, whose name escapes me right now) you know who I mean whippersnapper - the one who looks like he just crawled out from under a rock, is still alive and playing. (LOL)
RoadR, the only vinyl that survived my flooded basement is a 45 of "Betty Davis Eyes". I too had a collection of Johnny Mathis. What a smooth voice he had. What ever happened to him anyway? Does he have anything new out? My biggest loss was my Elvis collection, though. I have a great picture of him that I'll post someday, from when he was appearing in Las Vegas.
Craig, where did you camp in upstate NY?
You should be able to zig-zag your way over to 95N and miss any hurricane hit area. But if you take up Lash's offer to come up to Maryland, you won't be disappointed. It's a beautiful state with lots of good camping areas and sightseeing. Got to admit that I'm envious about you being able to "hit the road", wish I could right now. I'm sure you'll have a good time no matter what you all do. You fit into the "o-f" club, no doubt about it! (LOL)
Goodnite all
-Barb
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#49762 - 09/13/05 01:23 PM
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cbal-craig
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Originally posted by rosebud: Craig, where did you camp in upstate NY? You should be able to zig-zag your way over to 95N and miss any hurricane hit area. But if you take up Lash's offer to come up to Maryland, you won't be disappointed. It's a beautiful state with lots of good camping areas and sightseeing. Got to admit that I'm envious about you being able to "hit the road", wish I could right now. I'm sure you'll have a good time no matter what you all do. You fit into the "o-f" club, no doubt about it! (LOL) Goodnite all -Barb
When we were up there a few years ago it was about 50+ at night 70s in the day. Any information would be nice because we are so sick of the heat I plan on getting on I-95 north and driving until it cools down ..lol.
That is the plan at this point. 
I'll go to Canada if I have too ~! LOL
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#49763 - 09/13/05 06:00 PM
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rosebud
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Well Craig, you were camping all around my area.
We got the warmer weather back yesterday, but it's just a fluke. The nites go down in 40's & 50's now, but a couple mornings ago there was frost on the ground. Oh, I'll be right back - the deer are feeding under the apple tree gotta go watch. There were 4 of them, but it's almost too dark to see them anymore. Anyhow, today on the way to town, I saw several trees that have already turned red and gold. Fall seems to be the shortest season in this area. It's so beautiful while it lasts though.
Do you rough camp or do you have full hook-ups?
I had a John Mellencamp day today and listened to his greatest hits double cd. Good stuff.
-Barb
P.S.-I remembered who I forgot last nite, ha.
Keith Richard! "scary"
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#49764 - 09/13/05 07:48 PM
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cbal-craig
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Hi
We rough camp kinda, we sleep in the van and it has a great bed but that is it. We usually find someone that sells wood if the camp rangers don't have it and then we have huge camp fires .
It looks like that is the plan if nothing changes.. :rolleyes: . We should be camping up there by next week.
We are not crazy though, lol, we check into a 4 or 5 star hotel as needed. Yea, we look a little ragged  but our money is green and that is all that seems to matter. 
We still have the rest of the week here so anything can happen but I brought out little cargo trailer to the house today and we are packing. I can't wait to see the open road again with no plan in place , ..lol. I met with my builder today and he and my dad are going to get the plans in for permit (I know I been saying that for months) and then in 6 to 8 weeks we can break ground.
Peace fellow vintage people,
craig
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#49765 - 09/14/05 06:14 PM
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dashing
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Roadrunner's cool cause she competed in the NWAA probably with you Paul1. I took over being the toast of partying when Roadrunner left.
I'm so old my 1st 2 chairs were E&J's then upgraded to a Stainless, Quadra now the last three or so, Quickies! dash (need to upgrade to something more "with it".)
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#49766 - 09/14/05 06:18 PM
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dashing
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Aging, I forgot, I have to get rid of those 8 tracks! There's nothing to play them on and the tapes would most likely disitergrate. "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz"...dash
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#49767 - 09/15/05 12:14 AM
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rosebud
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Dash, All my chairs were EJ except for the one I have now (Breezy 600) and I swear the EJs were much easier to wheel. (maybe it's just old age setting in though, huh?) Got to wait another year for ins. to cover another one, but starting to shop around already.
The 8 track era didn't last very long, so I guess lots of people were stuck with them. I remember putting a box of them in a lawn sale and nobody wanted them, so in the dumpster they went!
-Barb
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#49768 - 09/15/05 01:12 AM
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rosebud
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C-Craig - My husband and I used to camp like you in the '70's.
We bought a stripped 3/4 ton chevy van and customized the inside. He built a full size bed in the back,but framed it so a porta-pot fit into half of the front section (cut the plywood and hinged it so it could be lifted to access the pottie)there was plenty of room for storage under the other half, built a small cabinet & installed a small stainless camper sink with a little hand pump to get water out of 5 gal. jug underneath, I made all the curtains and mattress cover to match, and of course the ceiling and walls were (covered with shag carpet!) Had a skylight that cranked open for fresh air and looking at the stars while lying in bed. There were magnificant nite skies in Montana and Utah.
We traveled all over the country and Canada. Those were great times! We would check in a motel every couple days to get a good shower and rest. The room rates back then ran around $35. I've got tons of stories from those adventures. Campsites back then $5-$6 nite.
Ophelia is raising cane tonite NC, hope it goes out to sea and doesn't come this way. The last hurricane to affect us was Floyd in '99 with lots of rain.
Geez, guess I better get to bed - it's so easy to lose track of time on here.
Hope you and Sandy have a great trip.
Goodnite/goodmorning
-Barb
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#49769 - 09/15/05 08:45 PM
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whiterabbit11
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That is one long patio bench Paul!! -planning on entertaining the whole neighborhood?
Sounds like a Cool way to dry up too How many P.S.I. in the air compressor? Might be careful and keep your belt tight so your pants don't end up in the neighbors yard. :p
Craig-Wyomings nice in September-most of the tourists are gone but bring your long underwear for night time.
Be Bop a Lu la was one of my favorites in the 7th grade. Gene was kind of Elvis style with a bit of James Dean mixed in and cool DA haircut. That year I got my 1st black leather jacket.
I think I wore it during the summer. My Dad hated it. All the zippers. I always brought my "Mad" Magazine to school. wr
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#49770 - 09/15/05 11:04 PM
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Roadrunner
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Mmmmmmmmm thanks again for the compliments.............MrSoul, Craig, and Dashing..........
Barb, Johnny Mathis is doing fine.....
http://www.johnnymathis.com/
He had back surgery a couple years ago so he is not as agile on stage as he used to be.........I try to see him each time he appears in Reno, NV, but haven't seen him for a couple years. His voice isn't what it once was ............. but who cares?
Barb I love, "Betty Davis Eyes", Just what do we do with all those oldies we love so much, 33's, 45's I can still play them, but never had a 8 track so I guess we'll all have to go to Dash's, LOL.
That bench sounds like a biggy allright. Should be able to seat the whole family, at once PaulI.
Enjoy your camping trip Craig ......... I can almost smell the campfire (my fav thing about camping). Should be pretty at this time of the year and cooler.
Am playing musical chairs this last few days and am exhausted. My old chair bit the dust and the new one is killing my butt and shoulders.........you know the story.
Take care all.
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#49771 - 09/16/05 12:21 AM
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rosebud
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Hi Roadr - OMG I've got tears in my eyes, I'm such a mush! Thanks for the Johnny link. Jeez, when he started singing "Chances Are........." I instantly remembered where I was a long time ago when I first heard it. I have to go out and get his double CD now (I'm hooked again).
I saw Johnny in concert in '64 at the Forest Hills Tennis Club. Hot summer nite and that voice of his was a super combination.
So, looks like you will be chair shopping, too. Seems like my two most important things are wearing out about the same time (chair and van).
Hope you don't have to hang out in your spare chair too long.
Goodnite/morning
-Barb
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#49774 - 09/16/05 12:12 PM
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dashing
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I have an antique cane and wicker w/c. Believe it or not It has a wrench made for it in cast iron! dash
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#49775 - 09/16/05 04:16 PM
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Paul I
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Dashing, your wheelchair sequence is exactly the sa,me as mine! EJ Premier, Stainless Specialities that kept cracking at the welds and then a Quadra which went out of business and finally Quickie. They have gotten better, havn't they. I'm looking at a Kushall maybe this time.
We had a Cox camping trailer we pulled with my 68 SS Chevelle. It was cool. I cut off about 6 inches of body and spliced it onto the door. Had a plywood ramp that would stow on top of the folded trailer.
The Cox had a total canvas top and unfolded like
a tent, half from each side. It was pretty roomy. Guess I'll look for another picture.
Ah, to be younger. Like the old saying- roughing it is no room service.
So Roadrunner, did you do the jock thing?
Julie London anyone?
Paul I
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#49776 - 09/16/05 04:34 PM
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cbal-craig
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Barb, when Sandy and I met in the early 70s we traveled and camped a lot in the Ozarks in Arkansas, the Rockies in Colorado, and the Sierras in Calif.
We had a 1953 (I think) International Metro step van (like a bread truck) and boy what a tank. Wide open on the highway was about 50 mph. Made me a believer in International trucks and later in life I bought one of their pickups (another tank).
Anyway, today our bed room is full of shit to pack in the trailer and van and I still have some things to buy before we leave on this trip.
Departure looks like it is coming up ...maybe Sunday.
Thanks for the good wishes ......I'll be back before I leave I think because this thread is ..... vintage
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#49777 - 09/16/05 05:25 PM
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Roadrunner
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PaulI So Roadrunner, did you do the jock thing?
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#49778 - 09/16/05 06:08 PM
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Paul I
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The wheelchair athletics- not the fabric device thatthe guys gym teachers liked to joke about.
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#49780 - 09/17/05 12:37 AM
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rosebud
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So RoadR, which chair did you get? Do you use a narrow or reg. width?
If my butt will fit comfortably, think I'll go back to a 16" seat next time. There have been several places that were inaccessible because of an inch or so, that it might be worth it to try to squeeze myself into a narrow seat.
It's hell when your life becomes limited because of an inch or two.
Getting used to a new chair really puts a new spin on your daily tasks.
What sport did you participate in, RoadR?
Dash - You poor girl, still using an old wicker chair!!
I saw one of those cane & wicker chairs not too long ago in an antique shop (great condition). It was huge with two big wheels up front and a smaller swivel wheel in center/back and it reclined, too. Even the foot plate was made of wood. There was a $300 price tag on it.
P1 - Who's Julie London? Just kidding, but I can't recall what she sang.
Goodnite/morning
-Barb
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#49781 - 09/17/05 11:39 AM
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rosebud
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Craig - check your PM
-Barb
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#49782 - 09/17/05 12:46 PM
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Paul I
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Hey Roadrunner, NW Games 1962 and Stoke 1962 or 63, can't remember. You must have run into the team from the Univ. of Illinois.
Barb, Julie London was a gorgeous sometimes blond that sang sultry songs like you'd hear in a smoke filled, quiet nightclub.
http://www.emergencyfans.com/people/julie_london.htm
Fender skirts were definately cool but in my territory that had to have the little flare at the bottom and not just straight across.
In my HS jackets were a definitive identification factor. Typically, my group, wore tan or kacki windbrakers, the farm guys (shitkickers)had the Levi jackets with the FFA stuff embroidered on them, the jocks, the deal with the leather sleeves so they could sport their letters and the rodders wore white nylon jackets with the collar turned up. PI
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#49783 - 09/17/05 02:56 PM
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cbal-craig
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I sent you an e-mail Barb ?
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#49784 - 09/17/05 03:04 PM
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cbal-craig
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Originally posted by Paul I:
In my HS jackets were a definitive identification factor. Typically, my group, wore tan or kacki windbrakers, the farm guys (shitkickers)had the Levi jackets with the FFA stuff embroidered on them, the jocks, the deal with the leather sleeves so they could sport their letters and the rodders wore white nylon jackets with the collar turned up. PI
Roadrunner, skirts are fine on a car but as a young buck let me tell you the most interesting thing about that car is the driver, lol. I don't know if it is you or an old friend but that is my humble opinion.
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#49786 - 09/17/05 11:06 PM
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Roadrunner
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Rosebud So RoadR, which chair did you get? Do you use a narrow or reg. width?
I did all field events for Quads, but my main interest was target shooting. I have 1 World Record and 1 Pan Am Record to my credit.
PaulI Hey Roadrunner, NW Games 1962 and Stoke 1962 or 63, can't remember. You must have run into the team from the Univ. of Illinois
cbal-craig
Roadrunner, skirts are fine on a car but as a young buck let me tell you the most interesting thing about that car is the driver, lol. I don't know if it is you or an old friend but that is my humble opinion.
I love your humble opinions
MrSoul I went to see a coworker's son's art work, and had never met him before...I told him he looked like Cat Stevens (he did) and he said "Who's that?" And then his sister says "You know, that singer they thought was a terrorist last year!" That seems to be his claim to fame these days!
"Morning Has Broken"
I'll spare you all the lyrics, LOL.......my fav by Cat!
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#49788 - 09/18/05 08:19 PM
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flicka
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We had a 1953 (I think) International Metro step van (like a bread truck) and boy what a tank. Wide open on the highway was about 50 mph. Made me a believer in International trucks and later in life I bought one of their pickups (another tank).
Great thread. Wonderful pictures everyone!
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#49789 - 09/19/05 12:18 AM
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rosebud
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RoadR - How are you doing with your new "Blast"? Have you wrecked your residence? (LOL) I rented a power chair for a month and jeez, I just couldn't avoid wacking into things. I had to do a lot of paint touch-ups and a couple major patchings before my landlord saw what I had done.
Target shooting competition, what fun! That's something else I enjoy and occasionally go with my brother to the rod & gun club. I shoot his 22 pistol right out from my van, and pretty good at it, too. The more we all talk about things on here, the more we have in common.
MrSoul - Going to an art fair sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday, but I don't know about the 90 dgr part! So how was the kid's art work?
P1 - Oh yeah, I recognize Julie now and do remember when she was married to Jack Webb. She was very attractive.
The pictures I found of my '65 Valiant are quite small, so it's hard to see any detail, but the shape is more straight along the sides and trunk area and had a vinyl roof. It had a V6, too, and was a great driving/riding car and was fairly easy to put the chair behind the seat. Wish they still made cars that way!
How's the Magnum doing as far as transfering in and out goes?
You must have been in very good shape to be able to get in and out of your boat, P1. Did you rig up something to assist in getting on and off the dock?
Well, I wonder where Craig and Sandy are camping tonite?
Goodnite
-Barb
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#49791 - 09/19/05 10:35 AM
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MrSoul
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Originally posted by rosebud:
MrSoul - Going to an art fair sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday, but I don't know about the 90 dgr part! So how was the kid's art work?
Originally posted by push4me: Imagine this...........we all managed to make it this far without "computers", for the most of it This thread will be a "laugher" for the younger ones to come. 
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#49792 - 09/20/05 01:01 PM
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Roadrunner
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MrSoul Agree with Craig, you look great in that photo, Roadrunner!!!! Thanks for the pic RR You were a "looker"
PaulI love your Plymouth Valiant..........there is just something about those sweeping back fender "fins" of that era that get to me. Can't comment on the sailing as I am ignorant of it all.
Rosebud RoadR - How are you doing with your new "Blast"? Have you wrecked your residence?
Target shooting was my fav and I used to do a lot of it but haven't touched it in many years. Used to compete with the a/b's to keep sharp and enjoyed that as we had a really great club.
MrSoul you are so right about computers.........sheesh I have wished ao many times that I had some young kid to call on when I run into bottlenecks.......it sometimes make you wish for the old typewriter days. In fact have been having some weird responses on this one lately so I may be in for wishing again
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#49793 - 09/20/05 09:06 PM
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The more I stay away the more stuff you guys bring up I remember.Maybe we should start -how do I say "old ppl" thread politely."geezer thread"? naah, that leaves ladies out!
Shooting-I still love it. Used to do lotta deer and elk hunting from my jeep cherokee. Now it's mostly my .22 out the window-still have a "Nylon 66" semi-auto.
Now I gotta get the boat pics out too. I had a 15' crestliner with 55hp Johnson O.B. In those days I could transfer in and out of boat from dock-can barely get in bed now. Maybe we were in same town-I got a '51Merc. pic with fender skirts, suicide doors and I nearly forgot about FFA corduroy blue jackets with gold names like "Hank" or something on front. Girls were all in FHA.
I stuck with black leather-went better with taps on the black loafers.
Yup, I remember Julie London too. Great looker- wasn't her genre "Torch Singer" or something?
Okay, Back to the future wr
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#49794 - 09/20/05 11:23 PM
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Roadrunner
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the thought had certainly crossed my mind that maybe we need an, "Oldies" (title?)Forum.............we seem to be enjoying this one so much.
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#49796 - 09/21/05 07:27 AM
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The more I stay away the more stuff you guys bring up I remember.Maybe we should start -how do I say "old ppl" thread politely."geezer thread"? naah, that leaves ladies out!
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#49797 - 09/21/05 09:31 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Never thought of myself as vintage but then I never thought of myself as lotta things I turned out to be 
Yeah Push all I can shoot from the chairs the .22 "Nylon 66" it only weighs 4 lbs. But I shot the Elk with a 7mm rem. Mag from the jeep> I put H/C's on a waggoneer and a Cherokee post SCI. I'd fall over forwards shooting the big guns from chair but in the jeep or car you had a window frame to rest on and steering wheel to lean on.
After gettng to vintage for boat transfers and camping I sold my boat-It was a lotta fun except Yellowstone Lake can get rough during storms.
Here it is on the back of my "68 Torino when I was going to school in Billings Mt.which is where I went right after becoming Hines Alumni-
you can click on boat for bigger pic. don't know how I did it.
Still can't fid the "51 Merc.
Sittin by the campfire in Yellowstone one night a Bear walked up to within about 4-5 feet from me-my old E-J didn't move too fast in dirt. I picked up a burning stick from the fire and he calmly walked away. 
