WWWW-OOOO-WWWW PHOEBE!!!!  THANKS 4 ALL OF YOUR POSTS AND PICTURES!!!!!  THOSE ARE TRUELY SPECIAL MEMORIES!!  THANKS 4 SHARING!!  CAN'T WAIT 4 FOR YOUR NEXT MEMORIES!!!!!

YOU,YOUR PARENTS,MR.PAGE,MR.BRADLEY AND THE BAND WERE TRUELY LOVELY PEOPLE !!!!! THAT'S TRUE PRIDE AND JOY!!!!!

I SAW MY BROTHER'S PICTURE IN THE BAND!!  THAT WAS PRICELESS!!!!!

THANKS 4 BEING A MEMBER OF THE GROUP AND FOR HOLDING ON TO SO MANY SPECIAL THINGS!!!!!!!!!!

ED I AGREE WITH YOU!!!!!

THANK U ED 4 SHARING!!!!!

WE ARE SO GLAD THAT U ARE ARE A MEMBER OF OUR GROUP!!

CAMILLE THANK U 4 YOUR POST!!!!!

SMILES ALL ACROSS MY FACE!

LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE BACK THEN!!!

THANKING GOD FOR TAKING CARE OF US AND THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY!!!

GLAD U ARE A MEMBER OF OUR GROUP!!!!!

OH ROLAND I HAD FORGOT ABOUT THE ENGLISH SQUARE!!

THANKS 4 TAKING US BACK!  THE FOOD IN COMPTON WAS SSS-OOO GOOD!

GLAD 2 HAVE U AS A MEMBER OF OUR GROUP!!!!!

KEEP ON SHARING!!!!!

ROLAND CUT US A STEP!!!!! 

I REMEMBER:

*THE GOOD HUMOR ICE CREAM MAN.(THE BEST ICE CREAM EVER)

*THE GARBAGE MAN.(ALL THOSE FLIES)

*THE RAG MAN.(RAGS, RAGS, RAGS...)

*PALM LANE.(GOT LOST IN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES)

*LADY THAT SOLD PEANUTS ON THE CORNER OF CENTRAL AND  IMPERIAL.(PEOPLE SAY THAT'S HOW SHE BOUGHT A HOUSE.TRUE?)

*THE BIG BOAT(NOAH'S ARK)ON CENTRAL NEAR IMPERIAL.(IT WAS HUGE)

TURNER'S MEAT MARKET(THOSE LIVE CHICKENS)

*THE MILK MAN.(WE GOT MILK BROUGHT RIGHT TO OUR FRONT DOOR)

THE HELM'S DONUT MAN.(THE GLAZE ONE'S WERE MY FAVORITE)

TV DINNERS.(CHICKEN WAS THE BEST)

OUR FIRST COLOR TV(I WAS GOING TO WILLOWBROOK)

WE LEFT OUR FRONT DOOR UNLOCK(FOR MANY YEARS)

THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!

HEY ROZI!!!!!

WHAT'S UP?

THANKS 4 YOUR POST!!

I CAN SEE U NOW RIGHT UP ON THAT DANCE FLOOR ALONG WITH RO!!!!!

GO ROZI,GO ROZI,GO ROZI...!!!!!

THANKS 4 BEING A MEMBER OF OUR GROUP!!!!!

I remember running home after school to see the end of General Hospital right before my Mom went off to work at her Nursing job. And right after that sometimes watching the scary Dark Shadows for a few minutes with Barnabus Collins and after that watching Hobo Kelly (this was one of my favorite shows), and also Doris Day in Please Don't Eat the Daisies. I loved that song that she sang (Que Sera Sera, Whatever will be will be, the futures not ours to see, Que Sera Sera) a classic!! I also liked Nanny and the Professor because her name on the show was Phoebe Ficalilly and her song would say (Phoebe Ficalilly is a silly name) I can't remember the rest of the words though.

Later on the Brady Bunch came on and also Lost in Space with Will in it. I also remember watching the very crazy Roller Derby. Those girls were vivious to each other, knocking each other down on the skating rink.

I also remember watching so...... many westerns with my Dad like  The Rifleman, Gunsmoke and Bonanza. Boy those were the Good Ole Days.

There were so many good shows that came on back then but later I longed.... to finally be able to watch and see black people on the screen like the Richard Pryor Show, the Flip Wison Show and seeing Diahann Carroll playing a nurse in Julia.

