I remember when.....
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We had very cool tram trolleys going up and down Granville St, before the over-crowded transit buses of today!
I remember when.................. I actually had to go home to make, or wait for a phone call. And where I grew up.... I might have had to wait for the neighbor to get off the phone before I could use it! And Im only in my mid 40s!! The world changes fast! Kids used to read books and play outside too! It was ok to break your arm climbing trees or racking out on your bike...or jumping in mud puddles on the walk to school...part of growing up it was!.....now its carpel tunnel from xbox.Sometimes I wish we could regress to a time when things were a little simpler....sometimes.
I Remember...Going to A + W ...eating my burger and root beer on a tray attached to my window...carhops!
I Remember... if I called and you were not home... I called back later...no voicemail.
I Remember lining up on Georgia Steet at Ticketmaster for big shows...cash only...
I Remember...No ATM`S...don`t go to the bank Fri. before 5:00...No cash on Weekend...
I Remember bars were closed on Sunday...except for a few boozecans and hotel lounges...
I remember going to the Breakers and the Reef on Sundays in Pt. Roberts...
Things seem much easier now...you kids have it easy...Blah...Blah...Blah...
I Remember... if I called and you were not home... I called back later...no voicemail.
I Remember lining up on Georgia Steet at Ticketmaster for big shows...cash only...
I Remember...No ATM`S...don`t go to the bank Fri. before 5:00...No cash on Weekend...
I Remember bars were closed on Sunday...except for a few boozecans and hotel lounges...
I remember going to the Breakers and the Reef on Sundays in Pt. Roberts...
Things seem much easier now...you kids have it easy...Blah...Blah...Blah...
I also remember ( I was a suburban kid) the way the Port Mann was lighted...was a neat looking bridge at night, though I did remember also trippingout on the lights as we drove over it...
Nothing open on Sundays....
Playing street hockey until the street lights came on, or until Mum called you in finally, hockey sticks made of wood, with straight blades, then curved...
Joe Paopao, Doug and the Slugs, Jim Robson on the radio, LG73 and CFUN playing rock, A&W drive ins, SeaFest, Canuck games at the Colliseum, Woodward's Food Floor, window displays in New West, Hyack Festival, Expo, Bill Bennett, Vander Zalm and the abortion issue, Fantasy Gardens...No internet, no home computers unless you had a Commodore 32 or wathever it was, Atari, Intellivision, Defender, Space Invaders, listening to StreetHeart, Heart, AC/DC, Loverboy, Van Halen on tapes and records bought at A&A Records, jeans at Bootlegger or the Bay...or Army and Navy...GWG Scrubbies...Levi's, Big Blue...North Star runners with the more strips you had on them the faster you ran...
bikes with hockeycards in the spokes, probably worth a few bucks instead of sacrificing the doubles of Gretsky and Gordie Howe's last seasons to make that noise...
Starsky and Hutch lunch box, Six Million Dollar Man, SWAT, CHiPS..
.Don Irwin hockey analysis, developing an early hate-on for the Maple Leafs as that was the only hockey team on Hockey Night...Sportpage...MacKeachie...Bernie Pascal...Racing at WEstwood, Langley Speedway Oval....Mission of course...4X4 ing on Burke Mountain, burnaby Mountain, Sand Castle competition in White Rock, Bathtub races...
Nothing open on Sundays....
Playing street hockey until the street lights came on, or until Mum called you in finally, hockey sticks made of wood, with straight blades, then curved...
Joe Paopao, Doug and the Slugs, Jim Robson on the radio, LG73 and CFUN playing rock, A&W drive ins, SeaFest, Canuck games at the Colliseum, Woodward's Food Floor, window displays in New West, Hyack Festival, Expo, Bill Bennett, Vander Zalm and the abortion issue, Fantasy Gardens...No internet, no home computers unless you had a Commodore 32 or wathever it was, Atari, Intellivision, Defender, Space Invaders, listening to StreetHeart, Heart, AC/DC, Loverboy, Van Halen on tapes and records bought at A&A Records, jeans at Bootlegger or the Bay...or Army and Navy...GWG Scrubbies...Levi's, Big Blue...North Star runners with the more strips you had on them the faster you ran...
bikes with hockeycards in the spokes, probably worth a few bucks instead of sacrificing the doubles of Gretsky and Gordie Howe's last seasons to make that noise...
