I'm soooo old...
I remember going to the drive in picture show in Muscle Shoals, in my pajamas, to see Don Knotts in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken...and falling asleep in the back seat of the station wagon
I remember it was a huge right of passage for your mother to allow you to stand in the grass median of Woodward Avenue to watch the homecoming parade go by (you got more candy in the median strip because there was less competition )
I remember when the McDonald's on Woodward was a walk-up only with the hard metal umbrella tables out front.
I remember going to Woolco with my grandfather (it's where the call center is now)
I remember in the summertime, our mothers would give us a quarter so we could walk (by ourselves) to the Rexall Drug on Woodward and we could buy an entire paper bag full of candy for that 25 cents.
I remember playing at the "sink hole" at the entrance to Gattman Park in Muscle Shoals. There was a big tree with vines growing off it and we'd dare each other to swing across the big hole. There are houses there now and the "sink hole" is filled in.
I attended Muscle Shoals State Technical College long before it was called Northwest Shoals.
I remember going to the skating rink in Muscle Shoals every Friday and Saturday night and on Sunday afternoons after church. I remember doing the "shoot the duck" to the song Disco Duck and doing the limbo on skates. <sigh> It's a furniture store now.
I remember taking my VW Rabbit for service at the VW dealership next to the Honda dealership in Florence.
I remember when Funland opened and you had to wait in a long line to ride the water slide.
I remember attending a televised birthday party at the WOWL studios in Florence. It was a kids show that showed cartoons. All the birthday party kids sat on bleachers in front of REALLY hot lights and really big cameras. I remember my mother had me dressed in white tights, black patent Mary Janes and a red wool dress. I thought I would die from the heat.
Darn...<sniff>...I AM old...but what a fantastic journey down memory lane
Ohhh, one more thing, I'm so old I remember when The Osmonds came to FAME recording studios.
I'm so old,
I remember getting drive-in service at the WoodyMac Corral.
DF
I remember getting drive-in service at the WoodyMac Corral.
DF
quote:Originally posted by lynnblount:quote:I heard somewhere that lynnblount is so old, there is dinosaur crap on her birth certificate!
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You mean that stone tablet with my birth date chiseled into it??
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I heard Maggie is so old, it was the worlds newest profession when she became a working girl.
Ha-ha....love ya chick!!!
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Shoot!!! I've got nothing!! I KNOW I'm much funnier than this!! LMAO!!
I know this should probably go in the news section, but I thought it might be appropriate here... Lookee what I read the other day!
Excellent!! Excellent!!! Good save, Ed!! That's what I was gonna say, if I had thought of it!!!
I'm so old...
...that some kid says to me "that's tight" and I thought he was talking about my jeans.
...that the current top 20 countdown makes me want to cover my ears & ALL of my favorite rock songs are categorized as "oldies".
...that our favorite place to go on a Friday night is Books-a-million for good books and a tall mocha.
...that I can be me.
...that I know what matters most.
...that a cartwheel would put me in traction.
...that some kid says to me "that's tight" and I thought he was talking about my jeans.
...that the current top 20 countdown makes me want to cover my ears & ALL of my favorite rock songs are categorized as "oldies".
...that our favorite place to go on a Friday night is Books-a-million for good books and a tall mocha.
...that I can be me.
...that I know what matters most.
...that a cartwheel would put me in traction.
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Why, thanks, ED@BAMA, glad you think I'm so "heavenly".
BTW, you can quit looking for your false teeth,
they found them here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23813443/
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Why, thanks, ED@BAMA, glad you think I'm so "heavenly".
BTW, you can quit looking for your false teeth,
they found them here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23813443/
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quote:Originally posted by lynnblount:
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Why, thanks, ED@BAMA, glad you think I'm so "heavenly".
BTW, you can quit looking for your false teeth,
they found them here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23813443/
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When I saw how old you were, my jaw hit the floor. Guess I forgot to pick it back up!
Now I can stop eating nothing but pudding and applesauce. Yay!
And yes, lynn... to me, you ARE a star.
quote:Originally posted by lynnblount:
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Ed@Bama: I heard you're so old that when you walked into an antique store they tried to keep you and sell you.
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Bill Gray: I heard you're so old that you have an autographed copy of the bible.
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Har-har-haar!!!
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Well, it was more of a "carved in stone" autograph.
But, then, I do remember when MacDonalds hamburgers were only 18 cents -- and fries a nickel. This was 1958 when I first came to California -- and there were no other fast food places.
But, let's go back a wee bit further: I remember when a quarter would get me: into the Ritz Theatre for a Saturday double feature -- and I had fifteen cents left over for a box of popcorn and a box of Raisinettes. As Bob Hope always sang, "Thanks for the memories. . ."
