You Know You're a Real Washingtonian If... (loan, buying)

[Kembek]

Originally Posted by LynchburgLover

Okay thought of a few more: Ranger Hal, Mighty Mo's, and if you know what a Cavedweller is. LOL!

Captain Tugg! I used to watch him every day after school.

[LynchburgLover]

Originally Posted by Kembek

Captain Tugg! I used to watch him every day after school.

Oh, yeah! And, I guess we better throw in Pick Temple, too. (if you're old enough -- lol)

[Moth]

Originally Posted by LynchburgLover

I do remember Rex's and the animal hospital but not the bar. But here's one for you -- on Wisconsin, between Western and Jennifer -- where Mazza is now, there was a gas station, a vacant lot and then a restaurant -- what was the restaurant called??

And the variety store I'm remembering was on Albemarle -- 1/2 a block off Wisconsin near Sears. Maybe "Jimmie's Variety" -- something like that. Seems they had everything in there! We used to ride our bikes and get fireballs and red licorice!

How about the DC transit bus barn and Paul Brothers Oldsmobile?

Boy, that part of DC is barely recognizable.

In my time, the pre-Mazza site was just a vacant lot. Lots of sunflowers grew there and we used to go inside and play soldiers and all that. However, my mother remembers the restaurant. It was called the Silver Fox. I have seen postcards for it in eBay.

I caught DC Transit in is final months so I recall the logo and the barn. I also remember Paul Brothers.

Did you attend Murch?

[LynchburgLover]

Silver Fox! That's it!

No, not Murch; private schools. I do kind of miss the old, slow pace of DC but that's probably because I'm getting so old!

[J-Trotter]

Surprised that no one has mentioned the ubiquitous Jhoon Ree "Nobody bothers me" Self Defense commercials from the early 80s.


YouTube - Jhoon Rhee Taekwondo Nobody Bother Me Commercial


also...

Roy Rogers (god i miss this place.. I know its not exclusive to DC)

Getting a bushel of crabs from the Wharf

Watching Metro World on basic cable.

Watching late night B-Movies/Horror on WDCA or Channel 50


also, watching Tiny drag that cannon around during those Bullet games is seared into my memory.

[RaisedWell]

Awww...."nobody bothers me either!" I remember that.

[slowlane3]

Captain Tugg. I used to watch him every day after school.

Originally Posted by LynchburgLover

Oh, yeah! And, I guess we better throw in Pick Temple, too. (if you're old enough -- lol)

As I mentioned before, you can rediscover both those characters on this site: http://kaptainkidshow.com .

Also see * The Joy Boys - Ed Walker and Willard Scott and index

[LynchburgLover]

How about Susan somebody doing "You always get your way at Bob Peck Chevrolet!" ? Seems like she did that commercial for decades!

Also, there's a Roy Rodgers in Leesburg!

[LynchburgLover]

Originally Posted by LynchburgLover

How about Susan somebody doing "You always get your way at Bob Peck Chevrolet!" ? Seems like she did that commercial for decades!

Also, there's a Roy Rodgers in Leesburg!

Not Bob Peck -- You always get your way at Ourisman Chevrolet!

Anyone remember Bob Peck?

[Moth]

Watching late night B-Movies/Horror on WDCA or Channel 50

I really miss that. A couple of the free cable stations have shows, but they try to hard and they bombard it with commercials.