My dad watched the friday nite fights from the time we got a tv in 1949 I think. I was a little girl and loved those nites, windows open, attic fan going, us drinking lemonade and having brownies. They were at 9pm and started with Gillettes blue blades commercials,,my dad and alot of his peers in the Deep South both boxed growing up and loved the sport. Alot of them boxed in the service. Fond memories of the friday nite fights. Whoa, lady. Do I remember the Gillette Friday night fights! You've captured the environment perfectly, except we had one of those window coolers, with the water dripping on the back porch.
Where are you from? I'm married for 26 years to a coon-ass from Lake Charles. I do love to go there for a visit at Christmas; in fact, we're talking about buying some property and retiring in Lake Charles. What a beautiful place!
Baton Rouge!! Lake Charles is lovely, I almost married a guy from Sulphur right outside LC and my bro in law grew up in LC. We are probably third cousins twice removed thru your wife!!