Do You Remember?

          While we are isolated here is something to stretch your brains - especially you "older" folks.

01.  After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the  grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man?

Invariably, someone would answer, “I don't know, but he left this behind.”    What did he leave  behind?   ________________.    

 02.  When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them  on The ____ ___________ Show.

 03.  'Get your kicks, __ _________ _______.'

  04.  'The story you are about to see is true.   The names have been changed to  _____ _ _____.'

05.  'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____ ____ ____ ____.'

06.  After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the  '_____.'

07.  Nestle's makes the very best....  _________.'

08.  Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.'   Our parents shared this  great jazz trumpet player with us.  

His name was  __________  ___________.

09.  What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?  ___________.

10.  Red Skeleton's hobo character was named ______ ___ ________ and Red always  ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________   ________ ’

11.  Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their   ______ _______.

12.  The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front  was called the VW. What other names did it go by? _____ &  _______.

13.  In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.'  This was a tribute to _______ ____________.

14.  We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit.   The Russians did it.   It was called __________.

15.  One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that  we twirled around our waist.  It was called the ______ _____.     
 16.  Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

17.  Hey Kids!   What time is it?   It's _____ ______ _____!

 18.  Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _____  Knows!

 19.  There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash".   Its name was the ______ ______!

20.  Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as its Logo/Representative.   What was the boy's name?  ________

 ANSWERS:  

01. The  Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

02. The Ed Sullivan Show

03.  On Route 66

04. To protect the innocent.

05.  The Lion Sleeps Tonight

06.  The limbo

07.  Chocolate

08.  Louis Armstrong

09.  The Timex watch

10.  Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.'

11.  Draft cards (Bras were also burned, not flags, as some have guessed)

12.  Beetle or Bug

13.  Buddy Holly

14.  Sputnik

15.  Hoola-hoop

16.  Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco

17.  Howdy Doody Time

18.  Shadow

19.  Monster  Mash

20.  Speedy

          And, finally, recently somebody sent me the following poem.   I am sure that a few of you can relate to it.

I remember the corned beef of my Childhood,  

And the bread that we cut with a knife,

When the Children helped with the housework,

And the men went to work not the wife.

The cheese never needed a fridge,  

And the bread was so crusty and hot,

The Children were seldom unhappy,

And the Wife was content with her lot.

I remember the milk from the bottle,  

With the yummy cream on the top,

Our dinner came hot from the oven,

And not from a freezer; or shop.

The kids were a lot more contented,  

They didn't need money for kicks,

Just a game with their friends in the road,

And sometimes the Saturday flicks.

I remember the shop on the corner,  

Where biscuits for pennies were sold

Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?

Or is it ... .I'm just getting Old?

 Bathing was done in a wash tub,  

With plenty of rich foamy suds

But the ironing seemed never ending

As Mum pressed everyone's 'duds'.

I remember the slap on my backside,  

And the taste of soap if I swore

Anorexia and diets weren't heard of

And we hadn't much choice what we wore.

Do you think that bruised our ego?  

Or our initiative was destroyed?

We ate what was put on the table

And I think life was better enjoyed.

Author, Unknown   ..

If you can remember those days ..  

Continue to enjoy your Retirement.