Friday, January 1, 1971

[brook]

Devonshire Hotel, Vancouver, BC.

"An Evening for the
Cast Of
"Presbyterian Church"

aka "McCabe & Mrs. Miller"

That's where I was. Younger, dumber & drunker. :)

[Left Is Write]

1. On January 1, 1971...

I was 4-1/2 years old.

Later that month, my grandfather's funeral would indirectly contribute to my getting a baby brother in October, but that's a story for another day. :)

[brook]

2. I love

stories "for another day"...hope I don't miss that one!

I've been tearing things out of old albums today so someday I can put them on CDs. Until I came across the invitation, I had no idea where I spent that New Years.

[book lady]

3. January 1, 1971 was 8 days before my wedding day...

January 1, 2007 is 8 days before my 36th wedding anniversary :)

[brook]

4. Congratulations!

Just in case I'm not here on the 'big day'! :party:

[Burma Jones]

5. Jeez-o-Pete, let me see, 1-1-71.....

11 years old, living in New Orleans, watching my younger brothers, folks getting smashed at a party next door, first time I remember staying up. Took my cornet out and played Auld Lang Syne as fireworks went off all over the place. Later on that day, went to the Sugar Bowl where Tennessee beat Air Force.

[brook]

6. Sounds like a pretty

good day for an 11 year old. Now there's an image in my mind of you, the music and the fireworks.
Nice. Thanks!

[SoyCat]

7. Interesting. My husband was the same age and living in Gretna! He played the clarinet, though.--

I, however, was very soon to be born. Yep, we've got a little bit of an age difference.

[Burma Jones]

9. My wife was born in 1970

A couple of folks have referred to my kids as my Grandkids.........

[SoyCat]

10. Now, that's not very nice. Rough the meanies up the next time!--

It is very curious that both you boys came out of the same area and both turned into cradle robbers...(Of course, I'm just kidding):evilgrin:

[Burma Jones]

12. I don't rough them up

I did tell one of them that more educated and affluent men tend to have their children later in life though - I know, snotty, but I was in a snarky mood......

[brook]

26. A 'certain' age

bestows the right of 'snarky' on us, doesn't it?

<That's my story and I'm sticking with it!>

[liberaltrucker]

8. 1/1/71

My high school sweetheart and I were, uh, celebrating.

:evilgrin:

[brook]

27. Uh.

:) 'Celebrating' . Oookay. :)

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. I had just turned four in November

So I don't remember where I was that day.

[brook]

28. I have a four year old

great-grandaughter now. Four year olds rawk!

[datasuspect]

13. 1/1/1971

i turned one year old somewhere in chicago illinois.

[brook]

31. Waaaaaaaaay before

you were born, I was in stewardess school at Midway. Graduated in the Pump Room. Loved Jazz on Rush Street.

[Lowell]

14. 1/1/71

I was drunk as a lord in the Lily Club, downtown Uijongbu.

[brook]

25. Is that

anything like: "Gilding the Lily"?

Sorry. Bad pun.

I just spent part of my day with a friend who was a Korean war bride. She's one of the funniest, sweetest people I know. She's also the best dessert baker!

[BarenakedLady]

15. 1/1/71

I was soon to turn 2 and it was my Grandpa's birthday.

[brook]

32. When I was 2...

my Grandpa was my hero.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. On 1/1/1971...

I wasn't even born yet. :D

[BarenakedLady]

19. Gah

:spank: :spank:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

20. Hey, Granny!

:hide: :evilgrin:

[BarenakedLady]

21. You are so lucky

I can't reach you from here.

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

22. Ah, the short arm of the elderly.

:D

[BarenakedLady]

23. Ahhhh the ignorance of youth

You do know that women peak sexually in their mid 30's. I'm just sayin...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. Here's one youth well-aware of that!

:evilgrin: :hi:

[Phillycat]

17. I wasn't born. :)

[brook]

33. But we were all

waiting for you! :hi:

[Lyric]

18. 1/1/71

Half of me was hanging around in one of my Mom's 14-year old ovaries. The other half was hanging low with my 23 year old Dad, probably drunk somewhere, trying to forget 'Nam.

[brook]

34. Your mom's

close to my daughter's age. She was in Jr. High when we lived in Canada. I hope your Dad found some peace eventually. I had uncles his age in WWII - some never really did quiet the demons. :(

[AwakeAtLast]

29. I was just shy of a year old.

Can't believe I was born in the middle of one of the suckiest times in US history. Kind of like my 4 y/o now. :(

[brook]

35. It was a sucky time.

Personally, my life was a wreck so going to a foreign country enabled me to table some of the 'garbage' temporarily while I played at helping make the movie. After the sneak preview in San Francisco, I quit my job and started picking up the pieces.

[Penndems]

30. 1971: A VERY good year

My family and I were living in Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia. I was fifteen and a high school sophmore.

Didn't do anything spectacular. Just got together with a few of my friends at my house. We watched the Times Square ball drop at midnight on Guy Lombardo's show.

[brook]

36. Guy Lombardo

was a 'national monument'. :toast: to Happy memories!

[Penndems]

37. Cheers to you too, brook!

and a Happy New Year! :toast:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

38. I was a junior in college, probably sitting at home

while my mother and grandmother insisted on watching all the parades on TV.