I’ve been away on vacation, which lead to a lot of memories I’m looking forward to sharing with you…pictures too! I had no internet access, so blogs have been neglected, but wanted explain my absence and let you to know I’m back and to stop by again soon.
If you have seen Sylvester Stallone as Rambo, all that action and adventure is hard to forget. I remember the first time it was out, my husband and I went to a drive in to watch another movie, and I couldn’t stop looking over at the OTHER screen that was playing Rambo a distance away.
If you DO forget some of the details, you have a chance to see Rambo First Blood again…in a one night only event TOMORROW NIGHT, MAY 15th at 7:30 pm. This event will include all the heart-pounding action you are expecting, PLUS a new never-before-seen alternate ending to be shown AFTER the movie event. There’s a great trailer at the firstblood.fathomevents.com website, plus all the details.
Are you into trivia? Then you’ll want to Click here to take a quiz and test how much you remember about Rambo.
There’s a fun group of woman that I belong to called “Baby Boomer Diva Nation” started by Beverly Mahone, and this past week, some of the divas were sharing their favorite TV shows! Here’s some of the discussion…see how many memories it triggers for you! Comment with a few TV memories of your own if you like:
Debbie Marmino: Let’s play a little game: Since we are all Baby Boomers, reach back into the archives of your mind, and tell me which “OLD TV SHOWS” used to be your favorites! Mine were I Love Lucy and Petticoat Junction! I wanted to grow up and be just like those 3 beauties, Billie Jo, Bobbi Jo and Betty Jo!
Debbie Stevens: LOVED Petticoat Junction and the song! My old fav’s were “I Dream of Jeannie” [was madly in love with Major Nelson, long before he became JR! Lol] Green Acres, Bewitched [with the first Derwood OOPS Darren! Lol ] And my sister and I always cried watching “The Little Hobo” [dog] “Gilligan’s Island”
Pam Archer: I Love Lucy, Little Rascals, Rin Tin Tin, Gunsmoke, Howdy Doody…guess I’m a bit older than you young things!
Beverly Mahone: I loved BEWITCHED, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, My Mother the Car, Julia, My Favorite Martian and the Peyton Place series.
Debbie Mormino: I remember Gunsmoke very well! (and Rawhide, too, Clint Eastwood was so young and handsome!) Remember when it was a bit risque’ for Jeanie to show her belly button!
My mom used to make me go to bed before Peyton Place came on!! We lived in a shotgun house in New Orleans, and the houses were very close together. My mom would watch Peyton Place, and our neighbor would too. I’d hear it from my mom’s room, and watch it from my bedroom window through my neighbors window! Since we didn’t have air conditioning back then, we’d have our windows open; it was the only positive thing about no a/c! Great memories!
Karlyn: I’m still a huge I Love Lucy fan, she was phenomenal. I grew up on those reruns, and some of my favorite childhood shows were also Little House on the Prairie (I wanted to be Laura Ingalls) and Brady Bunch. I still have a little crush on Christopher Knight (played Peter Brady). hehe..
Debbie Mormino: We were all so lucky to have so many great shows when we were kids and growing up! I also loved Happy Days and that whole genre of 50′s music, since my parents were big fans also!
Heidi Caswell - One of the earliest show I remember watching was the Lone Ranger, and my parents loved Bonanza, then I Dream of Jeanie and Bewitched. Then my older brother’s got Beatle wigs and dressed up for Halloween.
Debbie Mormino – Yeah, Lil Joe on Bonanza was a beautiful boy! And do you remember the BIG VALLEY? Linda Evans was so gorgeous and HEATH was a dream!
Terri - I always loved “Father Knows Best” because it was a mirror of my family – I was the “Kathy? Kitten” in our family. Others I liked were “Dr. Kildare” – Richard Chamberlain, yum…, “Adventures in Paraside” – I used to kiss the screen when Gardner MacKay got a close up! I’ve posted often about retro tv on my PopArtDiva blog – you can use the search bar to find the posts, the latest post is on the Mickey Mouse Club! I have just about every classic television show theme on my computer, including some really obscure ones and some really fun ones like Andy Griffith singing the theme to The Andy Griffith Show, Lorne Greene singing (holy cow) the theme to Bonanza and Richard (my love) singing the theme to Dr. Kildare – Three Stars Will Shine Tonight. I’m not too obsessed with retro and television and I???
