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YES! I forgot about that! They were great. The whole family would get together to watch.
I miss this..
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YES! I forgot about that! They were great. The whole family would get together to watch.
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Saturday night all my cousins gathered at my Granddads house and watched wrestling on the only TV in the area (late fifties). I remember Jackie and Don, The Fargo brothers and Tex Riley and Tojo Yamamoto as some of the wrestlers. Ken Sweet
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Followed by Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports, didn't care much for the boxing.
And they're still improving those razors to shave closer,15% at a time.
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tojo must have lasted a while I remember him from the 70's on 1 of the 3 satuday morning channels. plow boy frazier.
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I remeber in the 80's being sent to the store for gas to cut grass.. Dad made me get the old metal 5 gallon can filled and a 2 gallon can for the weedeater.chain saw mix...I had to drive the 69 Ford F100 with 3 speed on the column! That beast was so tough even if you started from a DEAD stop in 3rd gear it would go!
But the gas was around $0.80 a gallon.. he always gave me a $10 bill.. always had enough for an icee and a candy bar... and a little pocket change...
try to do that now for $10..
J
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Well, I agree with a lot of this. I am 52 and my kids are 11 and 9. We do not have TV or video games, they have horses and the great outdoors. They help with the hay, they own and grow their own berry patch and make a couple of grand each during the berry season.
They are very respectful kids, folks always comment on how well mannered these two are. Their teachers love them and they are great students.
Oh, and if they do cross the line there is discipline.
They are very respectful kids, folks always comment on how well mannered these two are. Their teachers love them and they are great students.
Oh, and if they do cross the line there is discipline.
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77transam
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Wow, never guessed I'd get so many responses to this!:thumbsup: Thanks to everybody that posted! It's nice to know I'm not the only one out there who has good memories of a simpler, slower time.
I'm going to add a few more things here that may shed a little light on the upbringing I've had and how it has shaped my thoughts about life and doing the right thing.
In 1982, my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis(MS). My father has taken care of her ever since. She has been more or less paralyzed from the neck down for roughly 25 years. Dad feeds her, bathes her, gets up every 3 hours to let her use the bathroom and cleans her when she's done. One day (out of curiosity) I asked my Dad how/why he has steadfastly refused to put her in a full-care type facility and he just smiled and looked me in the eye and said (QUOTE) " Son, when I married your mother I said In sickness and in health, 'till death do us part, so help me God, And I meant it...As long as I'm physically able to take care of her, I will."
That pretty much sums it up for me. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned and sentimental, but when he said that to me it hit me like a 10lb. hammer!
It's about character and integrity.
It's about making a promise and keeping it.
It's about love,faith and family and honoring the love and faith that shape that family.
It's about not giving up just because things didn't turn out the way you wanted.
Lord knows I'm no angel, and it's taken me the better part of the past 10 years to realize that what really matters in the grand scheme of things is Love.
Love of God.
Love of Family.
Love of Country.
These are some perilous times we face now and it seems every day we see/read about some tragedy or atrocity committed. If people don't wake up soon and get back to the core values and beliefs (Life,Liberty and the Freedom to pursue happiness) that founded this country, there may not be a country to Love...
Thanks again to everyone who posted and commented!
Keep 'em coming and let's all remember the lessons we've learned and pass 'em on to future generations.
Support our military forces/veterans because without them we would not be here.:thumbsup:
God Bless America and God Bless us all... David (aka; 77transam)
I'm going to add a few more things here that may shed a little light on the upbringing I've had and how it has shaped my thoughts about life and doing the right thing.
In 1982, my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis(MS). My father has taken care of her ever since. She has been more or less paralyzed from the neck down for roughly 25 years. Dad feeds her, bathes her, gets up every 3 hours to let her use the bathroom and cleans her when she's done. One day (out of curiosity) I asked my Dad how/why he has steadfastly refused to put her in a full-care type facility and he just smiled and looked me in the eye and said (QUOTE) " Son, when I married your mother I said In sickness and in health, 'till death do us part, so help me God, And I meant it...As long as I'm physically able to take care of her, I will."
That pretty much sums it up for me. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned and sentimental, but when he said that to me it hit me like a 10lb. hammer!
It's about character and integrity.
It's about making a promise and keeping it.
It's about love,faith and family and honoring the love and faith that shape that family.
It's about not giving up just because things didn't turn out the way you wanted.
Lord knows I'm no angel, and it's taken me the better part of the past 10 years to realize that what really matters in the grand scheme of things is Love.
Love of God.
Love of Family.
Love of Country.
These are some perilous times we face now and it seems every day we see/read about some tragedy or atrocity committed. If people don't wake up soon and get back to the core values and beliefs (Life,Liberty and the Freedom to pursue happiness) that founded this country, there may not be a country to Love...
Thanks again to everyone who posted and commented!
Keep 'em coming and let's all remember the lessons we've learned and pass 'em on to future generations.
Support our military forces/veterans because without them we would not be here.:thumbsup:
God Bless America and God Bless us all... David (aka; 77transam)
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Haystack Calhoun, Killer Kalowski were 2 of my favorites.
