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Comments: Sharon,My son lives in Rockwall.He is the most dedicated fisherman I know. He heard that the city puts trout in the parks each winter. Glendale park As scouts we use to camp out there.I use to love the high dive. When we lived on Scottsboro in highschool we belonged to Singing Hills golf club. I played with my dad until one day I drove 5 balls off to the right and into the creek on the 1st tee. My golfing days were over. I still liked the miniture golf and had fun with dad at the driving ranges in Estes Park Colorado. you still see the elk walking amoung the golfers on the 9 hole course there. I do like Colorado!
Comments: My mother feared her only child would dissolve in water, so I didn't go to Glendale until I was a rebellious 13 or so. Valerie Adamson and I took Red Cross swimming lessons that summer. I was the tallest one of the entire group. I remember putting my face in the water, arms straight out in front, and kicking all the way across the pool. It seemed very wide at the time. I didn't dissolve. I also remember the ice cream vending machine with wonderful ice cream sandwiches, then it was onto the Ramona bus and back home for me.
Comments: I only went to Kidd Springs a couple of times while in high school. It seemed too far away or something. Before I moved to Oak Cliff in 1956, I lived in East Dallas and we used to picnic at White Rock all the time. Those really were innocent times. We didn't have to worry about drive-bys. I heard that in March the Houston School Viaduct will be shut down so a trolley line can be built to Oak Cliff. Now why didn't they keep the one that ran back in the 50's and 60's. You could get on it downtown and ride it to Burnett Field, the end of the line. Dan, I haven't been trout fishing in 30 years, but that sounds like fun. Does your son live in that area?
Comments: I loved Glendale Swimming Pool. We all went there...many, many times.. Quite frequently with Sara, Gaylan, Charlotte, Ouida...etc. etc... I have skinny feet, with long toes... Charlotte told me once, laughingly so, that my toes looked like fingers.! I'll always remember that...until my mind finally goes. I do have skinny toes..I don't know if...they look like fingers...however. I can remember Johnny Maddox and Henry Coomes and assorted other guys, picking us up and tossing us 'back in the water'.. We would occasionally walk from the SOC area to Glendale.. 
Comments: My youngest son Randy is a fisherman.He just fished Kidd Springs . It is stocked with trout this time of year .He brought home 5. Good luck anglers!
Comments: Brenda, do you know where Karen King is now?
Comments: Sat behind Karen in first grade (King, Garrett) and always envied her curly hair. I'm sure the boys were smitten with you two cuties at Glendale Pool.
Comments: Noticed the sign in front of the DQ in Duncanville that they are now making Orange Julius. Haven't tried it yet. Just can be as good as the original.
Comments: You have all helped bring back some wonderful memories...my favorite was Glendale Swimming Pool..mainly because that is where I first met Barney..Karen King and I walked to the pool and met Barney and Gary ....spent the afternoon with them...and who could forget Arthur's...the gravy and seems everything was good!!!
Comments: Ah, Wee St. Andrews. I loved it, especially at night with the little Christmas tree lights. We live within walking distance of the former site and frequently think about it in passing. I was wondering about Orange Julius recently and Googled it. It appeared that they still exist in New Mexico.
Comments: Seems like they sprinkled that sawdust to keep it from blowing away, and it was always kind of damp. It would dye shoe soles green. The 18th hole would keep the ball, so we couldn't sneak through again. I think it was the 18th hole that you hit from a platform. They had a whole array of putters to select from.
Comments: I, too, was a sawdust girl. I loved it when after a rain, all the earthworms would crawl out. I also loved going to the Orange Julius stand after golfing. It was always icy cold. Can you even get an orange julius anywhere? Are there any mini-golf courses around anymore?
Comments: Saturday night was family night at Wee St. Andrew. Don't remember if it was carpet or sawdust. Remembering it was on the left side of the office and went up the hill and down. Would go to Polar Bear afterward also. Those were great times.
Comments: Yep. You had to pick one or the other. I was a sawdust girl.
Comments: Wee St. Andrews was sawdust/carpet?
Comments: Wee St. Andrews: Carpet or sawdust?
Comments: Ah...Wee St Andrews....wasn't that fun? I loved it too.
