Flashback Friday

At present, I'm dying for one of these.

Mostly because I have one of these.  It's a loaner that doesn't work very well, used to belong to someone else { whose dog clearly confused it with a chew toy } and it's getting on my nerves.

{ Bertha is not nearly this shiny. }

Rumor has it that in the next few weeks I'll be able to trade in Bertha the Blackberry for an iPhone.  { Just a little while longer, Bertha!  You can do it! }  Something about our corporate email being transferred over to a new system.  Now I don't know what that means, but I hope it happens soon.  Then people who call will hear more than every other word that I say.  { Oh and I can play Angry Birds. NBD. }

Here I am complaining about carrying a relatively small and lightweight piece of technology, and it wasn't that long ago there were only these.

{ Yeah, Zack Morris! }

Yes, the cell phone has come a long way.  As has personal music.  Remember these?

I definitely had this exact little red Walkman.  With little red headphones.  I think Santa Claus brought it to me along with a cassette tape of  the soundtrack to The Little Mermaid.  This baby was a lifesaver when driving from south Florida all the way to middle Georgia.  { Nine hours in an Astro van with two kids and a dog. Entertainment was essential.  Sorry, Mom, for singing NKOTB all the way to Ocala that one time. }

And when my tape player died, I got one of these.

I'm pretty sure I thought I was a rockstar when Santa moved into the 20th century.  { I did love the Star Stage, after all. }  You just had to hold on tight if we hit a bump or your *NSYNC CD might skip.

And in college I caved and bought one of these.  My roommate had one and I was jealous.

Kmart in Athens was going out of business and I think I paid $50 for the thing.  And that was the sale price.  { Now the old Kmart is a Hobby Lobby.  Major improvement! }  I ran up and down Milledge Avenue wearing my sorority t-shirt and this hip little radio.  Too bad it was so heavy and would always manage to scoot it's way down to my elbow every five minutes.  { The three times I ran on Milledge, that is. }

Everything just keeps getting smaller and faster and fancier.  Maybe Bertha's not so bad after all. : )

Flashback Friday

Outside of the Fintstones, this was the best prehistoric show ever.

[ DINOSAURS! }

Katie even had a stuffed animal {dinosaur? } of the Baby.  With a pull string.  It said things like "NOT THE MAMA!"  Which meant so did Katie.  At least she didn't hit me with a frying pan.

And here's a fun fact for your Friday.  Kevin Clash, the voice of Baby, is also the voice of Elmo.  Thanks to him, I definitely still remember most of the words to this...

Flashback Friday

Embarassingly enough, Spencer and I have started to DVR a show called "Pawn Stars" on the History Channel.  { Go ahead, laugh. } His parents watch it, my parents watch it... and it's pretty funny to see what people will bring in and try to sell.  Think "Antiques Roadshow" with the tatooed drama of something like "West Coast Customs."

We watched an episode the other night that had a woman who brought in these:

{ Photo courtesy of Dr. Eeyore's Hospital. Who knew Eeyore was a doctor? }

You guessed it.  An original 1985 Teddy Ruxpin and his buddy, Grubby.  I about did a backflip.  "OMG I STILL HAVE THOSE! They're somewhere in the cedar chest upstairs at Mom and Dad's!"  Turns out that Teddy and Grubby are only worth about $100 between the two of them, but they might be worth more someday.  Maybe.  And mine will have the added benefit of warding off moths for centuries.

While reminiscing about the way my poor Teddy Ruxpin's tape used to drag and his speech would slur { poor Teddy } was fun, the better part was in the conversation that followed.  Walk with me down memory lane.  Remember Popples?


{ Copyright StarSprinkles, or so it says.  More likely Those Characters From Cleveland, Inc.}

 How about that creepy three-foot tall talking Cricket doll like my sister had?

{ Who knew she had a brother?  He looks like Chucky! }

And then Katie starts sending me clips of old TV commercials for things we used to love.  Like Dunkaroos!

Oh heck yeah.  The vanilla ones were the best.  I'm really loving this.  And in the interest of nostalgia, I think I'll start a Friday tradition of posting something to reminisce about.

Did you have a Teddy Ruxpin? Popples? Or maybe a creepy talking Cricket, like Katie?  And the all-important question inquiring minds want to know... when it comes to Dunkaroos, vanilla or chocolate? : )