All the albums are in the basement and ppl here act like they're gonna die if you ask them to go downstairs.
Still gonna find the Merc. I wanted a 50 something Studebaker Push-actually had an O/H Valve V-8, but downright ugly lookin thing.
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#49798 - 09/21/05 11:13 PM
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rosebud
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What the heck is a fractal? Got my first computer 2 months ago, and that cartoon MrSl posted looks like me when I'm staring at the screen thinking "what the hell?" (LOL)
An Oldies Forum is a good idea RoadR.
This is the best I can do for a medal for you, I'm sure you'll get the hang of that new chair before long with no ill effects. Maybe you should have hubby put rubber bumpers around it like they have on bumper cars.
WR - We used to camp in VA along the Skyline Drive and bears were regular pests there. The park rangers patroled and kept them at bay. I used to wear a whistle around my neck "just in case", glad I never had to blow it - I'd probably get so frightened I'd lose my wind!
That was a sweet little boat, WR. Someday I'll post the pontoon I used to cruise around the lake on a few years ago.
Goodnite
-Barb
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#49799 - 09/22/05 03:30 PM
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whiterabbit11
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rosebud:
[QB].
Yep, WR, Mick Jagger is still hanging in there rocking, and it amazes me that his lead quitar player (damn, whose name escapes me right now) you know who I mean whippersnapper - the one who looks like he just crawled out from under a rock, is still alive and playing. (LOL)
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Source About Keith Richards is 61 years old.
Keith Richards and a schoolmate, Mick Jagger, fell in together in the early 1960s and formed a band with Brian Jones. Losing and adding a few other band members along the way, The Rolling Stones made a name for themselves when their up-tempo covers...
How Old Is Keith Richards [Web Answer]
Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943) is rhythm and occasional lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962.
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Looked him up just for you Rosebud-I read on a little further and it appears that he was the one who came up with the phrase "sex, drugs and rock and roll"
Damn! He is older than I am and way older than C-1 and 2, especially 1 or 2. How come I can't do that? :p
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#49800 - 09/22/05 03:38 PM
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Originally posted by rosebud:
What the heck is a fractal? fractal
Dictionary
frac·tal (frăk'təl)
n.
A geometric pattern that is repeated at ever smaller scales to produce irregular shapes and surfaces that cannot be represented by classical geometry. Fractals are used especially in computer modeling of irregular patterns and structures in nature.
[French, from Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere, to break. See fraction
From: http://www.fractal-art.com/
Also check out: http://www.fractalism.com
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#49801 - 09/22/05 05:46 PM
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rosebud
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Thanks for the Keith Richard info, WR. He's a great guitarist. Isn't it amazing how he keeps going even though he seems to be doing everything wrong healthwise? Maybe it's because he's having so much fun, hey?
WOW, so those are fractals, MrS? Absolutely beautiful - now that looks like something I could get interested in doing. I looked the word up and fractal wasn't in my home dictionary that's why I asked. Knew you would have the answer. Thanks.
-Barb
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#49804 - 09/23/05 08:12 PM
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dashing
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Hey, I was born at the perfect time! Drugs, sex and rock n roll .
Yup, I broke down and got my first pc in 1998 or9 but forget, ipods, palm pilots...How would I have time to read real books . I only get half way through instruction manuals. Just enough as necessary. Was I pissed when my new TV had "parental controls" installed. I still can't go up and down stations and lost the manual (probably behind some dresser w/ many others. Oh, and that printer, scanner, fax thing. Just got through printing before that one hid somewhere .You see, nothings my fault . Never was nor will claim techno status. I need to ask nieces for the simplist things like taking a photo! Give me my good old instamatic :p . dash
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#49806 - 09/23/05 08:13 PM
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dashing
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wr, you caught me in the post hole vortex! dash
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#49809 - 09/23/05 10:09 PM
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dashing
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The printer but none of the other "functions". Just think of all the new techno vocabulary words. Now I'd suck in English like I did in math! dash
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#49811 - 09/25/05 03:56 PM
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whiterabbit11
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I knew this would happen when that photobucket thing Sylvana showed me actually worked.
The little blurb I read about Julie London said she had a "smoky" voice.
Died in 2000 at age 79 could've been my mother
I'm glad I have a computer but they can sure cause you to waste a lot of time especially if you're short on will power like me.
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#49812 - 09/25/05 11:01 PM
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whiterabbit11 I'm glad I have a computer but they can sure cause you to waste a lot of time especially if you're short on will power like me.
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#49813 - 09/26/05 07:38 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Originally posted by Roadrunner: whiterabbit11 I'm glad I have a computer but they can sure cause you to waste a lot of time especially if you're short on will power like me.
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#49814 - 09/26/05 10:55 PM
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Roadrunner
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whiterabbit Sometimes I worry about the lack of will power Roadrunner but now that I'm running low on power in general I don't think think the will matters much anyway wr
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#49815 - 09/27/05 08:26 PM
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Paul I
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I'm with you on this Roadrunner. I think it has to do with surviving to a point where one begins to realize that speaking out really doesn't cause much turmoil and it's more rewarding. Wish I'd started sooner. I think it also has to do with being different. Obviously, not too many people ride chairs percentage wise so one gets used to standing out, apart, or whatever you want to call it. A callousness develops about one's image like whatever I say I'm already apart from the masses so F*** it.
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#49816 - 09/27/05 09:44 PM
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After working for most all of the last 30 years Roadrunner I find way too much time on my hands and having a hard time getting used to it I'm trying hard to not give a s##t. I'll catch on RR. Thanks :p
That's when you could actually work on a car Paul. I can't even find the battery in mine. They make special "things" to hook jumper cables to. :rolleyes:
Nice Avanti Paul.!! A pretty rare piece of machinery now. Gotta dig for more pics too.
The ones I load from my dig. camera onto the PC come out perfect size but I can't master the trip from the scanner to the board either.wr
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#49819 - 09/29/05 12:48 PM
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Paul I
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Searching my memory- the most memorable songs from my early teen years are:
Ivory Tower, Wayward Wind, the Kentuckian, the Wild One, Blue Suede Shoes, Heartbreak Hotel, Old Shep,
Blue Moon, Tragedy, The Big Bopper, White Sport Coat, and, if I dig back into my sister's time, she was three years older,- Naughty Lady of Shady Lane,
Mule Team, High and Mighy, and now I'll really dig back- The Thing, Mood Indigo, Tumbling Tumbleweeds,and finally all the songs from Uncle Don's Playland 78 rpm record set. My absolute favorite was Little Toot the Tugboat with its picture book. And I never realized that a favorite book, Tootles, was considered a communist book. PI
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#49821 - 09/29/05 11:38 PM
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Oh Paul I, you've done it again. How I love music! I remember just about all of those titles.............
Yesterday in the Mall this gal started playing "Blue Spanish Eyes" (she was selling organs). I just know a lot of people watched me rolling side to side trying to keep time and pace.
Take a peek here..........you'll love it.
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/
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#49822 - 09/30/05 12:02 AM
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Oh boy! I was going to look at this thread for a minute before "hitting the hay", now look what you've done RoadR. I took a quick glance at the fifties site and am still laughing to myself regarding the "DEAD PEOPLE" list. (lol)
Now I'm going back for another quick look that will undoubtedly turn into much longer.
-Barb
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#49823 - 09/30/05 01:17 AM
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rosebud
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I've bookmarked the fifties web site, RoadR. Forgot how much I loved Rick Nelson songs and the Everly Brothers.
Chuckled over the guarantee on the bottom of the page: Fifties Web is guaranteed to have NO SMALL PRINT.
Goodnite/morning
-Barb
p.s. - notice the few minutes turned into an hr.+
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#49825 - 10/01/05 10:28 PM
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Paul I
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The 50's website is pretty good. We didn't get TV until 1955 so I'd like to see something about radio shows. PI
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#49826 - 10/02/05 05:37 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
The 50's website is pretty good. We didn't get TV until 1955 so I'd like to see something about radio shows. PI
Anyone who grew up with radio shows or in New York (and certainly, both!) will love the movie!
And Paul, there is an especially hilarious religious/atheist situation/punchline in it that I don't want to spoil...but any regular on the F & R forum, like you, will laugh their ass off over it.
If you haven't seen it, make a special effort... guarantee you won't be dissapointed.
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#49827 - 10/02/05 10:23 PM
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Hi I'm new here and was glad to see the aging thread. I love the fifties site. BTW Richard Simmons is alive unless he died in the past few weeks. He was just on the TODAY SHOW.
From what I've seen I'm going to like it here.
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#49829 - 10/03/05 10:24 AM
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rosebud
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Welcome bama074, yep, this is the fun thread.
I thought the same thing about Richard Simmons, but apparently there was an actor by the same name as the "exercise with the oldies" guru. Check the fifties site again.
-Barb
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#49831 - 10/03/05 06:56 PM
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"It's Delightful, it's Delovely, it's DeSoto" wasn't that the Sponsor song from Groucho Marx and "you Bet Your LIfe"? Remember the Duck and the secret word?
Speaking of OLDS 442s Push I had to choose the Torino with a 390 over a '68 Hurst Olds-cuz I needed automatic by then.
Did you happen to remember Carl MaComber at Hines? He sold me a '65 Buick Electra 225 convertible equipped with homemade hand controls. He caught an AK-47 round in the back in Nam-He was on my side of the ward. Itraded the Buick for The Torino-dumb move.
I suspect your insurance guy and the Strip boss did do some sweating when they saw you doing the drag racing
If you got car pics drag em out Bama. I found a negative with my GTO to get developed-all painted with some 1st marriage wedding stuff :rolleyes: Live and learn. wr
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#49832 - 10/03/05 09:36 PM
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Paul I
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That DeSoto is just so sweet. They were big, wern't they? As fins go those were pretty artistic. Maybe it's time for a retro fin car.
Welcome aboard Bama. This is the forum where the past gets spit shined, glorified and made the envy of the children on this board.
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#49833 - 10/03/05 10:13 PM
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rosebud
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Oohhhh, I love that Desoto. What a classy looking car that is, I really like the black and white. When was the last year they were made?
My youngest sister and I were acting foolish one day earlier this summer. We were talking about how we are both alone now and getting older by the minute and we should do something crazy and fun before our "number is up". lol
She said if she wins the lottery that she would want it all at once in cash. Then we decided that we'd buy a mint condition old cadillac (the kind with a very large trunk), fill the trunk with the money and take off for a tour of the country. (kinda like a "good" Thelma and Louise) Then, we would do good deeds and leave $$ gifts for the needy we met along the way.
That DeSoto has a very large trunk! Wouldn't that be a blast?
So far, she hasn't won enough to fill her wallet!
Goodnite vintage people
-Barb
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#49834 - 10/03/05 10:27 PM
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MrSoul
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Sent you a PM, Paul... anyone else here seen RADIO DAYS??? (see my remarks, above post)
On a campaign to get all of you nostalgic folks on this aging thread to see it! :p
Seriously, though... who here actually listened to shows on the radio, like with "stories"?
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#49836 - 10/03/05 11:05 PM
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rosebud
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The only shows I remember listening to on the radio were: "Fibber Magee and Molly", "The Grand Old Opry", and I think "Jack Benny" when we lived down in NYC late '40's Wow, now I definitely feel vintage. Can't say as I remember any story content, just comedy and music.
Mom would help us with our Saturday nite bath, then we'd have a snack and listen to the radio before going to bed.
Sometimes dad would put a 78 record by Benny Goodman, Harry James or Gene Krupa on the old Victrola, and I could hear it playing quietly in the background, as I fell asleep.
Good memories.
Goodnite again for sure this time
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#49837 - 10/03/05 11:14 PM
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"Radio Days", yes MrSoul I have seen it. Many years ago however, and I don't remember much of it. I do know it reminded me very much of growing up and it's not surprising when you say Woody is 69. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and your Mom singing it to you reminded me of Roy Roger's and The Sons of the Pioneers. Seems to me that was their theme song.
Whiterabbit11 "It's Delightful, it's Delovely, it's DeSoto" wasn't that the Sponsor song from Groucho Marx and "you Bet Your LIfe"? Remember the Duck and the secret word?
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#49838 - 10/03/05 11:39 PM
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Originally posted by Roadrunner:
You're someone else with a good memory - remember the commercial, but don't know if it was on, "You Bet Your Life". Another great old TV program. I will always remember one couple that came on the program. Groucho was quering them on life in general and then asked how many children they had. The answer was like about 9 or 10 as I recall. In that day considered a big family as it is now. He then asked the husband where he worked and it was a mattress company! I suppose "you had to be there" kind of joke but it brought the house down.
Yeah, guess you had to be there!
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#49839 - 10/04/05 12:01 PM
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Oh yeah-the radio shows. I actually remember waking up to Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club"-actually my Mom liked it followed by Arthur Godfrey-but at night I listened to "The Shadow" and "Inner Sanctum" I'm pretty sure in 4th-5th grade
I was a big Yankees fan in the mid 50's like 6th and 7th grade and I think in '56, '57 my Dad was stationed in Germany so I listened to every play in the world series, Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers or Milwaukee Braves on the radio. I'll have to google it for correct years but I remember listening to Don Larsen's no hitter-Richardson, Kubek, Berra and Mantle battin cleanup was 1st 4 N.Y. batting order.
MrSoul-I used to smoke weed with hippie friends and watch NFL highlights in slowmo at 10 or 11:00 in late 60's early '70- the slowmo. was awesome after a couple passes around the circle. wr
Had my mind made up to be pro-baseball player :p
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#49840 - 10/04/05 02:27 PM
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bama074
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Thanks for the welcome. It is appreciated. I was born in 1951 so I can't say I remember the old radio shows. I do remember only having a couple of TV channels with rabbit ears, no color and the TV was only on a few hours a day. Now I've got over 100 channels and still can't always find something I want to watch. Thank goodness for the History and Science channels.
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#49841 - 10/04/05 03:49 PM
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I did watch Radiodays a couple of years ago and greatly enjoyed it. I like most of Woody Allen's stuff but sometimes I'd like to slap him for some of his whimp roles.
Radio was "IT" in the 40's. No TV. The kids adventure stuff came on around 4 pm. We were right by the radio. Straight Arrow, Bobby Bensen and the B bar B Riders, Cisco Kid, Lone Ranger on later. There was a science fiction show, X minus 1, and then the all ages stuff like The Shadow, Mark Trail, Jack Benny, Baby Snooks, Green Hornet, I think Dragnet,
and so on. I used to have a Tom Mix belt. Roy Rogers- I was driving near Apple Valley, CA a couple of years ago and saw Roy Rogers Drive, Dale Evans Drive and after a while I think we drove by the Double R Bar ranch. I couldn't believe it really existed! Should have stopped. We have a Gene Autry Park about 8 blocks from here which I belive he funded.
OK, Happy Trails, folks. PI
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#49843 - 10/04/05 11:16 PM
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Originally posted by whiterabbit11: Originally posted by bama074:
Thank goodness for the History and Science channels.
Had to research The Desoto song Roadrunner and came up with this:
Theme 5: "It's De-Lovely"
[aka: "De-Lovely" from the Broadway musical "Red, Hot and Blue!";
As contributor T. Perrone reminds us, this was used on Groucho's
series during some years when it was sponsored by Desoto, when
the automobile company had licensed a version of this song as
it's advertising jingle in the mid-1950's.]
Composer: Cole Porter (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
1998 Publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.
of Los Angeles, CA
Composition Date: 1936
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recordings:
[78rpm -- Hal Kemp orchestra made one of the first]
Seems like there was a bunch of Commies around in the early 50's thanks to Senator Mcarthy-Groucho's 1st band leader, Jerry Fielding got labeled and had to quit "You Bet Your Life" so it wouldn't rub off on Groucho.
Guess even the good old days had it's share of whacko politicians. Then there was Nikita Kruschev scarin me to death bangin his shoe. I thought he was really gonna bury me.
I preferred Gene (Back in the Saddle Again) Autrey over Roy Rogers. I figured Roy and his white hat and palomimo were a little too clean looking to be real cowboys. Bullet was cool though.
I saw Gene and Champion at a rodeo in Colorado Springs. If I remember right Champion could actually count to ten or so.wr
I've had that theme song runnin' thro' my head the last couple of days now .......... Wouldn't you know Cole Porter wrote it. Very few memorable, lasting, music coming out these days...........
Gene Autry and Champion, yeh!!!!!!! My sister and I fought over him and RR all the time. She was a big RR fan and I guess we have the ex LA Angels owner in common WR11. He was my fav cowboy too. How great you got to see him "live". What a thrill that must have been.
"The Bay of Pigs" stands out in my memory like it was yesterday. I was scared to death. We didn't have a bomb shelter and I wondered just how we could survive a nuclear attack which certainly seemed imminent. "Duck and Cover" just didn't seem to be enough in my book. We were having a lot of drills at school ........ really scary stuff.
Rosebud I sure remember Fibber Magee and Molly (didn't they have the closet everything fell out of?) "The Shadow" was my fav, especially that laugh, "Heh, heh, heh, ooooonnnnnnnlllly the Shadow knows, heh, heh, heh"!
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#49844 - 10/05/05 03:37 PM
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whealerman
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Oh man, the memories that brings back. My family had the De Soto dealership in our little town in the '50s. I loved those cars. We sold other Chrysler products as well until my dad passed away in '75.
In '74 my dad traded for a used De Soto that we sold new in '55. It was still in good shape (needed repainting, but no dents or rust) and had all the original paperwork with it. An old 392 Hemi with factory air (COLD and completely silent), automatic with the shifter on the dash, tube radio. I kept it until 1990 when I sold it to a friend who's a De Soto fanatic. He has a shop and restored it completely. Even found factory exact repro upholstery. When HE was finished with it it looked showroom new.
"You Bet Your Life" was required viewing in our home.
