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Sunday is Christmas and I will spend all of my day and night with my beloved Kitty Buttercup! This is a very wonderful thing! Yay! Happy Christmas to you, Kitty, and to your dad!
~ Have you ever owned a 'black light'? No, but lots of my friends had them in the 70s.
~ How about a 'lava lamp'? Yeppers. Still have one and use it from time to time. It has a black base and purple lava.
~ Posters for your wall that you had wayyy long ago: A few psychedelic posters; a "smiling Jesus" poster a couple others that I can't recall except that they had peace signs and right colors on them.
~ Other things related to the late 1960s: Great music (the British invasion as well as US bands); benign TV sitcoms such as Leave It To Beaver, Hazel, My Favorite Martian, Bewitched and westerns such as Gunsmoke, Wanted Dead or Alive, Bonanza, The Rifleman.
~ Outdoor concerts/festivals that you ever been to: Boston Pops concert at Ravinia near Chicago (a fantastic outdoor venue in a wooded area); local bands every summer; my town's annual Popcorn Festival (Orville Redenbacher was born here); several other festivals in nearby towns.
~ Record albums from the '60s and 70s that you liked a lot: All the Moody Blues' albums; various albums by John Denver, James Taylor, Rod Stewart; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Rick Wakefield; several others. I never had a very large album collection -- couldn't afford to buy many records in the 60s and 70s.
~ Did you have a portable cassette player/recorder? Yes. I had one in the 80s, I think.
~ How about 8-track tapes? Yes, I had several of these. Funny story. My dad had found a turntable/8-track player that someone had put out with their trash on garbage day. He brought it home, fixed whatever was wrong with it, and gave it to me. I used it for at least 10 years. And get this: it was quadraphonic! I only had about 4 quadraphonic vinyl albums, but they sure sounded cool with the four speakers in all corners of my living room.
~ Have you ever seen Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on TV? Yes, and I watched their wedding on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.
~ Anyone remember Moms Mabley? Yes! They still occasionally play her bits on one of the Sirius XM comedy channels.
~ Remember Shake a Pudding? Omigosh, I'd forgotten about that. Yep, I remember it now.
~ Can you list a few "Funny Face" different flavor-character names? I don't know what this is.
~ Have you had acorn fights, dirtbomb fights or fruit off the tree fights? Had rotten apple fights a few times in some friends' orchard. We picked up rotten apples from the ground and pelted them at one another.
~ Ever play army fights with sticks and stuff? Yes. Did a lot of this.
~ How about go berry picking? Yeppers. Wild blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries. Also have picked blueberries and strawberries at U-Pick farms.
~ Some of the animal creatures you remember from when you were much younger: Squirrels, bunnies, frogs, toads, snakes - all common in our neighborhood. Lots of birdies, too, of course.
~ Did you have an ice cream man in the summer? Yes. When I was very small, an ice cream man came around with a cart that he pushed and it had a couple of bells on a stick that he rang so kids could hear him coming. Later, there was an ice cream truck that came around and played music. What things were your favorites? Fudgsicles and Dreamsicles
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Yes, we bought some caps every summer around July 4th and popped them on the sidewalk. Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once? Nopey.
**** I wish I could see you all over the holidays...Love and
happiness, peace to you all! **** This was a fun walk down memory lane, roosty! Thanks for the fun fill-ins!
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Yes to playing ear with sticks, rubber band guns, dirt clod fights. Had cap guns - my family didn't genderize my toys, and let's be honest - dolls are dull.
I remember 8 tracks and cassette recorders in cars. I didn't have any portable ones. I picked berries. No ice cream men came around - darn it!
Vaguely remember Tiny Tim but never heatd of Moms Mabley.
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Sunday is Christmas and I will spend all of my day and night with my beloved Kitty Buttercup! This is a very wonderful thing!
~ Have you ever owned a 'black light'?
~ How about a 'lava lamp'?
~ Posters for your wall that you had wayyy long ago: No posters.
~ Other things related to the late 1960s: Muscle cars, bell bottoms, mini skirts and Angel Flight clothing Space Race, Cold War.
~ Outdoor concerts/festivals that you ever been to: Only 1. The Smothers Brothers.
~ Record albums from the '60s and 70s that you liked a lot: Born to Run, Exile on Main Street, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club, Rumours.
~ Did you have a portable cassette player/recorder?
~ How about 8-track tapes? Had them.
~ Have you ever seen Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on TV?
~ Anyone remember Moms Mabley? Vaguely
~ Remember Shake a Pudding?
~ Can you list a few "Funny Face" different flavor-character
names?
~ Have you had acorn fights, dirtbomb fights or fruit off the tree
fights? Mostly dirt clods.
~ Ever play army fights with sticks and stuff?
~ How about go berry picking?
~ Some of the animal creatures you remember from when you
were much younger: Lightning bugs, tadpoles or polywogs.
~ Did you have an ice cream man in the summer? What things
were your favorites? Ice cream sandwich and 50-50s.
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once? Yes and Yes.
**** I wish I could see you all over the holidays...Love and
happiness, peace to you all! **** Thanx Roosty. have a pleasent holiday.
