Alley Oop Page
The little boy in the sunglasses above is my brother, Bob. Although there was eight years difference in our ages, Bob and I were always close. One of my favorite memories about him has to do with the Saturday afternoon comics. When we were kids, Greensboro had an afternoon newspaper, the Greensboro Record. I remember sitting on the front porch waiting for the paperboy to deliver the paper. Like Sunday's, Saturday's comics were in color. I was too young to read so Bob read the comics to me. His favorite was Alley Oop. The main character was a caveman with a dinosaur and a girlfriend. Bob has been gone for several years and sitting on the front porch waiting for the comics was over sixty years ago. Yet, even now I can see the old neighborhood, feel the boards of the porch under me and experience the excitement of waiting with my brother for Alley Oop to arrive.
Alley Oop Page
The little boy in the sunglasses above is my brother, Bob. Although there was eight years difference in our ages, Bob and I were always close. One of my favorite memories about him has to do with the Saturday afternoon comics. When we were kids, Greensboro had an afternoon newspaper, the Greensboro Record. I remember sitting on the front porch waiting for the paperboy to deliver the paper. Like Sunday's, Saturday's comics were in color. I was too young to read so Bob read the comics to me. His favorite was Alley Oop. The main character was a caveman with a dinosaur and a girlfriend. Bob has been gone for several years and sitting on the front porch waiting for the comics was over sixty years ago. Yet, even now I can see the old neighborhood, feel the boards of the porch under me and experience the excitement of waiting with my brother for Alley Oop to arrive.