2ndGenBeaver
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 21, 2019 9:12:48 GMT -8
MTV with music videos vs. "empty"-V with reality shows (what the heck are those abominations?) on it
Music that pondered deep/large issues, and talented recording artists without autotune or cut-and-paste studio editing tools
Hair bands in the 1980s (I have a soft spot for bands like Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt,.... Far more entertaining than these rap artists of today)
Non-device (mobile devices, video consoles) oriented childhoods
Cars with engines that had recognizable components that one could work on
The Apollo program feeding kids' dreams
Board games
Firearms used for "plinking", not mowing people down or settling arguments
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Post by kersting13 on Nov 21, 2019 13:44:23 GMT -8
MTV with music videos vs. "empty"-V with reality shows (what the heck are those abominations?) on it Music that pondered deep/large issues, and talented recording artists without autotune or cut-and-paste studio editing tools Hair bands in the 1980s (I have a soft spot for bands like Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt,.... Far more entertaining than these rap artists of today) Non-device (mobile devices, video consoles) oriented childhoods Cars with engines that had recognizable components that one could work on The Apollo program feeding kids' dreams Board games Firearms used for "plinking", not mowing people down or settling arguments Board games are still going strong. How about seeing kids out and about on their own? I have kids of my own, and they don't really "get out" the way I used to. Some of that is due to the fact that they can play video games or do other stuff with friends without having to be physically together. Most of it I think is changed attitudes of parents. I remember riding my bike to friend's houses that were a mile or more away. Sometimes we'd meet in the middle to make it more "fair". Virtually every kid who visits our house is dropped off by a parent who sets a pre-determined pick up time. We used to go to the drug store on our own after school to buy football cards and candy. My kids have never even tried that. From 6th grade up through HS, we used to frequently get together for pick-up football games at the grade school or the church yard - which was a task back in the day, as you'd have to make phone calls and see if you could get enough guys to show up at the right place/right time. When I played little league baseball, I'd take myself to practice and back, nowadays, the kid who gets himself to and from practice is rare. Helicopter parents are a real thing - kids are becoming independent later and later in life because of it. |
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Post by mbabeav on Nov 21, 2019 14:47:21 GMT -8
MTV with music videos vs. "empty"-V with reality shows (what the heck are those abominations?) on it Music that pondered deep/large issues, and talented recording artists without autotune or cut-and-paste studio editing tools Hair bands in the 1980s (I have a soft spot for bands like Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt,.... Far more entertaining than these rap artists of today) Non-device (mobile devices, video consoles) oriented childhoods Cars with engines that had recognizable components that one could work on The Apollo program feeding kids' dreams Board games Firearms used for "plinking", not mowing people down or settling arguments Board games are still going strong. How about seeing kids out and about on their own? I have kids of my own, and they don't really "get out" the way I used to. Some of that is due to the fact that they can play video games or do other stuff with friends without having to be physically together. Most of it I think is changed attitudes of parents. I remember riding my bike to friend's houses that were a mile or more away. Sometimes we'd meet in the middle to make it more "fair". Virtually every kid who visits our house is dropped off by a parent who sets a pre-determined pick up time. We used to go to the drug store on our own after school to buy football cards and candy. My kids have never even tried that. From 6th grade up through HS, we used to frequently get together for pick-up football games at the grade school or the church yard - which was a task back in the day, as you'd have to make phone calls and see if you could get enough guys to show up at the right place/right time. When I played little league baseball, I'd take myself to practice and back, nowadays, the kid who gets himself to and from practice is rare. Helicopter parents are a real thing - kids are becoming independent later and later in life because of it. The risk averse, or more literally translated, paranoia nature of being a parent now demands this type of constant monitoring. I remember being out all day (and even part of the night), and doing various nefarious things (our group plastering the police car with rotten apples, of course only realizing it was the police when the lights came on, and discovering that I could run faster than an Olympic sprinter - has the statute of limitations on pelting authorities cars with mushy stuff expired?) We probably needed much more supervision than we had, but then again, I have heard stories of what my parents got away with............. |
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Post by seastape on Nov 23, 2019 1:53:34 GMT -8
Fotomats, like you said, but additionally the fact that you had to wait for development of the roll of film to see how your pictures turned out. The VHS rental store later with Blu Rays and DVDs, yes. The VHS industry period. Took off in the late 70s and frankly was dead by the early 2000s. Less than a thirty year life span.
Same with arcades. They still survive, but not to the extent that they used to.
