Name one thing from your childhood

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[Stillwaters]

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Drive - in movies ftw, although seldom was able to watch the whole movie for some reason....

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[DaveH]

Playing "Knock-on-door-and-run"


Dave

 

[RenaldoRheeder]

Playing "Knock-on-door-and-run"


Dave

@DaveH - let me translate for the rest of the Afrikaans community : Tok-tokkie


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[johan]

Clubs frequented during my youth (childhood ) - those that I can remember:

• Pussy Cat down Point Rd (got a nasty knife stab there end of 1978), Durban
• Bella Napoli in Pretoria St, Hillbrow
• Boobs (where we practiced survival skills), Hillbrow - (Fontana after in the wee morning hours for some 'greesy' chicken and to lick our wounds)
  
• Plumb Crazy, Johannesburg central
• The White Horse Inn behind Wits drill hall, Johannesburg central
  
• Caesars across Carlton, Johannesburg central
• Jaqueline's, Pretoria
• Edelweiss, Vanderbijlpark
• Aquarius (aka Vistenk), Elgro Hotel Potchefstroom

 

[Silver]

Clubs frequented during my youth (childhood ) - those that I can remember:

• Pussy Cat down Point Rd (got a nasty knife stab there end of 1978), Durban
• Bella Napoli in Pretoria St, Hillbrow
• Boobs (where we practiced survival skills), Hillbrow - (Fontana after in the wee morning hours for some 'greesy' chicken and to lick our wounds)
  
• Plumb Crazy, Johannesburg central
• The White Horse Inn behind Wits drill hall, Johannesburg central
  
• Caesars across Carlton, Johannesburg central
• Jaqueline's, Pretoria
• Edelweiss, Vanderbijlpark
• Aquarius (aka Vistenk), Elgro Hotel Potchefstroom

Wow @johan - you joller !

I do remember Bella Napoli in Hillbrow but only went there twice. I think by the time i was there it had gone down a lot.

Caesars however was a different story. That place was in Braamfontein Jorrison St if I recall. Maybe im thinking of a different place - it was Caesars Palace, Did it move? Anyway, that was a great place. Many a late night spent there! Hehe

 

[Room Fogger]

Clubs frequented during my youth (childhood ) - those that I can remember:

• Pussy Cat down Point Rd (got a nasty knife stab there end of 1978), Durban
• Bella Napoli in Pretoria St, Hillbrow
• Boobs (where we practiced survival skills), Hillbrow - (Fontana after in the wee morning hours for some 'greesy' chicken and to lick our wounds)
  
• Plumb Crazy, Johannesburg central
• The White Horse Inn behind Wits drill hall, Johannesburg central
  
• Caesars across Carlton, Johannesburg central
• Jaqueline's, Pretoria
• Edelweiss, Vanderbijlpark
• Aquarius (aka Vistenk), Elgro Hotel Potchefstroom

I actually find it scary how many of those names I am familiar with. Can add the Willy Smith in Florida, and Hole in the Wall as well. Many a chicken was eaten on the sidewalk in the Brow. Also many a night we were stopped for being poep dronk, and the cops took us to camp or home to make sure we got there. I am in no way advocating drinking and driving, but this was real in those times.

 

[Hooked]

Playing "Knock-on-door-and-run"


Dave

We called it toktokkie - and kids still do it - and it's still called toktokkie. Not only kids but bored teenagers. Beats me why families with teenagers come to Yzerfontein on holiday / long weekends. There is absolutely nothing for the teenagers to do - and I mean nothing!. So, "they prowl the empty streets at night..." (Who knows where that comes from?) and play toktokkie - at 2 a.m.!!! The bell at my driveway gate fortunately stopped working and I've decided not to get it fixed!

 

[Hooked]

Who remembers Pick a Box on Springbok Radio?

 

[Bulldog]

Spent many a Friday and Saturday night at Bella Napoli and there was a well know early morning stop across the road if I remember correctly where we went for shawarma's. Another club was Raffles.