I said it before and i'll say it again, I love this Group Tawnette (great idea) YOU GO GIRL!! I'll post again when I think of more that I remember.

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

I can still remember the good ole' smell of my sack lunch or my tin lunch box going to school. The heavenly smell of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a bologna and cheese sandwich with sandwich spread, an apple or an orange, chips, cookies and whatever else that was in there. I had not eaten peanut butter with jelly until a few months ago and those smells brought back so many good memories  and put a big smile on my face. Wow, those are memories that I will always treasure.

Going to Thrifty's or Clark Drugs with my Parents and getting ice cream cones or a ice cream sandwich.

Not being able to wait until Fridays to have McDonald's food for dinner at home or Pizza or KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) and popping Popcorn.

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

I remember when wearing eyeglasses was a bad thing back in the day in the late 60's, early 70's. Kids would call you four (4) eyes and you were considered a nerd and unattractive. If your glasses were thick they would call them coke bottles. Some people even will do that to people today (it's a form of bullying, it was then and it is now). Kids can be so cruel to one another.

Anyway nowadays in 2011 (30+ years later) wearing glasses is an okay thing, it's even considered popular (go figure)?  People will even say that you look cute in them. Probably because more people have to wear them nowadays. It's so strange how wearing eyeglasses have changed from bad to good. They should have never been considered a bad thing in the first place (because) who would wear glasses if they did'nt have to (except maybe and actor or actress for a role that they were playing). If someone had ever told me that eyeglasses would become a 'fad' like clothing and everything else is; I probably would have never believed them.

Also now there are so many other ways to see beside eyeglasses (you have your contact lenses that you can wear, and they even have the ones where you can change your eye color, they also have lasic surgery that is available for the eyes now). I still wear my glasses when I choose to; but I also may pop in a pair of contact lenses as well, when I choose to. I love having a choice now and having a variety for my eyes and I also love changing the way I want to look on certain days (with or without glasses). LIFE IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES, I LOVE IT!!

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

Here's my photo when I was a Willowbrook Jr. High School Cheerleader  my Senior Year with my back-in-the-day eyeglasses on. Now they just call them glasses!! (smile....)

Hey Phoebe,

I remember those days. Girl, you were so.... popular and pretty  that it really didn't matter anyway if you wore your eyeglasses or not. I also had to start wearing glasses back then but I would only put my glasses on in class for reading.  I should have had them on all the time. I think not wearing them made my eyes worse because even today I can't see that well so I wear my glasses all the time. I was too scared to wear the contacts back then, I'm still scared to put things in my eyes. Thanks Phoebe for the eyeglass memory because I did not think of it  or remember until you posted on here. Love you Girlfriend!

Love Ana & Tinkerbell

PHOEBE THANK U 4 THOSE WONDERFUL MEMORIES DOWN TV LAND!

GIRL I SENT SO MANY LETTERS TO HOBO KELLY AND SHE NEVER PICKED ME!!!!!  OK, I'M TAKING A DEEP BREATH!! I'M OK NOW (SMILE).

IT'S ALRIGHT THAT YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER ALL OF THE WORDS.  THE MAIN THING IS THAT YOU REMEMBERED SOME OF THE WORDS!!!!!

PHOEBE WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG I WANTED TO BE A COWBOY!  I HAD THE JEANS, PLAID SHIRT, BOOTS, JACKET AND THE ATTITUDE!!

I LOVED GERALDINE ON THE FLIP WILSON SHOW!!  "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT"

I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU LOVE THE GROUP AND WE LOVE HAVING YOU AS A MEMBER!!!!!

KEEP THOSE MEMORIES AND PICTURES COMING!!!!!

SITTING ON THE EDGE OF MY CHAIR WAITING!!!!!

PHOEBE I TOO FEEL THOSE SACK LUNCH/LUNCH BOX LUNCHES WERE VERY SPECIAL!  THEY WERE MADE WITH A LOT OF LOVE!!!!! AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT ALL THOSE YUMMY ITEMS!!

THAT'S WHEN KFC HAD THE B-I-G BUCKETS!!!!

THANKS 4 SHARING A PORTION OF YOUR CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!  WE REALLY ENJOY THEM!!

PHOEBE IT'S STILL A SHAME THAT KIDS CAN BE SO CRUEL! 

EYE GLASSES HAVE COME A LONG WAY!

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL THAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES, I LOVE IT TOO!!

I WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT MY GLASSES!  I COULDN'T SEE!!

