Doug, you still fascinate me with your ability to dig up all this stuff. I really thought the picture of the Criterion was so cool because you can see the sign for "Empire Billiards":.... I'm sure NONE of the ladies on this thread have ever gone into the Empire but I know a few of the guys have. The Centre still has some pretty "Neat" things going on. My sone, his wife and mine have been done for some of the independent movies... It is really nice. The seating is very limited however....

The State's last big moment was when it played as the Biograph Theater in Chicago. The film Dillinger starring Warren Oats and Ben Johnson was filmed entirely in Oklahoma. Dillinger was killed outside the Biograph in Chicago. A problem encountered by the Okc location is that it was freezing and wet during the final scene. Actually, it happened on a sweltering July night. Going to the movies were a favorite pastime for the outlaw. Factor in the heat and the theater having refrigerated air, seeing a movie appeared to be a good idea. Last thing he ever did.

Doug, you still fascinate me with your ability to dig up all this stuff. I really thought the picture of the Criterion was so cool because you can see the sign for "Empire Billiards":.... I'm sure NONE of the ladies on this thread have ever gone into the Empire but I know a few of the guys have. The Centre still has some pretty "Neat" things going on. My sone, his wife and mine have been done for some of the independent movies... It is really nice. The seating is very limited however....

Went often to the Empire Billiards room. That old elevator was really something. I got on a table there once that had a missing web in one pocket - hit my first ball in there and it went all the way to the floor inside the great big carved leg. The old guys who hung out in there smoking cigars and drinking beer were fun. They thought us young guys were a nuisance.

Yep:....holler "Rack" and dig out fifteen cents from your pocket....and another game of Snooker would begin....I told this a hundred times but, I watched Minnesota Fats play there one evening...He was good also...Duh????

Yep:....holler "Rack" and dig out fifteen cents from your pocket....and another game of Snooker would begin....I told this a hundred times but, I watched Minnesota Fats play there one evening...He was good also...Duh????

Off subject of this thread, but did you ever venture far enough north to play at "Pappy's" inside Puddin' Lanes bowling alley? Fats and Fast Eddie along with a lot of Pappy's old buddies played there often. Trey Aven (outstanding artist who designed a lot of iconic logos hearabouts including the KATT cat) drew cartoon character portraits of many of them. I wonder where those drawings ended up....

How about the Capitol Hill Domino Parlor on S.Robinson? That could be a rough place. Lots of gambling and such going on there.

Eddie's Past Time. East of Walker on S.W.24th. The big 7up sign that hung over the place for years was removed about a year ago. Wish I had known. Would have tried to take it home.

There was another place on 4th and S. Robinson. Can't remember the name of the place anymore. Ran by a little Hispanic guy.:tiphat:

We used to have an iron which was actually made only of cast iron and you would heat it up by the fire before ironing your clothes.

We used to have an iron which was actually made only of cast
iron and you would heat it up by the fire before ironing your
clothes.
That's good! And warm them on a wood burning stove. I've got
a few that I'm cleaning up. Also have an iron that works like a
Coleman lantern.

There are some curling irons for hair, too. Maybe I can clean
them up soon and post them.

Do you remember what it was like when you first heard the words
B-52 Bomber? How about the X-15?

"the rabbit died."

Remember when they had to actually kill rabbits to check their eggs or something to confirm an early stage pregnancy? Glad we don't have to do that, anymore.

Hey:...in the warehouse, I have a COMPLETE Ajax Wood Burning cook stove.....don't ask why cause I don't know....I promise my wife wouldn't use it...I don't think...Naw, I'm sure.....I also have a couple of those irons.....My mom used to use one of them. My wife uses one now.....to hold the door open....

How about the Capitol Hill Domino Parlor on S.Robinson? That could be a rough place. Lots of gambling and such going on there.

Eddie's Past Time. East of Walker on S.W.24th. The big 7up sign that hung over the place for years was removed about a year ago. Wish I had known. Would have tried to take it home.

There was another place on 4th and S. Robinson. Can't remember the name of the place anymore. Ran by a little Hispanic guy.:tiphat: This pic. is for papaOU.576 Eddie's Past Time.

"the rabbit died."

Remember when they had to actually kill rabbits to check their eggs or something to confirm an early stage pregnancy? Glad we don't have to do that, anymore.

