How many kids are going to really remember an American made Bicycle????...Or, the old-fashioned "push" Scooter?...Marbles?....My wife used to be an elementary P.E. teacher....one day she came home and handed me a bag of marbles...."Show me how to play marbles she requested.....you want to play for "Keeps" or just play marbles....then I had to call the Village Idiot and get a refresher course on the rules and names and regulations.....Now, the elementary teachers want to play "murder Ball" or just run the kids.....None of the kids will ever know Checkers, Chinese Checkers. Yahoo, Marbles....How to make Your OWN kite when you could only afford the nickle string and not the complete kite.....How many out there used to fly a kite?....yeah, I'm sure there were plenty...but, when was the last time you saw a paper kite with the exact bow and a tied on tail (under 50 cents)???????? are the anymore Old games that you played (besides spin the bottle PapaOU)?????tell us about them....

On of my great triumphs as a child...was purchasing a very fine Agate Marble at Dale's Toys across the Street from the Sooner Theater in Norman in about 1957...it was breath-takingly beautiful. I think it cost around $3.95 back then--a lot. Just kept it in it's box...could never bring myself to use it on the playground...I preferred a really good 'steelie' to smack cat-eyes out all over...we played the most draconian style of marbles among my crowd...remember the fun of heating a cat-eye over the stove and then dropping it into cold water?

On of my great triumphs as a child...was purchasing a very fine Agate Marble at Dale's Toys across the Street from the Sooner Theater in Norman in about 1957...it was breath-takingly beautiful. I think it cost around $3.95 back then--a lot. Just kept it in it's box...could never bring myself to use it on the playground...I preferred a really good 'steelie' to smack cat-eyes out all over...we played the most draconian style of marbles among my crowd...remember the fun of heating a cat-eye over the stove and then dropping it into cold water?

I loved marbles..seems like they were followed by tops being the "in" game. I had a "whistler" that (duh) whistled when it spun. Tried to spike the others tops. hard to do though.

Or, the old-fashioned "push" Scooter?
Push scooters are rather popular, now. I have a Razor and it's
a lot of fun. Several of the kids on the block have one, too.

I loved marbles..seems like they were followed by tops being the "in" game. I had a "whistler" that (duh) whistled when it spun. Tried to spike the others tops. hard to do though.

Were YOU the neighbor terror???.......The Village Idiot and I loved to spin tops when we were kids....If you painted two the same color and other kids wanted to "spike" tops ....you always had one of them with a razor sharp point....It would split a wooden top instantly.....One time the Village Idiot and I were playing (for keeps) marbles in his bedroom and I won his Dad's shooter (think they were called "Talls" then) ...he got so mad he thre all the rest of his marbles against the wall...his dad came running back there to see what was going on....His wall looked like a Golf Ball with dents all over it.....Probably the dumbest kid thing I ever did was as I had gotten older I didn't want the marbles so I told one of the younger kids I'd give him all he could catch. Man he was ready....didn't tell him I was going to use a sling shot.....It's a wonder I didn't kill him shooting marbles at him.....
We had an late snow in Oklahoma City in about 1956 or 57....so this kid on the block....Danny Parker (killed in Viet Nam 1969) though up this wonderful idea.... make a snow ball...fill it with marbles...smash the snowball tightly around a kite string and when cars would come by you would yank the string through the snow ball and the marbles would fall on the cars....whoever hit the most cars won......forgot about how marbles from up high would dent a car....also, the older guys in the neighborhood didn't appreciate the dings either....they hurt you badly when they caught you....life as we knew it in Southside OKC>>>

Unwrapping a Christmas gift from a well-to-do relative and your mother saying, "Oh, what beautiful wrapping paper! Don't tear it! We can save it and use it again!"

Unwrapping a Christmas gift from a well-to-do relative and your mother saying, "Oh, what beautiful wrapping paper! Don't tear it! We can save it and use it again!"

And leave the ribbon intact!!

How about:

Cassette tapes (Walkman)
Balancing a checkbook
floppy disk
Punky Brewster

How about:

Cassette tapes (Walkman)
Balancing a checkbook
floppy disk
Punky Brewster

Cassette tapes is a good thing. Seems that every cassette deck had a dragon in there.
Punky Brewster is a good thing. Need I say why.

Balancing a checkbook is as tough as making change without a register telling you how much.
Don't have a comment about floppy disk.

Not getting up Sunday morning and attending church on a regular basis?

Greeting friends and relatives right as they come off the plane. I miss that.

Asking for only two or three things for Christmas, none of which cost more that $10 (in mid-'60s dollars, and that was a LOT!).

Christmas trees for $10-15.

