The Dark Ages

[pyat]

My older sister and I, circa 1977. No Internet, no DVD, no VHS, no Betamax, no cable...

Yep, we'd sit around the ol' spinnin' shoe for hours, mesmerized.

Comments

[dagoski.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's better than emptying the Roach Hotel in frying pan of hot oil. I think I was grounded throughout much of '77 due to that.

[mrs-dm.livejournal.com]

Wow. The ages may have been dark, but your hair sure wasn't!

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

This is just before the Kool Aid Man bursts through the wall.

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

I've gotta say that she doesn't look that mesmerized.

[catsarah.livejournal.com]

A whole shoe!!?? LUXURY! My goodness you had it good! We were lucky if we got the bottom of an old shoe box never mind an entire shoe with LACES! O.o

[wggthegnoll.livejournal.com]

Well you still had that fun game of "stick your hand in something gross and go show mum and dad". Hang on a sec, didn't Claire recently enjoy that one?

[vandringar.livejournal.com]

Wow, you had a spinning shoe in 1977? We didn't get one of those until the 80s!

[hossblacksilver.livejournal.com]

Second half of '77 was me waiting for my baby brother to be born.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

When we moved to Hamilton, atmospheric ash settled on my white blond locks, staining them permanently.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Killing three and sending us screaming into the night, yes!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Well, it was MY turn with the shoe, after all.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

*sniffs imperiously* I'm not ashamed of my privileged background. We weren't allowed to play with you shoe box people.

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but at least you won't be bored!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

I imagine that must have smelled very funky!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Claire likes to... um... make... her own fun.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

We were the Canadian test market!

[pyat.livejournal.com]

"Is he born yet?"
"No."
"Is he born yet?"
"No."
"Is he born yet?"
"N... wait.... yes."
"Hooray!"

[hossblacksilver.livejournal.com]

Actually it was along the lines of waiting until April 2nd, 1978. They had to keep Jim in the hospital for about a week before he and our mom came home. When the car came up, I ran up, went past my mom and was quoted saying "Where's my baby?"

[mrs-dm.livejournal.com]

That's hilarious! I remember that commercial!