The America I Grew Up In. Jeff Allen

[larryeisenberg]

I remember my little brother sledding down "dead man's hill", knocking himself out and his friends brought his unconscious body home on that sled like a fallen Gladiator hero on his shield!

[naydorsey]

Omg he is speaking nothing but the truth 😂😂😂 his delivery is Great 👍🏼 sooo funny

[analoguejerry]

Summer evenings, playing ball, not noticing the growing darkness, then all of a sudden snapping out of the game's reverie, realizing it's completely dark, heading home for supper.

[AlaskanBallistics]

"She threw me back like a trout" bahahaha

[davebeals]

Laying in the back window of a 71 Duster while traveling, putting pennies on railroad tracks, putting playing cards on bike spokes, throwing snowballs at passing cars....the good ole days.

[Tony-otmh]

Wow genuine humor without vulgarity, just listen to the genuine laughter he creates. What a treat

[bikemaurice]

So refreshing to have a funnyman who's not vulgar #_#

[AScrapOfKindness]

The minor cuts and scrapes are long forgotten, but the physical scars of my adventures bring a smile to my face. What sense of exhilaration and fun my childhood gave me! I thank my parents for picking me up, brushing me off, saying "ha! that's nothing", and sending me back out.

[veragrig]

“We do dumb things, thats how we learn not to do dumb things!”

[SUN-itrf]

Loved growing up in the 60's and 70's !! PURE UNADULTRATED FUN !! 😊😊

[ah]

I remember the metal slides ! They were tall and fun but boy did they hurt like hell in the summer ! Anyone born before '95 remembers the dangers and thrills of: merry go rounds, teeter toters and the ball on the string and pole. Thanks for the laughs!

[garsonhedrick]

I think I cried laughing at the slide story - - I was born in 74' oh how I wish my boys could have experienced that kind of freedom

[chrischappell]

This man speaks the truth, no swearing and makes people think, laugh and remember when life was your fault if anything happened to you. Let people be people.

[smoochesTina]

There were 3 of us kids in the backseat of my Dad’s Thunderbird in the 70’s. When we went on long trips, we’d leave in the middle of the night. Therefore, my older brother would be asleep on the seat with his pillow, my little sister in the floor (made comfy with pillows/blankets on either side of the hump) and I’d be up in the window. Sure...we’d all end up in the floor a time or two when Dad would hit the brakes, but I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything.

[maddanl]

Most of my childhood memories involve my father looking at me and asking, “Well did you learn anything?”

[bushranger]

As an old fella of 72, Jeff's memories were pretty much the norm here in Australia back in the 50's and 60's, the hot metal slides and I mean really egg frying hot, the swings that were 12 foot high with the seat hanging a foot off the ground with no safety harness just hanging on to the support chain for dear life, going down to the town pool in summer with no parental supervision and a lot of other cool stuff that the kids of today wouldn't even dream of doing, life was simpler in those days. My parents didn't care where I was just so long as I was back for tea (supper to you Americans), they didn't mind how dirty I got as long as I wasn't wearing my school uniform on weekdays, I could go on forever about how things were back then, Gee I miss those days.

[carljansevanrensburg]

Thats the way we grew up and I'm 52 now. Strong & healthy. My parents always said they will not have party when I turn 21, but have a church service praising God IF I reach 21.

[marydirrienzo]

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time!!!! AND NO Excellent and so identifiable!!!

[InnannasRainbow]

As my mother said to me and my brother, so I said to my children, "If you aint bleeding out, there are no broken bones poking through your skin and no organs hanging out, quit crying and go play!"

[heidin]

This is absolutely hysterical, I had tears streaming down my face. I remember waxing the slide so we could go even faster lol!