Monsterkid Moms
On one of the other threads we learned of the recent passing of the mother of one of our Monsterkid brethren. Made me think of my own mom and the approaching Mother's Day. Sadly, my mom passed away...
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Strockstar wrote: Buzz, I had friends who went to that! I'm from East Tennessee! I grew up about 70 miles southwest of K-Town. Wow! When was that? I moved from Tennessee to NC in late 1971, so I was a...
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"Hey, Mom, can I squash you with this giant monster foot on film?" "What do I have to do?" "It's easy. Just take this guitar and pretend you're a folk singer" - hands over acoustic guitar - "and I'll...
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blackbiped recalled: And when I stapled one particular picture (a hideous drooling monster from some Mexican horror flick) up on my bedroom wall, she took it down. And that would be...?
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That's him! The Universal monsters and their ilk were acceptable, but he proved to be a little too much for Mom. I remember that picture being the inspiration for a cover painting of either Creepy or...
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I first saw it in the very first monster mag I ever owned, Horror Monsters (with Frankenstein rassling the Wolfman on the cover.) But THAT guy-- yowsuh.
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Truly one of scariest creatures of my childhood (though only seen in magazines.)! Gil
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Yeah, old Drooly there seems to have affected everyone that way. Probably I saw it in the same Horror Monsters (I know it was a monster mag and I know it was a loooong time ago). I remember pausing...
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Not just my mom,but i have very fond memories of my childhood where both of my parents kept a solid hands-off approach to my interests and to this day i can't thank them enough. The great memories are...
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Buzz, My friends are in their fifties now. Not sure exactly the time frame, but they met at UT in the early '70s (married in 1980).
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Strockstar wrote: Buzz, My friends are in their fifties now. Not sure exactly the time frame, but they met at UT in the early '70s (married in 1980). I think I know who you're referring to but I'm...
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My late mother HATED horror films of all kinds and thought the world would be better off if they were all burned. On the other hand, my mother's sister, my Aunt Chetta loved sitting with me and...
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My mother tolerated my monster mania, sometimes I think she even enjoyed it. She would watch certain films with me; Die Monster Die, Saturday afternoon Mad Movies which featured the Republic serials...
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Though my parents and I got off to a rocky start -- they used my first-ever issue of FM as a towel to wipe up a pile of vomit in the back seat of our car (my sister's friend was the sick one) -- they...
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The biggest surprise of my life was when I descended the stairs one Christmas morning to see the floor "tiled" in FAMOUS MONSTERS back-issues (just as they used to appear in the ads) Oh, my--this...
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My mom was ok with my monster mania, until I got to be around 11 or so, then while she didnt actually DISCOURAGE it, she steered me to other pass times. She passed away when I was 13, and part of the...
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My favorite memories of my Mom was when I'd be sick at home from school and she'd play the Hasbro wolfman or Frankenstein mystery games with me. Also-we loved playing the Munsters card game.
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being a new monsterkid, with burger king and the universal monster stamps on the rise what made me finally convince to watch my first universal monster movie (the wolfman) was my mom she'd tell me...
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My mom wasn't the problem here, it was my dad. My father wasn't the type who really allowed anyone to enjoy anything. He would talk thru shows others were trying to watch unless it was a show HE...
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