Nostalgic Soul Gifts

Fireworks Then/Fireworks Now

'Do you remember when I was your trophy wife and you were a stud?'

'The good old days of unprocessed food'

'I grew up in the drug culture but now I get the same effect by standing up too fast.'

"I miss handshakes"

'I miss the lunchtime chatter'

"Did you ever wonder where your phone is while you're looking at it?"

'Gotta hang up now. My mom wants to recycle the phone.'

"Listen up and listen up good, 'cause I'm only going to say this a million times."

Christmas in the Streets.

'Wow, they don't make trees like they used to.'

Then and now: great readers are now great viewers.

"It's weird...all I wanna do is hit fast forward, and all my parents can talk about is hitting rewind."

"Old MacDonald had a dream."

Shirley Temple

'Economic indicators are down, but cheer up! The history revisionists will turn this into 'the good old days'...'

"You're the swinging sixties, ain't you?"

"You know you have a weak heart, mom. Sit down on your favorite rocking chair and just it easy."

Memories Of Lauren Bacall

The Young Ragamuffin, with Friends

'I'm taping all R and PG shows to watch when I'm 18.'

"It's over Rachel - I want your things out of my cubby."

Loans - 'Say aren't you the dog that used to chase me around the block?'

Lots of people would consider me young...if they were alive today.

"Yep, until the sixties, I had only heard Tibetan music, but when the hippies came, I was blown away by their music!"

"I've had. . . um. . . just a small sherry. . ."

'You're lucky. When I was a kid, we had to walk all the way over to the set to turn it on.'

I love you.

'That was quite a birthday party - we played full-contact spin-the-bottle.'

"The summer went so fast."

"Back in the day, we never used the term back in the day."

"I've seen a lot in my time, Ted, but it was always from the cheap seats."

"We haven't danced in ages."

I Miss Newspapers

"Who had pink eyes, long ears, a cute little cotton tail and brings baskets of eggs on Easter morning?"