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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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Nifty Fifties ... ~Marge Tindal~ 1999 Love Me Tender and Johnny Be Good. Songs from the days of my teenhood. I hear them and I rock. I hear them and I roll. They are the very music that rocks my soul. The jitterbug, the stroll, the bop to the beat. The very best music's got me tapping my feet. Grab your partner, get out on the floor. Rock n' Roll music is alive once more. Platters spinning in my head. It is true Rock and Roll is not dead. Hibernating, waiting... a return to the beat ... dancing, dancing ... rhythm in my feet. 'I Found My Thrill On Blueberry Hill' ... in the backseat of a Chevrolet. The music blaring on the radio ... taking our cares away. 'Great Balls Of Fire', We could 'Rock Around The Clock.' Fight 'The Battle Of New Orleans.' Or do 'The Jailhouse Rock.' We were 'Juvenile Delinquents', what can we say.... We 'Wore An Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' while 'Dancing The Night Away.' I'd return in a heartbeat to the days of old. Through the music our stories were told. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Liked this much!!I remember those so well! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
oooow, eee, oooo-ah-ah, ting, tang, walla-walla Bing-bang.... I remember the same. Chantilly Lace, Charlie Brown, Poison Ivy, Kathy's Clown. Then along came Jones, and Ricky Nelson too, There was also a Teen Angel, and dinga dong ding Blue Moon. Patches lived down by the river, That flowed by the old coal yard, In old wooden houses, with shutters torn down, In old Shanty Town..... Purple People eaters, Splish-splashin in the tub, Let me in "Wee-Oooh" Potion number nine for love... A duck tail kinda haircut, Cuban healed boots, Skin tight blue jeans-switch blade knives, and a soda fountain too. Sometimes our gang had rumbles, With chains and clubs and fists When the Lion slept in the mighty jungle, We'd cruise along the strip. I miss those care-less, care-free days, And black and white TV, Still had my parents and all my friends, All that's left are memories...... Marge, This was grand....made me remember times past..... [This message has been edited by Toerag (edited 11-10-1999).] |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This likes me much - I did a tribute some Forums back to Neil Diamond - you would probably like it... ------------------ Sunshine Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Marge & Toerag: Thanks for those strolls down memory lane... enjoyed both poems very much! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
ah, they don't make music like they used to  ------------------ Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Toe, she meant THE fifties, not YOUR fifties! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Balladeer.....How would you know?...You're a Lawrence Welk fan...right? |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
Bal and Toe are fighting again, While Toerag sits with a subtle grin, All songs of past they sing its true, And date themselves and me too. ------------------ Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
I was there too in those good old days twisting twisting the night away Love me tender was the only way I wanted all my days to stay Let me go lover Sincerely, hard to get this unchained melody plays within me yet Love is a many splendered thing and I'll still bet that what ever lola wants lola gets. Thanks Marge for the moments to remember. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
You've all just 'Put Another Nickle In ... In The Nicklelodean' Watcher, Toe, Sunshine, Suthern, Hoot, Balladeer, RSEvans and Marti .... seems like the music plays for all of us. Anybody for a sock hop? ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Aurora's Fire Junior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 28Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
*L* it's so funny to read this poem, because my financé's father is in his fifties and just last week he was listening to his records and singing and dancing, if only you could have seen him you would know why I am still laughing...hehehehe Great one! |
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Julie Senior Member
since 1999-08-20
Posts 739Houston, TX |
A fun piece to read! It really bopped. |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Thanks for the blast from the past Marge......It was really hep!! [This message has been edited by Pepper (edited 11-10-1999).] [This message has been edited by Pepper (edited 11-11-1999).] |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
If only I was old enough to remember these songs... (think they bought it?) great poem... enjoyed.... |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Great, no, make that fabulous poem, Marge! ------------------ Denise |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
The music from this era, Balladeer can't appreciate, "That rock and roll is evil, It makes one horny and irate." His music tastes are different, His dance steps are not the same, He still does the Fox Trot, And the Charleston was his "game." [This message has been edited by Toerag (edited 11-11-1999).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
ROFL... (nodding) You're right, Toe... that music that brings back smiles to many of us (and puzzled looks from the young whipper-snappers *G*) probably does bring a groan from the old geezers. *G* (Not that I'd ever call 'Deer an ole geezer. LOL. Not to his face. *G*) |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
The dance floor is filling up ... come on and join in. Thanks Aurora's Fire, Julie, Pepper, Mike, Toe and Suthern ... and Balladeer just happens to be next on my dance card. *smile* ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Bugs Bunny Junior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 28Elmer Fudd's Carrot Patch |
Oh Maahge, don't fawget da Bunny Hop! Dat's da best! ------------------ yeeeennnt...what's up, Doc? |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Bugs, I would't forget the bunny hop for anything. We could all join in. And you could lead the pack. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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