redspoke
10-31-08, 10:58 AM
Bob Wilkins is also a big part of that 40 retrospective... I highly recommend it. :thumb:
Northern California - You know you're old-school Bay Area when you remember...
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10-31-08, 11:01 AM
I believe the wrestling picture was actually from the San Jose Civic Auditorium
Also, wrestling at the Cow Palace
San Francisco Seals - hockey team
Bay Area Bombers - Charlie O and Jodie Weston
Giants at Candlestick
Terman Jr. High - Palo Alto
Cubberly Sr. High - class of 80...nope had to go to Gunn Sr. High - Go Cougars!
riding bikes and bicycles in the Peninsula foothills alone
Eric Heidien passing me on Skyline...and not being able to get in the draft...lol
Marine World and the girls in white hip huggers with blue shirts with rainbow stripes
Knowing what bridge and toll booth they were going through in the movie Harold and Maude
Cruising 1st St in San Jose
Cruising in Walnut Creek
Cruising Story & King
Cruising El Camino Real in Santa Clara
Piers Dairy on Louis Rd.
DeAnza Elementry School - Palo Alto
Ice Rink in Palo Alto on Middlefield Rd.
P3 Orions out of Moffett Field and the Blue Angels
Stanford riots and my Dad dressed in riot gear as a cop. Students calling me a piglet.
Great America being built
Frontier Village being closed
101 used to go down Monterey Rd then by the Capri restaurant then through Gilroy
Drive-in movie theaters in Palo Alto, Mtn. View, and Redwood City off of 101.
working at a gas station in HS and watching them bring in the new pumps because gas was going to go over $1
Gas rationing lines odd / even days
Steel was real...lol
The Wheelsmith in Palo Alto on Alma St.
...sigh...those were the days :D
Also, wrestling at the Cow Palace
San Francisco Seals - hockey team
Bay Area Bombers - Charlie O and Jodie Weston
Giants at Candlestick
Terman Jr. High - Palo Alto
Cubberly Sr. High - class of 80...nope had to go to Gunn Sr. High - Go Cougars!
riding bikes and bicycles in the Peninsula foothills alone
Eric Heidien passing me on Skyline...and not being able to get in the draft...lol
Marine World and the girls in white hip huggers with blue shirts with rainbow stripes
Knowing what bridge and toll booth they were going through in the movie Harold and Maude
Cruising 1st St in San Jose
Cruising in Walnut Creek
Cruising Story & King
Cruising El Camino Real in Santa Clara
Piers Dairy on Louis Rd.
DeAnza Elementry School - Palo Alto
Ice Rink in Palo Alto on Middlefield Rd.
P3 Orions out of Moffett Field and the Blue Angels
Stanford riots and my Dad dressed in riot gear as a cop. Students calling me a piglet.
Great America being built
Frontier Village being closed
101 used to go down Monterey Rd then by the Capri restaurant then through Gilroy
Drive-in movie theaters in Palo Alto, Mtn. View, and Redwood City off of 101.
working at a gas station in HS and watching them bring in the new pumps because gas was going to go over $1
Gas rationing lines odd / even days
Steel was real...lol
The Wheelsmith in Palo Alto on Alma St.
...sigh...those were the days :D
huytheskigod
10-31-08, 11:56 AM
The Ice Rink at Eastridge Mall (not that old school but close enough).
dl33
10-31-08, 12:03 PM
Bob Wilkins??
Remember debating if the Creature Feature host was the same guy as Captain Cosmic? The guy who hosted an afternoon show wearing a cape and space helmet with a robot R2T2.
Bob Wilkins (sp??)
The Niners played at Kezar.
The Warriors played at the Cow Palace during the 75 playoff.
The Giants had Mays roaming center field.
Drag racing on the Great Highway (where I blew the cylinder head on my Toyota Celica).
Before the current rice rockets, the car to hot rod was the Datsun 240z.
Remember debating if the Creature Feature host was the same guy as Captain Cosmic? The guy who hosted an afternoon show wearing a cape and space helmet with a robot R2T2.
Bob Wilkins (sp??)
The Niners played at Kezar.
The Warriors played at the Cow Palace during the 75 playoff.
The Giants had Mays roaming center field.
Drag racing on the Great Highway (where I blew the cylinder head on my Toyota Celica).
Before the current rice rockets, the car to hot rod was the Datsun 240z.
xambiker
10-31-08, 12:21 PM
"[QUOTE=Researcher;7766111]Oh man! Best! I used to go to that store like 1x/week with my family.
You could order something, and it would come down the conveyer as you paid your bill.
I think I got my first stereo there.
Ok, a couple more I thought of...
Bullocks
I. Magnin & Co
Emporium (<- are they still around?)
As a young boy, I got dragged around with my mom + sisters to go shopping, so I guess I remember more of those stores, chuckle."
In the way-back machine, I remember the architecture magazine article about the Best stores that were Going to be built.
In the way-way-back machine, I remember the Emporium at Stonestown in SF, and the Ferris Wheel that they ran on the roof, tho I don't remember what the occasion was.
And the SF skyline before the Transamerica building or B of A building went up.
You could order something, and it would come down the conveyer as you paid your bill.
I think I got my first stereo there.
Ok, a couple more I thought of...
Bullocks
I. Magnin & Co
Emporium (<- are they still around?)
