popsjumper 2 #51 March 7, 2006 QuoteMighty Mouse My Friend Flicka The Lawman The Lone Ranger The Beverly Hillbillies Lost in Space Gilligans Island ...watched a lot of TV as a kid, don't watch any now that I skydive, never had cable... Oooo Lone ranger! Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. Also: Wild Bill Hickock (Andy Devine played his sidekick) Sky King and the Songbird (daughter Penny was a Hottie) Roy Rogers (Bullet and Pat Brady were cool) Lash LaRue (confession: I did have to Google Penny's name) My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #52 March 7, 2006 Quote6th grade, sitting at the bus stop listening to my "walkman" the water proof sports version. listening to "paul revere". I must be just a couple years older than you mark. I remember Getting my first "walkman" and the first three tapes i got were Def Leppard, pyromania, Quiet Riot, and Twisted Sister. and that was in Fifth grade. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drae 0 #53 March 7, 2006 QuoteOut of curiousity... has anyone been able to forget Tiny Tim and 'Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips'? ...and his marriage to the lovely Miss Vicki on the tonight show?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #54 March 7, 2006 Sitting in front of the TV eating 'Space Food Sticks' and watching~ The Cisco Kid Johnny Quest Clutch Cargo...(With his pals, Spinner and Paddlefoot) And hey...Was I the ONLY one watching RIPCORD?!?! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScratchTX 0 #55 March 7, 2006 40-50 <-closer Here are some obscure ones... does anyone else remember these? Singing Science records ("Friction, what is friction, friction is the rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub of objects that are moving....") Songs from old 78's: "Carrots Grow From Carrot Seeds," Groucho Marx singing about the zoo ("Laugh laugh laugh at the sight of the giraffe, whose neck is twice as long as it should be-ee-ee...")[I bet if I had that today it would fetch good $$ with some collector..] TV show "Diver Dan" (might be Northeast regional) "Wonderama" with Sonny Fox (definitely NY regional) "The Man in the Moon" puppet musical and soundtrack LP Cartoons: "Tom Terrific" (funnelhead, loved it), Farmer Alfalfa (hated it!) and -- not obscure, just often forgotten -- Topo Gigio on Ed Sullivan! ("Eddie? Keess me goodnaaeeht?") Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaryshari 0 #56 March 7, 2006 You made me do it....... SHAZAM!!! is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #57 March 7, 2006 Quote30-40 yrs old.... I remember the rubix cube; I remember S A T U R D A Y by the Bay City Rollers; I remember "Jenny Jenny 8675309" I remember Monopoly; I remember Romper room; I remember the New Review Zoo; ...and so much more! Sex was safe and Skydiving wasn'tI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #58 March 7, 2006 Quote40-50 years old I try to forget the bad stuff - there was a lot of that, too. ---------------------------------------------------------- Like the daily death toll from nam on the nightly newsYou can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,661 #59 March 7, 2006 Buddy Holly died The Rolling Stones before they were famous The Beatles before they were famous The Kinks The Who Cream Dr. No and Goldfinger in the movie theatre Perry Mason... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #60 March 7, 2006 The Jackson 5 The Osmonds The Archies You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #61 March 7, 2006 Looks like I will start the list for the twenty something crowd. How about... Nintendo MC Hammer - Can't touch this Baggy clothes Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #62 March 7, 2006 Quote MC Hammer - Can't touch this Some of us remember from our era Rick James's Superfreak, which he ripped off, sorry, sampled for that Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #63 March 7, 2006 QuoteQuote MC Hammer - Can't touch this Some of us remember from our era Rick James's Superfreak, which he ripped off, sorry, sampled for that I don't know too many people that don't know superfreak actually. It however was not from my generation and therefore not listed. Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #64 March 7, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote MC Hammer - Can't touch this Some of us remember from our era Rick James's Superfreak, which he ripped off, sorry, sampled for that I don't know too many people that don't know superfreak actually. It however was not from my generation and therefore not listed. I'm amazed by what the "younger generation" know. I mean, some people think Limp Bizkit wrote "Behind blue eyes"...Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #65 March 7, 2006 Be careful lumping everyone in together. Most of the things that have been listed in this thread with the exception of a few of the tv shows that haven't been on in syndication during my lifespan I have been exposed to and I am only 22. Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RastaRicanAir 0 #66 March 7, 2006 Quote30-40 yrs old.... I remember the rubix cube; I remember S A T U R D A Y by the Bay City Rollers; I remember "Jenny Jenny 8675309" I remember Monopoly; I remember Romper room; I remember the New Review Zoo; ...and so much more! Falco! No. Reagan! No. DeLoreans! No. Thriller! No. ...sh*t. [Idea for thread: Is something actually cool just because we remember it fondly, or do we just nostalgically decide to deny how much it blew?] LOVE the wide eyed optimism on that Rky! (Maybe I could get her to hold my cards at the Dublin poker Tourney.)OrFunV/LocoBoca Rodriguez/Sonic Grieco/Muff Brother #4411 -"and ladies....messin with Robbie is venturing into territory you cant even imagine!-cuz Robbie is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #67 March 7, 2006 QuoteQuoteOut of curiousity... has anyone been able to forget Tiny Tim and 'Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips'? ...and his teeny lil mandolin? Aagghhh. I delivered room service to him when I was in college. Creepy dude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #68 March 7, 2006 "MC Hammer - Can't touch this" Yeah...he's right up there with Prince. BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #69 March 7, 2006 Farrah Facett posters,forgot how to spell her last name,but remember her swimsuit and those nipples-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiQ 0 #70 March 7, 2006 I remember: Slap bracelets....and then they got banned Hypercolor shirts The Olsen twins when only pedophiles were drooling over them..."...I'm going to feed your fingers to the wolverines..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #71 March 7, 2006 How could I forget slap bracelets?! Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #72 March 8, 2006 Asteroids Fleetwood Mac's Rumors Pink Floyd's The Wall 6 Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Scooby Doo Electric Company When Snuffleupagus was Big Bird's imaginary friend. Pac-Man Frogger Big Wheels Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaryshari 0 #73 March 8, 2006 I'll play some more: here's a video game for ya! PONG! Pinball was still "cool." The invention of the microwave oven Bjorn Borge/Jimmy Connor/John Mac There were no gangs - "drive bys" weren't a common thing "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo... The Dallas Cowboys won football games..(God Bless Tom Landry) Foghat/Aerosmith/Ted Nugent is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #74 March 8, 2006 QuoteI'll play some more: here's a video game for ya! PONG! Pinball was still "cool." The invention of the microwave oven Bjorn Borge/Jimmy Connor/John Mac There were no gangs - "drive bys" weren't a common thing "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo... The Dallas Cowboys won football games..(God Bless Tom Landry) Foghat/Aerosmith/Ted Nugent Atari!!! yeah.. and Space InvadersSkydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #75 March 8, 2006 QuoteI remember ... both Kennedy assassinations Aren't we running just a few short on those? Like maybe one or two is all we need to bring us up to speed... --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
