I'm Old Enough to Remember....

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Comment by wiffledust on August 2, 2011 at 8:30am

that's ALOT of kids, bob! did you have a gigantic house to fit everybody? was it fun or crowded? we had a family with five children who lived across the street, and i was best friends with one of their daughters. every time she came over to play, a bunch more came with her. then she and i would go off and do something, and my mother would appear with several children in her hands and ask us why a bunch of little people were watching the flintstones by themselves in our living room? then there'd be some muttering about how she didn't mind giving their mother a break, but this was ridiculous. ....so i remember houses having more of an open door policy and whoever was here, was...here! invited or not.

 

 

Comment by Robert Muscovitz on August 1, 2011 at 9:29pm

What? So that's why there's 9 kids in my family. My dad always said we're careless Lutherans..

Our record player was an RCA then a Montgomery-Wards and our TV a dinky blk and white Philco first and later years a color Zeneth console. Cool! Goodness was that heavy..I'll bet everyone had melmack dishware because it was unbreakable. Special events it was greatgrandmas old china.. No dishwashers yet,, just the boys one week and the girls the next... and of course, being the oldest I had the fun job of changing diapers for mom to help her and rinsing them out and putting them in the hylex pail to soak until we washed them every other day and hung them on the clothes line to dry,, or freeze dry in winter up here.

 

Comment by wiffledust on August 1, 2011 at 7:53pm

bains, so happy you are happy with her!!! simon and garfunkel and bathis sound so good on those big systems, don't they?? ;-)

 

ok, i'm not old enough to remember this, but i just learned that old houses don't have staircases big enough to accomodate queen beds. the standard size for beds until relatively recently was a full size bed. so i'm thinking that's why there were more children in the old days.

Comment by Bains on July 30, 2011 at 2:16am

For years all we had was a Lloyds AM-FM Stereo with Turntable and two speakers.  I listened to everything from Simon and Garfunkel to Barbara to Johnny Mathis and Neil (Johnathon Livingston Seagull!) to my own stuff; KISS, Genesis, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, The Who and so on and so on and so on... ;-)  

GF just left, Lisa. She is Awesome! :))

Comment by wiffledust on July 30, 2011 at 12:02am

wipe out is awesome!! , bains, you already have a girlfriend! LOL!

 

i remember having these enormous speakers in each corner of the living room. my dad was proud of them, because they had such good sound for his nat king cole listening...but my mom called them the washer and dryer! haha. nothing about music was compact back then except sherry's transistor radio. our stereo had a bunch of compartments, and you had to get each one just right. then it blasted out the neighborhood.

Comment by Bains on July 29, 2011 at 11:47am

Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love In My Tummy
And I feel like lovin' you!

 

LoL  

Comment by Robert Muscovitz on July 29, 2011 at 10:06am

Oh Great! The Beat Goes On,,LOL! I had many many 45's from my time period.. My dad joined Columbia Record Club and the first one we got was the Dave Clark Five.. Funny! Herman's Hermits,,and for some reason Moon River by Andy Williams.. Freddy and the Dreamers.. How many remember that dance? and of course,, Jan and Dean,, Beachboys,, Ripchords,,and the Beatles, whom my grandsons keep wanting the steal from me.. LOL! The Animals,,,and then the Shades of Night, Tommy James,, etc. I still have the albums. And my personal favs..Wipe Out! by the Surfari's and the Bird by the Trashmen a local group to us. I must be old!! LOL!

Comment by Maryrose Orlans on July 29, 2011 at 9:33am

Hooked on a Feelin' by Blue Swede!!  Delta Dawn by Helen Reddy!!  Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves by Cher!!  I had all the cheesy, fun 70's stuff on 45 including "The Streak" and "Mr. Jaws"!!!

Comment by margaret kraft on July 29, 2011 at 3:45am

Insomnia is evil.  I finally remembered, and as I predicted, I am not exactly happy that I did.  The song was "Run Joey Run."  If that is my earworm tomorrow, I will be less than amused.  In fact, I think I am in pain right now! Apologies in advance for putting this song in your heads!

Comment by wiffledust on July 29, 2011 at 12:50am

i KNOW...i'm going to be dreaming about that one myself. and, to be honest, i heard it enough back then! :-) i can't think of which song. i need more details.

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