Lets talk about the 60's/70's!

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I remember the old Match Game game show, with Gene Reyburn. Best game show ever.

Money Maze was better.

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I remember the old Match Game game show, with Gene Reyburn. Best game show ever.

Money Maze was better.

Bowling for Dollars! Was that only a local show in NYC, or did the rest of the country get to enjoy the spectacle?

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I remember the old Match Game game show, with Gene Reyburn. Best game show ever.

Money Maze was better.

Bowling for Dollars! Was that only a local show in NYC, or did the rest of the country get to enjoy the spectacle?

Nope, I remember watching that as well.

Hell I remember when super balls first came out, and Hula Hoops, and Frisbees.
Remember the CRAZE to peg your pants REAL tight at the bottom. This was right after the original Star Trek came out.

 

[alkemyst]

star blazers and speed racer! Full sized GI-Joe guys.

Garanimals (sp?) the clothes you matched by animal.

When you played 'doctor' but didn't know what sex really was yet.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I remember the old Match Game game show, with Gene Reyburn. Best game show ever.

Money Maze was better.

Bowling for Dollars! Was that only a local show in NYC, or did the rest of the country get to enjoy the spectacle?

I think it originated out of Milwaukee.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Sealy
I remember baseball shirts, with 3/4 sleeves, the ones where people got their names written on the back...I wanted one soooo bad! I never did get one

I remember the orange shag carpet in my room, my parents harvest gold sectional, with the faux wood inlay and the turn style cubby in the centre. As well as the large orange and brown lamps! Oh and the clock that looked like a sun...I think they still have that in the basement!

"lazy susan"

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
star blazers and speed racer! Full sized GI-Joe guys.

Garanimals (sp?) the clothes you matched by animal.

When you played 'doctor' but didn't know what sex really was yet.

...awkward silence...

 

[Conky]

Yep, I had a new stereo system back in the late 70's with AM/FM, record player, and 8-track recorder!! All with a whopping 5 watts per channel but it cranked pretty good. I recorded some cool album rips on 8-track for a couple of years.

Dang, all of a sudden I feel like a fossil, lol. :beer:

 

[ShadowBlade]

you should rename this "That 70's Thread"

 

[alkemyst]

S&H Green Stamps to buy those green swag lamps!

I remember as a kid I would have to help lick and stick them. At least I'd get a toy out of it.

 

[sandorski]

The 70's was such a bizarre wasteland. Everyone was on an Acid Trip whether they had ever taken Acid or not, it was all just too bizarre.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: sandorski
The 70's was such a bizarre wasteland. Everyone was on an Acid Trip whether they had ever taken Acid or not, it was all just too bizarre.

Yup.

DAMN I miss the good old days.

 

[TBone48]

How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

My friends had the cool Sting-Rays, I had some cheap knock-off.

I also played lawn darts once. No one was hurt.

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

My friends had the cool Sting-Rays, I had some cheap knock-off.

I also played lawn darts once. No one was hurt.

REAL lawn darts? With the metal points? My brother and I would have wars with those things. It's a miracle we still have both eyes.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

Apple crate, orange crate, lemon peeler, Grey ghost....

Those are worth BIG $$$ these days!!!!

For that matter, just the PARTS off of them are worth big $$$.

Check out Ebay for sting ray parts, or old Schwinn parts in general!

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

My friends had the cool Sting-Rays, I had some cheap knock-off.

I also played lawn darts once. No one was hurt.

REAL lawn darts? With the metal points? My brother and I would have wars with those things. It's a miracle we still have both eyes.

They were called "Jarts", weren't they?

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

My friends had the cool Sting-Rays, I had some cheap knock-off.

I also played lawn darts once. No one was hurt.

That wasa LONG time ago!


REAL lawn darts? With the metal points? My brother and I would have wars with those things. It's a miracle we still have both eyes.

They were called "Jarts", weren't they?

I thought so, but I wasn't sure if I was remembering wrong.

 

[badmouse]

Remember when you had to go to a cheezy movie theater to see porn? No internet, no dvd's or videos. Some of the guys had films and a projector. These kids today don't know how good they have it.

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: badmouse
Remember when you had to go to a cheezy movie theater to see porn? No internet, no dvd's or videos. Some of the guys had films and a projector. These kids today don't know how good they have it.

Hustler, Cheri, Penthouse.
There really wasn't need for 400gb of porn.

 

[skyking]

Remember those bazookas that shot ping-pong balls like a pump shotgun? They were good, but we only found them one year.
Lincoln logs followed by the newfangled "Legos". Damn those things hurt when you stepped on them!

 

[AlienCraft]

AMC GREMLIN's !!!!!!

 

[anno]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I remember the old Match Game game show, with Gene Reyburn. Best game show ever.

Money Maze was better.

Bowling for Dollars! Was that only a local show in NYC, or did the rest of the country get to enjoy the spectacle?

Nope, I remember watching that as well.

Hell I remember when super balls first came out, and Hula Hoops, and Frisbees.
Remember the CRAZE to peg your pants REAL tight at the bottom. This was right after the original Star Trek came out.

I still have my original super ball. somewhere. it's kinda the worse for wear, though.

I have a pile of odd 60's toys.. and dolls.. and comic books.. and picture books.. and a monkees thermos bottle. and little girl dresses. my mother rarely threw anything out and I.. am the apple that didn't fall far from the tree.

we called those fruit loop things "locker loops" in my neck of the woods... and I'm either too old or too young or too respectful of other people's stuff to recall the ripping them off thing.

things I remember..
rat finks
space food sticks
cereals used to be proud of their sugar.. sugar crisp, sugar frosted flakes, sugar pops..
pillsbury used to make donuts in a can, just like biscuits.
the milk box beside the back door.
chatty baby (and chatty cathy)
milk in glass bottles. with paper lids. and the cream floating on top.
villager sweaters
bermuda bags
red ball jets
tom terrific! (and mighty manfred, the wonder dog)
my mother the car

hehe.. that'll do for now...

anno

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: TBone48
How about Schwinn bikes? I had a blue Sting-Ray with a sparkly silver banana seat. My friend had the yellow 5-speed . The 5-speeds had names based on their colors, the yellow was "Banana Peeler" Anybody remember the others? They had a stick shift on the bar in front of the seat obviously designed to castrate you.:Q Engineered by people who hated kids!

Apple crate, orange crate, lemon peeler, Grey ghost....

Those are worth BIG $$$ these days!!!!

For that matter, just the PARTS off of them are worth big $$$.

Check out Ebay for sting ray parts, or old Schwinn parts in general!

Darn! And I sold my apple crate in a garage sale many years ago for $100

 

[Queasy]

My parent's house had this bizarre shag carpet with a mix of brown, orange, yellow, and black. I think I was lost in it at one point.

There was also the huge ass collars on dress shirts.

Battlestar Galactica toys that caused children to choke.

Evil Kenevil toys

Star Wars toys

GI Joe dolls that were about 5 times the current size of GI Toy action figures