Off topic but a good one. Bumper Sticker reads "When I was your age I lost a tooth. Not my virginity!" Sad but true.

This pic. is for papaOU.576 Eddie's Past Time.

That's not the one I had in mind. 24th east of s. walker. Do I have the wrong name?

That's not the one I had in mind. 24th east of s. walker. Do I have the wrong name??? Don't know but, that place looked pretty rough.

?? Don't know but, that place looked pretty rough.

Yeah. That place looks more like the one on 4th and S. Robinson.

How about the Capitol Hill Domino Parlor on S.Robinson? That could be a rough place. Lots of gambling and such going on there.

Eddie's Past Time. East of Walker on S.W.24th. The big 7up sign that hung over the place for years was removed about a year ago. Wish I had known. Would have tried to take it home.

There was another place on 4th and S. Robinson. Can't remember the name of the place anymore. Ran by a little Hispanic guy.:tiphat:

The Capitol Hill parlor about did my uncle in (who owned/leased the Conoco on29th and Kentucky) He lost a lot of money in that place. Neighborhood housewifes hated that place.

"the rabbit died."

Remember when they had to actually kill rabbits to check their eggs or something to confirm an early stage pregnancy? Glad we don't have to do that, anymore.

When I removed a mirror from the dining room wall that had been mounted there since the 40's someone had written on the wall underneath "I hope your rabbits all die". It took me a few minutes to figure out why someone would write something so bizarre.

When I removed a mirror from the dining room wall that had been mounted there since the 40's someone had written on the wall underneath "I hope your rabbits all die". It took me a few minutes to figure out why someone would write something so bizarre.

Hope you have many children?

Hope you have many children?

Saw a film clip of Jimi Hendrix performing "Wild Thing" (not the Monterrey performance) and he was asking the whole audience to sing along. "OK, look, anyone who doesn't sing along, I'm gonna put a curse on you, and all of your babies will be born naked!"

My kids and grandkids never knew that you used to use Tooth Powder....Not Paste.....do you remember?....

Saw a film clip of Jimi Hendrix performing "Wild Thing" (not the
Monterrey performance) and he was asking the whole audience to
sing along. "OK, look, anyone who doesn't sing along, I'm gonna
put a curse on you, and all of your babies will be born naked!"
It was a retroactive curse. Mom says I was born naked. I was
also born 14 years old. I remember it well. I kept trying to go
back. Mom didn't like it.

5 day deodorant pads. I hope!!

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins. When the program was a documentary of big game hunts. :053:

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins. When the program was a documentary of big game hunts. :053:

Marlin was always safely behind the camera or in the studio, sending his assistant, Tom, out on dangerous assignments while being filmed.

"Tom approaches the lioness to poke her with a stick while her cubs are nursing."

Marlin was always safely behind the camera or in the studio, sending his assistant, Tom, out on dangerous assignments while being filmed.

"Tom approaches the lioness to poke her with a stick while her cubs are nursing."

Mostly right, but the assistant was Jim. You made me laugh, because even when I was a little kid watching this on TV, I thought "that Marlin Perkins is a big chicken".

Marlin was always safely behind the camera or in the studio,
sending his assistant, Tom, out on dangerous assignments while
being filmed.

"Tom approaches the lioness to poke her with a stick while her
cubs are nursing."
That was Jim Fowler. I think he can still be seen on Animal
Planet.

Mostly right, but the assistant was Jim. You made me laugh, because even when I was a little kid watching this on TV, I thought "that Marlin Perkins is a big chicken".

Jim! That's right! I knew it was a three letter **m name!

Jim! That's right! I knew it was a three letter **m name!
If you were in the Major's you'd still batting .333!

Billy Mays selling and snorting Oxiclean.:chef:

Melting lead, pouring it into "weight" molds for a fishing trip.

Melting lead, pouring it into "weight" molds for a fishing trip.
That goes back a looooong way. I'm teaching my grand kids to
tie their own flies. Not much success but they'll eventually
catch on.

The REAL words to the song..."Louie, Louie"...

The REAL words to the song..."Louie, Louie"...
Heck, we don't even know them.

Heck, we don't even know them.

I thought you just mumbled in a drunken stupor.

yeah...yeah....yeah...yeah.........yeah..Louie, louie...................whatever....Once on MTV I saw an interview with someone from the kingsmen and they had the actual lyrics and they showed them...but, I still don't remember them.....

