Back in my day, it was a very special moment when you got old enough for your parents to buy you your first real wrist watch. In the 1970s, watches were all metal and had spring-like bands that stretched to slide onto your wrist. I recall many moments where a watch ripped out my arm hair. Those were the days of slogans like “Timex, takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’.”
Lady Buliva was like the end all of watches for ladies.
I’m starting my early online browsing for Christmas ideas and I was looking at watches for my daughters. They’re 19 and 21–never worn watches in their lives. I once asked them why. They said what for, the time is on our cell-phone face.
So I guess that ritual of passage, where a young lady gets a nice watch is now history. Sigh. They probably wouldn’t like a Bobby Sherman album under the tree either.
But WHO could pass up a Keith Partridge Lunch box??? I remember once seeing their bus and it was absolutely the HIGHLIGHT of my week!
Ahhhhh for those carefree days!
Speaking of which, you reminded me of a good one… I have recently discovered your books and was reading some lil tidbit on the back cover where you mentioned you and your sister racing up to 7-11 to get those oversized sweettarts. OH Man, it took me zooming right back to the day. Used to LOVE those and would buy a case if I could ever find them again (they’d have to be the right ones though) Thanks for that lil after school memory!
Oh and on the book topic…. LOVING them!! I think I am on my 5th one in about 2 months… I am sure your Boise readers love having real places mentioned (One reason I have always liked Dean Koonz. It’s fun to be able to picture the actual place he’s describing in his stories. I’m just finished reading “Lucy gets her Life Back” and Vince Tremonti… hmmmmm sounds like he should be a Jr High teacher or something hmmmmmmmmmm
Great Books! I am having a good time devouring them.
Thanks, Nancy. Ever go into that 7/11 on Lassen and Mason? That’s where they had the best stash of candy and Slurpes that were rarely that icky cola–but always a good flavor like lemon-lime or cherry. Good times!