Yep. Remember the radio shows, too. We had an old Crosley tube radio, one of those that looked like the door to a Gothic cathedral. I loved the sounds it made when you tuned in a station. We got TV when it was first available in our area, but I still listened to the radio programs until they finally went off the air for good in our part of the country in the early '60s.
Thanks for the memories, y'all. Man, I miss tube radios.
Michael
Originally posted by whiterabbit11:
"It's Delightful, it's Delovely, it's DeSoto" wasn't that the Sponsor song from Groucho Marx and "you Bet Your LIfe"? Remember the Duck and the secret word?
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#49845 - 10/05/05 06:57 PM
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MrSoul
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Originally posted by whealerman:
Yep. Remember the radio shows, too. We had an old Crosley tube radio, one of those that looked like the door to a Gothic cathedral. I loved the sounds it made when you tuned in a station. We got TV when it was first available in our area, but I still listened to the radio programs until they finally went off the air for good in our part of the country in the early '60s.
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#49846 - 10/05/05 07:56 PM
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Paul I
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Many of them just went over to TV. Dragnet, Lone Ranger, Jack Benny, Show of Shows, etc.
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#49847 - 10/05/05 11:15 PM
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rosebud
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The Lone Ranger was my favorite cowboy along with his sidekick, Tonto.
Remember the Hit Parade, where they sang the top songs of the week? Really enjoyed that show.
I sold an old Crosley radio for $20 in a garage sale a few years ago, along with a lot of other memorabilia, when I was downsizing.
I still use an iron my aunt gave me when I moved into my first apartment 1964. It has the striped cloth covered cord (and a couple wraps of electrical tape on the worn spots).
Goodnite
-Barb
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#49848 - 10/05/05 11:46 PM
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Roadrunner
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Barb Hit Parade ........... remember it well. "Name That Tune"
http://www.curtalliaume.com/ntt.html
was probably the follow up for Hit Parade. I just loved that program.
Our first TV set came in the house in 1956. Remember the Native American test pattern they would show all day before programs started about 4 p.m. as I recall?
Black and Decker makes a "CLASSIC" iron these days modeled after that heavy old type. I bought one as the plastic things today are worthless IMO.
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#49849 - 10/06/05 11:48 AM
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whealerman
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Speaking of Crosley, they were into just about everything. They even built cars for a while, though they weren't very good. I learned to drive in a '49 Crosley station wagon.
Michael
Originally posted by rosebud: I sold an old Crosley radio for $20 in a garage sale a few years ago, along with a lot of other memorabilia, when I was downsizing.
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#49850 - 10/07/05 05:28 PM
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Paul I
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Crosleys, Kaisers, Fraizers, Metropolitans, Isettas, Messerschmidts, Henry J- My neighbor had a Kaiser with the hatchback trunk lid. The whole inside back had nice wood strips on the floor. Messerschmidts were little tiny cars, four wheels I think with a door across the front. Strange, with that name and considering it was only 8-10 years since VE day they were around. Even after the horrible war I recall German goods meant quality- zeiss lenses, Leica cameras, Solingon steel, to recall a few. Isettas, if I recall had the rear wheels close together. My lady's folks had a DeSoto Suburban- three seats plus a good sized trunk but still a sedan with wood trim like a woody.
Cushman motor scooters- could drive it at 12 without a license.
Crosley really was into everything but I don't recall what else they made besides cars and radios. Remember the old car radios with tubes and a vibrator to convert DC to AC? I had an old portable I rescued from someone's trash. It was mainly batteries. Were they A and B batteries for the different voltages? We had a Maytag wringer washer and a clothesline out back. Our neighbors had this old iron which was like a roller and press for doing flat stuff. And what happened to Mixmaster? It was synonymous with todays Kitchen Aid type stuff. Maybe it was just our family but it seemed like people referred to appliances by the brand rather than the item."stick it in the Frigidaire, get the Hoover (it beats as it cleans as it sweeps). And the mantras of the companies?
GE- Progress is our Most Important Product, You can be sure if it's Westinghouse, LSMFT, PF Flyers- Wings on Your Feet, and so on.
Well, gotta skeedaddle, whatever that means! Paul I
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#49851 - 10/07/05 07:10 PM
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rosebud
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You sure have a good memory,P1.
Now that you mentioned all those old cars, I vaguely remember my dad having a Kaiser and a woody station wagon (it was creamy yellow). Seems like my grandmother had a Crosley refrigerator that we all called an icebox.
Mom had one of those Maytag ringer washers, too, that she kept in the back room and hooked it up to the kithen sink faucet to do the laundry. I remember when a towel got tangled around the ringer and what a racket it made. Had to wack the release lever, which opened the space between the ringers, then she would hang everything on the line. In the winter, the clothes were frozen when she brought them in. My dads "dungarees" would stand up along the wall like statues, until they thawed out. Then, they were hung over the backs of chairs by the woodstove to dry.
Geez, our moms worked so hard, didn't they? Housework was a full time job for my mom raising 7 kids, while dad always had a full time + 1 or 2 other jobs.
Goodnite
Barb
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#49852 - 10/08/05 11:38 AM
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MrSoul
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Originally posted by rosebud:
Mom had one of those Maytag ringer washers, too, that she kept in the back room and hooked it up to the kithen sink faucet to do the laundry.
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#49853 - 10/08/05 04:43 PM
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I loved the Desoto pic!
The only radio show I listened to, was "Matt Dillon" and Chester. Was it called "Gunsmoke" on the radio then? It was on Sunday, and the family listened to it going home from church. Well, I never listened in church, so that made up for it. I honestly never stayed in the house much to listen to much.
WR, I had the '69 Olds 442 in automatic. Red with racing stripes, and twin hood scoops. I have a pic here somewhere, but my scanner is kapoot.
Was Carl a tall/big guy? I remember this one quad who lived in So. Ill., who drove home in a big boat, and I remember helping some others "strap" him into the damn thing (hand/arm tied to spinner knob), and being propped up so he wouldn't lose his balance on the ride home. He was from your side too.
I had the 442 up at Hines for about a mo. before I was discharged. Used to do donuts in the parking lot after a few too many, along with a few others there
What bed were you in? Hope you weren't the second bed from the front (left side going in), as I remember the aide on duty yanked the guys cath out one day while lifting him. I hope Carl wasn't the guy who took a shitload of pills, then asked for a morhpine shot for the pain  That was the guy from your side who was on a "liter", and had some lady "friend" who was a suspicious "gold digger".........as was the rumor then
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#49854 - 10/09/05 09:04 AM
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When we were kids, my brother, sister and I NEVER missed the monster movies on Saturday afternoon - even if it was beautiful day outside! They were black and white, of course, and SCARED us to death. I laugh now when I see one. Godzilla and one about rocks that grew when touched with water and then turned everything else to rocks scared me to death! My heart still races when I think of the rock movie! he he
I found it on Amazon! Monolith Monsters...crap, I'm going to have nightmares tonight!
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#49855 - 10/10/05 02:10 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Push- The big tall quad strapped in the boat was a friend of mine named Jerry McCue. He was from Pekin Ill. which supposedly got it's name from being directly opposite on the globe from Peking China. He carried a big "Ham Can" with a little water in it so he could smoke and spit the Butts in the can when he was done. He was in a Death room for awhile with pneumonia but came through.
Payne was the guy on the litter who Od'd and . He had one leg amp'd and never could throw the ostemyelitis-always carried a pint of Jim Beam in his litter bag :p
I was in 4th bed on right goin in. Leon Altman was 1, Patrick Kenney a young quad was 2, Willie Taylor a big black dude was 3. The guy they yanked the cath from was Bjorne (last name)-tall skinny guy with red hair.
Yup the 442 was an awesome muscle car. The one I wanted was tan with dark brown stripes and 442 and Hurst Olds lettering, but I had the "new car bug" went next door and saw the mighty 390 Ford Torino-like Starsky and Hutch had.
You gotta remember the 2 main ward men- Ball and Joe. You guys had the nurses and sweet lookin ward clerks on your side. wr
Carl was big tall guy, para, but not as big as the quad wih the boat- 7 on the right.wr
edited to answer Q about Carl.
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#49856 - 10/10/05 06:09 PM
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Paul I
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So you guys were at Hines? Anyone at RIC? PI
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#49858 - 10/11/05 03:53 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Never heard of RIC Paul. Where was/is it?
I must have bs'd with you now and then Push, cuz I remeber Frank Jelnik(sp) -I could pick him out of a photo-lineup.He'd head down the middle of the ward at Mach 10 mutterring "gettin the f##k outa here.
I remember the knife assault. Willie was in on it. Someone SCI'd him with a .38 special in the stomach during a poker game by "Old Town". I think it was Chicago's version of Haight Ashbury. The knife just called for stitches-always showing me his scars.Ohh man,That reminds me of the c-2,3 guy across from me. He, an extra tall skinny black guy, fell down a flight of steps, broke neck and it took Chicago P.D. 10 days to figure out he wasn't just drunk. Poor guy had sores all over from layin on jail floor. His favorite thing was n ash tray that held a cigarette connected to a tube he sucked on to smoke.
Always noisy on the wards too with LindaRonstadt singin "Different Drum" Sonny and Cher with "The Beat Goes on".
McCue was a hilarious character but I wouldn't ride with him around the block.
Iknow the short dark haired nurse you're thinking of but can't remember her name -I was in love though.
I had a nice looking phys. therapist too-tall with short dark hair Mrs Jensen or Jennings??
Hey Paul-I've heard of an SCI VA in Albuqerque(sp?) do you know if it's any good? It's my official SCI place. Just thought you might know being from AZ.
Okay we-got carried away with 'vintage' VA days-cheerier, more generic nostalgia stuff to come.
Lash-you can still catch Godzilla in the middle of the night, but my fave was "War of the Worlds", but can't forget "Invaders from Mars" and "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"-good old captain Nemo. Lots more stuff out there.wr
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#49859 - 10/12/05 02:22 PM
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dashing
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Most of the vets I knew/know went through the Bronx VA. That is supposed to be the one portrayed in the movie "Born on the 4th of July,"
though they used a different one for the movie. Ron Kovik came from Long Island. I had a friend who met him at an anti-war rally (just after the Kent State shootings) in 1970 at Hofstra (Miss LIZ's college) went w/ him to DC. She was kind of used by the VVAW due to her (runaway at 16) guitar playing, singing and ability to draw attention for photo ops marching w/ the flag upside down. She and I once went to see the play written by Viet Vet David Rabe titled "Sticks n Bones" around 1972. It was the story of a Vet who returned blind. The family kept trying to live their "Father Knows Best" type life not wanting to acknowledge the war, his blindness, etc. The theatre personell tried to deny me access as a fire hazard. I blocked the entrance, causing a tad of commotion. David Rabe himself came to see what was causing the holdup. He got irate, screaming "this is exactly what my plays about." Needless to say, We got the best seats in the house! I have since seen his name on big screen movies.
My Pop built the first TV in the neighborhood. Funny though, those in our house always needed a matchbook stuck in thee channel changer to sort of keep it on one of the 4 stations.
My grandmother, great aunts etc., always called refigerators "Frigidares" as those were the 1st. He recently laughed when a younger sis remodeling her circa 1925 X crack house now in a highly taxed designated "Historic area" (they should pay her for being the "hood" pioneer) well, her new frige is a "Fridgidare"! dash
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#49860 - 10/16/05 09:27 PM
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Paul I
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Didn't realize you were talking about VA failities. RIC, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, was up on East Ohio St. I did my rehab there in 1959,60. I was a naive just 17 year old from farm country downstate and it was quite an experience being with street-wise guys from the city and suburbs. And we had a co-ed floor which got pretty interesting. RIC became the focus of Dear Abby's Abigail van Buren and eventually got a lot of attention, funding, etc. They were also tied in with Northwestern which was beneficial.
Don't know of the Rehab in NM but someone that posts here occassionally lives around there. PI
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#49861 - 10/16/05 09:36 PM
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Paul I
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We had an article in the local paper yesterday about kick the can. We used to play that endlessly in the summer time. Only it was more about getting this one poor guy "it" and keeping him there all evening. I think back and kids could be pretty rotten and mean without being physical about it. Kick the can was a great game for warm summer nights.
Days we play a game called Indian Ball. It was a street game. You hit the baseball so it stayed in the street. Then you lay the bat down crosswise and the other player rolled it from where he caught it. If he hit the bat he became the batter.
Remember BlackTom BlackTom? Anyone play it? About as politically incorrect a name as possible but nobody knew what it meant. It was similar to Red Rover. Somewhere I saw a collection of jumprope rhymes. I'll do a search.
This rhyme was for beginners who could not jump in while the rope was swinging over and over
(Swing the rope back and forth, not over)
Blue bells, cockle shell
Easy ivy over
(swing rope over head on over and continue in normal rope swing)
(We always sang it with the following rhyme but it can beused with any)
Oh no, here comes Miss Blackwell
with her big black stick
Now its time for arithmetic
One plus one is?
(jumper responds) Two
Two plus two is?
(jumper responds) Four
Four plus four is?
(jumper responds) Eight
Eight plus eight is?
(jumper responds) Sixteen
Nows its time for spelling
Spell cat.
(jumper responds) C-A-T
Spell dog.
(jumper responds) D-O-G
Spell hot.
(jumper responds) H-O-T
(when the jumper finishes spelling HOT swing the rope as fast as
possible till they mess up.)
Contributed by Noreen Goodman
Here's another I vaguely recall:
Miss Susie has a steamboat, the steamboat has a bell
Miss Susie went to Heaven, the steamboat went to
hell-o operator, please give me # 9,
and if you disconnect me, I'll kick you from
be-hind the 'fridgerator' there lays a piece of glass,
Miss Susie sat upon it and cut her little
ask me no more questions, please tell me no more lies,
the flies are in the city the bees are in the park,
Miss Susie and her boyfriend are kissing in the D - A - R - K, D - A - R - K, dark!
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#49863 - 10/17/05 10:32 AM
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Paul I
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Wasn't my memory, RR, I found them on the net but were the only ones I remembered. PI
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#49864 - 10/17/05 05:02 PM
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cbal-craig
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lol
I don't have anything to add but I enjoyed catching up on this thread since I was gone.
C~
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#49865 - 10/17/05 07:11 PM
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rosebud
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LOL Paul, After I read your post last nite, I didn't know how to respond other than, "I'd like to take whatever you're taking to be able to remember all those specifics of a childhood game!"
Glad to find out today that I'm not completely losing it. Thank goodness for the internet, hey?
Good day.
-Barb
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#49866 - 10/17/05 07:22 PM
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Paul I
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Did I post this already?
Three old guys go to the shrink for a memory test.
The Dr. says to the first "what's 3 times 3?"
The guy answers "that's easy, 257"
The Dr. makes some notes, furrows his brow and says to the next guy "what's 3 times 3?"
The next guy answers "that's easy, Tuesday"
The doc is really raising his brows as he jots down notes.
He addresses the third gent. "What's 3 times 3?"
"That's easy", he relies, "9"
Somewhat relieved the Dr. says "that's great! how did you get it?"
"That's easy too" replies the third gent. " You subtract 257 from Tuesday".
One of my favorite old timers jokes.
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#49867 - 10/17/05 08:35 PM
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rosebud
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Boy, you're on a funny roll, P1. LOL
-Barb
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#49868 - 10/19/05 05:29 AM
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dashing
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I remember jump roaping to those and
A my name is Alice, my husbands name is Al, we come from Alabama and we sell apples, B my name is Barbara and my husbands name is Bob...
I think I read Sputnic the first Russian space craft was this time of year in 1957? I remember my parents getting us (probably me an older sis) out of bed in our pj's. It was cold outside. I couldn't understand the big deal about this thing in the sky! It was closer then the moon and stars?
"The Cuban missle Crisis" is what scared you Rosebud, not the "Bay of Pigs" (as that was more secret?) My Mom stockpiled canned goods. Later to become, Dead Head brother ended up taking all the lables off the things and we ended up eating mystery dinners for quite some time (I could never eat corned beef hash again.) dash
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#49869 - 10/19/05 09:53 PM
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rosebud
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Huh??? It wern't me that said that, Dash. Think it was that "vintage" Roadie.
-Barb
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#49871 - 10/21/05 12:05 AM
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rosebud
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AAWWW, what a sweet pup, Roadr.
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#49872 - 10/21/05 12:19 AM
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Roadrunner
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Originally posted by rosebud:
AAWWW, what a sweet pup, Roadr.
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#49874 - 10/21/05 06:16 AM
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dashing
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My dream car at 15 was a dodge charger. I have one early prom pic where my hair makes me taller then my date. Thankfully, we then went to the bangs to the middle of our eyes and setting our hair in frozen oj cans to make it straight,
Pvt to push, been looking at old photos, you're right, my hair was curlier. I think it was layered and not one length. Might just do that again as that too was wash'n' wear. dash
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#49875 - 10/21/05 02:06 PM
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cbal-craig
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Good day
I still feel I need a car like Paul's ! However, I crammed myself into my wifes Honda after talking about cars here and damn, that little pea shooter still has guts, and it is 10 years old but only has 55000 miles on it. I went out on a back road to Sarasota and set the cruise control on an extremely high rate of speed. This is a stretch of road that has no driveways, just pasture land on both sides. Yea I know it is stupid but I still do it and will probably do it again this winter because I have not driven that little coupe for 2 years. My beautiful and wonderful wife is thrilled I have taken focused my attention on her car, again. About 10 years ago I crashed her old one and did seven thousand dollars worth of damage. She made me replace it , lol, I did and that is the car she has now.
Man I'm sick as a mother but started using a nebulizer (sp) and it cleared out my lungs however I'm still sick but my doc is a personal friend and I have talked to him every day for the last 3 days so I guess things are cool. I don't want to be this sick when this stinking hurricane hits and it is coming.
Sorry I rambled so long, I could go on but I won't
Between the flu meds. and my regular meds, well, what can I say but it was a long day.
