Memory lane can be found in my local St. Vincent DePaul's resale shop. Whenever I see a SLINKY I get an earworm and a vivid memory of being with my cousins for days between Christmas and New Year's making their new toy go up and down the stairs in their colonial-style house in Golden Valley. Cream-colored carpeting on the stairs made great padding as we slid down on our butts alongside the tumbling spirals. Above our heads my cousins' childhood portraits which reminded me of the Charmin kids -- rosy-cheeks and curly locks of hair painted in pastels. There were four steps down to a landing and then a turn and twelve more steps down. On polyester pants we'd then "shock" each other with static electricity. One toy and shazaam.
WABC 770 was on MY clock radio .. a new and mesmerizing invention because it had digital numbers rendered by flipping plastic cards, and would wake you to a station of your choosing. I’m thinking you also heard a lot of “Like a Rhinestone Cowboy” … though a later 70s release
Clairalience sounds rather a lovely gift to have, Lisa! I loved this. Much of what I write here is prompted by objects from my youth, or objects that belonged to my family. I very much relate to this.
This topic fascinates me. I'm not sure what it is I smell at times but every now and then I get a vivid memory of my grandmother and her face cream.
Memory lane can be found in my local St. Vincent DePaul's resale shop. Whenever I see a SLINKY I get an earworm and a vivid memory of being with my cousins for days between Christmas and New Year's making their new toy go up and down the stairs in their colonial-style house in Golden Valley. Cream-colored carpeting on the stairs made great padding as we slid down on our butts alongside the tumbling spirals. Above our heads my cousins' childhood portraits which reminded me of the Charmin kids -- rosy-cheeks and curly locks of hair painted in pastels. There were four steps down to a landing and then a turn and twelve more steps down. On polyester pants we'd then "shock" each other with static electricity. One toy and shazaam.
I bet this is the earworm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZL6RGkPjws
Everyone knows it’s SLINKY, it’s SLINKY, everyone’s favorite toy!
WABC 770 was on MY clock radio .. a new and mesmerizing invention because it had digital numbers rendered by flipping plastic cards, and would wake you to a station of your choosing. I’m thinking you also heard a lot of “Like a Rhinestone Cowboy” … though a later 70s release
Hi Eliza. I remember hearing Band of Gold, Loving You, Neil Diamond, etc... Here's a three-hour broadcast from 1970. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqV4v9DMafw
Clairalience sounds rather a lovely gift to have, Lisa! I loved this. Much of what I write here is prompted by objects from my youth, or objects that belonged to my family. I very much relate to this.