Debbie Marmino – I vaguely remember Father Knows Best, and Dr Kildare’s name is familiar to me but I don’t remember any episodes of his show and I’m not familiar with Adventures in Paradise at all!!
Me: Oh, what about Leave it to Beaver, Sky King, The Odd Couple, Bachelor’s Father….I even remember the Honeymooners….but I was REALLY young when that was on (right!)
Okay there’s a stroll down TV Memory Lane, and there’s lots of shows missing!
Years ago when my son was about 3 months old, we were on one of two business trips that we took to Arizona, and while there took in as much of the beauty of this magnificent State as we could. One of those trips was to the Grand Canyon. Like most of us, I had heard of the Grand Canyon, and viewed beautiful pictures of the canyon in magazines, but never did I think I’d have the opportunity to see it. There is NOTHING like seeing it with your own eyes, right there, standing on the rim. The only thing that would have been better would have been to see the canyon from many different angles, or look down into the canyon, our view was from only one side, but it was a truly majestic sight, and one that I will never forget.
If you are planning a trip that will take you anywhere near Las Vegas, you will be close to a wonderful company that can arrange Grand Canyon tours for you from the air either by helicopter or small plane. You can also tour by a luxurious motor-coach if you would rather not tour in the air. As if that isn’t enough, they will help you get from your hotel to the destination by limo. If you plan to be in the area on Mother’s Day weekend, think of what a wonderful gift this would make? Many tours include lunch as part of the price you pay. I am sure that you will have a wonderful time…and when you do, please comment and tell me about it, or better yet let Hot Spot Tours know how much you enjoyed your tour!
With Mother’s Day coming this month, my thoughts turn toward my mother, as if they aren’t there often already. She is a VERY special woman, and has lived a remarkable life. I will do a tribute to her around Mother’s Day but for today, I’m remembering how much influence she has had me as far as my love for attracting and watching birds at the feeder. This weekend was especially exciting because we had a rare site, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak, we captured this picture quickly through the screen, but I think you can see him. As it turns out, he has been coming every day since, we’ll see how long it lasts. That brings me to a memory about another mother, my Grandmother. It was at her bird feeder in New England that I saw my first Rose Breasted Grosbeak as a child, such a special memory that the name of the bird has never left my memory.
I’m sure there will be other Mom memories between now and mother’s day. To see other things about my Mom, click on “Mom” under categories.
If you’re like me, you probably haven’t taken time to think like a piece of clothing, but it’s fun if you take a little time to do so. You may have NO idea where I’m going with this, but it will be clear by the end of the post 
Since I work from home, I have the luxury of wearing whatever pants I want to, and in the winter, I choose a comfy pair of sweats, because we keep the temperatures down to conserve oil. They spend a lot of time keeping me warm while I sit here working on my computer, and go with me as I stoke our wood stove, or get up and take care of other things around the house. Now that the weather is warming up, those sweats are going to be a little lonely, set aside for my favorite jeans. If the weather permitted it, I’d wear jeans all the time…they were the ONLY pants to wear during my “hippy”days, and still are my absolute favorites. My jeans didn’t care how tight they were, and back then, neither did I. The memories made during those years were a lot more active than life is now, always on the go, running to this festival, or out with friends to do who knows what. One of these days I’m going to have to share more memories from those days.
All of this talk about pants is to get you thinking about a Dockers TV Commercial Contest. To be part of the Dockers contest, which sounds like great fun if you’re the creative type, you create a video sharing stories about you and your pants…now I know at least a couple of you that visit this blog are creative, what a fun way to show it! Click the links in this post for more details.
Some day, I’ll have to share some wedding memories, my wedding, my daughters wedding, and I even have a beautiful picture of my mother and father on their wedding day, and the day that they renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary.
But today, I want to invite you to a teleseminar that will help you make some memories of your own. Here’s the information:
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008 at
By Wedding Planner Pam Archer on BlogTalk Radio
Topic: Ten Mistakes when Planning a Wedding or Event
This is one of a series of seminars on various topics by some talented Diva’s! For more information and to register, go to http://www.talk2bev.com
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