Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Our daughter thinks Jerry Garcia is the guy who makes ice cream up in Vermont and has absolutely no idea about the Grateful Dead. Makes me feel very old : (
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It's Ben & Jerry's and they have an ice cream flavor CHERRY Garcia. She really needs to get the dish straight from the quart. |
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I agree. I think some don't read ANY post and just launch unto their favorite subject. Don't you wonder how it is at home for them?
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It wasn't until the 90s and grunge replaced the hair bands of the 80s you would start seeing Classic Rock Radio stations. In the 80s, 1985 for example, a rock station would sprinkle in late 60s and 70s songs into their regular airplay. The biggest flashback segment was usually at noon, most would give it a name like "Liquid Lunch" and we would of heard Zeppelin, Floyd and the like for a solid hour. That you can call say was an 'oldie' segment, but Stairway to Heaven was only 14 years old in '85. That's me behind the counter of my store in 1985, it was a rock shop. We stocked and sold 90% of our inventory was rock music. You could tell it was Georgia, I was between the Piggly Wiggly and K-Mart. I couldn't fit the Billboard Top 200 on the wall, but I did have the top 174 every week and kept it up to date. Those are black light posters along the top. I used every inch of wall space to sell something and from the ceiling hung over 70 different rock tapestries that we sold. |
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Every stoner and jock in the class (which was most of us, fitting either one or both categories) could name every store, in order. There were over 40 stores total. The dweebs who never left school during open study or lunch all got them wrong. We were a fit bunch, us stoners and/or jocks, walking to school, walking 2 miles round-trip during study-hall/lunch, and then walking home from school every day. Yes, I'm derailing this thread. In the spirit of returning civil "conversation" to the forum. Anyway - By "Oldie" I mean the actual category of music, not specific longevity of a popular tune. Oldie with a capital O. As in "Golden Oldies" but in the case of Led Zep it'd be "Classic Rock" - which is one of several Oldies sub-categories. It didn't become "classic" until the 1980's when it ceased to be "new" or "top 50" and found solid footing in "Oldies" territory (which would be top 100 Classic Rock or Top 100 all-time). |
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It just "Depends" (another mostly senior product) on what is being marketed.
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Our biggest event was weekend nights going to the Steak 'n Shake Drive-in on 34th Street in St. Petersburg. They had 3 renta-cops just to direct all the traffic, usually about 200 cars trying to cruise the lot, most never pulled in or ordered food. The girls were on roller skates and they brought you your food. Collecting S & S glasses was my biggest hobby, their glasses were heavy glass with their logo, very neat. I just realized that photo of me at work was 35 years ago when I was 35 years old. This was our hangout, the S & S Drive-in in St. Petersburg, it opened in '65. It's no longer there, not even as regular Steak 'n Shake. |
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Do not understand why anyone in their right mind would buy a product pitched by a hollywood star?
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