Nostalgia …
It’s a good thing?
I was born a long time ago … before Netflix, before streaming, before cellphones and hell, before desktop computers. Yeah I’m that aged. But we had movies at the theatre and on TV. And what a great thing that was.
Some of my favourite movies as a young kid were Gidget movies, Matt Helm movies, Bobby Darin & Sandra Dee movies, Tammy movies and Doris Day & Rock Hudson movies. I’ll even cop to watching Elvis Presley movies and the original Oceans 11 movie starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.
It was a time of naivety, outdoor playing, walking to the five and dime, fresh made food and nothing but fun. I was ten or twelve at the time. That’s the way it was supposed to be at that age. And it was.
On days I feel nostalgic for those times I turn my smart tv to the appropriate channel and watch away. Does it help? Absolutely. I forget for a time the things happening in the world, I forget about my age related aches & pains and for a short while I’m that kid again just having simple fun.
Until the next time.
Yes, it IS a good thing, and I feel the same way!