http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138 Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1987 . They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. The CD was introduced the year they were born. They have always had an answering machine. They have always had cable. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: &quot;Where's the Beef?,&quot; &quot;I'd walk a mile for a Camel,&quot; or &quot;de plane Boss, de plane.&quot; McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1987 . They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. The CD was introduced the year they were born. They have always had an answering machine. They have always had cable. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: &quot;Where's the Beef?,&quot; &quot;I'd walk a mile for a Camel,&quot; or &quot;de plane Boss, de plane.&quot; McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. en-us I remember jiffy pop popcorn was all the rave.  I also said to someone the other day "My mom always told me to wear clean underwear in case i get in an accident", and they never heard that phrase and didnt quite get it! http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61914 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61914 I remember jiffy pop popcorn was all the rave.  I also said to someone the other day "My mom always told me to wear clean underwear in case i get in an accident", and they never heard that phrase and didnt quite get it! <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">THANKS BLAZE ................for reminding me just how old I am ;-)&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Not only did McDonalds bugurs come wraped in paper, but&nbsp;a &quot;Big Mac&quot; was actualy Big and tasted good. Now is when we should be saying &quot;where's the beef?&quot;</font></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61915 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61915 <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">THANKS BLAZE ................for reminding me just how old I am ;-)&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Not only did McDonalds bugurs come wraped in paper, but&nbsp;a &quot;Big Mac&quot; was actualy Big and tasted good. Now is when we should be saying &quot;where's the beef?&quot;</font></p> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">See in old age I forgot to use the&nbsp;SP check this time that darn phone distracted me.</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61918 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61918 <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">See in old age I forgot to use the&nbsp;SP check this time that darn phone distracted me.</font> I remember when one of my kids found our LP collection and said &quot;wow look at those big CD's!&quot;. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61920 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61920 I remember when one of my kids found our LP collection and said &quot;wow look at those big CD's!&quot;. Jewels -&nbsp; my mom still tells me that to this day.&nbsp; She also has made promise to bury her in Clean Underwear.&nbsp; She says she will haunt me if I don't.&nbsp; Do they still make the Jiffy Popcorn to put on the stove?&nbsp; I also remember TV Dinners being in aluminum trays and put in the oven. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61939 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61939 Jewels -&nbsp; my mom still tells me that to this day.&nbsp; She also has made promise to bury her in Clean Underwear.&nbsp; She says she will haunt me if I don't.&nbsp; Do they still make the Jiffy Popcorn to put on the stove?&nbsp; I also remember TV Dinners being in aluminum trays and put in the oven. I'd just like to point out that kids starting college this year are mostly born in 1989! <br /> And McDonals is wrapped in paper <em>now</em>, it was in Styrofoam before... http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61940 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61940 I'd just like to point out that kids starting college this year are mostly born in 1989! <br /> And McDonals is wrapped in paper <em>now</em>, it was in Styrofoam before... <p><font color="#0000ff">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..</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61946 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61946 <p><font color="#0000ff">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..</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> How about getting up to turn a big knob that went clunk, clunk,  to change to 1 of the 3 TV channels. Or having to go up on the roof to move the antenna for better reception.  I can remember getting 5 gallons of gas for a buck. How about when the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night started broadcasting in color. We had to go across the street to the neighbors house to see a color TV in action.  Those were some of the best days as far as we knew it then!!! http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61953 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61953 How about getting up to turn a big knob that went clunk, clunk,  to change to 1 of the 3 TV channels. Or having to go up on the roof to move the antenna for better reception.  I can remember getting 5 gallons of gas for a buck. How about when the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night started broadcasting in color. We had to go across the street to the neighbors house to see a color TV in action.  Those were some of the best days as far as we knew it then!!! <font face="Comic Sans MS">What about rotary telephones that were stuck to the wall? For me as a kid it was a big deal to get the TV dinners and trays out once a week and get to watch TV during dinner normally we ate at the table every night as a family. Do they do that anymore? I remember the jiffy pop and Disney Sunday nights I looked forward to that. Aaaah the good ol' days.</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61985 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61985 <font face="Comic Sans MS">What about rotary telephones that were stuck to the wall? For me as a kid it was a big deal to get the TV dinners and trays out once a week and get to watch TV during dinner normally we ate at the table every night as a family. Do they do that anymore? I remember the jiffy pop and Disney Sunday nights I looked forward to that. Aaaah the good ol' days.