As a young boy, I got dragged around with my mom + sisters to go shopping, so I guess I remember more of those stores, chuckle."
In the way-back machine, I remember the architecture magazine article about the Best stores that were Going to be built.
In the way-way-back machine, I remember the Emporium at Stonestown in SF, and the Ferris Wheel that they ran on the roof, tho I don't remember what the occasion was.
And the SF skyline before the Transamerica building or B of A building went up.
Gee3
10-31-08, 12:22 PM
Your clock radio was set to KFRC to listen to Dr. Don Rose.
My sister got me his autogragh when he was signing with Jerry Mathers, The Beav!
...KSFX was still around, KMEL was a rock station.
...You hung on 46th and Taraval with the WPOD's!
...you rode those "vintage" street cars when they weren't vintage!
...a student MUNI bus pass was $5
...my dad used to tell me about the dairy farms he used to work at during the summers as a kid down the peninsula. He was born in 1926, so he's really ol' skool! (or just really old...) ;)
...when you couldn't afford cable you watched videos on CMC on channel 26!
...you could play on the sand dunes at the great highway in the Sunset
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
Speaking of the SF Seals and my dad... he used to watch the Seals baseball team play when the DiMaggio brothers were around. After the 7th inning they'd let kids in for free. I forget the name of the old ball field back then...
...Stonestown was an open air mall!
My sister got me his autogragh when he was signing with Jerry Mathers, The Beav!
...KSFX was still around, KMEL was a rock station.
...You hung on 46th and Taraval with the WPOD's!
...you rode those "vintage" street cars when they weren't vintage!
...a student MUNI bus pass was $5
...my dad used to tell me about the dairy farms he used to work at during the summers as a kid down the peninsula. He was born in 1926, so he's really ol' skool! (or just really old...) ;)
...when you couldn't afford cable you watched videos on CMC on channel 26!
...you could play on the sand dunes at the great highway in the Sunset
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
Speaking of the SF Seals and my dad... he used to watch the Seals baseball team play when the DiMaggio brothers were around. After the 7th inning they'd let kids in for free. I forget the name of the old ball field back then...
...Stonestown was an open air mall!
BlastRadius
10-31-08, 12:33 PM
... Cal Worthington and his dog Spot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXpW4S2Q1E)
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
Gee3
10-31-08, 01:10 PM
...
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
I did too! Small world Henry. And I think his son was conducting the orchestra. I noticed that he had monitors in front of him with the words to his songs. I thought that was weird because I figured he'd sung them a million times already that the lyrics would be burned into his head by now. Maybe it was age... But it was cool to see him live.
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
I did too! Small world Henry. And I think his son was conducting the orchestra. I noticed that he had monitors in front of him with the words to his songs. I thought that was weird because I figured he'd sung them a million times already that the lyrics would be burned into his head by now. Maybe it was age... But it was cool to see him live.
steelblue
10-31-08, 03:55 PM
In the way-way-back machine, I remember the Emporium at Stonestown in SF, and the Ferris Wheel that they ran on the roof, tho I don't remember what the occasion was.
It was up around Christmas.
The first time I rode that Ferris Wheel, it scared the sh*t out of me. I thought I was going to fly off the roof.
edit: I don't remember a ferris wheel at Stonestown. The downtown one is the one that scared me because it was 5 stories up.
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
Now it's Sunset district Asian blocks. :lol:
It was up around Christmas.
The first time I rode that Ferris Wheel, it scared the sh*t out of me. I thought I was going to fly off the roof.
edit: I don't remember a ferris wheel at Stonestown. The downtown one is the one that scared me because it was 5 stories up.
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
Now it's Sunset district Asian blocks. :lol:
DiabloScott
10-31-08, 04:19 PM
The Chronicle's Sports Section was green and all newspapers were black and white and the ink came off on your hands.
BenRidin
10-31-08, 04:25 PM
A group of us made one of those sculptures while we were in HS during the 70's!
I wonder if we're in that book?
I wonder if we're in that book?
caloso
10-31-08, 04:27 PM
The Chronicle's Sports Section was green and all newspapers were black and white and the ink came off on your hands.
And the entertainment section was pink! I remember that.
And the entertainment section was pink! I remember that.
Knubby
10-31-08, 04:41 PM
[QUOTE=BlastRadius;7768980
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.[/QUOTE]
In 1978, my girlfriend (now wife) and I had tickets to see the O'Jays at the Circle Star. We were crossing the main street along with twenty to thirty people when a car came barreling down the road. Everyone jumped out off the way at the last minute except for her and I. We never saw the car coming because the other pedestrians had blocked the view. The car narrowly missed me but hits her and she went flying. She was lucky to have survived the accident. We never saw the O'Jays nor been back to the Circle Star since.
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.[/QUOTE]
In 1978, my girlfriend (now wife) and I had tickets to see the O'Jays at the Circle Star. We were crossing the main street along with twenty to thirty people when a car came barreling down the road. Everyone jumped out off the way at the last minute except for her and I. We never saw the car coming because the other pedestrians had blocked the view. The car narrowly missed me but hits her and she went flying. She was lucky to have survived the accident. We never saw the O'Jays nor been back to the Circle Star since.
Knubby
10-31-08, 04:43 PM
Anyone remembers the News Call Bulletin? I do!
