Do you remember your first pay raise. Do you remember all of those great ideas you had for the extra money? Were your hopes dashed when reality hit? Check out this latest episode when I talk about my first pay raise.
I found the lost tape that I was going to include in the last episode about winning a trivia contest on the radio,
I've always heard of people winning contests when they call into a radio station. This episode details the one and only time I ever called into a station and actually won a prize!
Do you remember where you were when historic events happened? This is part one of what will hopefully turn into a regular topic on the podcast.
I'll tell you about a first-hand encounter with the President of the United States when I was just 10 years old. In part two, I'll describe my first time flying on a commercial airliner.
Do you remember playing with a cassette tape recorder when you were young? I have a lot of great memories growing up in a cassette tape world. I also interviewed my good friend Steve Wright via Skype. We talked about the fun we had with cassettes and the challenges as well.
Did you ever pick up a record at the thrift store or at a record shop, put it on the turntable and find out that it's not the original artists but someone else butchering their songs? I purchased a few of these and that's what I'll cover in this episode.
Gas - Regular or Unleaded. Do you remember when you had a choice at the pump? Listen to my memories of it and a story from my brother who worked in a Full service gas station.
If you asked someone to put a box of cereal onto a record player they probably would have given you a strange look. But back in the 60's through the 80's you could really do this and actually hear music.
In this episode I'll tell you about my first computer and all of the joys of actually having to program it in order to use it. In Segment two, I'll share a couple of stories about not so successful ice fishing.
Do you remember those ads in the magazines boasting 11 records or tapes for one penny? That's what the topic is this week on The Way Things Used To Be.
Who remembers the Rotary Dial Telephone? It was quite an experience and so appropriate for this podcast. And who can forget those answering machines?
A few of my encounters with electricity!
Do you remember the paper boy? I was one and you will hear my first hand account on this episode.
When was the last time you typed a letter on paper with a Typewriter?
Do you remember watching television on a big black and white console? Here's my childhood experience on The Way Things Used To Be my.
Did you play with action figures, electric football or perhaps make treats in an Easy Bake oven? How about an Evel Knevel stunt cycle? Check out the latest podcast and get my take on these things.
Do you remember the ice cream truck? This is my account of my Dad's ice cream truck.
I talk about my very first car and my second first car. See if you can relate to any of it!
Did you ever play on Metal Playground Equipment or drink water from a graden hose? I talk about those things in the latest episode of The Way Things Used To Be.
I talk about the days of recording tv shows and collecting all off those bulky tapes. I also have a phone chat about the early days of video recording with my good friend Steve Wright.
Do you remember Stuckey's, Howard Johnsons, A&W Root Beer? Travel restaurants were fun and so was Dad's digital watch from the 1970s.
In this episode I talked about driving a stick shift car for the first time and my disastrous attempt at rowing a boat.
Do you remember putting coins in a jukebox or stepping on a rusty nail? That's what we cover in this episode of The Way Things Used To Be.
In this episode we talked about the fun tradition of having a real Christmas tree, the Christmas lights that we used to string on the tree, and as a bonus I'm going to talk about jumping a bicycle off of a wooden ramp.
