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re: A “we’re getting old” thread
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:19 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:19 pm to Chad504boy
Born in ‘52. I’ve seen a lot of stuff! 
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Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:28 pm to Rammin TX
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I graduated HS in 1980
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We had typewriters, not computers.
Compact discs weren't out yet.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:29 pm to Chad504boy
My niece said to me a couple of years ago...
Wow. You were born in the 19s?
Wow. You were born in the 19s?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:31 pm to gumbo2176
Could you get a handy for under $2?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:35 pm to Yewkindewit
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Born in ‘52. I’ve seen a lot of stuff!
Same here my man. Don't know about you but I didn't think we'd survive the 60's with all the assassinations, civil unrest due to protests about Civil Rights and Nam, crazy arse bastards like Charlie Manson brainwashing middle class kids to become homicidal maniacs. That was some crazy times for sure.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:42 pm to Chad504boy
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I was 8 when this movie came out, same age my son is now.
I was 30.
I’ll be hiding my wn Easter eggs soon enough.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:45 pm to gumbo2176
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Got into the local neighborhood theater on Friday nights for a double feature and cartoons between them for a grand total of $.25 admission. If you went to the show with $1 you could get in and head to the concession stand to get a box of popcorn, a soda and a box of candy and still have a few nickels left over.
In those days my choices were The Aereon Theatre, which opened in the late 1940's and was demolished in the early 1980's and The Grand Theater which remains, but not as a movie venue.
Both were within easy walking distance. The Aereon was a few long blocks past The Grand heading west on Metairie Road from the K&B.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:48 pm to gumbo2176
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horts with Laurel & Hardy, the Three Stooges, The Bowery Boys.
I am just curious as to how shorts were done?
Did they play a short before a movie.. In between two movies? Was it standard to play one short before a movie? Two shorts?
Also.. Just out of curiosity and I am sure that you don;t know... Did the old WWII newsreels play before the feature film?
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:59 pm to WWII Collector
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I am just curious as to how shorts were done?
I remember the shorts being between movies if they didn't show a few cartoons. Most of the shorts were 15-20 minutes long at most.
I can remember some of them being of the "Duck & Cover" variety in the 60's because of the Cold War and the nuclear threat between the U.S and Russia. Yeah, duck down by your seat in the theater and cover your head with your arms and you'd be safe.
I don't recall any WWII newsreels since it, and Korea were over by then.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:03 pm to Yewkindewit
Damn y’all make me feel young.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:08 pm to Chad504boy
The recruits playing in the Under Armor All-American Game said they grew up watching the games on TV as kids. They started playing that game in 2008. I thought about watching the first Army All-American Bowl, with Michael Clayton, Marcus Spears , Andrew Whitworth and Ben Wilkerson, and uncommitted Tommie Harris, on TV in 2001. I watched it with my dad the day after we saw Rohan Davey and Brady James lead LSU to a Peach Bowl win vs. GaTech. I was 42 back then. I'm an old MF.
I watched tonight's game with my dad too. He's 88 now, so maybe I'll be around for a few more years. Hopefully we all will!
I watched tonight's game with my dad too. He's 88 now, so maybe I'll be around for a few more years. Hopefully we all will!
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:09 pm to gumbo2176
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I remember the shorts being between movies if they didn't show a few cartoons.
Thanks... for that info..
For some reason, I kind of find movies and radio of the 20's, 30's and 40's interesting.
I know that you weren't there, but with the 50's the coming of Television sort of changed it all...
I wonder if the movie theaters of today still do all day saturday matinee for the kids.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:41 pm to Chad504boy
Nice...was crackin arse in belle promenade parking lot at that time.
Welcome to the club...the old man club.
Tip: buy ALOT of reading glasses and put them all over your house.
Welcome to the club...the old man club.
Tip: buy ALOT of reading glasses and put them all over your house.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 11:57 pm to Chad504boy
ok boomer
Bunch of old farts in here
Bunch of old farts in here
Posted on 1/3/20 at 6:02 am to Chad504boy
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A “we’re getting old” thread
You have 2 options only; get old...….or die
Posted on 1/3/20 at 7:23 am to pioneerbasketball
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ok boomer
This stupid shite can't die fast enough. 99% of the little turds saying this don't know what a "boomer" is.
I just turned 50 but reading some of these posts make me feel young again. keep them coming. Can we get some WWII or Woodstock stories? that would be great.
Posted on 1/3/20 at 7:35 am to Chad504boy
That's not old, I grew up watching Captain Kangaroo, Buckskin Bill, and the Three Stooges. And my grown sons loved Barney (I didn't realize he was a purple T-Rex until later) and Thomas the Tank train at 3 years old. Now they are 25 & 24 (and the oldest was born when I was 40). I'M OLD.
Posted on 1/3/20 at 7:36 am to chinese58
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He's 88 now, so maybe I'll be around for a few more years.
Probably, with those genes.
Posted on 1/3/20 at 7:42 am to RedlandsTiger
The "New bridge" opened in about 1969. That made me feel pretty old, until I realized that Betty White was 47 when it opened.
ETA: When they started building the new bridge, Chevy introduced a car called the Camaro.
ETA: When they started building the new bridge, Chevy introduced a car called the Camaro.
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