Steve_Reno
10-31-08, 04:56 PM
Blue Chip Stamps
White Front Stores
Co-Op
Alameda beach and the amusement park there
Seeing Star Wars with 6 track sound at (what the hell was the name of that big theatre in SF?)
Yeah, I weep for Frontier Village many good days there and the Ponderosa Ranch too!
& Rocky Horror Picture Show at that theatre on University Ave in Berkeley/
White Front Stores
Co-Op
Alameda beach and the amusement park there
Seeing Star Wars with 6 track sound at (what the hell was the name of that big theatre in SF?)
Yeah, I weep for Frontier Village many good days there and the Ponderosa Ranch too!
& Rocky Horror Picture Show at that theatre on University Ave in Berkeley/
Knubby
10-31-08, 05:03 PM
Seeing Star Wars with 6 track sound at (what the hell was the name of that big theatre in SF?)
It was the Coronet Theater on Geary St. I saw the movie 5 times during it's first week back in 1977. :p
It was the Coronet Theater on Geary St. I saw the movie 5 times during it's first week back in 1977. :p
Yukky
10-31-08, 05:46 PM
... Cal Worthington and his dog Spot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXpW4S2Q1E)
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
Ah yes, Cal Worthington. I don't think I made it through a single TV show without hearing "...And if I can't make you a better deal, I'll eat a bug"
... the Circle Star Theatre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater) in San Carlos. I saw Frank Sinatra there in 1990.
Ah yes, Cal Worthington. I don't think I made it through a single TV show without hearing "...And if I can't make you a better deal, I'll eat a bug"
bikingshearer
10-31-08, 06:58 PM
No I-680, just two-lane Highway 21 running through downtown Danville and Alamo, along Foothill Road, and over Mission Pass (what is now called the Sunol Grade).
Frank Youell Field next to the Nimitz Freeway (then numbered as Highway 17), home of the Oakland Raiders. Looked like a high school field. Probably was one.
Bishop Ranch was a ranch, not a business park.
If you stood at the intersection of Tassajara Road and Blackhawk/Dougherty Roads, all you'd see was fences, grasses, cows and red-winged blackbirds - not a house, store, or traffic light in sight. (I still curse Ken Behring and the Blackhawk develoment whenever I ride or drive through there.)
The highway between Dublin and Castro Valley was four lanes, not eight, was US 50, not I-580, and went up and down several times, not once. And that was a big improvement over the two lane road of a few years earlier.
The San Mateo Bridge existed, but it was two lanes total, sat right on top of the water, and had a working drawbridge where the high-rise part is now. Same for the Dumbarton.
There was a drive-in movie theater in Dublin, right in the northwest crook of where 580 and 680 now meet.
The toll on the Bay Bridge was 25 cents, and you paid each direction. It was a big deal when it went to 50 cents that you only paid going towards SF.
The Tribune Tower was the tallest and most distinctive thing in downtown Oakland, and the Russ Building (235 Montgomery St, SF) was the tallest in the Bay Area at 28 stories.
BART was a boy's name, not a transit system.
Mayor Art was GOD, at least to this young whippersnapper. I wanted that hat. And I was insanely jealous of a kid in my school who got to go on it.
That stupid jingle for Ellis Brooks Chevrolet that I still remember: "See Ellis Brooks today for a Chevrolet/Corner of Bush and Van Ness./He's got a deal for you, oh what a deal for you/A Chevy deal that you will like the best." And then Ellis Brooks himself would come on promising a pound of Hills Brothers coffee free just for coming in for a test drive.
Real dairies where you could drive up and buy milk the same day it came out of the cow.
Taking what seemed like forever to drive through Gilroy on US 101. I swear, that town felt like it was eleventy-million blocks long and two blocks wide. The stretch of 101 between San Jose and Gilroy (now the Monterey Highway) was known as "Blood Alley" until the freeway went in.
The "Horse/Cow" bar just off of US 40, now I-80, in Vallejo. The place looked like a total dump biker bar. I found out later that it was the #1 hangout of the nuclear submarine crews when their boats were at Mare Island.
Watching aircraft carriers and other naval vessels coming into the Bay because there was actually a Navy port here. The Enterprise had to come and go at low tide or else its topmost radio/radar masts would not clear the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges.
The 49ers at Kezar had the nasty fighting and bottle-throwing crowd and the Raiders at Youell Field and then at the Coliseum had the loud and loyal but civilized crowd.
People dressed up to go to the airport.
1971, when the Giants and the A's both won their divisions and there was talk of a Bay Bridge World Series - until both teams lost in the playoffs.
KCBS when it wasn't an all-news station.
"KOME, the come spot on your radio dial." Best Bay Area rock station ever, bar none. And yes, that includes the old K-SAN.
1976, when the Warriors actually won the NBA title.
Charlie O. Finley calling Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn "the village idiot." God only knows what Charlie would have said about Bud Selig.
Al Davis had a death grip on management of the Raiders. Okay, that hasn't changed. Obviously, Al's effectiveness has.
Frank Youell Field next to the Nimitz Freeway (then numbered as Highway 17), home of the Oakland Raiders. Looked like a high school field. Probably was one.
Bishop Ranch was a ranch, not a business park.
If you stood at the intersection of Tassajara Road and Blackhawk/Dougherty Roads, all you'd see was fences, grasses, cows and red-winged blackbirds - not a house, store, or traffic light in sight. (I still curse Ken Behring and the Blackhawk develoment whenever I ride or drive through there.)