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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I heard that the reason GoFish believes so strongly in evolution is because he's so old he actually witnessed the primordial ooze!!!
Hee-hee-hee
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I heard that the reason GoFish believes so strongly in evolution is because he's so old he actually witnessed the primordial ooze!!!
Hee-hee-hee
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Maggie is so old, she drove a chariot to high school.
Bill is so old, he walked into an antique store and they kept him.
PuckerUpFrog is so old, she used to baby-sit Yoda.
Ed is so old, he DJ'd at the Boston Tea Party.
GoFish is so old, he was a waiter at the Last Supper.
Lynn is so old, she took her drivers test on a dinosaur.
hippiegirl is so old, she knew Burger King while he was still a Prince.
DeepFat is so old , when he was in school there was no history class.
Top Down Beemer is so old, her memory is in black and white.
I love old people. <hee, hee>
Bill is so old, he walked into an antique store and they kept him.
PuckerUpFrog is so old, she used to baby-sit Yoda.
Ed is so old, he DJ'd at the Boston Tea Party.
GoFish is so old, he was a waiter at the Last Supper.
Lynn is so old, she took her drivers test on a dinosaur.
hippiegirl is so old, she knew Burger King while he was still a Prince.
DeepFat is so old , when he was in school there was no history class.
Top Down Beemer is so old, her memory is in black and white.
I love old people. <hee, hee>
Joy, you're so old that when you were born, the Dead Sea hadn't even gotten sick yet!
HA! Love it.
quote:Originally posted by CC07:
I am so old.. I was talking to my daughter a few days ago.. I said I missed listening to Casey Kasems top 40..she was like "who the heck is that"
LOL. Yeah, Ryan Seacrest does that now. hehe
quote:Originally posted by hoss gal:
mother used to make us take a nap when dark shadows came on.
i remember when southern sash was the only thing at the intersection on cox creek and hwy 72.
and when the field in front of bradshaw was a cow pasture. in fact, most everything around bradshaw as a cow pasture...
My grandmother worked at Southern Sash for years. She got the call I was born when she worked there.
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Great Things About Getting Older
Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
Your eyes won't get much worse.
Adult diapers are actually kind of convenient.
Things you buy now won't wear out.
No one expects you to run into a burning building..
There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service.
In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
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Great Things About Getting Older
Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
Your eyes won't get much worse.
Adult diapers are actually kind of convenient.
Things you buy now won't wear out.
No one expects you to run into a burning building..
There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service.
In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
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Joy is so old, when she walks past a graveyard, guys come running after her with shovels.
She wasn't sure how much life insurance she needed till she was featured on the antiques roadshow.
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Joy is so old, when she walks past a graveyard, guys come running after her with shovels.
She wasn't sure how much life insurance she needed till she was featured on the antiques roadshow.
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joy is so old, when she poots, dust comes out!
She's so old she remembers when early American furniture was modern.
I'm so old I remember when Tuscumbia had an ice plant close to the old swimming pool and Spring Park had Pea****s in the trees.
Why did they do that? I am talking about the large colorful birds that lived in the park. Yeah they were pea****s !!!
Okay, Okay,......PEAFOWL !!!!
quote:Justasking
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Why did they do that? I am talking about the large colorful birds that lived in the park. Yeah they were pea****s
quote:Okay, Okay,......PEAFOWL !!!!
LOL TD and their filters
PEAFOWL.....lol....that's cute.
I remember when at McDoanlds you could get a
hamburger, fries, and a drink and get change back from
your dollar.
Anyone remember the tv show "My Mother the Car"
hamburger, fries, and a drink and get change back from
your dollar.
Anyone remember the tv show "My Mother the Car"
I'm so old I remember the huge green dinasaur at the Sinclair gas station on main street in Tuscumbia, and I remember when gas was 37 cents a gallon at Ben Hudson's or Bradley Carpenter's on 6th street. Yep those were the good old days.
I'm so old, I remember getting carhop service at the Woodymac Corral.
DF
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i'm so old i remember when Liberace was a sex symbol...for women
quote:Originally posted by *PuckerupFrog*:
i'm so old i remember when Liberace was a sex symbol...for women
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That must have been way back when "gay" still meant "happy".
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quote:Originally posted by lynnblount:quote:Originally posted by *PuckerupFrog*:
i'm so old i remember when Liberace was a sex symbol...for women
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That must have been way back when "gay" still meant "happy".
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I'm so old i remember when Union troops were camped outside the ci.....Oooops, wait a minute.....that was my last lifetime.
Nevermind.
Nevermind.
Does anyone else remember when the WOWL owl was in place? The eye color denoted traffic conditions.
