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Fond memories

MoodyBlues

MoodyBlues

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I've been watching the old TV show, Leave it to Beaver, in its entirety thanks to MeTV. Today's episode made my heart jump! That was when I spotted this:

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It's a Triumph TR3--and I used to have one.

Years ago, we came across a beautiful 1958 TR3 for sale; we had NO BUSINESS whatsoever buying it, but I wanted it, damn it! Finances be damned!

Well, long story short, we didn't keep it. :(

There was no way to justify the money, not just buying it but restoring it to its rightful glory. It was sound mechanically, and had no body damage other than some minor rust spots. The interior was fine, but the whole car really just needed professional restoration, and that was WAY beyond our means at the time.

It was a 4-speed stick that *purred* like a kitten. Driving it was almost too much fun. :D Top down, hair blowing in the wind, our daughter squealing with joy...and my lead foot trying to behave itself. :o

Ah, good memories, even though we didn't get to keep it. I see some nicely-restored ones going for ≈$45,000 nowadays....
 
olbriar said:
You had better put me on first, but I can still play baseball at 67. :) No complaints but you are quite right. I'm old and then some.
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Yeah, but look on the bright side! Think of all you've learned and experienced that young whippersnappers haven't. :)

You've got a few years on me, but we both experienced some amazing, not always good, moments in history: humans walking on the moon, Woodstock, the "Summer of Love," the Beatles and Beatlemania, the civil rights movement, the rise of women in professions previously for men only, the assassinations of two Kennedys and King, the resignation of a president...

I think we're blessed to have been born when we were; we're part of the historic Baby Boomers group.

Sure, there are times I wish I could be younger, but that has more to do with wishing for good health than actual youth. Still, given what I've gone through (nearly dying), I count each day as a blessing.
 
I feel the same Moody. We grew up in a very innocent age that I would not trade for anything. We also grew up in an age of opportunity that I'm afraid the youth today will never enjoy. I have enjoyed a good marriage, children, grandchildren and now great grandchildren. I was blessed with great health and enjoy life and people of all walks. I am fortunate to have a few friends that are my brothers in life and have been for near sixty years. I feel very fortunate to have walked my path in life. I have fond memories of most every minute of every day. Life is a wonderful adventure and I'm very happy to have had a big slice of it.
 
What a beautiful comment, @olbriar. :)

My cousin and I talked about August 8th being the 50th anniversary of the day the Abbey Road cover photograph was taken. We were HUGE Beatles fans as kids (still are). As I think I said in another thread, there were big throngs of people, of all ages, commemorating the anniversary at the Abbey Road crosswalk--stopping traffic, the whole works.

I asked her if she thinks that 50 years from now, anyone will be commemorating anything that any of today's 'famous' people did. We both thought a minute, and our answer was clear: NO.

In fact, I doubt that anyone will even remember most of today's 'celebrities'--people who are famous for being famous. It embarrasses us that the Kardashians are fellow Armenians. :rolleyes:
 
MoodyBlues said:
I asked her if she thinks that 50 years from now, anyone will be commemorating anything that any of today's 'famous' people did. We both thought a minute, and our answer was clear: NO.
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That's an interesting observation, and I think you always have more affinity for your own youth, and what happened then. I don't have a clue what's going on with modern pop culture. I don't even have much awareness of who today's 'famous' people are. What are the current music trends? I don't know. I'm not into Ed Sheerin (couldn't sing you one of his songs), or any other popular bands of today. I'm still listening to Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. :D
But I would think that young people are more interested in current stuff, and will tend to remember these celebrities as they get older. This also applies to popular TV shows of the day.
 
LV426 said:
That's an interesting observation, and I think you always have more affinity for your own youth, and what happened then. I don't have a clue what's going on with modern pop culture. I don't even have much awareness of who today's 'famous' people are. What are the current music trends? I don't know. I'm not into Ed Sheerin (couldn't sing you one of his songs), or any other popular bands of today. I'm still listening to Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. :D
But I would think that young people are more interested in current stuff, and will tend to remember these celebrities as they get older. This also applies to popular TV shows of the day.
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Yes, I totally agree. It's just that I have a hard time--based on the [very] little I know about today's pop icons--picturing traffic-stopping crowds of fans, young and old, singing from memory and recreating a singer/group's action 50 years from now.

I feel very confident that no one, 50 years from now, will even know who most of today's idols are, let alone have their whole catalog of songs memorized.

I'm still listening to Pink Floyd, too. :) Along with: the Beatles, Queen, Moody Blues, Beach Boys, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, the Who, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, the Doors (I have a concert at the Hollywood Bowl from 1968 on DVR--I still drool watching the Lizard King oozing sensuality all over the stage). You get the idea. :D

And let's not forget Freddie. Almost three decades after his death, there was a wildly successful movie about him.

Who do they have today whose music will still be relevant in 50 years? :thinking:
 
Yesterday, while frantically searching for a document I needed, I started looking in places it never would've been put. So I didn't find it [then], but I did find this!:

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It's an Ericsson LX677, circa late '90s. I'm as sure as I can be that this was my first cell phone. I skipped the brick period. :)

It weighs about three times as much as my Moto Z² Force Edition. :o
 
Look what my helper found while cleaning out my car today:

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It's a cigarette-lighter charger for an Ericsson phone, though I'm not sure it's for the phone posted earlier.

Note its charging end. Way pre-dates USB-C! :D
 
mikedt said:
I remember roaming on that network in NYC, during my first visit to the US in 2002. Had a Sony Ericsson T68i at the time. One of the very first phones with a colour screen. :cool:
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Wow that's when phones also started getting much smaller till we got the flips if my memory serves me. Think you may have caught Voicestream on their final year or close to it.

I also remember having these in the 90s. Sheesh, we come a long way...
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