The highway between Dublin and Castro Valley was four lanes, not eight, was US 50, not I-580, and went up and down several times, not once. And that was a big improvement over the two lane road of a few years earlier.
The San Mateo Bridge existed, but it was two lanes total, sat right on top of the water, and had a working drawbridge where the high-rise part is now. Same for the Dumbarton.
There was a drive-in movie theater in Dublin, right in the northwest crook of where 580 and 680 now meet.
The toll on the Bay Bridge was 25 cents, and you paid each direction. It was a big deal when it went to 50 cents that you only paid going towards SF.
The Tribune Tower was the tallest and most distinctive thing in downtown Oakland, and the Russ Building (235 Montgomery St, SF) was the tallest in the Bay Area at 28 stories.
BART was a boy's name, not a transit system.
Mayor Art was GOD, at least to this young whippersnapper. I wanted that hat. And I was insanely jealous of a kid in my school who got to go on it.
That stupid jingle for Ellis Brooks Chevrolet that I still remember: "See Ellis Brooks today for a Chevrolet/Corner of Bush and Van Ness./He's got a deal for you, oh what a deal for you/A Chevy deal that you will like the best." And then Ellis Brooks himself would come on promising a pound of Hills Brothers coffee free just for coming in for a test drive.
Real dairies where you could drive up and buy milk the same day it came out of the cow.
Taking what seemed like forever to drive through Gilroy on US 101. I swear, that town felt like it was eleventy-million blocks long and two blocks wide. The stretch of 101 between San Jose and Gilroy (now the Monterey Highway) was known as "Blood Alley" until the freeway went in.
The "Horse/Cow" bar just off of US 40, now I-80, in Vallejo. The place looked like a total dump biker bar. I found out later that it was the #1 hangout of the nuclear submarine crews when their boats were at Mare Island.
Watching aircraft carriers and other naval vessels coming into the Bay because there was actually a Navy port here. The Enterprise had to come and go at low tide or else its topmost radio/radar masts would not clear the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges.
The 49ers at Kezar had the nasty fighting and bottle-throwing crowd and the Raiders at Youell Field and then at the Coliseum had the loud and loyal but civilized crowd.
People dressed up to go to the airport.
1971, when the Giants and the A's both won their divisions and there was talk of a Bay Bridge World Series - until both teams lost in the playoffs.
KCBS when it wasn't an all-news station.
"KOME, the come spot on your radio dial." Best Bay Area rock station ever, bar none. And yes, that includes the old K-SAN.
1976, when the Warriors actually won the NBA title.
Charlie O. Finley calling Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn "the village idiot." God only knows what Charlie would have said about Bud Selig.
Al Davis had a death grip on management of the Raiders. Okay, that hasn't changed. Obviously, Al's effectiveness has.
x136
10-31-08, 07:23 PM
... Cal Worthington and his dog Spot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXpW4S2Q1E)Holy crap. Heh. It was years before I heard "Go see Cal" instead of "***** cow."
According to Wikipedia, Cal Worthington is still alive, and still owns dealerships in Carlsbad, Long Beach, and Anchorage, though the rest have been sold off.
According to Wikipedia, Cal Worthington is still alive, and still owns dealerships in Carlsbad, Long Beach, and Anchorage, though the rest have been sold off.
knotty
10-31-08, 07:32 PM
1950
1. GOODNIGHT IRENE................................The Weavers And Gordon Jenkins
2. IT ISN'T FAIR ............................................Don Cornell And Sammy Kaye
3. THIRD MAN THEME............................... Anton Karas
4. MULE TRAIN............................................. Frankie Laine
5. MONA LISA.................................................Nat "King" Cole
6. MUSIC! MUSIC!MUSIC!...........................Teresa Brewer
7. I WANNA BE LOVED................................. Andrews Sisters
8. IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN' I'D'VE BAKED A CAKE.......Eileen Barton
9. I CAN DREAM CAN'T I.............................Andrews Sisters
10. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN..........................Frankie Laine
1951
1. TENNESSEE WALTZ ..................................Patti Page
2. HOW HIGH THE MOON............................ Les Paul And Mary Ford
3. TOO YOUNG.................................................Nat "King" Cole
4. BE MY LOVE.................................................Mario Lanza
5. BECAUSE OF YOU......................................Tony Bennett
6. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY..........................The Weavers And Gordon Jenkins
7. IF.....................................................................PerryComo
8. SIN..................................................................Eddy Howard
9. COME ON-A MY HOUSE............................Rosemary Clooney
10. MOCKIN' BIRD HILL..................................Patti Page
1952
1. CRY.................................................................Johnnie Ray
2. BLUE TANGO................................................Leroy Anderson
3. ANY TIME..................................................... Eddie Fisher
4. DELICADO.....................................................Percy Faith
5. KISS OF FIRE.................................................Georgia Gibbs
6. WHEEL OF FORTUNE..................................Kay Starr
7. TELL ME WHY...............................................The Four Aces
8. I'M YOURS......................................................Don Cornell
9. HERE IN MY HEART....................................Al Martino
10. AUF WIEDERSEH'N, SWEETHEART.......Vera Lynn
1953
1. SONG FROM THE MOULIN ROUGE.........Percy Faith
2. TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU.............Teresa Brewer
3. APRIL IN PORTUGAL..................................Lee Baxter
4. VAYA CON DIOS............................................Les Paul And Mary Ford
5. I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU......................Eddie Fisher
6. I BELIEVE........................................................Frankie Laine
7. YOU YOU YOU ................................................The Ames Brothers
8. DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW...........................Patti Page
9. WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME...................Joni James
10. PRETEND........................................................Nat "King" Cole
1954
1. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT....................Kitty Kallen
2. HEY THERE......................................................Rosemary Clooney
3. WANTED...........................................................Perry Como
4. YOUNG AT HEART.........................................Frank Sinatra
5. SH—BOOM......................................................The Crew Cuts
6. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN.............The Four Aces
7. LITTLE SHOEMAKER...................................The Gaylords
8. OH! MY PAPA..................................................Eddie Fisher
9. SECRET LOVE................................................ Doris Day
10. HAPPY WANDERER......................................Frank Weir
1955
1. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK........................Bill Haley And The Comets)
2. BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT.......................Bill Hayes
3. CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM.......Perez Prado
4. MELODY OF LOVE...........................................Billy Vaughn
5. YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS..............................Mitch Miller
6. AIN'T THAT A SHAME.....................................Pat Boone
7. SINCERELY........................................................The Mcguire Sisters
8. UNCHAINED MELODY....................................Les Baxter
9. CRAZY **** RAG............................................Crazy ****
10. MISTER SANDMAN.......................................The Chordettes
1956
1. DON'T BE CRUEL...............................................Elvis Presley
2. GREAT PRETENDER.........................................The Platters
3. MY PRAYER.........................................................The Platters
4. WAYWARD WIND...............................................Gogi Grant
5. WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE......................Doris Day
6. HEARTBREAK HOTEL.......................................Elvis Presley
7. LISBON ANTIGUA...............................................Nelson Riddle
8. CANADIAN SUNSET............................................Hugo Winterhalter
9. MOON GLOW (THEME FROM "PICNIC")......Morris Stoloff
10. ***** TONK.....................................................Bill Doggett
1957
1. TAMMY...................................................................Debbie Reynolds
2. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND...........................Pat Boone
3. IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY..................................Johnny Mathis
4. YOUNG LOVE ........................................................Tab Hunter
5. CHANCES ARE.......................................................Johnny Mathis
6. LITTLE DARLIN'...................................................TheDiamonds
7. BYE BYE LOVE.......................................................TheEverly Brothers
8. ALL SHOOK UP......................................................ElvisPresley
9. SO RARE..................................................................JimmyDorsey
10. ROUND AND ROUND...........................................PerryComo
1958
1. VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DIBLU)...............Domenico Modugno
2. IT'S ALL IN THE GAME........................................TommyEdwards
3. PATRICIA..................................................................PerezPrado
4. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM............................The Everly Brothers
5. BIRD DOG.................................................................The Everly Brothers
6. LITTLE STAR............................................................TheElegants
7. WITCH DOCTOR.....................................................DavidSeville
8. TWILIGHT TIME......................................................ThePlatters
9. TEQUILA....................................................................The Champs
10. AT THE HOP.............................................................Danny And The Juniors
1959
1. MACK THE KNIFE...................................................Bobby Darin
2. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS..................................Johnny Horton
3. VENUS.........................................................................FrankieAvalon
4. LONLEY BOY.............................................................PaulAnka
5. THERE GOES MY BABY..........................................The Drifters
6. PERSONALITY...........................................................LloydPrice
7. THREE BELLS............................................................TheBrowns
8. PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER..................Paul Anka
9. SLEEPWALK..............................................................Santo And Johnny
10. COME SOFTLY TO ME...........................................The Fleetwoods
1. GOODNIGHT IRENE................................The Weavers And Gordon Jenkins
2. IT ISN'T FAIR ............................................Don Cornell And Sammy Kaye
3. THIRD MAN THEME............................... Anton Karas
4. MULE TRAIN............................................. Frankie Laine
5. MONA LISA.................................................Nat "King" Cole
6. MUSIC! MUSIC!MUSIC!...........................Teresa Brewer
7. I WANNA BE LOVED................................. Andrews Sisters
8. IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN' I'D'VE BAKED A CAKE.......Eileen Barton
9. I CAN DREAM CAN'T I.............................Andrews Sisters
10. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN..........................Frankie Laine
1951
1. TENNESSEE WALTZ ..................................Patti Page
2. HOW HIGH THE MOON............................ Les Paul And Mary Ford
3. TOO YOUNG.................................................Nat "King" Cole
4. BE MY LOVE.................................................Mario Lanza
5. BECAUSE OF YOU......................................Tony Bennett
6. ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY..........................The Weavers And Gordon Jenkins
7. IF.....................................................................PerryComo
8. SIN..................................................................Eddy Howard
9. COME ON-A MY HOUSE............................Rosemary Clooney
10. MOCKIN' BIRD HILL..................................Patti Page
1952
1. CRY.................................................................Johnnie Ray
2. BLUE TANGO................................................Leroy Anderson
3. ANY TIME..................................................... Eddie Fisher
4. DELICADO.....................................................Percy Faith
5. KISS OF FIRE.................................................Georgia Gibbs
6. WHEEL OF FORTUNE..................................Kay Starr
7. TELL ME WHY...............................................The Four Aces
8. I'M YOURS......................................................Don Cornell
9. HERE IN MY HEART....................................Al Martino
10. AUF WIEDERSEH'N, SWEETHEART.......Vera Lynn
1953
1. SONG FROM THE MOULIN ROUGE.........Percy Faith
2. TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU.............Teresa Brewer
3. APRIL IN PORTUGAL..................................Lee Baxter
4. VAYA CON DIOS............................................Les Paul And Mary Ford