Yep sure do
quote:Originally posted by mislidja:
Does anyone else remember when the WOWL owl was in place? The eye color denoted traffic conditions.
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Wow, hadn't thought of that in years!
As I recall, it had a green light and red light.
If there had been a traffic fatality the red one would be turned on. No fatalities= green light.
Always thought that was rather morbid.
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GoFish is so old, when the Big Bang occurred, he yelled "What the heck was THAT!?"
I am so old... I can remember going to the Roxy Theater in Russellville to watch "Its Alive" ... *those were the days* lol
quote:Originally posted by hammersgirl06:
I remember when at McDoanlds you could get a
hamburger, fries, and a drink and get change back from
your dollar.
Anyone remember the tv show "My Mother the Car"
When MacDonald's was only in California -- and you could get a burger, fries, and a drink -- we got change back from fifty cents.
All that; and I am still a youngster!
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
Hi Justasking,
You tell us, "I'm so old I remember when Tuscumbia had an ice plant close to the old swimming pool and Spring Park had Pea****s in the trees."
Boy, you are really bringing back sweet memories. My Uncle Ed built his home right next door to the old ice plant, on W. 7th Street between Indian and Water Streets. When my brother and I were kids we would hang around the ice plant and get ice chips.
And the Tuscumbia community swimming pool was just the other side of Uncle Ed's house -- just half a block to the corner, right on Water Street, and there was the swimming pool. That is where I learned to swim -- and finally became brave enough to jump off the top platform. I lived in that pool when I was about twelve years old.
Remember when Spring Park had the old sandstone tennis court pavilion? My cousin, Christine, used to play tennis there with her girl friend, Virginia, in the 1940s. And, when my brother and I were still in grade school, my cousins Eddie and Brent used to take my brother, me, and other kids to the park on Sunday afternoons to play tag football. I also used to dig worms in my Uncle Ed's back yard and go to the park with my cane fishing pole to fish on the steps of the lake. Don't recall every catching anything; but, I had fun.
So much of my childhood revolved around that neighborhood. The photo below was taken when I was 18, just back from Air Force Basic Training -- and ready to go see the world. Recognize the old Studebaker behind me? This was my uncle's back yard. Behind me was the ice plant; and I was looking toward the swimming pool.
In later years, my cousin, Christine, lived in a house just across the street by the cluster of trees over my left shoulder -- and my cousin, Brenda, still lives in that neighborhood. My Aunt Ola lived in that neighborhood, within two blocks, from the time I was about three years old until she passed away about fifteen years ago. When some folks plant roots; they stick. Often I have envied people whose family is rooted so firmly. I flew the coop at age seventeen; but, my roots are still in Tuscumbia and Sheffield. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Beautiful memories.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
You tell us, "I'm so old I remember when Tuscumbia had an ice plant close to the old swimming pool and Spring Park had Pea****s in the trees."
Boy, you are really bringing back sweet memories. My Uncle Ed built his home right next door to the old ice plant, on W. 7th Street between Indian and Water Streets. When my brother and I were kids we would hang around the ice plant and get ice chips.
And the Tuscumbia community swimming pool was just the other side of Uncle Ed's house -- just half a block to the corner, right on Water Street, and there was the swimming pool. That is where I learned to swim -- and finally became brave enough to jump off the top platform. I lived in that pool when I was about twelve years old.
Remember when Spring Park had the old sandstone tennis court pavilion? My cousin, Christine, used to play tennis there with her girl friend, Virginia, in the 1940s. And, when my brother and I were still in grade school, my cousins Eddie and Brent used to take my brother, me, and other kids to the park on Sunday afternoons to play tag football. I also used to dig worms in my Uncle Ed's back yard and go to the park with my cane fishing pole to fish on the steps of the lake. Don't recall every catching anything; but, I had fun.
So much of my childhood revolved around that neighborhood. The photo below was taken when I was 18, just back from Air Force Basic Training -- and ready to go see the world. Recognize the old Studebaker behind me? This was my uncle's back yard. Behind me was the ice plant; and I was looking toward the swimming pool.
In later years, my cousin, Christine, lived in a house just across the street by the cluster of trees over my left shoulder -- and my cousin, Brenda, still lives in that neighborhood. My Aunt Ola lived in that neighborhood, within two blocks, from the time I was about three years old until she passed away about fifteen years ago. When some folks plant roots; they stick. Often I have envied people whose family is rooted so firmly. I flew the coop at age seventeen; but, my roots are still in Tuscumbia and Sheffield. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Beautiful memories.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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How about that!! I learned to swim there too, and had big fun jumping off the high dive when I was 7 years old. Good times for all the kids in Tuscumbia back then. I wish we had one now for the grandkids! .....nice pic btw, cool Bill
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