tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post3685565335637352378..comments2023-09-03T15:10:00.180-04:00Comments on casey/artandcolour: "Red Alien Roundup," 1952Casey Shainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-45777190516833268572010-09-15T12:47:28.502-04:002010-09-15T12:47:28.502-04:00Thanks for this Casey. I've never heard of Qu...Thanks for this Casey. I've never heard of Quick magazine. Was it a rival for Reader's Digest? Anyway, the matter of fact way the red alien is lumped in with movie grosses and steel production is quite chilling on so many levels. I was ages 2 through 11 during the <br />50s and they seemed pretty idyllic to me, but I now know that all sorts of awful things were going on. I guess I wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-56019343490383861972010-09-15T11:04:23.642-04:002010-09-15T11:04:23.642-04:00YUP YUP THERE IS ONLY ONE GRANNY.
I JUST WANT EV...YUP YUP THERE IS ONLY ONE GRANNY. <br /><br />I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY. THE TRUE ME, THE INSIDE ME IS WRITTEN ON A COUPLE OF CHATS. SOMETIMES FRIENDS AND FAMILY ONLY SEE YOUR LIPS MOVE WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW WHO YOU REALY ARE IN BODY. I WISH A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I STARTED WRITING MY LITTLE STORIES THAT I WOULD'VE MADE COPIES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER INTO ONE BIG STORY. WHEN YOU READ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-35103681498155556742010-09-15T10:58:22.372-04:002010-09-15T10:58:22.372-04:00I just walked around the yard, and nothing new is ...I just walked around the yard, and nothing new is out today! I'll probably walk around town later today and see what I can find. Now I'm working on a book of Florida Curiosities due Friday. I wonder if you're in it, Granny? : )Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-35233038372008153002010-09-15T10:33:28.295-04:002010-09-15T10:33:28.295-04:00BACK THEN I WAS JUST A MOM,TAKING CARE OF MY BABIE...BACK THEN I WAS JUST A MOM,TAKING CARE OF MY BABIES AND MAKING SURE SUPPER WAS ON THE TABLE WHEN MY GRAMPS WALKED IN THE DOOR.CHURCH ON SUNDAYS. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. TODAY I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS LIKE THE UNITED NATIONS.I ALSO LOVE IT. IT'S SO FUN TO BE DIFFERANT.<br />ANY FLOWERS TODAY?<br /><br />HUGS, GRANNYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-33427792681300810362010-09-15T10:08:05.416-04:002010-09-15T10:08:05.416-04:00i have a black friend that always laughs ironicall...i have a black friend that always laughs ironically when [white] people write or talk about how great the old days were. Her parents moved out of the Bronx in fifties, to a suburb in Connecticut, to give their kids a 'better education' and to live in a Donna Reed neighborhood. A couple of years later, she was shot at the age of 7 waiting for the school bus, by a white man that just wantedCasey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-30364411898107336902010-09-15T07:02:44.150-04:002010-09-15T07:02:44.150-04:00This magazine feature puts "the good old days...This magazine feature puts "the good old days" in perspective eh? We seem to blot out the bad parts of memory.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-66617474951095361712010-09-15T01:26:58.943-04:002010-09-15T01:26:58.943-04:00Wouldn't it be interesting if they had taken o...Wouldn't it be interesting if they had taken over??<br />I was the long blond hair, bell bottoms, t shirt OR the long ( OR MINI) print dress hippie...and, of course, NO shoes. Don't forget the bandannas either!We were sooooo "FAR OUT" weren't we Annie?? oh, and incense for me! :)marejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903554421867897659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-29254847286091733362010-09-15T00:31:28.212-04:002010-09-15T00:31:28.212-04:00I wish hippies HAD taken over the world!I wish hippies HAD taken over the world!Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-59582562610758995952010-09-15T00:13:33.373-04:002010-09-15T00:13:33.373-04:00Yes, it was a big hit for them. I wish I had a pic...Yes, it was a big hit for them. I wish I had a picture of me from my "hippie" days, long blond hair and nothing but madras print outfits and bare feet. Oh, yes and lots and lots of candles...<br /><br />I've make a couple of loop-D-loops since then; been part of the problem and part of the solution, so I guess there is HOPE for all of us in the end.<br /><br />The only thing I havenAnna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-92162024651034715012010-09-14T23:40:37.026-04:002010-09-14T23:40:37.026-04:00thanks for that Annie. I think I remember Peter, P...thanks for that Annie. I think I remember Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded that song. Hard to believe how long ago that was too.Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-31153145088210072362010-09-14T22:51:18.962-04:002010-09-14T22:51:18.962-04:00Yes, Casey, it is incredible to me as well. Pete S...Yes, Casey, it is incredible to me as well. Pete Seeger's words are as true today as when he wrote them fifty years ago.<br /><br />Where have all the flowers gone?<br />Long time passing<br />Where have all the flowers gone?<br />Long time ago<br />Where have all the flowers gone?<br />Girls have picked them every one<br />When will they ever learn?<br />When will they ever learn?<br /><br /Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.com