Amen. I can honestly say I have not watched network TV since the mid-80's. No series, no made-for-TV movies, no nothing. Pretty much all sports with a little local news mixed in.

Sports is getting tougher to watch, too. And I LOVE sports, raised in a sports family. But the endzone celebrations, posing after tackles, showboating, trash talking, greed for ridiculous salaries, a me me me attitude, it goes on and on... Even a lifetime sports nut like myself is sometimes pushed to the limit. Can you even imagine the sports stars of our era acting that way? Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Bill Russell, Jerry West, Mickey Mantle, etc.

Sure, there was Joe Namath and Clay (Ali) and the 1968 Olympic sprinters, but it was an entirely different context, not the frivolous "look at me, show me the money" silliness of today.

I have a MARINE I send care packages and his nick name is SUPERMAN....I made a copy of your posting and put it by his picture ! So he is one of my HEROS ! I agree with the great shows we had in our growing up years ..We sure had more activities and things to do . I noticed now a days more kids doing the hand held games and watching more ugly cartoons..Too bad ..I'll now spend a moment and watch the rain clouds ! I do have a friend named Roy Rogers ... Real name ! Keep up the nice web site I enjoy the memories you all share ..

PERSONALLY I LIKE TOM WELLING IN SMALLVILLE SERIES.

REMEMBER CISCO AND PANCHO, THE LOCAL CELEBS OF SHERIFF SPUD, LITTLE JOE THE BRAKEMAN OR THE MERRY MILKMAN. I AM REALLY DATING MYSELF. THAT WAS BEFORE I WAS EVEN IN SCHOOL.

I do remember the Merry Milkman. I also remember him coming to the Canyon Theater to a Saturday matinee and giving away things. I think you got a ticket when you went in and he did a little show and then pulled tickets for some prizes. I have a picture of him and Sancho and Pancho I will post in a few days.

Anyone remember the Harlem Globe Trotters coming to Mtn. Home? I can't remember who they played, was it the coaches or some of the town fathers? Who ever it was they got beat, I remember and it was so much fun to watch all the tricks that the Globe Trotters did. It was in the High School Gym I remember that.

The Globe Trotters did put on a show at the High School Gym back when we were kids. Seems like it was in 1963 or 64. I think their bus broke down on the way from Salt Lake to Portland or Seattle and they were "stranded" in Mtn. Home for a couple of days waiting for the parts. I remember the bus sitting at Edgar's Garage out past the Hungry Onion. And I think one of their regular "opponents" was there as well. At any rate, since they were stuck, somebody in town got the idea to put the game together and we got a real treat.

The team included the great Meadow Lark Lemon, Curly Neal and Geese Ausbe. What those guys did with a basketball was amazing ... half court shots, three quarter court shots, behind the back passes, the bucket of "water". At any rate, it was all pretty impressive to me.

As for the Merry Milk Man, I remember he had a contest for collecting caps off of milk bottles ... since milk came in glass bottles with cardboard and tin foil caps way back then and a lot of people had it deliver right to their doorstep. Any way, Merlin and Lois Cox collected the most and won a neat little fiberglass milk truck with a real gas engine. It would do about 15 miles an hour and Merlin and I spent a lot of time terrorizing the roads on our side of town. Merlin's Dad was an engineer on the train that went to the Air Base and we would ride out to where the tracks crossed the road by the municipal airport with him, then jump off and walk back to town collecting bottles (mostly beer bottles ... wonder why ???) It was straight to the Model Market to turn them in for more money for gas for the truck.

Life was a lot simpler back then.

I can't say that I remember that Milkman, but do any of you remember the man that used to deliver our milk to the schools???

Mr. Marks.

I remember because he is the one that I ran into the audience and sat on his lap and kissed his bald head.
That was the post-hypnotic suggestion that was given me when the Hypnotist visited our school. REMEMBER??

Warren,
I thought the whole idea of the Harlam Globe Trotters was they came in and humilated the home town team? Are you sure it wasn't a team from Mtn. Home? Or maybe Boise?

When they first started, the Globetrotters would take on anybody, local high school teams, college teams, what ever.

By the mid 1950's, they had formed a sort of farm club system where they had 5 or 6 regular teams they played against, which kept the final scores a little closer.

I think they will still play it either way but play against the farm clubs most of the time.

I don't temember whether it was one of their other regular opponents, or local players that we got to see. All I do know is that it was one heck of a show for our little town!

It sure was, I laughed so hard at Meadow Lark Lemmon. He was amazing to watch and so much fun.