Its ok to continue to believe your myth. The eastern church in the first several centuries consistently rejected the apocrypha - bringing it closer to the 66 book version than your vaunted memory. But then why let truth get in the way of your wishful thinking.
Gentlemen; you both have some of the truth, but not all.
The East does not regard the Apocalypse of John very well, but they preferred books like Hermas. http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/scripturesinthechurch.htm says that: In addition, the authorized Hebrew "translation" was at variance with the accepted Septuagint Greek versions, which had been prepared by 72 translators accepted Septuagint Greek version, which had been prepared by 72 translators working in Alexandria Egypt. This is significant, because the Apostles, who were the authors of the New Testament, as well as the early Church Fathers, frequently cite passages only found in the Septuagint (Greek) Old Testament that have significant differences in meaning from the Hebrew. Moreover, they frequently cite passages from the "Apocryphal" books of the Old Testament.
The Septuagint has the Deuterocanonicals.
“myths” are usually dispelled with facts, and so far, none have been forthcoming. “closer to the 66 book version” is not 66 books, this isn’t horeshoes or hand grenades! i invite you to examine the Bible used by the Orthodox and again you will not find 66 books in it.
i really wish you would answer my question or somebody else take a crack at it - does any authority exist today or ever existed that can infallibly state which books are canonical and which are not? simple question really. if yes, who is that authority and where did thweir authority come from?