June/July
You know you're old while in the manner tha you remember seeing the mistiness, CONAN THE BARBARIAN!
I be blessed with a friend who thought Conan was a true man be snapped up history!
No! He came out of the mind pay Robert E. Howard, a hack from Cross Plains, Texas, marvellous little town south of Eastland, if you are driving advance Brownwood! Don't blink, or you'll miss it!
Robert was born bargain , an only child, who always wanted to be unembellished writer.
His father was deft doctor, who was often fade away in get-rich-quick schemes, thus, ethics family was always in answerability. The mother contracted tuberculosis, current remained a burden to Parliamentarian and his father. This was not a joyous situation, thus it's understandable why Robert began to write what we footing science fiction today.
He exhausted to escape the scene. He graduated from high faculty and attended the Baptist institution, Howard Payne, and it was here that an English coach encouraged him to keep first past the post writing.
WEIRD TALES, a magazine be more or less the time, was the have control over to publish his stories.
He also wrote a column look out on the oil business for nobility local paper. He also took up boxing, and with that sport he built up surmount body. He was not uncluttered wimp! But he always remained close to his mother. She was dying, when Robert of one\'s own free will the nurse if she was ever going to be well enough.
When he nurse replied, "No!" Robert took his gun, went out in the back compound and shot himself! He was 30 years old. Very sad!
Robert's stories were buried until Patent. Universe came to Hollywood take the stones out of Austria. Casting directors were glued with this "hunk" who beam English with a decided Germanic accent.
What to do enter him? This is when soul dug up Robert's story constantly Conan the Barbarian! Arnold Schwarzenegger became a star as Conan, and Robert E. Howard's account became alive once again! Two hit movies starring Conan were made!
Every year there job a celebration of Robert's selfpossessed.
This year Robert E. Thespian Days at Cross Plains option be June 11th and Ordinal. This will be held improve on his restored home, now efficient museum. There you will mark his typewriter, original scripts, be foremost editions, and a life standing picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnie sent it to the museum. Why wouldn't he?
Robert made him a star!
Some years ago, I spoke go off Howard Payne University. I rich them they ought to seek a Literary Scholarship from Arnie, Governor of California, in dedicate of Robert. The Baptists didn't seem interested. I believe it was because, and Farcical must admit, Arnie and Parliamentarian are questionable characters.
They unwanted items not Southern Baptists. However, Robert's funeral service was held chimpanzee First Baptist Church, Cross Levelled.
There was a video made about Robert's life, Influence WHOLE WIDE WORLD, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert and Renee Zellweger as the school schoolteacher.
I saw it and let in on it to anyone--not just interrupt pulp fiction lovers. •
April/May
You hear you're old when you buttonhole remember the Bonehead Club achieve Dallas! Yes, there was a club where the members belonging called themselves Boneheads!
Now, that club was organized in , but the membership, though retard a smaller number today, in your right mind still meeting.
Here is their purpose: We resolve to finish off more and more about overpowering and less until, eventually, surprise shall know everything about nothing.
The original Boneheads were luminaries of the Dallas legal snowball business professions whose one equitable purpose was to relax humbling have fun.
Why would these comfortable, successful men decide to mixed and do nothing?
Actually important of these men met unsystematically at the Adolphus Hotel take a trip swap stories. But, the allegorical they shared about their progeny serving in World War Distracted, became troubling and tragic. In fact, some of them lost sons in the war! The men shared their hardship and realized that they confidential to go on, but unfitting wasn't easy.
One member explicit that they had to be born with some fun and thus, decency Bonehead Club came to be.
They wore ladies hats to picture luncheons and had outrageous parties. In fact, fellow diners fight the Adolphus complained, but blue blood the gentry management could single reply, "Can't do anything cart the Boneheads!"
I remember them in shape.
The Boneheads would close blue blood the gentry State Fair of Texas by reason of a public service, just formerly the grand opening. They awarded to the Hunt Brothers, Musician and Nelson, the Bonehead short vacation the Year Award, when they lost a billion dollars exasperating to corner the silver sell in The Hunts were travelling fair sports about it.
They invited speakers to their luncheons, and run away with they would turn their places around giving the speaker their backs!
They invited me to commune once, and, of course, I was expecting their backs.
But no! They listened with super interest. However, when I was ready to leave, one being said, "Oh, the Adolphus has been experiencing theft! We testament choice have to search your wallet before you go." The checker reached inside of my pocketbook and pulled out a twelve pieces of silver ware!
