The best I remember.....there were lots of BLUES back in the
FABULOUS FIFTIES...
oh, what a time that was!
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THANKS to SMILING SALLY, our host for thisBLUE MONDAY..
There's lots of BLUE awaiting you, so stop and visit as many as you can....
and MY THANKS for coming by to see me today.....
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TAKE MY HAND AND LET'S STROLL
THRU A LITTLE BIT OF.......
THE FABULOUS FIFTIES....
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lOOK AT ALL THE WONDERFULBLACK AND WHITE.......UMMMM
and, don't you know I had some of those
POODLE SKIRTS and so many pairs of those
SADDLE OXFORDS, I can't even remember !!
Malt shops, juke boxes and soda jerks....bwaaaaaa...
I WANNA GO BACK !!
well, maybe just for a little while....;O)
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Oh, and the movies and tv shows were so fun...and so clean....
and so non-violate !!
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He was a twin, you know...I always heard..
ELVIS THE PELVIS
and
ENNIS THE......well, I won't go there...but, you know!!!!
;>)
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and, we ALL loved ROY ROGERS and TRIGGER..you know, I heard, years later, that when
TRIGGER died, Roy had him STUFFED...
GOOD GRIEF !!
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I always LOVED this series and didn't
miss very many of them...
I was a teenager then and my boyfriend
would come over, mom would make
FUDGE and POPCORN for us and we'd
watch this in the living room...
WITH my mom and dad...
WITH my little brother....
and never thought a thing about it !!!!
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this was another really cute tv series...
lots of fun...
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and, OF COURSE, our beloved LUCY...
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Oh, yes m'am....
AND, since my mom sewed ALL my clothes,
XO bj
I always LOVED this series and didn't
miss very many of them...
I was a teenager then and my boyfriend
would come over, mom would make
FUDGE and POPCORN for us and we'd
watch this in the living room...
WITH my mom and dad...
WITH my little brother....
and never thought a thing about it !!!!
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this was another really cute tv series...lots of fun...
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and, OF COURSE, our beloved LUCY...*
Oh, yes m'am....the 50's were so fabulous...
so much safer than now...
so much more innocent....
AND SO MUCH MORE FUN ...well, for ME, anyway !
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LOVE BLACK and WHITE .....
look at that floor and those little soda fountain stools...
I've sat many times, having a COKE FLOAT or a BANANA SPLIT,
hoping that one special guy would walk thru that door...
and.........sometimes, HE DID !! *giggle
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AND, since my mom sewed ALL my clothes,I must have had 15 of these POODLE SKIRTS...
in all colors....and, boy, did I twist my little, skinny butt in them !! :O)
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NOW...i must say....this is ONE of the BEST
BLUE MONDAY HUNKS.....
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XO bj
44 comments:
What a fun post! I can just imagine you doing the be bop in your little poodle skirts! It does look like it was a fun time.
Can you believe I live just a half mile off of Route 66? I think its the same one! I just doubt they ever featured Ohio in the series, lol .
Kady
OH BJ, thanks for the thurl down memeory lane..as I was raised in the 50's also so you know I would love this..now girl I still have me a couple of poddle skirts..we do car shows every summer so I wear them then..oh yes I even had a class ring with yard wrapped around it hanging from my neck...those were the good old days...Oh and the coke floats I had forgotten all about them..Great Monday post and I love your new header BJ..have a great day...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
You are lucky to have lived in those days! :-)
The 50's seems like such a great time! :-) slick and cool!
Monica
My mom and dad married in 1957. I grew up listening to the music of the 50's and hearing all about what a great time it was. I still LOVE the music! Saddle oxfords got recycled during the early 70's and were my favorite shoes; well that is until wedges came agong! I had at least 3 pair of saddle oxfords. I loved this post; so happy and carefree....I could use a lot of that right now! Thank you for this wonderful diversion!
Diane
Ahhh, those were the days BJ... if only our grands could have that much simpler, safer world... you really got me with your choice of hunk today...heehee ;-) Bo
Looks like you had alot of fun doing this post BJ! Do you still have any of those poodle skirts?
That's a fun post BJ! I've always wished that I could have been a teenager in the 50s. I want a poodle skirt!
