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‘Memory Lane’ Contest, Day 3

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In a bid to keep sanity, we bring you Day 3 of our Memory Lane Contest. Post your memories here. Two weeks later, someone wins a prize. It could be you!

Meanwhile, here’s this…

WATER-POWERED AQUAZONE ROCKETS

These water-powered rockets were big, big, big! on TV when I was a boy. Oh, how I wanted one! As you can see, they’re still around. I finally got one when I was in my forties… and it didn’t work! Grrr! Didn’t even sort of work. It just went “Pssht!” and fell off the launcher. Every time.

And now for some of your memories!

‘Memory Lane’ Contest, Day 2

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Okay! We’re off to a good start.

Each day, I’ll post a place for you to post your entries. That way they’ll all be in the same place.

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Let me get us started today–with milk machines. Remember them? The ones in our town had wooden platforms which sometimes fell to pieces. Golden opportunity! If you dug into the dirt where the platform used to be, you could find fabulous numbers of quarters that people dropped and that fell through the cracks in the platform. What a bonanza!

But that’s enough from me. Any readers’ memories today? Here’s the place to share them.

‘Memory Lane’ Contest Rules, Etc.

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How many of us had this toy–Mr. Machine?

Okay, our first Memory Lane contest is under way; and first I’m going to do something that should make it easier to follow.

Each day, I’ll post a brief remindet about the contest: and to that post, readers can attach as many comments and replies as they please.

Anyone can enter. You can enter as often as you like.

Somewhere along the way, someone’s going to come up with a memory that knocks me for a loop–and that’ll be the winner of the contest. The prize is an autographed book, your choice.

We’ve already got some entries from yesterday, and I’m looking forward to seeing more–lots more.

Because memories are a good thing to share.

Let the Game Begin!

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Okay–we have the first few entries into our Memory Lane contest, so I guess I can declare it open.

Unknowable remembers cashing in pop bottles. I should’ve done more of that; I would’ve had more root beer.

Ina mentions skipping rope, playing marbles, and something called “chute.” In our neighborhood the favorite sidewalk game was hopscotch.

Thewhiterabbit enjoyed pickup baseball and football games on the school’s playing field–which it seems is not allowed there anymore.

Let’s run the contest for two weeks and see how it turns out. Winner gets an autographed book and a write-up here.

I think I’ll ask Byron the Quokka to be the judge.

P.S.–You most certainly do not have to be “old” to play! The contest is open to all.

‘Memory Lane’ Contest (Oh, Boy!)

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The last few weeks around here have been just awful, and they certainly won’t get better if I try to do nooze on Sunday. Now would seem a good time for a “Memory Lane” post… and then, an even better idea.

You are all invited to submit your own “Memory Lane” suggestions, in the form of comments on existing posts. The winner will get an autographed book (your choice), and I’ll expand his or her suggestion into a full-length post–with full credit given.

Come on–you must have a lot of cool memories that I’ve never touched on. It doesn’t seem like a lot to do, to earn an autographed book. (Caveat: I only autograph books written by me.) And anyhow, memories are fine things to share. I can’t wait to read some of yours.

All memories are eligible, although I admit to a prejudice for those involving our popular culture. What kind of cock-a-mamie thing do you remember, that I forgot?

‘The Inquiring Quokka’ (2020)

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I don’t know how, but somehow that COVID business blasted this blog’s readership and it’s still nowhere near recovering. I put Byron the Quokka on the job in 2020. I guess I’ll have to do it again.

The Inquiring Quokka

He calls this “market research.” Well, that’s what it is, for all I know. I guess it sounds better than “spinning our wheels.”

(I do wish it would stop raining here…)

What’s Your Pleasure?

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(“What’s your pleasure?” said the Tree Frog…)

I’m noozed out, I’ve got physical therapy to go to this morning–and what should I post in my blog?

I’m hoping Byron the Quokka comes up with some TV listings; but boy are we wide open for reader suggestions and requests! I’ve got an open slot and I’d rather not fill it with nooze. Been doin’ that all week, and my soul is tired.

What’s your pleasure? Video? Nature? History? A progress report on my next book? (Yes, we’ve made some progress.)

I’ll be back around noon, eager to see your replies.

A Christmas Present from Brazil

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Here we have Ellayne descending into “the Cellar Beneath the Cellar” in Old Obann (Book 2 of my Bell Mountain series)–drawn so beautifully by our friend Katheleen, in Brazil. I couldn’t figure out how to move it to this blog, but Patty successfully jumped the technological hurdles, as you can see.

Not to stoop to commercialism, but every writer wants his work to be read and I’m no exception to that rule. I’m so happy my stories have inspired this girl’s artwork. I think she’s 15 now, and getting better at it all the time. I really like this picture!

One More Time: ‘All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name’

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This contribution is from Thewhiterabbit. Several of you provided links when I couldn’t find All Hail sung to this melody. And here we have it with the organ and the whole congregation at Grace Lutheran Church, San Diego: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name. This is the way I like this hymn!

‘All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name’ (the Other Melody)

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I couldn’t find this hymn with the melody it had when I learned it in Sunday school. So I asked for help and several readers came up with what I’d been looking for, but couldn’t find.

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name–sung by Maranatha!, provided for us by <Teddykiara>.

I’m grateful for all the reader contributions and I mean to use them all.