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Throwback Thursday – Clean and Fresh

Today’s throwback is dedicated to personal hygiene. Remember those products that have come and gone? Some we loved, others we tolerated, some are still around. Here are some from my growing up years.

1. Mr. Bubble. I was never a huge fan of baths as a little kid, even though I loved the water. A bubble bath, on the other hand, was a treat!

2. No More Tangles – My grandmother bought this just for me and used it whenever I stayed over. My mother did not use it, and there were both tangles and tears. Maybe that’s way I dreaded the bath?

3. Prell Shampoo – How could something so green not be good?

4. Herbal Essence Shampoo – You’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends, and so on. I liked the smell of this one.

5. Body On Tap Beer Shampoo – Why?

6. Nair – Oh my goodness. My dad was a dermatologist and had a fit when he saw that I bought this. He had so many people visit his office with horrible reactions to this product. Still, it wasn’t as scary as a razor.

7. Love’s Lemon Scent – To this day the scent of lemon takes me back to junior high.

8. Loose Powder with a big puff – I remember having this stuff after a bath when I was little. I like plain ole baby powder better, thank you very much.

9. Aim Toothpaste – I liked this minty green gel so much better than the boring old crest toothpaste my mom always bought.

10. Noxzema Cream – From acne to sunburn, this stuff was the best. And that fresh tingle it gave you… brrrrr.


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Throwback Thursday – AM Radio

Did you have one of those little plastic transistor radios as a kid? The kind that has a single earphone? Maybe it was a prize for selling a bunch of chocolate bars or perhaps it was a Bat Mitzvah or First Communion gift.

Just about everyone I knew had one, and many of us would sneak them into bed at night to listen to the radio on that single earphone after lights out. We would listen to WKBW or WGR55 for the pop hits of the day. A few that take me back are:

1. Run, Joey, Run . A horrible song, really, but I loved it for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUVZsu36SW4

2. Delta Dawn. I thought it was very deep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afsp7MU-nTI

3. A Horse With No Name . Another deep song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9CcYvPt7tQ

4. Lady Marmalade. Scandalous. And a catchy tune too.

5. Tie A Yellow Ribbon. Back in those days it was about a guy being released from prison, not a hero’s homecoming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWn1Oj2V7Xw

Are there any songs that take you back to a simpler time?


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Throwback Thursday

It’s kind of catchy, I think I like it. Today for Throwback Thursday (which may be the start of something, or then again, it may not…) I bring you Saturday morning memories.

1. Coming downstairs in pajamas to watch cartoons.

217182. Scooby Doo

3. Josie and the Pussycats

4. Hong Kong Phooey

5. Commercials featuring Captain Crunch, Digger the Dog, and Happy Ho Ho

6. Time for Timer (Hanker for a hunka, slab or slice or chunka, hanker for a hunka CHEESE)

7. Conjunction Junction

8. I’m Just a Bill

9. All of Schoolhouse Rock!

10. Getting off the couch or floor to change the channel.