The traditional cramming of every piece of Christmas wrapping
paper into the fireplace and torching it. Some of that stuff
could send the sparks flying.

Hai Karate, Jade East and British Sterling.

Hai Karate, Jade East and British Sterling.

"Sugaaaaahhhh Prum! Chlismassssss Tlee!" Special Hai Karate yells for the Yuletide. Those are the only ones I remember.

Toys and gifts that were not made in Japan.

Toys and gifts that were not made in Japan.

Wait, I think most of ours were made in Japan. Now they're made in China.

Wait, I think most of ours were made in Japan. Now they're made in China.

I stand corrected.

I heard a cut off recording genius Daniel Lanois' latest project, Black Dub,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKpV140x7HM
and had to have it on vinyl because MP3s suck in comparison.

That got me to thinking that kids will never know about 78, 45 & 33 1/3.

I heard a cut off recording genius Daniel Lanois' latest project, Black
Dub, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKpV140x7HM and had to
have it on vinyl because MP3s suck in comparison.

That got me to thinking that kids will never know about 78, 45 &
33 1/3.
Or 16! But that's not a great loss. LOL! The gramophone is another
medium that's gone south.

At the university we have an engineer that's teaching the kids what
real sound is all about. They're all going nuts to get phonographs and
equipment. The CD was the first recording medium that didn't sound
better than the previous, that is LP's. We're missing so much.

The bass looks like a Gibson EB-O but could be an Epiphone copy.
The keyboard looks like a Wurlitzer 200. The guitar is a Les Paul.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-02-25-vinyl25_ST_N.htm

Just wait until Apple comes out with a micro vinyl record player. The vinyl records will be the size of quarters and they will be read by a tiny analog needle. Then you can listen to vinyl record while jogging. It will be called the iTable.

That would have been a memograph.

I must have cranked about a million pages through one for my mother between 1965 and 1970!

Collecting a Social Security check...

AMC, Grandstand at the Fairgrounds, Downtown Airpark, County Line restaurant

AMC, Grandstand at the Fairgrounds, Downtown Airpark, County Line restaurant

Don't be so sure about the County Line Restautant. It's still there and in very good condition. It could be reopened very easily.

Gestetner Duplicator.

Unless they watch old Star Trek stuff--on whatever built in brain device is available at the time:

Captain Kirk: Scotty . . . This coffee really sucks.

Scotty: Aye, Cap'n . . . But the Gestetner Duplicator has run amok and is only producing Tribbles so I canna make ya' a fresh cup.

Bones: I'm a Doctor, not a Barrista . . . nor a Gestetner Duplicator technician.

Spock: Fer chrissakes . . . Would you dudes chill out? geez.


Oh! The County Line.
Definitely needs to return.
It's Haunted, you know . . . =)
By the ghosts of Mediocre Bar-B-Que.
(Unlike Oklahoma Station . . . Even if under new management?. Best ribs yet at that location. No kidding.)

Don't be so sure about the County Line Restautant. It's still there and in very good condition. It could be reopened very easily.

Hope so. We didn't get there often (distance) but enjoyed it when we did.

Reaching back more than a few years and lots of memories of a slower paced time to drag up pants stretchers.

Reaching back more than a few years and lots of memories of a slower paced time to drag up pants stretchers.

So . . . Were those pants stretchers old copies of Playboy or National Geographic?
(Not that there's anything "wrong" with that....=)

Sorry . . . Viagra Ad running on the TV in the background.
Probably influenced my thinkin' . . .

The Jewel Tea Man.

I made many, many hikes to the caves west of the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Never scary, aside from the alleged albino ####.

I made many, many hikes to the caves west of the Cowboy Hall of
Fame. Never scary, aside from the alleged albino ####.
Never knew about them. Are they still there?

I last visited the cave sometime around the mid 80's just to see if it was still there. It was. I don't know how to access it from the interstate, but I do know approximately where to enter from the back end, having lived in those parts back in the day.

If you should choose to "spelunk" in that area (and violate all accepted non-trespassing laws/protocols), at least be sure to wear your rabid weasel-bat protectors.

I last visited the cave sometime around the mid 80's just to see if it
was still there. It was. I don't know how to access it from the
interstate, but I do know approximately where to enter from the back
end, having lived in those parts back in the day.
When I was a kid we were looking for caves. There were none on the
south side, that we found anyway. We would ride our bikes through
the sewer systems and wind up lost.

Was curious, whatever happen to General64, miss his memories and comments??

The kids of today will never know the joy of cruising................
Air depot,39th street.......even a parking area on the west side of lake overholser which name slips my mind but was popular in the 80s and before.
Kids had a good time......and no one ever got hurt.

