Dueling and outfencing the neighborhood bully who was a lot bigger than me. I’d just seen Errol Flynn in Robin Hood on TV and was psyched for it.
Eating watermelon with actual seeds that you could spit at your brother.
Fridays my family always went out for burgers at Nick’s.
Go wherever you want, but be home when the streetlights come on.
Hallowe’en actually had home-owners giving out candy to children that actually wore costumes.
Independence Day meant going to the drive-in with a hopper full of popcorn and a cooler full of root beer, and watching movies and fireworks.
James West (Robert Conrad) was my hero.
Kirk, James T., was mine.
Local small town businesses went all out decorating for Christmas, as well as the whole downtown area.
Malts at the counter in the back of the drugstore. A big tall glass PLUS another one to pour out of the metal container they placed next to it.
No idea why Red Skelton was on so late on Tuesdays nights, but that was the one night of the school week I was allowed to stay up really late.
Oh, yeah, I liked Freddie the Freeloader the best.
Playing *Rook *with all the relatives late into the evening while on summer vacation in North Carolina.
Quietly getting up at 6AM on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons.
Reading and Roller skating. My two most prized possessions were my library card and my skate key.
Summer Vacation!
Travelling to Interlaken when I was 6 and camping for the first time. Waterfall in a mountain, doesn’t get much cooler than that!
Upon one Autumn Saturday morning by Dad roused me early from my bed, and led me to the kitchen where, looking out our back door, I saw a tree bedecked with golden orange leaves blazing brightly in the sunlight.
Very snazzy and deadly looking in an actual Cowboy outfit, terrorizing the neighborhood with dual six-shooters.
(Remember paper rolls of caps?)
Wednesday nights glued to the TV for an episode of (da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da) Batman!