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I was blessed to have a wonderful childhood, growing up in SONGS: Happy Days -- Glory Days -- Those Were The Days Centerfield – Those Were The Days My Friend
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Summer of ‘69 Trivia Ring Around the Rosie Don
Knotts 07/21/1924 – 02/24/2006 REST IN PEACE Don Knotts, who won five Emmys for portraying the bungling
deputy Barney Fife on the hit television program "The Andy Griffith
Show," has died at age 81, a spokesman said on
Saturday. Knotts died on Friday night
(02/24/2006) at Knotts' bug-eyed, high-strung
character helped make "The Andy Griffith Show," a sitcom about a
folksy sheriff in small-town
Knotts'
career idled for much of the 1970s, during which he hosted an unsuccessful
variety show. He rebounded by playing the desperate-to-be-hip landlord Mr. Furley on the sitcom
"Three's Company" from 1979 through 1984. "To me, he was a genius, a kind gentle
soul," Loralee Knotts, the actor's second wife, said in a telephone
interview. "He made a real contribution to the laughter in this world. I'm
really saddened by his loss. You wouldn't find a kinder, more gentle soul. He
was a comical genius." In New York, he was a regular on the
soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" and landed a small role in the
Broadway play "No Time for Sergeants," marking the first time he
worked with Griffith, who was the play's star. Griffith and Knotts also
appeared together in the 1958 movie version of "No Time for
Sergeants." Knotts' Fife loved to flaunt his
authority in small-town Mayberry and always dreamed of solving a big case, but was so inept that Good-bye, Barney. You were a genius that will always bring a
smile whenever your name is mentioned.
May your gun always be loaded. Davy Jones 12/30/1945 – 02/29/2012 REST IN PEACE Here’s 4 Monkees
Songs Sung By Davy Cuddly Toy She Hangs Out Valleri Daydream Believer (TV Theme from
Happy Days) Sunday, Monday, Happy Days Ready to race to you
These days are ours, Share them with me Groovin’ all week with you Happy Days (Sung By Bruce Springsteen) I had a friend was a big
baseball player Those Were The Days (Theme From All In The Family) Boy the way Glen Miller played (Sung By John Fogerty) Well,
beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today! CHORUS: Well,
I spent some time in the Mudville Nine, watchin' it from the bench; CHORUS Yeah! I got it, I got it! Got
a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes; CHORUS [Ed. Note: Was there really a “Mighty
Casey?” Absolutely not. However, “Casey” is immortalized in the Casey At The Bat (Click the
Yellow Text to Listen)
A straggling few got up to go, in deep despair the rest But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake, But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell; There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place; Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt. And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air, From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; "Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered
"Fraud!" The sneer has fled from Casey's lip, the teeth are clenched in
hate; Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, When George Hearst decided to run for
senator from When he went to In the spring of When "Casey" made its first
appearance, nobody hailed it with shouts of joy or suspected that it would
become immortal. A few weeks later, (exact date unknown) the To become immortal, everyone (or thing)
needs a press agent. Archibald Clavering Gunter, an
author of novels, was "Casey's" press agent. Always on the look out for incidents to base some of his novels on,
Gunter, living in Many weeks later, in August of Gunter approached Hooper, a good
friend, and offered the poem for him to recite as he felt the baseball teams
would enjoy a comic baseball recitation. Hooper agreed and recited it that
night. The rest, as they say, is history. From that point forward in time,
"Casey" become immortal -- while a good poem to begin with, it took a
recital before a group of "famous" baseball players by a professional
comedian to bring it to life. After reviews for Hooper's performance
were published, three people came forward to claim authorship and demanded pay
a royalty to use "their" poem. None could prove authorship, so Hooper
kept it in his repertory. Four or five years later, Thayer,
living in Newspaper collectors should check their
issues of New York papers for August, Those Were The Days My Friend (Sung By Mary Hopkins) Once upon a time there was a tavern Where we used to raise a glass or two Remember how we laughed away the hours And think of all the great things we would do
Chorus:
Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way La la la la la la La la la la la la
Then the busy years went rushing by us We lost our starry notions on the way If by chance I'd see you in the tavern We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days La la la la la la La la la la la la
Just tonight I stood before the tavern Nothing seemed the way it used to be In the glass I saw a strange reflection Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days La la la la la la La la la la la la
Through the door there came familiar laughter I saw your face and heard you call my name Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser For in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose Those were the days Oh, yes, those were the days La la la la la la La la la la la la
(Sung By Brian Adams) Got my first real six string Bought it at the five and dime Played it till my fingers bled Was the Summer of '
Me and some guys from school Had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit and Jody got married I should've known we'd never get far
Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever And if I had the choice Yeah - I'd always wanna be there Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin' When you got a job to do Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in And that's when I met you - yeah
Standin' on your mama's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh and when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Oh Yeah Back in the Summer of ' Ooh
Man we were killin' time We were young and reckless We needed to unwind I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no...
