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- From: kenk@sdc.com (Ken Konecki)
- Subject: Toys
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.185651.13787@sdc.com>
- Summary: Childhood revisited
- Keywords: youth
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- Organization: Systems Development Corporation
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:56:51 GMT
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- Whilst playing with a Hot Wheels motorcycle that Santa Claus
- brought to our 21 month old son, I got to reminiscing about some
- of the motorcycle toys I played with as a youth. I have two
- remembrances:
-
- A battery powered dark blue machine with a rider permanently
- molded in black plastic into a sitting position. He was
- removable from the bike but as he was in a permanent crouch,
- it was rather pointless. As I recall, the bike didn't track
- straight lines very well, but I loved it anyway.
-
- The infamous Evel Knievel stunt bike. Man, that thing was
- great. I got it to the point where it would wheelie all the
- way down the driveway (about 30 or 40 feet). As I recall, I
- also had the travel camper and used to jump Evel over it, and
- when cooperative, the family dog too (the dog didn't like it
- too much when Evel didn't quite make it over him). I have
- no idea how the bike managed to stay together after being
- crashed as many times as it was.
-
- The Hot Wheels bike is kind of fun, although not nearly as fun
- as the Evel Knievel bike. It's hot pink and strongly resembles
- a K75S. My son loves to watch it scoot across the kitchen floor.
-
- Any else remember fun toys from their youth?
-
- Cheers,
- -Ken K
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- Ken Konecki
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