Bruce and all; Just a comment but in the 1960's I grew up on a downtown street in Battle Creek, Michigan. All the kids played outside and rode their bikes, invented new outdoor games to play. WE had a lot of fun. Last summer I was just curious to see if the kids were outside playing like we did in the 1960's. It was a beautiful warm summer day and NOT one child was outside playing. I was very surprised. I mentioned this to my Dad and he said maybe they are all inside playing video games. We used to have a rope swing and everyone was over to the backyard to use the swing. It was fun. I began to wonder if kids today would even like a rope swing. Probably too tame today. Now the kids are inside apparently today becoming heavy and playing video games. I sometimes wonder if they would know what a rope swing is. The Good Old Days in the 1960's!!! --Tom Pennock In a message dated 6/4/2009 11:44:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, brucehershen...@gmail.com writes:
Ken I am betting that the kids of today will show next-to-no-interest in the stuff we collect when they grow up, and that there will be all kinds of "new" collectible fields that we can't begin to imagine. As far as the "old is better" idea, the one thing I see is that many kids of today are extremely sedentary, and more and more kids are overweight or obese, as are their parents. When I first made a T-shirt to give away, I naively made equal amounts of small, medium, large and extea large. Imagine my surprise when I found that MOST people needed 2X or 3X (quite a few said "3X if that is the largest you can get), and next to no smalls or mediums. A sedentary life style for most of the population is a change for the worse from the world of 20,40, and 100 years ago, and it keeps getting worse. I am the last who should talk, since I am overweight myself, but it is a very real problem. Bruce On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Gerri Farrell <_justkid...@aol.com_ (mailto:justkid...@aol.com) > wrote: Hello, I am known though my collecting business, Just Kids Nostalgia. I read MOPO most of the time but I never put my two cents in...why? I am not that comfortable with having my words and thoughts posted for all to see. I am "shy" on facebook and rarely send conversational email. Is there anything wrong with "lurking"? I don't judge or complain about members opinions. As far as using MOPO for advertising...I have no problem with it. I think that the MOPO input in general ranges from informative to interesting to a waste of time and it adds greatly to the hobby of collecting movie posters. But as long as I am here, this is my pet peave with some collectors and some of the society in general. What's with the attitude of "these kids today"?. Back in my day...the movies were better, the music was better, the toys were more fun to play with, you could get on the subway for a nickel (15 cents in my day), everything was made better and lasted longer and we were all always happy. Get over it...things change, but most remain the same. There were always great movies, art and music, but most of it was always bad. I am not sure if those cool Buck Rogers rings that came in the mail in the 30s were better than Burger King toys were to my kids. Are metal toys better than plastic ones? I don't think so. To the wide eyes of an eight year old, most "toys" are pretty cool. We all know technology is changing everything. Do you really think that Howdy Doody was more important to a generation than Mario Brothers or World of Warcft? What kind of memories will we have about the early days of the internet (we are still in the middle of the early days). Do you remember that wonderful sound of dial up and $3.00 an hour to surf the net at a speed that would make us all scream for a 14 year old to fix it? Things changed when the railroad came through. They are still changing. People always suffer when there is change, look at the Bates Motel Let's not forget the wars and poverty that never end. It would be nice if they are only history to the next generation. OK, I went on and on...this is why I never post. I really want to delete this instead of sending it...Oh, what the heck! Ken Farrell Just Kids ____________________________________ Wanna slim down for summer? Go to _America Takes it Off_ (http://www.aolhealth.com/diet/weight-loss-program/?ncid=emlcntusheal00000001) to learn how. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at _www.filmfan.com_ (http://www.filmfan.com/) ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: _lists...@listserv.american.edu_ (mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu) In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. **************Limited Time Offers: Save big on popular laptops at Dell (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221354145x1201369495/aol?redir=http:%2F %2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215221161%3B37268813%3By) Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