I REMEMBER THAT WILLOWBROOK PICTURE!

PHOEBE YOU LOOK FABULOUS IN YOUR GLASSES!!

THANKS 4 SHARING THOSE VISION MEMORIES!!!!!

ANA AND TINKERBELL THANKS 4 THAT CARING AND SHARING POST!!!!!

STOP BY ANYTIME AND SHARE A MEMORY!!

THANKS 2 EVERYONE THAT SHARED A MEMORY!!!!!

WE ENJOYED READING THEM VERY MUCH AND GOING BACK IN TIME WITH YOU!!

KEEP THEM COMING!

TO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T SHARED WE ARE WAITING ON U!!!!!

COME ON!

EACH OF U MAKES THE GROUP SO SPECIAL!

TAWNETTE AND THE GROUP!!

Thanks Tawnette!!

A thought came to my mind early today. Do you remember when kids pants were "high water" or what we use to call "flooding".  Now those were the days. I was looking through some of my old photos and my brothers pants were up there Girl. I started laughing my head off because he had a big grin on his face back then. Girl back-in-the-day that was considered stylin' you could not tell those guys that they were not sharp. I don't really remember if too many girls wearing the flooding pants but maybe they did; but the boys use to always have them on. Its amazing and so funny how some of those clothing "fads" come and go!!

Also do you remember the bell bottom pants? and the narrow straight leg or skinny leg jeans? All of those crazy styles have come and gone (but) I'm sure that they will eventually come back around. And some have never left.

Oh yeah, what about the Cascade wigs that young ladies wore, remember them? I was a bridesmaid in my neighbors Lanita & Hubert Williams wedding in 1974 and we as bridesmaids had to wear the Cascade wig on top of our heads. That was the very first wedding that I was asked to be in, I was 16 yrs. old. Child I thought that I was grown on that day until my Mom burst my bubble and found me drinking a little bit of champagne and laughing and talking to some older guy at the Reception. She took that drink out of my hands and drove me home. Girl those bubbles had gone straight to my head. (smile....) Now that was a Classic Moment. My Mom and I still have a good laugh about that!!

Well Tawnette that's all for now I'll post more later when I remember something else.

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

YOU'RE WELCOME PHOEBE!!!!!

YES, I REMEMBER "FLOODING".  WE USE 2 CALL IT "GOING TO THE BEACH?". (HA HA HA...).

WHEN I READ WHAT U WROTE ABOUT YOUR BROTHERS PANTS I HAD TO FIND SOME OF MY BROTHERS PICS AND I STARTED 2 LAUGH 2!!!!!  WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT?

G-I-R-L U ARE REALLY TAKING ME BACK!!!!!  YES, I REMEMBER BELL BOTTOM PANTS!!  U JOGGED MY MEMORY WITH THE JEANS (NARROW STRAIGHT LEG/SKINNY LEG).

I FONDLY REMEMBER THE CASCADE!!!!!  MY MOM USE 2 WEAR 1 AND I PUT IT ON 4 HER.  IT LOOKED GOOD!!

MY BABY SIS (DELORES/73) WORE 1 TO HER PROM.  SHE LOOKED GOOD 2!

A LOT OF THE GIRLS WORE CASCADES ON THEIR GRADUATION PICS(CLASS 72).

I C MAMA PUT A STOP 2 ALL  OF THAT!!!!! 

THANK U PHOEBE 4 SHARING!!!!!

U 2 HAVE A BERRY NICE DAY!!!!!

CAN'T WAIT 2 GO DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH U AGAIN!!!!!

My God, so many memories!

You folks who have been posting are younger than I am...I am of the class of 1970- "Je Asesada" (the Awakening Generation).  We were the first class of the 70's!

Now, on to the memories:

My running buddies were Brenda Clay, Linda Christmas, Lynn Henderson, Phyllis Grant, Jackie Harper, Karen Evans, David Irons, John Myrick, Eric Roberts, to name a few.  I had crushes on a bunch of guys---Ted Moss, Alton Colbert, Jessie Howard---I'm namin' names, folks!

The best thing I remember about my years at Centennial were the parties!  If there wasn't a school dance, somebody was giving a house party, and we danced ALL THE TIME!  Everybody was in shape, because we were constantly in motion---dancing, walking to and fro each others houses.  The parties were the best.  Those were simpler times, when you could go to a party and not worry about fights, shooting, etc.  I'm grateful that I grew up in the era I did.

