Remember soap on a rope? What the hell was that about?
Haaaaaaaaaaaa,i know folks that still use that!!
No one I knew had showers in their homes in the 60s, only baths.
You got that right,if you wanted a shower in da hood you would wait for a downpour,get your soap and go for it..of course you'd get locked up for indesent exposure but you'd be clean,hehehe!!
Yep. And then you'd have to put on your rain slicker and boots. These days, I just get wet.
The only thing my uncle had two of were kids,and after they ate up the food they would hog the bath tub!!
What's old is new again.....I'm a huge fan of architectural history. These days
the term 'midcentury modern' is being thrown around a lot. Midcentury modern
homes, furniture, décor is pretty hot. Did anyone grow up in one? Bet you probably
had some furniture/décor if you grew up in the 60's. If you watched 'Mad Men'
you'd get a good lesson in midcentury modern.
https://www.zillow.com/blog/10-mid-c...stings-172290/
https://www.wentworthstudio.com/hist...century-modern
Last edited by lakeside; 10-13-2018 at 11:43 AM.
Anyone remember Tiki bars which were popular in the 50's/60's. I remember them
mostly from movies/TV. Always thought they were pretty cool. I know Jerry knows
the Kahiki and their Tiki bar in Columbus.
Last edited by lakeside; 10-13-2018 at 12:53 PM.
I'm aware of them but I never went to the Kahiki. Back around 1976 or so, there was a notorious incident where police were called when a party with four black patrons questioned the gratuity added to their bill and the cops beat the two men bloody. Consequently, the Kahiki became synonymous with police brutality in Columbus and anathema to the black community for the next two decades, which is unfortunate because I always imagined it would have been a great experience. For decades, it was among the most iconic buildings in the city.
I was not aware of that incident, Jerry. That's shameful. I was living in Miami by then and came back in late 77/early 78. I only had a vague recollection of their bar, but, had been there several times with family to eat. Not sure if there were other 'Tiki' bars in Columbus?
https://www.lamag.com/digestblog/don...omber-closing/
A little more Tiki bar history. Then, there was the famous Trader Vic's.
Oh yeah Lakeside, I know what you mean. I drink them fairly regularly now, but that first time tasting one at 14, it burned my mouth. We had a martini bar near where I live on Long Island called "The Full Martini". They could make martinis in every flavor imaginable, even chocolate! Yuk! LOL!
I never liked martinis. We had a Trader Vic's [[complete with Hawaiian/South Seas decor) in West L.A. during the late '60s when I was attending UCLA. I didn't know they were national. Could a chain of Bar/Restaurants be national? Or was the use of that name just a coincidence?
Ha! Ha! They had one 3 blocks from where I lived in West Los Angeles when I attended UCLA, and one less than 2 km from where I live now in Munich [[but I never saw it, because it's inside a hotel, and there was one in Central Amman, Jordan, where I lived for 6 years, which was about 3km from where I lived in Wadi es Sir. There was also one in Bellevue, Washington, where I lived for 2 years, during the early '70s, and also in Vancouver, B.C., within a few km of where I lived when I attended U. of British Columbia in '70 and '71. Was Vic following me around?
Last edited by robb_k; 10-15-2018 at 09:54 PM.
Here is a fun site that will help you "Remember When......"
http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/Te...n_the_60s.html
Haaaaaaaaaaaaa,great site marv,hey remember when you wanted to go with a girl,you would ask..can i have a chance? And cross your fingers,hehe!
That site brought back some childhood memories. My favorites were:
Surfside 6
77 Sunset Strip
Bourbon Street Beat
Adventures in Paradise
Hawaiian Eye
Peter Gunn
and my favorite....Thriller
Right on lakeside,hawaiian eye was my fav detective flick,with the too cute connie stevens.
Remember when[mannix]was so cool because had a phone in his car?
And i bet you had a cute girl named-peggy,you rascal-hehe!!
Never had a car phone. I was lucky to have a car!
Remember phone booths? Are there any left?
http://fortune.com/2011/11/29/what-e...pened-to-tang/
Anyone remember 'Tang'. That was a big deal when I was a kid. I think a single
serving had something like 29 gm. of sugar. Diabetic heaven. Then, there
was Hawaiian Punch. Yikes....we drank that stuff?
Speaking of things to drink. I remember Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill Wine
when I was in college. It was cheap! I think that stuff did brain damage!
Last edited by lakeside; 02-05-2019 at 08:01 PM.
I've never heard of Keen. I had to look that one up. Interesting. Did it taste like
Kool-aide?
https://clickamericana.com/eras/1960...ixes-kids-1963
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