JFK, sixty years ago today.

[Ridgegrass]

Most of us old guys remember well where we were 60 years ago today. ( I was in my high school foundry class when a friend rushed in and said, "They killed the President".) Seems like that tragic event led to so many other things, like it was a turning point in our American culture. Beginning with the mass murder if 8 nurses in Chicago, the Texas tower shootings, the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, etc. Not that bad things didn't happen before hand, but certainly not with the frequency and intensity of the following years and up until today. I'm a baby boomer and lived in not the best neighborhood in Baltimore. Things were peaceful then; any murder, even in a major city, was "front page" news. What's normal today was certainly abnormal and shocking back then.
Anyway, where did that 60 years go ?! Just taking this anniversary to reflect. J.O'.

[OLDE CUTLER]

I was in the 6th grade in the local rural country school. The janitor at the school had a supply room office downstairs in the school and had a radio there where he was the first to hear the news. He came upstairs and told the principal, who went to each classroom (2 grades in each classroom, plus high school rooms) and made the announcement. Classes were canceled for the rest of the day and all the kids went to the auditorium where a TV was set up for everyone to watch.

[knife7knut]

Strange there was little mention in the media. Well not really I suppose. If you asked a person under 30 today, they likely wouldn't even know who the hell JFK was! JMHO.

[jerryd6818]

I was in Basic Electronics school at MCRD San Diego. It was noon chow time and me and a couple other guys were walking across the Grinder (parade field) on our way to chow when a fella coming meeting us says "Didja hear that Kennedy has been shot?". Unbelieveable!!

[OLDE CUTLER]

Strange there was little mention in the media. Well not really I suppose. If you asked a person under 30 today, they likely wouldn't even know who the hell JFK was! JMHO.

Surprising to me how many younger people don't believe there was even a world before the day they were born.

[Madmarco]

I just came across this post today, and to give you an idea of how big this news really was, I was a 10 yr. old Canadian kid and I remember it as clearly as if it were yesterday. My Mom was crying and when I asked her why, she said someone has shot that nice man, John Kennedy the US president, then pulled me into her and hugged me so hard I thought I'd pass-out. My Dad was pacing the floor with a concerned look on his face all the while trying to calm my Mom.
JFK was beloved by many people, and his assassination affected them all even us dumb ole' Canucks, and there is yet to be another like him, nor is there likely to be anytime soon.
R.I.P. - J.F.K.

[Ridgegrass]

That was touching Marco. Nice to hear the thoughts of un Canadien. J.O'.

[Madmarco]

I was reminded of another long-term happening that's coming up soon, J.O'., and it's that SNL/Saturday Night Live will have been on the air for 50/Fifty years next year.
I was 22 in 1975 when the first show aired, and hearing that sure made me feel old.
Not really JFK worthy, but happening just the same.
Oh, and JFYI, it's "CanadiAn", not "CanadiEn".
Sorry buddy, just my OCD/ADHD/LGBTQ+/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP/#%&*+$@/ acting up again!

[Ridgegrass]

Marco, "Vous n'est pas, Francais/Canadien"? Pardonnez mois, s'il vous plait. Jean

[Madmarco]

Marco, "Vous n'est pas, Francais/Canadien"? Pardonnez mois, s'il vous plait. Jean

Huh?
I don't speak or understand a word of French, J.O'., but from your reply I'm gleaning that someone somewhere sometimes spells Canadian with an "e", oui? I guess I lied. , eh.

[ken98k]

I was reminded of another long-term happening that's coming up soon, J.O'., and it's that SNL/Saturday Night Live will have been on the air for 50/Fifty years next year.
I was 22 in 1975 when the first show aired, and hearing that sure made me feel old.
Not really JFK worthy, but happening just the same.
Oh, and JFYI, it's "CanadiAn", not "CanadiEn".
Sorry buddy, just my OCD/ADHD/LGBTQ+/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP/#%&*+$@/ acting up again!

I'll bet it's been 40 years since I watched it.

