{"id":48,"date":"2011-06-05T15:15:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T19:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:27:46","slug":"1984-simple-gifts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3: Riffs Of Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our \u201cCamelot\u201d<\/h3>\n

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I affectionately refer to early childhood as our \u201cCamelot.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a pleasant blur of playing, visiting relatives in the Newark area, going to drive-in movies, family parties at our house, day trips to Keansburg, Johnson Park, and Turtleback Zoo, and going down the shore at Long Branch, where family owns property.<\/p>\n

We’d grab a hot dog at Max\u2019s on the boardwalk, and go on the rides at the amusement pier, “Kids’ World” (which unfortunately burned down in 1987. A gas leak was the determined cause).<\/p>\n

When the Haunted Mansion was built in the late ’70s, you could hear the ominous music for blocks.<\/p>\n

There were also jaunts to Keansburg and Asbury Park to go on the kiddie rides, and other fun things.<\/p>\n

\"musicnotes-tiny\"<\/a>Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves<\/strong>
\nCher<\/p>\n

Cher – Gypsies Tramps & Thieves<\/a>