5. I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU......................Eddie Fisher
6. I BELIEVE........................................................Frankie Laine
7. YOU YOU YOU ................................................The Ames Brothers
8. DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW...........................Patti Page
9. WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME...................Joni James
10. PRETEND........................................................Nat "King" Cole
1954
1. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT....................Kitty Kallen
2. HEY THERE......................................................Rosemary Clooney
3. WANTED...........................................................Perry Como
4. YOUNG AT HEART.........................................Frank Sinatra
5. SH—BOOM......................................................The Crew Cuts
6. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN.............The Four Aces
7. LITTLE SHOEMAKER...................................The Gaylords
8. OH! MY PAPA..................................................Eddie Fisher
9. SECRET LOVE................................................ Doris Day
10. HAPPY WANDERER......................................Frank Weir
1955
1. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK........................Bill Haley And The Comets)
2. BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT.......................Bill Hayes
3. CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM.......Perez Prado
4. MELODY OF LOVE...........................................Billy Vaughn
5. YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS..............................Mitch Miller
6. AIN'T THAT A SHAME.....................................Pat Boone
7. SINCERELY........................................................The Mcguire Sisters
8. UNCHAINED MELODY....................................Les Baxter
9. CRAZY **** RAG............................................Crazy ****
10. MISTER SANDMAN.......................................The Chordettes
1956
1. DON'T BE CRUEL...............................................Elvis Presley
2. GREAT PRETENDER.........................................The Platters
3. MY PRAYER.........................................................The Platters
4. WAYWARD WIND...............................................Gogi Grant
5. WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE......................Doris Day
6. HEARTBREAK HOTEL.......................................Elvis Presley
7. LISBON ANTIGUA...............................................Nelson Riddle
8. CANADIAN SUNSET............................................Hugo Winterhalter
9. MOON GLOW (THEME FROM "PICNIC")......Morris Stoloff
10. ***** TONK.....................................................Bill Doggett
1957
1. TAMMY...................................................................Debbie Reynolds
2. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND...........................Pat Boone
3. IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY..................................Johnny Mathis
4. YOUNG LOVE ........................................................Tab Hunter
5. CHANCES ARE.......................................................Johnny Mathis
6. LITTLE DARLIN'...................................................TheDiamonds
7. BYE BYE LOVE.......................................................TheEverly Brothers
8. ALL SHOOK UP......................................................ElvisPresley
9. SO RARE..................................................................JimmyDorsey
10. ROUND AND ROUND...........................................PerryComo
1958
1. VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DIBLU)...............Domenico Modugno
2. IT'S ALL IN THE GAME........................................TommyEdwards
3. PATRICIA..................................................................PerezPrado
4. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM............................The Everly Brothers
5. BIRD DOG.................................................................The Everly Brothers
6. LITTLE STAR............................................................TheElegants
7. WITCH DOCTOR.....................................................DavidSeville
8. TWILIGHT TIME......................................................ThePlatters
9. TEQUILA....................................................................The Champs
10. AT THE HOP.............................................................Danny And The Juniors
1959
1. MACK THE KNIFE...................................................Bobby Darin
2. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS..................................Johnny Horton
3. VENUS.........................................................................FrankieAvalon
4. LONLEY BOY.............................................................PaulAnka
5. THERE GOES MY BABY..........................................The Drifters
6. PERSONALITY...........................................................LloydPrice
7. THREE BELLS............................................................TheBrowns
8. PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER..................Paul Anka
9. SLEEPWALK..............................................................Santo And Johnny
10. COME SOFTLY TO ME...........................................The Fleetwoods
Galoot
11-01-08, 09:35 AM
Man, I remember almost all of the things mentioned so far.
"Oooooh, Dr. Don!" There was a fun song they'd sing most mornings on KFRC, too. Anybody remember it?
Anybody else remember KFAT? It probably couldn't come in on any radios north of San Jose, but damn, it was good radio. "I found it, and it's damned hard to find!"
Day On the Green concerts in the 70's? I only went to one, and the Beach Boys were the main act. John Sebastian also played, but I don't remember any of the other acts. Oh, wikipedia knows all--it was Day On The Green #5 in 1976, and America and Elvin Bishop were the other two acts.
"Oooooh, Dr. Don!" There was a fun song they'd sing most mornings on KFRC, too. Anybody remember it?
Anybody else remember KFAT? It probably couldn't come in on any radios north of San Jose, but damn, it was good radio. "I found it, and it's damned hard to find!"
Day On the Green concerts in the 70's? I only went to one, and the Beach Boys were the main act. John Sebastian also played, but I don't remember any of the other acts. Oh, wikipedia knows all--it was Day On The Green #5 in 1976, and America and Elvin Bishop were the other two acts.
xambiker
11-01-08, 09:51 AM
The Fox theater on Taravel and 19th Ave. in SF. When Charlie and The Chocolate Factory came out - the one with Gene Wilder - and they had Real Wonka Bars at the candy counter. That blew my mind! There was a Saturday morning kids special in the summer. I remember having to take a bath and dress in nice clothes just to go to this rowdy kids-only event. Sheesh.
