tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post5194105591730893683..comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00Comments on Maxminimus: Zany BandsADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-88270814483216691662010-07-24T12:18:17.346-04:002010-07-24T12:18:17.346-04:00Michael....the HORROR of brand poaching and counte...Michael....the HORROR of brand poaching and counterfitting. my goodness. we're gonna throw ALL of them away and start over.<br /><br />YoungFogey...as always...or at least most of the time...your provocative comments are worthy of their own posting. Don't get me started on the personal accountability thing. The balance between personal accountability and freedom/liberty needs to be recalibrated. Why? Because you and I are going to be footing the bills for each and every one of those people who deliberately decide to kill themselves via gluttony. Thank you. This concludes my remarks.<br /><br />EasyElegantist...don't bother going back. That version of Rehoboth is long gone. It will only break your heart to see the remnants. Up until this year, there were enough of said remnants to keep us going back. Not anymore.<br /><br />AllieVonPinkPig...I'll drop one in the mail to you but...the Butt KGB seems to be flanking said krypton talismans every day. It might be impotent by the time it arrives so please--keep the butt expanse at neutral.<br /><br />lisagolightly...we are already tired of the hair. i'll mail you ours.<br /><br />MurrBrew....you cracked me up! about the profit turnover thing. And my sister and I used to giggle at the Trolls' little butt cracks. Most butt cracks I see now make me wish that I'd not seen them.<br /><br />StacyPitts...sounds like your family vaycay is the right kind of beach trip.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-53973366158350148422010-07-21T23:38:21.022-04:002010-07-21T23:38:21.022-04:00This post reminded me of how disgusted I was by th...This post reminded me of how disgusted I was by the apparel I saw on my last trip to Disneyland: black T-shirts with non-family friendly graphics; facial piercings; tattoos; underwear hanging out of the top of low-slung pants; the morbidly obese; and men wearing sunglasses that Liberace would have dismissed as being "too femmy."<br /><br />Your reason for "picking on" the heavy guy is appropriate, of course. However, while we should not make fun of the grossly overweight, it is OK to point out that they are engaging in one of the "Seven Deadly Sins": gluttony. Gluttony encompasses not just food, but also alcohol, drugs, and even pornography/fornication, because the abuse of these things is fundamentally the same thing: indulgence. This is often due to a lack of self-control. We may judge these <i>actions</i> freely; the results of overindulgence are plain to see, and plainly harmful.<br /><br />I am fortunate that I know some places (including beaches) that are still safe for my family. For how much longer--that's the question.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-21247395871215731682010-07-20T08:15:56.434-04:002010-07-20T08:15:56.434-04:00Ouch! Fond memories of going to Rehobeth when we w...Ouch! Fond memories of going to Rehobeth when we were Stateside. My grandparents live about an hour and a half away on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I think that we spent every day of the summer of 1970 at the beach when my dad was in Vietnam. I've still got the scar on my knee (matched my grandfather's) from the jetty that summer. There used to be an Izod outlet that supplied me with shirts for the summer. Irregulars. But who isn't?<br /><br />The Yellow Submarine was my favourite sub and pizza joint. We knew the Greek owners of the fries and taffy place on the corner. I forget the name. Still there I think.<br /><br />Funland (I thought it was called) was skeeball, bumper cars and the biplane thing for me.<br /><br />And so much for introducing my kids to the beach I knew. Thanks for the warning.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-36905623796592189852010-07-19T09:43:44.935-04:002010-07-19T09:43:44.935-04:00LFG wouldn't have a pink pig she'd be will...LFG wouldn't have a pink pig she'd be willing to part with would she? I have searched high and low for that elusive band. Rumor has it, it's Butt Policia kryptonite...XXOOSummer is a Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-54692599921504393082010-07-19T02:56:05.474-04:002010-07-19T02:56:05.474-04:00Very sweet ( and salty ) post ! You had me with th...Very sweet ( and salty ) post ! You had me with the father/daughter shoes with a view and bacon tuxedo. Now off to find an inflatable hairdo of my very own.lisa golightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363858837054187238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-47424466164784306612010-07-18T12:56:05.066-04:002010-07-18T12:56:05.066-04:00Oh my sweet Lord. Maybe it was the Rehoboth Beach...Oh my sweet Lord. Maybe it was the Rehoboth Beach forays of my teen years back on your coast that got it whirring, but the memory engine is all cranked up now. Trolls with breasts? We got trolls in the first wave, I'm thinkin' 1964, and If I didn't have breasts then, I'd be danged if my troll could have them. Then adolescence rolled in like the stench from a bay bottom, and we wore pants we couldn't zip up without lying down. Followed by a particular "angel" (a misnomer) dress I tried to sneak out of the house in, and mom said I wasn't leaving until I put more fabric on it. On the bottom or on the top, either way. I was peeved, but looking back, it wasn't much more than a voluminous cumberbund, and if I had a daughter dressed like that I wouldn't let her back in the house until she turned over some of the profits.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-42082336087732079792010-07-18T11:00:51.323-04:002010-07-18T11:00:51.323-04:00Always used those boardwalk types of experiences a...Always used those boardwalk types of experiences as a learning moment. Same with the potty talk at the movies. "You, Son of Pgh, know better than to talk like that. Your parents and your grandparents and our friends don't talk (behave, dress) like that" Don't forget the people closest to LFG will be her biggest influences. Our beach vaca is secluded and dull, forcing family frivolity. <br /><br />Enjoy all the sweet and sour moments ahead with your baby.<br /><br />StacyfrPghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-34093189670154057532010-07-18T05:43:20.200-04:002010-07-18T05:43:20.200-04:00LAgunaTradMon...yes indeed. You are spot on re Bel...LAgunaTradMon...yes indeed. You are spot on re Belgian abuse.<br /><br />MainLinerSport...The South owns an equal amount of culpability. Trashy ain't a regional thing, even though Wildwood is a poster child for it.<br /><br />AnonEngFem...you oughta see me in it with my Bacon Tuxedo.<br /><br />AnonRTS...Everyone CAN demonstrate good manners and better clothing considerations regardless of income. Well said.<br /><br />AnonTexan....never enough said. That's why I keep talking.<br /><br />Marianne...yes. We used to spend a week each summer on Nantucket.<br /><br />Belle...I have another friend who did big hair really well and she too prays for its return.<br /><br />SouthernProle...Olfactory issues...funny.<br /><br />Mal...tab collar? I don't wear ties often enough anymore. 12 year olds? ...It' comin' for me....soon.<br /><br />AnonHabitat...great suggestions.<br /><br />MegTown...yep. It's over...Rehoboth.<br /><br />LimeGreenGal...I wore the hair to church last night.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-51602189198412325082010-07-18T00:03:24.562-04:002010-07-18T00:03:24.562-04:00Surely taking the loafers out for a spin in such a...Surely taking the loafers out for a spin in such an environment qualifies as Belgian abuse...?Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-60619116109372737172010-07-17T22:49:23.565-04:002010-07-17T22:49:23.565-04:00Southern Prole...That descriptive stream of consci...Southern Prole...That descriptive stream of consciousness I penned about the boardwalk was based on Wildwood NJ and Point Pleasant Beach NJ and similar Jersey horror shows...hence it in no way impugns the South or Southeners...on the contrary...it hammers the Garden State.Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-26484243675361675882010-07-17T22:05:41.883-04:002010-07-17T22:05:41.883-04:00ADG - That hairstyle makes you look younger.ADG - That hairstyle makes you look younger.Anonymous English Femalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-16709932353672456442010-07-17T19:50:10.476-04:002010-07-17T19:50:10.476-04:00Now I know where those folks I see at the airport ...Now I know where those folks I see at the airport each week are headed, looks like the same crowd. I often wonder....."do these people have mirrors in their homes or hotel rooms?"<br /> There is no excuse for the poor behavior. It seems that more and more people can not get a sentence out unless they use profanity. Everyone can demonstrate good manners regardless of income. <br />People should be on their best behavior as you never know when you will be caught by ADG's iPhone.<br />RTSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-83398964528148478512010-07-17T19:35:56.100-04:002010-07-17T19:35:56.100-04:00Jam Up & Jelly Tight post about the hoi polloi...Jam Up & Jelly Tight post about the hoi polloi.Familiarity breeds contempt or understanding. Consider it a fine object lesson.<br />Enuff said.Anonymous Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981903044417463294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-28703806614849993882010-07-17T17:15:30.946-04:002010-07-17T17:15:30.946-04:00I always thought you to be a zany band snob. Excl...I always thought you to be a zany band snob. Exclusive, eh? Do tell. Thankfully the craze is ending around here. Like all fads, it overstayed its welcome.<br /><br />And I am afraid that MLS and Mal are sadly correct with much of the south these days. I avoid any place like Funland like the plague, for the reasons you mentioned. Plus olfactory issues.SouthernProletariathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344920720212526014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-87551286006813596272010-07-17T14:17:53.263-04:002010-07-17T14:17:53.263-04:00ADG, sorry to hear about Rehoboth but as Southerne...ADG, sorry to hear about Rehoboth but as Southerners, we have seen too much of our everyday lives fall to this way of life. I know I walk a fine line with that statement, inferring class distinctions but much of our civility, our manners is just gone. I completely understand about the changing mentality of growing children--just went through a vacation with my 12 year old son. Geez.<br /><br />About the pink fabric..what about a tab collar?