[Tijeras_Slim]

I have it on good authority (my Mom) that the fellow in the back left of this group got that cool eye patch as a kid with a BB gun. Small town fun.

[radiohead]

A small thing perhaps, but indicative of the times - Cracker Jack used to have real toys with wheels, moving parts, whistles, etc. Now, every box seems to have stickers or some lame paper item. Sad...

[Vermonter]

As I indicated, I'm sure it happened, and I'm sorry for the gentleman's misfortune, but I had never personally known of anyone who was injured in this way.

[chadwimc]

We used to buy black powder in the early 70's(pre-teens)at a neighborhood hardware store. I used to tape shotgun shells to the front of my BB gun. I used Estes rocket launcher fuses for all kinds of illegal pyrotechnic displays involving everything from gasoline to bootleg fireworks. Grocery carts could be modified into jitneys. The front forks on bikes could be extended. Fireplugs were made to be opened on 0 degree nights, so the street was a sheet of ice the next day... Darn! Its amazing that I made it this far...