And the MUSIC!  The music was the bomb, and was the soundtrack of my youth.

As far as classes, and academics:

Mr. Woodson's English Class- 10th Grade.  I always loved writing, and English, and Mr. Woodson was an excellent teacher, very motivating.  Although I was a smart kid, school really didn't interest me---I was more into the 'social' aspects ;-)!  But I did love Mr. Woodson's English Class.

Also, 12th Grade, Mrs. Glatt.  She would have "salons" at her house on Sundays.  I would go to these discussions, complete with guest speakers, with Steven Brooks, my boyfriend at the time.  Mrs. Glatt lived in one of those beach cities---Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach---one of those.  So it was always a treat to go to her house because we'd have fun at the beach afterwards.

Miss Goldberg's class, senior year, was another that I remember.  Also, Annual Staff (Judi Davis), Mr. Milanez's English Class, and Ms. McCoy, 6th period gym.  I could tell you a story about that class, but I won't! ;-).

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I remember Junior year (1968-69) there were many bomb threats, so we'd wind up spending most of the day in the bleachers.  That's when we (my group of friends) learned to ditch school---after all, who wants to sit in the bleachers all day?  We'd sneak out the back way and go to Linda Christmas' house, play records (45's--you guys remember those?) and have an impromptu party.  Fun, Fun, Fun!  We weren't bad---just mischievous teenagers!

I remember when Hugh Masekela, The Seven Souls, The Temptations, The Young Hearts, Oscar Brown Jr. and Jean Pace (Judy Pace's big sis), and others came to entertain us at Centennial, in the gym.  Bill Cosby and his wife would come too.  Bill Cosby was part of a basketball team that would come once or twice a year.  This was when Bill was a popular TV star in "I Spy".

In terms of the neighborhood memories, I have many.  I saw Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Tammi Terrell, and the Delfonics (among others) at Dooto's Music Center on Central, down the street from Centennial.  Woodley Lewis' Sportsman Bowl was another popular hangout that we'd hit walking home from school.

There are so many memories that are eluding me now, but I'm sure I'll return to share them another time on this great page!

Susan Scott Porter

HI SUSAN,

THANK U SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!!!!!

WE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH!!

CONGRATS ON BEING THE 1ST CLASS OF THE 70'S!!!!!

I SEE YOU WERE A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY, DANCER A LOVER OF MUSIC AND A GOOD STUDENT! 

I REMEMBER MRS. GLATT AND MS.McCOY!  I GUESS WHAT GOES ON IN GYM CLASS STAYS IN GYM CLASS (HA HA HA...).

I REMEMBER THE BOMB THREATS TOO!  WE WOULD JUST GET A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH OUR FRIENDS AND THAT TOOK OUR MINDS OFF OF THE BOMB THREAT.

DURING YOUR YEARS @CENTENNIAL YOU SAW SO MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE!!!!! WOW!  DID U GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS?

I REMEMBER DOOTO'S AND SPORTSMAN'S BOWL!

THANKS SUSAN FOR MAKING THIS PAGE GREAT!!!!!

LOOKING FORWARD 2 YOUR NEXT VISIT!  KEEP THOSE MEMORIES COMING!!!!!

TAWNETTE (72) AND THE GROUP!!

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Hi Tawnette!

No, I didn't get any autographs.  Even though Bill Cosby and all the stars that visited were STARS, the real stars to me were the people I went to school with.  Silly me--those autographs may have been worth some  $$ now, but---oh well.  I was just enjoying life as a teenager, Compton California, in that era.  I don't know if I was a social butterfly, but I can say I was trying to be one.

I'm glad you enjoyed my stories...!

SUSAN THANKS 4 THE POST!!!!!

YOU'RE RIGHT!! THE REAL STARS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT U WENT 2 SCHOOL WITH!!!!!  HATS OFF 2 ALL THE APACHES!!!!!

KEEP THOSE STORIES COMING!!!!!

TAKE CARE

TAWNETTE

I REMEMBER:

* GONZALES PARK

* FRANKIE (LADY) @THE BARBER SHOP THAT CUT MY BROTHERS HAIR

* THE FIRE STATION

*THE BLUE CHIP PLACE

* THE DONUT SHOP

*COUNTRY FARMS PACKED OUR GROCERIES IN BOXES

* THE OLD DMV (NEXT TO THE ENGLISH SQUARE)

*THE LIL SEWING STORE ON THE CORNER IN DOWNTOWN COMPTON

* WHEN MY DAD WENT TO COMPTON TO BUY HIS 1ST SUIT!!!!!