Starsky and Hutch lunch box, Six Million Dollar Man, SWAT, CHiPS..
.Don Irwin hockey analysis, developing an early hate-on for the Maple Leafs as that was the only hockey team on Hockey Night...Sportpage...MacKeachie...Bernie Pascal...Racing at WEstwood, Langley Speedway Oval....Mission of course...4X4 ing on Burke Mountain, burnaby Mountain, Sand Castle competition in White Rock, Bathtub races...
I remember when rock was young
me and Suzie had so much fun
holding hands and skimming stones
couldn't help that. ; )
however,
I remember Aristocrat on Broadway and Granville
I remember back-to-school sales at Army&Navy
I remember Hot Wheels, Corgi and Pop Rocks
I remember The Drake, Cecil, Circus Circus, Blue Boy
I remember the SW scene on Broadway and Main
I remember Sports Day
I remember getting a bj in public (baseball dug-out, one summer night) from my high-school gf
I remember simpler times without a care in the world
me and Suzie had so much fun
holding hands and skimming stones
couldn't help that. ; )
however,
I remember Aristocrat on Broadway and Granville
I remember back-to-school sales at Army&Navy
I remember Hot Wheels, Corgi and Pop Rocks
I remember The Drake, Cecil, Circus Circus, Blue Boy
I remember the SW scene on Broadway and Main
I remember Sports Day
I remember getting a bj in public (baseball dug-out, one summer night) from my high-school gf
I remember simpler times without a care in the world
-Gilligans Island and Get Smart on Tv.
-anyone remember H R Puffinstuff? Or how about the bananna splits?
-every kid had comic books.
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-anyone remember H R Puffinstuff? Or how about the bananna splits?
-every kid had comic books.
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I remember puffinstuff & the banana splits, that wierd dog Mutley that use to laugh like he was demented. Dr Bondolo show on sunday late nights on cbc. I remember 'real' muscle cars that you built yourself,8 track tapes that you needed to jam a booklet of matches in so side 2 wouldn't bleed thru.-Gilligans Island and Get Smart on Tv.
-anyone remember H R Puffinstuff? Or how about the bananna splits?
-every kid had comic books.
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I remember 20 cent burgers at McDonalds, actually I think that was the last time I purchased one.
I remember The Hilarious House of Frankenstein on TV (great Canadian show), original TV superman, the Monkeys, and when Bugs Bunny wasn't re-runs.
I was 8 before I saw my first colour TV.
Damn am I getting old.
I remember The Hilarious House of Frankenstein on TV (great Canadian show), original TV superman, the Monkeys, and when Bugs Bunny wasn't re-runs.
I was 8 before I saw my first colour TV.
Damn am I getting old.
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i was 4 when i watched Sugar Ray Robinson beat the crap out of Rocky Graziano live on a snowy black and white television. a couple of years later i watched the king of rock and roll live on the ed sullivan show - also a snowy black and white imageI was 8 before I saw my first colour TV.
i got to hand it over to my ole man, he knew good shit to watch!
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8 Tracks! Good one!........ There was ALWAYS something jammed in alongside them to make them play right, be it a pen, your comb, or like mentioned above the most common folded up piece of whatever you could find. It sucked if you had a tape with only one song on it you liked, you were always changing channels(4 of them) to loop back around to it so you could hear it again..it really forced you to listen to other songs on the tape.It also really sucked when it fucked up and you pulled it out of the stereo and half the tape itself was fouled inside and hanging out of the tape! Then along came cassettes and fast forward! I got a boner when I realized some stereos had music search! you could fast forward and it would automatically stop at the next song..Rahoo!! When CD's came on the scene, I pretty much blew my load when I realized I could skip to the next tune instantly!!!!
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"...........H R Puffinstuff? Or how about the bananna splits?...."
Gawd, my brother loved those shows! Remember 'Johnny West'? Or that one that was puppets? I was reeeally young then.
Red Skelton, The Avengers ('thing' gave me nightmares)
When there was a such thing as 'sports day' at school and the whole school was involved including parents and for at least two weeks before the event kids split up into their houses and worked on giant signs, and decorations....and people didn't get stupid ribbons for '28th place' lol!
does anyone remember what a 'malted' was?
