Do You Remember When?

[fieldlily]

Wow! I actually found a picture of that monstrous contraption!
Can you believe I suffered through this just to be 'pretty', then it didnt work! LOL

Permanent wave machine invented in 1928 by Marjorie Joyner - The first African American woman to receive a patent​

Dear McWilliams,

I do understand because my mother did something like that, only she used these rags strips and bobby pins to make me long curls. I never had a permanent though because my hair was curly. The effect, however, was not to make me like Shirley Temple, but more like Margaret O'Brien.

Okay, old time movie fans, who here besides me remembers Margaret O'Brien? birdie

 

[McWilliams]

I do and saw several of her movies with 'whatshisname'! LOL I think it was Mickey Rooney, was it not? Cant recall the name of the movies right now though!

 

[Larry_Fout]

WOW McWilliams, that permanent wave machine looks very permanent. Kinda Frankenstienish ( is that a word?) .

Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Maragaret O'Brien: Babes on Braodway...need I say more?

 

[fieldlily]

Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Maragaret O'Brien: Babes on Braodway...need I say more?

I didn't know Margaret O' Brien was in that movie, but didn't see it.

Margaret was in Meet me in St. Louis with Judy Garland and played "Beth" in the version of Little Women which starred June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor. My favorite was The Secret Garden with Dean Stockwell (when he was a child). I don't remember Margaret O'Brien with Mickey Rooney, but do recall that Elizabeth Taylor played with him in National Velvet.

 

[Larry_Fout]

I didn't know Margaret O' Brien was in that movie, but didn't see it.

I didn't either I just read that somewhere. Definitely 3 greats though. I remember National Velvet, a true classic.

 

[Hackett]

Speaking of old movies.... wasn't it more fun to go to the movie back then...when there was only one movie showing and you saw a news reel and a cartoon. Do you remember that the curtain actually went up.

We would even get dressed up to go to the movie. Of course folks don't get dressed up for much of anything anymore.

Oh well...just wandering down memory lane.

 

[McWilliams]

I remember taking all the kids with a friend and all of her kids to a drive-in movie and finding millions of mosquito bites all over! The kids would play on the playground while we watched the movie. What fun days!

 

[Larry_Fout]

The first movie I remember going to was an Audie Murphy movie. Today it would probably be rated R for violence. The next one that sticks out is Elvis Presley in Love Me Tender. All the girls were crying at the end

 

[Hackett]

I remember Love Me Tender. I went with some teenager girls (I was probably 10 at the time) and they were so giggly and silly...it was only a couple of years before I could identify with their exuberance in regard to Elvis. The movie...I didn't remember a thing about it except all those silly girls.

 

[McWilliams]

My brother took me to see Snow White and when we came out and I was crying he said: " I'll never take you to a movie again!!" Well, it was scary when the witch was after Snow White. What was I to do?

 

[Hackett]

Yeah, what does your brother know anyway??

I cried in Cinderella because everyone was so mean to her.

 

[McWilliams]

I took my little brother to a western movie and when one cowboy was holding another forced back over a fence I held a Foley's sack in front of my brothers face to keep him from seeing such violence. He moved the sack and yelled loudly, "Move that sack, I cant see!!" LOL It was tame fare considering what they view today.

 

[Hackett]

You were such a good sister. Mercy, what our kiddos see now is frightening.

 

[Larry_Fout]

You were such a good sister. Mercy, what our kiddos see now is frightening.

A recent visit to a relatives house gave me an occasion, once more, to watch regular TV since we do not have it at home. They tuned in to the family channel... excuse me ....!!! family channel ???...I don't think so!!!

 

[McWilliams]

Exactly Larry, very sad, even very scary!!

 

[keeptrying]

I took my little brother to a western movie and when one cowboy was holding another forced back over a fence I held a Foley's sack in front of my brothers face to keep him from seeing such violence. He moved the sack and yelled loudly, "Move that sack, I cant see!!" LOL It was tame fare considering what they view today.

I love that story it reminds me of my big sister telling me to cover my face with my hands and not look when something scary came on the tv or movies. Thank-you God for big sisters.

 

[McWilliams]

Oh that is so true! My daughters saved my life many a day by dragging little brothers off to Kresge's or to the library or just for a city bus ride while I got some chores done, (or took a coffee break)! They took them for haircuts too which was a lifesaver! Not to mention the hours and hours they read to them!
I remember when I brought one little brother home from the hospital another one said, 'Hes our baby for keeps huh mom?' I said, 'Yep, I'm afraid so'. LOL

 

[nanajojo]

I remember when we used to celebrate May Day with baskets of candy and flowers . we made the cone shaped ones in school and my Mother always bought the store made ones at Murphy's Dime store. (they were so pretty you punched them out and folded ) then you took them to the door of a friend or a boy if you were a girl. and knocked on the door and ran . if he answered the door he ran after you and tryed to kiss you. the goal was to get away fast if you did not want a kiss.

 

[McWilliams]

Oh yes, May Day was such an important day. One year I got to be in the May Pole as we wove ribbons in and out of different beautiful colors. Still have that old picture of me all dressed up in the queens court. What fun!
Also we loved Arbor Day and gathered outdoors to have a ceremony and watch a tree be planted on the school ground! Fun memories there!
My mother usually made popcorn balls for the occasion!

 

[Larry_Fout]

My mother usually made popcorn balls for the occasion!

They were terrific!!!