Tagged: school supplies

August 20, 2018

Back to School Shopping

The days of summer were in their twilight. It was time to pull the jackets out of the closet, head sleepily to the bus stop and bid summer vacation a sad ado. Before you headed back though, you needed a few supplies. … read more

Childhood Stuff

May 21, 2013

Dittos

A staple of the classroom in the 70s, dittos preceded the photocopy and provided the only practical way for teachers to share information on the printed page. Most memorable was the intoxicating smell of paper fresh out of the ditto machine. That’s the stuff memories are made of. Let’s take a look back. … read more

Brian on Smith Haven Mall: “Hey Fred I used to hang out at Time out too with Jason (his parents owned Asian gifts). Were you…” Jul 2, 14:05
Brian on Smith Haven Mall: “Hey Fred I used to hang out at Time out too with Jason (his parents owned Asian gifts). Were you…” Jul 2, 13:15
Dave on Korvette’s: “I got my first LP, Who’s Next, at the Lke Grove Korvette’s. I had heard the intro to “Won’t Get…” Jun 29, 04:44
AL GARRAPUTA on Islip Speedway: “I drag raced at islip speedway 1966 to 1970 in the class TBC = two Barral cheater. The name of…” Jun 16, 08:15
Andy on Smithtown General Hospital: “I was born there August 1970!” May 11, 13:25
Robert on Korvette’s: “No, The Waldbaum’s bldg, wasn’t even built back in the days of Korvettes.” Apr 11, 21:00
Tony marzocco on WBLI-FM: “Not!” Feb 24, 19:48
Dorian Gilbert on Bald Hill Ski Bowl: “Good day, I was a ski instructor at Bald hill for several years and your dad went to my wedding.…” Jan 27, 14:57
Tony marzocco on WBLI-FM: “Update on the earliest BLI guys: Ashley Martella passed, Jay Mitchell back on LI retired in Riverhead. Barry Neal lives…” Dec 10, 06:44
Tony marzocco on WBLI-FM: “Yes at WCWP CW Post college and news for WCTO beautiful music in Smithtown (the old WGSM-Fm and now WWSK).…” Dec 9, 09:46
Dave on Long Island 70s Supermarkets: “Hey Ron, yes I remember the White Horse Inn. It sat on the property that would eventually be the Suffolk…” Dec 5, 05:20
Thomas D. on Smithtown General Hospital: “Me to, way back in 1963.” Nov 29, 13:17
Thomas D. on Islip MacArthur Airport: “I remember going there on summer evenings. We would stand at the fence by the terminal and we could feel…” Nov 29, 13:13
John Daly on Bald Hill Ski Bowl: “I ran a 10K (or maybe 5 miles) race up that hill, that ended at the Bald Hill Ski Bowl.…” Nov 14, 07:49
Jean on Howard Johnson’s: “My first date with my husband ended with ice cream at the Howard Johnson’s in Smithtown NY” Oct 9, 13:12