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If you are at least 40 years old (and I'm not saying that I am), you probably remember something called PENNY CANDY. How absurd by today's standards, but back in my childhood growing up in Detroit in the 1960's, we could do a lot of damage with not much change in our pockets.
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My brother Jerry and I would receive a generous 16 cent allowance every week from our Dad. We would then take the half mile walk to Happy Jack's Party Store on Joy Road in Detroit. If we were lucky, we would find a guy drinking a beer in the alley behind the party store, and when he was done slugging it, an empty 2 cent returnable beer bottle was ours to boot, and if we were REALLY lucky, we wouldn't run into Rex, the neighbor hoarse barking dog.
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Oh yeah... as I type this today, I remember my favorite penny candies that I was once so fond of. From root beer barrels, to jawbreakers, to Bazooka Joe bubble gum, Mary Janes and Squirrels, candy cigarettes to wax lips and candy buttons. Everyone had their favorite. These candies would make that 16 cent allowance go a long way to bringing a smile to my face or the face of my brother Jerry, as we made the half mile walk back home to Sussex.

A McCarty Recommendation

A great place to get your childhood feeling back, no matter your age, is to take a trip to Rau's Country Store.  They are located in downtown Frankenmuth, Michigan's "Little Bavaria", Rau's offers the visitor an opportunity to take a step back in time. You're sure to ponder the horse and buggy days as you browse their establishment encompassing three floors and over 20 rooms and areas reminiscent of the kind of merchandise Grandpa found while he was shopping for Grandma. Just 1 1/2 - 2 hours north of Detroit via I-75, take Birch Run exit, turn right off of exit, and follow signs to Frankenmuth. From the north, they are 15 -20 minutes from Saginaw from southbound I-75, take the Bridgeport/Frankenmuth exit, and follow the signs to Frankenmuth.

If you were lucky enough to remember Penny Candy, try your hand at recognizing some of these items from your childhood. If you are stumped... the answers are below.
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I NEED YOUR IDEAS...
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PUT YOUR THINKING CAP ON BOYS AND GIRLS, AND SUBMIT YOUR BLAST FROM THE PAST MEMORIES. WHO KNOWS... WE MAY EVEN COVER IT IN A FUTURE MCCARTY METRO

It could be something you used to do
It could be a business that is no longer
It could be an event that you remember
It could be an historic event
It could be a great moment in sports
It could be an old landmark

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What Is Your Blast From The Past?

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THANK YOU FOR THESE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IDEAS... 
(We've already done items crossed out)

Tappin' on a Telegraph
 The Olympia in Detroit
 Tiger Stadium
 Jingles in Boofland 
Being able to backstab anybody as a Spy since the last TF2 Update.
Opening a lemonade stand for extra cash.
 Old TV Shows
Play a game of Halo or Call of Duty where there isn't a 12 year old boy yelling about something.
Making ice cubes without spilling the tray of water on the way to the fridge.
Federal's Department Store
 Big TIme Wrestling - The Shiek
Ray Oyler
 Dick McAullife
Carrying a box full of 8-track tapes in the car
 Remember when you could get three pieces of bubble gum for a penny. 
Going to the pharmacy and sit at the counter and order a grill cheese and a strawberry milk shake.

Answers

Row 1: TV test pattern (when off the air), camera flash bulbs, ringer clothes washer
Row 2: Alka Seltzer commercial, Topogigo (Ed Sullivan Show), 15 cent Mickey Dee's
Row 3: Nickel Bag of Coke (I mean nickel bottles of coke), 5c stamp to mail a letter through rain, snow, etc (For Margaret)
Row 4: Drive In Movie Theatre, Tinkertoys (my favorite), a 45 RPM Record Adaptor (to play Cockroach Party)