Losing a parent at any age can be difficult, but for it to happen at such a young age is heartbreaking. My Dad died in his 70's but, like you, I miss and think of him daily. We honor their memory by being the best men we can be.
Things I Miss
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Wow, ten years old and you lost your dad. Doesn’t get much worse than that.
If I told you all the circumstances of the time you would understand it can get much worse.
One thing I learned? Some will have it much worse than me.
Another thing I learned? Never pity. Challenge people and don’t let them give up.
I had someone then who taught me not to give up and to always try. We all need that person, but many don’t ever find their person. That is the real tragedy.
Hey, the MG was gone shortly after I got married. My wife didn't think putting kids in the boot was safe.
I use my 15+ year old Sony ES receiver to run my surround sound system with a Polk center channel speaker, Ohm Walsh 4 (purchased in 1985) front speakers and ceiling mounted Mirage speakers as rear surrounds. Blows any movie theater surround sound system out of the water. That’s why I rarely go to see movies in the theater. The theater sound systems just don’t measure up.
What I miss? Sitting on my grandparents porch (Youngstown, Ohio) in the evening during the summer when I was a kid. Indians game on the radio, talking to the neighbors kids on their porch and then running around together in the front yard catching lightning bugs (fireflies). Then when we were hot and exhausted from running around, sitting down and eating some Isaly’s ice cream. Didn’t have a care in the world back then (mid to late 60’s).
I miss kids being respectufl of their teachers, and when they weren't they were dealt with once, because once is all it took....
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I was 14 when my mom passed of cancer. Cancer was a dirty word back in the early 70's.
I met Unseld at the Cap center. He was a monster. He sure did set a lot of bad *** screens for the Big E back in the day.
Hearing you and Dave talk about losing parents at such a young age is heartbreaking and a reminder that no matter how painful it’s been, losing my father at 40 is a blessing compared with what so many get.
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Yea, imagine the friction with the sand, yowza.
You see that and all that concerned you was friction with the sand?
“Other than that how was Dallas Mrs Kennedy?”
Dorney Park on Report Card Day and Coca Cola cap day.
Playing baseball in Trexler Fields for West End Youth Center.
Playing baseball in Trexler Fields for West End Youth Center.
Well Fair,
Some of the kids on our block called me Mr. President, others called me Slick Willy because I was good at dick..tating
with my pretend secretaries. 'I'll let you see mine if you show me yours.'
Manners, respect, female bodies without tattoos and piercings, civility, Keith Jackson, Joe Paterno, my mom and dad, Lemon Blend, twi-night and holiday doubleheaders, daily newspapers, the Sunday sports section, omelet stations, Pittsburgh Pirates owners that cared about winning.....
Ritchie Ashburn and Harry Kallas
Once saw a "close cover before striking" on a Pinto hatchback.....Cruising around in the 70’s with illegal cold beverages and “substances” blaring Zeppelin on the 8 track of a friend’s Pinto or Willys truck.
This is a good start on lyrics for a country song
I still have the platform my dad built when I was 4-5. I did not know it at the time, but he was going in for heart surgery--fixing an atrial septal defect. Not a big deal now, but then? The heart-lung machine was only 4-5 years old. He did it so we would have something--in case. As it turned out, he lived until he was 90 (2011). But that platform will be hard to give up--and I don't have kids.
Nice story! I don't know what to tell ya, but, if you still have the desire, you could set it up every Christmas season just for the nostalgia and Christmas spirit.
The one thing I've been pining over is going back to the days when my parents would take my brother and I to my grandparents house down towards Chambersburg and my grandpa would go out and toss the wiffle ball to us as my grandma, mom, and dad would sit up on the porch, talking about the impending birth of my baby sister.
Panther Hotline. I used to listen after losses to hear the meltdowns and laugh.
One memorable call...."What's next for Johnny Majors? National spokesperson for Metamucil!
I almost went off the road.
One memorable call...."What's next for Johnny Majors? National spokesperson for Metamucil!
I almost went off the road.
i miss
Two CFL teams being named the Roughriders
Two teams. Of a primarily 8 team league.
Two CFL teams being named the Roughriders
Two teams. Of a primarily 8 team league.
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Back in the 70's, getting a milk shake and a soft pretzel at Twin Kiss. Driving to the back side of the Harrisburg Airport and watching planes take off and land.
Thing I miss is getting a chocolate milkshake or a CMP sundae made by Mr. Heisler the owner after a round of Miniature Golf.
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Getting told to **** off on Friday nites at The Skeller! Saturday nites at The Phyrst!!