GKL
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Don't forget the "Leave it to Beaver" show 
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boy poor Eddie and the Beaver kind of look like rodents now....a timeless classic series
Ward don't be too hard on the ....
not going there on a family show.He was sure a cute actor.
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quaidmon
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Anyone remember The Real McCoys. Walter Brennan as an ornery old cuss, but in the end he always did the right thing. I watched an episode last night titled "You can't cheat an honest man". If you want family values and an example of how to treat people this is the show to watch.
davidlhyde63366
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great post
I think a lot of us have similar memories of when America was great. When I think of " MY America" I always think of Mayberry and a simpler time and place.
I think a lot of us have similar memories of when America was great. When I think of " MY America" I always think of Mayberry and a simpler time and place.
Crackerjack
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I think a lot of us have similar memories of when America was great. When I think of " MY America" I always think of Mayberry and a simpler time and place.
You have a point there. America was great when the TV shows had moral codes and taught values. There were only four networks, ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS, so chances were that your acquaintances watched the same shows at night that you did, and you had something to talk about that bound you together. Recalling Jackie Gleason's antics on his show the night before was sure to give everyone a chuckle, and we all agreed, "Kids say the darnedest things". Midnight was the end of the broadcast day, and we listened to the Star Spangled Banner play, watched the US flag wave, a brief view of the test pattern with the Indian Chief, then white noise as the station shut down for the night. 
Then we went to sleep. We don't have that anymore. Now there are hundreds of 24 hour cable TV channels, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu shows, plus YouTube and "other," ahem, internet video, plus digital satellite radio and internet radio, plus video games. The chances that you and your acquaintances watched the same thing last night are extremely slim! The Main Stream Media no longer has much of a moral code that they have to comply with, and our nation has gone to hell. Is it any wonder that Americans want to "Make America Great Again"?
Up until the sixth grade, I lived in small towns here in Kansas. I enjoyed it because I had kids nearby to play with. Then we moved a mile outside town, and I felt like I was on a prison farm. I grew up and moved further out of town. Lived in the country for years, and loved the freedom. Now I live in the old place, but it isn't a mile out of town any more, the town grew like a cancer and took the property in. No freedom, higher taxes, ordinances, town council rule of what I can and cannot do on my own property! Gonna sell out and move back to the country again some day. Visited Paris, France for a month once, I couldn't wait to get back home to the USA! Felt sorry for the Parisians, I was leaving, they were staying. Oh well.
hawgdawg
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The Real McCoys was a good show , I've got all of them on a DVDs. There's more action and effects in today's shows , but they sure don't share the morals and ethics of the shows we used to watch.
GKL
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Then we went to sleep. We don't have that anymore. Now there are hundreds of 24 hour cable TV channels, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu shows, plus YouTube and "other," ahem, internet video, plus digital satellite radio and internet radio, plus video games. The chances that you and your acquaintances watched the same thing last night are extremely slim! The Main Stream Media no longer has much of a moral code that they have to comply with, and our nation has gone to hell. Is it any wonder that Americans want to "Make America Great Again"?
Up until the sixth grade, I lived in small towns here in Kansas. I enjoyed it because I had kids nearby to play with. Then we moved a mile outside town, and I felt like I was on a prison farm. I grew up and moved further out of town. Lived in the country for years, and loved the freedom. Now I live in the old place, but it isn't a mile out of town any more, the town grew like a cancer and took the property in. No freedom, higher taxes, ordinances, town council rule of what I can and cannot do on my own property! Gonna sell out and move back to the country again some day. Visited Paris, France for a month once, I couldn't wait to get back home to the USA! Felt sorry for the Parisians, I was leaving, they were staying. Oh well.
Your Jackie Gleason comment reminded me of these comics
davidlhyde63366
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simpler life back then
Long , long ago our heroes weren't super heroes , we looked to movie stars like John Wane , & Clint East Wood, regular guys that got the job done . We had lots of role models , to look up to.
Long , long ago our heroes weren't super heroes , we looked to movie stars like John Wane , & Clint East Wood, regular guys that got the job done . We had lots of role models , to look up to.
hawgdawg
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This is true.
davidlhyde63366
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Small towns
While where I live is now a medium size city it still has a lot of the small town fell to it, very safe , very little crime here. Have a lot of neighbors that I wave to but don't really know very well. Only about 30 minutes from St. Louis , Missouri which is a whole different thing. Once a great city now a crime ridden jungle , over 200 murders , 1000 shooting , lots of car Jacking ,& robberies , most go unsolved. Don't know how people can live like that.
While where I live is now a medium size city it still has a lot of the small town fell to it, very safe , very little crime here. Have a lot of neighbors that I wave to but don't really know very well. Only about 30 minutes from St. Louis , Missouri which is a whole different thing. Once a great city now a crime ridden jungle , over 200 murders , 1000 shooting , lots of car Jacking ,& robberies , most go unsolved. Don't know how people can live like that.
