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  1. #3801
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  2. #3802
    Join Date: Apr 2015

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    As a teenager, I worked and had my own money, and my own car. My parents had closed the car port in to make a room, and I adopted it as my bedroom, so I had my own outside door. On more than one occasion a young lady would sneak into my room at night, and be gone before morning when the folks woke up!

    Because I worked, my folks left me alone! I was treated as an adult, and I paid my mom rent. Even the police were very lenient back then, I can’t count the times I was more than tipsy, and the police would tell me to go straight home! In fact, I was married and living on my own before I got my first ticket.

    Every weekend there was a party somewhere, if someone’s parents were out of town, and if not we had places deep in the woods where we had bon fires, and it was nothing for 100 people to be there! And the cops didn’t dare bust the party, as their own children were there, usually the worst of the lot. Liquor was for sale to 18 year olds, and I bought beer from the time I was 16, no one ever bothered to card you back then. And most of our parents had no clue of the drugs that were an every day part of life for us teenagers. A time of free love! Every weekend, each girl was on some other guy’s arm, a rotation of sorts. No one seemed to care.

    When the 80’s came around, about the time I got married, there was a huge push to end this lifestyle. They raised the drinking age to 21, parents were being arrested for throwing keg parties for graduations, and cops started writing tickets for the slightest offense. These back wood party spots were chained off with no trespassing signs. Although nearly everyone I grew up with turned out to be hard working, tax paying citizens with good jobs and educations, the government pushed the narrative that anyone who behaved as we did was a no good, lazy, criminal with no future. I am so glad I grew up before they ruined everything, and feel fortunate to have been there, when life was good!

    Anyone see the movie, “Dazed and Confused”? It was a bit like that. Visually, that’s pretty much how it looked. I even drove an El Camino!

    Russell

  3. #3803
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    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    Anyone see the movie, “Dazed and Confused”? It was a bit like that. Visually, that’s pretty much how it looked. I even drove an El Camino!

    Russell
    Don't think I saw that. Still got Cheech and Chong albums though. The were somewhat reminiscent!
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    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    I even drove an El Camino!
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Don't think I saw that. Still got Cheech and Chong albums though. The were somewhat reminiscent!
    Can't remember the last time I heard any Cheech and Chong.

    Stuff like "The Evelyn Woodhead Speed-reading Course", and "Man, that's the most amount of acid I've ever seen anyone take in my life!" still live in my memory tho
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    Been away for a few days so only just catching up on some posts

    On the foot bit I'm a size 3.5-4 so not very big

    I have pedi's every few weeks to keep them nice looking and always have the nails painted.. I've got a pedi & mani tomorrow

    The 70's I can remember well but I wasn't old enough to really enjoy it's 'freedom'...

    My crazy time was the 80's what bits I can remember of it..
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  7. #3807
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Can't remember the last time I heard any Cheech and Chong.

    Stuff like "The Evelyn Woodhead Speed-reading Course", and "Man, that's the most amount of acid I've ever seen anyone take in my life!" still live in my memory tho
    Most people remember the movies, but I recall all the old albums of audio comedy, the album Big Bamboo came with a huge rolling paper in it! How many times we listened to, “Dave’s not here”, and, “Earache my eye!”, “Ve are killing ze girl tonight, olt man”, back then it never seemed to get old, every time a new person entered the room we’d start the record over. Until one day, the government told us it wasn’t funny.

    Russell

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    I remember watching the Cheech and Chong movies around the same time I was smoking their stuff I guess...
    Bev


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  9. #3809
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    Been away for a few days so only just catching up on some posts

    On the foot bit I'm a size 3.5-4 so not very big

    I have pedi's every few weeks to keep them nice looking and always have the nails painted.. I've got a pedi & mani tomorrow

    The 70's I can remember well but I wasn't old enough to really enjoy it's 'freedom'...

    My crazy time was the 80's what bits I can remember of it..
    I’m sure it wasn’t too bad in the 80’s, but the partying crowd just had to be more careful, and couldn’t gather in the numbers we did in the 70’s. My daughter was part of the party crowd in the 00’s, but they really had to keep a low profile, and only gathered indoors. She was a chip off the old block. And is doing very well for herself these days, I might add.

    My niece and nephew were much later, they are only now 22 and 24. Their entire lives were orchestrated. After school activities, soccer practice, private schools, etc. I bet they’ve never even seen a joint! They think of me as their crazy old uncle, in fact I’m rather surprised that they are as fond of me as they are, good kids really. They already make more money than I ever did.

    And good for you on taking good care of your feet! You’d be surprised at just how many people take notice! I try to keep mine covered up in mixed company.

    Russell

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    I know what you mean Russell about the 00's party crowd having to keep it low profile...

    Definitely kids these days seem to have a very orchestrated life which doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me which is a shame

    I'm sure you are a lovely "crazy uncle" though

    Thanks on the feet bit... I've no idea if anyone notices but, strangely, I've never known a guy that's 'into' feet... bums, legs, boobs etc but never feet

    How are you feeling now Russell? hopefully you are on the mend
    Bev


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