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  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Posts: 10,258

    Oh I love Celebration! It's like a magical town.... built by Disney..... Sheri told us the story behind it.....

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    we watched the Disney show every week on b&w tv. I vaguely remember seeing some of the shows with Walt sitting there with a cig explaining how WDW would come to be. It's the town the Mouse built. Not even he could have imagined the explosion. I do remember when it was all citrus groves. 4 wasn't there.

  • glennie19
    glennie19 Posts: 4,832

    I remember Orlando before Disney. Totally different place. I don't think even Walt could have envisioned the insanity that it has become.

    Anyone remember Six Gun Territory? That was THE theme park in the Ocala area. Western themed, naturally, and every day at noon there would be a shoot out in the street. Ahhhhh, memories. Disney has slowly but surely killed every other theme park in the state. There was one just north of Miami that we used to go to in high school. I think it was called Pirate World or something like that.

    34 here when I got up. Don't think it hit the low of 25 that they predicted.

  • glennie19
    glennie19 Posts: 4,832

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_World

    OK, so I had to google it. The Crow's Nest!! OMG,,, that was a traumatic experience which contributed to my fear of heights. A gang of us went up in it,, and they started rocking it,,, and I freaked and started screaming. They wouldn't let us down until I stopped screaming, and the gang wouldn't stop rocking it! The place hit bankruptcy 2 years after Disney opened.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    I don't remember that place, there was some kind of Sea World place in Miami? And seeing the Orange Bowl parade on Biscayne Blvd. The hotel where Jackie Gleason, Arthur Godfrey hung out?

    Yeah, WDW really changed the way this state is. Not 100% sure all for the better.

    We had friends in Ft Lauderdale, ex Cincinnatians. The FIL was a diehard Reds fan, used to listen to the games on radio. Blew my sandals off, sooooo far away!! The station, WLW, had 700,000 watts, broadcast all over the south.

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    That British editor/reporter, just doesn't get Disney. One murder in 14 years and he has to write such a piece and one suicide. With the foreclosures, he doesn't put it in perspective of state and national statistics. Very sloppy and biased reporting.

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    Fontainebleau?

  • good afternoon friends.

    I am enjoying a snow day with ds1. ds2 went to work with dh.

    Hugs

    Bbl. Gonna play a game with ds1. Yea ! Good memories. I esp like the 1 on 1 time this gives us.

    Hootie hoo

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  • have found coloring to be relaxing. Who knew



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  • glennie19
    glennie19 Posts: 4,832

    The Seaquarium was still there, last I checked,,, but it is not the popular place it used to be. The Parrot Jungle and Monkey Jungle had issues after Hurricane Andrew,, I think Parrot Jungle relocated, not sure about Monkey Jungle. Marched in the Orange Bowl parade when in high school band.

    **From the sun and fun capital of the world, Miami Beach, we bring you the Jackie Gleason show."

    Patty, Coloring is fun and relaxing!! Who knew? But there are lots of adult coloring books out there now.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    I bought a coloring book too! It was fun, sort of made my hand hurt. Amazon has a dog coloring book I'm thinking of getting. Barnes and Nobel had a huge selection, no dogs.

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    check out the stupid comments thread. There is a swear word coloring book!!

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    Spookie got a hair cut today.

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  • junieb
    junieb Posts: 945

    Spookiesmom - Oh my gosh! your Spookie is so precious.

    Patty - Nice job on the coloring!

  • jazzygirl
    jazzygirl Posts: 12,047

    Hi & welcome to JazzJuneBug from Jazzygirl! Do you love jazz too?

  • glennie19
    glennie19 Posts: 4,832

    Spookie!! You look so pretty!

  • Spookie - aaaah!

  • spookie. Oh my beautiful. Have you put her in any dog shows?

    I did also get an adult coloring book which is very relaxing.

    Been thinking about cami and her humour today. Miss the chevy \ cami dialogue. Anyone heard from her ?

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    Susan, I'm originally from Cinti/ Mariemont. What part for you?

  • Hernie
    Hernie Posts: 664

    spookie, I just suffered a CUTE attack!!! SillyHeart

  • SC60
    SC60 Posts: 403

    Spookie-your Spookie is gorgeous! I am in love!

    Yes Susie, I had both. How can I help you?


  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Posts: 8,178

    sorry about that. 😍

  • jazzygirl
    jazzygirl Posts: 12,047

    Patty- Cami is on the drinking thread. She is doing okay! She makes us laugh!

  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Posts: 4,243

    Awww, she knows she is purty too. Not camera shy at all.

    Welcome JazzyJuneB

  • jazzy. Thanks for cami update. I'll have to check out the thread

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Posts: 15,889

    Hi, caught up I think.

    Welcome Split, jazzyjune

    Susie, left in 1992. But feel like I'm back into it tonite. I'm across from the space center. Not used to this much cold winter. Usually a few days. This has been weeks. UGH. Had Cytoxan and taxotere only once ---almost killed me. said no more if they didn't know why.

    LOverly and Patty, Dinner stuff progressing. Not going to do a trial run on the Bouillebaisse. Too expensive. So far, I have mussels, clams, grouper, scallop, shrimp, and clams. All suppose to be fresh, but didn't want to clean the shell stiff. Mussels beards and grit. Afraid I wouldn't do it well enough. Saffron came the other day. Found a store that carries Fennel bulb. I think it must be in the Leek family. Need to get Pernod. Scheduled DI for another day .I need some spring cleaning done. I'm so spectacularly lazy these days. Not sure what that's about. I will use any excuse not to do manual labor.

    TV broke. No TV, it's quiet. Haven't decided whether to get a new big one or use the one Steve got me. I made the mistake of saying "That's it nothing else can break". Then it died.

    Chevy found you another little coca-cola glass. Likely won't get it mailed till after the party. It's cute. It's about 4 inches. Could be used as juice glass, sink glass, or bathroom sink glass.

    SC60 hey :)

    Jwoo, what's you color scheme? I have a black and white urn about 8 inches high if it fits your color scheme and you want it. Not marked, but very nice.

  • junieb
    junieb Posts: 945

    I'm enjoy some Jazz, but am not real familiar with a lot of it. My log-in name was kind of a spur of the moment thing that just came into my head one day.

    Do you have any suggestions of what to listen to?