I remember all of that. Did you ever listen to Captain Midnight or listen to Fibber McGee and Molly, inner sanctum mystery theater, our Miss Brooks, Amos and Andy, Great Gildersleeve and many others. I spent many evenings listening to many of those shows. Those were the good days to grow up with out many fears as there are in the world and our country today. I have most likely forgotten many others. I still have a rotary phone, 8 track tapes, cassette tapes and many old 78 rpm records. Those were good days to be alive and full of spunk.

Bobby...weren't you barefoot as well?

Do you remember, "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past comes the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger Rides Again!!' This was followed by a voice crying out, "Hi-yo Siler! Away!" At that point, Part 3 ("The Hunt")of Rossini's William Tell Overture would be turned up full blast. OR at the end..."Who was that masked man, Sheriff?" ANS: "That was the Lone Ranger, son."

Yes...they truly were the "good ol' days" what w/ gas at 18 cents a gallon (lower if you preferred SUNOCO)...penny candy....nickel candy bars...double-dip ice cream cones for 10 cents. Streetcars 10 cents...NYC subways and els for five cents...daily newspapers 2 cents each in roughly 3-4 daily editions...the Good Humor man jingling his bells...milk at 14 cents/quart delivered to you doorstep...boy's shoes from Thom McAn for $4.95 each plus a free shoe horn...Ford Tri-motors or DC-3s...no automatic transmissions in cars until 1941 (Chrysler, De Soto & Olds)...Hudson's w/ that tube-like, mouned on the steering column, black shifter casing...people actually buying Studebakers and Nash autos...Ford claiming, "There's a Ford in Your Future"...[ I still have the bill of sale for the old man's 1937 Chevy Coach (a 2-door)for $600.]

And above all...WALKING TO SCHOOL!!

I could go on but the next thing you know, someone will be calling me an old fart!