I remember when V

January 27, 2007

I remember when: 
We couldn’t solve the rubix cube; 
we was mad as shit

We’d take it apart or move the stickers 
but they wouldn’t stick

Madballs, Game of life, chutes and ladders 
And in Uno I couldn’t be faded I’m the master

Water balloon fights, 
Kendra? Had to nail her

Pick a number, pick a color, paper fortune tellers 

Kissy fur, Paw Paw, Chico Sticks 
Atari, Coleco vison, Neo Geo?

Quit. 

We used to play tag, and know what I miss? 
“Bubble gum bubble gum

in- 
a-

dish” 

It was Good Times, 
Janet was Penny Woods

I dream of Jeanie and Bewitched was good 

Moms watched Dynasty and falcon Crest 
Dolly Parton and Wonder woman had the best breasts

Root beer barrels, Coconut candy 
And the strawberry joints you always got from your granny

Capri Sun? 
Moms would never buy

Couldn’t sleep with the closet door open, I’d cry 

What’s under the bed? At night I never knew 
If the sheet hung off of the side I was through!

Puttin’ on the hits, Soul Train and Solid Gold 
BET’s unseen VJ Alvin Jones

Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain, that was the dog 
And you had chocolate milk if Cocoa pebbles start to sog

Ghost busters, Teen Wolf and robo Cop 
I had the fat laces in my Adidas shell tops

We played Red Light-Green light, girls had Hopscotch 
And we settled arguments with Paper, Scissor, Rock

Annie lived the Hard Knock, Punky had Uncle Henry 
Rudy called him Bud, but his name was Kenny

Voltron came out the toy had the popin’ fists 
I used to play Ms Pac Man like ‘aint no stoppin this’

Superman saved the city of Metropolis 
Webster had Ma’am and George Papadopoulos

Grease was the Word, Pink Ladies and T Birds
Lamar, and Booger, on revenge of the nerds

Never saw ET, my shit was The Gremlins
Had the Green rain boots before we rocked Timberlands

Wouldn’t play Jacks it was feminine
All of this shit how do I keep rememberin?

  • http://thek-spot.blogspot.com/ Keli

    Kissy fur, Paw Paw, Chico Sticks
    Atari, Coleco vison, Neo Geo?

    -You lost me with this line. I don’t know about Kissy Fur, Paw Paw, or Neo Geo.

    I still can’t sleep with the closet door open, LOL.

  • http://confessions-of-an-everyday-woman.blogspot.com/ Ms. Confessions

    Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain, that was the dog
    And you had chocolate milk if Cocoa pebbles start to sog

    That was my favorite cartoon, I loved Penny!
    LOL, that was the best part of that cereal and really the only time I drunk chocolate milk.

    How about your SWV cut Anything?
    Above the Rim soundtrack was my shit…

  • http://boundbymyhook.blogspot.com Erica B.

    You always take me back!

  • Olivia

    Hey E, those were the days…ah man voltron, I loved voltron!! I still carry those strawberry sweets with me too! You taking me back for real ! Enjoy your evening!

  • http://www.jusbutterfli.blogspot.com jus.b.fli

    damn it! i read this like 6 times to try to pick the line that brought back the most memories OR that made me laugh the hardest and i just couldn’t do it!! i loved this post!! in it’s entirety! and yessss… i’m STILL chair dancin’… (lol)

    peace!
    butterfli

  • http://thepoeticcocoon.blogspot.com Urban Butterfly

    Thanks for taking me back…

    I needed that today! =)

  • http://www.thegoddess.blog-city.com The Goddess

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Life was SO easy back then. Those were the good ole days. Smile

  • http://nyah-lifeonpurpose.blogspot.com/ Isha

    Man, I miss these times. Things were so much easier and thank you for not mentioning the Smurfs…I HATED the smurfs.

  • http://www.glamazonlife.blogspot.com miss ahmad

    ooh man. remember when all the black kids besides Penny Woods had white parents and the black boys were all midgets?

    what was up with that?

  • http://coolac.blogspot.com Cool AC

    Why are those strawberry the candies the OFFICIAL grandma candies?? I swear both Nana & Grandma had those! (And the butterscotch joints) I love them! 🙂

  • http://deborahsthoughtsmadevisible.blogspot.com Deborah

    YES! Paper fortune tellers! Here in Canada, we calls them Cootie Catchers. I don’t know why, ’cause it doesn’t realy make much sense, when you think about it. And those strawberry candies were always guaranteed to bring a smile on my face.
    There is no movie that beats Gremlins. Especially the part where the chick talks about when her father died when he pretended to be santa clause and got stuck in the chimney (BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!).

  • http://drawn2words.blogspot.com shai

    Remember..

    Dance Fever-a local couple went on and a bunch of us rooted for them.
    Jellyfish
    Fatso, Twoso
    Tweedleledalleet
    The free boat that came in the cereal, it was supposed to float filled with baking soda LOL

    Mighty Mouse
    Deputy Dawg

    Sunday was bath day

    Saying the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in bell room

  • http://thebrownspoon.blogspot.com Roddykat

    Thanks, now I want a Chick o stick and a Neo Geo!

    Keli: Kissyfur and Paw Paws (think Smurfs). Toons of the bear variety.
    Now that brings up something i have to get rid of: “Mon-chichi, Monchichi, oh so soft and cuddl-y” (now I feel better)
    And Neo Geo was the joint at the time. Closest to the arcade you could get at home. Games cost half as much as a arcade machine. I wonder how much they are now?

  • http://coroflot.com/rahviance rahviance

    when this feeling? -swv….
    i’m impressed!

  • http://roycesdaughter.blogspot.com Roycee

    How in da hell do you remember all this shyt??? WOW! Grease was my movie…I had a pink satin jacket just like the Pink Ladies…this was good.

    Thanks for the love while I was away…I appreciate it much man!!!

  • Sakeenah

    Did you see that Beauty and the Geek reality episode where the guy could solve a Rubik’s Cube with his eyes closed? I think it was about turning it a certain # of times.

    Does anyone know what Alvin Jones looks like? That’s when BET was good, when VJs were wholesome & had pleasing non-ghetto voices.

    Regarding Ghostbusters, did you know that Ray Parker, Jr was a true artist before doing this soundtrack? He has a new album out, looking older but still attractive

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