tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post5831564771312930852..comments2024-03-16T14:05:12.642-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: There are places I rememberMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-34269135458062778882019-11-05T03:26:03.830-08:002019-11-05T03:26:03.830-08:00Hi Dave, I'm curious as to how you found such ...Hi Dave, I'm curious as to how you found such an obscure site, but thank you for the comment. I too, would bo back in a shot - as long as I could find my way out again. I loved my growing up years in Liverpool and go back at least once a year. But I also enjoy my life in leafy monmouth. I'm sure there's a Beatles song that covers this situation too :)Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-78069805363256693312019-11-05T01:54:46.072-08:002019-11-05T01:54:46.072-08:00I love photos like these. I grew up in Arthur Stre...I love photos like these. I grew up in Arthur Street, now long-demolished, which was off Rice Lane close to the Queens Drive junction, and like you I find myself haunted by the past. We were extremely poor but I find that now, well into my fifties and living a much more prosperous life in Surrey, I would go back to those times like a shot.LiverpoolDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257094149267895112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-81104271696560755292017-04-08T07:01:25.917-07:002017-04-08T07:01:25.917-07:00Maria and Linda, many apologies for the slow reply...Maria and Linda, many apologies for the slow reply. The week overtook me.<br /><br />And yes, without being over nostalgic I think this generation is missing out on a lot, including some key life-lessons. I may have dreamed of 'space age' phones and made do with cans tied to string, but on the other hand there was never a worried parent at the other end telling me it was time to go home. :) <br /><br />On the other hand they have some advantages we lacked though whether they amount to flim-flam is for another to decide.<br /><br />Linda If you wish was granted the magic might vanish :) And glad you saw our 'time traveller' : )<br /><br />Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-46040009643362189992017-03-31T11:51:11.918-07:002017-03-31T11:51:11.918-07:00You know I'm going to have that Beatles song i...You know I'm going to have that Beatles song in my head all day now.<br /><br />I wish I live close enough to revisit the places where I grew up. I have the dreams but it would be nice to go back and see how they have changed. Or maybe not. <br /><br />Yup, I spotted him. lolLD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-7501037834759922422017-03-30T15:09:19.215-07:002017-03-30T15:09:19.215-07:00I shudder at the things we used to do as kids. The...I shudder at the things we used to do as kids. The roofs we jumped, the rickety porches, the gangways, and back alleys. Greg had a more adventurous life than I did, me being the apartment dweller, but even apartment kids had our secret passageways and hiding spots.<br /><br />I'd cringe if my kids had done what we did so I'm glad our parents never found out. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com