<br /><br />All the best-Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801114613007753625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-40213990220309057042010-07-17T12:18:29.354-04:002010-07-17T12:18:29.354-04:00ADG....Permission granted Sir.I am flattered..ADG....Permission granted Sir.I am flattered..Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-795609339014395542010-07-17T11:47:09.784-04:002010-07-17T11:47:09.784-04:00Great post. Next vacation spend part of it buildi...Great post. Next vacation spend part of it building a house for Habitat followed by a few days in Quebec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-46914722329005692782010-07-17T11:26:33.364-04:002010-07-17T11:26:33.364-04:00I'm a little nauseous after the pics of your f...I'm a little nauseous after the pics of your fellow funland crowd. I think you should consider a few days on Cape Cod for your next vacation. It would be a preppy cleanse for you. Chatham would charm you and you can still get a bit of trash in Hyannis if you needed a fix.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865152301914642301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-39156725137966114512010-07-17T10:30:00.567-04:002010-07-17T10:30:00.567-04:00I have been hoping and praying for the return of b...I have been hoping and praying for the return of big hair. Not sure I will be able to go with Haley in November...she will have to convince me that she is not going to be another Sanford in regard to support of public education.Belle (from Life of a...)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17948665147630448055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-46662997572787481752010-07-17T09:53:41.135-04:002010-07-17T09:53:41.135-04:00Ugh. Rehoboth is looking like OC. That's a sha...Ugh. Rehoboth is looking like OC. That's a shame. Love you all in the big hair. You shoulda brought LFG up for the HonFest a few weeks ago!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-8351172459363403362010-07-17T09:10:15.679-04:002010-07-17T09:10:15.679-04:00ADG, you are one handsome man in that inflatable h...ADG, you are one handsome man in that inflatable hair - wow! I am sure the Rehoboth you and LFG know is a far cry from the Rehoboth I knew in the 70s and 80s...when my parents did everything they could to keep me away from Ocean City!<br /><br />LFG has great taste in shoes, ESPECIALLY in the last photo.<br /><br />(Main Line Sportsman - Love your summation of the Boardwalk!)ilovelimegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704346108310846391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-61950902807143548192010-07-17T07:42:07.695-04:002010-07-17T07:42:07.695-04:00MainLineSporty...you are spot on...dead on it...I ...MainLineSporty...you are spot on...dead on it...I might want to use your comment in a post--with your permission. BTW...we always do one "nice" week each summer and LFG had, as her mother and I pondered it, been on airplanes more often at age two then her mother and I had at the age of 21. Thanks for the suggestions...I just hate that one of our fun traditions has come to an end. Wildwood...Crest? Oh, and "titties"...one of the worst words but every time I see it (not them) or say it, I laugh...couldn't be more appropriate.<br /><br />Preppy101...Maybe one more year sans friends but that's prolly it.<br /><br />KS...Crazy/Zany Bands...not inapprpriate unless you try to put them on your wanker. Otherwise harmless. flipphone? <br /><br />Suburban...so THAT'S who that is. Where are the legwarmers?<br /><br />Annonymous/Ocean City...yep. You got it and I hear you. Myrtle Beach and especially North of Myrtle Beach...Ocean Drive, where my folks had a house, was great when I was a kid. It's all paved over now and is one big ass Ocean City. What I miss though, and I don't think I'm communicating it properly...is that at one point, there was a mix of smarm and posh that was good/fun...once or twice a year...in three day flurries. Not anymore.<br /><br />Gail...I've been a goner since that moment I held her...her little eyes wide open...in the delivery room.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-9823982768237329062010-07-17T03:24:00.686-04:002010-07-17T03:24:00.686-04:00Is it ever in the future {as she approaches the te...Is it ever in the future {as she approaches the teen years} for you to allow ADG to bring a friend with her on vaca? She may never want to, but if she did? You'll need my expertise when those days {teen yrs.} come :-) xoxoSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-38903871232859604912010-07-16T23:40:43.355-04:002010-07-16T23:40:43.355-04:00Like putty in her hands...you haven't a prayer...Like putty in her hands...you haven't a prayer, Dad.Gail, in northern Californianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-42783425682832193192010-07-16T23:08:44.137-04:002010-07-16T23:08:44.137-04:00You know, I've probably seen those bracelets a...You know, I've probably seen those bracelets a thousand times and until you started blogging about them, I've never noticed them. Now I'm always curious as to what they are. I don't dare ask. Seems wildly inappropriate. I've even seen them on 20-somethings. Nope. I don't ask them either.<br /><br />Every time I attempt discreet photos of the local cretins, I fail. Maybe I should lose the flip phone. It's a little obvious.<br /><br />Be well.K.S.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377583042788502092noreply@blogger.com