The kids of today will never know the joy of cruising................
Air depot,39th street.......even a parking area on the west side of lake overholser which name slips my mind but was popular in the 80s and before.
Kids had a good time......and no one ever got hurt.

Are you talking about what was called "the flats"?

Are you talking about what was called "the flats"?

The name rings a bell yes......
You pulled off of the main road and either parked or could drive thru.

All the drive-in movies, we had in Oklahoma City,

Yes, we certainly had plenty of drive-ins. Remember how cheap it was to hit the concession stand for drinks and junk? I was particularly fond of those Charms brand suckers, for 5 cents, IIRC. I don't know if the remaining six drive-ins in Oklahoma charge the same for concessions as indoor movies do, but would imagine they do. I wouldn't know, as I haven't gone to either one in years.

Yes, we certainly had plenty of drive-ins. Remember how cheap it was to hit the concession stand for drinks and junk? I was particularly fond of those Charms brand suckers, for 5 cents, IIRC. I don't know if the remaining six drive-ins in Oklahoma charge the same for concessions as indoor movies do, but would imagine they do. I wouldn't know, as I haven't gone to either one in years.


It's been a few years since I last went to Winchester, but I thought the concessions were in line with, or less, than their inside competitors. Never been a big concession person though. We typically have dinner before we go to a movie, on the rare times we go, so we're never much interested in snacking during the feature.

This may not be as good as The Marching Pizzas . . .
Or hoards of stampeding popcorn boxes and "refreshing, ice-cold, soda pops" . . .
But I think they only cost about 50 cents.
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Ignore the fact that the Concessions Dude is trying to foist off a hamburger at the end of the ad . . .
I think hamburgers were more like 75 cents.

This may not be as good as The Marching Pizzas . . .
Or hoards of stampeding popcorn boxes and "refreshing, ice-cold, soda pops" . . .
But I think they only cost about 50 cents.
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Ignore the fact that the Concessions Dude is trying to foist off a hamburger at the end of the ad . . .
I think hamburgers were more like 75 cents.
They showed some of those a few weeks ago when we went to The Beach Boys concert at Red Rocks before the concert.

I saw Jethro Tull at Red Rocks Amphitheater when they played through the famous Red Rocks riot.
Unfortunately, being treated to Drive-In Concessions ads was not part of the experience. =)
I guess they figured that watching phalanxs (sp?) of riot gear clad police marching around in the vincintiy of the stage, a helicopter spraying tear gas up by the entrance gates, and stoners falling off the surrounding rocks on which they were perched to see the concert for free was probably enough.

I wonder if the hot dog in the one, above, was the inspiration for South Park's Mr. Hankey . . .

The legendary (around here) concert promoter of Denver, Barry Fey has an autobiography called Backstage Past (http://www.amazon.com/Backstage-Past-Barry-Fey/dp/0984627839) that talks about his promotion of Red Rocks and the Red Rocks Riot is prominent in that story.

Great Shakes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSVlp3ExTGM

"Go to the Store and get Great Shakes! Great Shakes!"

Now, why oh why am I the only one who remembers "Wow, Pow, Calico Cow!" (Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry)

Somebody out there does ...

That "Great Shakes" ad reminded me of "Flav-R Straws" and then this creeped over the memory horizon . . .
I wonder why Mountain Dew decided to get all "cool" and everything instead of sticking with trying to appeal to the Hillbilly demographic.

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That "Great Shakes" ad reminded me of "Flav-R Straws" and then this creeped over the memory horizon . . .
I wonder why Mountain Dew decided to get all "cool" and everything instead of sticking with trying to appeal to the Hillbilly demographic.

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Timing may be off but perhaps about the same time that CBS decided to cancel all of their top rated "rural" shows...Hee Haw, Beverley Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction...that, and not politically correct to stereotype folks...remember the Frito Bandito and others?

The Frito Bandito was the coolest commercial icon ever.
("Ay . . . Yi, yi, yi . . . I am the Frito Bandito . . .") (sigh)

Except maybe for Uncle Ben.
He's still around, isn't he?
Hawking that "converted" rice?
(The circumcised stuff) . . .

This is the coolest Dad ever . . .
(only minimal stereotyping involved =)
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Radical: just remembered, Pepsi recently did a series of Retro packaging for their products and the Mountain Dew Hillbilly was back! Not sure if it is still in stores or not...

