tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post2840768112473852498..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: Growing up hereBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-7516098269072667122009-10-30T10:45:48.571-05:002009-10-30T10:45:48.571-05:00Murf - Well, not as long as we both have blogs, at...Murf - Well, not as long as we both have blogs, at least :)<br /><br />Shelby - Yeah, I always relate to your small-town stories, too.<br /><br />PennyCandy - Well likewise, I wasn't aware they didn't have sweet tea everywhere until I traveled out of the South.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Sage - Of course! I used to fix one at least a couple of times a week. It's the best way to eat bologna.<br /><br />Java Boo Boo - Good point. Now when are you going to invite me over to play Wii again?<br /><br />Mama Zen - Well, if yours was the hosue who always set out the bowl of Halloween candy with the sign reading "Please only take one" then I apologize. :)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-40997248647879306982009-10-16T17:30:00.806-05:002009-10-16T17:30:00.806-05:00I think you might have been my neighbor!I think you might have been my neighbor!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-20961366462593933802009-10-16T11:31:04.988-05:002009-10-16T11:31:04.988-05:00It all harkens back to simpler times.
You mentio...It all harkens back to simpler times. <br /><br />You mentioned not having a movie theater etc, and were still able to find stuff to do.<br /><br />In a larger sense, I think that a lot of problems with kids/teens today is, technology. They think they need it to have fun. They depend on it.<br /><br />Sad in a way that as a society we've become so connected... facebook, twitter, blogs etc.. that we don't hardly take the time to enjoy life... really.<br /><br />now, back to surfing.Java Boo Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861226219986547749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-19346275629622387452009-10-15T22:02:51.682-05:002009-10-15T22:02:51.682-05:00Sounds nice. Ever have a fried bolonga sandwich?Sounds nice. Ever have a fried bolonga sandwich?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-70744909926287058042009-10-15T19:53:53.574-05:002009-10-15T19:53:53.574-05:00Wow you are small town Southern. Pretty close to s...Wow you are small town Southern. Pretty close to small town Northern. We didn't have any stop lights, and the houses were to far apart to Trick-or-Treat so the local volunteer fire department sponsored a Halloween party every year. <br /><br />Sweet tea had never heard of it before I moved South. The "sweet" tea up North is not real "sweet" tea. <br /><br />Wonderful post Bone.PennyCandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998433304599368727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-48113063369004632532009-10-15T19:26:29.150-05:002009-10-15T19:26:29.150-05:00sounds like you grew up in my town (the one I grew...sounds like you grew up in my town (the one I grew up in). perfect.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-92073079852990457042009-10-15T16:39:28.831-05:002009-10-15T16:39:28.831-05:00I'm never going to live that down.I'm never going to live that down.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-51773631431322301212009-10-15T15:43:49.144-05:002009-10-15T15:43:49.144-05:00Capn John - I dunno, sometimes I think I would lik...Capn John - I dunno, sometimes I think I would like to be known as the guy who actually went back. Where's Christopher Lloyd?<br /><br />Michelle Johnson - Thank you! Ooo, we never had an Arby's. I always wanted one. <br /><br />Seems like each comment is making me remember new things. Your mention of plaza made me remember the little shopping center that had a drug store, a dollar store that changed names several times, and a Bargain Town USA.<br /><br />J Adamthwaite - I think you just summed a lot about personal blogging. Realizing how many people can relate to your experiences, and vice versa. Yet at the same time, reading about things that you've never experienced and aren't familiar with.<br /><br />Ed - Oh wow. That's good stuff. Yeah, if our town ever wound up on national news, it'd be for something like that.<br /><br />Mrs. R - Aww, well you're welcome. Yeah, it seemed like some years we would come home and empty our bags, then go back out for more trick-or-treating.<br /><br />I'll definitely have to see the godson in his costume. What's he gonna be?<br /><br />Daily Panic -Haha. Well, I did always beg Mom to get one of those Dixie horns for her car. For some reason, she never did.<br /><br />Thanks. I think Blogtober's been good for me, too.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-32641912404639654162009-10-15T15:31:43.070-05:002009-10-15T15:31:43.070-05:00Blogtober so far has been impressive. the only th...Blogtober so far has been impressive. the only thing missing was the General Lee and some Duke's racing the sheriff down a dirt road! <br /><br />Home is the place were we got all we needed, your hometown did that for you. Very nice memories.Daily Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179183072566661932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-59317500916856794192009-10-15T12:08:24.429-05:002009-10-15T12:08:24.429-05:00Thank you for this! This makes me think so much ab...Thank you for this! This makes me think so much about my childhood. My dad's favorite holiday was Halloween and his birthday would have been on the 25th, so I've already been pondering these thoughts for most of this month. I can remember him loading up all 6 of us kids with our home made costumes and take us trick or treating for what seemed like 10 hours. He loved to see the smiles on our faces when we got our favorite candy! GOD I MISS HIM!!!<br />But, because of him, I have carried on the tradition with my own children. Hope to see you on Halloween! :)Mrs Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-55410770847471375852009-10-15T12:03:42.504-05:002009-10-15T12:03:42.504-05:00The wayward bovines escaped their enclosure onto t...The wayward bovines escaped their enclosure onto the highway one too many times. The were "arrested" to another farm and the owner had to post "bail" to get them out. It made the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw when it happened.