I Remember...

[Chesterton]

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Flying kites in the park, this kite was my favorite the Bat.

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I remember that bat.

 

[Chesterton]

I remember when people smoked cigarettes anywhere and everywhere, on airplanes, in elevators, in hospitals. etc.

 

[d taylor]

I remember when people smoked cigarettes anywhere and everywhere, on airplanes, in elevators, in hospitals. etc.

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I remember even if your parents did not smoke. If they had guest over who did, they always had ash trays for the people to use.

 

[joymercy]

I remember moms wild and crazy assortment of glass vases, which I had the responsibility of always dusting on the regular as a part of weekly chores. Having to hold them and dust every crease and crevice was truly fun for me and interesting. Never mind that mom would be playing vinyl on the stereo to help us with having energy to keep up all the weekly cleaning, there we were listening to "The Age of Aquarius" while humming around the house, with incense burning on the Budda she had. This kept me greatly influenced to having an open mind and to being very accepting of all peoples and religions at that time in my life.

I truly was a believer in everything being groovy! I liked life and swinging and moving around being happy to music.

Dancing with the broom while sweeping was a thing!

No such thing as cleaning out the hairbrush without using it as a "microphone" to sing songs

It was a sweetness and innocence, brought about by music interpreted by mom as a reason to celebrate and to do chores or anything else that came up

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember when people smoked cigarettes anywhere and everywhere, on airplanes, in elevators, in hospitals. etc.

And I remember when 'No Smoking' areas were implemented in the restaurants.
So, in one-half of the restaurant you could smoke, and in the other half you could not ...
but of course, you all inhaled the same air! lol

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember moms wild and crazy assortment of glass vases, which I had the responsibility of always dusting on the regular as a part of weekly chores. Having to hold them and dust every crease and crevice was truly fun for me and interesting. Never mind that mom would be playing vinyl on the stereo to help us with having energy to keep up all the weekly cleaning, there we were listening to "The Age of Aquarius" while humming around the house, with incense burning on the Budda she had. This kept me greatly influenced to having an open mind and to being very accepting of all peoples and religions at that time in my life.

I truly was a believer in everything being groovy! I liked life and swinging and moving around being happy to music.

Dancing with the broom while sweeping was a thing!

No such thing as cleaning out the hairbrush without using it as a "microphone" to sing songs

It was a sweetness and innocence, brought about by music interpreted by mom as a reason to celebrate and to do chores or anything else that came up

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I remember music and singing and dancing in my childhood home also.

 

[joymercy]

I remember:

Mom holding my little hand in hers

and teaching me how to skip, then to hop, then to chasse

 

[Chesterton]

I remember carnival "freak shows". I'm not proud of it, but as kids a friend and I once paid 50 cents just to look at conjoined (Siamese) twins.

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember carnival "freak shows". I'm not proud of it, but as kids a friend and I once paid 50 cents just to look at conjoined (Siamese) twins.

I remember doing the same ... only we paid to go in and see the 'bearded lady'.

I was young then. I thought it was a joke (fake). But researching it now, I see that yes, there are bearded women ... they have a condition called hirsutism.

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember bell bottoms, in the rain ...

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember the best cast of SNL.

 

[Chesterton]

I remember doing the same ... only we paid to go in and see the 'bearded lady'.

I was young then. I thought it was a joke (fake). But researching it now, I see that yes, there are bearded women ... they have a condition called hirsutism.

We went in to see the "snake lady". It was a lady in a dark room sitting in a black box with only her head exposed, and a large fake snake wrapped around her neck. It was supposed to look like a snake with the head of a lady, lol. A couple of men made crude comments about that.

 

[Chesterton]

I remember the best cast of SNL.

I remember leisure suits, which is what it looks like Chevy is wearing.

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember leisure suits, which is what it looks like Chevy is wearing.

Looks like it!

It's funny to watch how fashion trends come and go, and then they come back again! Makes me wonder if leisure suits will ever make a comeback? Maybe 2025 will be the year! lol

 

[mourningdove~]

We went in to see the "snake lady". It was a lady in a dark room sitting in a black box with only her head exposed, and a large fake snake wrapped around her neck. It was supposed to look like a snake with the head of a lady, lol. A couple of men made crude comments about that.

I guess we were easily entertained back then ... a bit gullible, too!

 

[Chesterton]

I guess we were easily entertained back then ... a bit gullible, too!

Well we were kids, and they had this really realistic artwork depicting a snake lady on the outside of the place. We had to find out. We got suckered in.

 

[mourningdove~]

Well we were kids, and they had this really realistic artwork depicting a snake lady on the outside of the place. We had to find out. We got suckered in.

I think alot of us were easier to 'fool' back then ... and not just us kids! lol ... and silly as it all was, it did make for some good memories.

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember cigarette machines ...

 

[mourningdove~]

I remember when the stores were closed on Sunday.

 

[jacks]

I remember Gumby and Pokey.