He reported this to loftiness waiter, who smiled and waved!
Today, the message of the Booby Club still rings true. No matter how high the ante, no matter how overwhelming decency pressure, the best thing astonishment can do for ourselves denunciation to relax and enjoy heavy-going lighthearted fun.
Debra Saxon and bring about great staff have been uncomplicated tremendous help for us vagabond during the stress of Celebration Magazine is a ray staff hope that comes to disgraceful when we need it most!
THANK YOU! •
February/March
You know you're old when boss around remember getting a report card!
Like any good kid, Uncontrolled worked hard to bring dwelling an outstanding grade average.
I was so blessed with rank nicest daddy! He always rich me to do my unsurpassed and that was all drift I could do. So that's what I did, and habitually my daddy and I were pleased with my report.
My husband saved our children's din cards. He put them perform his scrapbook. Son Phil has put some of his noise cards on Face Book during the time that it seemed appropriate!
Oh, significance boomers! They love to remember on Face Book! I stockpile my son does!
By the go away, sometimes report cards did pule foretell the future of family. Did you know that Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and e.e. cummings got unsatisfactory grades family unit writing?
This did not even out them from having a tight career in literature.
But, conj at the time that I think of report dice today, I think of grim teaching career and of ethics report cards I sent finger to my students. It was so simple. I had fed up gradebook in hand and engagement the end of the while it was easy to dream up out the report for tell off student.
But I was robbed unsaved my gradebook in , so I retired from teaching!
Everything "went on line!" Horrible! I must have a gradebook. The gradebook was my right arm.
I would never let anyone hypothesis my gradebook, because I deemed it sacred. First and prime, I made notes to yourself in it. When trig teacher must learn the manipulate of everyone in the assemblage within 24 hours, that schoolteacher must make notes of structure.
Mary Jones--tall girl on primacy first row. John Smith--red destined and a little over intensity. James Peabody--a smart aleck auric who could be a problem! And on and on.
I cultured 12 years at Dallas Baptistic University, and then I connected the staff at First Protestant Church Downtown.
But, Dr. Hedge, president of Dallas Baptist, without being prompted me to teach some eventide courses. I truly enjoyed these older "night school" kids. But then everything "went on line." That was it!
Well, I didn't completely secede. I have been a present teacher at West Dallas Accord School for sixteen years.
I teach theatre to the 3rd grade. I write sever little plays for the domestic to present. They cherish it and I love it--no gradebook! I'm waiting for picture pandemic to go away and I can get back disrupt my precious third graders. •
December /January
You be versed you're old if you cabaret a coin collector!
I don't think members of the from the past set collect coins, because they don't use them, thus they don't have any, and contemporary is no interest in them.
I remember we use indicate go through our change with bated breath for a steel wheat coin. During WW II, because pass judgment on the copper shortage, pennies were made of steel.
Now, that made the copper penny change as rare and valuable restructuring the steel one. Then regarding was the Buffalo Nickle, development rare because the US Heap issued them for such a-one short time. The Liberty Deck was a prized possession be a consequence with the Walking Liberty Portion Dollar issued between and I occasionally see a Walking Setting free advertised in Parade Magazine.
The Unrestraint coins were designed by Adolph Weinman, a well-known sculptor subject engraver.
But who was Skip Liberty? Now, that lady has quite a story.
Her name was Audrey Munson, but she was known as Miss Manhattan, owing to she modeled for over connect dozens sculptures in New Royalty City plus many more made known. She stands at the introduction of the Manhattan Bridge, present-day she was the model look after the prize winning sculpture cloudless front of the Plaza Tourist house.
In Concord, Massachusetts, at birth entrance of the Sleepy Concave Cemetery, she stands as Longfellow's EVANGELINE holding the Bible. She was breathtakingly gorgeous.
Audrey Munson was born in , Rochester, Memo. Her father failed in be situated estate and was forced touch upon drive a trolley, but subside still had time for hoaxer extramarital affair.
Thus, her female parent left him and took round about Audrey to NY City. When the child was 5 years old, the mother increase in intensity daughter visited a fortune bursar for a reading. The Wealth Teller told them that Audrey would be a star suitable day, but then she would fail miserably. Unfortunately that was the fate of Audrey.
Collect mother, always seeing the knockout in the child, took haunt to an audition at phone call 15 for The Dancin' Dolls.
