Let’s swing back to the 50s.

The smell of the Helm's bakery truck. He would blow his two toned whistle as he drove through the neighborhood and we would run out to meet him. The cream puffs were to die for.

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We had allot of home delivery that went away ....... & I forgot all about.

Milk, eggs, bakery, + the doughnut man on Saturday , the Good fellow Ice cream man......Some how 'we' just let it go away. Remember the Fuller-Brush guy ? and the Encyclopedia Britannica guy ? Who was the guy selling plastic slip covers for the couch ? I always hoped mom could never afford them....which she never could....a friend's mom put them on.....we hated them.....LOL!!
 

Olivia said:
I remember seeing the movie "Love Me Tender" in the movie theater in 1956 when I was eight years old in Hawaii by myself. We could do things like that back then. My next favorite to see in the theater by myself was "Tarantella". Those were the good old days. :)

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A boy took me to see Love me Tender when I was only 11 or 12. When Elvis died in the movie I cried my eyes out. I also pinched the boys arm so hard. I remember everything but the poor boy that took me to the movie.
 
I have great memories from the 50's. Horrible things were going on, then, as now, but there was no internet to keep us informed of every atrocity committed, everyday. Yeah, nobody forces us to read these things, but our species is naturally curious. It's hard to resist taking it all in.

I'd go back to the 50's, in a heartbeat, if I could retain my present knowledge base. I would hug my mom, dad and sister, something I can never do, again, time travel notwithstanding.
 
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This really brought back wonderful memories to me. I lived in Philadelphia where Bandstand started. Catholic girls weren't allowed to wear their school uniforms on the show,so they wore sweaters over them. My older sister got on one time because we had a friend and he was a regular on the show. Bobby Rydell,Fabian and Frankie Avalon all lived in my neighborhood and Bobby Rydell even married a girl from my sisters class in school. I watched it everyday and when friends were at my house we all danced. I loved that show.
 
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