half century
 

I hit the half century mark this October. Glad to be truly middle age. Now for the fun half of the century. :laugh:

Born the year Norman Rockwell painted "Rosie the Riveter":eek:

11-29-56, and my personality matches much of my astrological sign's attributes! Pity my wife!

I'm fifty...it's nifty

My Year - Gas = $ .24 a Gallon!
 

When I arrived into this world, The Beatles yelled for Help! :laugh:

47...so I guess it's halftime...

1964
 

44 years this November. 11/22 to be exact!!!

Mary

When I Was A Boy ..... Hmmmmm
 

When I was a boy, I enjoyed these TV programs ......

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055666/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051308/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Stooges

OK, to be specific, I'll be 55 on October 19th.

Me: 1955, my motorcycle: 1952 My Wife: much newer than that!!

Stuck in the middle
 

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.

JFK's assassination?

BT

John, I guess I have a couple of years on you. However, only my hairdresser knows for sure! Good to see that there are so many in our own age bracket.
Oh, and whoever else cares, I am 47, no grey.!!!

Well, I am 48 (just typing it makes me gag) and I live for those days on the lake.

Now, my boys are 12 and 14 and they, too, live for their days on the lake. I clearly remember thinking Lake Winnie was in the sticks, boring as all get out and the worst place ever during my teen years and early twenties. I guess we start out smart and then have a middling period when we are incredibly stupid. My boys aren't quite there yet and I hope they never get there.

Of course, having a TV and a boat helps. Didn't have those back in the 70's. We didn't even have a regular phone. We had a party line well into my high school years.

nj2nh

And we have a winner!!!

Blue Thunder got to answer before me!' I remember watching his funeral on a black and white TV. I was glued to the set. I was almost 3! Probably one of about 3 memories of my really,really younger years. BTW I was born in '61 and have always been facinated by the Kennedys.

And you're younger than me!!!

BT

I was in an undergrad enginering class in fluid dymanics at UCONN that Friday afternoon and looking out at the steps of the student union we saw a large group assembled. Someone came down the hallway shouting "Kennedy has been shot". That Sunday morning watching live TV I saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. So that puts me somewhat into the 60+ group. :cool:

Age is a frame of mind...
 

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.

boxes we check in polls...
 

...I remember taking surveys on paper, and checking the first set of boxes, then saying "oops" as I checked the second set of boxes, etc.

Now I am checking the last set of boxes (62, but who's counting), and am feeling really good about it, especially since this past Wednesday, my wife has to check the same box as I do (no M-n-M, not the M box!!!!):D.

Boomers rule!
 

....especially when that poll button includes 40-60. I guess it's skewed a bit. Would be interesting to see a split count on that group.

1952 was a good year :)

I'll be 62 in January but I refuse to grow up:)

Just joined this great forum, so this is my first post.

I'm 41 and hubby is 43, but we both feel better than we did in our 20's - here's hoping the trend continues! ;)

I'll be 30 on the first day of spring in 2009. I wonder if I'll wish the winter lasted longer? nah.

Old TV Program Stuff
 

Hi Misty Blue,

I don't recall the Mattel Sgt. Saunders Tommy Gun however, I did have a 'Rifleman' rifle that used red dot caps. Too cool. :D

Older than gtxrider by 20 months!
 

Just turned 56 two days after attending Forum Fest. Guess I have Sunset Bob and the Webmaster beat by a year.

I still have my GI Joe and all the accessories.

Turned 33 in August. :cheers:

George Blanda threw for 36 (record) touchdowns for the Houston Oilers, when I was 7 years old. I go the card # 69.:)

I am 27, but, I will be turning 28 on Oct 11th woo hooo 2 more yrs to 30 lol.

I remember when they showed the first color tv programs and and the first VW Beetle hit the road in the US . I'm 54

I remember....
 

......when you bought a Honda, it could only be one thing.....a motor scooter!

How Old?
 

I'm "To old to rock n roll but to young to die". (Ian Adnerson)

I remember when a cell was a jail room.
I remember when good music was in HiFi monaural.
I remember when a simple computer took up a huge warehouse.
I remember when a scanner was a radio and not a computer accessory.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, PONG.
I remember cars with fins.
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers)
I remember the Margate when it was a great place to stay,
I remember a nicer more innocent time.

Hey, WeirsBeachBoater, you youngster, were you feeling out of place at the FF due to your age? Are you younger than you look? There must be younger people on the forum that just are not posting in this thread.

Don't forget to use your AARP discounts :laugh:.

All you have to say about that is..$$$$$$ :D
and remember The Wizard of Oz changing from black and white to color half way thru the Movie?

Joe Kerr.. this is how I remember things......
 

I remember when a cell was called a Car Phone (mounted in vehicle)
I remember when good music was on tape.
I remember when a simple computer was the Apple IIe
I remember when a scanner was a police radio.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, Donkey Kong or pitfall?
I remember cars with fins, I remember seeing them, at the antique car show!
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers) I remember B Maes!
I remember the Driftwood Motel it was a great place to stay!
I remember a nicer more innocent time. Ya it was called when we were kids.

I just know I was definately the youngest member at the FF. I never feel out of place. I am comfortable in any crowd. Comes with the territory. But I wish there had been more people representing the Gen X Winni Lovers!

PS. Actually I am hoping for a smoking hot Cougar, who lives lakefront and wants to take me in, so I can retire early and help her spend her millions!!! Is that so much to ask???? LOL

And the truth shall set you free! :laugh:
No it isn't too much to ask...keep looking, there is one out there, somewhere, just waiting for YOU!! :D

BTW...if you find her, ask if she has a sister. I might need a backup plan someday! :D
Yes dear, that was a joke. :cool:

cougar hunt
 

I sometimes pretend to be on the cougar hunt (to look, not capture) and I must say...the lakes region does not provide many sightings. There are some...but it is not a place cougars tent to settle...in my opinion.
Now, head north, to say Ottawa, Canada, and...oh, my God...
Perhaps it is because cats are afraid of water?
A bit off topic, I know...

You dont have to be old to remember Bmae's lol I used to stay there every summer from 1988-2000, thats when the price went up too much and i do long for the restaurant there with the breakfast buffet back in the 1980s and early 1990s those were the days lol.

Can't resist
 

Have to play the "do you remember" a little
Do any of you remember...
When REALLY large numbers of what we kids called "four-motored bombers" would fly overhead..lots of times at night. They made a very deep, loud droning sound that was scary. Never realized back then I would not ever hear that sound again. That's OK, though!
When the time was announced on the radio ,it would be "It is now 8 o'clock, Eastern Wartime."
We would race home after school to listen to "Superman", "Tom Mix", "The Lone Ranger" on the radio and pray it wouldn't be too filled with static. It would stay light quite a long time at night, even in winter, because of "Eastern Wartime"
We would save up Box Tops forever and send away, along with 25 cents, for a magic ring or some marvelous artifact Superman or Tom Mix was using. We'd wait an eternity for it to arrive...and...omigod, what a piece of junk it was!! Even a kid knew it...not that you could admit it. I wonder if anyone actually saved one of them...through all these years.
Later on, there were "real cars" again on the scene. My family had one with fins, actually. It shifted with push buttons!
Cool music (!) arrived, like Bill Haley and the Comets...and you had 45's.
And, finally...my family being the last ones on the planet to get one...we had television!
Anyone remember that stuff??

Wow
 

I think you Winn - Dixie! ;)