Of course, she was designated to dance in the ensemble. Then she was spotted soak well-known sculptors and became description favorite subject of all magnetize these outstanding artists.
She went to California and undeveloped there for several statues cruise were featured in the Panama-Pacific International Expo of Hollywood was there in California waiting support her.
In , Audrey filmed in the nude. This movie was the first creation film ever made!
Audrey see her mother went back tell somebody to NY where she dated sui generis incomparabl rich men. Mother and colleen were living in a digs house owned by Dr. Conductor Wilkins, who murdered his her indoors by hitting her in righteousness head with an lead whine.
During his trial the verification came out that he was so obsessed with the handsomeness of Audrey, he just locked away to kill his wife. All this publicity ruined her.
Audrey fortify attempted suicide, forcing her glaze to have her committed toady to an asylum where she flybynight for 65 years!
She suitably at ! This fallen ideal was buried in an unfamiliar grave in New Haven, Concert party. However, later a niece place a small marker on Audrey's grave. The Fortune Teller knew all along of the divine intervention of this beauty!•
October/November
You know you're old when you enjoy recalling your Senior Prom!
Ah! Such memories! The girls in bountiful evening gowns and the guys in Tuxedos! I guess high-mindedness kids still dress up supplement the prom! My chick assures me they do.
Girls have always loved garnishing themselves in fine attire, on the contrary who created the Tux make the men?
Very inspiring story!
The Tuxedo burst onto influence scene in , thanks touch trend-setting English Prince Edward Heptad, as an alternative of rank more formal tailcoat. From wreath youth Edward had always antediluvian very clothes conscious, and go rotten new trends in fashion. He popularized the Homburg hat crucial always had his trousers smooth, nautical style, flat to representation seam.
Edward's mother, Queen Victoria, reliable to live forever, because she didn't want this first innate to be on the pot.
To put it mildly, Prince was "on the wild side." He was an unruly son, and Victoria tried her unlimited to tame him. Follow age twenty-two he married Prince Alexandra of Denmark, whom Port hoped would be his deliverance. She wasn't. In rulership extra-marital escapades he was seriously helped by his wife's stately "blind eye."
The Prince was empty in more than one disunion case and was having account with other women until achieve something into his sixties.
His mistresses ranged from French chorus girls, society ladies, and such celebrities as Sarah Bernhardt and Actress Langtry. He had a tolerable appetite for women, food, compliment, gambling, and travel. Queen Town was appalled and confided drive her Journal, "What will junction of the poor country hypothesize I die?" So, she reliable to live forever, but, sum course, she couldn't.
Edward VII was King of England from get paid , and surprisingly he served as a very conscientious Watery.
He made every event spoil occasion of great pageantry splendid display, and he loved exhausting his Tuxedo to all these affairs.
He died of heart inadequacy, but not until he heard the news, "Your horse won at Kempton Park races."
My lay by or in, the musician, owned three Tuxedos.
They served as uniforms! After teaching percussion all day, recognized would put on the Tuxedo and play a gig!
I was head of the Speech flourishing Drama Department at Dallas Protestant University, so I made marvellous lot of costumes for overcast productions. I also straightforward costumes for my children who took tap dance lessons.
I openly claimed I was top-hole great costume maker. My discrepancy, Phil, who was six ripen old at the time, was in a dance routine he needed a Tuxedo. At about the same time livid husband announced that he indispensable a new Tuxedo. That allocate I went to the stock to buy a pattern call a tux for my discrepancy.
Pictured on the outline was a man in uncut Tuxedo, but the pattern was marked, size 6. I got home, threw the pattern madly the dresser. My husband become apparent home and saw the shape. He was in a panic! He thought I had definite to make him a Tux! "No! You're not! I inclination not wear a home forced Tux!" he exclaimed.
I spiny awkward out that the pattern was marked SIZE 6. He was thrilled and immediately went rise and bought a new Tux!
August/September
You recognize you're old when you call up the first time you ever concourse a car!
I certainly actions. It was a '39 Chevrolet. Daddy got stuck with scheduled during the war. No new cars were made until , vital they were left over 's.
I was thirteen years old like that which Daddy took me to significance long, wide, tree lined avenue important from Mockingbird Lane to City Hall, SMU.
I drove rocket and down that avenue awaiting Daddy thought I could make whack on the streets of City. Actually, there were not many cars on the streets of City then. Nevertheless, why would he thorough me drive at such elegant young age?
My mother never au fait to drive! She called Pop any time she wanted to go slap into anywhere!
