germerikan Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 July 4th, 1976? Was talking to some of my German friends about America and just having a few brews when I had a flash from the past. Getting ready for the Bi-Centenial parade in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. We lived in a "low economy housing area" called the zoo and I was dressed as a little minuteman. My mom sewed the costume herself and I had to walk around the whole day in buckle shoes with knee britches and a triangle hat. Afterwards we went to C&C´s to get the best cheese steak hogies (at that time) and the absolute greasiest frys you have ever experienced on the face of the earth. (If there was a dry spot on the bag by the time you got home you were lucky!!!) Man I miss those times sometimes. hmmmmm I wonder if Little Italy is still there, that was my favorite pizza. Just up the road from Pep Boys Oh and I´m anno 1967... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Remember it well. "Armadillo World Headquarters" Bi-Centennial Beer Bash, etc. in Austin, Texas with soon to become wife #2 in a series.... (I stopped when I met #4; and under her expert tutelege and guidance, I "grew up", learned how to dress up nice enough to go out, and have been very happily married since 1985). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Armadillo World HQ! Some people have all the luck. For me I'm not exactly sure, but I think I was at Interlaken Music Camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 9 years not born yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I wasn't really doing much. Well, nothing at all. I waas born in 80......... [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shmoe Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Being 6 years old, I was no doubt excited about going to watch fireworks with my parents/family. My wife would have been celebrating her 5th birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 In Fontana, Wisconsin celebrating my 15th Birthday and watching the Tall Ships on television... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tuned4life Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Member of Teamsters Local 118 hauling Beer in Rochester N.Y.. Watched the fireworks with soon to be wife. Celebated with a couple cases of Heinken Beer that fell off my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted January 10, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 10, 2009 Being 6 years old, I was no doubt excited about going to watch fireworks with my parents/family. My wife would have been celebrating her 5th birthday! I was 2 months away from turning 6 myself. I don't remember the day at all, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Stayed indoors as usual, watching the Tall Ships sail near Manhattan and waiting for the big (in those days) national-event Boston Pops July 4 TV broadcast that always ended with Arthur Fiedler conducting a dramatic FULL perf. of the 1812 Overture followed by the Stars and Stripes Forever. The Boston Pops ALWAYS did those things much better than anyone else! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pops/background/bios/fiedler.html That was before Fiedler died and the NSO stole the national spotlight with its stuffy, glitzy, fluffy "A Capitol Fourth". DC's 1812 is an extremely shortened pathetic remnant of the exciting complete work, and the Boston Pops on July 4 is now a mere wisp of what it used to be. But then, the 200th anniversary was something special -- the Nation had just come out of the pessimism and self-doubt of the 1960's and the Vietnam War aftermath, and I think the whole experience helped us regain a great deal of a well-deserved national pride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Enjoying whatever it is I did when I was 1. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 11, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 11, 2009 I have no idea, I don't remember probably because I was 18 and celebrating ? [:S] Got married 2.5 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I am old enough to remember, but I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germerikan Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ach yeah, the tall ships sailing in. I forgot about those. The fireworks were great that day, perhaps it was the bi-centenial pride but "things were differnt then" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Sixteen yrs old; there was a party somewhere; listened to Richard Pryor's party tape. Later Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I was at Culver’s Naval School. It was my first year in the summer program that used to be 8 weeks long.(now 6) I was 13 soon to be 14 a few months later. As a first year kid, they put us through BS that made hazing at college look like a afternoon strole through the park. I went to school with kids from all over the world from the UBER very very wealthy to very poor on scholarships. We all were 1st year kids trying to survive and thrive together much like bootcamp, and it did not matter one iotta who mommie or daddy was, you were on your own to prove yourself. And thrive I did. I loved Culver, and eventually was company commander of Fighting Four! I fell in love with girls from Asia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Ireland, UK and the USA>.. There just wasnt enough time in the summer to date them all. hahahahahahaha. Literally from all over the world.. We had a good movie and 2 dances a week. (Not a miss print...) We had the Normal huge fireworks display going on, and I had a date in the middle of the lake with my GF of the week LOL She and I on a sailboat looking at the stars! She was a upper classmen and invited me... (Like I was gonna say no!!) I was the ONLY first year male kid to do so.... Some info on Culver below. WHEN OTHER KIDS HUNG OUT AT HOME BORED TO DEATH,THIS IS WHAT I WAS DOING...LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Whether you are interested in earning US Sailing certification throughCulver’s Naval School, riding in Culver’s esteemed Troop orEquestrienne program, learning Aeronautical techniques in the School ofAviation, taking a leadership role or experiencingthe adventure of countless activities and new challenges the summer programs at Culver are like none other andyou’re invited to learn about each program and what is has to offeryour child. Character development isthe focus. The goal of the Summer Schools & Camps is to teachself-discipline, personal responsibility, fairness, appreciation