Vintage to the end.. 
edit for ****ing typos...
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#49876 - 10/21/05 05:08 PM
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dashing
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Craig, sorry your ill but felt the need to post about how in high school we would take cars to snow covered parking lots and spin in circles.
That and that straight back no access road offered hours of fun...and there was that interstate under construction, closed to traffic...guess it's not surprising I've been seated all these yrs .
If your using abuterol in that nebulizer I pity you. That stuff makes my heart race and me feel jumpy. Give me drugs that have a more sedative effect-guess I am getting old !
dash
my edit is because I just remembered 4 wheel drive "jungle cruising" that was playing hide and seek w/ no headlights in the marshes by the harbor. No, we didn't need TV.
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#49877 - 10/23/05 01:02 PM
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Paul I
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Where would I be without CBS Sunday Morning, probably inconsistantly my most favorite TV program.
Today I discovered that Ken and Barbie had split up. Wherever have I been? BUT! Sales dropped off so to the tune of "My boyfriends back" Ken is getting a remake and the other dude is history. The world is OK after all. To those in the know, of course, this is nothing.
BUT! Tab Hunter is alive, well, happy, and fully enjoying life. He is in his 70's, looks almost the same and really seems to have it totally together.
Hadn't heard or thought of that name in decades.
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#49878 - 10/23/05 02:54 PM
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dashing
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Hey Paul, Tab Hunter's been on talk shows all week speaking on how hard it was hiding his homosexual status in "old" Holllywood. dash
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#49879 - 10/23/05 04:33 PM
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rosebud
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I was glad to see Tab Hunter on Larry King last week. For some reason I thought he was dead till that night. He looks as good as ever. Very easy on the eyes and pleasant to listen to.
Hope you're getting over whatever is ailing you, Craig, and that you don't get hit by this next hurricane. Hang in there!
Dash, my bf,some friends and I found a way to access the dirt race track at the local fairgrounds without going thru the gate. One summer, we went there several times at night to race against each other. 30-40 mph LOL it was only 1/4 mi track. Lots of fun till we got booted out. TG nobody ever got hurt.
RoadR, too bad about Rusty today, if only he hadn't gotten crinkled towards the end!
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#49880 - 10/23/05 05:29 PM
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Ken and barbie split, horrors what's this world coming too????
I'm laughing my butt off over those "beehive" hairdos, as would you believe we still have one women in our little town who still wears one!!!!! And yes, Dash it is just as tall as she is, LOL.
Tab Hunter, gay, now I didn't know that. I knew Johnny Mathis was from way back when, but then I guess I paid much more attention to him, LOL.
However I did see George Hamilton IV this week and he is still very tanned, fit, and handsome.
Has anyone done spins and wheelies in their chairs? I am ecstatic as hubby got my old 655 FS going again (totally refurbished and what a dream), and I have done more spins, slides, etc. in freezes, snow than I care to remember, LOL. Good thing we live off the beaten path or the neighbors probably would have a fit over the oldie spinning around................
Craig, hope you get better soon.
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#49881 - 10/23/05 06:59 PM
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Hi vintage folks- had to spend a day in the local hospital Thursday cuz I landed on the garage floor Thursday trying to get in the car and caught myself with the bad shoulder, but manageed to get a couple good hits of Demerol, then went to my VA appointment Friday
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Soorry you have to take that hyper albuterol Craig-I took it once when I had my 1st experience with pneumonia last Fall. Yuck-one on-call Dr. came in and listened to my heart and immediately ordered an ekg or the like not knowing I just finished sucking a few pipe-fuls down.
We all need a Flu and Pneumonia shot with the bird flu danger. Wouldn't want to see us all packed away to a M*A*S*H unit and quarantined. I did not like that pneumonia a bit.
I never went to the Steakhouse Push, but we ordered pizza a lot from a place called Trio's-Damn good stuff-with anchovies. We used to get a motel in Oak Park where they had a great Deli and cold beer.
I can't figure Frank picking Patty over you to hole up with Push. :rolleyes: I'm pretty sure I remember Frank's Charger and the 442. I think Everybody bought a car when the 1st VA and SS checks came.
I definitely remember Patty with the long red hair and mini-skirts like yesterday-we loved it when she walked through the ward. :p
I was remembering the old commercials like Drive Your CHEVrolet through the USA on Dinah Shore, Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick? Brylcream -a little Dab'll do ya, Use Wildroot Cream Oil Charlie and reading Burma Shave signs on the Highway.
I tried to capture the "Fonz" look.
I wasn't real happy with the music era between Elvis, Gene Vincent, Bill Haley stuff and the Beatles and Stones. Jusst too many Bobbies, Rickies etc. around with stuff like "Take good care of my Ba-a-a-by"--"She Wore Bluuuue Velvet" ack!-very un--
In sports you could know every player on every baseball team along with their batting average, not like nowadays. My Dad used to wear humself out watching "The Friday Night Fights" brought by Gillette-remember "To Look Sharp...."
I loved the bangs on girl's hair-Thought it was sexy as it could get. I thought-the beehive stuff was too stiff. It felt like it would break if you touched it.
Glad to see everyone here still-Guess I've reminisced enough tonight.
See Ya Later Alligator" :rolleyes:
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#49882 - 10/23/05 07:41 PM
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Craig, my doc put me on Advair when I was having trouble with the lungs. It's not a rescue inhaler, but rather a steroid I believe to knock down the inflammation. I felt like a new woman in just a couple of days. Who knew I couldn't breathe??? Guess I'd gotten used to feeling like crap.
Nothing to talk about (couldn't spell reminise???) here except glad I'm alive now with some of the great new meds.
Still thinking about that stupid scary rock movie. Maybe I need to watch it again so I can get over it. It's been how long and I'm still scared of that movie???
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#49885 - 10/24/05 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by Roadrunner:
Craig, hope you get better soon.
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#49886 - 10/24/05 08:13 PM
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Glad to hear you're on the mend, Craig. It is essential that you age according to schedule so that you too can become one of the old farts. After we can no longer see our monitors you will need to carry on the legacy of this forum.
When I was in rehab at RIC we got visited by Bill Veeck, owner of the White Sox and Ernie Banks to cheer up us for guys. Veeck is an amputee with a flip out car ashtray in his wooden leg. Had a fire in it once that was pretty spectular as he related it.
WR, in "59" and on I left the pop music scene along with my buddies and went into the folk scene. We got into Ian & Sylvia, Doc Watson, Flatt and Scruggs, Jimmie Rogers, Carter Family, New Lost City Ramblers, etc. Have to say I never have really gotten back into the PoP scene since. REO Speedwagon was from my home town as is Allison Krause.
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#49888 - 10/25/05 03:06 PM
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Rosebud RoadR, too bad about Rusty today, if only he hadn't gotten crinkled towards the end!
Folk music always reminds me of the "flower children, hippies, psychedelics, long straight hair (on everybody), meditation, zen............... I miss the "folk fairs" that abounded with people playing, singing, and selling their crafts.
Anyone remember ration stamps, snoods, and the shortage of nylons? I was pretty young then but Mom used to save a lot of ration stamps for sugar, etc. to bake when my cousin and uncle came home on leave. She would bake for days and we were in for one big feast when they came home. My Dad used to take me to the train station to pick them up and the whole place would be teaming with uniforms. I was to young to realize the gravity of the situation then. It was just very exciting to a young girl.
My Mom would be struggling to get her hair put in this "snood" every morning. It was a long roll, gentlemen, made of hair and you rolled your hair up in it which made a sausage like roll around your head. It was all the rage. Then of course you had to draw a line down the back of each leg to look like you had stockings on. Nylons were premium. They used to have a dark seam down the back hence the line drawn on the leg to fool people into thinking you had stockings on. Barefoot was only for the beach in those days.
Enough rambling in memories for now
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#49889 - 10/25/05 08:51 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
WR, in "59" and on I left the pop music scene along with my buddies and went into the folk scene. We got into Ian & Sylvia, Doc Watson, Flatt and Scruggs, Jimmie Rogers, Carter Family, New Lost City Ramblers, etc. Have to say I never have really gotten back into the PoP scene since. REO Speedwagon was from my home town as is Allison Krause.
What does this have to do with music, you ask? Michael Stipe owns the restaurant, and it reeks of cool. I hope I didn't bring down the coolness factor by eating there.
Feel better, Craig!
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#49890 - 10/25/05 10:40 PM
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I remember ration stamps. We had relatives in Germany and after the war Mom would open a pound can of coffee and put a couple of packs of cigarettes inside and seal it. Went into a care package to be sold on the black market. Things were tough then. Amazing we went to Korea but 5 or so years later.
Anyone remember Lustron houses? Bet not.
We finally got a new car after the war in 48. Sold the 39 Plymouth and got the fastback Chevy. I remember sitting in the front seat spelling C H E V R O L E T because it was written on the trim over the radio. Brown and cream color. Then came day camp the equivalent, I suppose of todays organized stuff. It was a morning at the Y swimming and doing outside stuff like Indian lore which was big back then, archery and making lanyards out of that flat plastic stuff you could braid or weave or whatever. Oh well. PI
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#49891 - 10/30/05 07:17 PM
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Vintage thread is aging so figured I should acknowledge "Snoods" I have pictures of my mother with thing you described RR. Also, Lilly Tomline as Laugh-In's Ernestine the telephone lady that snorted had one.
Nice tent camper Paul. They're still making them. I camped in my ex-sister-in'law's once while deer and elk hunting around Yellowstone but Before the Grizzly's were off the endangered species list. We bought a hard-side camper later because of Grizzlies.
The tent camper was still plenty warm-evven in late Fall with propane heater. Ifound a pic of my boat in Yellowstone so will show it later.
Camping in Yellowstone has changed like most everything. We could drive there and set up camp about anytime in the late 50's and '60's. I think you need reservations now.
The light bulb's out in my Computer-office room so no scanning now.
I don't remember rationing-but I barely remember my dad being sent to Korea in early 50's-he was sent again in early '60's then I went after he retired from Army.
My folk singers were Peter,Paul and Mary, Kingston Trio, Arlo Guthrie.
Goin before I go blind wr
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#49892 - 10/30/05 08:47 PM
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If anyone liked the old folk music, check out the fake-documentary A MIGHTY WIND... just like BEST IN SHOW, SPINAL TAP, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, etc. same guys did it.
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#49893 - 10/31/05 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by MrSoul: If anyone liked the old folk music, check out the fake-documentary A MIGHTY WIND... just like BEST IN SHOW, SPINAL TAP, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, etc. same guys did it.
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#49894 - 11/02/05 03:17 AM
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I hated when Timmy left the show (Lassie). I just wanted to kick that Jeff's (?) overacted ass
Ok, sorry it's late and I'm edgy...........no halloween candy this yr..
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#49895 - 11/04/05 06:43 AM
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Didn't Jeff come first... ?
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#49896 - 11/04/05 05:50 PM
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Yes, but I liked Timmy much better. Porky was ok, but Jeff was always overacting, to me anyway.
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#49897 - 11/04/05 06:49 PM
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Jeff could've used some valium. I always liked Rin-Tin-Tin although I don't think he handled the test of time honored re-runs like Lassie-but Rusty and Fort Apache were cool.
Gotta admit Lassie saved the day many times-kicking the sh*t out of them mountain lions and bears was all in a days work for her.
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#49898 - 11/04/05 10:05 PM
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Speaking of just aging- the snowbirds are back in Mesa in full strength. No such thing as an empty handicapped space, don't think of going to a resturant after 5 or before 8, and watch out for slowly wandering people or scooters in parking lots.
Guess I'll be there sooner than I think. Can you get a 409 with dual quads, solid lifters and Racer Brown roller cam in a scooter? PI
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#49899 - 11/05/05 01:41 PM
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Hmmmmmmm, Lustron Houses, Paul I, no but it was very intersting reading. I see they were only built in the east. All I remember is acres of "war Time" houses. My old home town still has many of them left, however most are not in the original wrapping so to speak.
http://www.agilitynut.com/modarch3.html
Paul I We had relatives in Germany and after the war Mom would open a pound can of coffee and put a couple of packs of cigarettes inside and seal it. Went into a care package to be sold on the black market. Things were tough then.
"Snowbirds" in Mesa? Keep an eye out for my cousins...........they're heading there shortly
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#49900 - 11/06/05 02:04 AM
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Those Lustron houses are quite interesting, but have to admit that I've never heard of them before. I watch HGTV a lot and don't recall ever seeing a segment showcasing them either.
I enjoyed the website very much, RoadR. It's kind of like living in a diner, hey, with all that metal inside and out?
PI, I lived right across the Susquehanna River from Carlisle, PA 1966 - '78. There are a lot of trucking places all along there now and it's so congested, passed through on way to NC last year spent most of the time sandwich between 18 wheelers very tense!
My folk music days didn't last too long, got into country music for a long time due to SO, but now I listen to and enjoy Andrea Bocceli thru many R/B, jazz, rock, country (I like diversity) I have to go out driving to listen to the "oldies" station, heard some Dusty Springfield today.
Boy, I'm catching up on my yaking now that my company has left, after several days it's good to get back into a routine again.
goodnight all
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#49901 - 11/06/05 06:31 PM
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whiterabbit11
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The 409 might be tough on the scooter transmission Paul. :rolleyes: My No. 2 daughter lives in Phoenix (actually Surprise Az.) and she's always talking about snowbirds.
Never heard of a Lustron house, but I usually lived in Army provided housing growing up.When we finally moved to Wyoming we lived by Heart Mountain Relocation Center which was used to house Japanese during the war-not one of our finest moments in history. A lot of Japanese settled there and made a very good living buying land and raising sugar beets. WR
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#49902 - 11/06/05 07:31 PM
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Ah Phoenix (Surprise), love the area (for winter and spring). Have been down there for spring training (Seattle Mariners) on more than one occasion.
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#49903 - 11/09/05 08:51 PM
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Anyone like songs by Iris DeMent?
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#49904 - 11/14/05 08:39 AM
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One of the channels we get with our new satellite tv is Boomerang . They say it's "classic" cartoons. My sons are now getting to watch the cartoons I watched as a child and loving it. I'm often catching them watching Underdog (never fear, Underdog is here), Jetsons, Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, Snagglepuss, etc. Ah, the good old days. It's been fun watching some of those cartoons again and they are just as good.
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#49905 - 11/14/05 09:39 PM
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I was a "mighty mouse" watcher. Ok, I'm out now!!
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#49906 - 11/19/05 05:53 PM
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Has anyone else seen Art Linkletter lately? I just saw him recently, and the damn guy's in his 90's, but still looks the same as when he was on TV.
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#49907 - 11/19/05 09:49 PM
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Yep, as well as Mike Wallace who I think is 87. Mike unfortunately is losing his memory, it was kinda painful to watch at times on Larry King a few weeks back.
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#49908 - 11/20/05 01:03 PM
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Went to see "Good luck and Goodnight" yesterday evening. I was around 11 at this time in history and vaguely recall hearing about McCarthy. Which led me to ponder- why should I have heard about McCarthy?
We 10 and 11 year olds didn't have to deal with faces on a milk carton, bad touch/good touch, sex education and SDI, and also become politically aware. Hell, we were kids! Nuclear war? Heard of it but that was for parents to deal with. We were concerned with stuff like getting the newspapers folded and into the bag for the afternoon delivery run, oiling and tightening the bike chain to avoid the agony of a chain that slipped, keeping the squirtgun from leaking in school, and trying to figure out why some of the girls in class had boobs and some didn't. We could ride our bikes anywhere, shoot our Daisy Red Rider BB guns in the back yard(put some oil down the barrel and it looked like smoke), and, not realizing what it would mean, go to the new MacDonalds, the home of the 15 cent hamburger (well, maybe a year or so later) and try to figure out how could a resturant had no place to go into.
I wouldn't trade those times for all the Gameboys in the world. PI
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#49909 - 11/20/05 04:21 PM
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Finally found a polaroid of me, boat and fish in Yellowstone Lake. It was my favorite place to go after my Dad got transferred to Wyoming to be a regular army advisor to the Wyoming National Guard near Yellowstone.
It's a whole lot busier now and filled with rules and regulations but still one of my favorite places on Earth. The pic was early 70's post SCI with a polaroid.
I loved it when I was a kid and could stream fish, but the boat allowed me to still enjoy camping, fishing in the park.
I'm glad all I had for entertainment as a kid was bikes, BBguns, baseball, fishing and wandering through the prairies and mountains.
I suppose everyone is a product of their generation, but even though I was born 100 years too late I'm thankful for growing up with the bikes, fishing etc. rather than super-nintendo, video games and the like. I got along fine without a computer, course I couldn't share my fishing in Yellowstone picture with the vintage club without it.
Cartoons-My favorite was Donald Duck and Huey, Dewey and Louie comic books.Roadrunner cartoons. Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday was worth waiting all week for-especially the Davy Crockett series with Fess Parker.
Seems like everyone had a paper route-I delivered the Denver Post and conned my Mom into taking me in the Winter on Sundays. No way of getting the Sunday Denver Post in paper bags without 3 trips. I almost forgot about getting out of school and seeing a big bundle of newspapers on the porch to roll and deliver-which reminds me of rubber band guns but that's another story.WR
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#49910 - 11/20/05 04:38 PM
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Originally posted by whiterabbit11:
It's a whole lot busier now and filled with rules and regulations but still one of my favorite places on Earth. The pic was early 70's post SCI with a polaroid.
I loved it when I was a kid and could stream fish, but the boat allowed me to still enjoy camping, fishing in the park.
Some of my best memories are of me and my father camping in Yosemite Valley in the early 60s.
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#49911 - 11/20/05 09:41 PM
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I saw Mike Wallace on LK too Rose. I think he did ok for his age. At least he could remember everything, although he had to think on some things for a sec.. I bet his memory is still better than mine.
