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Posted on 04/30/2008 10:28:57 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Thank you!
Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan, or the dawn of Camelot.
There lived a race of innocents, and they were you and me,
For Ike was in the White House in that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges, and Peyton Place was porn.
We learned to gut a muffler, we washed our hair at dawn,
We spread our crinolines to dry in circles on the lawn.
We longed for love and romance, and waited for our Prince,
And Eddie Fisher married Liz, and no one's seen him since.
We danced to ‘Little Darlin,’ and sang to ‘Stagger Lee’
And cried for Buddy Holly in the Land That Made Me Me.
Only girls wore earrings then, and 3 was one too many,
And only boys wore flat-top cuts, except for Jean McKinney.
And only in our wildest dreams did we expect to see
A boy named George with Lipstick, in the Land That Made Me Me.
We fell for Frankie Avalon, Annette was oh, so nice,
And when they made a movie, they never made it twice.
We didn't have a Star Trek Five, or Psycho Two and Three,
Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty in the Land That Made Me Me.
Miss Kitty had a heart of gold, and Chester had a limp,
And Reagan was a Democrat whose co-star was a chimp.
We had a Mr. Wizard, but not a Mr. T ,and Oprah couldn't talk, yet, in the Land That Made Me Me.
We had our share of heroes, we never thought they'd go,
At least not Bobby Darin, or Marilyn Monroe.
For youth was still eternal, and life was yet to be,
And Elvis was forever in the Land That Made Me Me.
We'd never seen the rock band that was Grateful to be Dead,
And Airplanes weren't named Jefferson , and Zeppelins were not L e d.
And Beatles lived in gardens then, and Monkees lived in trees,
Madonna was a virgin in the Land That Made Me Me.
We'd never heard of microwaves, or telephones in cars,
And babies might be bottle-fed, but they weren't grown in jars.
And pumping iron got wrinkles out, and ‘gay’ meant fancy-free,
And dorms were never coed in the Land That Made Me Me.
We hadn't seen enough of jets to talk about the lag,
And microchips were what was left at the bottom of the bag.
And Hardware was a box of nails, and bytes came from a flea,
And rocket ships were fiction in the Land That Made Me Me.
Buicks came with portholes, and side shows came with freaks,
And bathing suits came big enough to cover both your cheeks.
And Coke came just in bottles, and skirts below the knee,
And Castro came to power near the Land That Made Me Me.
We had no Crest with Fluoride, we had no Hill Street Blues,
We had no patterned pantyhose or Lipton herbal tea
Or prime-time ads for condoms in the Land That Made Me Me.
There were no golden arches, no Perrier to chill,
And fish were not called Wanda, and cats were not called Bill.
And middle-aged was 35 and old was forty-three,
And ancient were our parents in the Land That Made Me Me.
But all things have a season, or so we've heard them say,
And now instead of Maybelline we swear by Retin-A.
They send us invitations to join AARP,
We've come a long way, baby, from the Land That Made Me Me.
So now we face a brave new world in slightly larger jeans,
And wonder why they're using smaller print in magazines.
And we tell our children's children of the way it used to be,
Long ago and far away in the Land That Made Me Me.
above from pookie18 via email..thanks !
*Grin*
Oh, LJ, I love lilacs almost as much as hyacinths! Thank you!
Now, Momma’s going to love them twice as much. LOL!
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I guess that is why the good Lord gave us dreams at night.. I have so much fun in my dreams some times!!!!!
Wonderful painting, Yorkie.
Thank you for finding it and sharing it with us.
Sorry about the lateness of my reply.
Hope your week ahead is special.
Bookmarked!!
Thanks for the link.
I have had one of the most incredible weekends ever. Thank you, Amy!
Audrey Hepburn turned 79 today - (and she is still alive, apparently). I would love to see her today. I have always adored her class and dignity.
There was a Chinese Food booth next to the PTA booth; after smelling it for an hour I succumbed.
Later I checked out a booth selling tacos but wasn't hungry but they sure looked and smelled delicious.
Hope you had a Blessed Weekend.
Thank you for the beautiful presentations, Cardhu.
All that you have shared have been wonderful.
Hi Dolly.
Sorry that I missed you.
The weekend is always family time so I’m away more than I’m here.
Glad you are able to stop in and read the thread.
Hope your week ahead is wonderful.
Welcome to Amy’s Place.
Hope you can stop by often.
Audrey Hepburn has always been one classy lady. I’ll bet she is still beautiful.
Lovely Bluebells, Meg. Thank you.
Thank you for the beauty that you bring to Amy’s Place.
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