Catching glimpses of the past can really bring back memories, and as an "older" guy, I have a lot of them!

Those were the days.  Amazing how we can remember all those things and can't remember where we put that remote!

When I opened a real estate office in 1961, a one page contract worked just fine and we had fewer problems than now.

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I have many of those same memories ... so we must be close in age.  As a kid I always thought that my folks and their folks had seen so many changes in the world and just how scary that might have been.  But looking back ... we have all seen tons of changes, too. 

Kids no longer have to be in when the streetlights come on.  The tradition of one parent at home 95% of the time ... gone by necessity.  Playing hopscotch, climbing trees, flying kites ... all replaced (largely) by PSPs, Nintendos, Wiis and the like.

It's sad.  Today's children will likely reminisce about the progression of video games and electronics.  I think I like being a dinosaur.

Richard, it indeed was a great time to be alive. One day we will look back and today will the good old days. Thanks for the memories.

Richard - you are just a young pup, can barely remember the 50's. I remember walking home from school, sixth grade, listening to my transistor radio (yeah, how many remember those) and hearing about "the day the music died" in 1959. I was in high school the day JFK was shot and our Friday basketball game and Saturday night dance were cancelled. I remember the Eisenhower/Stevenson campaign. It's not when the old memories fade that you have to worry, it's when you can't remember yesterday, or two minutes ago.

And how about 78 records, round screen TV's, Arthur Godfrey.....

Richard, tell me about memories... Lord, I can remember Howdy Doody, 4 tracs, B&W TV...

Hi Richard, I remember many of those events, too! JFK- 6th grade playground, RFK- first thing I heard on my alarm clock radio that morning, our first color TV!! The first walk on the moon- simply amazing. So many memories of those days - these days with information overload, I tend not to remember current events nearly as well.

Thanks for those memories today.

Not yet a member of the "over 55" club... but already having difficulty retrieving memories.  JFK, of course, I remember exactly where I was, and what I was doing... the same with the Challenger disaster.... 9/11.... there are a few of those that stand out.  But what I had for breakfast yesterday... hmmm... that file appears to be corrupt and inaccessible.

Richard, great post, took me down a few places I hadn't thought about before. I remember JFK's assassination like it was yesterday, they sent us home from school, the crossing guard lady was crying her eyes out. I spent the day with my grandfather. I remember the big blackout, transistor radios, Ed Sullivan, oh so many memories, bittersweet, happy, sad. Thank you. It was a simpler time for sure.

Love the photos.

Not quite a member of the over 55 club but even in my mere 35 years its amazing how many memories i've amassed and how much the world has changed.

Why is it so easy to remember the good ol' days, but so hard to rmember why I went to the file cabinet.

Richard - As I remember the past with my personal video player, I'm grateful for name tags today.

I am afraid that I wasn't around for any of these, but I can sure see how they would leave an impression on ones memory for sure.

Wow, great walk down memory lane Richard, and even more walking through the comments.  Happy memories though, of playing outside, especially when relatives came over and we were allowed out til midnight, if we stayed close to the house.  Don't forget the day John Lennon was shot.

Richard, Thank you for the history lesson! I love to hear about past events, especially when people actually experienced them. They seem more alive and vivid.

Hey Richard,

geez, you are old aren't ya??!! I'm only kidding...lol  I hope I have as many good memories as you when I reach your age.

I also remember walking the hallways of my high school when the announcement of the presidents death was announced. Some memories don't ever fade away.

Hey Richard, got to thinking of your post after we signed off last night and thought OH NO we sound like our parents!!