Nov. 20, 1953: Now it's time to leave the capsule...if you dare...

Thomas Tittmann
Nov 20, 2023
2 min read

Barbara,

Welcome to your 70’s…

Why, it’s not the end of a decade…But, the first day of the rest of your life…

Merrie Melodies & Looney Tunes - Opening themes (00:34)

Let’s agree to minimize our time with “half-full” folks…Like Jim, in the Doors’ “The End”…

And maximize our participation with purveyors of positivity…like these guys...

And, in case WE don’t get their message, in the song, they repeat it multiple times…

"Only the beginning..."

Beginnings - Chicago - 1969 - Full Version (08:00)

The above image reminded me of another favorite from this band...and I found it paired with another "TIMELY" one for today's celebration and every day's...

Chicago - (1973) "Saturday in the Park" & "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (05:31)

ON THIS DAY IN 1953…Nov. 20...

The aforementioned "capsule" was the warm security of your mother's belly...where ALL of your needs were met...

Let's join Peabody and Sherman and take a trip in their Wayback Machine...

The first aircraft to reach Mach 2 (04:21)

Commencing countdown engines on…Leaving one decade for the next...

YES! There’s still time to leave Earth and escape FROM the monkeys

the Monkees - Theme Song (1966) (02:20)

[Reader: Finding...being led to this next song is yet another example of WHY I LOVE MY RETIREMENT "JOB"...]

"You'll wonder where the decades went...when you brush your years with REINVENT..."

Apeman - The Kinks (Music Video) (03:48)

Nostalgia Fans...

Before...

After...

Pepsodent Toothpaste - Old Commercial with a jingle (01:10)

If you're not yet ready for space travel...how about the bus...???

Nanny, a.k.a, "Julia Burns" - my grandmother (Mom's Mom) grew up in Brooklyn on Chauncey Street and knew "Mrs. Dennehy" - the person who cared for Jackie while his mother worked selling subway tokens...

Source: Wikipedia

As Joe the Bartender, Jackie used to talk with an unseen customer - "Mr. Dennehy: