I remember when we used to received free samples of new food and other free products to sample in the mail.
I remember three TV channels and only one black and white in the living room, with no remote. We didn't have an antenna. We'd have to call the TV repairman to come to the home put a new tube in the TV when it went out.
I remember TV Guide, when everyone looked forward to the new one every week.
I remember party lines on the telephone
I remember when we had to run to the bakery, the deli, the butcher, the greeting card, hardware store and the grocery when we were getting ready for a birthday party. It took all day to prepare.
I remember Christmas parties in school and we had an aluminum tree with a color wheel.
The Lennon Sisters, I listened to all their Christmas Music and watched them on the Lawrence Welk Show.
Lawrence Welk
Guy Lombardo's New Years count down.
I remember when the girls had to wear dresses and the boys had to wear a dress shirt and pants to school.
I remember when the boys and girls were not allowed to play together on the playground.
The schools used to supply green and white striped one piece zip up gym uniforms.
We always used to wear gloves, we always went out looking our very best.
On our report card we used to be graded in citizenship, (being nice to your fellow man)
I used to know the number to call our own phone to test it to see if it would ring. You'd call the number, hang up and it would ring you'd pick it up and you knew your phone worked.
Used to be able to use five numbers to call on the phone with in your own city.
I remember when you could hang up the phone on someone and the phone would not disconnect if they didn't also hang up.
I remember when we didn't have to use zip codes
I remember Ice Cream socials and chili Suppers.
I remember Mamie Eisenhower's signature color pink washer and dryers that we had in our home. I also remember the pink tile
that was all over our bathroom walls.
I remember having milk delivered in glass bottles to an insulated square metal box with a lid on our front steps.
I remember listening to CBS Mystery Radio theater on Sunday nights.
I remember School lunches being read on the radio before school every day.
I remember Casey Kasem Sunday music countdowns.
and .10 ice cream cones from the Dairy Queen.
My mother used to make all my clothes.
I remember 8 Track Tape players, Transistor radios and Reel to Reels, Super 8 movie cameras, and movie projectors, and my first polaroid camera.
Dropping off a roll of film, or a movie reel and wait for several weeks before we got it back in the mail.
I remember S&H Green Stamps and going to buy furniture or TV's at the store.
I remember when all the stores were closed on Sundays and every holiday.
I remember when TV went off and midnight and came back on at 6 am.
I remember when drivers ed was in school.
Christmas Clubs that the bank offered so you could save your money throughout the year for Christmas.
There were no malls, you'd have to walk up and down the sidewalks to buy what you wanted.
Cigarette Machines in the hotel lobby
25 cent telephone calls from a telephone booth
.45 pack of cigarettes
Danner's 5 and Dime, real fresh and hot thinly sliced roast beef sandwiches served with a bowl of chili.
Tin star Restaurant that served the best roast beef sandwiches, before Arby's
Used to watch Popeye The Sailor man, Mr. Magoo, Felix the Cat, Road Runner.
Jack LaLane's exercise program
Julia Child's cooking program
I remember when there were automatic horse rides outside of the grocery store. You'd put a quarter in and your child could sit on it and ride for a minute.
Betamax and VHS machines
Reel to Reels
Howard Cosell
Jackie Gleason (and away we go) To the moon alice! bang zoom
wing dings
Bob Hope, Milton Burle (Uncle Milte) Jack Lemon, Danny Thomas, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett
The Rat Pack
work in progress