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Mr. Rogers, Where Are You?
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Mr. Rogers, Where Are You? |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050
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Mr. Rogers, Where Are You? Do you still remember when a dime was nothing small? Now you need another quarter, just to make a call We didn’t all have cell phones, when we played out in the street We just came home when we were told, then everyone would eat I remember Go Go rings, and how they made you cool I remember carrying my lunch, box to my school At the cafeteria the only choice was milk We used to all wear cotton, now it’s leather pants and silk I still remember Jiffy Pop Hot Popcorn in a pouch! I still remember Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch I still remember Sghettio’s, just open up a can I still remember yakking! every time we ate some Spam I remember Kool-Aid used to be my favorite drink Just add a pound of sugar, and some water from the sink Now it’s soda at the school, and bags of chips for lunch What happened to the sandwiches, or apples that went crunch I never will forget the day, the Beatles all broke up Or the first time Elvis uttered, “Thank you very much” What happened to the Happy Days, and JJ, on Good Times Now it’s east coast west coast hipsters, breaking out their nines Now Limbaugh is a hypocrite, who’s obviously on drugs And Pepsi hires Britney, cause they both have plastic jugs Barry Bonds, on steroids! Will his records still be good? What happened to the days, of Mr. Rogers neighborhood? I still remember Opie whistling, carrying all those fish And, I Dream Of Genie, how she blinked to make a wish The world has gotten smaller but our enemies have not What happened Jimmy Carter, with Menachem and Sadat? I never will forget the day we landed on the moon Or the day that I saw Gary Cooper in High Noon The Pres wants us to send another, Mars mission aloft Gates should try Viagra, cause his micro is too soft! I still remember all the Good Times and, the Happy Days What ever happened to the values of the good old ways? What happened to just doing all the things you knew you should What happened to the days, of Mr. Rogers neighborhood? I wish that time could just stand still so everyone could breathe What happened to that great big dream, that everyone believed? I hope that we are all asleep, and one day we’ll wake up Who knows they even might invent, some noodles, in a cup? Okay... now I'm done whining for a while... |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
And Pepsi hires Britney, cause they both have plastic jugs roflol! ok ok.. maybe I can get a better reply when I stop laughing, lol, but seriously... this is great!!! *tries to stop laughing* Always, Alyssa He was a man of sorrows |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
hehehehhehe, excellent review with memories...very much enjoyed. I've oft wondered what happened to those really big scoops on top of the ice cream cones...you know the ones, that went all the way down to the bottom of the cone...good to the last drop...yummmy Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
I remember all that except Go Go rings. What is that???  Yes...I remember. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I do believe Mr. Rogers is smiling on you...that's what I think! What do you say, Richy...we go on strike, and bring people back to their senses? |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
HELP!!! ... I read it and I can't get up LOL the nastalgia and one liners hacked me off at the knees  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Richy It's all down memory lane. But to there you take a dream not a plane. LOL A most enjoyable read. |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
GG ~ Alyssa, your comment really made me laugh... I’m glad you liked that part, I guess it did have a small hint of humor to it didn’t it...  Thank You Alyssa Lee ~ So nice of you to stop by Lee! Yes, the BIG scoops of ice cream, huh? Do you have a Baskin Robbins in your area? It’s an ice cream shop. We have one in our town, with a drive thru window... isn’t that strange.. lol Right next to the drive thru Donut shop... it’s a cool town, you never even have to get out of your car lol  Susan ~ How nice to hear from you Susan! Yeah you’re much too young to remember Go Go Rings. They were just these big ol fatty colored plastic rings that all the kids just had to have. You know, it was back in the day, of bell bottoms, and Beatle Boots with taps, Spock sideburns, Bruce Lee, and oh yeah... I almost forgot, Hi-Karate after shave... boy you’d better know some martial arts, if you were going to wear that smelly stuff... lol