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My Wife and I were married in 1980 and there was still a Drive-In in Bryan Texas back then. Thursday was our "Night out" and even though it was a 50 mile drive (one way), we'd still go because there just wasn't a lot to do around here. We'd go on Thursday because that night, they'd show 3 movies instead of the normal 2. We'd carry a thick quilt and 2 pillows with us to lie on, go by Taco Bell and get something to eat (I also miss those $0.65 Burrito Supremes 😋), turn the truck around and let down the tailgate, and then watch the movies in comfort. We've seldom gone to a "walk-In" picture show, LOL! 🤣

The Jane Fonda tapes were how I stayed in shape after the birth of my children….in went through every one of them while they were napping. Made me feel better about myself over those difficult years and now that I’m in my sixties and still fit I’m glad I did.

Unfortunately some of the fashions of those days are unimaginable in today’s seriously overweight society…..

Saturday morning cartoons rocked. By 10-1030 the good ones where over and it was time to go knock on doors to ask if Trevor or Shawn could come out and play.

Saturday morning cartoons rocked. By 10-1030 the good ones where over and it was time to go knock on doors to ask if Trevor or Shawn could come out and play.

In 1970s UK we had something called Jackdaw Files - a publisher who produced these amazing A4 cardboard enevelope files covering allsorts of subjects. These ranged from the American War of Independence, Russian Revolution, French Revolution, History of Printing, Bread making through the ages, they even did one on the JFK assassination. They contained facsimile reprints of primary sources - documents, maps, photos, letters, illustrations etc. of the subject. Probably 20 separate documents in each one. Really brought the subject to life. They stopped making Jackdaw files because they were so expensive to produce. The few still out there now change hands for a lot of money. You can probably get all the info held in a Jackdaw on the internet now, but there was nothing to beat holding the reprinted primary sources in your hands. A very sad example of human disinvention.

If you are reading this and working on a time machine, then hurry the f*%k up!!!! I’m ready to go!!!!

Born in 58 there are 3 things every home had as I was growing up. 1) coffee mug trees. Metallic 'trees' that kept 4 or 6 coffee mugs on the kitchen counter. So convenient. No more opening those annoying cupboard doors for us. No, siree. We had us beige mugs right there on the counter. 2) large wood salad bowl. Every, and I do mean EVERY, home had a large wooden salad bowl, wooden salad utensils for mixing and serving, and 6 little side bowls. It was like fancy dinner for those of us using paper napkins. Klassy. 3) macrame plant holders for your spider plant. What has happened to spider plants? We all had them. We'd talk about the number of shoots and babies. And every plant was suspended in a macrame plant holder. Those good old days that people wax nostalgic for were filled with god-awful fashion, acrylic fabrics and some pretty wacky ideas about status symbols. 🎉🎉🎉

I remember Woolworth's soda fountain. They made the best Cokes. A little syrup and carbonated water. And with a grilled cheese sandwich and some chips. Man, that was living.

When he notes that the hula hoop was mentioned by Alvin and the Chipmunks, I immediately found myself singing: I still want a hula hoop. We can hardly stand the wait. Please Christmas don't be late.

Skate parties, Debbie Gibson, charm bracelets, Dirty Dancing, neon clothes!

I remember saddle shoes and poodle skirts.

Speaking of Tiki culture, does anybody remember a juice drink called Polynesian Punch? It came in a can, like HI-C and had colorful labels

It’s all bad… been flying pre 9/11 . After that they were still working out the “ bugs” not as bad until, the next flight…and next… keeping us all safe❤

It’s so sad that , copper party, Tupperware, Avon , Stanley …. My mother was a librarian, no worries on that❤️

Just note how beautiful people were back then. Slim, nicely dressed, clean. Not like the rubbish today. I wish I could turn back time.

I deleted all of my social media about 7-8 years ago and I ain’t never looked back since one of the best decisions I have ever made! And if anyone is wondering why I ain’t on social media anymore my answer simply is because I have better things to dedicate my life to than a smartphone that’s why.

The Jane Fonda Hanoi Hilton Workout!

We NEED to go back!!!!!!!

My mom drank Tab in the 70s. I tasted it once and thought it was gross. Now in her 80s she's practically addicted to Diet Coke. I loved Wacky Packages, but all I have left now are the checklists. In the mid to late 80s we had a Video Madness here, and a West Coast Video. I believe I still have my Video Madness ID card. We never had a Blockbuster here. I remember the TV ads for West Coast Video. The jingle was "West Coast Video - Take home the entertainment."

I do love every stock photo of blockbuster video used for articles and CZcams videos when they need a picture of a blockbuster store is the one from my hometown. 😃

The Three Stooges were a staple in my years of growing up. From the first grade all the way through college, I watched The Three Stooges every morning before leaving for school/class.

