The Good Old Days in Baton Rouge

My first grand baby is a boy and is now 8 and asked me what it was like when I was 12 or so, his words not mine.
My answer to him in bullet point lists sort of,
We rode our bikes anywhere we wanted
Stayed outside till mom called us in for supper
Went to something we called Fun Fair Park
Roller skating at Leo’s roller rink
Ate big hamburgers and drank thick shakes at Hoppers
Played Putt Putt Golf
Bon Marche Western Auto
Montgomery Wards
New Schwinn StingRay Bike
Real Great Smelling Christmas Trees
GI Joe and all his accessories
Wall mounted phone with a very long coiled up cord
Muffuletta’s Tamales
Kick the Can at night
Cards with clothes pins in spokes of our bikes
Playing in wards creek canal with my friends
Hot outside mom says play outside with the sprinkler or water wiggle
on and on and,
Ahhhh, the good old days…..
What say you?