Old or Ancient

[OldAirmail]

Welcome, Tonydb.

Humour???

Have you ever, or have you ever known someone, who would drive their craft into an untouched snow drift at high speed?

We only discuss serious stuff here.



I'm afraid that you'll need to pass a rigorous test for admittance.

Have you ever seen a wooden Yo-Yo?

Do you remember when service stations gave away glasses or green stamps with a fill up?

How is Tijuana Brass and Whipped Cream related?


Don't know the answer to any of those questions?

That's ok, you pass.

[Anthindelahunt]

Welcome Tony,to the nut house.It is a great place.

Anthin.

[FlexibleFlier]

Hey, OldAirmail,

Yes, I knew someone who drove his car into a new snowbank: totaled his car and the one buried in the snow, and put him in the hospital for two days.

And, yes, I remember all of those things. In fact, it was a big day in my life when I graduated from a wooden yo-yo to a plastic one with lights in it that were driven by the yo-yo action: my first exposure to the concept of "around the world" which, of course changed as I aged [LOL].

[OldAirmail]

Hey, OldAirmail,

Yes, I knew someone who drove his car into a new snowbank: totaled his car and the one buried in the snow, and put him in the hospital for two days.

And, yes, I remember all of those things. In fact, it was a big day in my life when I graduated from a wooden yo-yo to a plastic one with lights in it that were driven by the yo-yo action: my first exposure to the concept of "around the world" which, of course changed as I aged [LOL].

You must have been one of those rich kids!

[OldAirmail]

BTW - the Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream album still makes me feel very young and foolish.



And I'm pretty sure that I wasn't the only one who bought the album because of the cover.

[Romulus111VADT]

BTW - the Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream album still makes me feel very young and foolish.



And I'm pretty sure that I wasn't the only one who bought the album because of the cover.

I actually still have that album ......lmao

I bet that did more for whipped cream sales that and ole cherry ever did........

Interesting how old Herb Alpert also did a song called, "Rise"......

Use to love "The Lonely Bull" and "Tijuana Taxi" .....ah now that was music.

[Flying Trucker]

Some interesting replies folks...thanks...

[Romulus111VADT]

Did you know that this sequel album as made:


They definitely knew how to make a cover then......

[Apex]

For us musicians:

You'd go into a music store. A small, single owner music store. You'd see Fender and Gibson guitars on display, usually no other names. But only a few, so each one looked especially special, shining brightly and appealing directly to you, each one looked unique in its own way, there were none of the many variations you see today. You'd try out what you liked. The sales guy would watch carefully so you didn't scratch it up. And he would wipe it down after you were done. You had to buy what you saw in the store, or put your name down on a waiting list. I had to wait 9 months for my 1st electric guitar back in 1965.

Nowadays, you see a huge wall full of so many guitars you almost don't know where to begin looking, let alone trying. There's still Fenders and Gibsons, still the same types of each, but many more variations, and now, also many other name brands. It's OK to take 'em down and try 'em out, no one will be watching you, and if you see one you like, you can buy it right then, no waiting. But it's got fingerprints all over it from previous trys. Like buying a car, you'd better know what you want before you go. That can be done via the Internet. Unlike buying a car, you don't get hyped from the sales guys. They're on your side.

Back then, $300 or so and you'd walk out with a guitar that was very well built, excellent quality and playability. You couldn't miss. What you didn't know was that the very guitar you just bought might just skyrocket in value 40-50 years later.

Nowadays, $300 will buy a decent and pretty good guitar, but $2,000 - $3,000 gets you the very best quality. Back then, you paid for what you got. Nowadays, you get what you pay for.

[FlexibleFlier]

Hey, Apex, I was always a Martin guy but I remember my very first Ovation. Of course, we're now talking the '60s, not the '40s or '50s...

[Apex]

Right, Martin. Mustn't forget them. Ovation too.

[OldAirmail]

This is what happened the last time that I tried playing an (acoustic) guitar.


My older brother came to visit. I asked him to play a few of his old songs from when we were teens.

He tuned it up a bit and played very well.



After he left I gave the guitar to a friend.

[mustangaroo]

I remember MAD magazine. Alfred E Neuman with his lazy toothless smile..... also printed in black and yellow cover for the first editions. Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder (Little Annie Fanny fans will remember them) were a deciding factor in the purchase. I also remember my father apoplectic over the COST (25 cents) of the now priceless magazines. I found out he traded a cardboard box full of them for a toaster. My Grandmother used to set up fires and a four tub contraption with a hand wringer for washing clothes....iron the next day which was usually Tuesday. Chicken for dinner meant going to the back yard and wringing the neck of one of them. My Grandfather used to tell about people who did not know about cars..... funny how things come back to you. My Mother was a stewardess on Frontier Airlines and for years had a leather fringed jacket with a thunderbird logo sewn into the back. Pop was a career artillery man and paratrooper with the 187th ABN in Korea. So kids if you feel OLD wait until your YOUNG'ns find out about music that was common in the 50s and 60s.

[OldAirmail]

There's been something on the back of my mind (actually it fell out the back of my mind ).


How many can remember the -

9 Transistor Radio!

I had one of those high-tech marvels.