* THE TINY SHOE SHOP

* CHARLSTON'S

* PENNEY'S

* NEWBERRY'S

* WHEN HOUSES WERE $1.00 IN COMPTON!!!!! (IT WAS THE LAST DAY!)

* WALK- IN MOVIE (ON LONG BEACH BLVD)

* TAKING MY GRAMA TO HER AVON MEETINGS ON BULLIS ROAD

* MIRACLE MARKET

* BILL'S MARKET

* JIM'S BURGERS

* GOING TO VISIT MY COUSINS ON EVERS AND VISITING MY SIS ON    ALBERTSON

* THE SEWING FACTORY (CORNER SLATER AND EL SEGUNDO) 

THANKS "E"!!!!!

You're Welcome Tawnette & Happy Saturday!

Love Ed

HAPPY SATURDAY 2 U 2 ED!!!!!

LOVE TAWNETTE

I Remember:

KOOL-AID!!

My favorite flavor was Cherry Kool-Aid.

My Mom bought a lot of Tupperware & Princess House Crystal back then.

 I use to make Homemade Popsicles out of the Cherry Kool-Aid from the Tupperware Popsicle Set. (smile.....) Those were the days!!

I also remember Chili-Fritos. The more chili the better, Talking about good (yum...yum)!! (smile....)

PHOEBE KOOL-AID!!  WAS THE BEST!!!!!

MY FAV FLAVOR WAS CHERRY 2!!

TUPPERWARE AND CRYSTAL BRINGS BACK MANY GOOD MEMORIES 4 ME.

G-I-R-L I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOME CHILI  FRITOS THE OTHER DAY!!!!!

PHOEBE THANKS 4 THE POST AND THANKS 4 TAKING US BACK IN TIME!!

WE ARE SO GLAD THAT U ARE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP!!

SITTING IN MY FAV CHAIR AND THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!

I REMEMBER:

*BEAN BAGS

*LAVA LAMPS

*DISCO BALLS AND TRIP LIGHTS

*45'S

*SOUL TRAIN

*RIGHT ON MAGAZINE

*MOOD RINGS

*MOD WATCHES

*MAXI DRESSESS AND

*WEDGE HEEL SHOES 

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!  

EVERYONE HAVE A FANTASTIC SATURDAY!!!!!

EVERYONE HAVE A MARVELOUS MONDAY!!!!!

I REMEMBER:

** RIDING DOWN ALAMEDA AND LOOKING @ ALL THE BILLBOARDS (I     WAS TOO YOUNG TO READ).

** TRANSITOR RADIOS.

** GOING TO THRIFITY TO TEST THE TV TUBES.

** GOING TO THE FILLING STATION.  WE GOT OUR WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS CLEANED, OUR OIL CHECKED, AND OUR GAS WAS PUMPED ALL FOR FREE AND WITH A SMILE!!!!!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!!

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE MEMORIES!!!

EVERYONE HAVE A TERRIFIC TUESDAY!!!!!

FRAN THANK U 4 JOINING THE GROUP WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

TAWNETTE AND THE GROUP!!

GOD BLESS!!!

BONNIE,RENEE AND NOREEN THANK U LADIES FOR JOINING THE GROUP WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? 

TAWNETTE AND THE GROUP!!

GOD BLESS!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO THE GROUP WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

GOD BLESS

TAWNETTE

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THE GROUP WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

GOD BLESS

TAWNETTE

EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY!!!

HAVE A FABULOUS FRIDAY!!!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY FRIDAY

HAPPY SUNDAY

I remember running to take cover from the seagullsduring lunch time. Thank God I never got dumped on but I know of many who did.

SELENA THANK U 4 JOINING THE GROUP WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?!!!!!

WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE U AND THANKS 4 PARTICIPATING!!!!!

TAWNETTE AND THE GROUP!!

P.S. I REMEMBER YOUR SISTER GWEN MOSLEY!!

SELENA THANK U 4 SHARING!!  I TOO REMEMBER THOSE SEAGULLS!

NICE PIC.

Wow you remember my sister. Praise God. I will tell her.

I REMEMBERED 2 WISH U A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!

I REMEMBERED 2 WISH U A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!!!

SHIRLEY THANK U 4 JOINING THE GROUP "WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?"

WE ARE GLAD 2 HAVE U!!!!!

TAWNETTE AND THE GROUP!!