Things you enjoyed as a kid (That are no more)

1. My Dad (died when I was 14)
2. The JP Patches Show (local to Seattle)
3. The Wanda Wanda Show (same)
4. the absence of rap music
5. the wonder of ham radio (I was a ham in the 70s - it was my 'internet' - still am today but not the same)
6. high school girls (they NEVER looked so hot as now!) - but been listed before
7. Zotz candy (still around, but RARE)
8. Only 6 channels on TV - was so simple then! (4,5,7,9,11,13 here in Seattle then)
9. Ferraris were only a poster - never thought I'd have one in my garage (had a 308 poster on my wall)
10. Wet dreams

Jedi

EDIT: OMG THIS IS POST 666!!!

 

Wondering (or trying to find pictures of) what KISS looked like without the makeup. We're talking late 70's.

I remember finding a (paparazzi-style) spyshot of Gene Simmons (with Cher) and Paul Stanley. I still have the clippings.

 

Being allowed to stay up late (until 10:30PM) on Saturday night to watch the Montreal Canadiens play hockey on TV.

 

Just sent a PM - good idea. Will do - same 'other off topic' area...

Dave (WB7AWK)

 

Back in my day, Girls were in shape - maybe, just maybe, 3 of every 200 were slightly chubby.
Slays me to see kids today act like it's the Seventies, as they can't, just... can't... even come close to getting the walk right.

Tube tops
Halter tops
Hot pants
Designer Jeans

Other than that...

Lawn Darts
SNL... when it was funny.

 

I would NOT sit on the toilet for weeks. I thought a shark was gonna bite my ass!!!!!

 

Just got Season 2 for Chanooka - very funny as TBS likes to say!!

Jedi

 

Same here!

On a lighter note...I miss (designated) nap time in school, having an allowance, and freedom to eat Nutty Bars without thinking about the gym!

 

Lawn Darts???
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How 'bout this... (Gene Simmons on left...)
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Bugs Bunny cartoons.

 

One thing I DON'T miss. Nutrisystem shakes. I was a bulbous lad in the first years of junior high. Not Major Titz like the fat kids of today, but I had a gravity all my own. My parents fed me some mixed powdered shakes from Nutrisystem I do believe, that tasted HORRIBLE. I mean, sprinkle chocolate powder in an elephant's used condom awful.

I lost a lot of weight on that system, mostly because I had nothing to eat for 6 months."Water" became my main source of nutrients.

Mmm...fluoride. As a result, when this universe collapses upon itself and a new one is born, only my teeth shall survive.

 

"Those soft fuzzy sweaters, too magical to touch ..." (Angel is a centerfold)
.. with or without the bullet bras.

... Back when cashmere was a fabric, rather than a war zone.

(How could '60s women *not* be attracted to a fabric whose name started with "cash"? )
Anyone remember "Lord Love a Duck"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WQT1DxMY2c

 

And when you really get older, a good sh*t is one of those things from your youth that you'll miss.

 

Oh...what I miss from my youth.

Being able to go down to the corner store at 7 years old and no one thought this was bad. You could walk from your house to the store every day of the week and only had to worry about the weather.

Of course, the random pervert did try to talk me into his car....and I am certain that I could pick him out of a police line up 30 years on, my distrust of balding men with a horseshoe of hair around the head is pervasive to this day.

What I really remember is my waffle stompers....hiking boots that had great traction in all circumstances. I can't remember the brand name of those shoes. But they always took me like 14 hours to lace up and three hours to brush off. I was mighty proud of those boots, and even had three sets that I put into a cheap plastic bag with slots for each shoe that hung in my closet.

Neat.

I also loved my crappy LP player that was olive drab that I to wind up by hand and I used to listen to stories of some black guy with a hammer. I loved that record. The black guy with the hammer or something that worked on a railroad.

 

Has anyone said nudist magazines yet?

There were so basic.

 

John Henry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_(folklore)

 

The Bearded Clam..R.I.P.

 

Really!

Awesome!! I will have to visit Canada one day to have one!

 

I saw a couple of similar incidents...always took mine off before wearing. My mom rolled her eyes, she thought it was funny.

 

Love the AFX slot car sets!

 

Had the biggest AFX set up in the the neighborhood.

Loved those things. I'd save my allowance money for new cars and look at them in the toy store for weeks as i was saving the money for 'em.

G-plus was like adding turbo.