Black and White

[mcgrissa]

I've been feeling kind of melancholy lately.Then,I came across this poem & it seemed to sum up my feelings...that longing for a simpler time.It evokes such bittersweet memories.I hope you enjoy this as much as I do...& as usual,thanks to a friend that shared it with me originally...thanks,Ce!

Black and White by Steve Vaus
(Under age 50? You won't understand.)

You could hardly see for all the snow,
Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.
Pull a chair up to the TV set,
"Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet."

Depending on the channel you tuned,
You got Rob and Laura - or Ward and June.
It felt so good. It felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white.               

I Love Lucy, The Real McCoys,
Dennis the Menace, the Cleaver boys,
Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train,
Superman, Jimmy and Lois Lane.

Father Knows Best, Patty Duke,
Rin Tin Tin and Lassie too,
Donna Reed on Thursday night! --
Life looked better in black and white.

I wanna go back to black and white.
Everything always turned out right.
Simple people, simple lives...
Good guys always won the fights.

Now no! thing is the way it seems,
In living color on the TV screen.
Too many murders, too many fights,
I wanna go back to black and white.

In God they trusted, alone in bed, they slept,
A promise made was a promise kept.
They never cussed or broke their vows.
They'd never make the network now.
But if I could, I'd rather be

In a TV town in '53.
It felt so good. It felt so right.
Life looked better in black and white.

I'd trade all the channels on the satellite,
If I could just turn back the clock tonight
To when everybody knew wrong from right.
Life was better in black and white!

[LoveMyDog]

Jan. 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM

DVD's  We have Lucy, Mary, Bob Newhart, MASH, and The Tonight show all in boxed sets (not all of them are black and white, but I'm not 50 either) Thank goodness for TV Land where I frequently find Andy, Beaver and others.  Good post!

[HelenCarlene]

Jan. 20, 2009 at 8:10 PM

Loved the poem. Thanks for sharing it. I remember those shows.....some were my favorites.  Blessings.

[woobiesmom]

Jan. 20, 2009 at 9:41 PM

I remember these from the first time they were on!  Boy do I feel old...

[mamagoose524]

Jan. 21, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Very Cute!  And yes, sometimes I wish for "the good old days" of the 50s & 60s.  Life really was much simpler back then.  We just didn't know how good we had it.