I suppose that, as one ages, trips down memory lane become more prevalent. It makes sense because the memories begin to pile up with the years. Of course, the things I remember are rather odd -- unlike most people, I remember very little specificity about my childhood.
I had planned to return to the Wen Tzu today, but after penning hundreds of posts in the past 6 months on Taoist themes, I've found that my noggin needs a bit of a break. So, instead of my daily reading of the Wen Tzu, I've spent a good deal of time today watching videos of cartoons I used to watch when I was a wee lad.
It got me to thinking that most of these cartoons made an impact on my development as a person. Almost every day after school, on weekends and throughout the summer, my buddy Greg and I watched loads of cartoons. We were cartoon-aholics!! (We played sports, cowboys 'n Indians, engaged in snowball fights and caroused around the neighborhood too; getting ourselves into all sorts of trouble!)
Throughout the day I'm going to share some short snippets of the cartoons that, in part, made me the man I am today. Some of them may help to explain my outlook on life or, at least, it will provide you with a glimpse of the kind of media I grew up with.
With that introduction, the first clip is...surprise, surprise...NOT a cartoon! One of our all time favorite shows was The Adventures of Superman. While I idealized Clark Kent/ Superman, I more readily identified with Jimmy Olsen. :>)
I had planned to return to the Wen Tzu today, but after penning hundreds of posts in the past 6 months on Taoist themes, I've found that my noggin needs a bit of a break. So, instead of my daily reading of the Wen Tzu, I've spent a good deal of time today watching videos of cartoons I used to watch when I was a wee lad.
It got me to thinking that most of these cartoons made an impact on my development as a person. Almost every day after school, on weekends and throughout the summer, my buddy Greg and I watched loads of cartoons. We were cartoon-aholics!! (We played sports, cowboys 'n Indians, engaged in snowball fights and caroused around the neighborhood too; getting ourselves into all sorts of trouble!)
Throughout the day I'm going to share some short snippets of the cartoons that, in part, made me the man I am today. Some of them may help to explain my outlook on life or, at least, it will provide you with a glimpse of the kind of media I grew up with.
With that introduction, the first clip is...surprise, surprise...NOT a cartoon! One of our all time favorite shows was The Adventures of Superman. While I idealized Clark Kent/ Superman, I more readily identified with Jimmy Olsen. :>)
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ReplyDeleteGreat way to spend the day. :-) I always wanted to live with Joey Newton and his Dad and be able to ride "Fury". I loved that show and that horse and I think I had a crush on Joey Newton. :-) I know it wasn't a cartoon but it was one of my favorite Saturday morning shows to watch, it came on right after "Mighty Mouse".
Love to you and thanks for the memories
Gail
peace.....
Nothing wrong with nostalgia. A co-worker and I were talking just the other day about ... Saturday morning cartoons, GIlbert chemistry sets, leaving home in the morning on our bikes and not coming back until dinnertime, playing in creeks and woods and fields, a whole "unsafe and unsupervised" childhood that kids don't get anymore.
ReplyDeleteWatch "Mad Men," major nostalgia for boomers of a certain age.