Jim Naseum Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Googie architecture.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Android Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I live next to an old air base Richards Gebaur and when I was little always had sonic booms. Loved that now no one gets to hear those....SAD. Rick Funny you mention sonic booms. I was thinking of that earlier, was another reason I miss TheSpaceShuttle....When I lived in Clearwater, FL we were on the glide path for a landing.....I swear to you I though a tree hit the house. Sounded like someone had a battering ram and hit the side of the house with it...I didn't know it was coming, nor what it was for a few minutes ....I've only heard it that one time, and it was the strongest single thunder punch I've ever been blessed to hear..... .....My Grandfather worked for Bell aircraft in the 40's and 50's. My Dad says spending a few years near Edwards Air Force base they would always hear sonic booms....Those damn hotrodders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 we lived about 20 miles from Edwards Air Force Base…sonic booms were a regular occurrence. I can remember the glass on the sliding door shaking quite a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Android Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Cool Architectural models...... .......Now it's all Computer design programs. Edited October 12, 2015 by Audio Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Torrance/Lomita in the 60s brought me Sonic Booms and Air Raid horns weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Anybody remember the sound of those Chrysler 8 cylinder engines as they started and before the air raid sirens sounded? Whole thing, engine and all turned. Even when you knew it was a test it was bone chilling. How many of you believed the odds were very high your death would occur in WWIII? Many of my generation simply assumed it. Dave Edited October 10, 2015 by Mallette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Gotta stir the pot a bit here. The ATC was every kids dream, at least here down south in red neck land. Just watch James Bond's "Diamonds are Forever". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted October 11, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2015 Ok, anyone remember Regal Crown sour candy? Sour Cherry was my favorite. Heck, my mouth still puckers and waters just thinking about them and it's probably been 20 years. Yes they are awesome, you can get them from Vermint Country Store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 i still have PF Flyers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Grinding pencil shareners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Having to drive out to the airport weekly in the early 1990's with Jerry Cans to keep my 12.5:1 engine compression happy. I do miss the unbelievable torque and ability to get street tires spinning through the 1st 3 gears. Edited October 11, 2015 by Wolfbane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcobob Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Fizzies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I have to ask….what's a fizzie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Rabbit ears. Still use them for FM. Most cost effective. However, I do with the foil we thought improved TV reception back in the day. Don't put cotton on our screen door to keep out flies either. Well...actually don't have a screen door. There's another memory! Dave We still use rabbit ears. We put the money we would have spent on cable into rental & (and occasional purchase) of Blu-rays. As to things past, I second the Dust Bug, and add the Discwasher, the Zero Stat, and tape head demagnetizers. Supermarket tube testers. Good quality classical, pop, jazz, soundtrack Lps for sale in the same supermarkets. Mom & Pop grocery stores where you could smell the food, the balsam, the sloped hardwood floors, with one naked lightbulb hanging in the center of the store. Used book stores. Todd-AO in its original deeply curving screen format, as well as other super clear, big, 70mm processes. Real Sneak Previews, held months before release, where you could fill out detailed opinion cards, and interact with the filmmakers and actors. Edited October 12, 2015 by garyrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Android Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Having to drive out to the airport weekly in the early 1990's with Jerry Cans to keep my 12.5:1 engine compression happy. I do miss the unbelievable torque and ability to get street tires spinning through the 1st 3 gears. What kind of beast was this???....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cradeldorf Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) One of the best memories I have are building these. along with a ton of revell funny cars and dragsters. Snake vs Mongoose was all the rage. Edited October 12, 2015 by cradeldorf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The envy of every kid in the neighborhood! Yes yes yes! Had a 1970 Mini Trail 50. My parents made me sell it in 1973 because they were afraid I'd kill myself on it. Used the money to buy a "10-speed" bicycle. Still a bicyclist to this day. Also still a motorcyclist. Also still miss the Mini Trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Having to drive out to the airport weekly in the early 1990's with Jerry Cans to keep my 12.5:1 engine compression happy. I do miss the unbelievable torque and ability to get street tires spinning through the 1st 3 gears. What kind of beast was this???....... I don't know what kind of beast it is, but with a compression of 12.5:1 I can't believe he can run standard crappy gas station "high test" gasoline through it without blowing the engine like a hand grenade! I'm guessing he uses AV100 aviation fuel, some kind of octane booster or a premium canned gasoline mixed 50/50 with pump gas. Otherwise...boom! Edited October 12, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcobob Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I have to ask….what's a fizzie? Was essentially kool-aid in tablet form with probably citric acid and bicarb so it fizzed and mixed itself when dropped in a glass of water. Many flavors and the root beer was very good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted October 12, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2015 Schwin Cherry Crate, or Orange, or Cotton, never had one but sure stared at 'em on the store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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