Don't you wish you still had those poodle skirts? Cute! I used to watch the Roy Rogers show ( must have been in reruns cause I wasn't born til '58) I loved Roy, he reinded me of me sweet grandpa:>) Have a good week BJ!
BJ - I love your post. Such wonderful memories of a great time. I'm envious. I only had one poodle skirt and I loved it. I wish that I would have kept it. We had a hangout where everyone went after school and after ball games. Your post is precious. Happy Blue Monday,
Sweetie
15 poodle skirts...... wow I know you were the CUTEST ever....Did you have glorious netted formals...... my cousin did gosh I would look in her closet with my mouth hanging open....
HUgs
Linda
PS It really isn't 10 hours only about 5 or 6..... If you come you let me know and bring that hubbies big truck cause you are going home with a Yard Conservatory...... I bet Rosie would love to make you a cart liner with your name on it... ; - )
What a great post BJ! I would have loved being a teen in the 50's! I bet that was a great time!!!
I was a teen in the 80's ... the weird BIG HAIR and strange clothes that looked like we were wearing football gear under our shirts. lol Nothin' says 80's like some big honkin' shoulder pads. Ick.
I loved the blue!
Beth
You roll called right before me, stopping over from SITS! I'm so glad I found you. Love your blog. It's been fun reading and looking at all your great stuff!!!
Have a good day.
Sandra
I would have loved to see you in those poodle skirts. Perhaps I should make some for my shop! LOL
thanks for the look back in time BJ! I was born in '55, for me the 60' and 70's were the best but thats only because I was too young to enjoy the 50's. What we have going on today, I would give anything to be back to the 50's!! Fun, fun post!! xoxo
BJ...I can see you now(grin)in your little poodle skirt...flirtin with the Soda Jerks! I bet you got treated to plenty of "floats" with of course two straws! Hey...Route 66....I believe she starts right here in Joliet.....winds around about a mile from me! Wanna come down and get some Kicks on Rout 66?
Love your post for today...Happy Blue Monday!
I know that stuffed Trigger was stuffed and put on display in the Roy Rodgers museum. I never had a poodle skirt, but I always wanted one. I sure liked to stroll! Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday.
Happy Blue Monday BJ
Thank you for letting me know about the link to Notesongs not working. All fixed now!
I love your BLUE Monday! Oh you have taken me back. I didn't know Roy Rogers had his horse stuff...can you imagine? I loved Popeye every Saturday and I didn't wear but remember the poodle skirts...
I remember that Elvis the Pelvis stuff too...hadn't heard of the other... *lol*
It was great back there in them days eh?
thank you for sharing..
Judi
p.s. I hope you enjoy your enchiladas too!
LOL! Fun post... am running, BJ, but wanted to stop in and say, Happy Blue Monday. It's funny that you should post Popeye because Mr. Magpie and I spent yesterday watching old cartoons on You-Tube, and Popeye was there among them. LOL! And I want that poodle skirt! :-)
XO,
Sheila
Loved your post--what a fun way to start out the week!
Have a happy Blue Monday!
What a fun post. Have a great day.
I saw the stuffed Trigger, too at the Roy Rodgers museum. Too bad the museum isn't here in So. CA anymore. It was fun to visit.
I used to love Route 66, too.
Hugs, Susan
What a fun fun post! Happy Blue Monday!
What a "cool" post...we always used to say "cool". I want to go back too. And have a cherry coke and a burger at Little Mac's and wear my poodle skirt and my cashmere twin set and my saddle shoes.
Have a Wonderful Day
from Roberta Anne
Yep I remember!!!
Get your kicks...on route sixty six!
Thanks for the memories. :)Nancy
Such a fun post sweet BJ! I was born in 1956 so I am truly a child of the fifties!: )
Grace wore a poodle skirt for Halloween 2 years ago and looked so cute! I loved it!
Love,
Sue
I missed the 50's...but I did have a poodle skirt in the 60's...I sure wish they'd come back in style!
What a great post BJ. I can tell you had a good time walking down memory lane!
xoxo
Janie
Afternoon, BJNESS! Oh, this was so much fun. I could hear the theme from "Happy Days" playing! I loved Roy Rogers so much! We were in California a few years back and went into the Roy Rogers museum. It was so wonderful and we saw that Trigger! I believe Dale's horse, Buttermilk, was there too!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Hi BJ
Oh thats so fun! I hope you and your hubby enjoy them too. Its funny how many comments mentioned they'd had some the night before or on the weekend. It makes for a fun day doesn't it...your menu sounds VERY yummy. mmhmmmmmm...