And now the times are changin' Look at everything that's come and gone Sometimes when I play that old six string I think about you wonder what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch You told me that it'd last forever oh when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Oh yeah
Back
in the Summer of ' Newspaper
Cartoon Strips [Ed. Note: Many
of the Links below are to External Web Sites.
I will endeavor to keep the links active whenever possible.] Some of My Favorites Over the
Years (Below): Joe Palooka – Moon Mullins – Bringing Up Father Gasoline Alley
– Katzenjammer Kids – Barney Google Snuffy Smith – Nancy -- History of Nancy – Mutt &
Jeff Lil’ Abner – Little
Orphan Annie – Dick Tracy Beetle Bailey
– Sad Sack – Pogo – Little Iodine Alley Oop – Our Boarding House – Hi & Lois Popeye – B.C. Time For Timer “Timer” was the little Yellow
Cowboy Guy that sang “I hanker for a hunk of, a slab, a slice, or chunk of, I
hanker for a hunk of cheese. When my get
up and go, has got up and went, I hanker for a hunk of
cheese. When my I'm so hungry I can eat a wagon wheel! Bang, bang, bang! Oh! Howdy Partner! Time for Timer! Do you ever get that hungry feeling after school? Boy, I do! I'm so hungry, I could eat a wagon wheel! When I'm slow on the draw and I need something to chaw, I hanker for a hunk of cheese! When my ten gallon hat's a-feelin' five gallons flat I've got something planned, which is Little cheese sandwiches! Come on! Here's a great little snack to tide you over till dinner! If you want something that's delicious and nutritious, cheese is a super snack! Look! A wagon wheel! When my get up and go has got up and went, I hanker for a hunk of cheese! When I'm dancin' the hoedown and my
boots kinda slow down, Or anytime I'm week in the knees, I hanker for a hunk of, A slab, a slice, a chunk of, A snack that is a winner, And yet won't spoil my dinner! I hanker for a hunk of cheese! Ya-hoo! Click below to see the “Timer”
commercials. You will need Real Player to view these. And Now…Here it is !!! Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese !! Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese (slightly clearer version) NEW ! Peter Griffin from Family Guy meets
Timer Quick Snack
Sunshine on a Stick Quickie Breakfast You Are What You
Eat Another
commercial (non-“Timer”-related) from this time period
is Beans and Rice. Remember QUISP
cereal? Click HERE to see the commercial. ( And, of
course, there’s the famous Life Cereal commercial with Mikey ! I
Love Lucy Did you know that the theme to the “I Love Lucy”
television show had words? Most of the time,
we only heard the instrumental version.
Here are the lyrics, and the sound files of the instrumental version and
the version with vocals. Lyrics to “I
Love Lucy” I love Lucy and she loves me. We're as happy as two can be. Sometimes we quarrel but then... ha ha ha How we love making up again. Lucy kisses like no one can. (Lucy kisses She's my Mrs. and I'm her man. Life is heaven you see, Cause I love Lucy, and I love Lucy, and Lucy loves me!! Trivia Q.: On the TV
Show “Happy Days,” do you remember the name of Richie Cunningham’s older
brother from the first seasons? A.: Chuck
only appeared in seven episodes. His
name was “Chuck Cunningham,” played by Gavan O'Herlihy in ADDITIONAL: Chuck, as played by Gavan O’Herlihy,
appeared in only Q.: Who was
the rock star that appeared on “Happy Days” as “Leather Tuscadero”
? A.: Suzi
Quatro (who is a rocker in real life). Q. What
episode did Richie draw a picture of an eye, a heart, and a sheep (ewe) on the
sidewalk to profess his love to a new girlfriend (meaning “I Love You”) ? A. Episode
# Ring Around the
Rosie -- Childhood
Game, or Tale of Death? Every
child has happily joined hands with friends and recited the familiar nursery
rhyme, "Ring around a rosie, a pocket full of
posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down." Few people realize to what this
seemingly happy little nursery rhyme actually refers. This
nursery rhyme began about · the purpose of the "pocket
