nostalgia

 What a joy is BYU TV. It has become the channel we turn to when we want good, wholesome themes, and more often than not gives us a pleasurable trip down memory lane. For example, last week the Passport Earth series featured the Lipizzaner Stallions. And immediately afterward aired “The Miracle of the White Stallions,” a Walt Disney production from 50 years ago. This type of movie viewing is not unusual for this channel. For example, Pete’s Dragon, another fave, was televised recently. Coming up this week, and a propos for the 4^th of July celebrations, is The Music Man (love me some 76 trombones). For us it seems the older Disney movies hold just as much fascination as today’s Pixar offerings. Different, of course, but, all things considered, no less wonderful. I’m resigned to the fact that we will never see a return to family oriented programming on the big four networks, and that’s such a shame. The Mickey Mouse Club was one of my most fave shows when I was young. Didn’t get to watch every day, because nine months of the year homework took precedence, and it took longer during the summer to keep the house clean, but when the school work load was small, and my chores were done, if there was time, I got to sit for 30 minutes and see things of the world I would never in my life otherwise have an opportunity to see. Yes, some of it had little substance. To wit, Anything Can Happen Day. And I well remember my brothers making fun of Spin and Marty. Strangely enough, they never said anything negative about Annette. Drooled, yes, but never ridiculed. And while we’re on the subject of nostalgia, does anybody remember what it was we were supposed to do with the water left over from boiling eggs?