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Of course and that line was delivered by Andy Devine. he also played "Jingles P. Jones" in the TV show Wild Bill Hickok.

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Your move Friskie.

Jim

 

"I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe. That's my dog, Tige, he lives there too!"

 

And next you're going to admit that "You Light Up My Life" and "Feelings" were also your two most favorite songs?

 

:cornut:When schools were segregated and slingshots had a different name

Jason

 

We called them beanie flips and with practice using those little brown stones from the alleyway gravel we could sometimes knock a sparrow off the phone lines. We used cut up inner tubes.

I made a sling like David killed Goliath with and the first time I flung a stone it hit a neighbors car so I put that sling in another neighbors trash can and found something else to do. My buddies thought it was pretty neat though.

 

Small independent burger/hot dog joints, usually close to the local high school, were all the boppers and cool cats hung out(in the little town of Buda, Tx it was 'Flo's Dog House'). If it was close to a college, then it would be an expresso/coffee joint for the beatniks and older cool cats(remember the song 'Sugar Shack?')

Jason

 

The soda fountain at Backus' drug store with the remote jukebox thingies at each booth playing "I tawt I taw a puddy tat" for a nickel.

Speaking of which. What happened to those quirky novelty songs that used to sweep the nation? Purple People Eater, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Please Mr. Custer I Don't Wanna Go, The Monster Mash, Does Your Chewing Gum Loose It's Flavor On The Bed Post Overnight. Ah, I get it now, not enough room on a iPod for those long titles.

 

"They're Coming To Take Me Away Today................To the Funny Farm........."

Jason

 

Clear Channel is what happened.

They bought up the radio stations and removed the talent, reads DJ's, that had a connection to the music. Then they hired some guy to sit in an office and program those 100's of stations so they all play the same songs over an over again.

Long live the left side of the dial and stations like WXPN in Philly that still have real DJ's that have a connection to the music and to the people that listen.

Do yourself a favor and turn that dial from Jack FM to the left side of the dial and look for real radio in your city...

Support Local Bands too..

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I had a home made crystal radio, when I was seven!
My dad, who was a high rigger, put my antenna waaay up in an oak tree in our yard.

Listened to it every night.

Dave

 

right on!

 

:cornut: Me Too. Crystal Set radio.

Jason

 

If you can remember Saturday morning cartoons when the "Wonder Twins" activiated the Wonder Twin Powers

 

Crazy Eddie

 

I'll audit this thread at some point, to see if I have anything useful or fun to add.

Having just read the first page or two of posts: I'm busted, definitely older than dirt!

perhaps:

Reading roadside BurmaShave ads on the way to Grandpa's house