Sunday is Christmas and I will spend all of my day and night with my beloved Kitty Buttercup! This is a very wonderful thing! Merry Christmas to Mr. Roosty and to Buttercup! Hope it is a Beautiful Christmas and Wonderful New Year ahead.
~ Have you ever owned a 'black light'?
~ How about a 'lava lamp'? My Son has one right now though!
~ Posters for your wall that you had wayyy long ago: Several Black light posters
~ Other things related to the late 1960s:
~ Outdoor concerts/festivals that you ever been to: The Great Mississippi River Festival and Several outdoor concerts at the Kentucky State Fair. My favorite outdoor concert was probably the Beach Boys.
~ Record albums from the '60s and 70s that you liked a lot: Simon and Garfunkle's Bridge Over Troubled water, Linda Ronstadt's greatest hits, Neil Diamond Live, and many others....Liked CCR, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Elton John and many others that I am probably forgetting right now.
~ Did you have a portable cassette player/recorder?
~ How about 8-track tapes?
~ Have you ever seen Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on TV?
~ Anyone remember Moms Mabley? Remember the name....
~ Remember Shake a Pudding? Doesn't ring a bell
~ Can you list a few "Funny Face" different flavor-character
names?
~ Have you had acorn fights, dirtbomb fights or fruit off the tree
fights?
~ Ever play army fights with sticks and stuff?
~ How about go berry picking?
~ Some of the animal creatures you remember from when you
were much younger: I remember them all....always loved animals. Too many to name.
~ Did you have an ice cream man in the summer? Yes, Mr Softee and the Good Humor.
What things were your favorites? Mr. Softee - vanilla soft serve ice cream cone covered in a hard shell chocolate or the vanilla/chocolate swirl ice cream cone.....Good humor - Strawberry shortcake bar or the chocolate eclair bar, or the red white and blue popsicle (cherry, lemon and blue raspberry)
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once? I don't think I ever banged them all at once, but I remember having cap guns.
**** I wish I could see you all over the holidays...Love and
happiness, peace to you all! **** Merry Merry Christmas Roosty!
~ Did you have a portable cassette player/recorder? Yes. I still have a mini-cassette recorder.
~ How about 8-track tapes? I had a few 8-tracks and my VW Beetle had a player, but my car was broken into and it was stolen.
~ Have you ever seen Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on TV? Yes, I remember watching their wedding on "The Tonight Show."
~ Anyone remember Moms Mabley? Yes, she was a unique entertainer.
~ Remember Shake a Pudding? I've heard of it, but never had a chance to try it.
~ Can you list a few "Funny Face" different flavor-character
names? Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry, Chinese Cherry.
~ Have you had acorn fights, dirtbomb fights or fruit off the tree
fights? My brother and I once had a rice fight after school. What a mess! We both got in trouble.
~ Ever play army fights with sticks and stuff? No, but I used to pretend I was a soldier with my brother's pop gun over my shoulder.
~ How about go berry picking? Yes, I've done that a few times.
~ Some of the animal creatures you remember from when you
were much younger: My mother's parakeet, Tweety. Our dogs Cleo, Rusty, Sergeant and Mitzie. Our pet white rat, Ratsky Korsakov. Our duck, Oscar.
~ Did you have an ice cream man in the summer? What things
were your favorites? Yes, and I especially liked the chocolate mint and toffee crunch ice cream bars and another ice cream bar called the Sidewalk Sundae.
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once? My brother did all those things. I only got to watch because I was a girl.
Sunday is Christmas and I will spend all of my day and night with my beloved Kitty Buttercup! This is a very wonderful thing!
~ Have you ever owned a 'black light'? No
~ How about a 'lava lamp'? Yes
~ Posters for your wall that you had wayyy long ago: My favorite poster was The Doors.
~ Other things related to the late 1960s: leather fringed purses, bell bottoms, and love beads.
~ Outdoor concerts/festivals that you ever been to: n/a
~ Record albums from the '60s and 70s that you liked a lot: Way too many to list.
The Beatles, The Doors, The Rascals, The Animals, Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf, The Stones, Donovan, and on and on. I still have all of the albums and 45s.
~ Did you have a portable cassette player/recorder? Yes, I did.
~ How about 8-track tapes? I had a few.
~ Have you ever seen Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki on TV? Yes.
~ Anyone remember Moms Mabley? Yes.
~ Remember Shake a Pudding? Yes.
~ Can you list a few "Funny Face" different flavor-character names? Goofy Grape is the only one I remember.
~ Have you had acorn fights, dirtbomb fights or fruit off the tree
fights? No
~ Ever play army fights with sticks and stuff? No, just with play guns
~ How about go berry picking? Nope
~ Some of the animal creatures you remember from when you
were much younger: Many different species of wildlife, horned toads and more.
~ Did you have an ice cream man in the summer? What things
were your favorites? No
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once? Yep.
**** I wish I could see you all over the holidays...Love and
happiness, peace to you all! ****
Did you used to buy 'caps'? (For a cap gun or just to hit on the concrete porch to make them explode...bang! Did you ever bang the entire roll all at once?
.....I would pop caps using my finger nail. Also popped caps with a hammer. Very few caps I bought made it into my cap gun.
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