I got a few emails a few weeks ago that had big lists of stuff that you needed to look over and see how many your remembered and if you remembered a lot you were "old". Examples, operators on the phone who talked to you every time you wanted to call someone. No TV, and a bunch of stuff. I remembered them all. Even so I am more concerned about what others don't seem to remember at times that what I remember that makes me look old. I was sort of surprised by the person who didn't know about the book "1984" or what referring to it as part of an event really meant. Some folks really don' t know this one. Course few people would see that the book is about Totalitarianism and the a recent author I read wrote a book showing how all the "isms" are really just Totalitarianism. Whatever I suppose most might say
I went into a local book store, and independent book store mind you, and asked for a good complete book on Aristotle. They knew who he was but had no book. Honestly I was actually upset to even think about it and left as soon as I could. Another bookstore when asked about Plato could not think of what section he might be in and took me to adult fiction. I wanted to hit them acutally. Found it later in the store on my own.
I know that Will and Ariel Durant wroth 10 volumes under the overall heading of "The Story of Civilization" This is one of the best histories of its kind. The book is very very well known to most who know books. The clerks at the one book store in town who actually had some used ones in stock ( it is not currently printed) didn't know the book and couldn't remember the title long enough to find it in there computer.
Makes remember phone operators seem pretty unimportant to me. Maybe you do and maybe you were too young. O well.
I do remember RC Cola. Not the fact that there was and is a RC Cola but the fact that once there was not one and then it came on the scene and it was sort of exciting at the time. I used to drink it laying on the grass reading superman funny books. Did not see that on the email lists of stuff. Can't believe they (the makers of these informative emails) would have left that one off. RC Cola came out with the 16 oz bottle when Coke and Pepsi only had 12 oz. It worked for a while. My Dad bought it for a summer or two. So did I.
If you have read this far and truth is odds are against any more that a couple then just figure this is chapter 622 in the Brent History of Real Civilization.........sort of the real real thing.
I went into a local book store, and independent book store mind you, and asked for a good complete book on Aristotle. They knew who he was but had no book. Honestly I was actually upset to even think about it and left as soon as I could. Another bookstore when asked about Plato could not think of what section he might be in and took me to adult fiction. I wanted to hit them acutally. Found it later in the store on my own.
I know that Will and Ariel Durant wroth 10 volumes under the overall heading of "The Story of Civilization" This is one of the best histories of its kind. The book is very very well known to most who know books. The clerks at the one book store in town who actually had some used ones in stock ( it is not currently printed) didn't know the book and couldn't remember the title long enough to find it in there computer.
Makes remember phone operators seem pretty unimportant to me. Maybe you do and maybe you were too young. O well.
I do remember RC Cola. Not the fact that there was and is a RC Cola but the fact that once there was not one and then it came on the scene and it was sort of exciting at the time. I used to drink it laying on the grass reading superman funny books. Did not see that on the email lists of stuff. Can't believe they (the makers of these informative emails) would have left that one off. RC Cola came out with the 16 oz bottle when Coke and Pepsi only had 12 oz. It worked for a while. My Dad bought it for a summer or two. So did I.
If you have read this far and truth is odds are against any more that a couple then just figure this is chapter 622 in the Brent History of Real Civilization.........sort of the real real thing.
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I remember RC Cola also but I certainly don't remember it being introduced. I guess one of my memories someday that will date me is that I remember the flop of New Coke.
I remember walking to Okay's for a pop. For an extra 3 cents we could buy the BIG 16 oz. bottle of RC. It seemed like so much pop! I'd take them to Leta and Harris's backyard with Marta and we'd drink them under their trees. Or we'd go swing on Grandma's porch swing in the back yard. We'd also buy Hershey bars and melt them in the sun and squeeze them up like toothpaste tubes. It took so little to entertain us!
I'd say something silly here like "Oh the good old days" but then I'd sound "old".
I remember the party lines in Malad. But I guess that's because they were just a few years behind anyway.... and still are.
Added note: Steph's read "1984" four times just for fun. She also has Gary's Plato book in her room and has read through most of it. Hmm....
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