Damn, never got to Yellowstone, or Yosemite, but did see the Grand Canyon in the mid 60's. I did some pike fishin' with my buds in upper Ontario in the mid 60's too.
Shared a paper route with my brother too, but we we're both hittin' the til a bit too much on both ends. We always came up short when we had to turn in our collections You could always find one or both of us at the nearest drive-in restauarant eating away our collection money.
Remember deliverin' them damn things in waist deep snow at 5:30am on Sundays. 
I still remember McCarthy on tv, and the whole "commie" thing, although didn't care much as a kid. Duck & cover during the Cuban missile crisis was a joke too. Everyone in the neighborhood was talking about building underground bunkers........from the fallout you know. :rolleyes:
I think I rode my bike over every square inch of road within a 20 mile radius of my house as a kid too. Flame decals, and skulls, where standard fare for the bikes by then. I wouldn't give it a second thought to walk 5-6 miles to the nearest lake to go swimmin' in the summer months, which then, seemed to go on for a lifetime.
Yes, a broken link in the chain spelled for disaster. I think most of us learned basic mechanics from tending to the bike malfunctions. Shortening a chain, puttin' on tires, and new bearings were learned quickly.
Nice pic there WR! Is that baby a rainbow? Loved to fish for rainbow trout, as they were pretty scappy for their size. Biggest fish we had locally, were the carp & catfsh in the river.........some up over 25lbs.. I once saw a sturgeon surface near a dam in town, and I about fell over it was so long. First one I'd ever seen up there.
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#49912 - 11/20/05 11:40 PM
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The big thing when we were kids was going exploring. We'd go down to the creek and walk on the stones and follow the creek as far as we dared go, scooping out crawdads, frogs, "precious" stones, etc. Of course, some of us usually came back wet from slipping into the water. Hiking into the woods and collecting all kinds of wild flowers, picking raspberries and wild strawberries in the pasteur, daring each other to step on a puff ball. I caught my first fish (sunny) with a little piece of balogna, no pole just a line with a sinker and small hook tied onto a stick. That was the start of one of my love for fishing. There isn't a more relaxing way to spend a summer day imo.
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#49913 - 11/21/05 07:26 PM
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I'm with you on the value of fishing Rosebud-I know you can't stop progress but I miss the bamboo poles we used to use instead of the high tech fiberglass. Now you buy worms in a styrofoam box at $1.00 a dozen instead of digging and putting them in a coffee can and hooking a bait can to your belt.
Craig, My dad was a fly fisherman so I naturally follwed in his footsteps-except in early spring before the streams cleared up and then you had to use worms. We were stationed at Fort Carson Co. and in the summer he spent the time in Camp Hale in the mountains for some kind of training. I'd go with him and spend every day fishing-then when he got off we'd drive to a creek filled with beaver dams and crystal clear water. I always took my .22 along to make sure we weren't attacked by a gopher-the place was full of them.
I bought that .22 with paper route money-$14.00-still have it. I graduated to gas station work with high school. One guy I woorked for was true full service. We washed all windows inside and out, vacuumed the interior, checked oil, coolant,battery and all 4 tires.
I hated the customers who sat in the car and pointed out every miniscule bug spot. It's too bad the full service is history. Poor kids today have to settle for fast food jobs.
The fish is a Cut-throat trout Push, native to Yellowstone Lake and the drainage. We used to live on them when we camped-a little flour, salt, pepper then fry em and squeeze lemon juice on them. Always had to have fried potatoes and onions.
I've seen some huge sturgeons in the Yellowstone river by Billings Mt. lower, warmer elevations-some up to 100 lbs. I never cared much for sturgeon fishing.,I think you have to snag em with some kind of hook system.
Gettin long winded.wr
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#49914 - 11/21/05 10:00 PM
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My oldest brother and I used go out night crawlin with our flashlights and a bucket. We would get nice big fat ones on the post office lawn and sell them for 2 cents a piece back in '54-'55, now they sell them around here for $2 dz. and they just don't look as plump to me as they used to.
I've caught some pretty good size small mouth bass, perch, walleye, and crappie using a small tube jig tipped with a piece of worm.
I just loved being out on the lake early in the morning as the sun burned the fog off the water.
Gotta go, have a nice Thanksgiving all.
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#49915 - 11/22/05 09:07 PM
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Put in some fruit trees today and saw some really nice worms. Mentioned they'd make for some good fishing and my 3 yr old was ready to go! Mentioned the other day that I wondered if there was a good swimming hole around (there's a creek across the road from us) and my older son asked what a swimming hole was. He didn't even know you could swim anywhere other than a pool! sigh...
Paul, who knew your plain ole aging thread would go on like this and be so fun!
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#49916 - 11/30/05 01:16 PM
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Paul I
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The Foibles of an Old Man’s Carpentry
It was a humble, 8 foot pine 1 by 4 from the local building supply megastore destined to be screwed to the wall in the laundry room and have cleaning tools hung from it in an orderly fashion. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were white like the walls?
Knots were sealed and then filled with wood filler. The end grain was filled. All was rigorously palm sanded with # 60 then #120. It was primed. Progress! But it was still just a board. Ah, bevel the edges. Give it some style. Trying to run an 8 foot board through a table saw from a wheelchair is to defy the laws of gravity. Alas, it’s done, edge gouges and all. Back to the # 60, plenty of filler, let it harden and bring it all to a nice smooth edge. Think ahead! Mark the stud locations and carefully pre-drill the holes and neatly countersink them. Re-prime, light sand then a finish of white, satin paint. Light sand and recoat.
After all of this I am happy to say that God’s work triumphed. The grain still shows, the knots still show and it looks pretty pathetic. But it’s white.
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#49917 - 11/30/05 10:39 PM
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rosebud
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Hehehehe, you're a corker P1. Is that what you've been up to? Did you use Kilz (sp) primer? If you hang enough stuff on it, the knots won't show anyway. What's that, another looooong board? You really do take on BIG projects.
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#49918 - 12/01/05 04:51 AM
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cbal-craig
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lol paul .....
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#49919 - 12/01/05 09:01 PM
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whiterabbit11
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You are a braver man than I am PI. Everytime I had to use that tablesaw in H.S. shop class I got this picture of my thumb laying on the floor.wr
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#49921 - 12/04/05 08:54 PM
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rosebud
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Most of the girls that went to school back in "our era" got an education where we actually graduated knowing how to do the three R's properly, besides learning how to run a household, cooking, sewing, ironing, manners, etc.. We also said the pledge allegiance to the flag and a prayer before the first class in a.m. Now prayer is against the law in public school. Do you think any of our minds were altered by it in a negative way? I personally, never gave the prayer any other thought than it was just a morning routine, and doubt any other student did either, but it did us no harm. We wouldn't dare talk back to the teacher let alone use foul language towards a teacher. Well, guess I've spewed off enough gang, the ball's in your court now.
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#49922 - 12/04/05 10:52 PM
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Paul I
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I don't recall ever having prayer when in public school. Just wasn't done. Didn't have it in Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts either. Didn't have it a football games, etc. Not until I started teaching did I see this and then it was a monment of silence.
I'm glad we didn't. Public or private group prayer is not something I believe in. Just as soon not have someone else doing my praying nor would I presume to do it for someone else. If I'm stuck with grace which does happen occassionally you will not starve waiting. Paul I
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#49923 - 12/05/05 07:43 PM
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rosebud
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The moment of silence is what I meant by prayer, P1, we all knew what that moment was for, even though no words were said. I should have taken the time to read it over before posting, and I would have changed the wording.
Pass the food, let's eat! :p
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#49924 - 12/07/05 07:49 PM
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yup, the day always started pledging allegiance to the flag-seems like "under God" after "one nation" kind of popped up then sunk like a rock every so often. I didn't much care which way they wanted it-not a "cause" type I guess, until later years, much Later.
I don't get this "no child left behind" stuff though. I'd be pissed after working for them 'C's and an occasional 'B' and some other kid graduates without even knowing how to spell or write a complete sentence. All the worry now is friggin self-esteem. I never even heard of it in school. Oops. I feel a cause coming on. Gotta suppress the urge or save it for the political forum. :rolleyes: I forgot about the 'A' in driver's ed. With a grade like that i never should've broke my neck.
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#49925 - 12/15/05 06:52 AM
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Merry Christmas my vintage friends.
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#49927 - 12/16/05 06:35 PM
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cbal-craig
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lol, Well I'm not getting any younger even though I act it ...
Merry Christmas Ronda !
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#49928 - 12/22/05 11:28 PM
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rosebud
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Oh, what a nice picture, P1.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and Kit, too.
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#49929 - 12/23/05 10:28 AM
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That is a great picture! You guys look good together. I envy your yard!
oops!
Merry Christmas to you!
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#49930 - 12/25/05 08:03 AM
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Nice pict. Paul.
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#49931 - 12/25/05 08:06 AM
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cbal-craig
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We have a whole house today, 10 ppl.... ..no, we are not ready but we are Scotch Irish so after a while everyone goes with the flow.. dinner is ...umm, whenever :p
Have a happy Christmas everyone !
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#49932 - 12/25/05 08:24 PM
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Nice picture, Paul. We need to get our family picture done sometime soon...
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#49933 - 12/30/05 05:06 PM
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Thanks for sharing the pic Paul! Merry Christmas to you and your wife I hear that Mesa has quite a nice view.
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#49934 - 12/30/05 06:48 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Say-that is a good picture Paul. I need a few transplants and good plastc surgeon before posing for family card or people would think it's night of the living dead ad.
Hey Rosebud. I saw your biker post. Do you ever get to the Sturgis South Dakota rally in August. A fun time for all.
Maybe just me, but Christmas is seeming more like spending money contest-mall and wal-mart-Target endurance contest-r maybe it'sthat vintage yearning for calm, peace on earth quiet stuff.wr
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#49935 - 12/30/05 06:50 PM
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Thank you very much for sharing Paul. That certainly is a neat pic. Makes me long to be in AZ.
Belated Christmas wishes to everyone and a very happy, healthy and prosperous NEW YEAR to ALL!
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#49937 - 12/30/05 08:29 PM
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rosebud
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Hey, RoadR, where have you been for so long? I hope traveling off in some exotic place or maybe stalking Rusty to see what he's up to now? I know what you mean by the chintzy feeling of new coins. I've found myself taking a second look to make sure it's the "real" thing.
WR, I've watched the South Dakota biker rally on TV. It looks like so much fun and I would do something like that if I could. Have you been to Sturgis during the big event?
I'll make a toast at midnight tomorrow for good health & happiness to you all. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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#49938 - 12/31/05 03:04 PM
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whiterabbit11
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roadrunner, I bought my grandson a set of"state quarters" with map you plug them into. You also get the rest of the quarters as they are minted.
Hope mom and dad keep them for him in good shape. They're kind of cool I think.
Rosebud, I live an hour and 1/2 from Sturgis. Bikers actually fill all the rooms within 100 miles - Rapid City is always filled during the summer anyway. The Rally is a blast, but not for the faint of heart or prudes. A picture's worth 1,000 words-2=2,000 I guess.
These are actually in Hulett Wyoming-a few miles from Sturgis and home of the Ham 'n Jam, a rally event-- food, booze, wet t-shirt contests, NO t-shirt contests and Motorcycle races.The Bar pic. is during non-rally times but SRO in and out during rally.
Not sure what anniversary is coming-54th I think. The bar is Captain Ron's. He was actually the Justice of the peace (county judge equivelant) in Sundance Wy. until he was stopped for D.U.I. and search turned up a pile of Marijuana. OOPs-so much for his honor being honorable.
I don't mind the guy using weed but couldn't hack it when he was throwing people in jail for what he was doing.
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#49940 - 01/02/06 02:08 PM
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dashing
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wr, a younger sis got arrested in Jackson Hole yrs ago for "cultivating"! The siingle plant was near death plus as a solitary plant well... That thing cost us siblings a big chunk of change (it was one of those kept secret from the folks).You call for help due to a burglary, forget about the plant near death, out on a porch covered in snow, and end up in handcuffs !
I was jealous of Evilene when learning cursive writing. First, she got one of those pens where you needed to purchase a bottle of ink (ink wells were built into the desks at the school w/ cloak rooms)and felt blotters. Then those cartrages were invented, they were "cool" too.
Me, one year younger but two behind in school due to her MENSA status and skipping 3rd grade (I was still the youngest in my class, Mom used school as daycare while home adding siblings) never got to use those "cool, like John Hancock pens". Bic came out w/ ball points :rolleyes:
RR, Glee visited last week, she said "long time... " dash
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#49941 - 01/02/06 02:16 PM
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dashing
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Does my slackard way of using a / when slacking on writing the word with come from old time shorthand ? Or, is it simply my way of writing ? I know I've done it since at least college when taking notes. In 11th grade, I was in a shorthand class one week prior to my rehab year vacation .curious, dash
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#49943 - 01/03/06 08:55 AM
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I'm glad I grew up in Calif. cuz I don't remember any ink wells.. maybe it is because I'm so young,
I sure remember REAL change though, the nickles, dimes, quarters, and half dollars. I loved the jingle in my pocket when I was a young lad ... I remember when the gov. went to copper filled coins clearly.
I hit 51 years/old this month and just passed my Anniv. of the 26th yr with SCI. ..so I really hate this time of year but I have learned to roll along with it.
Paul, many of your posts have helped me with that over the years. I remember when you told me I was just a pup, lol, thanks buddy !
Happy New Years !
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#49944 - 01/03/06 01:27 PM
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Paul I
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Jeez Craig, 51? You'll be getting hair growing in your ears any day now. That's the real badge of reaching vintagedom for men. It also filters out foreign particles from entering the ear canal thus
preventing possible loss of hearing. It's an ancient
precess accompanied by a rush of testerone which can also trigger mid-life crisis behavior so watch out!
(and enjoy) PI
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#49945 - 01/03/06 09:34 PM
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dashing
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who da thunk I'd ever hit those menopausal blues ! But, I really get those holidaze blues and that 36th anniversary of quaddom is nearing and Chalb, I may gave graduated hs in 71 but was the youngest in my class dash, hating the idea I enjoy and fit so nicely in this thread :rolleyes:
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#49946 - 01/03/06 11:06 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Unfortunately dash there are a few cops in Wyoming that have the mentality of Jackson's finest. You and Sis would've probably saved some money if you kept the mouths shut, pled not guilty and asked for a public defender or better yet covered it with more snow before the SWAT team scooped you up. They got to prove who owns it, fed and watered it etc. and with both of you there, impossible.
Try some Miracle Grow and glow lamps in sunny Fla.
You're right about the lack of jingle in a pocketful of state quarters RoadRunner, almost like wood. Things just ain't like they used to be. I remember carrying around a pocketful of silver dollars-kinda uncomfortable but you knew you were loaded.
Besides the hairy ear PI, the thing I hate is calling someone and forgetting who you called while the phone is ringing. Used to be able to hang up and think for awhile. With the damn caller -I.D. you also have to think of an excuse for hanging up.
At least we know what a flathead v-8 sounds like.WR
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#49947 - 01/04/06 12:48 AM
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Roadrunner
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At least we know what a flathead v-8 sounds like.WR
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#49948 - 01/04/06 04:44 PM
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whiterabbit11
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RoadRunner-I had a GF (steady) when I was 15 and got my 1st of 3 Flathead V-8's-2 Fords-one Merc. Naturally I'd drive by her house in 1st gear at 30mph and back-off with my dual glass-packs-nothing but the best.
Better'n these Nissans with a stove-pipe hangin off the bumper sounding like a lawn mower. :rolleyes:
Her Dad referred to it as the "Mating Call". Sweet dreams RR.
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#49949 - 01/04/06 07:48 PM
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Paul I
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A HS buddy of mine had a 37 Ford coupe with a flathead V8, Edelbrock high compression heads, triple dueces and steelpacks with sidepipes. He was parked outside the community center, the hangout spot for Friday nites when the local cop approached him and said "start it up. Now, goose it" so he sort of tapped the gas. "No" says the cop "Rap'em" which he did. Revved it to about 5 grand and backed it off and boy did they sing, popping on the way down! Got a ticket. PI
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#49950 - 01/04/06 09:16 PM
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rosebud
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Sorry to hear you were laid up for so long, RR, and glad you're up and running again. I've kinda been "on the shelf" myself lately. Wish I still had my old EJ chair with elevated leg rests, so I wouldn't have to be stationary for so long each day.
I don't remember using ink wells in school; however, that doesn't mean that I didn't. I learned short-hand, but after taking my long lasting secretarial job, only used a Dictaphone machine, and now I've completely forgotten how to do it.
Happy late birthday (Mr. Sunshine). Hope you had a great celebration!
Yep, your #'s are right up there, Dash. Hope you're feeling better now that the holidays are over. Do you think it would be worth it for me to add [try the " happy weed " at least once] to my list of things to do before I kick the bucket? Nah, it would probably "do me in" right there, as I cough by simply smelling cigarette smoke.
Some of those biker gals were darn near naked at that Sturgis rally last year, WR I don't know how they can tolerate sitting on a bike for so long with practically bare buns in the hot sun! I sure do love that part of the country though. There still is a wild spirit about it. Traveling out West is on my list of "things to do" again someday.
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#49951 - 01/04/06 11:27 PM
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Paul I
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OK Vintagers, go to this URL, click launch under the picture and vote for the 50 Ford. PI
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10632339/
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#49952 - 01/05/06 12:04 AM
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rosebud
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What a beauty...no contest there
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#49953 - 01/05/06 12:52 AM
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Roadrunner
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Originally posted by rosebud:
What a beauty...no contest there
Paul I Revved it to about 5 grand and backed it off and boy did they sing, popping on the way down!
WR11 Her Dad referred to it as the "Mating Call".
Did you ever manage to afford spark plugs inside those duals? I could never afford to get mine rigged up, but the few that did I swear had fire 4 feet out the back of those duals at times. The loss of the "flatheads" took my motor skills (the little I had) away. You could hear every piston move. I always had a pretty good idea of what was wrong to tell the mechanic with them.