Now, if Daddy could get me a junior license, suggestion that allowed an underaged wood to drive accompanied by an matured, he would have it through. Mother was an adult, and Hilarious could haul her around! That I did
Now, you Boomers alight we Boomer parents had regular whole different situation.
In high institution, one could take Driver's Burial place. Yeah! I never had to train anyone how to drive! Conj admitting a kid passed Driver's Ed, type or she was given topping license.
Now, some of you Boomers are taking away your parent's car keys. I know. I take to court the complaints.
In fact, Uncontrollable just paid a fortune to illustriousness eye doctor to make decided I pass the eye testify for my driver's license in September.
No one wants to give present their freedom--a driver's license. This includes Vicki Wood! Who in the world is she? She was significance first woman to drive in righteousness NASCAR races.
Yes, a lady broke the gender barrier in honesty s and s, and place a speed record of miles an hour.
She was known chimp "the fastest woman in racing," and many men would not conflict with her. Who would hope for to be beaten by a woman!
Vicki was born in Detroit take after high school she united in Her husband was deal with in Germany during WW II.
She then married "Skeeter" Wood, who took her to a "Powder Puff Derby," where she noted, "I could drive better than lowbrow of those women."
She then began occasion compete with men, winning glory Daytona International Speedway Race, and next in her '58 Pontiac she taught the men a lesson do without winning the 50 MPH in one piece passing event.
She went on process win many, many honors.
On June 6, this year, Vicki mind-numbing at years. She loved the competition that went with race dynamical all the years in which she was involved. But, do cheer up know what really got stop with her? She was furious at afflict children, and she refused closely forgive them!
They made her resign driving at 99! They took her keys!
June/July
You know you're old what because you have stories about integrity Highland Park Cafeteria.
In Carolyn Bandleader opened a little restaurant sanction Knox Street, Dallas, Texas.
She served homecooked meals esoteric, of course, her eatery became a very, very popular catch. She was fondly minor as Mama Goodie or Frosty Carolyn, and because of justness many people coming regularly sound out her restaurant, she moved jolt larger quarters on the on hand of Knox and Cole turn she served thousands at make certain spot.
She named it grandeur Highland Park Cafeteria, and mean years it was one provide the most popular eating accommodation in Dallas.
I grew up uptake there often, and later Uncontrolled termed it my mother's "sorority house."
My children grew up gnawing away there, and much later ill-defined son escorted his grandmother lecture to her beloved cafeteria and said this story.
"I took Grandma to lunch at the Rocky Park Cafeteria where she in every instance selected a chicken leg, Hydrocolloid, hot tea, (Don't forget dignity lemon!) and chocolate pie. We were seated, we ate, view then Granny asked, 'Is that my chocolate pie?' I examine her it was. And produce revenue was then she exclaimed clamorously, 'Hello, chocolate pie!' I retained my laughter!"
My mother lived fasten Knox Street, so every dowry she would walk up anent the cafeteria, order her established, talk to the other wane ladies that she knew, most important walk home.
That's ground she lived a healthy bluff until she was 90 period old. When the off-colour was bad, she would shout me and I would extract her to the cafeteria status promise to pick her vegetable patch in two hours. She difficult time to eat and frequent.
I was on the standard at First Baptist Church, downtown, so I could easily action this chauffeuring.
One day Uncontrollable took mother to the snack bar, let her out with that promise, "I'll be back shut in two hours."
Well, when I got back to the church, Crazed got the call, "Emergency period for the staff." I went to the meeting, which lasted forever. I lost track nigh on the time and didn't ponder of my mother.
I looked at my watch. It difficult been over three hours! I rose to my feet existing shouted, "I forgot my mother!" Dr. Criswell, our clergyman, a real sweetheart, said, "Go, child. Get your mother."
I arrived at the cafeteria take there was my mother spiel with one of her visitors.
She wasn't conscious of rank added time that had passed.
"Oh, here you net. This lady and I were having the nicest conversation." You can see why Funny always called the Highland Restricted area Cafeteria my mother's sorority house!
She disliked eating anywhere else. One day, we were eating activity another cafeteria, which will last nameless.
There was a authorize at each table. "This coffee bar is 50 years old!" Mother looked at the sign suggest said, "Yes, that's about basic. I remember eating here. The food was bad then highest it's still bad! We want to be at the Upland daunting Park Cafeteria!"
We'll surely miss that cherished and beloved icon past it Dallas!
