George Reid Commentary: Do Over: Am I Where? »
Posted By jovial 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
The alarm rang and I slowly awoke without a clue as to where I was or how I got here. The surroundings seemed oddly familiar, but why was I in a single bed and where were my glasses? My body felt lighter, and why was I wearing a pair of Lone-Ranger pajamas?
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Grew up In Brooklyn. Joined the Navy in 1976 stayed in 10 years. Aircraft Electronics tech. Worked for Major Govt. contractor then settled in California ...
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Remember Chesterfields and pall mall red. Remember PF flyers and Keds tennis shoes. Quarters, and dimes made out of silver. Buffalo nickels and mercury dimes. Remember a cereal named Quisp. Saturday morning cartoons. Two-hand touch between the manhole covers in New york city. Full service gas stations by men wearing uniforms. Lp's and 45's. The old victrola. Bonanaza and Walt disney on Sunday evenings. Superman played by George Reeves. Red skelter! Wow, what I would do for a do over. A tube tester for your television set at the local drugstore.
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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A quisp commercial...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w45vEwl2FyU
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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If you read my last comment and you know who Red Skelton is, then you'll love this one.
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Actually, I didn't know that. I did see some pro-keds in the store not too long ago. Didn't see any PF flyers though. That image of you running away from mighty mouse made me laugh. Googled it and found..
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http://www.pfflyers.com/archival-reissue/index.htm...
LMAO! They're still making the shoes!
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Spadecaller7 months, 3 weeks ago
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PF Flyers were first produced by BF Goodrich in 1937. They are now currently manufactured by New Balance.
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I remember the old victrolas, the record player, and the plastic adapters that fit into the wholes of the 45's.
Do I dare say that I remember watching Andy's Gang! I even have recollections of Inky Dink... and the clear plastic vinyl that we placed over the tv screen so that we could color along while watching Inky Dink. -
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Spadecaller7 months, 3 weeks ago
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PF Flyers were first produced by BF Goodrich in 1937. They are now currently manufactured by New Balance.
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I remember the old victrolas, the record player, and the plastic adapters that fit into the wholes of the 45's.
Do I dare say that I remember watching Andy's Gang! I even have recollections of Inky Dink... and the clear plastic vinyl that we placed over the tv screen so that we could color along while watching Inky Dink.
Do any of you remember ANDY'S GANG?
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CHAM7 months, 3 weeks ago
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I remember the first TV set in my town. My great luck was that it belonged to my next door neighbor who just happened to have two boys, 1 a year younger and 1 a year older than me and my best friends. I was the envy of the rest of the towns kids.
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Those were the days. Someone ought to make a lead in song using that phrase.-
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jordan117 months, 3 weeks ago
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"Those were the days. Someone ought to make a lead song using that phrase". >>>>>>
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Someone did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQppa348eA
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Then you remember changing the station with the rotary dial. Sometimes the knob would break and then they woulld have to keep a pair of pliers handy to turn the station. Moving the antenna around to get the best signal, and then sometimes you'd have to adjust the vertical and horizontal hold to keep the frames from running up and down.
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jovial7 months, 3 weeks ago
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In Brooklyn where I grew up there used to be soda fountains. A place where you could get an "egg cream". I don't know how popular they were in other parts of the country, but in Brooklyn they were a big thing. Here's a great recipe for making an authentic New York "eggcream".
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http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-New-York-Egg-Cream
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