Rosebud sorry you haven't your leg rests anymore..........got them on my new Blast and I do love them (cut down on the spasms).
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#49954 - 01/05/06 05:46 PM
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It is a beauty-best one there including the hummer. I always reamed of putting edelbrock equipment on mine. A friend of mine had one with 3 deuces. When it ran it ran but he spent a lotta time adjusting them.
Good thing about the flathead is even I could overhaul the whole engine. I did it in high school auto mechanics class. Before it had no oil pressure. needed all new rings and bearings. I was pretty proud when the thing actually ran.
That Ford does resemble a Merc RR. The grill is definitely not stock and it looks like the roof has been chopped a bit. It has the rounded look somehow Windshields look small which makes me think it's chopped. But it's definitely a Ford.
I gotta get them pictures of my 50 Ford and 51 Merc. from basement before goin to Milwaukee.
wr
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#49956 - 01/06/06 09:29 AM
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cbal-craig
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Beautiful car !
Are you a Tomboy RRunner ? ?.lol.
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#49958 - 01/06/06 01:02 PM
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dashing
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We used the word "hummer" in the late 70's in a different context ie; BobBom (the strolling hooker on notorious Nebraska Ave.in Tampa)would provide free "hummers" to those working at used car lots etc. as they kept an eye on her safety.
Believe it or not, when Evilene went off to college the parents said we then had to share a bedroom and give one to the oldest brother. I chose to give up my view of Conneticut, across the LI Sound to hers in the front of the house. My teen reasoning, I could then tell whose car (by sound) turned onto my singe lane pvt. road. I knew evey guy by the sound of the engine. Some cars were new, with headers... But, the best sound was my favorite guys 48 mufflerless, stationwagon. He then got a Willies jeep at a military almost give away sale. The day I was in the accident he bought his 1st new car. A 1970 Cuda. I never rode in it . He went out w/ the guys. I was pissed and went out anyway. Therefore his guilt, daily visits and bringing me roses when visiting last Feb. dash
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#49959 - 01/06/06 01:04 PM
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dashing
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OMG, Craig caught up
Happy Birthday! dash
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#49960 - 01/07/06 04:28 PM
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#49961 - 01/07/06 05:27 PM
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Its great to see everyone here again in the old folks thread, LOL.
Paul, I easily look much older than you (see my profile pic)--due to your lifelong clean living, no doubt! You and Mrs Paul look terrific!
Speaking of clean living or lack thereof--ONE PLANT???? Oh please. Dash, that kind of ridiculous bullshit makes me want to tear out my (increasingly all white, as you can see) hair. And besides that, I thought Jackson Hole was supposed to be cool, what with Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart and everyone living there now?
Originally posted by rosebud:
Yep, your #'s are right up there, Dash. Hope you're feeling better now that the holidays are over. Do you think it would be worth it for me to add [try the " happy weed " at least once] to my list of things to do before I kick the bucket? Nah, it would probably "do me in" right there, as I cough by simply smelling cigarette smoke.
BTW, Barb, so good to see you again, too!
I missed this thread, nice to catch up...Carry on, vintage brothers and sisters!
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#49962 - 01/07/06 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
Jeez Craig, 51? You'll be getting hair growing in your ears any day now. That's the real badge of reaching vintagedom for men. It also filters out foreign particles from entering the ear canal thus
preventing possible loss of hearing.
Huh? Speak up. (My copious ear hair has not prevented this, and I feel foolish admitting it here... one thing I don't need is further disability, but I guess that IS what happens with age... :rolleyes: )
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#49963 - 01/08/06 12:16 AM
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Hey there TJ, that's a cool picture of you. You should have posted it New Year's Eve as it's a good replica of old father time.(LOL) I've got an extra bottle of Miss Clairol, if you don't mind chestnut brown , that I'd be glad to send you.(guaranteed to knock off at least years)
How many of those brownies do you eat each day? I don't need anything for medicinal purposes other than Advil once in a while and I'm glad you've found something that works well for you. Good to have you back "old timer". :p
edited to add: I really mean the first sentence and the rest of the first paragraph is a "little joking around". I hope you took it that way TJ.
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#49964 - 01/08/06 12:22 PM
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Hummmer- too funny dashing. I'd forgotten about that only in my parts it was Hummmmjoba.
Hi Mr. Soul. Clean living? Not really; just sort of average, moderate lifestyle. Incidently, I recently finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Have you read it or heard about it?
Just picked up a new Street Rodding mag. Gosh, you can buy just about everything now to build a car. It's more like a kit car than actually building one up. (sounds like more of the "in my day, youngsters, we actually.......)
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#49966 - 01/10/06 01:09 PM
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Hello
My Birthday is Jan 27th so I still just a kid until then...
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#49967 - 01/10/06 01:10 PM
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but thanks for the birthday wishes....
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#49969 - 01/14/06 06:31 PM
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In 13 days Craig will no longer be a kid. Will his basic value system change? Will he begin to act in a more mature and wise fashion? Will he endow this thread with a new wisdom? Will he relate to his wife any differently? Will he begin posting under Faith and Religion? Will he always pay his bills on time?
THis could be a monumental event for this board. Paul I
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#49970 - 01/15/06 04:33 PM
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I once had the longest birthday wish record but I think Craig is gonna beat it. 51 is definitely a turning point
Anyone who can spot the chop job on that Ford like roadrunner has to be a tomboy.
9 more days until my trip to the Milwaukee VA for possible back-shoulder surgery and pain clinic. They got lots of work to do.
But hey, I found my 51 Merc picture on a color slide stuck in an old briefcase so I'll make regular color Pic and post it before I go.
Jackson wyoming is now pretty loose on the killer weed except when Cheney drops in.In Sturgis S.D. during the rally you'd get a buzz just breathing the air within 5 miles.
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#49971 - 01/20/06 10:41 AM
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Best of luck WR, I'll be thinking of you in Milwaukee and I hope all goes well.
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#49972 - 01/20/06 11:35 AM
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Originally posted by cbal-craig:
Best of luck WR, I'll be thinking of you in Milwaukee and I hope all goes well.
(((((((((HUGS)))))))))
For a speedy recovery
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#49973 - 01/20/06 12:01 PM
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Originally posted by cbal-craig:
Best of luck WR, I'll be thinking of you in Milwaukee and I hope all goes well.
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#49974 - 01/21/06 08:45 AM
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone. Now I just have to hope I get there. i'm sitting in bed in our local Campbell county memorial hospital with an IV ful of antibiotics drippin at about 5;45 a.m.
This hospital has laptops for patient use butc it's a wireless and so f'in slow it took 2 computers and 3 hrs just to log on. all was well Thursday I thought. i ran the color slide of my 51 Merc and my my 'GTO to 1hr. photo so i c9uld publish the merc especially after all the talking.
I went to bed Thursday night as I was just going to pick it up friday and show it. I've been noticing a small bit of AD symptoms for a couplle weeks wheneverv I got in bed especially and sat up. I looked down at my foot yesterday a.m. and my right one was all swelled and red with a dark scab on my heel. They sent an orthopedic foot dr. to look at it in the E.R. and here I am on IV clintomycin (SP?) and levaquin.
I guess they are going to see how things go and call the VA monday morn. and maybe leave anyway-bot they're not sure. Totop it off my bac. pump is due for re-fill the 28th and they can't do it here in podunk. Mt shoulder surgery will be on hold for sure cuz they won't do it unless it's completely healed.
I guess I just have to keep thinking 'vintage". I'll get that Merc pic up sooner or later.wr
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#49976 - 01/21/06 03:40 PM
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OMG, many pardons ! I thought Craig caught up...well, soon A Happy one then (you share one w/ a sis-in-law, though we have a few on her). Now, I won't jump the gun.
Hearing loss?, aging?, rock?, oh why :rolleyes: . I hate this age stuff. I think I'll deduct time for my down years . dash
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#49977 - 01/23/06 05:41 PM
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Hang in there WR......remember, you're vintage too. I guess they wanna tinker under your hood to see if all the parts are working. Probably just need a tune-up
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#49978 - 01/24/06 06:45 AM
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dashing
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Originally posted by whiterabbit11:
It is a beauty-best one there including the hummer. I always reamed
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Now, that's funny wr ! dash
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#49979 - 01/29/06 02:50 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Yeah Dash, you Gotta admit it that's funny, I don't care who y'are. ;)that's funny. WR
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#49980 - 01/30/06 12:01 PM
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Originally posted by whiterabbit11:
Thanks for the well wishes everyone. Now I just have to hope I get there. i'm sitting in bed in our local Campbell county memorial hospital with an IV ful of antibiotics drippin at about 5;45 a.m.
This hospital has laptops for patient use butc it's a wireless and so f'in slow it took 2 computers and 3 hrs just to log on. all was well Thursday I thought. i ran the color slide of my 51 Merc and my my 'GTO to 1hr. photo so i c9uld publish the merc especially after all the talking.
I went to bed Thursday night as I was just going to pick it up friday and show it. I've been noticing a small bit of AD symptoms for a couplle weeks wheneverv I got in bed especially and sat up. I looked down at my foot yesterday a.m. and my right one was all swelled and red with a dark scab on my heel. They sent an orthopedic foot dr. to look at it in the E.R. and here I am on IV clintomycin (SP?) and levaquin.
I guess they are going to see how things go and call the VA monday morn. and maybe leave anyway-bot they're not sure. Totop it off my bac. pump is due for re-fill the 28th and they can't do it here in podunk. Mt shoulder surgery will be on hold for sure cuz they won't do it unless it's completely healed.
I guess I just have to keep thinking 'vintage". I'll get that Merc pic up sooner or later.wr
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#49981 - 02/02/06 05:06 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Thanks for asking Mr. Soul. They ran iv antibiotics until Monday and I flew to Milwaukee Tuesday. I have a little osteo in the heel so I'm gettin a pic line and 6to8 weeks abs, then evaluate it. Should have paid more attention to the heels.
They won't do any surgery until the infection is gone.I'll see an orth. surgeon next week. My pc
doc says he can tell from the xrays the shoulder joint needs replaced but is worried it wont last very long. Others say it wont be srong enough to hold up under a transfer. Seems like most medical questions have an 'I don't know' answer. WR
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#49982 - 02/02/06 08:26 PM
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WR, it sounds like a bad combination of nightmares. Someone must know if a shoulder joint replacement will hold up. Call Craig Hospital if no one there knows. They have done some research on aging and SCI and transfer dynamics. I realize infections can be pretty specific but I had good results with Levaquin and a foot infection.
Good luck my vintage friend. Paul I
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#49983 - 02/02/06 08:46 PM
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dashing
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Damn feet, toes, etc, I have a black and blue middle toe from hating my dishwasher . No, I can't kick the thing but been trying to fix it (quad fixes dishwashers :rolleyes: ), well just because! But, the whole foot thing is another age reminder . That rite of passage, first pair of adult stockings you got for 6th grade Easter, elementary school graduation and my Confirmation were pre pantyhose invention .
wr,I got the same non answers for my left shoulder . creaking along, dash
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#49984 - 02/03/06 04:12 PM
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whiterabbit11
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Paul, they are using IV Levaquin plus Clintomyecin [sp]on the foot, heel infection. I wasn't checkin my heels...too lazy.
Yeah dash, I have this urge to do things, like fix dishwashers and other things I shouldn't be fixing and end up with parts laying all over including body parts. I think c7 leaves you with enough working muscles to barely do the stuff.
I hate asking for help! wr
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#49985 - 02/03/06 08:55 PM
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WR I hate asking for help! wr
Hope you get things turned around for the better soon..............
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#49986 - 02/04/06 09:35 AM
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That low quad, high para thing is my thinking on our wearing out body parts! Higher, no doubt you have to ask. Lower, more to use...
Yes, I paint the lower cabinets, etc. It helps. Someone drops by and guilt forces a paint brush into their hands for the high ones dash
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#49987 - 02/04/06 12:45 PM
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Roadrunner
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Dash Someone drops by and guilt forces a paint brush into their hands for the high ones dash
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#49988 - 02/05/06 03:44 PM
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#49989 - 02/06/06 08:08 PM
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dashing
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I was honored w/ 3 and a half. C5-7 and chipped C-1. dash
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#49990 - 02/10/06 01:35 PM
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A couple of interesting things I found out recently:
This hospice nurse visits us weekly for my lady's aging Mother who lives here. She was telling of her near-death experience when she was 23. This must have been in the 60s. She flatlined due to a heart problem. She was in the tunnel heading for the light. At the light she saw many people she knew - but not from this lifetime. But she knew them. She was greeted by her Grandfather who told her she must return. She then eventually awoke loaded with tubes, trachs, etc. and was furious that she was forced back.
Her next story was about a 90 day research project done with age-related dementia and similar stuff. They created an environment for the test subjects that was TOTALLY 50s like furnishings, music, etc. - no references available to the present. It rejuvinated these people. They became more verbally accurate, they were dancing rather than
hobbling or sitting in wheelchairs, they could converse, etc. I thought this was pretty interesting. Anyone know any more about this?
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#49991 - 02/12/06 10:49 AM
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Interesting (near) death experience! After my experience in a similar situation, I am definitely not afraid of death. I'd say at this point in my life, I'm more afraid of surviving in a traumatic disaster. Silly, for sure.
On the dementia study, it almost sounds as if these people have refused to 'mature' beyond a certain time in their lives. Maybe the difficulty of aging has allowed them to shut off their minds to reality?
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#49992 - 02/12/06 11:56 AM
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Paul I
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My first thought is that is like the "go back" function in Windows XP, a human system restore. PI
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#49993 - 02/12/06 01:33 PM
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Roadrunner
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There is a lot of data supporting past lives, life after death, visits from the other side. Eastern religions discuss and treat these topics as "matter of fact". Many stories from this area with the factual data are available.
North American psychology is behavior based which has outright ignored, and considered these topics as "imagination", an "unstable mind", "kooks", and such. Early pioneers in this area where, for example:
Elizabeth Kubler Ross (Death and Dying) the pioneer in the hospice area in this country.
Dr. Raymond Moody early research into "life after death".
In recent history "some" have ventured into the topic and more research is now beginning to surface.
The whole area of the paranormal (Parapsychology) has been an interest of mine ever since I first heard the Bridey Murphy story in the late '40s. There were very few courses avalable on the topic back then, so I read any book I could get my hands on.
You might wish to listen to "Coast To Coast" with George Noory every weeknight "live". He deals with these topics, and on weekends the indisputable King of this type of programming, Art Bell hosts.
A few links:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/
http://www.afterlife-encounters.com/
http://www.dannion.com/
http://www.lightstreamers.com/
http://www.lifeafterlife.com/
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#49994 - 02/12/06 07:29 PM
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Paul, that is kinda creepy, about the 50s thing. We have joked at work that we all like to listen to the 70s muzak (satellite) station; that it makes us feel younger and we work better. IT DOES.
I think the mind has encoded a certain era for learning, and when that time-frame/era is re-introduced, the mind's becomes alert and aware--the mind is "in its era".
I have the same reaction hearing RHAPSODY IN BLUE on the TV commercials, which my sister practiced endlessly on a piano. I suddenly feel very youthful, but Gershwin wasn't MY youth, per se. Its just what I heard during my youth. So, I wonder if these old people might have had the same reaction when hearing old stories (fairy tales, etc) that they heard as kids, etc?
Its also possible that when surrounded by 50s stuff, they thought they were suddenly younger, and they find modern times disorienting and confusing? They suddenly felt "at home"...
Neat ideas, Paul.
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#49995 - 02/14/06 03:26 AM
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I think that may be considered a "comfort zone", and I bet if I were to revisit the late 60's, early 70's ( as an AB of course), I would feel a bit "chppper" myself
I went into/toward the "white light" too, and it was very inviting, but I understood that this was "death", and I was pissed because I didn't want to die in a far off place, so willed mysef back to the conscious present.
I believe I did see my close "buddy's" spirit/essence/whatever leave his body as he laid under me (in very dim light), so much so, that I attempted to grab it, or stop it from leaving (instintive reaction) his body. It was just a wisp of a smoke like spirit rising from him. I didn't discern any distinct shape or anything, just a wispy area rising. Wierd!!
I'm not really very religious, but I know what I felt/saw, and I felt whatever "it" was, was not of what we understand.
I swear I'm not  either (well sometimes), and I don't want to throw this thread into some religious venture, but thought it was worth mentioning .
Party on "vintage" people  
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#49996 - 02/15/06 11:28 AM
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Very interesting posts. I really don't see this as religion in any way. It's more like physics and biology as it regards elements of our universe we have limited access to. PI
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#49997 - 02/15/06 08:36 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
I really don't see this as religion in any way. It's more like physics and biology as it regards elements of our universe we have limited access to. PI
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And speaking of physics and biology just this evenng my wife was putting our visiting grandkids to bed and after spending nearly and hour with the grandaughter in the darlened room telling stories, etc. the 3 year old said " the light above your head is green and white."
It is said that some children can see auras. Green and white are the auras of love and purity. This was all totally spontaneous. Something to think about. PI
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Paul I the 3 year old said " the light above your head is green and white."
It is said that some children can see auras. Green and white are the auras of love and purity. This was all totally spontaneous. Something to think about. PI
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Intersting about the light auras, as I've seen some shows on PBS TV on this.
I bet many children are gifted in many ways that may go unseen to other than someone trained to see/look for that. Maybe some of us as adults may not want to know, and the children may feel that, so don't tell all they see......interesting though.
My daughter bought me a painting about 12 yrs. ago at a fleamarket, and it was very strange. It had 2 robed people (appeared to be an adult male and a younger male in it). Everybody that saw it said it made them feel it was giving off some bad/strange/weird vibes to them.
I didn't give it a lot of thought, until after about the 4th person to see it said it, did I give it some credence. It was eventally given to a local Univ. for paranomal study, although I have not personally looked into it further.
