tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post6223408533790175922..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Good Times, Another Timevanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-91389158058610716292014-09-07T10:59:45.101-04:002014-09-07T10:59:45.101-04:00Sharkey, didn't have them, probably why I coul...Sharkey, didn't have them, probably why I could never run. Or jump.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-3240957986389259372014-09-06T23:05:20.234-04:002014-09-06T23:05:20.234-04:00"Run a little faster, jump a little higher, t..."Run a little faster, jump a little higher, the kid in the Red Ball Jets!"Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-28760609616445481712014-09-05T13:27:24.373-04:002014-09-05T13:27:24.373-04:00Sharkey, differences in a half-generation. Time m...Sharkey, differences in a half-generation. Time marches on, and on sneakers, I might say.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-22928551325372327742014-09-05T10:11:24.180-04:002014-09-05T10:11:24.180-04:00That's really interesting. They must have hit ...That's really interesting. They must have hit the masses as I was entering grade school. Let's see, you are 14 years older than I... yes, you and college and me and grade school would be just about the same time frame.<br />Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-81612382737934856952014-09-03T22:07:52.604-04:002014-09-03T22:07:52.604-04:00Sharkey, if my memory is correct, I never owned a ...Sharkey, if my memory is correct, I never owned a pair of tennis shoes prior to going off to college. Chuck Taylors. (Did you note that even with the lead you gave me, "sneakers" was never a part of my vocab? I didn't even notice I did that until I was reading over my statement.)vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-21154905500804028262014-09-03T21:59:24.518-04:002014-09-03T21:59:24.518-04:00Great pic! I notice that everyone is wearing leath...Great pic! I notice that everyone is wearing leather shoes. Kids generally had sneakers, at least for after school play, by the time I was a kid. Did you have sneakers? Keds? PF Flyers, Red Ball Jets?Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-16860634496679973152014-09-03T20:17:01.506-04:002014-09-03T20:17:01.506-04:00Lin, the old pictures feed my nostalgia lust from ...Lin, the old pictures feed my nostalgia lust from time to time. Our skates were clamp-on type, and yes, they did occasionally come off at inopportune times.<br /><br />Vee, it occurred to me that you probably were wearing skates. I did suggest that CB was likely engaged in his own devices, shall we say.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-4737819035574691802014-09-03T20:06:01.045-04:002014-09-03T20:06:01.045-04:00It's very likely I also had my skates on. Char...It's very likely I also had my skates on. Charlie was probably out running around somewhere. No one could ever keep track of him.<br />Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-20030518839683230202014-09-03T19:59:38.116-04:002014-09-03T19:59:38.116-04:00Oh, thanks for the kind words on the Duck and Whee...Oh, thanks for the kind words on the Duck and Wheel! ;)Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-24327562793375699802014-09-03T19:59:20.311-04:002014-09-03T19:59:20.311-04:00I LOVE your old photos! I wish I had more of them...I LOVE your old photos! I wish I had more of them. My mom has some, but she doesn't remember who everyone is in the photos. Such a treasure you have there!<br /><br />Remember those skates that would clamp on your shoes and you had to have a skate key to get them on and off? Could never find the key....<br />But they always managed to come off...when you were speeding along. <br /><br />Ugh.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-56516785890653462442014-09-03T17:19:51.611-04:002014-09-03T17:19:51.611-04:00Vee, difficult to tell in the digital pic, but Way...Vee, difficult to tell in the digital pic, but Wayne Junior had on skates, too. I wonder where Charley Bill was. I wonder where he is now?<br /><br />Grace, oh, thank you so much; I am glad you enjoyed it. Mom could, and did smile a lot. She could laugh too, but she didn't always find me funny. The fedora really was my dad's trademark. vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-76112957091181205362014-09-03T12:44:31.975-04:002014-09-03T12:44:31.975-04:00Love, love, love it! I wish your Mom was smiling b...Love, love, love it! I wish your Mom was smiling because she and your Dad were such handsome people (and aren't you the cute little bugger!). Uncle Wayne looks like I imagine Uncle Jep looked like...Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-38162211257079195412014-09-03T08:35:38.748-04:002014-09-03T08:35:38.748-04:00Trip down memory lane this morning! I remember how...Trip down memory lane this morning! I remember how much the Lacy kids loved to roller skate. At least you found a few seconds to pose for a picture, even if you didn't ditch the skates.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.com