Magic Fingers while listening to Louie Louie.

I didn't realize Louie Louie it was released in 1955!

Magic Fingers while listening to Louie Louie.

I didn't realize Louie Louie it was released in 1955!

Several versions were released. The Kingsmen's version, the one most people know, was released in '63.

Several versions were released. The Kingsmen's version, the one
most people know, was released in '63.
Even though I'm quite a 50-75 know it all, I didn't know that.
I thought that 63 or 64 was when I became aware of it. Do
you know who originally released it? Little Richard? Jake
Potrzebie?

I just found out about Richard Berry and the Pharohs. They
first released Louie Louie in 1955. You can almost understand
what they're saying!

You Tube - Richard Berry & the Pharohs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgWrpCBVL-8&feature=search) (that's how they spelled
it)

Check out the other groups. Dang, I missed a lot growin' down.
Mom says I never grew up. Just ask her.

Does anyone know why the You Tube thingy (technical
phraseology for doo dad) isn't working?

Magic Fingers while listening to Louie Louie.

I didn't realize Louie Louie it was released in 1955!

Sssshhhhh.

Zappa may hear you and want to put in the movie.

Sssshhhhh.

Zappa may hear you and want to put in the movie.
And probably with a bunch of hotels...

Try this version (actually three...) for size...You CAN understand the words.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWi5MC8ldkY

Top this one Prunepicker:.............BLUE WALTZ PERFUME:..................

Top this one Prunepicker:.............BLUE WALTZ PERFUME:..................

Is that the blue water left over from the river rides at Wedgewood?:tiphat:

Top this one Prunepicker... BLUE WALTZ PERFUME...
Never heard of it. Did a web search and it doesn't ring a bell.

I've been trying to post some You Tube videos and they aren't
working. Has something changed?

How about "Three Roses" cologne!! or was that perfume?

How about "Three Roses" cologne!! or was that perfume?

You are thinking about "Green Lizard"

Three Roses was what the barber put on you. When the cut you with a razor....it was just like sticking a hot poker on your neck....

Three Roses was what the barber put on you. When the cut you with a razor....it was just like sticking a hot poker on your neck....

Speaking of the barber...kids will never know the excellent smell of that brush for the back of your neck, just before the sheet came off!

Rolling (Real) Cigarettes from a tobacco Sack. haven't seen one of those in a long time myself....I know the other type of joint that is smoke is used with Tobacco papers.....

Rolling (Real) Cigarettes from a tobacco Sack. haven't seen one of those in a long time myself

Doubt you ever will again.. After the 2200% federal tax increase on rolling tobacco

Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/09/27/are_we_raising_a_generation_of_nincompoops/)

Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/09/27/are_we_raising_a_generation_of_nincompoops/)

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that's a real good question. However, we the people elected those people that raise the taxes. And then we re-elect them oh, they're good ole boys....Taxes go up again. I'm not much on politics but, at what point does it stop?....we elect them over and over with some lame brain excuse and then complain again...Oh yeah, elections are coming up again aren't they?

Top this one Prunepicker:.............BLUE WALTZ PERFUME:..................

"Evening in Paris" was a big hit--largely due to shape of the bottle. T.G.&Y. always had a fine selection...like "Desire" and "Radio Girl"...used to buy them for girls in grade school I thought were cute...Hell--I didn't know any better!

Speaking of the barber...kids will never know the excellent smell of that brush for the back of your neck, just before the sheet came off!

Or how to identify the "new guy" barber who would send about half the hair down the back of your shirt and you'd itch like crazy...but the talc smell on the brush was sublime....

Semis getting stuck under the bridge at NW 23rd & Broadway and blocking traffic for the better part of a day.

To take a further trip down memory lane with semis...the early 50's--before the I-35 bridge over the South Canadian (when it was a raging river during rain) at Norman--and semis FELL THROUGH the floor plates into the riverbed...happened several times...

Semis getting stuck under the bridge at NW 23rd & Broadway and blocking traffic for the better part of a day.

to get out many did and do deflate the tires to move.

to get out many did and do deflate the tires to move.

Yeah, I remember that was the solution. I think that bridge was really low, like 12' 1" or something. Is it still there?