Going to the movies every Sat with friends because you couldn't miss the serial.
Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. Roy, Dale, Pat Brady. Gabby Hays, Cisco Kid and Ponch, Lone Ranger and Tonto. Rin Tin Tin and Lassie. Milton Berle. Sgt Bilko. Disney movies were awesome.
Knowing that if you got disciplined at school, you'd get more when Dad got home.
Getting you mouth washed out with soap.
Going to the town Doctor for some sort of physical/exam and leaving $5 bill when done. I don't I ever went with a parent either.
Getting polio shots and flouride treatments.
Being the oldest meant getting the hand me downs from the bigger neighbor kids or the rummage sales.
Picking up soda bottles along side the road so you always had money at the store.
Having the freedom to go almost anywhere when not in school as long as home on time. Sure wish I could ride a bike like that today.
Fresh strawberry shortcake on fresh baked cakes and real whipped cream - and seconds. Seems like Grammy's garden always had good stuff.
All the neat things I learned in scouts and the camporees that my Dad would come along.
Hanging out clothes with those wooden clothes pins, removing them when frozen board stiff and rehanging in the bathroom. I think my Mom finally got a dryer when I was a senior in HS. Been years since I've seen a wringer/washer.
Visiting my Uncle Harry who always seemed to have new, interesting old stuff. And usually, I'd leave with a hatchet or some other tool that intrigued me.
Making toast on my grandmothers wood burning kitchen stove with store bread and those flat broad table knives. Getting a sip of fresh homebrew, but that's another story LOL
Deciding which busstop to walk to for the school bus. Different friends and different bus but noone seemed to mind which one we took. Both were more than half mile away and you'd start alone but meet more and more friends as you got closer.
Summer and the bushel baskets of fruit and veggies. Baskets/boxes of apples in the early fall.
OK, there were unpleasant experiences and less than great times as well, but for the most part they were learning experiences. Doing chores wasn't always fun and sometimes got in the way of doing something else, but I maybe the lesson was really more important than the actual task.
Never recall not having money being an issue my parents passed on to us kids. Looking back I can guess when there were times. I can remember my Dad saying he never missed a paycheck. He might finish one job on Friday and not find a new one till late the next week, but he'd get one. To my knowledge he never collected unemployment (neither have I) and he'd probably die again if he knew today you can live a pretty good life if you know the system.
Still building memories today
Going to the movies every Sat with friends because you couldn't miss the serial.
Fess Parker as Davy Crockett. Roy, Dale, Pat Brady. Gabby Hays, Cisco Kid and Ponch, Lone Ranger and Tonto. Rin Tin Tin and Lassie. Milton Berle. Sgt Bilko. Disney movies were awesome.
Knowing that if you got disciplined at school, you'd get more when Dad got home.
Getting you mouth washed out with soap.
Going to the town Doctor for some sort of physical/exam and leaving $5 bill when done. I don't I ever went with a parent either.
Getting polio shots and flouride treatments.
Being the oldest meant getting the hand me downs from the bigger neighbor kids or the rummage sales.
Picking up soda bottles along side the road so you always had money at the store.
Having the freedom to go almost anywhere when not in school as long as home on time. Sure wish I could ride a bike like that today.
Fresh strawberry shortcake on fresh baked cakes and real whipped cream - and seconds. Seems like Grammy's garden always had good stuff.
All the neat things I learned in scouts and the camporees that my Dad would come along.
Hanging out clothes with those wooden clothes pins, removing them when frozen board stiff and rehanging in the bathroom. I think my Mom finally got a dryer when I was a senior in HS. Been years since I've seen a wringer/washer.
Visiting my Uncle Harry who always seemed to have new, interesting old stuff. And usually, I'd leave with a hatchet or some other tool that intrigued me.
Making toast on my grandmothers wood burning kitchen stove with store bread and those flat broad table knives. Getting a sip of fresh homebrew, but that's another story LOL
Deciding which busstop to walk to for the school bus. Different friends and different bus but noone seemed to mind which one we took. Both were more than half mile away and you'd start alone but meet more and more friends as you got closer.
Summer and the bushel baskets of fruit and veggies. Baskets/boxes of apples in the early fall.
OK, there were unpleasant experiences and less than great times as well, but for the most part they were learning experiences. Doing chores wasn't always fun and sometimes got in the way of doing something else, but I maybe the lesson was really more important than the actual task.
Never recall not having money being an issue my parents passed on to us kids. Looking back I can guess when there were times. I can remember my Dad saying he never missed a paycheck. He might finish one job on Friday and not find a new one till late the next week, but he'd get one. To my knowledge he never collected unemployment (neither have I) and he'd probably die again if he knew today you can live a pretty good life if you know the system.
Still building memories today
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77 - sorry to hear your mom is having some challenges but it sure sounds like she and your father have something special between them.
How about "Roller Derby" with Skinny Minny Miller! And the Iron Sheik on wrestling!
How about "Roller Derby" with Skinny Minny Miller! And the Iron Sheik on wrestling!