[redwitch]

We had the concrete blocks with shelves, no parachute though.

Funniest thing is I bought a black leather motorcycle jacket in London. It was in a thrift shop. I paid a whopping $7.50 (US) for it. I wore it for about 5 years and then gave it to Jess so she could look "cool" on her scooter.

I do remember the German washing machine. We actually had one. It was a royal pain to use and absolutely useless for big stuff. Mom loved it.

Anyone remember the two-toned flip? Talk about a ghastly hairdo!

[Sidney Lanier]

Benj, I see HB 'fessed up about the lava lamps. She actually sneaked them into our TV home and yes indeed they are hidden away in a cupboard....

When my mother visited us for the first time in our NY home, she gave us a large check for a gift of a washer/dryer because, judgmental that she was, she explained, "Normal people have a laundry at home!" She was certain, as HB mentioned, that we took our clothes to the river right down the road and beat them on a rock. (The good old days? As our friend Bob says, the only thing good about 'the good old days' is that they're gone!)

I explained to my mother that we did have a washing machine, then added "and it has knobs," figuring she would think it was a washtub with a wringer. She was actually impressed and urged us to buy a dryer. You know, we never did, and we still don't like using a dryer. Our home in TV came with a dryer, and all we have to do is figure out what to do with it, maybe store pasta in it (as we used to do with the trash compactor we had in NY...).

Dating appliances by color is always a reminiscence; this has been mentioned before. After white came pink, then that godawful avocado, followed by harvest gold, after which came almond, and somewhere in there the avant garde had black appliances. And now? We seem to be back to white again. Whew!

What goes around comes around, though hopefully this will not hold true for beehive hairdos....

[benj]

Sidney
I'm a Realtor and we used to date houses by the color of the appliances. And don't forget the new bisk(SP?) which I hate.
And who could forget lime green, orange,and red shag carpet.

My mom was from Alabama and when Bear Bryant was coach and Alabama was always winning she had half of her house carpeted in red. No shag though.

[Sidney Lanier]

Was bisque different from almond, benj? If so, omigod I missed a whole 'concept' in appliances! '-)

And shag carpeting? I don't even want to go there....

[Wannabee]

....and what about the little poodles you sat on your dresser from the '50's. I have a collection of about 150 of them (all packed away). Someday I will get one of my grandkids to take pictures and show me how to post it here

[livsea2]

I have noticed lately that "elephant bells" are coming back. And speaking of appliances how about "harvest gold" and avocado kitchen appliances!

[Donna]

At the risk of sounding Blonde..What are elephant bells?? :dontknow:

I did love the shag rugs, and all the Daisey's, I had in my room, the colors were hot pink and lavender..

I am thinking of getting a shag area rug..Not hot pink of course!!

[ConeyIsBabe]

Growing up poor, in The Projects, we didn't have much stuff - or money to buy it with. However, I do remember my father purchasing our first television..... he made payments on it for a long time ........ it had a 10" screen and I was glued to that thing, fascinated with the cartoons (I think I was around 8 years old) and Howdy Doody.

[njgranny]

I still have a washboard, but I've never used it. It's for decoration only. :-)

I used to love wringer washers. My husband had to fight me to get me to give it up.
For some reason, running the clothes through the wringer (electric) was pleasant to me.

My mother's wringer was the kind you had to crank a handle to put the clothes through. Of course my brother got his fingers caught once.

[sschuler1]

We had a wringer washer and an Ironrite. My mother used to iron everything on that machine. I even remember her putting my dad's boxer shorts through that. She still has it in her garage. We have sold it twice at garage sales, but no one ever comes back to pick it up.

[benj]

Coney,
I remember when the first people near us got a color TV. They lived four or five blocks away and it was so special at the time that us kids would sneek over and window peek through their windows to get a glimpse.

[travelstiles]

I remember the fashion trends influenced by popular TV shows - my friends and I argued over who we liked better - Dr. Kildare or Ben Casey? We wore those white blouses with the snaps on the shoulders like the real doctors wore. Along with those, of course, we wore hot pants and white go-go boots...blue eye shadow and white lipstick.
However, what I remember most clearly was that my friends and I all wanted to be Gidget (Sally Field), and go to the beach with a surfboard every day. I never surfed, but we did take the bus to the beach whenever we could.

[Donna]

Travel,
I was in love e with Dr Kildare...He was sooooo cute! I also had the snap shirts in all colors...lol..I even had the show song Ben Casey, on a 45...So many good memories..

No matter how this world changes, we will always have our memories deep in our hearts!

[nONIE]

Can I be blonde for a day? Elephant Bells?????? What are they??????

Just kidding Donna, never heard of them!

[nONIE]

Never mind, never mind, It finally dawned on me. Bell bottom pants with the huge bells at the bottom right? ;D