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A Trip Down Memory Lane

by Francie in Society, September 24, 2007

Do you ever take time out to remember back to the Old Days (well, the Eighties and the Nineties)?

  1. No Myspace or Facebook. (How did we communicate?)
  2. Before Cell Phones. (Where are all the outdoor pay phones?)
  3. Before the Internet. (How did we get such a vast amount of knowledge?)
  4. Before iPods and Side Kicks.
  5. Before XBox and Play Station 2.(What were the hand held games then?)
  6. When light up sneakers or ones with rollers on the bottom were all the rage.(Were the good old tennis of yesteryear not as fun?)
  7. When we used VHS tapes and not DVDS.(Where did we put the old tapes?)
  8. When caller ID was so new you just could not imagine checking to see who was calling!(What did we say to the calls we could not check and screen?)
  9. When movies were a mere $3.50 and we recorded things on our VCR’s.
  10. When gasoline was $0.95 @ the pumps.(did we worry what it would cost tomorrow?)
  11. When we called the radio stations to hear stuff off our Walkman’s. (that seemed all good)
  12. When the Chicago Bulls were the best team around!
  13. When it was fun to just play Hop Scotch in the driveway.(Colored chalk, yea!)
  14. When playing hula hoops was all the rage(Finally keeping it up was such an accomplishment!)
  15. Playing outside until the yard lights went on to signal us to come in.
  16. When raking leaves in a huge pile was for jumping in and not a chore.(Burning them safely @ the bottom of the driveway, smelled great!)
  17. When after homework ,there was still time left for treehouse climbing.
  18. When a few games of tether ball was great fun.
  19. When it was a privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
  20. When we read R.L. Stine books for fun.
  21. When a “happy meal” meant choosing between Barbie or Hot Wheels.
  22. Kool Aid was the drink of choice.
  23. When watching Saturday morning cartoons snuggled in a Garfield blanket w/your pillow was such fun! How about:
    • Ren and Stimpy
    • Rug Rats
    • Power Rangers
    • Hey Arnold
    • Doug
    • The Original Power Rangers
    • The Secret Life of Alex Mac
    • Double Dare
    • Rocko’s Modern Life
    • AAAHH! Real Monsters!
    • Wild & Crazy Kids
    • Clarissa Explains it All
    • Salute Your Shorts
    • Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    • The original cast members of All That
    • Kenan & Kel
    • The Magic School Bus
    • Flash Forward
    • Pete and Pete
    • Legends of the Hidden Temple
    • Hey Dude
    • Dinosaurs
    • Pinky and the Brain
    • Hangin’ With Mr. Copper
    • Wishbone
    • Bill-Nye the Science Guy
    • Kablamm!
    • Snick
    • Nick @ Nite
    • Bewitched
    • I Dream of Jeanie
    • The Facts of Life
    • I Love Lucy
    • The Wonder Years
    • Nick Jr.
    • Gulah-Gulah Island
    • Little Bear
    • Under the Umbrella Tree
    • Eureka’s Castle
    • The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  24. When Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.
  25. Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.
  26. Going on class fieldtrips.
  27. When Christmas/Hanukkah was the most exciting time of year.
  28. When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle!
  29. When you begged to go to McDonald’s for dinner everyday.
  30. When Valentine’s Day meant cards for everyone
  31. When birthdays were a class event.
  32. When a friend moving away was the saddest day of your life.
  33. When a candy bar at the store was the highlight of your day.
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  1. Liane Schmidt

    On September 24, 2007 at 6:58 pm


    That was a fun article. Thank you for sharing it dearest Francie.

    Best wishes.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  2. Liane Schmidt

    On September 24, 2007 at 6:58 pm


    That was a fun article. Thank you for sharing it dearest Francie.

    Best wishes.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  3. francie

    On September 25, 2007 at 9:28 am


    Thanks Liane :)
    It felt like a fun diversion to do, although it was not reprinted as sent! I titled it “A Walk down Memory Lane” and there was more content. When it showed up all rearranged I was like WHAT?! Now I know what it feels like to have someone mess with original content.

    Also kudo’s to my son’s additional input!!

    *glad you enjoyed it

  4. IcyCucky

    On September 26, 2007 at 8:04 am


    I really like the humor in your article. I smile the whole time reading it.
    Best regards!

  5. francie

    On September 26, 2007 at 7:04 pm


    Thankyou IcyCucky,
    I’m glad to accomplish what I had hoped for, just a quick
    article to make you smile!