The fighter jets in the playgrounds just downhill from the movie house, on 19th. You could climb all the way thru the middle and fall out onto the sand... or sit in the cockpit and wiggle the flaps. Or slam your head on a wing edge during Tag... which I suppose explains why something that cool would go away. I think they change planes over the years. I seem to remember a Vietnam era Phantom.
The fighter jets in the playgrounds just downhill from the movie house, on 19th. You could climb all the way thru the middle and fall out onto the sand... or sit in the cockpit and wiggle the flaps. Or slam your head on a wing edge during Tag... which I suppose explains why something that cool would go away. I think they change planes over the years. I seem to remember a Vietnam era Phantom.
cantdrv55
11-01-08, 10:40 AM
Yes, Day on the Green 1980! I saw Journey and Black Sabbath. Passed out on some lady's picnic blanket from too much partying. Ah, the good old days.
MrCjolsen
11-01-08, 03:05 PM
Rows and rows of ships parked at Mare Island.
Was there some kind of speedway between Napa and Vallejo? I have vague memories of my parents taking me there when I was 4.
Was there some kind of speedway between Napa and Vallejo? I have vague memories of my parents taking me there when I was 4.
knotty
11-01-08, 03:45 PM
> Watching Dick Mann race flat track motorcycles at Champion Speedway near Candlestick Park.
> Drag Racing hot rods down the Great Highway.
> When gas was $.59 a gallon.
> When you had to check the oil and tires, clean the windows working at gas stations.
> Flying A, Phillips 66, Richfield, Signal gas stations.
> The Cliff House museum and the mummy.
> 55, 57 Chevy's
> 62 Vette with the Stingray back.
> Girl crazy, Saturday night, Lands End and cars.
> A Summer Place with Sandra Dee.
> Drag Racing hot rods down the Great Highway.
> When gas was $.59 a gallon.
> When you had to check the oil and tires, clean the windows working at gas stations.
> Flying A, Phillips 66, Richfield, Signal gas stations.
> The Cliff House museum and the mummy.
> 55, 57 Chevy's
> 62 Vette with the Stingray back.
> Girl crazy, Saturday night, Lands End and cars.
> A Summer Place with Sandra Dee.
redspoke
11-01-08, 04:35 PM
Holy crap. Heh. It was years before I heard "Go see Cal" instead of "***** cow."
According to Wikipedia, Cal Worthington is still alive, and still owns dealerships in Carlsbad, Long Beach, and Anchorage, though the rest have been sold off.
My wife and I got into a debate a few years back. She said he was dead and I said alive, so I called Worthington Imports (which is now Folsom Imports). The receptionist was very nice and said "He's alive and well." Also letting me know that he and his wife just welcomed a child. :eek:
According to Wikipedia, Cal Worthington is still alive, and still owns dealerships in Carlsbad, Long Beach, and Anchorage, though the rest have been sold off.
My wife and I got into a debate a few years back. She said he was dead and I said alive, so I called Worthington Imports (which is now Folsom Imports). The receptionist was very nice and said "He's alive and well." Also letting me know that he and his wife just welcomed a child. :eek:
MrCjolsen
11-01-08, 04:47 PM
My wife and I got into a debate a few years back. She said he was dead and I said alive, so I called Worthington Imports (which is now Folsom Imports). The receptionist was very nice and said "He's alive and well." Also letting me know that he and his wife just welcomed a child. :eek:
But what about his dog Spot?
But what about his dog Spot?
MadeInItaly
11-01-08, 05:05 PM
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/5010/winterlandconcerthalltv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
jeph
11-01-08, 07:22 PM
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/5010/winterlandconcerthalltv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Wow, I could probably attribute most of my hearing loss to that place or all the Day on the Greens we would sneak into.
:D
Wow, I could probably attribute most of my hearing loss to that place or all the Day on the Greens we would sneak into.
:D
BigSean
11-01-08, 08:20 PM
Your clock radio was set to KFRC to listen to Dr. Don Rose.
Yes it was.:roflmao2:
Yes it was.:roflmao2:
ricebowl
11-01-08, 09:23 PM
WTH I thought you from texas?
...when you couldn't afford cable you watched videos on CMC on channel 26!
...you could play on the sand dunes at the great highway in the Sunset
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
...Stonestown was an open air mall!
...when you couldn't afford cable you watched videos on CMC on channel 26!
...you could play on the sand dunes at the great highway in the Sunset
...you were the only Asian family in the Sunset district for blocks!
...Stonestown was an open air mall!
Steverino
11-01-08, 11:34 PM
Mayor Art, hosted a cartoon show on KRON, I believe.
bikinfool
11-02-08, 07:33 PM
Great thread, great memories revived! Most of the stuff I thought of has been mentioned, but
Real protests at UC Berkeley (instead of the posers like the recent tree sitters)
Winterland concerts and Bill Graham in general (thought I had the Day on the Green mention for a bit, but...)
Jazz at a variety of joints in SF
Real protests at UC Berkeley (instead of the posers like the recent tree sitters)
Winterland concerts and Bill Graham in general (thought I had the Day on the Green mention for a bit, but...)