I don’t know, maybe these Go Go rings were just a local thing. Maybe someone else here at pippy will remember? Thanks Susan! |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Sunshine ~ Hi Karilea, how have you been? I hope all is well. Thank you for the nice comment on Mr. Rogers... But then I wouldn’t be surprised if he was the kind of guy, who smiled in his sleep Go on strike huh? Sure, why not... it sounds like a very worthy cause... Thanks Karilea Rex ~ LOL Rex... that was one funny reply Rex! I’m really glad you liked it... lol Thanks a bunch for stopping by! |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Seymour ~ Thanks Sy... the last time I took a fast trip down memory lane, I got pulled over by a cop. I asked him if I was driving too fast... and he said, no, your flying too low... Thanks so much Sy! Thanks Everyone!  |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
Ahhh full of nostalgia ,Hey Richy thanks for the trip down memory lane Hope |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
I liked the bit about Bill Gates and micro-soft.....hahaha.. |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
Now Limbaugh is a hypocrite, who’s obviously on drugs And Pepsi hires Britney, cause they both have plastic jugs The last 2 lines of that stanza caught me off guard...lost my place I was laughing so hard LOL but in all fairness, those were also the days when your best friend got polio just months before the Salk wonder drug, or your Grandmother passed away at 52, because technology couldn't prolong her days because their was no early detection technology, and everyone smoked cigarettes and no one had ever heard of the surgeon general, much less his warnings...oh, well....I have ranted morbidly on a great nostaligic write..."plastic jugs"...now that was worth the price of admission... smiles |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
*big smile* you're so special Richy |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Richy, even though most of the things you mention are unknown to me, there are a few that match also for Europe .... And of course I also watched Happy Days! We look back sometimes with nostalgia and it's worth the trip when the result is some fun. Your poem did surely achieve this goal. Love, Margherita |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Richy Yes, I remember this and more thanks for opening memories door!  |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
And to think, I can't remember what happened yesterday! Grover. |
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Bonnie j Senior Member
since 2003-06-27
Posts 1588Ohio |
Here I come. I love walking down memory lane. Such fond memories. I have one called BOOK OF LOVING MEMORIES. I would like to share. Be back in a few. Love Bon-Bon |
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Youngatheart Member
since 2003-12-30
Posts 333 |
Richy, You are making some of us feel so old. But aren't the memories great? Jiffy Pop...how many of those pouches did I burn in my lifetime (not to mention almost catching the kitchen on fire.) Speaking of "I Dream of Jeannie"...remember the big uproar about the exposed bellybutton? Oh heavens!! Let me see....candy lipstick...wax lips and fingertips (yuck..that we actually chewed!!)... remember tieing rubber bands together to play the jumping game...double dutch and SPUD? "The Flintstones" was a primetime show..."My Three Sons", "The Real McCoys", "Mr. Ed", "My Favorite Martian" did not seem hokey. "Wonderful World of Disney" was in color even if it was just a green ring around everyone's face. You could sing the words to all the themes of the TV shows...and hummed them too the next day at school or work... We actually had live bands at school dances with brass that really rocked.....oh the good old days!!!!! Thanks for the memories, my friend. Youngatheart PS. Thank you for your very supportive words concerning my weight loss. All the Rah Rahs I can get help so much. |
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Youngatheart Member
since 2003-12-30
Posts 333 |
And Pepsi hires Britney, cause they both have plastic jugs teehee |
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Serra_Avatar Member
since 2004-01-11
Posts 58 |
lol....awww, man that was great. *muffled laughing* |
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Greeneyes  
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
