THANKS BLAZE ................for reminding me just how old I am ;-) 

Not only did McDonalds bugurs come wraped in paper, but a "Big Mac" was actualy Big and tasted good. Now is when we should be saying "where's the beef?"

Yes they still make jiffy popcorn.. They sell it at both albertson's and savemart where the microwave popcorn is. And jiffy taste soo much better than microwave... But it costs $1.59 at albertsons and 99cents at savemart, that is what it was lasttime i bought it..

Christine, they were 8 track tapes. I had forgot all about them. Remember if the song was too long it would have to skip to the next segment. Dang Blaze, we are getting old :)

I remember listening to my 8 track of Donna Summer "Toot toot ahhhh beep beep" (Bad Girls). I would bring my portable 8 track player and plug it into the garage and skate in my driveway. I had cool Tennis shoe skates with orange wheels. My friends and I thought we were from "Xanadu".  Then on a occasional Friday nights my parents would rent a VCR from B & B liquor on Tehachapi Blvd. along with a movie.  My mom would ask me to make crushed ice in the back part of our Can Opener and serve it with Pepsi while my brothers would Pop the corn in a lil oil on  the stove top (trying not to burn it) Then we'd melt butter and pour it on top of the popcorn hoping it wouldn't get to soggy. After the snacks were done we'd lay on the livingroom floor while my parents sat on the couch and finally watch the movie.  Good ol family nights.    

tehachapichick - i forgot about my family doing the same renting a VCR at B & B and a movie and having family night.  I try to do the same with my son.  Although he does have a TV and DVD/VCR player in his room we will make it a night and rent a movie and set up the living room and watch it.  He loves it although he could do the same in his room.  We cook popcorn and sometimes make a tent with chairs and sheets in the living room.  These are the moments that are what it is all about.  Sadly, his friends don't understand the excitement and think it's no big deal....wow what their parent are missing.  My son is 7 by the way.

p.s before B&B ( or it could have been after they close and before Video Zone) their use to be a store in Mojave we had to go to and rent equipment and movies.  I forgot what the name of it was but it wasn't a chain...I think it was across from Carl's Jr.

I remember having dress codes for women that included skirts only/no slacks or pant suits.  I remember leaving my parents home early so I could get to high school and put on tons of black eye liner.  Grovey man.  I remember only 1/2 my salary applying toward our first home loan - because I was of child bearing age. 

I remember knowing all the words to every song the Everly Brothers ever released.  Hey, I remember reel to reel tape!  I remember how cool it was to call all the boys "dudes."   And, how much fun were the drive-in restuarants where we all met our friends - if dad let you borrow the Rambler!  I also had huge hair - there are pictures to prove it.  We would iron our hair to straighten it - really - same process used on your cotten white shirts.  And flesh colored lipstick. 

You have no idea how cool I was.  Hard to believe my stuffy old mom looks back from the mirror now.

As a girl, we'd sometimes get 25 cents and a Sunday afternoon.  For that we could walk the 2 miles to the theater, purchase a ticket, buy a soda and candy bar, watch two full features and about a dozen cartoons.  It was a five hour treat - and we would walk home after dark.