Jazz at a variety of joints in SF
cccorlew
11-05-08, 10:50 PM
Van Morrison playing Diablo Valley Community College
The Kinks at Ygnaico Valley High School in Concord
Santana at Los Lomas High in Walnut Creek
It's a Beautiful Day at DeLaSalle (remember White Bird?)
Local fav bands Beggars Opera and Country Weather selling out high school gyms.
Back when music was live, and people went to see it.
The Kinks at Ygnaico Valley High School in Concord
Santana at Los Lomas High in Walnut Creek
It's a Beautiful Day at DeLaSalle (remember White Bird?)
Local fav bands Beggars Opera and Country Weather selling out high school gyms.
Back when music was live, and people went to see it.
Steverino
11-07-08, 10:05 PM
Wow, except for Stripes, you guys are REALLY old timers.
I remember when the Bay Bridge was 50˘
I don't remember that specifically, Dad never made me pay the toll. But I do remember riding a train (the Key line) across the bay bridge. No roadway on the lower deck, just the train tracks.
I remember when the Bay Bridge was 50˘
I don't remember that specifically, Dad never made me pay the toll. But I do remember riding a train (the Key line) across the bay bridge. No roadway on the lower deck, just the train tracks.
BenRidin
11-08-08, 12:05 AM
...Local fav bands Beggars Opera and Country Weather selling out high school gyms. Back when music was live, and people went to see it.
Don't forget Rock Island.
Don't forget Rock Island.
eelriver
11-08-08, 05:58 PM
- Gold Circle (Gemco, oh man... flashbacks)
I worked at the Blossom Hill store. Also worked at Gold Key furniture in Campbell, before it was Fry's.
There used to be open mine shafts along Hicks Road, rumor has it that some guys at my school took old dynamite out of those mines.
I worked at the Blossom Hill store. Also worked at Gold Key furniture in Campbell, before it was Fry's.
There used to be open mine shafts along Hicks Road, rumor has it that some guys at my school took old dynamite out of those mines.
curbtender
11-08-08, 06:08 PM
Van Morrison playing Diablo Valley Community College
The Kinks at Ygnaico Valley High School in Concord
Santana at Los Lomas High in Walnut Creek
It's a Beautiful Day at DeLaSalle (remember White Bird?)
Local fav bands Beggars Opera and Country Weather selling out high school gyms.
Back when music was live, and people went to see it.
Creedance Clearwater at Saint 'Liz
The Kinks at Ygnaico Valley High School in Concord
Santana at Los Lomas High in Walnut Creek
It's a Beautiful Day at DeLaSalle (remember White Bird?)
Local fav bands Beggars Opera and Country Weather selling out high school gyms.
Back when music was live, and people went to see it.
Creedance Clearwater at Saint 'Liz
Goatbiker
11-08-08, 06:56 PM
Don Chamberlain, host of "California girls," the nation's second sex talk radio program, fashioned after the first one by Bill Balance in So. Cal. Very popular radio programing for 1972.
BenRidin
11-08-08, 10:01 PM
Jerry Jensen, Van Amburg, Terry Lowery, & Pete Giddings.
BlastRadius
11-10-08, 09:07 AM
Pete Giddings.
Ah yes, Pete Giddings (http://www.petegiddingsweather.com/AboutPete.html).
Ah yes, Pete Giddings (http://www.petegiddingsweather.com/AboutPete.html).
Red_Leaf24
11-16-08, 11:10 PM
I remember most of what's posted. I also remember:
"Marty Sherman, and George, at the Saw Mill" (When he wasn't on George, he drove a nice red Ferrari!)
Shopping for school clothes at Miller's Outpost
Blackhawk was just a bunch of horse farms
Bishop Ranch business park was in the middle of nowhere!
RL
edit--Pete Giddings lived on my street!
What about Van Amburg!
"Marty Sherman, and George, at the Saw Mill" (When he wasn't on George, he drove a nice red Ferrari!)
Shopping for school clothes at Miller's Outpost
Blackhawk was just a bunch of horse farms
Bishop Ranch business park was in the middle of nowhere!
RL
edit--Pete Giddings lived on my street!
What about Van Amburg!
I_meant2do_that
11-17-08, 07:05 AM
San Jose they had a steel mill off of 101
The Coppertone girl and dog pulling on her bathing suit bottoms sign working
The Coppertone girl and dog pulling on her bathing suit bottoms sign working
DiabloScott
11-17-08, 10:40 AM
Jerry Jensen, Van Amburg, Terry Lowery, & Pete Giddings.
And Tony Kilbert on KBLX and TV20
And Tony Kilbert on KBLX and TV20
bikingshearer
11-18-08, 03:22 PM
The big lit-up Falstaff beer sign off of the Central Freeway (101) in SF that looked like it was filling up with sudsy goodness.
Candle-suck Park before they enclosed the outfield - you think it gets windy there now . . . .
Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry all playing for the Giants.
Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman all playing for the A's.
Candle-suck Park before they enclosed the outfield - you think it gets windy there now . . . .
Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry all playing for the Giants.
Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman all playing for the A's.
curbtender
11-18-08, 03:54 PM
My older brother was the Giants fan, I was the A's fan, Dad was an Oaks fan and some how a Seals bat ended up in the house (Harley Boss). I was "Blue Moon" Odom's and MacArthur Lane's paperboy and road the AC's 69C down for a 75 cent bleacher seat. Good times!