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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:08:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:09:34 GMT -5
 The Roosters were: John Lotz – lead vocals Trey Lotz – lead guitar Peter Brohl – bass Ralph Guastaferro – drums |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:11:48 GMT -5
 Taken in 1902, 86 Genesee St. Dates to 1790, one of the first N.H. houses. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:26:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 21:31:57 GMT -5
Sunday Sauce  |
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Post by Clipper on Feb 10, 2019 22:23:55 GMT -5
I remember the National Auto store. Just before I went in the Navy I bought him a riding lawnmower there because I was not going to be around to mow the lawn anymore. It cost $100 and I paid it off on layaway for a couple of months. I was working for Don Jefferies in the Hardware on Columbia St at the time.
I used to frequent the boat once in a while for a fish fry and a few beers with my first wife. I think the building is gone now isn't it?
Is that your pot of sauce PB. Looks good. With a good sauce and a good loaf of Italian bread I could just eat sauce and bread.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 10, 2019 23:37:11 GMT -5
The Boat building is still there. I can't remember when it was last opened.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 11, 2019 8:30:00 GMT -5
After writing about the purchase the lawnmower for dad, I got to reflecting back on how thrilled he was to receive it. Riding lawnmowers were not as popular back then as they have become now. It was a simple model with a small Briggs and Stratton engine, 5 hp I think, a 20 something inch mowing deck, and handle bars like a bicycle to steer it.
I don't remember exactly but I suspect that at the time I was only taking home a paycheck of about 50 bucks if that much. That was 1966, and $50 was a lot of money then. Now the simplest and cheapest rider costs upwards of $1000. The 18 hp, 42 inch rider that I bought from Sears for $999 in 2003 now costs around $1450. If I were to buy dad a rider now, I would be looking at using the good old Sears card and paying for it for 4 or 5 months instead of small weekly layaway payments for a couple of months.
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Post by kit on Feb 11, 2019 9:45:40 GMT -5
I worked at National Auto back in 1963 when The Nitecaps were getting popular. It was owned by Yale Solomon. I had to leave early one evening to head out for a weekend gig at Alfred University. It was winter time and I worked outside, but the bitter cold got to me so I quit. No big loss because the pay was peanuts anyway.
The Boat building is still there but is being redesigned. I'm not sure what it's going to be, but I don't think it'll be a restaurant. Next time I go out that way I'll see if I can find out.
I've photographed many of the musicians of the 50s and 60s when they were with various bands and know a few of the guys in the above pictures. Our agent was Gene Kipper (GMK Attractions) and he sent me several groups.
Can't say as I remember 86 Genesee St. The photo was back when Oriskany St. was the Erie Canal... just a little before my time.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 11, 2019 10:48:45 GMT -5
Wages have definitely changed. In 1966 I was making less than $1.50 per hour and since I was a full time student working only 10-15 hours per week. In 1969 when I went into the army, I cleared after taxes less than $100 per month. In 1970 I was promoted to PFC and that went up to $150 per month.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 11, 2019 16:17:22 GMT -5
I had SOME college when I enlisted and that was enough for me to go in as an E3. My pay after I reported to my first duty station was $77 take home every two weeks. I bought a triumph motor cycle and had a $50 per month payment and the rest was mine to spend. I ate in the mess hall so I paid for no food. I eventually traded the bike on a 66 Chevelle and my payment went to $85 per month with a longer loan. I STILL had money in my pocket to spend like a drunken sailor and I strived to live up to that image every weekend in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, haha.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 11, 2019 19:55:45 GMT -5
I had a BA when I went in but didn't get any benefit. Perhaps because I enlisted to avoid being drafted. They seemed to change the rules on a regular basis.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 11, 2019 20:08:36 GMT -5
September 1969, I was #2 on the county list and the country was going to draft 3 that month. Everyone know the numbers then. My father was on the county draft board. I volunteered because I did not want him to sign the documents sending me into the Army. If something bad happened I did not want it to be on him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 20:43:17 GMT -5
I was 32 on the list in 1967. I think that was when I received my draft notice. I still have that someplace. I was in monastic life and studies so was exempt. Divinity exemption if I remember correctly. I glad I didn't have to serve cause they would not have like me there.LOL
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