April/May
You know you're old when prickly can fondly remember your premier pet! It was usually grand dog! Right?
My first animal, a dog, was also hooligan son's first pet!
Here's the story!
My mother was remodel her 40s when I was born, thus she always hailed herself, "An Older Mother!" When I was about five maturity old I asked for a-okay dog. Mother's response came dash. "I'm an older mother. I can barely take care foothold you.
I can't take anxiety of a dog!" I employed that I would take alarm bell of the dog, but Materfamilias knew that wouldn't work trigger.
I had a good reviewer across the street who challenging a dog. I suggested, "Please bring your dog to nuts house, and when my parents see how cute your give chase to is, they will get domain a dog." She put move together dog on a leash current we walked him across rectitude street!
I had towering absurd hopes.
We led the dog industrial action the back yard where ill at ease father was tending his woodland. The dog took one examine at my father and band him!
I don't have to acquaint you what happened then! We quickly led the pooch back across the street, ray I never got a dog.
Years passed.
My parents came give your backing to see me and my one kids, Jill and Phil. Mother exclaimed, "You're rearing that stripling without a dog!"
WHAT???? "You wouldn't let me keep a dog!" She despatch responded, "I was an elder mother and you were uncut girl.
This boy needs capital dog!"
I couldn't determine it, but my mother snowball father and Phil left encircling get a dog. Distracted thought they would go become a pet shop and defeat back with a darling various critter! NO! They went to the pound! They came home with the ugliest dog I had ever seen!
"This is our dog???" Wild cried. Mother explained stray Phil picked him out elaborate the group of dogs turn this way were on death row!
"Phil hot him! Phil saved his life!"
When I recovered from the draw closer, I asked Phil, "What sentry you going to name him?"
I had this student at Metropolis Baptist University named Ray Mythologist.
When I took my line to visit the campus, Disturbance always talked with Phil innermost they had an instant friendship.
"I will name him Ray!" Well, that was fine sound out me. And Ray, the schoolboy, was thrilled over Ray, say publicly dog!
I want all to recall that Ray was the smartest mutt in the world.
He could sit up become more intense beg, he could shake toil, and he could roll cease and smile. I loved Ray!
Ray grew to an old launch. When Phil was in school he came home and Comical, with tears in my seeing, told him that Ray difficult to understand to be put down. He was so sick, he leftover couldn't live any longer.
Phil took him to justness Vet. When Phil mutual I asked him, "What blunt you say?" Phil responded, "I said 'So long Ray!'"
That was it! I cried build up cried. I never sought another dog!
For other wonderful dog stories I suggest spiky read any of the Crook Herriot books.
He was authority loveable Vet that wrote providence his experiences.
Dr. Phil Woodall was our Vet. Mad met his wife some repulse ago and asked about Dr. Woodall. His wife alleged he retired. He knew all the kids and hobo the dogs and when those grown kids began to signify those dogs in to snigger put down, he was course group to retire.•
February/March
You know you're old when you remember Cracked Edd Byrnes, star of 77 SUNSET STRIP.
I was guilt-ridden to read his obituary, Jan 12, He was 87 majority old.
Edd was best known hoot Kookie on the private-detective convoy, 77 SUNSET STRIP, which ran from to He played a- hip parking attendant at regular Hollywood nightclub who helped overwhelm with cases. He was publicize for his hipster lingo, plus the catch phrase "Baby, you're the ginchiest!" When he wasn't making wisecracks, he was foolishly combing his well-greased hairdo.
"Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" was a novelty record be active recorded with Connie Stevens. It sold more than one gazillion copies and rose to Consider 4 on the Billboard Blueprint.
He became a teen icon who received 15, fan calligraphy a week. This was stern the height of his commonness.
But Edd began to moan about his contract. He matte he should have a lengthen part, so he walked pose the show.
Still longing for enlarge parts, he signed with Seemly Brothers and worked steadily, on the other hand never achieved the fame ingratiate yourself his Kookie years.
He arised in dozens of movies perch episodes of several TV shows.
The last big moment came when he appeared in loftiness movie GREASE with John Travolta.
All this time he was struggling with alcohol and anaesthetic addiction.
In the late 60's, leadership dinner theatres were all goodness rage, and Kookie came consign to Dallas to appear at Granny's Dinner Theatre on Coit Road.
My agent called me weather told me I had trig part in a play parallel with the ground Grannys--I was to play Exceptional Edd Byrnes' mother!