Reminds me of the "Twilight Zone"
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Push4me Everybody that saw it said it made them feel it was giving off some bad/strange/weird vibes to them.
MrSoul Richard Matheson totally believed in auras, and therefore wanted to incorporate it into a horror story about a 'strange' child. Stephen King also, in THE SHINING... perhaps that's what is happening in what we've always called "haunting." (I don't think the "aura" idea translated too well to the screen--which isn't to say I didn't love that movie, too!)
Hauntings are unrelated according to all research. They most likely are the "imprint" like a recording on magnetic tape.
It's to bad that movies, authors treat this topic in a negative light. It is not. However one should learn about the topic first. Like driving a car, you need lessons first.
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Originally posted by Roadrunner: We all have this gift or ability. Some have it more than others. Like playing a piano to get any good at something you must PRACTICE!
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#50004 - 02/20/06 05:50 PM
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PUSH, I understand that hard to explain energy force. I don't remember the aftermath of the car wreck but in "official" papers It's stated, I told who to call etc. Later, I didn't ask about the driver. Apparently visitors were told not to tell me. I just knew.
But, when G's Dad passed, an almost rumble came down where my a/c unit is. It was like an energy force. I asked him to help me be strong for G. Then he was gone. I looked at the time. About 15 min later his cousin called. The time of death was the same, 4:23a.m.
I have coded twice. Once in my 20's, I coded, the crash cart...but, I was above watching. Then, I went into the tunnel, warm light. It was so inviting but I never saw anyone at the end. This was before I ever read anything about these things. The second was 5yrs ago(the respritory failure ordeal). I still saw no one but was almost angry. I fought to come back.
Our big house on the Long Island Sound was haunted. But, the presence was friendly. It was a different sex to different family members.
Plus, pulterguis(sp) came around when the house was filled w/ troubled teens--only there about 3 or 4yrs. Pictures would fly off a wall, fly 5' or so, in a draftless hallway. My Pop, the ever practible electrical engineer even saw, felt and finally accepted the ghost. He researches everything. His final decision was it was there and our house was built on a Revolutionary War battlefield. We had to keep sitings or occurances from the youngest but they too felt them but weren't scared. Yhe real ghost stayed w/ the house after it sold. The new owners contacted my parents. They too learned to happily co-exist. dash
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"You might wish to listen to "Coast To Coast" with George Noory every weeknight "live". He deals with these topics, and on weekends the indisputable King of this type of programming, Art Bell hosts."
I have a hard time getting to sleep so I turn Coast to Coast on everynight after I go to bed. I am addicted to it!
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#50006 - 02/21/06 12:35 AM
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Originally posted by Moongazer1:
"You might wish to listen to "Coast To Coast" with George Noory every weeknight "live". He deals with these topics, and on weekends the indisputable King of this type of programming, Art Bell hosts."
I have a hard time getting to sleep so I turn Coast to Coast on everynight after I go to bed. I am addicted to it!
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#50007 - 02/21/06 05:25 PM
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Never came across the "Coast to Coast" station, but I guess you have to know the schedule, and have the reception ability.
Kinda weird there Dash, but seems to fit many of what folks describe as the unexplained in near death experiences. When I was wounded, the light I perceived, was very bright and white, and at first, I thought it was the Sun, but soon remembered the Sun wasn't even quite "up" yet, and the light was peaceful and coming closer. I don't remember anything at the end either, but knew what it was and fought the urge to just go with it.
Can't really comprehend what I saw as for the energy leaving my friends body, but am sure it was real to me. The "wisp" that rose from his body didn't indicate anything to me, other than I seemed to know it was his "life force" going somewhere, and I tried to stop it. I didn't fully realize what had transpired until I remembered it sometime later.
I guess all this is subject to interpretation, but it does give one pause to contemplate all of the mystery of life itself.
Must have been kinda fun to have had a ghost of sorts to at least be a source of mystery and excitement. Never really had a ghost encounter......yet!! Anything starts to "fly" on it's own around here, and I'm getting scarce
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I guess all this is subject to interpretation, but it does give one pause to contemplate all of the mystery of life itself.
Back in the ole days, I would collect rocks everywhere I went. Several years ago, Bill & I went to our soon to be son-in-law's place. When we got out of the car, I asked Bill to get me a rock I saw, imbedded in the dirt under the car. He wasn't too happy about getting on his hands and knees, but always appeases me when it comes to rocks. It was less than an inch long, with a dome shaped top, but it was broken below the dome. I looked at it and wondered why in the world I would spot it out. It wasn't anything unusual.
We went on to the house (at least 60' away), spent several hours, had dinner...on our way off the porch, I spotted another rock buried in the dirt. It was triangular in shape and I thought it might be an arrowhead. Bill dug it up, but it wasn't an arrowhead. I stuck it in my pocket with the other one.
On the way home, I took them out of my pocket and wondered why I'd picked them out. They were actually drab. I shook them around in my hand and they sounded good together...then suddenly CLICK...they fell together in my hand. I said, "oh my god." and opened my hand, there sat the complete rock. Still to this day, when I hold the two pieces, I can feel some kind of magnetism between them.
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#50009 - 02/21/06 10:11 PM
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Rockin and rollin!
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#50010 - 02/22/06 12:25 AM
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push4me Never came across the "Coast to Coast" station, but I guess you have to know the schedule, and have the reception ability.
Enjoy
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/info/wheretolisten.html
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#50011 - 02/22/06 03:28 AM
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Thanks for the link RR! I am in Fl. and did find a local station.
Flick, that has to go down as one of the "weirdest/strangest" occurences that I have heard. That's downright mystical. I mean even if they were magnetized, the probabilty that they would be a perfect fit is astronomical in odds.
Have you ever taken the rock(s) to someone who deals with paranormal things?
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#50012 - 02/22/06 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by push4me:
Have you ever taken the rock(s) to someone who deals with paranormal things?
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#50013 - 02/25/06 12:08 AM
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I've never been much on the paranormal side either Push or one to sit around telling ghost storys except for kicks as a kid. But my family settled down in a town on the wstern side of the state and when my Dad died Mom bought a bar and supper club and did very well financially operating and managing it.
It sort of became her life and she was there from noon till closing. She had a favorite place to sit at night at the end of the bar where she could keep track of the dining room and bar cash registers and do PR visiting with customers.
She died in '89 in the University of Colorado Medical Center from cancer. The previous week the doctor called and said she was improving right after I made plans to go visit her and told me just wait and I would be able to bring her home in 10 days. I cancelled my visit and she died the day I had planned my visit.
That night I just went to sleep on my bed with my clothes on. I woke up from a deep sleep and she was standing beside my bed in her favorite white dress she often wore to work and said 'not to worry, everything was okay'and disappeared. I went back to sleep but never knew if it was a dream or if I actually saw her even though it seemed so real.
A few years later I took a job in the Eastern part of the state but had to come back twice to represent a client in a trial. We had dinner at her restaurant which had been sold for a year or so. The waitress was a gabby 19 year old junior college student from a town about 90 miles away.
She started talking about her brother's and family's legal problems after she found out that I was a lawyer which is common. We never mentioned that we lived there before or that my Mother had owned the place, but finally she said that the restaurant and bar was haunted by a friendly ghost, a female who often appeared after closing sitting on her usual stool near the registers, wearing a white dress. My wife and I were naturally sort of wondering if we were hearing things, but I finally told the waitress the whole story. We went back several times but nothing else happened. I just hope my mother is happy wherever she is now. wr
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#50015 - 02/25/06 02:42 AM
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That was a nice "event" about your Mom Wr. I too believe your Mom somehow made you know that she would be ok. That must have been a pleasant feeling, and to hear also of what the young girl told you.
I believe there are things that occur that have no explanation, and I guess it makes it more interesting for me to consider some of this as "paranormal". I don't research it, or give it much thought, but when I do come across unexplained things like that, I just prefer "paranormal", cuz it sounds a bit more exciting than just odd, or unexplained. myself now.
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#50016 - 02/25/06 05:44 PM
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My grandmother moved in with us the last year of her life. It was the early 60's. Her cancer spread from her kidneys to spine. My Mother asso had 5 or 6 little kids. My Dad hired a nurse nights and a maid to help a few days a week (none of them came back for a second day.)
Three days after grandama passed away my Mom thought she came to her and told her she was OK and no longer in pain. My Mother didn't even tell her sister or my Pop. She just felt she imagined her "visit" as she was sad and very tired.
She went to a party over 10yrs later. There was a woman there who claimed to be psycic. My Mother told her she didn't believe in psycics (she will take an opposite point of view just to ...) The woman said to her "Joy, how can you say that when your Mother came to tell you something three days after she passed?" My Mother was floored! She then told us about grandma's visit. dash
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#50017 - 02/25/06 05:50 PM
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My old Uncle Jack (his son is now 82) woke up the morning of Feb7, 1970 and told my late Aunt Mary, "Something happened to Frankie's (my Pop) daughter Donna". He got the newspaper and there was the article about my accident.
My older sister called my Mother from college and told her to keep me out of cars. Now, both could have just been coincidental as I was "a wild child." dash
edit, that night as I was leaving the house I paused and looked at the TV News. Huntly and Brinkley were reporting the Catholic Church had just denounced St. Christopher the patron saint of travel. I remember hesitating. I can't ever remember stalling to look at news when friends were waiting in the driveway. The driver had a St. Christopher statue on the dashboard. Sick one I am, I wore a gold St.Christopher medal my very Catholic neighbors bought and had blessed for me for 15yrs or so afterward. I think Glenn lost it and isn't telling me.
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#50018 - 03/05/06 03:14 AM
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Interesting Dash!
Anybody feel they possess any psychic abilities? I sometimes get a deja vu feeling, but I think we all do occassionally.
Figures, I wore a St. Christopher medal 'round my neck in nam. No wonder they revoked his "Sainthood" :rolleyes:
I always wonder what "goodies" the Vatican dug up on him...........slapped a monkey or
somethin'
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#50019 - 03/05/06 07:06 AM
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My mother died shortly before I turned 12. Two younger sisters died with her and my father was in the hospital not expected to live (they were in a car accident). I don't even remember now who I sat with at my mother's funeral (maybe my Grandmother). I do distinctly remember my mother's presence there though. I knew she was there and I knew I was going to be okay. On a side note, my father did survive for another 20+ years.
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#50020 - 03/05/06 04:32 PM
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Hey Push we must have been on the same wave length in the '60s (Thats the only time the 6 worked on this pc). I found a St. Christopher medal on the ship going to nam and never took it off.It was a little round gold thing with a gold - prob'ly fake gold chain. I never knew what it was until I asked my friend. My ex always made fun of me for believing in it and it finally disappeared.
Must've been enough to it to make me feel safe. I could use it now, wr
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#50022 - 03/19/06 12:54 PM
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I'm feeling kinda/very vintage lately, my ass is draggin..i'm ready to be young and strong again, lol.
The last 3 pages were very interesting and I came close to death with my own body a few time but nothing "paranormal". Push's experience in Viet Nam sounds really interesting, not the part about his buddy dying but feeling the energy leaving his body must have been very unusual.
Peace C~
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#50023 - 03/20/06 02:43 AM
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Hey C1 or2!
I'm thinkin' I've been feeling a bit "too vintage" lately, but damn sure could go for the young/strong part again.
Yeah, I guees many here have been at death's door more than they care to remember, and had no experience other than being sick.
What was so weird about that VN experience, was that I found it so odd that why would I even have a physical reaction to a wisp of whatever it was I felt was leaving a person's body is still mysterious to me.
I remember JFK's death, when Jackie looked as though she were reaching for her husbands "parts" as they flew off, but I can even understand that being an unconscious reaction. I can't explain why I felt this was a person's "life force" (lack of better wording) is damn creepy sometimes. 
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#50024 - 04/04/06 06:11 PM
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Push,
Just noticed another parallel experience we had in VN. It's probably a common occurence we find ourseles in when we are in places we don't belong in or don't want to be in.
I used to pray to God to at least let me get the hell out of Nam and let me die in Wyoming and it wouldn't bother me. Now being here in Z's restaurant, not to be confused with Alices, I feel the same way.
It's probably a near universal feeling, though I don't think I've had the feeling about other places where death isn't such a common part of the reality of the location, like a war zone or hospital.
What a great observation huh? Gotta get outa this place, if it's the last thing we/I ever do. WR
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#50025 - 04/09/06 02:24 AM
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Yeah Wr, I sure didn't want to leave any more blood in those rice paddies as was necessary. Glad you got out of "Z's" house o pain, and are back to the welcome confines of one of our more natural States.
Summer seems to have decided to stay here for a bit. Watched the Grandson play in his 1st Little League game today. Kids today seem to be all about the accoutrements of the game but don't spend much time on the details of some basics...........I am getting to friggin' old
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#50026 - 04/13/06 08:15 AM
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Kill me now......
There ain't nothing like a friend that can tell you that you are just pissing in the wind, just pissin in the wind.
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#50027 - 04/13/06 04:07 PM
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I knew I heard that in a song recently.
"Ambulance Blues"
Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played.
The riverboat was rockin'
in the rain
Midnight was the time
for the raid.
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela,
They tore you down and
plowed you under.
You're only real
with your make-up on
How could I see you
and stay too long?
All along the Navajo Trail,
Burn-outs stub their toes
on garbage pails.
Waitresses are cryin'
in the rain
Will their boyfriends
pass this way again?
Oh, Mother Goose,
she's on the skids
Shoe ain't happy,
neither are the kids.
She needs someone
that she can scream at
And I'm such a heel
for makin' her feel so bad.
I guess I'll call it
sickness gone
It's hard to say
the meaning of this song.
An ambulance can only
go so fast
It's easy to get buried
in the past
When you try to make
a good thing last.
I saw today
in the entertainment section
There's room at the top
for private detection.
To Mom and Dad
this just doesn't matter,
But it's either that
or pay off the kidnapper.
So all you critics sit alone
You're no better than me
for what you've shown.
With your stomach pump and
your hook and ladder dreams
We could get together
for some scenes.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes.
How can he remember
who he's talkin' to?
'Cause I know it ain't me,
and I hope it isn't you.
Well, I'm up in T.O.
keepin' jive alive,
And out on the corner
it's half past five.
But the subways are empty
And so are the cafes.
Except for the Farmer's Market
And I still can hear him say:
You're all just pissin'
in the wind
You don't know it but you are.
And there ain't nothin'
like a friend
Who can tell you
you're just pissin'
in the wind.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes
How can he remember
who he's talking to?
Cause I know it ain't me,
and hope it isn't you.
Neil Young/ 75
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#50028 - 04/13/06 07:20 PM
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Man I have got to rant,
For the last week, give a day or two (depending on the parent) my parents have been hospitalized and are in the hospitals in different towns about 40 miles apart. Both of them are coming home tomorrow and neither of them will be independent. So lots of home health care will be coming (i hope because that is what the doctor said he would do and later I talked to the discharge person, at the hospital, then the person in charge of home health care at the hospital :rolleyes: ) with them and my mom goes back for surgery on her wrist next week, she is in pretty bad shape from falling and breaking her wrist and arm. My dad had a collapsed lung and had to have a chest tube put in.
It is strange to see how frail they are at only 80 which is pretty old but not ancient, something you see a lot of in Fl., 90 yr/old is common, they drive at that age too, lol.
Since I have been living with them for about a year and a half now they are really on the down hill slide at what seems like an accelerated rate. Hard to watch. Since we lost our home to hurricane Charley the both have been extremely depressed and my mother suffers from dementia.
Mean while I am still bidding out our house and the problem here is, SW Fl. has been found by the hoards and construction costs have jumped over 50 % in the last 2 years and Port Charlotte. To add to that the damage from Hurricane Charley has not come close to be rebuilt. Subcontractors are very busy and getting top dollar for their services, most of them are not very good at what they do. Thus my house is going to cost a lot to replace, possibly one hundred to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars more than anticipated.
Today, at this time I just want to vent I know I'm going to get through all this stuff just like you guys got through your hard times but it has really been a learning experience.
Litigation continues over 2 1/2 years after my wifes mother was blown up by a propane explosion at her home. I really have learned to never trust a attorney concerning some things and things are starting to stink in Ark. because I know how the good ol' boy network is in full swing being a hick myself I know what to look for.
OK I'll shut my mouth now because I bet most people will quit reading this whining BS after the first line . It's cool, I got it off my chest.
now back to debating I, (not me) about what the meaning of "is" is...
PEACE
craig
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#50029 - 04/13/06 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by cbal-craig: now back to debating I, (not me) about what the meaning of "is" is...
PEACE
craig
I've pretty much calmed down now.
I wish I had words of advice for you. It's harsh about your parent's health. I hope that goes as smoothly as possible for all of you.
I'm so sorry you're having problems with rebuilding. I'm impressed with your survivability. I'm afraid I'd have dementia if I lost my home like you guys did. I'm a basketcase when I just imagine it.
Like you always say, "Stay strong."
Fondly,
Your friend Flicka
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#50030 - 04/14/06 04:35 PM
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Aww, thanks Flicka. I'm just frustrated I think. If you can save Bill life during menopause then I know I can make it through anything !
peace my friend
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#50031 - 04/15/06 06:43 AM
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Menopause is certainly worse than PMS.
I expect New Orleans is going to be a lot like Florida where the contractors and builders know they have you by the balls and will jack up the prices without corresponding increase in workmanship.
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#50032 - 04/17/06 01:38 AM
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Sorry to hear of your woes there C1 or2. My folks are on the skids now too (both mid 80's), and are both in the same nusring home at the rate of 6K each per mo.. Mom has Alzheimers, and Dad has dimentia. What a way to live out the last bits of life
Sad that greed has overtaken way too many people (hurricane), when it used to be compassion and giving. Afraid this will play out for many who were devastated by weather extremes.
