On Thursday, I was the guest on a wonderful Internet radio show called ?Trippin? Down Memory Lane.? Host Pop Art Diva, aka Terri Dennis, really knows her stuff (loads of trivia from the past) and we reminisced about everything from old TV shows, to historical events, to spoolies, press-on nails, and other glamour aids. I invite you to take a listen and see if any of these memory makers rings a bell for you.
In the meantime, what do ?Sky King,? ?Super Circus,? and ?Annie Oakley? have in common? Well, for those of you who were children in the fifties, they were beamed across the airwaves and into your very own living room along with the likes of the even more famous ?Superman? and, of course, everyone?s favorite freckle-face, ?Howdy Doody.?
What a great time to be a kid! Many of us lived in suburbs, skated around (key in hand) on sidewalks, jumped out of bushes in a burst of cap guns fire, and caught moths, fireflies, and ladybugs in jars with holes poked in the lid. We played hopscotch, jump rope, and tetherball. If you were a girl, you probably had a Ballerina Doll, a Tiny Tears, or the ultimate in chic?the first Barbie doll.
So, take a moment, think back and remember what was your favorite TV show? Who was your favorite hero? (Heroines were pretty scarce back then.) What kind of games did you like to play? Did you own a slinkie or a hula-hoop? Did you have a bucket purse with a rabbit?s foot on a chain around one of the straps?
The weekends are a perfect time to reflect, take a little trip down memory lane, and remember the thrilling days of yesteryear!
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