3d movies NEVER made things "pop out". They only made things "fall in".

Halter tops. I loved looking at the girls in halter tops in the '70s.

delete the mini skirt and knee high boots, they are still around. women in mini skirts, knee high boots and short shorts will always be popular. they are popular with me.

Things we abandoned My family.

Green and orange shag carpet and beanbag furniture with beads in the doorways.

Gasoline powered POGO STICKS. They could break your ankles if didn’t know how to control them. Could jump a picket fence though.

Tab DID NOT come in different flavors! It was cola• If you wanted a different flavor you bought lemon lime Fresca! We had no other choices!

Pogo sticks

About 17 years ago I met the Hollywood hairdresser who invented the Farrah hairdo in the 1970s. His son, also a hairdresser, was dating someone I knew. I had that style for a couple of years in the late 1970s but I got tired of the high maintenance so I grew it out. Colored toilet paper. I remember seeing paper and tissues in just about every color you could imagine. And then it went away, amidst rumors that the dyes were bad for the environment. This was right around the time that Earth Day was celebrated for the first time. There were also rumors that the dyes could cause irritation of ::ahem:: sensitive areas, and even cancer.

You took a fine time to leave me Lucille, with 400 children & a crop in the field...

Shaggy carpet and white Go-Go boots and other trends in 60s, 70s: cool. Olive color appliances: why??? 😅 May this NEVER return!!

Jaws 3 (3D) came pit in the 80's. Saw a few 3D flicks in the 80's. Saw Star Wars in '77 at the drive in.

I now live near one of the few drive-in theaters still open. But the funny thing is that growing up I didn’t like going to them because of the heat and insects. So, I pass it weekly, but unfortunately no fond memories. 🫤 Just replaced mom’s old blender, with a new old blender that I found at a thrift shop. She loves it. 😊 I’m still a sucker for women with feathered hair. 🥰 Bought a bike, added a banana seat, tall sissy bar, rear slick, speedometer and removed the fenders. My first “hot rod”.

I think Tiki culture also took off because of the men who had been stationed in Hawaii during WWII. My uncle had been stationed there right after WWII and was really into Hawaiian shirts and Tiki culture.

You are kinda off with regards to the automatic vs manual/standard transmission. I'm 60 and have never driven a stick and I know very few people who do. It's long been normal here in the U.S. that automatic transmissions are more common, way before cell phones, internet, gps etc. My Mother couldn't pass her driver's test using a standard before my Uncle lent her his automatic. My Dad wanted her to stop depending on him to drive her everywhere so she told him we had to get a different car if that is what he wanted! If you watch American You Tubers who live in Europe they often say that they needed to learn to use a manual transmission if they wanted to drive in Europe. I'm sure automatics are available but there was social pressure from European friends to learn how to use the "standard". When I was a teenager my pushy sister in law insisted I test drive a manual as it was so "easy". I had never even seen one before. I almost killed her, my brother, myself and the car salesman. I learned to stand up to her from then on and endless family conflict soon began! Oh and I still occasionally write out a check a few times a year where I get to use the cursive I learned many centuries ago but I'm more than happy paying my bills using voice commands on my various electronic devices. No addressing envelopes and buying stamps all the time. 😂

I want a Trans Am. I wish they still made them.

If i had all the money in the bank i spent on hairspray,my banl account would be considerable

I thank you for very fond memories!❤

I miss my semi-waveless water bed. 😟

🛩 U-Control model planes & free flight. Hours & hours of enjoyment. Slot cars & the super large tracks. Go-Kart tracks in so many areas. All this wouldn't be the same today, but I still remember how excited we were ~

Let's confuse a millennial and gen Z. Put the keys in a manual car, then write the directions down, on how to operate it in cursive. Also put a paper road map on the passenger seat & just AM radio no xm radio or tape deck etc etc.

Remember Zayre's Rock around the Clock? In Massachusetts back in the day the stores were closed on Sunday. So it was a major event when Zayre was open for 24 hours for the Christmas season (might have been weekends only)..Most of my clothes came from the house of Zayre and another store called Turnstyle. (it was like Zayre).

I can’t wait til we abandon creepy AI generated thumbnail pics🤣

Malls were also big in the 70s.

Those were the best days ever ❤👍

Kids of today don't know how to live

Yep, I had feathered hair in the 70's. The only way I would have feathered hair now, is wearing a wig. 😍

The gals in the mini-skirt picture are all from my high school, Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. I know them!!! They were our Homecoming Court in 1971 (?). So funny to see this on Recollection Road. How did you come across this picture? It’s straight out of the yearbook.