I have spent many nights with Vicks! I still use a sock filled with salt and heated in the oven for an ear ache. Lynn > [Original Message] > From: Tamara Mitchell <mistamar2u@buckeye-express.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/1/02 11:43:18 PM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] A child of the '50's > > One of my favorite memories (believe it or not!) was being wrapped around > the throat with vicks with a wool sock! I still miss that touch! "Being > rubbed whole chestedly, but that sock!" Do we still do this now? ( I know I > did in the 70's, 80's...for mine..) ? > > TM > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SandKatC@aol.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:04 PM > Subject: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Music in The 50s > > > > > > In a message dated 11/1/02 8:05:47 PM, cafarmer@houston.rr.com writes: > > > > << One thing forgotten in the 50's was the "wonderful" music to dance to > (and > > > > listen to) - the jitterbug; waltz; Friday night at the Polish Hall; > > > > slooooooooow dancing to really romantic music and tap your foot to the Big > > > > Bands. >> > > > > Carolyn: > > > > The music, YES, was great back then. We heard the big bands and other > newer > > types of music. AND, here in Southern California we got all on the same > radio > > stations! The lineup might be Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Elvis > Presley, > > Sammy Cook, Carmen MacRay, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, Little Richard, > > Sarah Vonn, The Coasters, The Platters, Dean Martin, Frankie Laine, etc.. > > That was really great! Now you've got to turn to different stations for > > different kinds of music. Of course, I have a lot of CDs of various music > I > > like, including classical, musicals, Spanish, Mexican, Flamenco, middle > > eastern, and on and on and on. > > > > AND, slow dancing is super. That's all my husband knows. I learned the > > other dances and he'd just stand and keep the rhythm with his feet. > > > > Thanks for mentioning that! > > > > Sandi > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted material without permission of the > author. Read RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy at > > <http://www,rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html> > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted material without permission of the author. Read RootsWeb's Acceptable Use Policy at > <http://www,rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html> > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- M. Lynn Taylor --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.