 

[Silver]

I actually find it scary how many of those names I am familiar with. Can add the Willy Smith in Florida, and Hole in the Wall as well. Many a chicken was eaten on the sidewalk in the Brow. Also many a night we were stopped for being poep dronk, and the cops took us to camp or home to make sure we got there. I am in no way advocating drinking and driving, but this was real in those times.

And what about The Doors ?
@Room Fogger , @johan and @Bulldog
Did you remember that place?

 

[johan]

Wow @johan - you joller !

I do remember Bella Napoli in Hillbrow but only went there twice. I think by the time i was there it had gone down a lot.

Caesars however was a different story. That place was in Braamfontein Jorrison St if I recall. Maybe im thinking of a different place - it was Caesars Palace, Did it move? Anyway, that was a great place. Many a late night spent there! Hehe

Caesars across Carlton is correct - never went to Caesars Palace in Braamfontein, although I knew of the place.

 

[johan]

And what about The Doors ?
@Room Fogger , @johan and @Bulldog
Did you remember that place?

If the one in Marshall Street (I think), Yes but forgot about it.

 

[Bulldog]

Wow this is now bringing back memories. I remember The Doors @Silver, went there a few times especially if Bella's was not great we would move on to The Doors

 

[Bulldog]

Correct @johan it was in Marshall street. Thunderdome also comes to mind.

 

[Silver]

Wow this is now bringing back memories. I remember The Doors @Silver, went there a few times especially if Bella's was not great we would move on to The Doors

Hehe @Bulldog - moving from spot to spot
My gosh
Those were the days
It feels like it was only a few years ago - lol

 

[Christos]

We called it toktokkie - and kids still do it - and it's still called toktokkie. Not only kids but bored teenagers. Beats me why families with teenagers come to Yzerfontein on holiday / long weekends. There is absolutely nothing for the teenagers to do - and I mean nothing!. So, "they prowl the empty streets at night..." (Who knows where that comes from?) and play toktokkie - at 2 a.m.!!! The bell at my driveway gate fortunately stopped working and I've decided not to get it fixed!

And some adults too. I'll be playing this game if I ever come to your side of the planet

 

[Christos]

Wow this is now bringing back memories. I remember The Doors @Silver, went there a few times especially if Bella's was not great we would move on to The Doors

I remember the old doors in marshal street and the newer one in edenvale. Happy hour!

 

[Hooked]

And some adults too. I'll be playing this game if I ever come to your side of the planet

I'm a member of Neighbourhood Watch - forewarned is forearmed

 

[Room Fogger]

And what about The Doors ?
@Room Fogger , @johan and @Bulldog
Did you remember that place?

Things after 7:30 pm became but a vague memory, or rather memory loss, until the compulsory Panado, Cream Soda and a hell of a Wimpy breakfast to prepare for the next night.

 

[Christos]

I'm a member of Neighbourhood Watch - forewarned is forearmed

Some adults shoot back

 

[Hooked]

Some adults shoot back

Yzerfontein Roll up folks to the Yzerfontein Shoot-out! All mods ... ready ... aim ... fire!

 

[Christos]

Yzerfontein Roll up folks to the Yzerfontein Shoot-out! All mods ... ready ... aim ... fire!

Plume of vapour, mostly aromatic coffee notes detected, ensues.

 

[Faiyaz Cheulkar]

We called it toktokkie - and kids still do it - and it's still called toktokkie. Not only kids but bored teenagers. Beats me why families with teenagers come to Yzerfontein on holiday / long weekends. There is absolutely nothing for the teenagers to do - and I mean nothing!. So, "they prowl the empty streets at night..." (Who knows where that comes from?) and play toktokkie - at 2 a.m.!!! The bell at my driveway gate fortunately stopped working and I've decided not to get it fixed!

Now I know who rings our door bell at night. I removed the batteries once but missed a vape mail next morning.

 

[KUDU]

Kennetjie