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That faint rustle in the hedgerow?
The delicate pitter-patter of tiny little feet that are not quite human and yet so much more than human?
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What have you been nostalgic for lately? Can be anything, not just pop culture!
As always, if anyone else wants to post here, feel free.
CH
With Robert Redford‘s death, today, Charlie has suddenly become nostalgic for “three days of the condor” and more broadly the Cold War. Charlie loved a good old-fashioned, Cold War, spy movie or book.
With Christmas being exactly 100 days from now, Charlie has suddenly become nostalgic for the old Sears catalog that seemingly every household in America received for Christmas. Charlie didn’t much care for the tool offerings or the pots and pans offerings, but he sure loved what was on offer for toys, notably, hot wheels, and Johnny lightnings!
Charlie is nostalgic for honesty. After the International Stone-Skippng Scandal in Scotland last week, Charlie feels glum.
Pretty much everything at the moment. Seems to be symptomatic of middle age.
I came across a folder of documents related to projects I was working on five years ago, and that made me nostalgic.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Propaganda box sets being announced made me nostalgic.
I watched a movie filmed in Notting Hill in 1979 last night, and that made me nostalgic for my childhood glimpses of London in 1978-79.
Remembering the political climate of just a decade ago makes me nostalgic.
Also, any time anyone here mentions Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, I remember where I was and what I was doing when I bought that comic. And I get all misty-eyed.
Charles...
Nostalgic for Powerman & Iron Fist (early days). Hence, reading a bit...
Nostalgic for DC Karate Kid's final issue ( school sale purchase, by my bro.) Garage challenging to dig it out - another time, perhaps...
In my town, part of a block of flats ( built 1960s) currently being demolished. The flats are run down, but nevertheless....nostalgic for those halcyon days of yore ( to quote CT Ward's song.)
A few weeks ago, I watched a Fleet Air Arm documentary on Talking Pictures. Scimitars flying off carriers reminded me of my first ever aircraft book, the Orbit book of Planes (a 1960s series?), which I read ( looked at the pictures ) in '73/74?
Phillip
I found that W H Smith (UKs largest newsagents) closed its last shop in my area this week so I felt a bit nostalgic that I won't see that logo again in the main street.
I’m nostalgic for a time when things didn’t get shittier literally every single day.
b.t.
Paul, despite returning fairly regularly Britain remains frozen in 1994 for me (the date I emigrated) and so I’m still surprised that the orange WHS logo is no longer used. Funnily enough WH Smiths are now located across Australia (mostly airports and railway stations).
I could easily lose an afternoon browsing old Argos catalogues. Mostly the late 70’s early 80s computers and games sections. And the sun bed and shower accessory pages, of course.
DW
Charlie is broken hearted. As I type, military helicopters are flying all over where I lived a year ago rounding up mexicans.
Bring forth the head of Mimir so that so that we might be granted wisdom!
...uh, sorry. I've been rereading a lotta Norse mythology lately, which is a helluva lot less depressing than current events.
Anybody who hasn't seen it, I would recommend a young Robert Redford in an episode of the Twilight Zone, in which he plays the Angel of Death.
It's on You Tube, and I always found it comforting.
Charlie, my man, we're gonna get through this.
They can kill us but they can't eat us.
M.P.
MB, yeah W H Smith still have outlets here in most airports and a few of the larger railway stations but they no longer have shops on the main street. The company that bought most of their high street stores ( T G Jones) seems to be keeping these as they were . I don't recall the WHS orange signage but in Scotland we had John Menzies ( navy blue signs)who sold all their shops to W H. Smiths a few years ago to concentrate on delivery . Argos may be the next to be sold off as Sainsbury's are in negotiations with a Chinese retail giant on buying the company
DW not MB apologies guys.
Today (Sep 17th) we are exactly the same distance from Live Aid as Live Aid was from VE Day. Think about that.
I was in Tesco this morning and they played 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me' by Culture Club which made feel a bit nostalgic for my first term in the Lower 6th in the autumn of 1982. But at the age of 59 I feel nostalgic for lots of things including all my closest relatives who are now long dead but I always think of them.
Paul - I've just been to town & noticed my WHSmiths is now TG Jones, too! All the town branches have converted now, it seems. End of an era.
Colin - The X-mas stuff's now in Home Bargains ( plus Hallowe'en stuff - a strange mixture! )
Phillip
Charlie, your glorious leader is currently here in the UK on a state visit thanks to our grovelling, spineless Prime-Minister who invited him here even though US presidents are never invited for a state visit during their second term. But Trump's visit is being carefully staged so he never comes into contact with the public because he's so unpopular over here.
Paul, my local WH Smith's closed in 2014 after 36 years (opened in 1978) and it's now a Specsavers.
Phillip, Tesco has started selling Christmas food but only very limited so far - they won't go mad until after November 5th.
Like Charie, M.P. and most of you, Im nostalgic for the times when scanning the day's news didn't trigger sullen ponderings of the imminent collapse of democratic society. Incidentally, Colin, it's nice to see that your Channel 4 is welcoming the Trumpster with a documentary of his, shall we say, innaccuracies...
On a more upbeat note, I've been feeling nostalgic for some vintage Saturday morning cartoon fun. Especially that of the Hanna-Barbera studios, as well as one some might recall: "Milton the Monster". As fate (and YouTube ) would have it, it's pretty simple to get a nice nostalgia-satisfying fix of such entertainment nowadays. MeTV Toons is good for Quite a variety of animated goodness, and the previously-mentioned YouTube offers Milton. Say, do you U.K. folks have any familiarity with Milton? Shown on tv here in the mid 60's, it's not been shown anywhere since (so far as I know). Quirky, spooky fun and well worth a look should you be so inclined. To my final days I will remember the openeng sequence: "Six drops of the Essence of Terror, five drops of Sinister Sauce...".
We had lots of American cartoons over here, Red, but I've never heard of Milton The Monster.
Red, I can confirm that I've never heard of Milton the Monster either.
I watch episodes of Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings on YouTube for a nostalgia hit.
Red - you are really dredging, the memory banks of this crew, by citing MILTON the monster, lol!
Does that site have BANANA SPLITS or THE MIGHTY HEROES???
Asking for a friend, lol!
Charlie- YouTube has "Mighty Heroes"; I've indulged in several episodes. Most likely they also have "Banana Splits" as well. Actually, there isn't much that I haven't been able to find there!
Red, Milton the Monster was shown in Scotland on a legendary kids cartoon show called "Glen Michaels Cartoon Cavalcade" ( Glen passed away recently at the age of 99) the show also featured my favourite cartoon at the time Fearless Fly which I think was part of the Milton theatre Monster US TV show.
In the Fish & Chip shop, last week, an old man was vocalizing the Banana Splits! Him & the owner joked about it. That's how well known it is.
Phillip
Uh-oh, Chongo!
b.t.
Oh no! It’s the Sour Grapes! 🍇
...don't be alarmed now, it's just a Spring Clean for the May Queen...
Power Man. Just throwing it out there...
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