Fantastically Nostalgic Lookback!
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I am probably biased because I was part of the production crew, but the transfer to DVD is great and I look forward to seeing more of the KingFam specials on DVD in the foreseeable future.

With all of the King Sisters now gone, only the 4 King Cousins continue to carry the King Family banner.  I am very grateful to Tina, Cathy, Carolyn and Candy for doing so.  The 4 KC have their own DVD out and I recommend it for both their retro and original music.
4133919
Tim's book is a delightful compilation of reminiscence of the youth of a city child growing up in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Fortunately for me, I grew up in nearby the location of this story and the memories brought back vividly direct images of my childhood as well. The reader should not limit his or herself to having grown up in this area. Anyone growing up in this time period can find events to spawn his or her own memories. For a child of a time period thereafter, it is a wonderful contemporary historic peek at a life lead before the digital age. As for those over 70, it is a memory of the days of raising their own families, back when most felt safe in letting their children run and explore the neighborhood. Thank you Tim for taking me back on your journey, and therefore helping me remember my own.
1432316
Love Me Tender was a wonderful trip down memory lane for this 'Baby-Boomer' born in 1950. The days of  mini-jukeboxes at every booth in the cafes, transistor radios carried by every teen,(instead of the cell phones of today)and IMHO the best music there ever was. My sister and I had our bedroom walls covered with the teen magazine posters of the popular teen stars of music, TV,and movies. Times were so innocent back then,decent TV shows and movies,it was safe to leave your house doors unlocked and even leave your car unlocked,anywhere.
This wonderful book took me back to that special time. It's a very sweet love story and I really appreciate how well developed the characters and the story was.

I have only one complaint-it really bothered me when Debbie's dad lectured her on idolizing the teen stars, when his soda shop did exactly the same thing by making an issue of the wall of Star-Customers that had eaten there! That really struck me as hypocritical. But in every other way this was just such a fun sweet book,and I think the author did such a great job of 'putting me there' in the interactions between her characters. LOVED,LOVED,LOVED It!
1683095
Brought back a lot of great memories for me - hell, I even shed a tear of two because I was so happy back in the early 80's while reading these great novels. Thank you Amazon!
1539017
Love it! Brings back a ton of memories. The seller also wrote a nice note thanking me for my purchase, which was pleasant to see!
1682694
This is a nostalgia trip I've shared with some female friends and family: the clothing of our sisters and sweethearts back in the late Thirties, the war years, and then the postwar college years of the late Forties.  A thoughtful viewer/reader will recognize familiar icons of his dating and courtship days (ah, those camel's hair coats, that "Circle Pin" look!).  Rahar's, Joe's, brandy alexanders, one's first pizza, memories crowd the stage!  alan n. hall
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I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A NOSTALGIC PERSONALITY, AND LOVE TO VIEW THINGS FROM THE OLD DAYS & BEFORE I WAS ALIVE.......MAKES ME WANNA TIME TRAVEL BACK AND EXPERIENCE DAYS LONG AGO......

GREAT BUY, LOVE IT!!!
4862318
So much fun and so nostalgic for those of us who actually lived through the "real" events.
It's part intrigue/adventure, part comedy, part love story and a great read.
"Do yourself a favor!" (as Molly Meldrum always said in the 1980s!)
51315
This CS brought back so many memories! It was just like I remembered it--really good!
4696486
Totally enjoyable!  It took me back to my love of the Yankees and Dodgers rivalry and the simpler times from 1949 on, when I was 8 and the author was 6. Her deft recreation of home, church and school life mirrored my memories in so many ways. And her tributes to her wonderful father were heartwarming! A beautiful book.
1191839
Absolutely love it! Thanks for bringing old school back to life!  This has brought back so many memories!
934652
Fantastic history of Monitor, the NBC weekend radio program from 1955 to 1975.

It brought back many, many memories of weekend radio listening in the car, going up to the Huntington, WV, area from Cincinnati and back to visit grandparents and other relatives.  Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons were when the car radio in our Mercury, Buick, or Oldsmobile wagons was tuned to WLW in Cincinnati.  I remember (and this book brought back vividly!) the Monitor announcers, the theme music, commercials of longtime sponsors, the comedians, the music, and so many other memories.  All these are interlaced with the wind in my face from the car window, the endlessly varied vistas of the beautiful Ohio River, warmth of a summer weekend, cornfields and tobacco fields, river shacks, towboats with large rafts of barges, N&W trains charging up and down the tracks along the river -- all now long gone.

If you remember Monitor, your other associated memories may be very different from mine.  However, Monitor in the background will come flooding back to you with this book, and your own happy memories with it, as you read this wonderful retrospective.
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What a wonderful read down memory lane. I grew up in a similar town, though with a smaller population. So Thompson's story brings back sights and sounds and smells of those days. The details of corner mom & pop stores, making fun use of found objects, secret swimming holes, and the youthful exuberance with which northwest Pennsylvania winter challenges were faced, are presented by a very talented writer.
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This book brought back so many memories of high school.  It was fun reminiscing about the walkman, Atari, and Contempo Casuals. The different cliques were described perfectly.  Add to that the blossoming connection of Joel and Mel and you have like the perfect bitchin read.

Can't wait to get my hands on Tainted Love it's bound to be wicked awesome!
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Great trip back through memory lane of the good old days of travel.  Black and white images really capture and tell a story.  Very enjoyable !
26039
A lot of GOOD child-hood memories!!
Well worth the Money!!
2126309
I am a child of the late 70's, early 80's...and for me, this is so purely nostalgic, it truly brings me back home to my parent's house, dancing in the living room in my PJ's, and waiting to see who's Kermit's "very special guest star" for the evening. Thanks for bringing this to DVD. I look forward to purchasing the next season too!