Surprisingly, Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima etc are still around...their images may have changed a bit over the decades but even Betty Crocker, the Campbell's Soup Kids (thinner), and Poncho (Mexican Buffet) pot belly have been reduced. have been tweeked. Does anyone remember the crazy looking mexican guy that was one of the earliest Taco Bueno mascots? Sort of a skinny version of the Frito Banditio...the founder of Bueno, Casa Bonita etc apparently kept the rights to that image as he was using it for the Casa Viva in Little Rock and Tulsa (former Casa Bonitas). I have one of their t-shirts with it on it and found old Bueno pictures where it was used. The image has been posterized to just a silhouette on a large poster of an early TB building in the new one near 63rd and May

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I guess that the remaking of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben had something to do with all of this . . .
But I think it's unfair the way The Marketers focused on Betty Crocker.
Maybe we can look forward to the day when "Song o' The South" will no longer be a banned Walt Disney Record Collection (on 78! with a record-jacket/reading opportunity).

I'm encouraged by the recent advertising "reanimation" of Chef Boy-ar-di. =)

it was a kinder, gentler time . . . despite the inferior spaghetti/pizza/ravioli from a can or box. =)
I just hope that when They start re-running The Taco Bell Dog Ads that the ASPCA in conjunction with the HA-DL doesn't file a class action lawsuit. Or even a no-class action lawsuit.

I guess that the remaking of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben had something to do with all of this . . .
But I think it's unfair the way The Marketers focused on Betty Crocker.
Maybe we can look forward to the day when "Song o' The South" will no longer be a banned Walt Disney Record Collection (on 78! with a record-jacket/reading opportunity).

I'm encouraged by the recent advertising "reanimation" of Chef Boy-ar-di. =)

it was a kinder, gentler time . . . despite the inferior spaghetti/pizza/ravioli from a can or box. =)
I just hope that when They start re-running The Taco Bell Dog Ads that the ASPCA in conjunction with the HA-DL doesn't file a class action lawsuit. Or even a no-class action lawsuit.

After tasting what comes out of a can with the "Boy-Ar-Di" logo on it these days, I think (if I believed in such things) that he'd reincarnate himself and file a lawsuit to have his name removed from it. Ugh. I mean, geez, its a serviceable microwave lunch, but to compare it to anything you'd get at a competent or authentic Italian restaurant just makes my skin crawl.

After tasting what comes out of a can with the "Boy-Ar-Di" logo on it these days, I think (if I believed in such things) that he'd reincarnate himself and file a lawsuit to have his name removed from it. Ugh. I mean, geez, its a serviceable microwave lunch, but to compare it to anything you'd get at a competent or authentic Italian restaurant just makes my skin crawl.

I Agree . . . And (although it isn't "Italian, per se")
Have you put Ingrid's Kitchen on your Saturday/PM/ToDo List?
The most vociferous and cranky (yet kind and considerat) contributor
(indirectly suggested that we place all of our "ignore" buttons on hold)

and have a really good Rubin Sandwich/(Whateveah)

Dang...Done fergot to link the Cross-Referenced Threads in an apolgetic/prove it is true Public Manor . . .
(but that Food TVDude is battin'1...........)

Swimming a neighborhood public pools.

After tasting what comes out of a can with the "Boy-Ar-Di" logo on it these days, I think (if I believed in such things) that he'd reincarnate himself and file a lawsuit to have his name removed from it. Ugh. I mean, geez, its a serviceable microwave lunch, but to compare it to anything you'd get at a competent or authentic Italian restaurant just makes my skin crawl.

Have you ever really wondered about what it is that is inside of a Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee "beef" ravioli? Have you ever gone ahead and eaten them anyway? (While consoling yourself with the thought, "Well . . . It could be worse. It could be Franco-American.")

Here's what we used to use to calculate the badness of various canned goods . . .
http://wikipcpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SlideRule1.jpg
I never could find replacement batteries for one of these so I never mastered it's other uses.

Franco-American (now labeled Campbell's in the U.S) is light years ahead of the taste of any Chef BRD product I have ever tried....don't know what is in the "beef" and don't really care all that much, if it tastes nasty...

Now HERE's a kid enjoying his Franco-American Spaghetti!
http://northhigh73.com/Really%20Old/Food/Franco%20American%20Spaghetti.jpg

Almost as much as what he's watching on the television!
http://northhigh73.com/Really%20Old/Televison/TV%20Test%20Pattern.jpg

"Gee, whiz, Mom . . . If we have to dress for dinner--especially a dinner as delicious as one featuring this here Franco-American Spaghetti--d' ya' think it might be better to wear a bib than a tie? And why are we eating dinner before The Farm Report even comes on? Say! Would it be okay to slice up a couple of these Vienna Sausage Dogs and put them in with the noodles? How about a couple of those Wax Banana slices in the other bowl?"