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-58045366813242550182009-10-15T12:01:28.658-05:002009-10-15T12:01:28.658-05:00I love all these vivid memory posts. They make me ...I love all these vivid memory posts. They make me feel nostalgic about things that didn't even happen to me! I love the little details like the lady who gave fruit at Halloween and praying before meals. Things like that remind me of little bits of my own memories... perhaps that's where my nostalgia's coming from.J Adamthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345895278356184427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-62560557689611904712009-10-15T11:16:39.359-05:002009-10-15T11:16:39.359-05:00i love this story Bone. i can remember cruising th...i love this story Bone. i can remember cruising the plaza in Paintsville, KY and Wal- Mart was the place to hang or sometimes even Arby's. i can remember those days like it was yesterday. i miss them. we lived in a log cabin with a screen door and if i listen closely i can hear its squeakiness too. i can remember fireworks at the 4th of July fair booming across the sky in great arches of color. i can remember those small out of the way country stores and the wax candy i'd always get- the kind with colored juice inside. i'd chew for hours on that wax until all the flavor was drained. well, you get the picture. thanks for the trip down memory lane. have a great day.poefusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157059633840032305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-8255340862345061322009-10-15T10:40:08.285-05:002009-10-15T10:40:08.285-05:00Strange how I never knew you when you obviously gr...Strange how I never knew you when you obviously grew up in my hometown. I go back very rarely now (it is in another country, after all ;) and while it appears to be the same town in which I grew up...it's not. It's changed and I've changed. You can never go back.Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-27429466379411038362009-10-15T10:30:22.817-05:002009-10-15T10:30:22.817-05:00Murf - What, I don't get a "beautiful and...Murf - What, I don't get a "beautiful and pensive" this time? :)<br /><br />Nope. We had to go to the "big" city for pizza when I was little. Pizza Hut finally opened up the Pizza Hut trailer shortly after I got out of high school, I think. You couldn't eat in and they didn't deliver. You just had to call it in and go pick it up.<br /><br />Ed - Cows in jail? lol Wow. What did these wayward bovine do?<br /><br />We didn't have a lot of fast food places. When I was very little, I think all we had was a Sonic and another drive-in type place. Then Jack's opened up and was followed a few years later, when I was in high school, by Hardee's. We thought we were big time then.<br /><br />TC - <i>Oh and those cows that got out? It would have been my Grandpa's more than likely.</i><br /><br />Haha. Yeah, it was a pretty common problem, I think. If you didn't know whose they were, you usually just called the cops and they'd know.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Susan - Yes! There were usually a couple of houses that had spooky music playing and you'd have to walk inside to get your candy. I had forgotten all about that until reading your comment.<br /><br />Renee - There's definintely a lot to be said for locally-owned stores and businesses.<br /><br />Empty storefronts? Well, maybe if you hadn't suggested that the Dream Cafe changed its menu to all-Pakistani, they would still be in business :)<br /><br />Pia - Well, I hoped you would :) Thanks.<br /><br />I think you always do a splendid job of describing New York. I was always struck by how each neighborhood seemed to be its own small town in a way--always running into people you know--which I never realized until I read your blog.<br /><br />And yes, it is comforting.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-64604620777349743722009-10-15T10:03:01.902-05:002009-10-15T10:03:01.902-05:00You had to know I would love this except for the f...You had to know I would love this except for the fresh-sliced bologna sandwich part. Yuck.<br /><br />Many people try to evoke the feeling of their hometown. You're one of the few people who totally succeed. <br /><br />i guess I do a fairly good job with NY which of course is the opposite of a small town<br /><br />I guess North Myrtle can't be called a small town, but it's comprised of four distinct villages and I think mine is except that Main Street about a third of a mile above the ocean is all strip malls. But I have gotten to know a lot of the store owners and workers and find it comforting which is what I think people have a nostalgia for even if we never had itpiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-83375320696495449542009-10-15T09:40:12.687-05:002009-10-15T09:40:12.687-05:00I grew up for a part of my childhood in this kind ...I grew up for a part of my childhood in this kind of place too. Only we had just one stop light and the only thing that ever got "backed up" was when a train came through. <br />I've googled my old town and so much has changed...it has gotten much smaller.<br /><br />The town I'm in now is a bit bigger (no, Not Denver...where I actually live) and folks are struggling to keep that small town feel while the city and county are drooling over the tax income from all the big box stores they let come in here...only to watch them leave cuz we don't want them here. So now we have a bunch of empty storefronts. sigh!Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-89793786994159511642009-10-15T09:35:24.589-05:002009-10-15T09:35:24.589-05:00With Halloween coming up, I've been kind of no...With Halloween coming up, I've been kind of nostalgic too for the way things were when I was young. I was just telling my daughter about how when I was a kid so many people would create mini haunted houses in their yards or garages for trick or treat. And we'd stay out as long as possible, until people turned off their lights when they ran out of candy. Very different than today.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214835420820980136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-31804647675969836422009-10-15T09:31:35.566-05:002009-10-15T09:31:35.566-05:00This could very well have been my hometown you wer...This could very well have been my hometown you were describing, save for the sweet tea and stoplights. There isn't a single stop light in the sleepy town of under 1000 I grew up in: the only town in the entire county that has stoplights would be the countyseat. <br /><br />Oh and those cows that got out? It would have been my Grandpa's more than likely. I can't tell you how many times that happened :)<br /><br />What a wonderful post, Bone. You reminded me how much better our hometowns seem when we're adults.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-62099298228764755242009-10-15T08:09:35.108-05:002009-10-15T08:09:35.108-05:00Reminds me of my version of the big city but I don...Reminds me of my version of the big city but I don't think it had that many stoplights. As for the town I grew up south of, it was in a county that didn't have a single stoplight or a fastfood restaurant and made history ten years ago by being the first county in the US to arrest cows and put them in jail. Yeehaw!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-22784695558117597802009-10-15T05:40:10.532-05:002009-10-15T05:40:10.532-05:00I'm torn between finding this kind of place re...I'm torn between finding this kind of place relaxing or irritating due to everything being closed on Sunday or early evening. I do miss Coke in a glass bottle and I don't miss sweetened tea. Did/Does anyone deliver pizza?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com