</font> I remember my dad had a remote control (which was pretty cutting edge at the time) that had big buttons that would get stuck, and if you jingled the change in your pocket just right it would change the channels. The TV was as big as a Buick and the top opened up to the stereo unit inside, with front speakers that were covered in a lovely crushed velvet material that matched our picture of Elvis. <br /> <br /> Then we got one of those fancy &quot;clock radios&quot; with cards inside that flip the numbers over, but eventually one half of the numbers would always stick so you weren't sure if it was 3 or 8 oclock.<br /> <br /> I also remember my world revolved around music and carrying my hot pink record player case over to my friend's house to play our 45's, which cost about 50cents at the time. <br /> <br /> Now 50cent is selling million$ of records and carrying a 45 revolver. It seems like you can't change the channel (all 500 of them) without someone, including Elvis trying to scam you out of your hard earned pocket change. At least the TV's are still big as Buick's, which is good, because I can't see the clock from across the room anymore. Is it time for &quot;Laugh In&quot; yet?&nbsp; &nbsp; http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61986 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_61986 I remember my dad had a remote control (which was pretty cutting edge at the time) that had big buttons that would get stuck, and if you jingled the change in your pocket just right it would change the channels. The TV was as big as a Buick and the top opened up to the stereo unit inside, with front speakers that were covered in a lovely crushed velvet material that matched our picture of Elvis. <br /> <br /> Then we got one of those fancy &quot;clock radios&quot; with cards inside that flip the numbers over, but eventually one half of the numbers would always stick so you weren't sure if it was 3 or 8 oclock.<br /> <br /> I also remember my world revolved around music and carrying my hot pink record player case over to my friend's house to play our 45's, which cost about 50cents at the time. <br /> <br /> Now 50cent is selling million$ of records and carrying a 45 revolver. It seems like you can't change the channel (all 500 of them) without someone, including Elvis trying to scam you out of your hard earned pocket change. At least the TV's are still big as Buick's, which is good, because I can't see the clock from across the room anymore. Is it time for &quot;Laugh In&quot; yet?&nbsp; &nbsp; Boy, Blaze, thanks allot, :) ....now I feel ancient. I remember listening to Neil Diamond tapes that were the size of VHS videos,in my Dad's Caddie in 1976 when he picked up up from the airport for our move to California. That was the latest and the greatest at the time before the cassette tape was even born: let alone extinct. What were those called again? I just remember they sounded weird when they got stretched out from being played too much.&nbsp; http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62063 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62063 Boy, Blaze, thanks allot, :) ....now I feel ancient. I remember listening to Neil Diamond tapes that were the size of VHS videos,in my Dad's Caddie in 1976 when he picked up up from the airport for our move to California. That was the latest and the greatest at the time before the cassette tape was even born: let alone extinct. What were those called again? I just remember they sounded weird when they got stretched out from being played too much.&nbsp; <p>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 :)</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62115 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62115 <p>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 :)</p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#800000">I remember listening to my 8 track of Donna Summer &quot;Toot toot ahhhh beep beep&quot; (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 &quot;Xanadu&quot;.&nbsp; Then on a occasional Friday nights my parents would rent a VCR from B &amp; B liquor on Tehachapi Blvd.&nbsp;along with&nbsp;a movie.&nbsp;&nbsp;My mom would&nbsp;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&nbsp;in a lil oil on&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;After the snacks were done we'd lay on the livingroom floor while my parents&nbsp;sat on the couch and finally watch&nbsp;the movie.&nbsp; Good ol family&nbsp;nights.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62178 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62178 <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#800000">I remember listening to my 8 track of Donna Summer &quot;Toot toot ahhhh beep beep&quot; (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 &quot;Xanadu&quot;.&nbsp; Then on a occasional Friday nights my parents would rent a VCR from B &amp; B liquor on Tehachapi Blvd.&nbsp;along with&nbsp;a movie.&nbsp;&nbsp;My mom would&nbsp;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&nbsp;in a lil oil on&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;After the snacks were done we'd lay on the livingroom floor while my parents&nbsp;sat on the couch and finally watch&nbsp;the movie.&nbsp; Good ol family&nbsp;nights.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p> <p>tehachapichick - i forgot about my family doing the same renting a VCR at B &amp; B and a movie and having family night.&nbsp; I try to do the same with my son.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; He loves it although he could do the same in his room.&nbsp; We cook popcorn and sometimes make a tent with chairs and sheets in the living room.&nbsp; These are the moments that are what it is all about.&nbsp; Sadly, his friends don't understand the excitement and think it's no big deal....wow what their parent are missing.&nbsp; My son is 7 by the way.</p> <p>p.s before B&amp;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.&nbsp; I forgot what the name of it was but it wasn't a chain...I think it was across from Carl's Jr.