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The Platters : Memories of community sock hops; dancing with my "steady"; thoughts of root beer floats; summer nights with soft breezes; the belief that summer would never end and the new school year was forever away.
Anyone else have any other thoughts to add?
Yes, Colleen, fall is in the air, In fact, I can almost taste it. The Platters' song I posted above (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes) was only one of a long list of my favorites; their harmony was fantastic! It was actually re-posted from a Facebook message I received. And I never even thought about it's being smoking related!! Like you, I have no idea where all the years have gone. In fact, it was 61 autumns ago that I started my senior year of high school. YIKES! Yes, the times were much simpler then, for sure!!
I remember the excitement of Friday night dances (we had them in most high school/middle school gyms) , and meeting new boys, and dancing a slow dance with one who became a significant part of my life. One of them owned a convertible, and I remember being picked up for school in the Fall with its top down, and the smell of Double Bubble Gum.
I remember going to the Senior's smoking area (yep - there was one at school) and catching up with friends, and the chill in the air as Fall progressed.
AH, GOOD memories......shame a lot of them included smoking - it was a given in those days.
Hey Nancy, I had totally forgotten Dubble Bubble gum. I can't remember if we were allowed to smoke in class -- I really don't think we were -- but I remember the challenges for who could blow the biggest bubble!! And yes, the seniors could smoke outside~ Never rode in a convertible but I do recall that once I became a senior my Dad let me ride in cars with boys so I no longer had to sneak about... ( I was a teenage handful, looking back)....
The platters and memories for sure .
Dances yup
I wrote a song last year about those good old days your speaking of .
Thanks for the tunes .
Can we hear the song you wrote about those "good old days"? You are just so talented in so many areas Maki
Once school started football games were a big thing on Friday night in high school. The last week of summer all of my friends would try to cram in as much as possible We would always hit the drive in one last time
Ah yes, Carl, the drive in... another memory... and the concession stand that offered those rubbery hotdogs.. and of course, the football... Feels like yesterday to me...crazy!! We also had a neighborhood roller skating rink that was a geat teenage hangout~
Loved this time of year, school starting, new clothes, dances, seeing friends regularly after the summer ended. Going to games, sigh. SO long ago. We did NOT have a smoking lounge but l didn’t smoke back then, l DO remember the overwhelming smell of stale smoke when someone opened the door to the Teachers’ Lounge, YUCK!
Ellen
We've come a long way from the smoking teacher's lounge and the senior class designated smoking area, haven't we? In our state anyway, there is absoluletly no smoking allowed on school property, no matter who you are. (Not even in your own car if it's parked on school property). I don't know if the kids still sneak cigarettes in the restrooms like we did, but I do know it would be breaking a state law to do so. Perhaps this is one reason so many kids vape today; as long as no one can see the plume of smoke, they are pretty much "home free", no matter where they are. In fact, I saw a kid -- who was at work -- vape and then blow the plume down the neck of his shirt!!
But, I digress... the memories the music of the Platters evoke were oh-so-long ago. And I'm counting myself lucky for still being alive to recall them
I LOVED the Platters, they were amazing, there were so many performers I loved back then. Some of the groups have not been matched, even today. I LOVE listening to oldies and having the memories fly through my head.
I remember the girls' bathrooms smelling like cigarette smoke and I remember hearing two girls talking about how they could not stand trying to make it through the day without a cigarette. By that time, I think I was smoking a couple of cigarettes a week on weekends and I had no idea what they were talking about, addiction had never entered my mind back then. I could go a week without smoking and then when I did, it was just for show...I HATED the taste and I wasn't fond of feeling dizzy either. Wow, I had to work SO HARD to become a smoker, who knew I would have to work even harder to become an EX smoker?
I have seen some vapers produce so much "smoke" that they look like their heads are on fire. I am guessing that is because they are not trying to hide the fact that they are vaping. I know there are signs up along with the no smoking ones that say no vaping so they really should want to hide it. My oldest daughter works as the GM in an Irish pub and there is no smoking or vaping there either...they have to be a designated distance from the door.
Ellen
Ellen elvan... it is hopeful all of the attempts to limit areas where smoking can occur, along with educational psa's, will eventually aid in raising a predominatly non-smoking generation. It's so unsettling / discouraging that today's youth have gone to vaping vs. smoking and are becoming addicted to that type of nicotine delivery. I pray that somehow this trend will be reversed~
Praying right along with you on that one. I actually thanked the dean of students at the university where I worked for moving the smoking area so far away that there was no way I could handle the walk there and back...it really was helpful to my quit. My friend just got angrier and angrier and chain smoked when she went...I would go with her a few weeks into my quit but I always stood instead of sitting on the bench and I was NEVER downwind of her smoke. I really think that the less acceptable smoking is, the fewer people will start and maybe some will quit. The vaping is just a whole new thing. I am glad I never tried it.
Ellen
Prayers for this generation's nicotine- addicted kids; especially those who vape ~
I remember way back to elementary school. New crayons, new pencils and pens. New clothes that Mum made.
Rubber boots and yellow slicker rain coats. Going to my weekly group called Explorers.
High school there were lockers to get used to and combination locks. School dances, and house parties on Friday, and Saturday nights. The local hangout at the Burger Bar, Jute boxes. Going downtown to shop for clothes, bell bottoms, and tap and ballet lessons. My first kiss. The weekends were exciting, and the week days a ton of Homework. Babysitting for extra money. Art lessons.
I have a couple. I loved playing touch football. And I loved horse-back riding. This is great!
What great memories zaxa11...I can almost see the autumn background as you race for the touchdown and jump the fence. Thanks for sharing.
Oh how nice Suzy SuzyQ411 I must tell you the feel of fall weather in the air...takes me back to summer ending and catching fireflys in the evening and school starting after Labor Day....wearing new shoes my mom bought....nervous and excitement of the upcoming year...yeah, memories very strong this time of year...wondering where the years went and the simpler days compared to all that is going on in this world...Happy Saturday ~ Colleen 642 DOF