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Thomas D’Arcy O’Donnell's avatar

.. ‘ghost pale lipstick y’say.. th hell ? 🦎🏴‍☠️

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yes. Cool teenaged girls in 1958 wore white lipstick. It was ghastly.

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Elle Wolfe's avatar

I really love how your writing transports me to the dance floor! 😊

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Rock on, Elle! I'm with YOU!

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Kate Henry's avatar

Just a weekend now and then can be restorative. Pick a year. Any year. 1740s-1780s is good. Those people become your other family. Watch them grow up, marry and have children and watch those children have children... Its hard to leave either side. Luggage piles up. Can you choose the time to just stay or is it decided for you when there's no going back....

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

US Revolutionary Era re-enactments. You have been taking part in that world for, what? Fifty years?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Where is that jukebox?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Why? You going somewhere?

Which would you choose, 1970s?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Who wouldn't want a do-over? Definitely, the 1970s.

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Richbee's avatar

Soda shoppe floats, cherry coke, jukebox songs Time Machine takes me to good times rolling taps on heels slide across floors classic records replay ‘I’ll out of coins. Sharron , strut your stuff sweep me off the floor love the Hand Jive. Perfect score.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I'm hep to the jive, Daddy-O. ha ha ha! Thanks for reading, Richard!

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Wade Terry's avatar

Thanks for taking me back… good memories ….

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

You that old, Wade? This was all fiction to me... I couldn't possibly be old enough to have this as a memory. Could I?

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David Perlmutter's avatar

I would stay, too.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Just a fresh start, David! Couldn't hurt.

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palmisanocj@yahoo.com's avatar

Fun fun fun! 💃🕺

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Memoir or fiction? Awww, who cares?1 Ha ha ha

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Janice Walton's avatar

I fondly remember those juke boxes and 1958. It was a good year for music and other things.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Ummm... exactly what other things, Janice? Like making out in the back seat of an old Buick? Oh wait a minute... was that me? No, couldn't have been.

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Janice Walton's avatar

I'll never tell!

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Jim Cummings's avatar

A jukebox makes a good time machine. Most of our youthful memories have a soundtrack.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

They sure do! 60s 70s especially ... then I lost track of contemporary and headed over to Mozart and Bach. Representing a serious transition in more than one way.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

Bach is my favorite.

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Terry Freedman's avatar

I want that jukebox! Great story device you used, Sharron

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you,Terry. What number would you punch on the old jukebox? Let me guess: B9

Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin 1967?

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Terry Freedman's avatar

How could you have known??! 1967 was a great year for music. 1968 too (Time of the season) and 1964 *She's not there)

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Kate Henry's avatar

YEs. A big part of my life. I am the last one standing. Still want to go back to see the rest of the village folk. Crossing fingers for at least one more this year.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I hope you make it, Kate! Keep your canvas dry! Your flintlocks primed! Live free or die!

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James Ron's avatar

"Those were the days, my friend!"

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Alois Ackerman's avatar

Wow, Sharron. That pretty much says it all. Every generation says the same thing. Dig that crazy hand jive.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Where/when would the jukebox take you, I wonder? I am guessing 1930s, Jimmy Rodgers blue yodel...

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

LOVED this story - and the song - and the video..... *happy sigh*

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Justin presents inspired prompts! Thank, Rebecca.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Lovely story, Sharron. Thank you for always shouting out Fifties by the Fire. 🙏

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