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#50033 - 04/18/06 05:09 PM
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Hi again vintagers. Made it back from 3 glorious months in the Milwaukee VA. Seems like keeping the spirits up ain't easy and so sorry to hear about the load that's being dumped on you C-1 or 2. My parents passed on from cancer several years apart but my mom had just built her million dollar supper club, complete with coffee shop, bar, and dance floor then learned she had eusophagus ca. So I guess whoever said "life's a bitch and then you die" was pretty close.
But on the brighter side C-1 and vintagers I found the picture you've all been holding your breath waiting for me to find and post. My '51 Merc.LOL
I happen to be in it too with a couple ducks I got as a senior in High school on the Platte river near Scottsbluff Nebraska when my favorite pastimes were chasing girls, cars, fishing and hunting. Hope It doesn't offend friends of animals but I did eat everything I hunted-but the star of the pic is the Merc. Too bad I'm blocking the fenderskirts.
But those were the days with no catheters, wheelchairs, hand controls and like you all I'll never forget em.
Don't know why spacing is so screwed up-but edited to say those were also the days of The Ventures, Gene Chandler and Duke of Earl, Chubby Checker, My Boy Lollipop-but you already know that. WR
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#50034 - 04/19/06 09:08 PM
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Olds Starfire wheelcovers? Didn't they make those illegal? Love to hear that car run! PI
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#50035 - 04/20/06 01:51 AM
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Sweet Jeezus, nice Mecr there Wr. Nice ducks too (mallards?)
You got that "skirt chasin'" look to ya Did a fair share of hunting n fishin' myself back in hs.........well, add girls, beer and cars too.
Life was so simple then, as the big issues were, where we gonna cruise, beer money and tests/book reports etc..
Are those rims on the Merc, or just hubs? Anyone remember "moons" (hubcaps)? Damn things would fly off on a stiff bumpy road. Reverse chrome rims were a big hit back then too. Cheater slicks were "in" too, but many didn't have enuf HP to turn em.
I remember having a '49 Studie that was $20, and I was almost too embarrassed to drive it, but if I only knew
Anybody got a time machine 4 sale
Thanks for sharing
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#50036 - 04/20/06 08:26 AM
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LOL, that is a great pict. WR and you do look a little cocky as C1-c2 said.
I'm glad you are home and man it seems like a long time to be away from home, I hope it was worth it and the pain level is a little better my friend.
Keep a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye
I found mine again for now.. I don't know if life is a bitch but it is a rollercoaster ride for sure. If you have ever seen Steve Martin in a movie called Parenthood the grandmother has a that story.
peace my vintage friends
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#50037 - 04/20/06 04:42 PM
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The wheelcovers were genuine imitation olds Starfire made with a $3.00 spinner cleverly mounted in the middle of a genuine Merc wheelcover with metal screws but a little chrome polish you couldn't tell the diff,almost.
But that Merc. was so clean it was like off the showroom floor. It had teardrop knobs on all inside controls, electric overdrive kickdown switch for cruisin and passin gear, dual exhaust.
Yeah Push, I did have moon discs on my '49 chevy which is several pages back on this thread. You can only see the front 1/2 of the car complete with tacky sun visor and fish. Most of my tires were slick from racing, but not racin slicks. Had to fix a flat on my old 49 ford by taking it off the car and the tire off the rim 3 times to make it 5 miles once. The 3rd flat was on the railroad tracks and I was so pissed I left it there and walked offuntil a farmer came by in a pickup and appealed to my better judgment and talked me into driving it off.
The ducks were Mallards. Most people didn't like the taste but I'd eat about anything then.
WR
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#50038 - 05/03/06 01:48 AM
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Nice ride there Wr. Seems not all so long ago sometimes. I remember what a bitch it was when one of those "baby moons" got a little dent in it, and you played hell getting a replacement.
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#50039 - 06/05/06 05:28 PM
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 I guess the "dog days" of summer came early for us vintage people, as not to be confused with the "Village People" :rolleyes:
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#50041 - 06/06/06 03:22 PM
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while searchin for my 49 ford I found it and a 49 chev with moons. Th chev pic was right after moving from Germany to WY so I'm sportin a ridiculous lookin cowboy hat and prob'ly a few fish as usual. The Ford has me as a freshman on day 1 of school with pant legs rolled up. Mom always bought em a foot too long to allow for growing room. She used to say in5 months you'll be wearin Hi waters-same with the damn shoes. I'm gettin the nerve to scan and post. Wyoming gave us a D.L. at age 14 back then. Farm and ranch boys were driving barley trucks to coors and anheuser-busch bins and beet trucks for Great Western Sugar beet dumps. WR
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#50042 - 06/06/06 04:07 PM
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dashing
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The problem w/ those old cars were the back sat upulstery. These prickly little things could make an otherwise fun night parking a tad uncomfortable . dash
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#50043 - 06/07/06 03:37 PM
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Since I'm so much younger than most of you guys ( ) my first quality car was a 67 Cornet 44. I bough it in 1970 when I was 16 for $1200 and from the factory it came with a 383 cu. in., four on the floor and Duel exhaust. Gas mileage ? Nope. I remember screaming down the streets of Dallas in that thing with Mississippi Queen blasting from an 8 track.....I'm sure glad I did not drink in those days .. I loved Dallas but we moved to Hot Springs Ark after 2 years there..
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#50044 - 06/07/06 05:00 PM
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dashing
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C1or2 (Chalb), watch it on the age thingie . We are really close. I just graduated hs young dash
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#50045 - 06/08/06 03:14 PM
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#50046 - 06/09/06 11:40 AM
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Pulled into a parking spot last Sunday to grab a sandwich at the Paradise Bakery. Opposite me was a PT Cruiser and to my right was a PT Cruiser. I glanced at the one to the right and commented to my lady that it was nicely customized, something one doesn't see often. While I'm unloading the chair she appears on my side and comments that it has an antique car plate.
Low and behold, it was a 37 Ford 2door sedan, Candy Apple red, mildly customized with recessed halogen headlights and frenched taillights and mild dechroming. It was absolutely perfect! Was talking with the owner and it said it was a restored chassis with ungraded brakes, original body but glas fenders, 302 V8, auto and air. An everyday car for him.
What also struck me was what a great job Chrysler did when they retroed this 37 Ford to make the PT Cruiser. For a production car, 2000's, they did a great job. Ford missed it with the T Bird, Chevy missed it with their 49-50 pickup attempt, Plymouth got close to the target with the 34 Ford, whatever, retro, what was it, the Scrambler?
The Chevy retro of the 49-50 panel truck/Suburban is beginning to appeal to me somewhat but too bad there's no V6 available. Funny, Chrysler hit with with retro Fords but Ford couldn't.
Incidentally, how does a V6 sound with glasspacks?
Like a straight 6? Anybody know?
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#50047 - 06/09/06 04:05 PM
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dashing
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Sorry Paul,
No engine help here :rolleyes: . Daytimes I just hung around sharing beer while the guys worked on cars. Nightimes, rode back and forth around town drinking beer till we stopped to steam some windows :p . dash
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#50049 - 06/09/06 08:14 PM
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dashing
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And continue ! BTW, I enjoyed every moment . dash
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#50051 - 06/09/06 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by Paul I:
Incidentally, how does a V6 sound with glasspacks?
Like a straight 6? Anybody know?[/QB]
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#50052 - 06/10/06 08:47 PM
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Back when the summers were long and hot but it was about to end.
I always had a blanket to cover the pokey things Dash, but If I remember right the 49 Ford had soft velvety like upholstery.
So theres my "Good" '49 Ford one with moons, cowboy hat and as usual I'd been fishing, the other the 1st day of some high school year in the early early '60s with brand new levis bought extra long by dear old Mom so's I wouldn't grow out of em. When I got out of sight I rolled em up inside. Wasn't quite as bad I thought.
I had a short cowboy stage I went through after leavin the big city for Wyoming.
Notice the "Pinstriping" job on the old Ford. You might have to click it bigger to see it on the front fender and door handles. Not bad huh? Dual glass packs too for the "mating call" dual rear seat speakers P1.
Had to ditch the fish and hat and wash hands wiith soap before any mating attempts. I lived 2 lives then. One ruled by the call of the wild and the other by the "mating call".
Sometimes I had to take the floorboard off over the transmission cuz my gearshift linkage got all screwed up from speed shifting so I used the two levers on the side of the transmission. It was cold in winter and hot and dirty in summer.
The front coil springs were cut out with a torch so it was a bit hard ridin. After I discovered girls I put the linkage back on and the floorboard back on.
It was kind of dangerous riding in the middle cuz your foot could get all dirty and scratched up.
I never got around to painting it, but not bad for primer. WR
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#50053 - 06/11/06 12:06 PM
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Ok fellow old vintage people. Here's a pic of some fun memories of me and my HS boyfriend circa 1959 taken at the county fair. It's obviously an automatic photo booth shot.hehehe 
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#50056 - 06/11/06 12:38 PM
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oh, the pic's up.
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#50058 - 06/11/06 01:00 PM
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What the hey? I think Flicka did it Rob, I just got a red x the first time around.
Thanks on the dress comment Flicka. I made it in Home Ec Class. Get a load of those scratchy crinolines underneath.
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#50059 - 06/11/06 05:34 PM
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You and Date are both lookin pretty "Bitchin" there Rosebud.
Is that Brylcream or Wildroot holding his hair in that Ricky Nelson do? :p I admit I'm relieved to see his pant leg cuffs rolled up.
One girl I took to a drive-in movie wore a dress with so many "can cans" under it that she took up the whole front seat of my car.
Great Picture and you were cool lookin there Rosebud.
That 383 was a great engine Craig and good buy for $1200.00. I gave a guy $50.00 for the Ford. It was kind of a fixer-upper. :rolleyes: WR
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#50060 - 06/11/06 09:04 PM
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Yep, WR, it was Brylcreem "A little dab 'il do ya" a touch of mustache wax (to keep the sides slicked back) and "Old Spice" after shave. rolled up khaki's, white socks and buckskin shoes. We went together all through HS, then he went into the Navy and we eventually went separate ways. Sure had a lot of wonderful times back then.
ps: thanks for compliment, WR, think we all looked kinda cool back then though.
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#50062 - 06/18/06 12:02 AM
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WOOHOOOOOO.....Rosebud. Lovin' it! I wish...OOoooooo,,,my..I wish! Times like that will never be again. ,,,joe..
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#50063 - 06/18/06 12:37 PM
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I agree with Joe Rosebud, you look marvelous in that dress.
The dude looks good too..
You have a good eye Flicka.
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#50064 - 06/18/06 12:46 PM
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BTW Flicka, did you know they are making a re-make of the movie "I Love Flicka" ? I still remember the original, that must be 30 yrs. old and that was the first thing I though of when I met you a few years ago. well maybe I have chatted with you for more than a few years, lol .. they years just keep flowing on by..ya know?
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#50065 - 06/18/06 08:56 PM
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Originally posted by cbal-craig:
"I Love Flicka"
But, the movie is called "my friend flicka"!
Back when you called an operator to call collect, they used to always ask me if I was named after the horse!
Originally posted by cbal-craig:
years just keep flowing on by..ya know?
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#50066 - 06/19/06 07:47 AM
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LOL, Flixs, Freudian slip..
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#50067 - 06/19/06 12:17 PM
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dashing
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Do all of posting here remember when we needed can and bottle openers to open our favorite beverage? dash
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#50068 - 06/19/06 11:04 PM
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Paul I
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Wasn't that a church key?
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#50069 - 06/21/06 11:54 AM
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dashing
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I guess my brain rusted on that part . But, true, we called it a "church key" on Long Island also. It was kind of a joke to my Pop and Uncles (who tried to avoid the attending Church event used as the usual excuse for a family party (Christenings, Confrmations, Weddings, Funerals...). Thanks for the memories ,dash
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#50070 - 06/23/06 06:55 PM
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rosebud
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You mean you all still don't have a church key someplace in a kitchen drawer? I found one today in my catch-all drawer.
Since I turned 63 last month, I've been in a panic mode, making a list of things I have to do, people to see, places to go, etc. (Is this normal behavior?) I hope there's enough time to accomplish it all. Tomorrow is my hs 45th class reunion and I'm going. (one of the things on my list ) I haven't seen any of my old classmates since my accident, but guess they won't have any trouble figuring out who I am.
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#50071 - 06/24/06 01:00 PM
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Paul I
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Wow, Rosebud, HS reunions can be a real psychological trip. I remember my first one that was
probably the 15. It was compare success time. After that things got a little more loose. One of my classmates was Roger Ebert who always emcees the reunion and is very gracious, inclusive, and non-achievement oriented. Our next should be in 2010 if we all live that long. The last was 2000.
I wish you the best of times at your reunion, just enjoy the people although in your unique circumstance it will be very interesting. Take some photos and give us a report. 63 Candles, eh? Is there a song for that? Paul I
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#50072 - 06/26/06 03:08 PM
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dashing
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Wishing Rosebud good reunion thoughts too. I think my classmates are surprised when I've survived long enough to reach another let alone able to keep up on partying. Funny, my friends were those always in the principals office but we put these things together. We had a 10, 20, 25 and 30(which I missed). We'd like to do one w/ a couple of classes. One good/bad thing is the "other" quad from my high school class (we went steady, ID bracelet and all for a week or three in 8th or 9th grade). He uses a PCA at night. Beginning w/ our 10th, classmates make sure he can stay out late and help him to bed. It sure made them realize what I had faced at 16.
Oh, a guy in my class is now a millioniare and was once married to actress Julie Hagerty. I remember him as the guy who always asked me to slow dance. He felt sweaty through his sports jacket and always had a hard on (is that one word or two?). Too bad I wasn't attracted to the preppy type good guys.
Yes, Rosebud, we have found a good old church key, AND a Coca-Cola bottle opener meant to be screwed to a wall, during that hurricane nightmare summer 2yrs ago. We now keep them w/ our other emergency supplies. dash
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#50073 - 06/28/06 12:44 AM
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The reunion was very casual and a lot of fun, though only 7 classmates, some spouses and myself showed up. We played songs from the old days 50s and 60s stuff, ate plenty of food and had lots of laughs remembering some the shenanigans that went on back then, and the old pictures were a hoot to see. I took some pictures, but since I'm still in the dark ages, have to wait till I use up the film before developing it. The guy who sat in front of me in math class and used to help me out a bit, is an architect, pilots his own plane (that's how he and his wife flew here from Utah, where they live), and has 8 children and 19 grand kids! Would you guess they're Mormons? Another person's granddaughter is a Radio City Rockette. One person was surprised to see that I was "still" in a w/c and another didn't even know what had happened to me. The equipment on my van and how I operate it was an amusement to some. I found out that my old bf in pic I posted on previous page is presently in an ICU after suffering a heart attack. Six of the classmates are deceased. Not too encouraging, hey? Think I better get moving on the next thing to check off my list. The sound of the constant rain outside my window is making me very sleepy.
~Goodnight all
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#50074 - 06/29/06 07:13 AM
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Sounds like you had fun Rosebud and I bet you out live all of them
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#50076 - 07/03/06 08:54 PM
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Congrats Rosebud and wait till you see what's in store for you next year-played it over and over in honor of Paul M. Sunday.
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Many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.
If I'd been out till quarter to three
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
You'll be older too,
And if you say the word,
I could stay with you.
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride,
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#50077 - 07/04/06 03:52 PM
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dashing
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"Just call me angel in the morning" dash
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#50078 - 07/04/06 07:57 PM
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rosebud
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"You can knit a sweater by the fireside."
Oh, no, WR! I can't even do that now with this lousey tendonitis in my thumbs! Other than that, I'm going to keep doing my best. Too bad for Paul M., but bet he'll move on with his life just fine.
Good luck to you with new doctors and hospital, and get "fixed up" this time, WR. You know we're all pulling for you.
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#50079 - 07/05/06 12:00 PM
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dashing
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I wonder how many young ones know the reason a Doctor would say, "the rabbit died" dash
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#50081 - 07/15/06 05:40 AM
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she said young ones WR ....
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#50082 - 07/15/06 05:06 PM
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cool pics...wr and rosebud.
my 1st car was an '80 cougar ...title actually said 80 and 1/2
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#50083 - 07/16/06 01:34 PM
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rosebud
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Here's my first car, a '64 Plymouth Valiant. A physical therapist from Rusk Rehab (standing) and two friends (one taking pic and one in back seat) came along for a weekend up at Bear Mt. The friend in back seat was my roommate while in rehab at Rusk. She was from Algeria and had both legs blown off by a bomb in the 7 day war. We corresponded for many years, then I lost track of her when she went to Paris to work.
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#50084 - 07/30/06 01:33 PM
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cbal-craig
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I like just about any coupe..
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#50085 - 08/03/06 09:07 PM
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dashing
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Rosebud, you're another Rusk alumni? I was in the class of 1970. 1st floor, Dr.Covalt, Dr. Sanders Davis, Dr. Chin. pt Beverly Binns, RN Carole Koreki, Urology nurse Mr. Whalen... dash
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#50087 - 08/11/06 04:40 PM
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dashing
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I still lie about my age so use nothing that gives me away dash
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#50088 - 08/16/06 02:54 PM
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Robert64
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Originally posted by dashing: I still lie about my age so use nothing that gives me away dash
Anyone been through a mid life crisis kinda thing? or something similar? I bet it's easy to just develop a complex about it and actually create syptoms based on only our fears about them. Some research seems to suggest it's a real phenomenom. I just want to see what otheres in simalar shoes have gone through. N what they did to get through it alive.
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#50089 - 08/16/06 04:28 PM
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dashing
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Help me, my sig-ot is turning 55 on the 21st . All I hear is old man crap . He even started watching the weather channel :rolleyes: . Listening to "Classic Rock ", dash
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#50090 - 08/31/06 11:49 AM
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MrSoul
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Hey, Dash, ain't nothing wrong with classic rock. :p
Trying to jump-start the golden oldies thread! WAKE UP, YOU OLDSTERS! LOL
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