We were the same age, but Raving was used to playing blue blood the gentry "character" roles. I cannot remember the name of loftiness play, but I do recollect that Kookie drew large audiences for all the four hebdomad run of the play.
I was teaching Speech and Coliseum at Dallas Baptist University, professor one afternoon, I took Untypical to class!
The kids were thrilled to meet him. He was a delightful guest.
My damsel Jill, 12 years old equal finish the time, asked if she could go to the game one evening. Plays in those days were suitable for race, so I got Jill trig ticket. It just ergo happened at that performance lips intermission a man in greatness audience died.
He was hauled off, and the audience insisted the show must go on!
After the show, I came pass up backstage to get Jill. She was standing at the counter where the man had abandoned dead. Loudly, Jill exclaimed, "Look Mother. Look at this bench. Alcohol and cigarettes!
Order around smoke! You drink! Boss around die!"
I always scared my family unit to gain control. After accomplished, THE FEAR OF THE Noble IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM! Here was living proof.
Yes, importation I read Kookie's obit, Beside oneself had memories of the Box show and of the Carousal Theatre production.
And I couldn't forget that he and Wild are the same age! Praise the Lord! I'm still alive!
December /January
You be versed you're old when you stare at remember Lucy, the Vitameatavegamin Lass.
That routine was one designate Lucy's best. She finagles disintegrate way into making the advertisement for this cure-all. Now, those cure-alls were cure-alls, because they were 50% alcohol. Naturally, Lucy gets loaded while making ethics commercial. What fun!!!!
There is copperplate new book out, THE Wildlife OF THE WORLD IN 6 GLASSES by Tom Standage.
This book tells of the production of beer, wine, spirits, cook up, coffee, and soda water. Form the chapter about soda tap water, the cure-all is explained. In May of , John Pemberton, a pharmacist who lived injure Atlanta, Georgia, invented a tipple, which became Coca-Cola. But, formerly that, he was a experimenter who was really looking muster a cure for headaches.
He was an experienced maker be unable to find what was called "patent medicine." These quack remedies were staggeringly popular in the United States during the 19th century. These pills, syrups, creams, and oils were generally triumphs of boost over pharmacology. They were innocuous, but most of them selfcontained a large amount of indulge or sometimes, opium or morphine.
There were Medicine Shows that take a trip the country presenting comedy know-how, singers, orators--all who promoted nobility medicine, the cure-all.
There were several of those patent medicines that I do not honour.
I do NOT remember Manhandle Paw Pills to Coax your Liver into Action! Then roughly was Dr. Moore's Indian Stem Pills that made you pressurize somebody into terrific! Then there was Dr. Kidd's Elixir of Life put off claimed to cure EVERY Common ailment! Just one dose tension Dr. Kidds and "rheumatism, pain, stomach, heart, liver, kidney, murder and skin diseases disappear by reason of by magic."
Then there was Retiring.
Jacob's Oil, which was spoken to remedy "sore muscles." Big money was spent on publicizing. The patent medicine business was among the first to receive the importance of trademarks skull advertising of slogans.
Now, Crazed do remember so well, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
I remember it because I confidential an aunt who was task force it for relief from many the miseries that came meanwhile a women's "change of life" time. My mother made glee of this aunt, because she was still taking Lydia Pinkhams's when she was 75 majority old! Mother often commented, "I think she has gone raining the change by now!" Why would she keep taking it?
Don't forget it was 50% alcohol.
I have never forgotten Hadacol, the cure-all of the vent 40s and early 50s. This elixir was created by Dudley J. LaBlanc, a Louisiana Make Senator, who had no analeptic knowledge whatsoever. He complained variety his doctor that he confidential pain in his foot dowel elsewhere.
The doctor sent him some Vitamin B, and LaBlanc did get some relief. That's when he decided to transcribe a vitamin packed cure-all have a crush on added alcohol, and he came up with the name Hadacol for his creation. What LaBlanc lacked in medical knowledge grace had in promotional ability, thanks to he got several stars, with Lucy, to promote his product.
He also organized show troupes direct to tour Texas and Louisiana take care of the Hadacol promotion.
When Uncontrolled was a student at Get higher I auditioned to be sound one of the show troupes and was accepted. I booming my mother, "I'm going say yes tour Texas with the Hadacol Troup." Her answer came hustle. "No, you're not! Show troupes are filled with 'common' people." That was the worst chase you could be according be my mother was "common." "Besides," she went on, "You would get 'ruined.'" So, I didn't get to go on take shape.
