The Good ole Days

grandma said:
I was back in the 40's - into the 50's....even to the point of thinking the remarks were a better fit for an earlier era!
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I think you're right Grandma -- and in fact I'd say you have to be.

The 40s was before my time - but surely that would have been the Greatest Beginning to the most beautiful era ever.

We all know, in retrospect, the later 60s was when everything changed and those times (we're speaking of now) can only be deeply and wonderfully appreciated by those with the kind of childhood you and I had.

But we (my wife and I) did everything to shelter our kids from all the garbage and all things considered we largely succeeded.
 
Thank you Buster - I truly enjoyed that...:D
I was surprised by the comments of the 50's & 60's; I was back in the 40's - into the 50's....even to the point of thinking the remarks were a better fit for an earlier era!
I wonder if it is more true for the ruralish & small-towners than the city cement-layouts?
...or if in the city you think your neighborhood? ...and how many blocks constituted your personal area?

When thinking about the simplicity of growing up then compared to the years after that, I thought there has to have been a big difference in the parenting, too. It was rough in the 60's & 70's. There were times I truly did wonder why I hadn't taken `that slow boat to China' after high school.....:rolleyes:
 
Thanks Buster. Late 50's early 60's was the best. That brought back some more memories that the video didn't have. The last few generations have lost what it was like to be a kid; have some fun, be respectful and not be afraid.
 
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alevin said:
Steady, think of memories from 50s and early 60s playing games of Tag and Red Light Green Light and Red Rover and Freeze Tag (ooh forgot about that one til just now :)) outside with real friends til dark.

Now imagine Ronnie Milsap singing Lost in the 50s Tonight in the background. :cool: I'm with CB, not my personal most favorite, but definitely up there.
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That's exactly where I did drift .... little sister.

Man, back then no one worried about where their kids were and of course the kids had the greatest 'FREEDOM' imaginable. Was carefree and everything seemed perfect.

The games were nice Alevie, but it was also kind of cool thinkin' when I grew up I could wind up living like Rock Hudson and Elvis and the images Hollywood made me believe and all.

Sooo I saw the future as very promising and like the greatest ever. ;)
 
Steady, think of memories from 50s and early 60s playing games of Tag and Red Light Green Light and Red Rover and Freeze Tag (ooh forgot about that one til just now :)) outside with real friends til dark.

Now imagine Ronnie Milsap singing Lost in the 50s Tonight in the background. :cool: I'm with CB, not my personal most favorite, but definitely up there.
 
Unfortunately I can't see what you've shared Buster but from the comments I have to believe we've likely gone back to the 50s.

I think the most outstanding feature of that era is having such successive incredibly wonderful Victories. The Country could probably never have been more 'unified' than with WWII and winning that War made all the rationing and efforts worthwhile. So if America could ever be viewed and felt and known as a Country of Strength and Power and Freedom and GOOD it was all the more then. The Korean War all the more shot us to the highest point imaginable.

The music of the 50s was wonderful and LIFE seemed about as perfect as anyone could imagine. It was before all the illicit drugs took over, before we were forced to deal with how the minorites lived, and before the US began its endless endeavor to destory the image of all Politicians and undermine and ruin international relationships and our longstanding 'Reputation'.

Back then honesty, integrity, committment, loyality, sincereity, and a very deep and genuine 'repect' seemed to dominate our existence and from my 'nieve' and 'innocent' view -- I couldn't help but believe that is how LIFE was and the way it would continue.

I believe for those of us fortunate enough to 'recall and re - live' those moments -- we know how wonderful LIFE really is and more than likely our own 'little world' is still very beautiful.

Rick
 
Thanks good friend,

I remember them all (no streetlights though) and along with my favorite song it really had the the tears streaming. Also we played dog pile on the Rabbit and kill the man with the ball and plus watched Fury and Sky King (Penny was hot) on Saturday mornings. Did I miss party lines and phones numbers that had letters in them?

Such happy days. :D Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

Rus
 
Buster, that was great. Those times were very good for our generation. Even the bullies that lived down the block fade waaay into the background when remembering the evenings and afternoons we spent this way.

I don't recall streetlights either, tho I'm sure there were some in some of the places I lived. Some years were rural and we just played til dark, some years were small town so maybe there were streetlights.

Either way we were still playing when the lightning bugs came out. :) We used to catch as many of them as we could. :cool: (but then we'd let them go again).
 
Wow, I absolutely remember those things! Except we didn't have street lights in my town anywhere but main street. When it was time to come in, each dad on the block had his own pitch of whistle. And you'd better beat feet when you heard yours! :)

Thanks for the memory sharing!
 
Buster said:
How many of you are fortunate enough to remember these days?

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That was a wonderful trip back in time Buster and yes it is a memory of a more simple and beautiful time.

I had a wonderful childhood.

Thanks for sharing that.
 
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