[Bender2]

Ran up on the site while woolgathering about my childhood and web surfing. It got me to thinking about all the records from the 1950s that were somehow in and about my rather eclectic family where I grew up here, there and everywhere from Texas to both coasts and back again--

Records that nobody will probably ever see again.

I spent a few hours and came up with these that run the gamut from "I know every song on the LP" to "I seem to recall that album cover."

If any of these ring a bell, let me know:

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Thanks for posting these album covers! They’re priceless.

[cripplecreek]

Anybody know the Cherry Bowl? The last movie I paid to see was at the drive in between Jonesville and Coldwater. We saw Kung Fu Panda and the last Indiana Jones movie.



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[righttackle44]

I had The Long Ranger Decca album and the Tom Corbett Space Cadet Album.

In odd moments, I can still sing virtually all of the Space Cadet March. Beats hip-hop.

Thanks for the fun memories.

[a fool in paradise]

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Never can have too many Rod McKuen records, I always say. Well 3. 3 of them are probably enought (Beatsville, Time of Desire (I think this one is like Beatsville but haven't heard it), and the Beat Generation single).

[a fool in paradise]

I own 11 of those records. Props (and worries about NSA cameras) if you can identify which they are.

[Fresh Wind]

OMG, I used to have this record!

[The Wizard]

Thank you for this post

[tanuki]

Wow! Heck of a collection, Bend. I kinda wish I could go back to those times.

[OldNewYork]

Yet more of the flyover zone worth a visit.

[Conservative4Ever]

My mom had just as many if not more albums, but certainly not as eclectic. Great fun looking through them. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[dennisw]

Great record covers!!! thanks

[shove_it]

Hi B2,

I forwarded your link to the Cherry Bowl Drive-In to an old buddy who lives on Grand Traverse Bay near Northport. I was just up there to visit him this past June. There are three seasons up there: Winter, tough sledding and 6-8 weeks of spring.

Here’s his reply:

Back in the day of cheap gas and driving 100 miles on a date was fine, or even as a summering teen, that was a favorite destination and the only one around here. Been there many times as there were so few theaters for much choice until the nineties. It’s a great one and not much has changed tho how would I know. There was always a problem in summer that it didn’t get dark here until 10 so was a late date but lots of pre-party time. There are a few “Last Picture Show” theaters in the area too. The little Bay Theater in Suttons Bay just installed digital so they continue and is always fun to go and only a 15 min drive. Free popcorn on Tues, Wed. night all tickets are $5.50.”

Thought you’d like to know. Thanks for memories from a born and bred Michigander now in Florida for the past 34 years.

Cheers,
Otter

[BeadCounter]

And in the popular media too but as was said above, probably not that readily available.