[sygazelle]

...when New Years Eve comes around and you have no interest in going out or drinking and you don't even bother turning on Dick Clark to watch him drop the ball in Time Square. I can't believe he is still alive.

[3798j]

You remember just how good the motorsports of the '60's were...with manufacturers knowing that winning on Sunday meant sales on Monday.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

...when New Years Eve comes around and you have no interest in going out or drinking and you don't even bother turning on Dick Clark to watch him drop the ball in Time Square. I can't believe he is still alive.

I guess the means you know he’s dead.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You remember when butcher shops had saw dust all over the floors.

And the butcher usually gave the little kid standing next to his mom a free hotdog, consumed raw and on the spot.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I guess the means you know he’s dead.

I know he's dead, but that doesn't stop ABC from calling the show "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve".

The old people (like me) are thinking, "why is his name still on the show, he's been dead for years".

The younger generation is saying, "Who the hell is Dick Clark".

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I know he's dead, but that doesn't stop ABC from calling the show "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve".

The old people (like me) are thinking, "why is his name still on the show, he's been dead for years".

The younger generation is saying, "Who the hell is Dick Clark".

Maybe he had some contract that stated it would be named after him for 50 years or whatever. Little bit of immortality.

[upstatedoc]

I think I'm going to go take a bath in Epsom salts…

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I think I'm going to go take a bath in Epsom salts…

I remember that but never remember doing it.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I know he's dead, but that doesn't stop ABC from calling the show "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve".

The old people (like me) are thinking, "why is his name still on the show, he's been dead for years".

Because the broadcast is still produced by Dick Clark Productions, by contract with ABC through at least 2024.

The whole "New Year's Rockin' Eve" show is really like a yearly family reunion atmosphere for the people working behind the cameras, and Dick welcomed the people working the broadcast year after year to bring their families as VIP guests. (I used to TiVo the show every year just to watch the credits, to see who had moved/passed on. A few times, they even included memorial info in the ending credits for production crew who passed away the previous year.) One of my favorite broadcasts was the year when KISS was playing a NYE concert across the river in NJ at The Meadowlands, and they played "Rock and Roll All Night" live from the concert for the broadcast via microwave link.

FYI, an interesting Dick Clark tidbit is that he was rather short. Many of the sets he used over the years had stepped platforms or sitting stools, so that he appeared normal height next to co-stars like Ed McMahon. There was even a joke about the "Bandstand" having a milk crate behind the podium as a platform, although it was probably not true.

Back to the topic, you know you're old when you remember Dick Clark replacing Guy Lombardo on the TV at your family's NYE celebrations.....

[Lady Jane]

If you remember...



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[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

If you remember...

I had to look them up. Don't think I ever saw them that old before.

[3.0L]

Or, this is how your parents knew where you were.

[Lady Jane]

If you had a poster in your bedroom of one of her TV kids...



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[JJ 911SC]

You watch that movie when it came out...

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

If you had a poster in your bedroom of one of her TV kids...



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Can't think of her name right now but she's the Partridge Family momma.

Shirley Jones

[M_Six]

...when falling down for any reason becomes a legitimate concern.

[Esteban]

And that poster would've been of Susan Dey or David Cassidy.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by Esteban

And that poster would've been of Susan Dey or David Cassidy.

She's 69 today and David died in 2017 at 67. Scary ain't it?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

She's 69 today and David died in 2017 at 67. Scary ain't it?

Think David died of alcoholism.

His dad (Jack) had asked Shirley Jones to come over for a drink, she declined, and he fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

She's 69 today and David died in 2017 at 67. Scary ain't it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Dey

I Think I Love You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Think_I_Love_You

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Think David died of alcoholism.

His dad (Jack) had asked Shirley Jones to come over for a drink, she declined, and he fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette.

Yes, he died of liver disease due to alcoholism.

This hits close to home. My maternal grandfather died at age 56 due to alcoholism - liver failure. I was 12 years old at the time and didn't understand why grandpa was gone.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Yes, he died of liver disease due to alcoholism.

This hits close to home. My maternal grandfather died at age 56 due to alcoholism - liver failure. I was 12 years old at the time and didn't understand why grandpa was gone.

That's why at the ripe old age of 66 (will be 67 Jan 20) I drink only once a week… most of the time. I'm not perfect. I have a lot more living to do.

PS - sorry about losing your grandpa at a young age.