The "back in my day..." thread

[paracarl44]

Movie Matinee's were 25 cents.

 

[milagros317]

... barber shops didn't give you a shampoo before the haircut.

 

[paracarl44]

Barbers shaved your face.

 

[milagros317]

... hair care was segregated by gender. Man rarely ventured into beauty parlors and women rarely ventured into barber shops.

 

[paracarl44]

Nobody in their right mind would dye their hair pink or green.

 

[milagros317]

... nobody had a Mohawk haircut, much less one with shark fins sticking up. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

Getting a flattop was the hair style.

 

[milagros317]

... the hairstyle that shocked parents was called a "duck's ass." 😛 😛

 

[paracarl44]

I remember hearing a man saying that he slapped his son, because the boy got a "Mohawk".

 

[milagros317]

... baseball cards came in packs of 5 with a stick of gum all for 5 cents. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

Elvis Presley Bubblegum Cards were a hit.

 

[milagros317]

... there were only 16 Major League baseball teams. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

^The Dodgers played in New York.^😀

 

[milagros317]

... more specifically, the Dodgers played in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

^The Dodgers had a nickname of "The Brooklyn Bums".^

 

[milagros317]

... there was no such thing in baseball as a Division Series or a League Championship Series. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

Baseball games were stopped when it started to rain.

 

[milagros317]

... World Series games were all played in the afternoon, not at night. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

The Chicago Cubs played in the daytime, when they were at home, because they did not have outdoor lighting.

 

[Sandrock74]

When I was young

The Detroit Tigers were a consistently good team and even won a World Series!

 

[paracarl44]

Mantle & Maris played for The Yankees.

 

[milagros317]

... Edwin Donald Snider, known as "the Duke of Flatbush," played center field for the Dodgers. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

I used to have a "Duke Snider" glove.

 

[milagros317]

... the catcher for the Dodgers was Roy Campanella. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

... the catcher for the Dodgers was Roy Campanella. 😀

Yes, I remember Campy. I also remember of hearing of the auto wreck that left him paralyzed.