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When We Were Young........................


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holy-moly.....hard to remember back that far, I'm a 1942 model.

TV: American Bandstand

Song: I ran all the way home (Impalas)

Musician: Chet Atkins, Ray Coniff

Video Game?....LOL...no such thing then unless you consider the "magic eye" on the bear that you shot at in the penny arcade and when you hit it, it turned and went the other way.

Movie: The King & I, Ben Hur, Sands of Iwo Jima, Ghost Riders in The Sky, To [PoorWordUsage] and Back

Toys: A one lunger John Deere, chicken leg hook, slingshot made from a branch "Y" old innner tubes and the tongue out of an old shoe, bolo made from three chestnuts and store string. Tin cans that we stompled on and they crimped around the instep of your brogans.

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YOB=1981

A. He-Man (I have the power!) GI-Joe (Because knowing is half the battle) Press Your Luck (No whammy, no whammy, STOP!)

B. Particle Man

C. They might be giants

D. Punch Out, Contra, Mario Bros 3

E. The Princess Bride, TMNT

F. He-Man, Transformers, GI-Joe, Super Soaker 100

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1955 (old enough to know better, too young to care!)

Favorite young memories:

A. TV Shows-Superman

B. Song-Stairway to Heaven

C. Musician-Elton

D. Video Game.-Atari bowling

E. Movie-Deliverance

F. Toy(s)-table top hockey game with the metal players

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Subject: Re: When We Were Young........................

1955 (old enough to know better, too young to care!)

Favorite young memories:

A. TV Shows-Superman

B. Song-Stairway to Heaven

C. Musician-Elton

D. Video Game.-Atari bowling

E. Movie-Deliverance

F. Toy(s)-table top hockey game with the metal players

We had our own 6 team (remember thats all there were then) league. Gordie Howe, Booby Hull, etc...

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Favorite young memories:

A. TV Shows-Ted Mack Amateur Hour

B. Song-Kawliga by Hank Williams

C. Musician-Elvis

D. Video Game.-what the heck was that

E. Movie-The Wizard of OZ

F. Toy(s)-My brothers Lincoln Logs, oh yeah I forgot about our cell phones, 2 tin cans and a string.

1946

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a. Hogan's heroes, Munster's, Rat Patrol, All Star Wrestling

b. "Walleye"

c. Rolling Stones

d. Pong - It is all there was

e. Clint Eastwood movies

f. Toys- Supertoe and my sisters dolls they had a pair that were 3' tall and fit in our basement fireplace perfectly. They were all time goaltenders. Pretty durable(we used real pucks) they lasted 3 or 4 seasons.

1965

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1991 for me

A)Hogans heros, The Price is Right, and ....... pokeman

B) Iron Man-Black Sabbath

C)Didnt really have one

D)I grew up with the original nintendo system and i enjoyed the mario brothers and now it is CoD4 for the PS3

E)Forest Gump, Space Balls, and Airplane

F)I loved my fishing rods...those were/still are my favorite toys

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1965

Favorite:

A. TV Shows - Hill Street Blues, Wiseguy, All-Star Westling, Get Smart

B. Song - Sunday Bloody Sunday

C. Musician - U2

D. Video Game. Superman on Atari and Tempest at the Arcade

E. Movie - Rocky

F. Toy(s) - Zebco fishing pole & Crossman M-16 BB Gun

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