Now don't forget if you change your mind about the refried beans they work themselves into an easy soup too...
Be sure to let us know how your dinner went. hmmmm...we didn't have tecilla either!
enjoy your evening.
Judi
Great trip down memory lane, BJ!
Oh my what a crazy, fun post! I was born in the 50's and wasn't a teen until the 60's but I had older cousins who were crazy about Elvis! And some of them even had poodle skirts....I always thought they were so cool and so grownup! I do remember loving to watch Roy Rogers and Del Evans on Saturday morning. My sisters and I wouldn't miss it! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Elaine :)
Thanks for the memories, BJ!!
What a fabulous post! I want to go back too. I owned a poodle skirt and those shoes! My family took a trip down route 66 when I was a little girl. I still remember it. You have brought back some lovely memories for me. Thank you ♥ Happy blue Monday!
I was born in 1953 so I have wonderful memories of the 50's. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Hugs,
Penny
Happy Days, for sure!!!! Sally
Great post BJ! The 50's always seemed like a great time to live in..of course I was just a baby back then but I loved all the petticoats..ohhh I remember a little slip mama bought for me and it had attached petticoats on it..ohhhh I use to love wearing that thing...course mama always insisted I put on a dress over it! lol lol
Hi BJ, you just made me miss the
50's. I would love to see you in a poodle skirt. Do you have a picture?...Christine
I always said if I could live in a different time, it would be the 50's, they had great clothes, and just seemed to be dancing all the time! What a super memory-filled post! Love your blog!
Bj.. what a wonderful stroll down memory lane. One of the first songs Mr. P and I danced to was one by Elvis..oh this was just too sweet a treat..
I know what you mean about the meds.. bless his heart he struggles with remembering at times, so I'm constantly monitoring what he takes now. I pray your condition is doing ok.. it's such a shame that our bodies betray us the older we get isn't it? I hope you've had a super Blue Monday. hugs ~lynne~
Oh, I loved this! Sure brought back some great memories. Those pictures were just too fun, and those t.v. memories-Great! Thanks for putting a big ole smile on my face! laurie
I was born in 1957 but I've always said I should have been a teenager by then because I've always loved the 50's so much, from the style to the music and of course I'm a huge Elvis fan:-) Such a fun post, dear B.J.!! xoxo
Great post, bj ... so many of my favorite shows and entertainers! I LOVED Make Room For Daddy, and Angela Cartwright was who I wanted to be "when I grew up," even after she made the move to Lost In Space :o)
When I was still in college in Los Angeles (mid-70s), I worked for Roy Roger's son-in-law, his daughter Cheryl's husband. I can confirm that, yes, Trigger was stuffed and put on display in the original Roy Rogers Museum, in Apple Valley, California, near the ranch where Roy and Dale were living at the time. The museum -- which didn't get a lot of traffic out in the California desert -- was moved to Branson, MO, in 2003, and Trigger's just waitin' for you to show up and take an ogle or two :o) Roy and Dale were both buried at Sunset Hills Cemetary in Apple Valley (about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles), and there is a memorial chapel there in their honor. Roy's son Dusty lives in Branson and performs daily with his band, and I lost track of Cheryl over the years. Cheryl is Roy's oldest child, adopted by Roy and his second wife, Arline. Dusty is Roy & Arline's own child, and Arline died a few days after Dusty's birth. Dale was their stepmom, and she and Roy had additional children together, plus adopted several more. They were a gracious and lovely couple, and I enjoyed the time I spent with them during family activities, weddings, and holidays while working for their son-in-law.
Thanks for the stroll down Memory Lane!
Victoria
What a fun read and so many happy memories. I loved Route 66 and had crushes on both the heros. I still love to watch Lucy - she was one of a kind.
BJ, I LOVE your 50's theme post! ;) I was born in 56, and I just loved everything about the that era., and the stars of that time! Lucy, Elvis, the movies were so great then! Thanks for the rewind, Loved it! ~CC Catherine
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