Oh I love this, Cat, you ARE the Cat's Pajamas (you gotta be over 40 to "get" that too)
We made popcorn in a pot, with oil and hoped it didn't burn.
Unless you knew the store well, you paid cash...they didn't want any checks and there was no such thing as a credit card or a debit card because there was no such thing as a computer...you spoiled little b*stards
We played outdoors, in our yards, on the porch or at the park. The worst punishment ever was to be grounded and not allowed out of the house.
And music was actually music...with lyrics like "...who put the ram in the ramadamadingdong?"...okay so maybe music was no better
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Cat.
Hugs