How Much to you remember?

[RAM MAN]

1. "Kookie, Kookie, lend me your ________________."

2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune in;
________________ ."

3. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the
grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Invariably, someone
would answer, "I don't know, but he left this behind." What did he leave
behind
________________?

4. Folk songs were played side by side with rock and roll. One of the most
memorable folk songs included these lyrics: "When the rooster crows at the
break of dawn, look out your window and I'll be gone. You're the reason I'm
traveling on _______________."

5. A group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in Chicago in
1968 achieved cult status, and were known as the ________________.

6. When the Beetles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched
them
on the ________________.

7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning our
________________.

8. We all learned to read using the same books. We read about the thrilling
lives and adventures of Dick and Jane. What was the name of Dick and Jane's
dog? ________________

9. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk (what there
was of it) in the front, was called the VW. What other name(s) did it go by?
________________ and ________________

10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the ________________
and the _______________.

11. In the seventies, we called the drop-out nonconformists "hippies". But
in
the early sixties, they were known as ________________.

12. William Bendix played Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to get the
short
end of the stick, in the television program, "The Life of Riley." At the end
of
each show, poor Chester would turn to the camera and exclaim, "What a
________________."

13. "Get your kicks, ________________."

14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed
________________."

15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special way:
________________.

16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________."

17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller - the one that contained all the
"dirty"
dialogue - was called ________________.

18. Today, the math geniuses in school might walk around with a calculator
strapped to their belt. But back in the sixties, members of the math club
used
a ________________.

19. In 1971, singer Don Maclean sang a song about "The day the music died."
This was a reference and tribute to ________________.

20. A well-known television commercial featured a driver who was
miraculously
lifted through thin air and into the front seat of a convertible. The
matching
slogan was "Let Hertz ________________."

21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced" under
a
stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the
________________.

22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best ... ______________."

23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style of Jane Russell and Marilyn
Monroe gave way to the "trim" look, as first exemplified by British model
_______________.

24. Sachmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill". Our parents shared this
great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was __________.

25. On Jackie Gleason's variety show in the sixties, one of the most popular
segments was "Joe, the Bartender". Joe's regular visitor at the bar was that
slightly off-center, but lovable character, ____________. (The character's
name, not the actor's.)

26. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did
it;
it was called ______________.

27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

28. One of the big fads of the late fifties and sixties was a large plastic
ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called the ________.

29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in! the Broadway
musical ________________.

30. This is a two-parter: Red Skelton's hobo character (not the the hobo)
was
_____________. Red ended his television show by saying, "Good night and
________________."


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The Answers:

1. "Kookie; Kookie; lend me your comb."

2. The "battle cry" of the hippies in the sixties was "Turn on; tune in;
drop
out." (Many people who proclaimed that 30 years ago today are Wall Street
bond
traders and corporate lawyers.)

3. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

4. "When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window and
I'll
be gone. You're the reason I'm traveling on; Don't think twice, it's all
right."

5. The group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in Chicago
in
1968 were known as the Chicago seven.

6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched
them
on the Ed Sullivan Show.

7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning our draft
cards.
(If you said "bras," you've got the right spirit, but the "bra burning" days
came as a by-product of the women's liberation movement which had nothing
directly to do with the Vietnam war.)

8. Dick and Jane's dog was Spot. "See Spot run." Whatever happened to them?

9. It was the VW Beetle, or more affectionately, the Bug.

10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the Sharks and the
Jets...West Side Story.

11. In the early sixties, the drop-out, non-conformists were known as
beatniks.

12. At the end of "The Life of Riley," Chester would turn to the camera and
exclaim, "What a revolting development this is!"

13. "Get your kicks, on Route 66."

14. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to
protect the innocent."

15. The real James Bond, Sean Connery, mixed his martinis a special way:
shaken, not stirred.

16. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight."

17. That "adult" book by Henry Miller was called Tropic of Cancer. (Today,it
would hardly rate a PG-13 rating.)

18. Back in the sixties, members of the math club used a slide rule.

19. "The day the music died" was a reference and tribute to Buddy Holly.

20. The mat! ching slogan was "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat."

21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced" under
a
stick in a dance called the Limbo.

22. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best ... chocolate."

23. In the late sixties, the "full figure" style gave way to the "trim"
look,
as first exemplified by British model Twiggy.

24. Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was
Louis Armstrong.

25. Joe's regular visitor at the bar was Crazy Googenhiem.

26. The Russians put the first satellite into orbit; it was called Sputnik.

27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? A Timex watch.

28. The large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist was called the
hula-hoop.

29. The "Age of Aquarius" was brought into the mainstream in the Broadway
musical "Hair".

30. Red Skelton's hobo character was Freddie the Freeloader. (Clem
Kaddiddlehopper was the "hay seed".) Red ended his television show by
saying,
"Good night, and may God bless."

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I remembered all but two of those!!!

Red Skelton was one of if not THE greatest comedians of all time.
Red could make you laugh so hard your sides hurt and never said a curse word.

Feelin' old again
Rich