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I used to have a blast in the military. Once the guy's found out I was from Dodge City they all called me Doc. They would ask me some of the funniest question about dodge so I just led them on. I told them we all still road horses and wore guns and they believed it. Obviously most of my military buddies were from back east.
davidlhyde63366
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Peoples views of where you are from
When I went to the Philippines for the first time back in 1989,i went to a remote area where my future wife lived. Lots of the locals had questions about America. Like are their Indians where you live. Most of what they knew about us came from old movies and TV shows.
When I went to the Philippines for the first time back in 1989,i went to a remote area where my future wife lived. Lots of the locals had questions about America. Like are their Indians where you live. Most of what they knew about us came from old movies and TV shows.
Remember a movie called Harvey with Jimmy Stuart, well when he walked on the street that year. People would ask him where Harvey was or how is Harvey doing.. he would say that Harvey was at home with a cold and then they would say "Give Harvey my regards" gullible people
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"Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most; That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; , that love... true love never dies. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0bCkSlUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0bCkSlUo
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GKL
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quaidmon
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I believe that everybody can get along with everybody.
There's an old inn on the highway in my town, basically a roadhouse, live blues at least 5 days a week. The state is doing major changes, mostly to give access to a university. Instead of plowing down the Inn, the state changed their plans and built the exit ramps around it. It's the kind of place where BMWs don't park in the motorcycle only space in front of the porch, and you leave enough room for someone to park.
Businessmen and bikers, college kids, construction workers, lawyers, law enforcement, it doesn't matter, everyone is equal, you hang out listen to live music and talk.
I went to you tube and found the first CD recorded there.
Try "Songs from the last roadhouse" If that doesn't work try "Standing room only Songs from the last roadhouse. This cd came out in 1999 and includes 7 different bands.
There's an old inn on the highway in my town, basically a roadhouse, live blues at least 5 days a week. The state is doing major changes, mostly to give access to a university. Instead of plowing down the Inn, the state changed their plans and built the exit ramps around it. It's the kind of place where BMWs don't park in the motorcycle only space in front of the porch, and you leave enough room for someone to park.
Businessmen and bikers, college kids, construction workers, lawyers, law enforcement, it doesn't matter, everyone is equal, you hang out listen to live music and talk.
I went to you tube and found the first CD recorded there.
Try "Songs from the last roadhouse" If that doesn't work try "Standing room only Songs from the last roadhouse. This cd came out in 1999 and includes 7 different bands.
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Silversmith45
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Your Jackie Gleason comment reminded me of these comics
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I thought that some one had been there before me.
Silversmith45
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They wouldn't get very far if they stole it. It's only good for about three miles before it dies and takes about two hours before it will start again. It was broken into before at the apartments where I live and they messed up the ignition somehow. There isn't anything in it other than a trunk full of pull tabs and other trash for my detecting. Still I would hate to walk home.
Grumpa
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I've always lived in a city. Grew up on the east side of Indianapolis and when I got out of the service I stayed in Albuquerque. Then late this past summer the wife and I moved to a rural community about 15 miles out of town. It's mostly what's called a bedroom community meaning that's where people who work in town go to sleep. There are no businesses, just a post office, a cemetery, and a closed down convenience store. There are a LOT of retired people (I'm the only person on our street that has a job). All of the lots are one acre and we are very near the edge of civilization. I'm still getting used to seeing bobcats and coyotes on the game cameras I have out along with the wild horses that roam the neighborhood. But we do love it. Over the weekend we saw a new neighbor moving into the house he's been building for several months and I walked over and introduced myself and asked if he'd like to borrow my trailer for his move. Something I never wold have done in the city. This morning my wife called me at work to ask if I went out the front door this morning. When I said no she said then we must have left it unlocked last night. I wasn't worried at all. I absolutely love living in what I call "Tumbleweed Gulch". Even though I'm still a "cubicle dweller" I can't wait to leave work to go back to my rural life.
I do have a question though. Is there a trick to driving and waving at other passing vehicles? Seems like I'm always caught off guard and can't wave back because my hand is not in the "correct" position. I guess I'm not a country boy yet, but I'm working on it.
I do have a question though. Is there a trick to driving and waving at other passing vehicles? Seems like I'm always caught off guard and can't wave back because my hand is not in the "correct" position. I guess I'm not a country boy yet, but I'm working on it.
davidlhyde63366
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more dangerous today
The gangs in the cities are carrying a lot of fire power they didn't have 20 years ago. St. Louis , Missouri ended up with around 205 murders this year , over 1000 shooting , many have high powered military rifles . Very few of the crimes are solved , due to a lack of trust in the police. I think the biggest thing that has changed is attitudes and lack of respect over the last 20 years.
The gangs in the cities are carrying a lot of fire power they didn't have 20 years ago. St. Louis , Missouri ended up with around 205 murders this year , over 1000 shooting , many have high powered military rifles . Very few of the crimes are solved , due to a lack of trust in the police. I think the biggest thing that has changed is attitudes and lack of respect over the last 20 years.
