[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

You know you're old when you can hide your own Easter eggs.

And then you can’t find them or you forget that you hid them.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

And then you can’t find them or you forget that you hid them.

My wife and I hid Easter eggs for the grand kids this week during or ski trip since we won't be seeing them on Easter Sunday. We hid them around the house but not outside (too much snow). I thought for sure we would remember where we put them. We counted to make sure the grand kids found them all. We were two short. Neither my wife nor I could find the missing eggs. We had literally just hid them 30 minutes earlier.

We eventually found them but the reality is our short term memory is affected by age. However, I can still remember my teachers' names in grade school.

[M_Six]

My short term memory can't realistically be called "memory." I'll walk into a room and think, "I need to do [fill in the blank] before I leave this room," and then walk out of the room 2 minutes later without having done it.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Esteban

And then you can’t find them or you forget that you hid them.

When I was in the Navy we had a guy try to sneak a Hawaiian pineapple back into San Diego. He stuffed it in the back of one of the cabinets and forgot about it. After a month or so there was a foul odor coming from that part of the space. After a few days the pineapple, or what was left of it, was discouvered. It had pretty much turned into pineapple juice and he had to clean up the mess. Fortunately, nothing of any importance was damaged.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

If you can identify all these cars:


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Every single one of them!!

[Lady Jane]

When GM made Frigidaire ovens.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

You know you're old when you can hide your own Easter eggs.

...and find the last one on Thanksgiving.....

[ShapeShifter]

You were in Grade School, when Ike and Mamie were in the White House.

[3798j]

you know the girl (a heartthrob for so many of us)..and the year of the Cadillac (without Google search)...

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

If you can identify all these cars:


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I'm old so here you go…..Buick LeSabre, Ford Thunderbird, Chevrolet Caprice, Cadillac Coupe DeVille (my favorite among the cars pictured), Pontiac Catalina, Ford LTD II, Dodge Monaco, and finally the AMC Pacer.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

you know the girl (a heartthrob for so many of us)..and the year of the Cadillac (without Google search)...

1960?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3798j

you know the girl (a heartthrob for so many of us)..and the year of the Cadillac (without Google search)...

Annette Funicello.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

you know the girl (a heartthrob for so many of us)..and the year of the Cadillac (without Google search)...

When I was a Cub Scout back in the 1950s one of my tasks was to learn to identify cars by make and model. I sort of became obsessed. My dad was a car guy and he helped me learn the subtle differences between makes, models, and years. Every September or October, the new model years would be unveiled by the car companies.

[Esteban]

What was this guy's name in the show, and name the TV show he was in.

Try to do it without looking.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

What was this guy's name in the show, and name the TV show he was in.

Try to do it without looking.

Kookie (Edd Burynes sp?) 77 Sunset Strip.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Kookie (Edd Burynes sp?) 77 Sunset Strip.

Yes. 👍

It’s "Byrnes."

They had a song for him: "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." Lol

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Kookie (Edd Burynes sp?) 77 Sunset Strip.

Originally Posted by Esteban

Yes. 👍

It’s "Byrnes."

They had a song for him: "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." Lol

77 Sunset Strip debuted while my family was living overseas, and we kids found it totally fascinating when we returned in '59 to live in the Bay Area.

Prior to leaving the States we'd lived in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana and knew basically nothing about LA and SoCal car culture. We thought the program was pretty cool.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Yes. 👍

It’s "Byrnes."

They had a song for him: "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb." Lol

Thanks to The Google, I can tell you the car is a 1922 Ford T-Bucket hot rod. Kookies full name in the show was Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III.

[Esteban]

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Keeping in the theme of the thread, I lived in Southern California during the 60s. I got my drivers license in at 16 in 1965. The first thing I did was figure out how to get from the South Bay where I lived to Sunset Blvd. I was in a band at the time and I was always wanting to watch bands perform to learn what I could. So, you know you're old when you saw the Doors at Whisky a go go, Buffalo Springfield, Stevie Wonder when he was still called Little Stevie Wonder and so many more. What a great time. I went as often as I had gas money to get there and back.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Keeping in the theme of the thread, I lived in Southern California during the 60s. I got my drivers license in at 16 in 1965. The first thing I did was figure out how to get from the South Bay where I lived to Sunset Blvd. I was in a band at the time and I was always wanting to watch bands perform to learn what I could. So, you know you're old when you saw the Doors at Whisky a go go, Buffalo Springfield, Stevie Wonder when he was still called Little Stevie Wonder and so many more. What a great time. I went as often as I had gas money to get there and back.

I was 10 when you got your DL. Must've been a blast seeing the Doors at the Whiskey. Big fan of Stevie Wonder and Buffalo Springfield as well. Lucky you.

I was at the Whiskey too; saw Van Halen there in the 70s and Mötley Crüe in the 80s.

Did you know Buffalo Springfield's song "For What it's Worth" was about the Sunset Strip curfew riots? Of course the riots were a little before my time but I used to hang out there, and Hollywood blvd. as a teenager. Wild and exciting times for sure.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I was 10 when you got your DL. Must've been a blast seeing the Doors at the Whiskey. Big fan of Stevie Wonder and Buffalo Springfield as well. Lucky you.

I was at the Whiskey too; saw Van Halen there in the 70s and Mötley Crüe in the 80s.

Did you know Buffalo Springfield's song "For What it's Worth" was about the Sunset Strip curfew riots? Of course the riots were a little before my time but I used to hang out there, and Hollywood blvd. as a teenager. Wild and exciting times for sure.

That 6 year difference was huge in terms of music. I loved 70s music too. I did know For What it's Worth was written about the Strip curfew. I was there at that time. I never saw riots but did see increased police presence and some clubs couldn't let kids under 21 in anymore. We moved to the Hullabaloo Club at the other end of Sunset. The Strip changed and not for the better after that. I quit going in '67 when I met my first long-term girlfriend. We are still together!