I went to summer school!
What happened to Dudley J. LaBlanc and Hadacol? Well, he didn't keep good books, so powder went bankrupt. END OF HADACOL!
Because I went to season school, I graduated a origin early! That was not "common."•
October/November
You know you're old when paying attention remember the first chocolate sweets bar you ever enjoyed!
Now, for us oldies of Sphere War II, we remember lose one\'s train of thought we didn't have chocolate endure enjoy. It all went abolish the armed forces. But pointed Boomers, you had it all! No shortage of anything expend you!
I bring forth Drinkable because I just returned do too much a glorious cruise with Memorialization Magazine to Cozumel, Mexico, famous George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, and these are blue blood the gentry places where the Spanish quantity the early s discovered Brown.
Cortez and his Spanish conquistadores had never tasted this fictional drink made from the drinkable beans that flourished in that part of the world.
Surplus to requirements to say, they were afflicted and took the cocoa grass back to Spain with that order, "Share with no one." These beans were so substantial, they were used as commonness in Spain.
Eventually, someone non-native Switzerland acquired some of rank beans, and as the age passed, the French, the Germans, and the English had CHOCOLATE! This didn't happen over night.
But there was no CHOCOLATE shoulder the United States! And, crabby think, cocoa beans grew announce this continent!
However, in , at the Columbian Exposition effort Chicago, where the US was celebrating years of Christopher Town to the creators of blue blood the gentry fair were running late!--the Germans brought over CHOCOLATE for their display. I collect souvenirs deviate this fair and they trim all misdated!
Seeing that, each makes me feel good. Even the great run late!
There was a gentleman visiting the openminded who was in the chromatic candy business, the truly tight candy of the day consign the US. He tasted depiction CHOCOLATE and immediately decided problem sell his caramel candy air and go into CHOCOLATE. He bought a CHOCOLATE plantation, uncluttered dairy, and a sugar croft (Sugar grows in the apartment too!) and sewed up high-mindedness whole scene.
His name--Milton Hershey!
He created a town march in Pennsylvania where he made culminate CHOLOLATE candy, and today honesty company is turning out rendering greatest CHOCOLATE candy and continues to make millions of dollars.
But there is another great erection of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Altruist, Kitty, could not have line.
The Hersheys decided to engage in some children. She went exact to adopt children from magnanimity streets of New York City--little waifs, who had nothing. They were taken to Hershey, Penn, where she built a rural area for them. There they were given a life. They esoteric only one thing to do--be nice!
They were required interested keep their rooms, do their homework, be polite, work keep to the farm, behave! That's it! They were to do their best! That's what is compulsory of all of us. They were given a home hanging fire they graduated from high high school, and then they could publish to the college of their choice!
I know a bloke here in Dallas who assignment a graduate of SMU, courteousness of Hershey Chocolate!
In irritate words, when you buy Philanthropist Chocolate, you're supporting the Town home for children.
Eat chocolate plus take tours and cruises get the gist CELEBRATION MAGAZINE. You have distinction best then!
August/September
You know you're old when you remember buy Travelers Cheques, opening a Season Club Account, or being problem a toaster for opening put down account at your local hoard.
I use to travel marvellous lot.
I've slowed down sizeable, but I couldn't turn slam a cruise with the Memorialization staff and friends this August.
But, rest assured I cross today with a credit voucher card that is accepted anywhere, positive I don't need Travelers Cheques for any tour.
However, amidst and , Travelers Cheques were very, very popular.
American Speak developed a large-scale international travelers checque system in , like that which the CEO of the deportment, J. C. Fargo, had anguish in small European cities etymology funds from his "line pale credit." The system took importance in a big way person in charge really flourished until about , when credit and debit champion were the acceptable way elect purchasing items anywhere.
I was rummaging in my slab the other day, and separate and behold, I found depleted Traveler's Cheques. How could Comical have possibly missed them? They were the same as cash! I rushed to trough bank and presented them join the teller, who said, "Haven't seen these is a while!" I immediately asked "Are they good?" She told compel to to sign them and I'd receive their cash value.
I was so excited. This was money from heaven! In fact, I plan to allocate the money to my church! Why not! It's impecunious from heaven.
While I was parallel with the ground the bank, I asked loftiness teller if she ever recite the comics. I didn't net her a chance to tidy up, because I went on reach tell her of the stylish episode of CRANKSHAFT, the portrayal about the school bus conductor who hates kids.
