So, we have unseasonably warm (hot) weather for this time of year. Normally it should only be in the 60's during the day with rain/drizzle. Not so right now as the daytime temps are jutting into the 80's with 90's predicted over the weekend! :shock: Normally we don't get this until July/Aug....
OK, so with that as a background I got home from the brewery in the early afternoon and lit up a pipe as I'm wont to do (Astley's No. 109 Med Flake iffen you're interested), and then started seeing what my brothers had posted on the forum. And then, with the windows open I heard...............
The unmistakable tinkle of the Ice Cream Man's happy tune as he traversed our 'hood. It was "Turkey in the Straw", and just the main melody without the refrain. Played as it was, on a child's toy piano...... again and again, over and over.......ad infinitum..............
How he (or she) can manage to listen to this over and over, for hours on end, is a mystery to me. But I digress.....
So I've been accustomed to hear when the Ice Cream Man was in the area. And it went on for 15 minutes or so, while he plied the streets around me.....
Finally saw the vehicle, which was travelling far too fast for his intended purpose IMO.
My recollection of the Ice Cream Man goes back to my childhood. Back then (in the late '50s/early '60's) he had a tricycle which was either powered by his own pedal power, and later by a Mo-ped. The Ice Cream treats would be in a box on the back, which was cooled by dry ice.
I didn't know that at the time, only that as soon as he opened his box the vapours from the dry ice would envelop his head as he rummaged around in the box. It was all very magical to us kids.
I clearly remember popsicles being the cheapest, at .10, and he had Grape, Cherry, and Orange. When 7-Up became available we thought this was a great thing!
He also had push-ups, which were basically either Orange or Strawberry sherbet, at .15.
And also Fudgesicles, Ice Cream Sandwiches (vanilla Ice cream between two wafers of chocolate), Eskimo sandwiches (vanilla ice cream with a coating of chocolate), and especially Dream Bars (vanilla ice cream with an orange sherbet coating). All for .15. Not to mention the sugar cones dipped in chocolate with peanuts, think they were called drumsticks. That was a rare treat!
So we kids were always keen to get .15 from our parents to get the premium items, but usually got just .10. When we got .15 it was a treat beyond compare!
I myself favored Fudgesicles, followed by Orange push-ups, and especially Orange Dreamsicles! Although it was all good.
These days I can't eat sweets but have fond memories of what it was like as a kid. What are your memories of the Ice Cream Man?
Cheers,
RR
OK, so with that as a background I got home from the brewery in the early afternoon and lit up a pipe as I'm wont to do (Astley's No. 109 Med Flake iffen you're interested), and then started seeing what my brothers had posted on the forum. And then, with the windows open I heard...............
The unmistakable tinkle of the Ice Cream Man's happy tune as he traversed our 'hood. It was "Turkey in the Straw", and just the main melody without the refrain. Played as it was, on a child's toy piano...... again and again, over and over.......ad infinitum..............
How he (or she) can manage to listen to this over and over, for hours on end, is a mystery to me. But I digress.....
So I've been accustomed to hear when the Ice Cream Man was in the area. And it went on for 15 minutes or so, while he plied the streets around me.....
Finally saw the vehicle, which was travelling far too fast for his intended purpose IMO.
My recollection of the Ice Cream Man goes back to my childhood. Back then (in the late '50s/early '60's) he had a tricycle which was either powered by his own pedal power, and later by a Mo-ped. The Ice Cream treats would be in a box on the back, which was cooled by dry ice.
I didn't know that at the time, only that as soon as he opened his box the vapours from the dry ice would envelop his head as he rummaged around in the box. It was all very magical to us kids.
I clearly remember popsicles being the cheapest, at .10, and he had Grape, Cherry, and Orange. When 7-Up became available we thought this was a great thing!
He also had push-ups, which were basically either Orange or Strawberry sherbet, at .15.
And also Fudgesicles, Ice Cream Sandwiches (vanilla Ice cream between two wafers of chocolate), Eskimo sandwiches (vanilla ice cream with a coating of chocolate), and especially Dream Bars (vanilla ice cream with an orange sherbet coating). All for .15. Not to mention the sugar cones dipped in chocolate with peanuts, think they were called drumsticks. That was a rare treat!
So we kids were always keen to get .15 from our parents to get the premium items, but usually got just .10. When we got .15 it was a treat beyond compare!
I myself favored Fudgesicles, followed by Orange push-ups, and especially Orange Dreamsicles! Although it was all good.
These days I can't eat sweets but have fond memories of what it was like as a kid. What are your memories of the Ice Cream Man?
Cheers,
RR