Comments: What was the name of the roller rink that we Harrell Buddites went to? The PTA moms rented the rink for an hour on Friday afternoons. I think it was Dal-?. I know we crossed the Trinity and took the Cadiz St. exit and it was at the intersection with Industrial Blvd, by the Sportatorium. I remember that my mom even made me a skating skirt. Later, loved going to the Crest Theater and then to Polar Bear where Jimmy Nicodemus and Skip Morris waited on us. I think my all-time favorite was playing miniature golf at the original Wee St. Andrews.
Comments: We went to the Crest Theater, the Polar Bear on Lancaster and the Ice and Roller Rinks in Fair Park. And, of course, downtown to shop, all dressed up, including nylons and heels (and -- sometimes -- gloves).
Comments: Yep, we galloped on the way back..Lots of fun.. I couldn't go every Saturday to the movie. My Baptist mother thought 'it was too worldly'...The horses were fun..the other 'too worldly' stuff..wasn't. We also ironed clothes on Saturday, while listening to ' The Voice of Firestone', and other operatic things..The 'Met'..for one. I bet John didn't have to iron clothes back then..?
Comments: John, I too went to the riding stables, but I believe there was another one around Eagle Mountain Lake, or somewhere in that region where I went and rode. Loved it. Since I lived near Wynnewood in those early years I had my "preteen" card (discount of some sort) to get into the theater cheaper and was there every Saturday. Also, went to Shamrock roller rink and then also the ice rink at Fair Park for ice skating. Those were the days before I had to start working part-time, but very, very fun years. I treasure my growing up years and my years at SOC, never wanted them to end, but end they must and forward we go, lots of us in different directions, but isn't it wonderful that we can all meet back up in life on places like this site and others and still stay connected in some form. I enjoy reading the life and times of others in here during their youth and of today. Thanks for the memories John, brought a smile to my face today!
Comments: JS, I'm green with envy. You got to leave the house. I was captive.
Comments: I have not thought about the Singing Hills Riding Stables in many, many years. As a kid I went thru various stages for my "Saturday" entertainment. In elementary school it was Saturdays at the Wynnewood Theater where I would spend my entire allowance of 50 cents and generally come home sick from too much candy. By Jr. High I was living in far south Oak Cliff and Saturdays would be spent at the riding stables in nearby Singing Hills. If you were lucky you'd get the Palomino horse. I recall one of their horses was left-handed and you could only mount him from the right side or he'd try to bite you. Had a horse step on my tennis shoe once ... that didn't feel too good. The riding stable had a rule "Don't Gallop the Horses". As soon as we got out of sight of the stables we'd break into a smooth "lope". Felt better than the jarring of the ribs you got if you just went at a trot. Then as a teen my Saturday allowance was spent at the skating rink (The Shamrock?). Clowning around and showing off for the girls seemed to be the main draw. Kind of a prequel to the "dating" age. Now as a person of "retired" status, everyday is Saturday. Where did those places go? Where did those years go?
Comments: Enjoyed the Super Bowl yesterday, even the 35 minute delay. I didn't watch anything leading up to it and almost missed the kickoff! Hope everyone had a good weekend and look forward to a new month.
Comments: Is there going to be a 1963 class reunion this year. It would be our 50th. I would enjoy hearing from any of you. David
Comments: Phil, call up KLM and find out how to become the vendor of authentic Texas Barbecue for their first-class passengers. They have underestimated you. Big mistake on their part. 
Comments: Okay, now you must keep us updated on your BBQ cooking events!!
Comments: KLM is not under Title VII, since they are based in Amsterdam. I understand they also lowered pilots ages and some of them are suing. It was a good ride. I actually had friends at the animal hotel in Schipol who gave me restaurant and pub suggestions and travel tips. I will miss them. Amsterdam was always my jumping off point and got to know the area well. A new stage in my life awaits! More BBQ events come on June Big Apple BBQ event.
Comments: Actually, all Federal judges can serve until "after death." The Supremes are just more visible, and they try to hold off retiring until the term of a President likely to appoint someone of their same judicial persuasion.
Comments: It truly doesn't make sense to me.. Methodist Ministers have to retire by 70.. Why is it our Supreme Court Justices...can serve till 'after death'...? 
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