So funny you would mention electric football! I was watching the final four yesterday and the subject came up. We had several minutes of laughs at the futility of it all.
Not only did I have an electric football game, but there was a store downtown that sold the football men hand painted with the colors of the each NFL team. Kids would show up at my house with plastic bags filled with their teams of football men and we’d play for hours on end. Things were so simple then…
My older brother had the chemistry set, like you, I’m surprised we didn’t blow up the house while we were babysitting my two younger brothers and baby sister. He, in 1965, did blow up one of the drawers in my dad’s desk, but that was fooling around with a cherry bomb. He was so freaked out! He fixed the front of the drawer pretty well and had red bricks holding up the blowen up side and got away with it for a couple months, until my mom decided to move it out and clean behind it. Neither mom nor dad were happy about that; if I remember correctly, he was put on restriction for a couple of months. 😂 The crazy things my three my brothers did…. I don’t know how they survived!
Your post took me back to my 1960s childhood, Marlon. I too enjoyed the Creepy Crawlers, and stayed home alone from the age of 7 while my parents were at work.
You may also remember "electric football," a toy I received from. Santa Claus for Christmas in 1969. What a magical toy that was for a young football fanatic like me, until I realized that the players merely rumbled aimlessly around the metal green field as it vibrated. Not a dangerous toy, but in the end not a very fun one either.
My brothers had the “electric football” toy and like you, and played it until they realized the same thing. I don’t think it took them very long to realize it. We still get a chuckle out of it when we get together, usually during a football game. 😂
I can't help laughing over them jarts. I still have a set. The hubby and I stand on the same side, throwing. Lol
That reactor, with uranium and other chemicals. That's enough to send you for a Loop,Clear into next week! It was nice to see the industrial look of that Reactor play set. Good to read. Thanks for Sharing Sir.
So funny you would mention electric football! I was watching the final four yesterday and the subject came up. We had several minutes of laughs at the futility of it all.
Not only did I have an electric football game, but there was a store downtown that sold the football men hand painted with the colors of the each NFL team. Kids would show up at my house with plastic bags filled with their teams of football men and we’d play for hours on end. Things were so simple then…
Lawn darts were awesome. I own an old set!!!
My older brother had the chemistry set, like you, I’m surprised we didn’t blow up the house while we were babysitting my two younger brothers and baby sister. He, in 1965, did blow up one of the drawers in my dad’s desk, but that was fooling around with a cherry bomb. He was so freaked out! He fixed the front of the drawer pretty well and had red bricks holding up the blowen up side and got away with it for a couple months, until my mom decided to move it out and clean behind it. Neither mom nor dad were happy about that; if I remember correctly, he was put on restriction for a couple of months. 😂 The crazy things my three my brothers did…. I don’t know how they survived!
Your post took me back to my 1960s childhood, Marlon. I too enjoyed the Creepy Crawlers, and stayed home alone from the age of 7 while my parents were at work.
You may also remember "electric football," a toy I received from. Santa Claus for Christmas in 1969. What a magical toy that was for a young football fanatic like me, until I realized that the players merely rumbled aimlessly around the metal green field as it vibrated. Not a dangerous toy, but in the end not a very fun one either.
My brothers had the “electric football” toy and like you, and played it until they realized the same thing. I don’t think it took them very long to realize it. We still get a chuckle out of it when we get together, usually during a football game. 😂
Love this, Marlon.
Thanks so much, Reda! ☺️
I can't help laughing over them jarts. I still have a set. The hubby and I stand on the same side, throwing. Lol
That reactor, with uranium and other chemicals. That's enough to send you for a Loop,Clear into next week! It was nice to see the industrial look of that Reactor play set. Good to read. Thanks for Sharing Sir.