    Thanks for your comment:)

  6. Devi S

    On September 27, 2007 at 4:25 pm


    A pleasure to read, I also smiled while remembering all the past memories. I have a few of my own as many others must, this however got me thinking of happy past events. Thanks for the cheery write!

    Thank you for a few minutes of sheer joy! There are just those times when we would like to just forget all the worlds ills.

    *Devi*

  7. C A Johnson

    On September 27, 2007 at 4:38 pm


    Hi Francie,

    My name is C A Johnson and I am a fellow triond writer. I wanted to introduce myself to you. I really enjoyed reading your article. A lot of things brought back memories. :)

  8. francie

    On September 27, 2007 at 5:03 pm


    Devi, Thank You for stopping and I am thrilled to know I cheered up
    your day! It was fun to write and I wanted it to be a fun diversion to read. If I accomplished that than I am so pleased.
    You are right, it’s just a bright spot sometimes to add a little light hearted article of past great memories.

  9. francie

    On September 27, 2007 at 5:05 pm


    Hey C A Johnson,
    Looks like we both are relatively new to Triond, I do thank you for introducing yourself and stopping to comment. I’m glad to
    know you enjoyed the article. It was a joy to write and
    a real “Walk down Memory Lane”, for myself.

    I will check for your articles.
    Thanks again,
    francie

  10. C A Johnson

    On September 28, 2007 at 6:13 pm


    I’m glad that you enjoyed writing this article. It seemed like it would have been a lot of fun to write.

    Thanks again for the kind words you left for my articles. As I said before, feel free to leave your link at my articles anytime. :)

  11. Lucy Lockett

    On September 29, 2007 at 4:30 pm


    Lovely article, ah the memories, so precious! It is great to be reminded of good times! Thank you for that.

  12. francie

    On September 29, 2007 at 9:34 pm


    Thank you C A for stopping, I hope you enjoyed, just having a little nostalgia.

  13. francie

    On September 29, 2007 at 9:40 pm


    Lucy, Thank you and I’m glad to hear you’re around(?) I hope to see
    you back. Now YOU we will sorely miss!
    Take Care,
    francie

  14. IcyCucky

    On October 2, 2007 at 2:09 pm


    I just come back for another dose of “happiness”…

  15. C A Johnson

    On October 2, 2007 at 6:13 pm


    You’re welcome. :)

  16. Beatrice Adams

    On November 4, 2007 at 9:55 pm


    Wow, Francie, were we neighbors?? LOL. This is a really fun, nostalgic list. I DO remember when Kool Aid was cool, and Saturday morning cartoons were the high point of the week, and when I had to check Encyclopedia Britannica that was heavier than myself when I wanted info (we still have the set in our bookshelf), and the kid with the joystick Atari (which used a casette tape) was the envy of the neighborhood, and…

    *Sigh* I really like this list.

  17. francie

    On November 8, 2007 at 12:39 am


    Ohhh, life’s simple pleasures, I’ll take ‘em anytime:)

    Thankyou for stopping, I find myself rereading this one whenever
    I want to remember “happy thoughts”.

  18. IcyCucky

    On November 9, 2007 at 12:41 pm


    Dear Francie,
    Please leave me your email address at one of my site, I’ll turn the spam guard on ASA I receive it. I would like to invite you to the chat room that Darlene started. If you’ve already received an invitation, please disregard this.

  19. Moses Ingram

    On January 22, 2008 at 2:22 pm


    Thank you for this, I loved it. It really was a trip down memory lane.

  20. ranfuchs

    On January 29, 2008 at 4:12 pm


    what a nice article. So many memories

  21. nobert soloria bermosa

    On April 6, 2008 at 8:12 pm


    this is a very nice article,i really did enjoy reading it while my mind is tripping on the 80,s and 90,s,those days were great…

  22. salvatore

    On April 20, 2008 at 2:54 am


    i can relate to this, we lost most of the old things and as technology moves on, so new things become available

  23. Glynis

    On May 19, 2008 at 9:58 am


    I loved the walk Francie! Thanks
    I wrote a poem called Daisychains and Lollypops relating to my memories, I cannot publish through Triond as it is already published in my poetry book but I will send it to you when I get chance, it mentions bakerlite plastic arrggg am I really that old?!
    Thanks again

  24. frankimoon

    On May 29, 2008 at 6:44 pm


    such a lovely list, it brought a mix of tears and laughing. Well done Francie, FX

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