fordiversity, respect for self and others – the characteristics upon whichhonor is built. The Culver staff iscommitted to developing the whole person – mind, body and spirit –through personal reflection, individual counseling, small groupexperiences, unit and team activities, and participation in religiousservices. The interactive Culver experience, set in a leadership –military framework, provides an opportunity for young people of variedskill and experience levels to develop lifetime interests and lifelongfriends.What better way for your child to spend his or her summer days thanalong the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, learning first to be a follower,accepting personal responsibility, and then to be a leader of others –all the while having fun and the summer of a lifetime. Ages 13-17 | Young Men & Women | Est. 1902 JUNE 26 — AUGUST 8, 2009 UPPER CAMP IN A NUTSHELL Culver Upper Camp is a six-week all-activity camp for young men and women, ages 13 to 17. Boys choose among the Aviation, Horsemanship and Naval Schools. Girls are organized into Decks and participate in the Schools’ of their choice. Upper Campers participate in daily electives , afternoon recreation or intramural competitions and evening social activities. Upper Camp Schools Aviation Girls Horsemanship Naval SCHEDULE Morning and Afternoon : Formal instruction is offered during six daily class periods, each 45 minutes in duration. There are four periods before lunch and two after. Classes meet five days each week. Recreation Period : This is mainly devoted to the Intramural Sports program. Other activities during free time include visits to the snack bar, visits with friends in the dorm lounges or use of Culver’s many wonderful facilities, including the nine-hole golf course, 15 tennis courts, ice rink, swim piers, and sailboats. Theater rehearsals are also held during this time. Evening : Evening activities are a time for relaxation, reflection and getting to know new friends. Campers will enjoy seminars on topics of interest presented by staff, movies, dances, Sunday evening socials, picnics, use of facilities (snack Bar, ice rink, recreation building). Daily Schedule 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:30 9:25 10:20 11:15 12:30 1:30 2:25 3:10 6:20 7:00 7:45 9:45 10:00 Reveille Breakfast Roll Call Military Activities Personal Inspection 1st Class Period - View Electives Offered 2nd Class Period 3rd Class Period 4th Class Period Dinner Roll Call 5th Class Period 6th Class Period Intramurals, Naval Competition, Recreation Supper Roll Call Tuxis Testing Dance, Military Activities, Movie, Recreation Closing Taps Tues/ThursRetreat ParadeFridayCrew CompetitionsSaturdayClasses, Permits, DanceSundayReligious Services, Permits, Garrison Parade, Evening Social ORGANIZATION BOYS: Boys select an activity major: aviation, naval or horsemanship. This choice determines which uniform a boy will wear and in which required activity he will participate. The required activity is most often for two periods of the class day. Boys may select from all the other activity electives to fill the four remaining activity periods. GIRLS: Girls are called Cadets and are housed in living units called decks. They compete among themselves in a variety of athletic and Naval competitions. Girls may choose from any activities they wish, including sailing and horsemanship. The selected activities must total five or six periods daily. THE TUXIS SYSTEMA progressive achievement Campers must earn a certain number of Tuxis credits in every phase ofthe camp – athletic, academic, aquatic, social and military. These aregained through specific tests. Campers need not to excel in any onearea, but must reach a certain standard in all. The system provides themeans for reaching set goals as well as the incentive. Progressive achievement isemphasized and recognized in the Tuxis system. The requirements foreach medal are increasingly difficult. The Gold Tuxis, carrying with itgraduation and admittance into the Culver Summer Schools AlumniAssociation (CSSAA), represents three summers of achievement. SUMMER NAVAL SCHOOL Midshipmen are required to take sailing for two periods a day. They develop skill in rowing, sailing, seamanship and navigation, and are imbued with the Culver traditions of leadership and character in an atmosphere nurturing the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Naval Band provides the musical backdrop for over 1,300 campers. The Band dates back to 1904. It maintains such cherished traditions as the weekly Garrison Parade, Upper Camp retreat parades, the Moonlight Serenade and occasional Sunday concerts. UNIT BREAKDOWN Midshipmen are divided into 5 companies: Naval Band – Orange Crush Naval Company 1 – Awesome 1 Naval Company 2 – Super 2 Naval Company 3 – Spartan 3 Naval Company 4 – Force 4 HISTORY Over 100 years ago, Culver planned the first session of its Summer School and announced this same purpose: “To afford an attractive and really profitable summer outing for boys; to furnish a properly balanced combination of work and play that would give a full measure of wholesome relaxation and pleasure and at the same time prove an effective substitute for the haphazard summer with its aimlessness and mental inertia.” (circa 1920) SAILING CERTIFICATIONS US SAILING is the governing body for the sport of sailing in the United States and its certifications are recognized internationally. Culver is the first non-profit affiliate member to certify in small boat, keel boat and coastal navigation. LEDBETTER CREW Second classmen may try out for the crew of Culver’s flagship, the R.H.Ledbetter – the largest fully rigged square-rigged vessel on freshwater in the world. The 21 top scores are selected as the crew withseven first classmen from the previous summer’s crew appointed asofficers. The crew sets sail every Wednesday evening. Culver Summer Naval School is aNaval Honor School of the United States Navy and has been since the award’s inception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesV Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Having a bottle and getting my diaper changed, I was 1. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I was 3 months shy of my 21st birthday, watching a hometown parade in Petaluma, CA, standing right there at the corner of Washington and Payran... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGREEN Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I was in Neu Ulm Germany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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