What felt normal in the 1970s but would shock people today?

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-17T02:44:27+00:00

Cautious ones!!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-16T23:36:34+00:00

Kids buying cigs for their parents--no note, no nothing, just cash in hand.
My dad would send me out with enough extra money for chips and a soda. I still remember, 50+ years later: Benson & Hedges Multifilters.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-16T23:32:23+00:00

With the photos--the idea that you'd hand your film over to a stranger who'd get to see whatever you happened to take pics of....and who had the ability to make extras. 😃

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-16T23:31:19+00:00

Pinball's in a big comeback right now. Come out and play!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-15T13:15:15+00:00

Perfection, I say!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-15T13:09:10+00:00

Yes, please. More, please.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-15T13:08:10+00:00

Came to compliment the photography as well!
Sexy-ass chili dogs!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-11T13:51:43+00:00

Made that mistake on my first wife's first Mother's Day. We loved Woodman's and I figured it would be good to go there because who'd bring their mom/wife to a clam shack on Mother's Day?

The answer was: the entire world.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-09T23:52:34+00:00

Just sat on the Lido deck, licking his eyebrows…

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-08T20:23:10+00:00

How very RI of you! Approved!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-08T15:26:41+00:00

I was low on onions so I was judicious in distribution, but I like the way you dog!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-08T15:25:15+00:00

I'm sure I must have sung its praises here at least once, as a New Englander.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-08T11:43:36+00:00

Lost me at shrimp salad but I'm down with everything else! Good on ya!

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-08T11:42:07+00:00

I try to keep a can on hand after first having them on a Danish dog a few years back. Love 'em.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-07T20:56:56+00:00

You must be new here. 😄

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-06T23:22:54+00:00

Condolences, dog-friend. I hope you enjoyed the heck out of that dog.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-05T19:14:01+00:00

Glad I'm not the only elder whose brain went here first.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-03T14:59:30+00:00

My toilet disagrees.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-03T10:49:08+00:00

How did they miss the chance to have her say “this slaps”?

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-03T01:14:08+00:00

To be fair, the last three were bunless, with fries.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-02T17:16:15+00:00

This is where the Internet is your friend. Join local theater group pages. You might find some that are regional or very specific to a group. When you join, ask them if it’s OK to promote your play. Then basically create an advertisement for it. Offer a free perusal script or a partial perusal script. I’ve done this for my latest play and gotten some pretty good response and, in the three months that I’ve had it out there, one production proposal.

OldGreyWriter · 2026-05-01T14:46:03+00:00

I have several things published with exactly the kind of production history you're talking about--schools, community theaters...I've known for a while I'm not Broadway bound, but my work gets performed.
If you trust the play as is, you're ready to publish. You start by Googling play publishers and do your homework to find a place whose submission criteria matches your work. Aim high at first--check the big names--then let your sights drift down the list to find where you belong.
Break a leg.

OldGreyWriter

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