Gawd, my brother loved those shows! Remember 'Johnny West'? Or that one that was puppets? I was reeeally young then.
Red Skelton, The Avengers ('thing' gave me nightmares)
When there was a such thing as 'sports day' at school and the whole school was involved including parents and for at least two weeks before the event kids split up into their houses and worked on giant signs, and decorations....and people didn't get stupid ribbons for '28th place' lol!
does anyone remember what a 'malted' was?
Little Olly's malt stand in the Richmond Mall...(when Sears was Simpson Sears)
Yeah, real glasses and a metal spoon...no one seemed to worry about theft.
I remember walking horses at the Landsdown track before there was a mall, when it was past the edge of Richmond and there were trees everywhere.
then the Stardust roller rink went in across the street and the buses didn't go all the way there late at night...typical Richmond buses.
Yeah, real glasses and a metal spoon...no one seemed to worry about theft.
I remember walking horses at the Landsdown track before there was a mall, when it was past the edge of Richmond and there were trees everywhere.
then the Stardust roller rink went in across the street and the buses didn't go all the way there late at night...typical Richmond buses.
You mean Jonny Quest ...
Perhaps the greatest cartoon theme opening of all time ... Jonny Quest
Does anyone remember The Texan, it was a fast food joint right before you entered Stanley Park. We'd ride our bikes from East Van across the new Georgia Viaduct and do a few laps around the park. Stop in at The Texan and get 5 ice cream cones for 25 cents ... and they were soooooo good.
Perhaps the greatest cartoon theme opening of all time ... Jonny Quest
Does anyone remember The Texan, it was a fast food joint right before you entered Stanley Park. We'd ride our bikes from East Van across the new Georgia Viaduct and do a few laps around the park. Stop in at The Texan and get 5 ice cream cones for 25 cents ... and they were soooooo good.
Whoops!!!!did anybody mention 8-tracks?
Sorry to wake you from your nap there Old-Timer...but Yes...them newfangled 8-Track Cassettes did get a mention.
(I wanted to insert an old man smiley, but couldn`t find one...use your imagination like I had to do when I was a kid and didn`t have any of those new-fangled contraptions like computers, or smarty phones, or that googley thing, or telephones, or them Sony Walkmans...I mean Really...who the hell is going to just walk around listening to music all day....don`t these people have jobs...when I was their age I had 2 jobs just to afford 25 cent bus fare and 10 cent payphone calls...you kids have a lot of nerve complaining about thi...HEY YOU KIDS...GET OUT OF MY JELLO TREE...
gotta go...
Great thread everyone, thank you for the good memories.
I remember when Keds runners were 99 cents at Fields across from Woodwards.
I remember when A&B Sound on Seymour Street was THE place to go to for records and cassette tapes.
I remember when Kotex was an incredible thick pad and it also made great elbow pads for rollerskating.
I remember when Volkswagen came out with the Rabbit (kinda like the Golf).
I remember when Elvis died.
I remember when The Bay City Rollers' Saturday Night song was a hit.
I remember when French Cut Jeans and clogs were a fashion hit. Sigh.
I remember when Army & Navy had their $1.49 day Tuesday.
I remember when bus fare was 10 cents.
I remember when Pong was a big arcade game.
I remember when women wore pointy bras.
I remember when the Canucks played at the Pacific Coliseum and the rink boards were free of advertising.
I remember when Canada had the capital punishment. F*ck I wish they brought it back... yeah, I know... it's been discussed already.
Peace.
I remember when Keds runners were 99 cents at Fields across from Woodwards.
I remember when A&B Sound on Seymour Street was THE place to go to for records and cassette tapes.
I remember when Kotex was an incredible thick pad and it also made great elbow pads for rollerskating.
I remember when Volkswagen came out with the Rabbit (kinda like the Golf).
I remember when Elvis died.
I remember when The Bay City Rollers' Saturday Night song was a hit.
I remember when French Cut Jeans and clogs were a fashion hit. Sigh.
I remember when Army & Navy had their $1.49 day Tuesday.
I remember when bus fare was 10 cents.
I remember when Pong was a big arcade game.
I remember when women wore pointy bras.
I remember when the Canucks played at the Pacific Coliseum and the rink boards were free of advertising.
I remember when Canada had the capital punishment. F*ck I wish they brought it back... yeah, I know... it's been discussed already.
Peace.
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