When Movies Cost a Dime
When I was young.73 total reviews
Comment from Charles W. Johnson
Beautiful poem steeped in nostalgia. It made me recall the favorite movies of my youth - Swiss Family Robinson and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I recall dollar movies but never only a dime.
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Beautiful poem steeped in nostalgia. It made me recall the favorite movies of my youth - Swiss Family Robinson and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I recall dollar movies but never only a dime.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from prettybluebirds
I grew up in the fifties, too. It was a good time and so different from now. I remember going to see Bambi. We didn't have a television until I was ten. I wish you worlds of luck in the contest.
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I grew up in the fifties, too. It was a good time and so different from now. I remember going to see Bambi. We didn't have a television until I was ten. I wish you worlds of luck in the contest.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Rachel Jamerson1
I agree - the '50s were a great period for kids to grow up. It was a different world and those of us who remember are in dispair for our world today. Good job. Thanks for sharing.
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I agree - the '50s were a great period for kids to grow up. It was a different world and those of us who remember are in dispair for our world today. Good job. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
Willie,
I cannot read the body of your poem.
The words are squeezed together.
Please let me know if this is on your end too.
Blessings,
Cindy. Hope you're well, Willie.
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Willie,
I cannot read the body of your poem.
The words are squeezed together.
Please let me know if this is on your end too.
Blessings,
Cindy. Hope you're well, Willie.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from newilk
What a lovely poem! Abbott and Costello are a favorite of mine that my dad shared with me! Poems where the writer reminisces always feel so wistful to me,, incredibly well written!
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What a lovely poem! Abbott and Costello are a favorite of mine that my dad shared with me! Poems where the writer reminisces always feel so wistful to me,, incredibly well written!
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Ginda Simpson
Lots of memories for readers to enjoy in this nostalgic verse. You name all the reasons we enjoyed these inexpensive jaunts to our favorite cinema. I would add a colorful box of chewy juicy fruits.
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Lots of memories for readers to enjoy in this nostalgic verse. You name all the reasons we enjoyed these inexpensive jaunts to our favorite cinema. I would add a colorful box of chewy juicy fruits.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from DeboraDyess
I LOVED THIS. I'm a bit younger than you, but I know all the names and love the old news reels, the songs (especially Sinatra and Crosby!) and the old, reliable movies. They had plot, pretty good acting and are 'golden oldies' for a reason.
But a dime? Wow... I don't remember THAT!
Blessings and thank you for an exceptional read,
Deb
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I LOVED THIS. I'm a bit younger than you, but I know all the names and love the old news reels, the songs (especially Sinatra and Crosby!) and the old, reliable movies. They had plot, pretty good acting and are 'golden oldies' for a reason.
But a dime? Wow... I don't remember THAT!
Blessings and thank you for an exceptional read,
Deb
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Laurie Holding
Oh my gosh, thank you for posting this! I love everything about it, which yes, dates me, but so what. Your font is ridiculously perfect for this piece, your rhyme was spot on and your meter was bouncy and fun. You have a winner here!
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Oh my gosh, thank you for posting this! I love everything about it, which yes, dates me, but so what. Your font is ridiculously perfect for this piece, your rhyme was spot on and your meter was bouncy and fun. You have a winner here!
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Heather Knight
This is really cool. I was a teenager in the late seventies and early eighties and back then they played two films in a row, but to tell the truth I don't remember how much it cost.
Thanks so much for sharing.
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This is really cool. I was a teenager in the late seventies and early eighties and back then they played two films in a row, but to tell the truth I don't remember how much it cost.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023
Comment from Sherry SG
Through your simple words, I could really feel the nostalgia of the era you describe, even though I didn't live through that period. Even so, in my childhood days too, life and everything was far simpler and far more enjoyable than what we experience today. Well articulated. Thanks for sharing.
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Through your simple words, I could really feel the nostalgia of the era you describe, even though I didn't live through that period. Even so, in my childhood days too, life and everything was far simpler and far more enjoyable than what we experience today. Well articulated. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2023