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Siwsan

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6. I had a huge stack of Beatles 'bubble gum' cards.

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 12:05 PM

Oct 2020

My mother threw them away. I was LIVID and asked her why. She said because they were meaningless junk. It's just one of the things of which I've never been truly able to let go.

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You have to be of a certain age to understand or appreciate this, but I'll share it, anyway. [View all] Siwsan Oct 2020 OP

🤣🤣🤣 irisblue Oct 2020 #1

Just the movie Stripes should do. TheBlackAdder Oct 2020 #38

I'm older then that irisblue Oct 2020 #39

59 here. TheBlackAdder Oct 2020 #40

There is a whole web page looks like geocities on the Cowsills magazine covers😲 irisblue Oct 2020 #42

This reminded me that... LakeArenal Oct 2020 #2

Ditto! Except I didn't luck out and have any worthy enough to auction!! n/t Guilded Lilly Oct 2020 #4

I had a huge stack of Beatles 'bubble gum' cards. Siwsan Oct 2020 #6

Oh gawd no. My Beatle cards sold for $200. 😳 LakeArenal Oct 2020 #20

i have a stack of old mad mags here. mopinko Oct 2020 #14

I'm about to divest myself of 56 copies of Rolling Stone magazines Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #22

I also had a cheap briefcase of old Rollingstones LakeArenal Oct 2020 #25

An auction will often bring more money. Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #30

Cases were cheap plastic. I would guess at #. LakeArenal Oct 2020 #35

thats quite a collection. ive only been a subscriber for a year and then they AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #28

My bedroom walls had Beatle's pics taped from the same magazine. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #31

I bought two of every mag; one to keep for when it would be valuable some day and one to cut up and Amaryllis Oct 2020 #36

I remember Tiger Beat. highplainsdem Oct 2020 #3

That's funny! MineralMan Oct 2020 #5

You have to be of a certain sex to understand and appreciate it too Brother Buzz Oct 2020 #7

My brother grew up dealing with 2 older sisters. Siwsan Oct 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #23

Heck, that's nothing. Archae Oct 2020 #44

LOL, you obviously have a teenage crush on Joe! Spazito Oct 2020 #9

I've been a big fan of Joe for a VERY long time. Siwsan Oct 2020 #12

I hope more "get carried away" so they get out and vote... Spazito Oct 2020 #15

Amen to that!! Siwsan Oct 2020 #17

i go back that far. barbtries Oct 2020 #10

Oh, sorry about your brother!! Siwsan Oct 2020 #13

We just had a discussion in our household DonaldsRump Oct 2020 #11

He was, and still is, a fine looking man. His kindness and empathy absolutely radiate from his face. Siwsan Oct 2020 #16

Which is why I had mad crushes on LakeArenal Oct 2020 #27

That is hilarious! 🙂 MLAA Oct 2020 #18

Yeah tiger beat I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #19

We weren't allowed to buy it, but my sister got her hands on them, anyway. Siwsan Oct 2020 #21

Funny Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #24

Your Brother Is Clever! ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #26

Joe can still make the cover yet! Marcuse Oct 2020 #29

I remember Tiger Beat dflprincess Oct 2020 #32

I was trying to remember the name of that magazine! Siwsan Oct 2020 #33

Teenage girls who glued clippings into Mash books salute you! displacedtexan Oct 2020 #34

I used to keep a count of how many Beatles pictures I had. calimary Oct 2020 #37

Yep, that flew by me. Mind explaining more? nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #41

Tiger Beat was a magazine aimed at teenage girls, full of pics and stories of 'pop' stars Siwsan Oct 2020 #43

Ok, thanks. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #45

Lol! mwmisses4289 Oct 2020 #46

My sister and I used to put posters on the wall Rice4VP Oct 2020 #47