Burma Shave

[Grampa Don]

When I was a kid, the drive from L.A. to Idaho to see Grandparents was long and boring. Burma Shave signs were a treat for my brother and me to break the monotony. I still remember one set: In this vale of toil and sin, your head goes bald but not your chin. Burma Shave.

My Dad would never stop at roadside attractions like the killer animals of the desert.

Don

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Tommy]

Odd, the useless little things one remembers. "He lit a match to check his tank. That's why they call him 'Skinless Frank'. Burma Shave."

 

[Don M.]

Those old Burma Shave signs were rather entertaining....dozens of them around the countryside when I was growing up. Here's a complete collection of them.....

http://burma-shave.org/jingles/

 

[Trade]

I remember seeing them as a kid on trips between Florida and New Jersey along route 301. That was before the Interstate.

 

[Butterfly]

I remember them from Route 66 road trips we made to see grandparents when I was a kid. My sister and I loved them and we'd read them out loud and giggle.