ligia

Elvis <3 would be 80th today. Tell us what you remember from those days (seniors!)
Black and white movies, King Creole, Jailhouse Rock, Love me Tender ?

TexasSunshine

We were stationed at millington naval base just north of Memphis when Elvis died and the city all but stopped operating. It was such a shock and dominated the news for days.

Tartan

I bought my kids a stocking stuffer tin of Mackintosh's toffee for Christmas this year. It was $6 but I remember when I could buy it in a box for 5 cents. I took it out of the box and it was a bar wrapped in wax paper. Before I opened the wax paper, I would smack the rectangle on the table with my hand to break it into pieces. Does anyone remember this stuff? I loved it!

mrs. fitz

Today is my wedding anniversary. To this day (38 years) my SIL insists we chose this date because it was Elvis' birthday. He became a much better performer than anyone would have thought, nobody like him, RIP Elvis.

Kitsie

Oh, yes, Tartan! Thanks for that memory!! Bought some about 10 years ago and was soooo disappointed. Just did not taste the same!

clem55

I remember drive-in movies and sock hops, watching Bandstand with Dick Clark tight jeans, baggy shirts, bobby socks and saddle shoes, records shops where you listened to and bought 78 RPM records, cherry cokes at the drugstore counter,( not the bottled kind), talking on a party line phone; garter belts to hold up your hose, wearing a hat to church , and always wearing a dress or a skirt to school, and crinolines under full skirts( the more the better). I was in high school back then!!LOL

Crqltr

Have the same memories! My dad wouldn't let me go to town with him once because my jeans were to tight...can't imagine how he would feel about the skinny jeans they wear now!!

mudose8

Watching American Bandstand was my favorite. Also,living in Wisconsin and listening to DJ Dick Biondi on WLS out of Chicago

gramajo

Dick Biondi is still on the radio in Chicago, 94.7FM

Edie

Class of 1956 - To be honest, I never cared about Elvis Presley. I never cared for his singing either. I was 36 when he died. For those that liked his singing, sorry, I just didn't. I liked Sam Cooke(You Send Me), Frankie Laine (Mule Train - couldn't dance to that one), Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett (thank God he is still here - with a beautiful voice yet - just heard him sing the other day), the Righteous Brothers (Unchained Melody) And today, for me, it is Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Josh Groban. Michael Buble'. I wouldn't give a plug nickel for any of the new songs of today. But the songs to dance to in the 50's really meant something and when a teacher would come up to you and tap you on the shoulder because you were dancing "too" close, Those Were the Days, My Friend!

We didn't have the sock-hops. They were called Canteens. In the school gym. And begging my dad to have the car for the Homecoming parade and I couldn't even drive it because I was in the marching band (as well as concert) and
I had to march in the parade, pajama parties and calling up on the radio to have them play a song for so and so and so and so calling back asking for a song to be played at the pajama party on such and such a street. The 50's were the best years ever. Well, until I married my husband in 1960 and lived happily ever after.

Don't forget we wore gloves when we went out, took them off to take Communion, Penny Loafers, argyle knee-highs, Sweater sets, mint green tops and navy blue skirts (Why, I don't know, someone thought the combination was good, and it was), poodle hair cut, poodle skirt, Bernard Altman Cashmere sweaters (and you were really something when you had a cashmere sweater) wearing our collar on our blouse up (thought it was cool, but it distinguished you from being a nice girl or a hood's girlfriend. My mom stopped that in a hurry. Always dressing to look our very best when we went to school......in class, raising our hand, two fingers up and the teacher knew you had to be excused to the bathroom, Someone stop me. I could go on for hours and I have a quilt to put together today. Happy reminiscing!

It's all in our memories all in a very special place. Edie