full of posies" is said to by any one of the following: o Something carried to ward off
the disease. o A way of masking the
"stench of death." o An item the dead were commonly
buried with. o Flowers to place "on a
grave or funeral pyre." o A representation of the
"pus or infection under the skin in the sores" of plague victims. Likewise, multiple meanings are
claimed for the repetition of "ashes" at the beginning of the last line:
o A representation of the
sneezing sounds of plague victims. o A reference to the practice of
burning the bodies of those who succumbed to the plague. o A reference to the practice of
burning the homes of plague sufferers to prevent spread of disease. o A reference to the blackish
discoloration of victims' skin from which the term "Black Plague" was
derived. . . . So . . . Is “Ring Around
the Rosie” a tale of death, or simply a child’s game? You decide. For More Great Memories, Visit It’s Jerry Time ! [NOTE: Some of these commercials are large files
(20+ mb). Most, however
are 5 - 10mb. They are in Microsoft
Windows Media Player (.wmv) format,
and are for broadband users only. DO NOT attempt
to watch these with dialup, unless you have a lot of time on your hands. The following
commercials are arranged under subjects that correspond to those on the Childhood Memories 1 Page.] TOYS Mighty Mo Cannon from Deluxe Johnny Seven O.M.A. (One Man Army)
Rifle from Topper Whamo Super Ball and Superelasticbubbleplastic MOVIES (Although the
Horror of Party Beach is rated as one of the worst B movies ever made, it is a
classic in every sense of the word) (This is the 2nd
variation of the opening theme] FOOD AND
CEREAL Count Chocula, FrankenBerry, and BooBerry Cereal Nothing Is Better For Thee, Than Me DRINKS Royal Crown Cola
w/ Nancy Sinatra CANDY Baby Ruth and Butterfinger by Curtiss GUM HOME PRODUCTS
AND PERSONAL CARE Ipana Toothpaste and
Vitalis Hair Tonic P-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-t Dry Shampoo Review Old Spice After Shave and Cologne ICONS TELEVISION Green Hornet Meets Batman Preview Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea Opening Captain Kangaroo with Mr. Moose &
Bunny Rabbit Gilligan’s Island Opening 1 (without
the Professor and Mary Ann) Gilligan’s Island Opening 2 (with the
Professor and Mary Ann) Hee Haw (Pf-f-f-f-t You Were Gone) Johnny Rivers sings Secret Agent Man Lorne Greene sings theme to Bonanza The Monkees
sing I’m Gonna
Buy Me A Dog The Shari Lewis Show Ending (The Song That Doesn’t End) The Ted Mack Original Amateur
Hour AUTOMOBILES BEER TV
PERSONALITIES Red Skelton Explains the True Meaning
of the Pledge of Allegiance Frank Nelson
(Y-e-s-s-s-s-s-s-s) Frank Nelson on Sanford and Son Frank Nelson Torments Jack Benny Frank Nelson as Jack Benny’s Travel
Agent Kool-Aid appeared first in
bottles as Perkins Kool-Aid After Perkins found a way to
reduce the liquid to powder, Kool-Aid -
as we know it - was born. From the powder, came the
famous Kool-Pops 1965 Kool-Pop Commercial featuring the voice of Frank
Nelson …AND… The Kool-Aid Smiley Pitcher SPORTS December 23, 1972 Steelers’ Franco
Harris picks up picks up a fumble from the air off his shoe tops at the Raiders’ 42 and scores with 5 seconds
left to give the Steelers a 13-7 win a.k.a. “The Play” November 20, 1982 After Stanford had taken a 20-19 lead
on a field goal with four seconds left in the game, the Golden Bears used five lateral
passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score the winning touchdown and earn a 25-20
victory. Members of the Stanford Band had come
onto the field midway through the return, believing that the game was over, which
added to the ensuing confusion. a.k.a. “The Wind Bowl” November 19, 1983 Egg Bowl Steve Sloan’s Ole Miss Rebels were
leading the game late in the fourth quarter with Emory Bellard’s goal line and a chip shot field goal seemed inevitable.
With 24 seconds remaining, State kicker Artie Cosby attempted a 27-yard field
goal. The kick looked good and actually made it through the uprights before a 40
mph wind gust caught the pigskin in stride and sent it falling
backwards where it landed on the five.
