Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>It just went: DINK, dinkdink DINK.<< Well, to be honest, the "Turkey in the Straw" tune was cranked at full volume over a cheap speaker on the truck, so sounded more like a bag of music boxes being thrown down a stairway. Only at a great distance could one make out the tune.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 LOL - I won't retell the bike ride off the roof story again. Let's just say it was a long night hiding in the creek. We used to take park garbage cans and roll down the hills in them. God, that must have been gross but I don't remember it that way. We had a huge park across a pretty big intersection that had a cool pond with crawdad in it. We'd get sticks and flys and go crawdad fishing - our City version of fly fishing. We take'em home and boil some for us and some for Herman the duck. We used to have family softball games/picnics there on Saturdays. One time my aunt told us kids to stay out of the water no matter what. My little cousin Monica was only about 3 and stepped into the water. Pretty soon there were bubbles and arms waving. My aunt came running over and started yelling at us. Why didn't you go in and get her, she could have drowned, on and on she went. Seven cousins all just stood there, being the eldest I had to speak up... Tia, you said don't go in the water NO MATTER WHAT. Then we all took off running. LMAO!
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess It's so cool to read about all of your summertime adventures! Makes me teary-eyed, really, to envision so many kids having so much fun. The simplicity and innocence of childhood... ahhh! I was just thinking, okay, when I die, I want Heaven to be like summertime as a kid. And then I was thinking, wait, there's a song like that that I love. Now I'll go google a few of the lyrics. LOL (Not that anyone asked!) ---------- Ha! Found it. Perfect! ---------- If heaven was an hour, it would be twilight When the fireflies start their dancin' on the lawn And supper's on the stove and mamma's laughin' And everybody's workin' day is done If heaven was a town it would be my town On a summer day in 1985 And everything I wanted was out there waiting And everyone I loved was still alive I'm sorry I always share my sappiness here. I am so sentimental!
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess ^^^ Just have to share some more sappiness here. The first time I heard that song, I bawled when I heard that line about 1985! 1985 was my junior year in high school, and the last year that all of my loved ones were alive. In 1986, I lost my favorite uncle (like a dad) to cancer, and then lost my aunt, cousin, sister, mom and dad in the years following that. Okay, back on track (and a little lighter, sheesh!!!) -- I too grew up hearing the boom of the Disneyland fireworks on summer nights! LOVED THAT!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<,'85 was my junior year of high school>>> Pffffsssttttttttttttt, honey (in my best Flo' voice) that was my last year of college! ;>
Originally Posted By beamerdog >>I went to summer camp, too, but not with the neighborhood kids<< Me, too. Strange to think that there were so many different camps to send kids to. It seemed like most of them were in the Poconos. Although mine weren't.
Originally Posted By beamerdog And, oh yeah. When we were't in camp we went to the "mountains" (Catskills) to a sort of camp for families. Er, just like Dirty Dancing.
Originally Posted By alexbook The 'rents tried sending me to a Boy Scout camp once or twice. I remember learning to recognize wild mustard and poison oak, and there was target shooting (they didn't really give us real rifles, did they?).
Originally Posted By Mrs 2oon <<1985 was my junior year in high school>> In 1985 I'd been out of high school for five years. I also got married to 2oony that year!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <We had a small vacant lot next to our house for many years, and that's where we spent most of our time.> The town couldn't find anyone willin' to move next to the 2oons, eh? ;-)
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Pffffsssttttttttttttt, honey (in my best Flo' voice) that was my last year of college!> LOL! And wow, Lisann...I thought you were in your mid-30s! And 2oony my friend, classic stories as always! LOL
