Memories

When we were little my mom was in a bowling league. While she was bowling we were herded into the ballroom area and we would sit on the hardwood dance floor, eat the vanilla wafer that we were given for a snack and watch a screen with old Looney tune cartoons.

Everything seemed so loud and noisy there and there were old men sitting in the lounge (bar) smoking smelly cigars and cigarettes.

My mom's mom smoked and my dad's dad smoked but for some reason seeing an old hairy guy in the lounge, drinking and smoking was a big deal.

We weren't allowed in there.