It was 1969, I was in the 6th Grade and a few popular expressions at the time were,"Groovy", "Boss", "Totally Bitchin'!" If it ,"Ruled" then it was top notch. I was old enough to consider dating and I had learned chivalry. Etiquette was more than spoken about, it was practiced.
There weren't city-wide gangs roaming the streets. There was a very small Police Dept. in Chula Vista. They were trusted, respected and really a friend. Everyone knew "Officer Bob", once he even wrote my mother a ticket.
Milk was only a nickel at school. And back in the day, we all walked to school and back home. Often taking short cuts accross pastures. On occassions, a stray cow would wander into our path. Now days, how many kids can say they feed some grass to cows while walking to school?
I can remember when radios and TVs were stylized as furniture. Automobiles had only AM stations, FM was for talk. The newest thing in sound to come along were 8 track cassette players. A few of my childhood memories go way back.
Television was broadcast only. We could get Channels 6 (XETV-ABC), 8 ( KFMB-CBS), 10 (KOGO-NBC), and sometimes on a clear day or at night - a few stations from L.A. UHF finally had PBS, Channel 15.
Channel 6 broadcast "Bozo The Clown" from Tijuana, Mexico. Our family went south when my older sister, Christine, was invited to tap dance on the show. And I was chosen to be in a commercial with the Big Guy himself! Maybe you saw it? Bozo and I were in a Rocket, (I was seated with Bozo behind me) and flying across space. I had a tiny bell and one line. I said, "When it's Bell (potato chips), it's swell!" Then I rang the bell. Pretty cool stuff for a 6 year old.
There weren't city-wide gangs roaming the streets. There was a very small Police Dept. in Chula Vista. They were trusted, respected and really a friend. Everyone knew "Officer Bob", once he even wrote my mother a ticket.
Milk was only a nickel at school. And back in the day, we all walked to school and back home. Often taking short cuts accross pastures. On occassions, a stray cow would wander into our path. Now days, how many kids can say they feed some grass to cows while walking to school?
I can remember when radios and TVs were stylized as furniture. Automobiles had only AM stations, FM was for talk. The newest thing in sound to come along were 8 track cassette players. A few of my childhood memories go way back.
Television was broadcast only. We could get Channels 6 (XETV-ABC), 8 ( KFMB-CBS), 10 (KOGO-NBC), and sometimes on a clear day or at night - a few stations from L.A. UHF finally had PBS, Channel 15.
Channel 6 broadcast "Bozo The Clown" from Tijuana, Mexico. Our family went south when my older sister, Christine, was invited to tap dance on the show. And I was chosen to be in a commercial with the Big Guy himself! Maybe you saw it? Bozo and I were in a Rocket, (I was seated with Bozo behind me) and flying across space. I had a tiny bell and one line. I said, "When it's Bell (potato chips), it's swell!" Then I rang the bell. Pretty cool stuff for a 6 year old.
You never told me you had commercial acting experience! Well, I guess you can't really know a person. But I was trying.
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