David Dismore:  

ent through and what they accomplished, I felt as though I'd missed out on meeting some really terrific people, and being part of something truly unique and special by being born 26 years after the battle to win the vote ended. But, as it turned out, all I missed was "Part One" of the struggle for equality, and I've been happily immersed in "Part Two" for almost forty years now, and have no more intention of ever retiring from the cause than did Charlotte Woodward. (Of all the people who attended the first women's rights meeting in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848, she was the only one who lived long enough to see women win the vote nationwide in 1920.) Though it obviously is not possible to go back in time and enable the women who had the same abilities as Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Einstein or Jefferson to use those abilities, but we can try to make sure that no present or future talent will ever be wasted due to sexism or any other form of bigotry. And if you think that people ought to be judged as individuals, according to their own unique strengths, weaknesses and abilities, not according to the strengths, weaknesses and abilities that someone else THINKS they "ought to have" because of their gender, then welcome to the club ! You're a feminist ! ============================ ============================ BIKER !! Though I'll willingly confess to one brief, 252,000-mile flirtation with driving (barely the distance to the Moon) between 1962 and 1983, my evolution from three wheels, to two, to four, then back to two, is complete. Yes, the car I drove to Wright State University as first-year student, to two Army posts, back to W.S.U., to Central America until I ran out of road, and finally to the California apartment building I've been in since June 6, 1972 is enjoying a well- deserved rest in its little parking spot snuggled under a cozy car cover, and even now dreaming of past (and what it hopes may be future) adventures. But I figured out a long time ago that we don't want to drain the Earth's fossil fuels any faster than we have to, since we're fresh out of dinosaurs to crush into petroleum, and unlikely to get more any time soon. We also have more than a sufficient amount of car exhaust and global warming. But most importantly, you don't stop biking because you get old, you get old because you stop biking. So since I still happily commute many miles each week under my own power, it may be awhile before I switch from a Fuji 2.0 LE to a three-speed Ford. But at least the music that I most enjoy listening to on the road never changed, because nobody ever wrote anything better than early rock, so the only difference between 1965 and 2019 is that I now listen to it in the "Ultimate Convertible !" ============================ MY MUSIC : REAL rock (1954-67) : Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Jan & Dean, Peter and Gordon, Beatles, Neil Sedaka ; ALSO : The Platters, The Fleetwoods, The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, Simon & Garfunkel ; Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Scott Joplin, Enya, Renaissance & Medieval. FAVORITE DJ's of the 60s : Dick Biondi (WLS, Chicago), Gene Barry, Bob Holliday (WING, Dayton, Ohio) Other good rock stations I could get (at night) back then : WABC (New York) & WBZ (Boston) MY CLASSIC TV SHOWS : 1970s : All In The Family, Hawaii-50, Carol Burnett, Room 222, Mod Squad, Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, Bonanza, Mannix, Columbo, Mc Cloud, Maude, The F.B.I., Kojak, Baretta, Ellery Queen, Bob Newhart Show, Jeffersons, Quincy, Lou Grant, WKRP, Taxi, Dallas 1960s : Rocky and His Friends, The Defenders, Star Trek, Ben Casey, The Nurses, Combat, Outer Limits, The Monkees, Donna Reed Show, The Rifleman, Mr. Ed, The Munsters, Addams Family, Huntley-Brinkley Report, Dobie Gillis, Andy Griffith Show / Mayberry RFD, Car 54 Where Are You ?, Laugh-In, Batman, Dick Van Dyke Show 1950s : Texaco Star Theater, Our Miss Brooks, American Bandstand, Andy's Gang, (Buster Brown Show), Howdy Doody, Science Fiction Theater, Medic, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Your Hit Parade, You Bet Your Life, Dragnet, Midwestern Hayride, Stu Erwin Show, Beat the Clock, The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, My Little Margie, Sergeant Preston of The Yukon, Topper, Leave It To Beaver, Mickey Mouse Club, Camel News Caravan with John Cameron Swayze, Kukla, Fran And Ollie, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, December Bride, Mr. Peepers, The Life of Riley, Your Show of Shows, Sky King, Ozzie & Harriet ============= BEST OLD RADIO : Suspense, Lights Out, The Whistler, Escape, The Shadow, Johnny Dollar, The Great Gildersleeve, Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mc Carthy, Burns & Allen, Phil Harris & Alice Faye. TRIVIA : What was Osgood Conklin's college nickname ? How much could you win if you stumped the panel, and John Daly "flipped all the cards" on "What's My Line ?" Where was Silas Applegate's treasure found by the Hardy Boys in the Mickey Mouse Club serial ? On Saturday mornings, when we all tuned in to "Andy's Gang" (formerly Smilin' Ed's Gang until Andy Devine took over) what magic device did we love to see Froggy pluck ? Who was the only student at Madison High to ever get less than zero on an exam, and prove herself even less "academically gifted" than Walter Denton, and how did she do it ? Who were three people (one a cartoon character) named "Cosmo" ? What was the real first name of "Doc" Adams on "Gunsmoke" ? What did some viewers of "Have Gun Will Travel" think Paladin's first name was, and why ? DAYTON / CINCINNATI TV : Who was the host of WHIO-TV's "Your Evening Theater" back in the 50s, and what did he wear ? Name a male co-host of the Ruth Lyons 50-50 Club (and how did the show get its name ?) Who was the wonderfully insane all-night movie host with a menagerie of characters and props (such as "Chickie" the rubber chicken and "Spidel" the spider ?) =================================== Well, 7,130 characters left, so I'll be back again !