Net Miles Of Smiles

Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity

 – Jet Magazine May 26, 1955

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Those who remember these shouldn’t still be working!!!!
— As a Jamaican you know you are getting old if:
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 You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it
(instead of a ring binder).

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You used to listen to Redifussion.

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You wore Bata crepe to school, and bought Asham at the gate..
(Extra credit if you know what Asham was made of)

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You remember that the Lou and Ranny show used to come on at 7:00 PM
On a Sunday.

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You know what the initials T. A. D. P. Stand for.

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You know who Tony Verity was.

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You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo band.

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You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.

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You didn’t buy gigs, yo yo’s, kites or slingshots in a store … You
Made them yourself.

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You know what Fanta and Nu Grape are.

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You know what a Woolsley, Humber and Zephyr are.

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You got a washout and worm medicine at the end of summer holidays.

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Your school graduation was called ‘prize-giving.’

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You still call Norman Manley airport ‘Palisadoes Airport’.

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You still have a BOAC bag hidden somewhere in a closet.

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You remember when people used to go to the airport, and come back
With a twang.
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You still want to go to the airport just to stand on the waving
Gallery.

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When you hear classical music on the radio you still ask: ‘Is who
Dead now?’

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You still refer to any smooth stretch of road as ‘Barber Greene’.
Remember when asphalted roads were nylon roads?

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You still use words like ‘bine’ and ‘clyde’ and know the difference
Between both.

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IF YOU CAN RELATE TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, THEN YOU PROBABLY HAVE
LIMACOL AND BAY RUM (MAYBE EVEN A BOTTLE OF FERROL) ON YOUR
NIGHTSTAND, AND VERY POSSIBLY A CHIMMEY UNDER YOUR BED!

Loading the Banana Boat in the 50’s