You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[hawkseye]

Going to Downtown and shooting the piano man in the ass

[Footy Chick]

Going to Downtown and shooting the piano man in the ass

Saturday morning roller skating at Downtown - I did all my figure skating lessons there too, I still have the star badges

[Cambridge Clarrie]

One and two cent "races" as school fundraisers...

Essentially, each kid in the class bought all the one and two cent pieces they could find, then they were all laid on the ground in a line and whichever class had the longest was declared the winner...

[Dutchy]

There was also a Greater Union twin drive in on Oaklands Road, next to the bus depot. I believe it was closed when the Marion Megaplex opened and is now a housing estate.

Yes was my regular, used to borrow my parents 8 seater van, roll down all the seats, flick up the back and start watching the movie, didnt finish many though

O'Halloran Hill also. The screen still stands and there is a push from local residents to have it reopened.

yeah? I can see the screen from my place, not sure if Id want it open again or not

[Pseudo]

There was also a Greater Union twin drive in on Oaklands Road, next to the bus depot. I believe it was closed when the Marion Megaplex opened and is now a housing estate.

Yes was my regular, used to borrow my parents 8 seater van, roll down all the seats, flick up the back and start watching the movie, didnt finish many though

I used to live around the corner from it towards the end of its existence. Whenever I drove past at night I'd flick the radio on to the audio channel (I had it on preset) and look up at the screen, catching 20 seconds of the movie. I figure that over time I might have seen an entire movie for free

[gadj1976]

Mentioned elsewhere....

buying cricket sticker books from Fred's local deli
AND Wacky Plaks...

May not be mentioned elsewhere....

Using Tomboy's to make placemats, tea cosies and other useless krap! (Tomboy was a method of using a cotton reel (when they were wooden) with 4 nails and 'stitching' the wool together)

"Time and Fun" handheld games (I used to buy them at Toyworld at Paradise for about 64 bucks!)

Haley's Comet (circa 1986/7?)

SA's 150 year Jubilee, 1986

Going to the Windsor Gardens drive in on Blacks' Road to watch Crocodile Dundee.

The Truro murders hitting headlines

The final edition of the News newspaper

The escalators in the middle of the mall which lead to a footbridge

Watching Roger Cardwell and Caroline Ainslie and then later, Anne Fulwood read the news

Morning shows, Touch of Elegance and the show hosted by Lionel Williams

Guy Blackmore's State Affair

THE best radio show ever, Vinnie and Grant Cameron on SAFM in the mornings.

Watching the SANFL reserves on TV, then watching the movie afterward for score updates for the league.

Don Dunstan making front page headlines in that pink safari suit!

Rolley Park speedway.

[CENTURION]

are we allowed to mention Ann Fulwood?

[cripple]

Haley's Comet (circa 1986/7?)

SA's 150 year Jubilee, 1986

Was going to be my name if i was born as a girl due to the year. would have been interesting

[CENTURION]

you got circumcised!!

[Footy Chick]

Haley's Comet (circa 1986/7?)

It was 1986. I was 13. All the kids in our street gathered at one house and we all sat on their trampoline and watched it go over. Then we all played truth and dare and I kissed my first boy (no, i didn't kiss girls before that ) Awwwww

[A Mum]

I remember getting up in the middle of the night to see Haley's comet - was awesome !

[smithy]

are we allowed to mention Ann Fulwood?

Nice one Centurion, like it, like it.

[Pseudo]

are we allowed to mention Ann Fulwood?

Nice one Centurion, like it, like it.

[Johno6]

When you were born in 1972,................

[JK]

When you were born in 1972,................

Aint that the truth

I still miss the old Two-Up at the Cas (when it was donwstairs in front of the bar, not the shoebox upstairs)

[Leaping Lindner]

Again it might be more a closer to 50 thing but who went to Brady's upstairs in Adelaide Arcade (above Hughes and Loveday)? They had a dozen or so full size billard tables and a side room full of pinball machines. We use to go there after school play the pinnies and smoke......not that good Saints boys ever smoked in uniform.

[Dissident]

Gees. I remember a LOT of these things - and I have 7 years to go until 40.

[Rik E Boy]

Going to Downtown and shooting the piano man in the ass

Saturday morning roller skating at Downtown - I did all my figure skating lessons there too, I still have the star badges

The real skaters skated at Eastwood. Downtown was too heavily policed and the floor was as slippery as 5hit. Everytime I think of Downtown I think of that song 'Won't you take me to Funky Town' LOL It was on the radio six times a day back then on 5AD the Rhythm of the City.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Again it might be more a closer to 70 thing but who went to Brady's upstairs in Adelaide Arcade (above Hughes and Loveday)? They had a dozen or so full size billard tables and a side room full of pinball machines. We use to go there after school play the pinnies and smoke......not that good Saints boys ever smoked in uniform.

Edited for shit stirring purposes.....LL is Johnny Rotten's Grandfather.

regards,

REB

[Footy Chick]

Again it might be more a closer to 50 thing but who went to Brady's upstairs in Adelaide Arcade (above Hughes and Loveday)? They had a dozen or so full size billard tables and a side room full of pinball machines. We use to go there after school play the pinnies and smoke......not that good Saints boys ever smoked in uniform.

Saints boy LL? - I had a fondness for boys wearing royal blue and white - they were so much nicer than PAC boys

Used to hang out with a heap of them every friday night at the Academy - big hangout for college kids back in the day for the pinnies that were there. I was a Wonderboy queen .