Author Topic: What were you doing July 4th, thirty years ago? (Read 1166 times)

BTW · « **on:** July 04, 2006, 06:50:45 PM »

I remember all the hoopla working up to the Bicentennial of the United States and remember watching on tv the celebration in New Yorks harbor. I was 17 and had just graduated high school (there are cute little bicentennial emblems on my diploma!

) and was working as a painter for a company that renovated old houses. Thirty years later I'm renovating my own house post Katrina.

What were you doing for the bicentennial?

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2006, 07:07:03 PM »

I was fourteen. I was probably gorging myself with barbecued chicken and imagining what Kris Comb's breasts looked like underneath that halter top.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2006, 07:38:08 PM »

gettin' high and listening to:

Shuckins · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2006, 07:45:31 PM »

I was 23 years old, and spent the day flirting with my neighbor's beautiful young cousin. Broke my foot on a metal rod driven into the ground. I was chasing a frisbee she had tossed over my head when it happened. Big toe on my left foot was bent backward until it touched the underside of my foot.

Spent six weeks with my leg in a cast.

Happy Fourth!

Nash · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2006, 07:52:08 PM »

I can't remember what I was doing on that exact day, but the closest thing I have a vivid memory of is about two weeks from today, 30 years ago.

I was camping with the family and the '76 Olympics just got underway. Someone in the campground had one of those small b/w TVs propped up on a picnic table on their site. For the rest of the time there, the entire campground was hudled around it, watching Nadia Comaneci, Bruce Jenner, Sugar Ray Leonard and the Spinks brothers absolutely dominate.

Good question.

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2006, 08:07:01 PM »

I was on summer vacation after my freshman year in college. Working at Mike's Jolley Burger during the night of the 4th.

I got even though. I think I gave away more food than I sold that summer.

Maverick · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2006, 08:40:52 PM »

I had just gotten off of active duty MPOBC and was waiting for the date for my prehire physical for the PD.

loser · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2006, 08:58:02 PM »

waiting to be born...(shrug)

DiabloTX · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:03:47 PM »

30 years ago I was wondering what I'd be doing 30 years in the future.

Now I know.

Toad · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:08:15 PM »

The 1Lt. and his wife went to the squadron 4th of July party and imbibed several beverages containing relatively high percentages of alcohol.

CHECKERS · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:14:23 PM »

Racing a Class One Unlimited Car, in the HDRA/SCORE Fireworks 400 Mile off Road Race ( night race) ....

Bob/CHECKERS

Sixpence · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:17:33 PM »

I was eleven, and all I remember about that summer was collecting baseball cards, spent every cent I had on them. Managed to collect the whole set, lost them in the flood during the blizzard of '78'

RTR · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:21:21 PM »

hmmm.. not 100% sure, but might have been bumping uglies with "Marika" in the front seat of my Maverick. The bruises were worth it.

RTR

dmf · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2006, 10:11:17 PM »

30 Years ago I think I was probally not even thought of yet.

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2006, 10:15:59 PM »

I was 14 and watched the tall ships sail in New York harbor on the old Radiation King color TV that Mom bought at a garage sale. I'm pretty sure that was the day I decided to be a sailor.