Time Capsule

Dear Self,

Remember playing pool at Grandma and Grandpa's house?  It was the best pool table you've ever had the chance to play on with the kind that allowed the balls to roll to the front after they dropped into a pocket.  You usually never made it past the first round of the brackets since that required you to beat your younger sister who was taller and bigger and better.  

While you watched the rest of the family run through the brackets of games, you would beg Grandpa to put in record after record on the nicest record-player/tape deck/CD player that you could buy in the 80's.  

Grand memories, all of them.

Here are some of the gems in Grandma and Grandpa's record collection:

Tommy James and the Shondells -  Sweet Cherry Wine (1968)

Elvis Presley - Witchcraft (1963)

The Ran-dells - Martian Hop (1963)

I dare you to listen to these and

(1) not tap your feet
(2) not dream of playing pool
(3) not wish you are eating Grandma's monster cookies
(4) not pretend you are sitting in Grandpa's leather chair

Welcome to the summer of Oldies.

Love,
Me

This recently came to my attention: Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (1965)