Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Wednesday 08/17/2011

One afternoon not too long ago when I had nothing better to do I started to type up the things I remember from my childhood. I thought I'd share a few things here. I'm sure some of you have similar memories. I encourage you to take the time to write them down or record them so that someday your family will have that little bit of your history.
I remember...

… that in the summer in the heat of the afternoon my mom made us come in for a rest and cool down. We would have a bath and change our clothes before we went out to play after dinner.
… that my father would not let us wear sneakers because they were bad for your feet. And we were not allowed to wear denim because dungarees were for poor kids and troublemakers.
… looking at the sky when a plane went over and being excited when a jet went over because they were so rare.

Quote for the day:
Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson:  you find the present tense, but the past perfect!  ~Owens Lee Pomeroy

For those of you who do not do facebook I'm giving you this site on youtube to see Fred Astaire and Eleanor dance what is probably the best tap routine by a couple that was ever filmed. 
 http://youtu.be/37XhIuqsWVk
The first time I saw this number was when I went to see THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT back in the summer of 1974. I saw it 3 times at the movies then I got the tape and now I have it on DVD. If you enjoy this half as much as I did it will have been 2 minutes and 46 seconds well spent.


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  1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    this is the last time i ever write on this thing...if it won'T POST THIS I'm going back to soup cans and a string....

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  2. AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    now that my words can be read..let me say that i was with maf the 1st time she saw thats entertainment..i was very pregnant with joanne and the day spent with maf was a highlight of my life then. thank you to my wonderful sister who helped me escape my life as it was then and who is responsible for my love of books,movies,trivia,and all the other mundane things that get stuck in my head.

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