Re: GOOD MORNING, TALL TIMBER! THE DEW IS ON THE GRASS!

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Gary, what a great synopsis of Tall Timber, especially molly's shoes. But do you remember the music on the PA system? I cant believe that I memorized the words to the Andrew Sisters singing "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" ( i had to look up the spelling) They played that song over and over again. I also remember one of the Schecter boys, the youngest I believe, jabbing a sickle in my arm because I stepped in his fort during color war preparation. Their team lost points because dangerous tools were left around for young kids to get into.  I survived, but bled a lot...no stiches but I still have a small scar. I call it my Tall Timber "tattoo". Thanks for stirring up the memories and making me smile.

Sandy Roza

 

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From: "Gary Solomon" <garys...@optonline.net>

>
> Whenever I call my folks (Dave and Judy Solomon), as soon as they pick
> up the phone, I belt out that indelibly imprinted greeting. I am so
> delighted to find this site! I remember White's ice cream cones,
> shuffleboard, kids out of the pool, the chicken coop, hideouts,
> climbing trees, Arts & Crafts in the yellow house, softball, Geisha, my
> dog Snoopy, the Fog Man, the men playing cards in the card room, the
> old pinball machines that you had to manually push the ball up in front
> of the shooter and cost 5 cents, Friday night socials, creamsicles,
> Molly's shoes, Molly announcing that someone had a telephone call,
> Molly announcing, "Jackie Schecter, go home, your mother's looking for
> you", singing "2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate" to the bus driver for
> driving us to the bowling alley while we sang "100 Bottles Of Beer On
> The Wall" all the way there and all the way back, capture the flag, red
> light green light, always being late for the Pledge of Allegiance,
> tetherball, kickball, giant thunderstorms, Marty Melasky cooking
> chicken on the grill in the rain, getting yelled at for not wearing
> tennis shoes on the tennis court, reading Superman comics, my dad
> pulling a chain of kids around in the pool singing "la la, la la, la
> la, la la, la la, la la, la laahh laahh, la la, la la, lalala la la, la
> la, la la, la laaahhhhh", sleepouts, singing "Shine On Harvest Moon" in
> the show, the chain across the driveway, corn on the cob, the women
> playing Mahjong, the men playing paddle ball, "My hands on my chest,
> vas hast du hier", poison ivy, dressing up in costumes for the
> carnival, Bill Agatstein's cat Candy getting stuck in a tree, the
> solarium, the upper field, and of course, the garbage house.
>
> I have pictures and 8mm movies from Tall Timbers that I'd love to post.
> I'd love to hear from anyone and everyone to share stories of Tall
> Timbers and beyond.
>
>
>

[Gary Solomon]

Sandy, I remember "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" being played over and over
on the PA. That's where I learned that song. It's still a Solomon
family standard.