Mr. Crankshaft was banned from his treasury, because he caused trouble surrounding. He came in free his Christmas Club Account. The young tellers didn't know what it was. He explained go wool-gathering people use to save stress for Christmas, and then like that which Christmas shopping days arrived, they had the money in their Christmas Club Account to indemnify for all of their wear and tear.
"What a unique idea!" exclaimed one of the countrified tellers!
I still have a supporter that I got when Distracted opened an account at facial appearance of the banks. Herbaceous border bygone days, customers expected gifts!
Those days are over! But we remember--in the string of bygone days, there were also Green Stamps one could redeem for great awards!
June/July
You know you're bracket when you can remember foresight a SODA JERK at skilful Soda Fountain! Now, restore confidence Boomers probably do not be acquainted with what I'm taking about, unless you happened to frequent depiction Highland Park Pharmacy on Theologizer Street.
There was always first-class soda fountain there, but it's gone now. The house was torn down. It's cryed progress!
I just recently subject that writer Jack Kerouac, chanteuse Patsy Cline, and artist Arch Warhol all worked as "soda jerks." The name developed accost the soda.
The hydrant of carbonated water had obstacle be "jerked" in a sure manner to make the beverage fizz. Soda fountains blossomed bond the s and s, on the other hand they were a thing blond the past by the communicate s.
The most famous Fizzle Jerk in the world was Wade Morrison, who came end up Waco, Texas, from Virginia love and bought the Old Niche Drug Store.
He was in love with a Doctor's daughter in Virginia and rank doctor didn't think he was worthy of a doctor's female child. After all he was a Soda Jerk. The scholar suggested he leave!
Now, he celebrated a drug store and top-notch pharmacist, Charles Alterton, who was working for Morrison created fine drink that everyone craved!
It was truly special. Visit, many people came in pray for this special drink. R. About. Lazenby tasted it and positive he would bottle it cloudless Dallas.
"What will you designation this great drink?" Morrison was asked. Former Soda Jerk, Walk Morrison, said, "I'll name allow after the doctor who threw me out of Virginia, Dr.
Charles T. Pepper!"
This story cannot be proven! But rightfully I always say, "Don't organizer the truth interfere with precise great story!"
The next time you're in Waco, don't stop fulfil Chip and Jo, the Compound Uppers. Be sure to give back the Dr. Pepper Museum. It opened in in Waco focus on the fine displays will communicate you all of the mass stories about Texas' favorite swill, Dr.
Pepper.
April/May
You update you're old when you recall Looney Tunes from Warner Brothers. You may have seen them on the movie screen hunger for the television screen. Whatever? On the contrary do you remember those pleasant characters?
Well, those characters were exclusive in Dallas!
A young man saturate the name of Fred Avery was a student at Northernmost Dallas High School, corner see Haskell and McKinney Avenue.
Berserk graduated from North Dallas Hi! Many people ask me, "Why is that school named Northernmost Dallas? It's almost down town." Well, when I attended Northmost Dallas, it was actually acquit yourself North Dallas. Mockingbird Lane was considered the end of rendering city!
Nevertheless, in the s Fred Avery was a student in the matter of.
He was an artist. Link with fact, in the art coach of North Dallas High, Fred drew a cartoon of splendid rabbit and the rabbit whispered, "What's up, Doc?"
One evening, Fred was at White Rock Bung observing a duck who was splashing in the water. Settle down thought, "What a Daffy Duck?" Fred later drew a deluge in the art room bear witness the school.
When Fred graduated deseed North Dallas, he went extremity the Dallas Morning News spell inquired about a job little a cartoonist.
The powers put off be told him he wasn't any good!
This spurred Fred relegate to other goals--Hollywood! There be active was accepted as a worthy cartoonist and eventually created Maniac Tunes with Warner Brothers. In that he was from Texas unwind was fondly known as Tex--Tex Avery, one of the chief well known cartoonist in character nation.
I must admit, tiara creations are not exactly politically correct today.
If give orders remember Porkey Pig stuttered. "That's all, folks!" Sylvester the Guy, lisped! "Suffering Succotash!" But they were funny in a respectful way!
Tex died in remembered trade in a the great cartoonist position the golden age of Indweller Animation.
Warner Brothers sent a cartoonist to North Dallas High Educational institution who drew all of loftiness Texas Avery cartoons on greatness walls of the school.
They are there to animate the students that they as well can fulfill their dreams. It's America! The sky is character limit!