WE DO THE MASHED POTATO AND THE FUNKY CHICKEN

I"M GONNA POST THIS ONE AGAIN . A DAY IN THE LIFE...........

Posted about 1 month ago

....In the world of Big Daddy the late fifties & early sixties rule. The clock stopped & everything they hear & play is filtered through the sensibilities of bobby sox & blue jeans, sock hops & soda pops.

Subject: Funny (or sad)--54 years ago Comments made in the year 1955! That's only 53 years ago!

'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00.

'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2, 000.00 will only buy a used one.

'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.

'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter

'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.

'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon.Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.

'I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.

'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .

'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President. 'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric .. They are even making electric typewriters now. 'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. 'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work. 'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business. 'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress. 'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on. 'There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel. 'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood.' 'If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'

Comments (7)

  1. ROCKNROLLPIMP says

    sigh

    60.00 at the grocery store in 3 bags yesterday

    KILLDIEKILL

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  2. Konkrypton says

    For some reason the play button's not working for me. Seems like it is grayed out.  I tried in both Firefox and Safari.  Hmmmm...

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  3. RGM says

    & those were the better days, in some ways. We use to joke as kids about a can of Coke being a dollar. Although things are more expensive, things like advance's in medicine,& technology are better today.

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  4. wizillusions says

    Big Daddy huh, they sound a lot like Buddy Holly IMO. Nice post.

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  5. deadmandeadman says

    Yeah.  I think they tried for that.  Buddy's quirks & vocal tricks were at once a culmination of & blueprint for "teen idols" to this day.

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  6. Fasted7 says

    Oh Boy- channelling Buddy Holly fer sure!

    But I prefer this version (which I couldn't find on MOG, for some reason):

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LRGK90/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk13?ie=UTF8&qid=1255910638&sr=1-1

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009
  7. Robin Danar says

    Kon--i think the play button's just part of the performance-art aspect of the track.....that's how things were back then.

    Permalink posted 10/18/2009

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