thank you for this.....a sweet walk down memory lane L~ ~~**~~ |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Hope ~Anytime Hope, I’m glad you could come along! Dingusjr ~ Hey Dingusjr, how nice to hear from you! Yeah, isn’t that terrible about the guy... Thanks so much for stopping by!Steaven ~ That’s so true Steaven about all the advances that come with each new generation. Those, no one would knock. I just sometimes yearn for the days, when life was a little simpler, and kinder, and of course, a whole lot safer. At lest it sure seemed that way, to me. I’m sure someday, people will look back at this time we’re living in right now, and think, Man, those days stunk, they still had incurable diseases, they still used fossil fuels, and they didn’t even have cyborgs yet... lol Dixie ~ Ahhh Dixie I know... and I’m under medication for it too you know... lol Seriously, Dixie, Thank You |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Margherita ~ Are you out in Europe?! What in the wide world of sports are you doing way out there! And don’t worry, most of the things I ever mention, are unknown to people over here too... lol Thank You Margherita, it is always so special, to hear from you! Martie ~ Oh no problem Martie, I always open doors for nice young ladies Grover ~ Ahhh yes Grover... memory... it’s the first thing to go... I can’t remember the second one... |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Youngatheart ~ Yeah I know, Young One, but the ‘eck wit it! We made it this far, that should be worth something, no? Yep, burning the ol Jiffy Pop, but hey I still burn microwave popcorn. Yes, Jeanie’s belly button, and Elvis’s hips. Now it’s Janet’s _ _ _ _ oh wait, they already did show that on TV... huh, go figure? Oh gosh, the wax lips, they were funny for about 30 seconds and then you’d give them a few chews, until you realized, that you were basically chewing on a colored candle... lol ... patooey! Never did play that jumping game you mentioned, we couldn’t afford to buy a rubberband! And double dutch? Couldn’t play that either, that rope, was our dryer, out back... Yes, the Flintstones were prime time, and wasn’t the Jetson’s too? And Batman, and The Green Hornet, and Ed Sullivan was on, Sunday night? Yeah, I could go on forever... I think I just did... lol Oh, and your welcome about the support. Ive been there, and done that myself, a few times... lol Take Care Youngatheart. It’s always fun to chat with you! |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Bon Bon ~ Hi Bon Bon, how nice to see you! Yes, a nice stroll down memory lane can be a lot of fun at times... why is it getting so much longer though... ? ... Thanks Bon Bon, I’m looking forward to reading your book. Serra ~ Hi Serra! How nice to meet you! Ahhh you don’t have to muffle anything around here, just let it all out... LOLOLO! See? No one even noticed... lol Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your nice comments Greeneyes ~ Oh anytime Lauren... I’m glad you could accompany me... it’s always nicer to have someone to walk with... Thanks again Everyone! |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big angel hugs) Oh Richy, I too ask the same question, sweet friend, the loss of Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo has left a humongous cavity in the children's network and more and more are children are vulnerable to the loss of innocence and adulterated world! (sad sigh) Who will fill the shoes of Mr. Rogers, I pray it is one who shares his vision, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Richy, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "You'll find something that's enough to keep you |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Richy...Enjoyed walking down memory lane with you. Use to be water & air were free Now they charge at least a fifty cent fee All night every night on T.V was family time When Superman and other hero's fought crime Now Janet's on the tube Showing off a boob. Paul "To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you" |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Noah ~ Thanks Noah, yes, I got a feeling that the days of guys like Mr. Rogers, and Captain Kangaroo hosting morning children programs are over. Now, if kids even bother watching TV, its MTV, or VH1, but they’re more likely to be on the computer, or on a game system like Playstation 2. The world is just moving so fast these days. I can only imagine how it’s going to be in the future. I wonder if robotics will play a larger role in the care of young children in the home in some circumstances. Can you imagine? Possibly feeling more affection, for a machine, then your actual parents, who are zipping back and forth to bed and breakfast weekends out in space. Okay, now people really think I’m weird... lol Thanks Noah! Paul ~ Hey Paul, it’s nice to meet you! Glad you could stop by. Enjoyed the little ditty you put together... Yeah Janet gives a new meaning to the term, Boob Tube... lol Thanks for the nice comments Paul. Take Care! |
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