I'm so old I remember... (money, family, baby, New York)

[mshultz]

Originally Posted by rdlr

Thanks for reminding me! I remember that time, too! Our son was a local rock star and I helped with the band's "on-stage" appearances and "costume" changes. Vests that actually matched their pants were favorites back in the 60's-70's. In this day and age, band members dress like bums.

I always thought the members of KISS were the smartest rock group because when they took off the makeup and costumes, they became anonymous.

[mshultz]

Originally Posted by rdlr

I also remember taking our (then) 15 year old son to see the Allman Bros. in Concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland (mid 1970's) under the pretense of, doing my motherly duty (good excuse). Great concert, loud and lively, and we camped out on a blanket on the crowded ground. When one of their songs abruptly stopped, I was in the middle of shouting to my son "What's that strange smell" ???? I received some very stern looks from those sitting around us. Just as bad was my later question to my son "Which one is Duane" (who died in a motorcycle accident a few years before.
Lesson #1 in being a mother of a teenager. Don't ask questions.

I never did alcohol, tobacco, or drugs, but did live in a college dorm for a year. I was at a fireworks show in a city park, when my mother asked what that smell was. (sniff) "Marijuana."

[Nomadicus]

I'm so old I remember Howdy Doody when he was an infant.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by mshultz

I never did alcohol, tobacco, or drugs, but did live in a college dorm for a year. I was at a fireworks show in a city park, when my mother asked what that smell was. (sniff) "Marijuana."

I drank everything I could get. When mom and dad were making daiquiris, there was always a little left in the bottom of the container.

[TN Tin Man]

Originally Posted by PAhippo

and Steve McQueen fought the Blob.



I also remember Them, and the Day the Earth Stood Still


ah, the good old days of black and white, and most creatures were people in some scary (or not) costume.


I loved that type of movie but I never made it through Creature from the Black Lagoon without closing my eyes during that one scene.

I have been waiting ever since that movie to see a space ship 50-60 miles across park it's self on the front lawn of the White House... "Klaatu barada nikto" it's only swamp gas..

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

I'm so old I remember Howdy Doody when he was an infant.

I was somewhere between ten and twelve when we got a TV. I think Howdy Doody was already being carried by the local channel. I started watching the show while I was folding the newspapers for my paper route. Howdy looked really creepy to me, and after a few shows I started turning on one of the pop music stations on the radio....and began the ascent to Teenager a bit early.

[Nomadicus]

I remember loading and unloading 100 LB bags of fertilizer and steer feed and it was easy.

[TN Tin Man]

I'm so old I remember... When WD 1 first appeared on store shelf's as the best lubricate ever.

[Rambling Iris]

I'm old enough to remember having to wear dresses to school. No slacks allowed.

[LarsMac]

I remember when we got our first color TV, and almost all the programming was still B&W. We would turn to a dead channel just to watch the colored "Snow"