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62197 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62197 <p>tehachapichick - i forgot about my family doing the same renting a VCR at B &amp; B and a movie and having family night.&nbsp; I try to do the same with my son.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; He loves it although he could do the same in his room.&nbsp; We cook popcorn and sometimes make a tent with chairs and sheets in the living room.&nbsp; These are the moments that are what it is all about.&nbsp; Sadly, his friends don't understand the excitement and think it's no big deal....wow what their parent are missing.&nbsp; My son is 7 by the way.</p> <p>p.s before B&amp;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.&nbsp; I forgot what the name of it was but it wasn't a chain...I think it was across from Carl's Jr.</p> <p>I remember having dress codes for women that included skirts only/no slacks or pant suits.&nbsp; I remember leaving my parents home early so I could get to high school and put on tons of black eye liner.&nbsp; Grovey man.&nbsp; I remember only 1/2 my salary applying toward our first home loan - because I was of child bearing age.&nbsp; </p> <p>I remember knowing all the words to every song the Everly Brothers ever released.&nbsp; Hey, I remember reel to reel tape!&nbsp; I remember how cool it was to call all the boys &quot;dudes.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; And, how much fun were the drive-in restuarants where we all met our friends - if dad let you borrow the Rambler!&nbsp; I also had huge hair - there are pictures to prove it.&nbsp; We would iron our hair to straighten it - really - same process used on your cotten white shirts.&nbsp; And flesh colored lipstick.&nbsp; </p> <p>You have no idea how cool I was.&nbsp; Hard to believe my stuffy old mom looks back from the mirror now.</p> <p>As a girl, we'd sometimes get 25 cents and a Sunday afternoon.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; It was a five hour treat - and we would walk home after dark.&nbsp; </p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62311 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62311 <p>I remember having dress codes for women that included skirts only/no slacks or pant suits.&nbsp; I remember leaving my parents home early so I could get to high school and put on tons of black eye liner.&nbsp; Grovey man.&nbsp; I remember only 1/2 my salary applying toward our first home loan - because I was of child bearing age.&nbsp; </p> <p>I remember knowing all the words to every song the Everly Brothers ever released.&nbsp; Hey, I remember reel to reel tape!&nbsp; I remember how cool it was to call all the boys &quot;dudes.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; And, how much fun were the drive-in restuarants where we all met our friends - if dad let you borrow the Rambler!&nbsp; I also had huge hair - there are pictures to prove it.&nbsp; We would iron our hair to straighten it - really - same process used on your cotten white shirts.&nbsp; And flesh colored lipstick.&nbsp; </p> <p>You have no idea how cool I was.&nbsp; Hard to believe my stuffy old mom looks back from the mirror now.</p> <p>As a girl, we'd sometimes get 25 cents and a Sunday afternoon.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; It was a five hour treat - and we would walk home after dark.&nbsp; </p> <p>This was the number one artist when&nbsp;I was born, and Im still waiting for someone to come along who is as cool as he was,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.elvis.ro/galerie_foto1/elvis.ro_12.jpg" /></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62335 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62335 <p>This was the number one artist when&nbsp;I was born, and Im still waiting for someone to come along who is as cool as he was,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.elvis.ro/galerie_foto1/elvis.ro_12.jpg" /></p> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000080" size="5">No one was as cool as ELVIS!!</font> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62370 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62370 <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000080" size="5">No one was as cool as ELVIS!!</font> <p><img height="230" width="150" alt="" src="http://www.tehachapinews.com/file/picture/27911/1/0/" /><br /> <font size="4">Look how Aero has aged over the years!</font></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62415 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62415 <p><img height="230" width="150" alt="" src="http://www.tehachapinews.com/file/picture/27911/1/0/" /><br /> <font size="4">Look how Aero has aged over the years!</font></p> <p>You would age fast too if you did this for 35 years,,,,,,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.waynescomics.com/images/Cards/S/star%20trek%20quotable%20capt%20women.jpg" /></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62418 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_62418 <p>You would age fast too if you did this for 35 years,,,,,,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.waynescomics.com/images/Cards/S/star%20trek%20quotable%20capt%20women.jpg" /></p> What a great blog.&nbsp; Thanks everyone for sharing your memories.&nbsp; The James Kirk photos are priceless..but didn't you miss the one with the green woman? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63148 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63148 What a great blog.&nbsp; Thanks everyone for sharing your memories.&nbsp; The James Kirk photos are priceless..but didn't you miss the one with the green woman? <p>Just for you Nancyg,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.sherylfranklin.com/images/trek/women/classic/vina.jpg" /></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63251 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63251 <p>Just for you Nancyg,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.sherylfranklin.com/images/trek/women/classic/vina.jpg" /></p> hehe..thanks Aerospace.  An apt name I might add. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63254 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Blaze/6138/#c_63254 hehe..thanks Aerospace.  An apt name I might add.