Back in the day

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Still have one of there LP's in my collection.

 

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I LOVE vacum tubes!

My 63 seeburg juke box has tubes still plays good.

 

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or one of these, my sister took out her front teeth on mine
going down Chaucer Hill in Concord Ca. as kids

 

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Remember these

 

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Remember these
"Action figures" , dolls were what girls played with

or these GI Joe the originals, with parachutes etc.

 

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Remember these
"Action figures" , dolls were what girls played with

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or these GI Joe the originals, with parachutes etc.

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I always wanted a Johnny West. But I grew up in rural WY and was told by my dad men don't play with dolls lol. Or wear short pants lol. But I sure remember Johnny West.

 

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or these like someone early showed a Go Cart "Road Runner"

The Dart-Kart

notice it was a Road Runner, it was kismet

& ol' McCulloch 100cc 2 stroke Race Carts I had both

notice it was with twin (2) 100cc McCulloch's
I actually drove a twin on Sears point road race tack back in like 1969

I got hand me downs from my older cousin Joe,
he grew out of stuff really fast so... {he's 6'7" or so now}
I'd do work for my step dad Bob on Joes stuff cars motorcycles etc.
when he was a teenager, I was still young, I'd be sanding striping paint etc.,
mostly all the grunt work & my cousin Joe would "give me"
his ol' hand me down stuff, payments for my labors...
I earned them for sure...
It was a great time to be a kid back then & have a step dad into cars bikes
& a cousin that was totally cool, to a young kid too...

 

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or these like someone early showed a Go Cart "Road Runner"

The Dart-Kart

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notice it was a Road Runner, it was kismet
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& ol' McCulloch 200cc 2 stroke Race Carts I had both

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I got hand me downs from my older cousin Joe,
he grew out of stuff fast so...
I'd do work for my step dad Bob on Joes stuff cars motorcycles etc.
sanding striping paint etc., mostly all the grunt work &
my cousin Joe would give me his ol' hand me down stuff, for my labors
I earned them for sure...
It was a great time to be a kid...

I always wanted a mini-bike but never had one. My cousin had one man I thought that was the greatest thing. Now I own this huge motor cycle that my dad left me. It sits in my shop in the way. I wouldn't ride that thing down to get the mail. I haven't started it in so long I don't think it would even run. Funny how we change with age. But as a kid anything gas powered!

 

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I always wanted a Johnny West. But I grew up in rural WY and was told by my dad men don't play with dolls lol. Or wear short pants lol. But I sure remember Johnny West.

Yeah my Grammie bought them for me,
my step dad wasn't happy with her either ,
it was the exact same way in our house too...

I had 5 sisters, all with Barbies etc., I was doomed...

 

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Yeah my Grammie bought them for me,
my step dad wasn't happy with her either ,
it was the exact same way in our house too...

I had 5 sisters, all with Barbies etc., I was doomed...

I feel your pain.3 sisters lol no brothers. Same here.

 

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This is a GREAT thread people but sure makes me home sick for the past.

 

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or these Red River Johnny Eagle
Lever Action {***. Winchester 74} Rifle & Six Shooter pistol
they shot {spring loaded} plastic bullets & had caps,
to make them go bang sounds

 

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I feel your pain.3 sisters lol no brothers. Same here.

I had 2 step bros. too, when my "real Father" got remarried
we had 8 kids at one point,
3 boys & 5 girls, I had a 1/2 sister,
2 adopted sisters, 2 blood sisters & 2 step bros.'s
one of my adopted sisters Brenda is gone now...

Almost had a full baseball team
we played in the court we lived in regularly, it was a great time...

 

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I had 2 step bros. too, when my "real Father" got remarried
we had 8 kids at one point,
3 boys & 5 girls, I had a 1/2 sister,
2 adopted sisters, 2 blood sisters & 2 step bros.'s
one of my adopted sisters Brenda is gone now...

Almost had a full baseball team
we played in the court we lived in regularly, it was a great time...

WOW full fledged Brady Bunch!

 

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Yeah my Grammie bought them for me,
my step dad wasn't happy with her either ,
it was the exact same way in our house too...

I had 5 sisters, all with Barbies etc., I was doomed...

Did you rip the heads off the dolls?