The final score: Ole Miss 24; Miss. State 23. *** OTHER GREAT FOOTBALL GAME ENDINGS *** November 30, 2013 With the game
tied at 28 and with one second remaining in regulation, Alabama attempted a
57-yard field goal. It fell
short, and Auburn defensive back Chris Davis fielded it nine yards deep in his
own end zone and
returned it 100 yards for a touchdown and a 34–28 Auburn win. October 17, 2015 All Michigan
had to do was get this punt off and it would hand Michigan State its first loss
of the season. Instead,
an unfathomable play handed the Wolverines the 27-23 loss. No. 7 Michigan State
stunned No. 12
Michigan in Ann Arbor as time expired, forcing a fumble by the Wolverines’ punter and
returning it for a touchdown October 31, 2015 With 6 seconds left in the game, kicked off to Miami. Miami - trailing Duke 24-27 – received the kickoff and 8 laterals later, Miami found the endzone to beat Duke 30-27. Georgia Tech vs.
Florida State October 24, 2015 Georgia Tech blocked a last-second FG attempt by FSU's Roberto
Aguayo and Lance Austin picked it up and took it all the way for the
game-winning TD November 23, 2017 Egg
Bowl University of Mississippi
“Ole Miss” Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Following a dislocated ankle injury for Mississippi State
quarterback Nick Fitzgerald early in the first quarter, the unranked Rebels
built a 24-6 third quarter lead over the Bulldogs in Starkville. Despite five
Mississippi State turnovers, true freshman quarterback Keytaon
Thompson would lead the Bulldogs to a unanswered
15-point rally in the fourth quarter to finish the game as a 31-28 loss for
Mississippi State. After scoring a touchdown for Ole Miss in the third quarter,
D.K. Metcalf mocked the home team by mimicking a dog urinating on the Bulldogs'
playing turf, intentionally causing the imposition of a 15-yard unsportsmanlike
conduct penalty against his team. No apology for the behavior was issued by his
Head Coach Matt Luke, the University of Mississippi, or any other responsible
person; and apparently no discipline was imposed on Metcalf or anyone else.
Rather, Metcalf's actions seemed to provide a source of pride and joy
throughout much of the University of Mississippi community. Following the game,
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen departed to accept the head coaching
position at Florida while the "interim" designation was dropped from
Ole Miss' coach Matt Luke's title. November 27, 2018 Egg Bowl University of Mississippi “Ole Miss”
Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs This game was notable for a brawl that
occurred at the end of the third quarter. Ole Miss, trailing 28-3, appeared to
score a touchdown to end the quarter. One of the Mississippi State players
continued fighting for the ball long after Ole Miss player A.J. Brown crossed
the goal line with the ball. Players then started to shove each other, and
eventually punches were exchanged and the benches
cleared. Four players, one for Ole Miss and three for Mississippi State, were
ejected, and every player on both teams were given unsportsmanlike conduct
penalties. The touchdown that Brown had appeared to score was then taken off
the board due to time expiring at the end of the quarter. Mississippi State
went on to pick up a 35-3 win in Oxford. The Piss, the
Miss, and the Double Dismiss November 28, 2019 Egg Bowl University of Mississippi “Ole Miss”
Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Ole Miss trailed Mississippi State 21-14
with nine seconds left. Matt Corral completed a 2-yard pass to wide receiver
Elijah Moore for an Ole Miss touchdown with four seconds left. However, Elijah
Moore drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for pretending to be a dog
urinating in the end zone following the touchdown. As a result, the extra point
attempt went from being a 20-yard attempt to a 35-yard attempt. The extra point
attempt was missed slightly to the right leading to Mississippi State winning
21-20 and becoming bowl-eligible. In contrast to the
ensuing celebration of D.K. Metcalf's identical gesture during the 2017
contest, a joint public apology for Moore's behavior was issued by Head Coach
Matt Luke and the University of Mississippi Athletics Director although it was
addressed only to "the Ole Miss family," implying their intention not
to apologize to anyone else. In the apology -- in further contrast as to
Metcalf's performance -- Moore's behavior was described as "disappointing
and unacceptable action." Ole Miss fired Coach Luke the following Sunday.
The Rebels were 15–21 in his three seasons as head coach finishing 4–8 in 2019.
In January 2020, Mississippi State would fire Coach Joe Moorhead, citing
off-field issues. The Bulldogs went 14-12 under Coach Moorhead, finishing the
2019 season 6-7 with a loss to Louisville in the Music City Bowl. (Click on the
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