[Madmarco]

Yep, me to, Ken.
I read recently that the content back then was much raunchier than it is now, so at least we saw the good stuff.

[Waukonda]

Yep, me to, Ken.
I read recently that the content back then was much raunchier than it is now, so at least we saw the good stuff.

Don't know about raunchier, but I am guessing that a character like Chico Escuela would be frowned upon by today's standards.

Can you still call a woman an ignorant slut on TV/2023?

[philco]

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Can you still call a woman an ignorant slut on TV/2023?
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Yes, but only once before the wolves decend upon you.

[Waukonda]

[quote

Can you still call a woman an ignorant slut on TV/2023?

Yes, but only once before the wolves decend upon you.
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I wonder how many guys, after watching Dan Akroyd use that line repeatedly, were stupid enough to use it on their wife or girlfriend?

[Madmarco]

Yep, me to, Ken.
I read recently that the content back then was much raunchier than it is now, so at least we saw the good stuff.

Don't know about raunchier, but I am guessing that a character like Chico Escuela would be frowned upon by today's standards.

Can you still call a woman an ignorant slut on TV/2023?

Having not watched the show for a long time, Ike, I'm not familiar with who Chico Escuela is or what he says and does, but if you're singling him out here I'll assume his behavior is raunchy beyond acceptable limits, which is now tempting me to tune-in just to see how bad this guy really is, should be fun!

And although I don't know about TV/2023 standards, to my way of thinking and I'm sure yours also, it's NEVER been alright to address any woman in that manner and certainly not to her face, even though many of them are exactly that, unless of course you'll enjoy the resulting slap/punch in the face! That's why they made Men's Locker Rooms! lol!

[Waukonda]

Chico Escuela ( Garrett Morris) "Baseball been berry, berry good to me"

[Madmarco]

Oh yah, Garrett Morris, berry berry good, Ike!
Wow, that's really goin' back with him as a cast member, don't I feel ancient!
Thanks for the flashback, buddy!

[GSPTOPDOG]

I just came across this post today, and to give you an idea of how big this news really was, I was a 10 yr. old Canadian kid and I remember it as clearly as if it were yesterday. My Mom was crying and when I asked her why, she said someone has shot that nice man, John Kennedy the US president, then pulled me into her and hugged me so hard I thought I'd pass-out. My Dad was pacing the floor with a concerned look on his face all the while trying to calm my Mom.
JFK was beloved by many people, and his assassination affected them all even us dumb ole' Canucks, and there is yet to be another like him, nor is there likely to be anytime soon.
R.I.P. - J.F.K.

Marco... Not to get into too much conspiracy FACT* .... however, it has been revealed that Ted Cruz's CUBAN dad was involved in the assassination .... shortly thereafter Ted Cruz's CUBAN dad moved to.... CANADA!!! and as we all know... senator (and former US presidential candidate) Ted Cruz WAS BORN IN CANADA!!! So, it turns out we can link Canada to the entire conspiracy... not to mention the Alien crash cover-up and cross international border movements of Bigfoot!!!

* See; "Rafael Cruz & Lee Harvey Oswald: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"

[Madmarco]

Kindda makes me a celebrity kindda, Dog, too bad it's due to that event!
You sure must read a lot, cuz you my friend are a treasure trove of facts and information, and I say kudos to you, the deepest reading I do is what's on the side of a cereal box!
And it seems I don't need to *See;..." anything, I've got you right here!

[royal0014]

JESUS H. FUDGE you guys, rein in the idiocy a little bit !

Y'all turned a somber, respectful post about a great man into some ridiculous, way-the-hell-off-topic, complete nonsense!


Going off subject is nothing new around here, but it seems certain participants are consistently going out of their way
to derail as many topics as possible .... and it's getting pretty darn old!

[Waukonda]

Lighten up Francis!

Make your point w/o calling people idiots and blaspheming the Lord's name.

[Madmarco]

You are absolutely correct, Royal, my apologies to you and anyone else this has affected.