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 23, 2019 13:16:34 GMT -8
Did anyone mention waterbeds? And the patch kits that never held...
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2ndGenBeaver
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 25, 2019 10:03:12 GMT -8
Payphones
Lego sets that required imagination
Kids playing games outdoors (mentioned already)
Drive-in theaters
(great thread!)
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 25, 2019 10:38:13 GMT -8
Payphones Lego sets that required imagination Kids playing games outdoors (mentioned already) Drive-in theaters (great thread!) I was more enthralled with Erector Sets... Mom hated all the small pieces! |
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 25, 2019 11:35:04 GMT -8
Payphones Lego sets that required imagination Kids playing games outdoors (mentioned already) Drive-in theaters (great thread!) I was more enthralled with Erector Sets... Mom hated all the small pieces! Lincoln Logs, Erector sets, Legos, Girder and Panel (my brother and I had them all, I guess we were spoiled). Estes rockets Those pre-RC airplanes that you flew round-and-round really dangerous 4th of July fireworks 65-in-1 electronics sets Slot car racing But back to erector sets - A.C. Gilbert, the inventor, was a Salem boy. Nice exhibit at the Salem Children's Museum.....also big into magic (Mysto), and a world class athlete to boot, world record holder in a couple events. Attended Pacific and then Yale Med school. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Nov 25, 2019 13:51:56 GMT -8
I was more enthralled with Erector Sets... Mom hated all the small pieces! Lincoln Logs, Erector sets, Legos, Girder and Panel (my brother and I had them all, I guess we were spoiled). Estes rockets Those pre-RC airplanes that you flew round-and-round really dangerous 4th of July fireworks 65-in-1 electronics sets Slot car racing But back to erector sets - A.C. Gilbert, the inventor, was a Salem boy. Nice exhibit at the Salem Children's Museum.....also big into magic (Mysto), and a world class athlete to boot, world record holder in a couple events. Attended Pacific and then Yale Med school. Yes, the Cox airplane on a string! Here kid, put this dangerous methanol fuel in the plane with this tiny spout. Don't get any on you, oops! That's impossible. Now, try to spin the prop with your slick hands and nearly cut your finger off! Feel that burn in your new cut? That means it's working. Ha ha Also, LOVED slot car racing. |
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 25, 2019 13:57:35 GMT -8
Lol... we have some old mo fo's in here!
That's bitching!
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Nov 25, 2019 15:58:24 GMT -8
No one has mentioned building models yet.....Revell, Monogram, Tamiya, cars, trucks, planes, ships, military vehicles - something for everyone's tastes!
Perhaps us "old mo fo's" are less susceptible to huffing or today's narcotics since we used to all get high on Testor's model glue and paint back in the day.....and that was just if you were building the model!
You know, my kids have had a great childhood, other than what all the smart electronics did to affect it, but reading this thread makes me think they sure missed out on a lot of cool things (the Expo '74 "invisible dog on a leash" toy and Pet Rocks(tm) notwithstanding).
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 25, 2019 16:29:10 GMT -8
No one has mentioned building models yet.....Revell, Monogram, Tamiya, cars, trucks, planes, ships, military vehicles - something for everyone's tastes! Perhaps us "old mo fo's" are less susceptible to huffing or today's narcotics since we used to all get high on Testor's model glue and paint back in the day.....and that was just if you were building the model! You know, my kids have had a great childhood, other than what all the smart electronics did to affect it, but reading this thread makes me think they sure missed out on a lot of cool things (the Expo '74 "invisible dog on a leash" toy and Pet Rocks(tm) notwithstanding). WWII model planes! Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat and the awesome folding wing mechanism! Unfortunately I think you're right they did miss a lot in many ways! |
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Post by Judge Smails on Nov 25, 2019 16:41:37 GMT -8
Electric Football....no way today's kids have the patience to play that
Coleco & Mattel handheld football, basketball and baseball games
Bas-Ket. The basketball game with the levers where you try to launch the ball through the hoop.
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 25, 2019 16:43:48 GMT -8
Electric Football....no way today's kids have the patience to play that Coleco & Mattel handheld football, basketball and baseball games EFF those little felt bastards and trying to pass! Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2019 7:19:42 GMT -8
Electric Football....no way today's kids have the patience to play that Coleco & Mattel handheld football, basketball and baseball games EFF those little felt bastards and trying to pass! Lol Those little guys and their felt balls. Completing a pass was as complicated and unlikely as you trying to make a point in one of your run-on sentences. |
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