tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post6630154759177055457..comments2024-01-24T21:01:51.319-05:00Comments on Old Digger: Burma Shave—Bygone DaysMargaret Cloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-67737435683922743222008-08-23T06:22:00.000-04:002008-08-23T06:22:00.000-04:00Margaret, I think I saw some of these signs along ...Margaret, I think I saw some of these signs along a highway in Maine in the early '60's. It might have been along old highway #1, I don't know if they had Interstate 95 at that time or not. I had never seen anything like that before and had found it fascinating! That probably would have been around the end of their era. Thanks for the memory.<BR/><BR/>Yours is a very interesting blog and I see you have an interesting hobby of bottle collecting. We used to collect blue bottles.me ann my camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-69542756477454930062008-08-16T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-16T15:24:00.000-04:00thank you granny for sharing, I have heard there i...thank you granny for sharing, I have heard there is still a few of the signs out there, I think maybe on Route 66 to California.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-6697671806747673202008-08-16T14:51:00.000-04:002008-08-16T14:51:00.000-04:00I'm old enough to remember Burma Shave and its...I'm old enough to remember Burma Shave and its signs quite well! We moved from Phoenix to florida in the mid-30s & every two years would drive across the country to visit grandparents (2 sets) in Phoenix and in California, so there was plenty of opportunity to read the verses.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-67947751636839497452008-08-14T18:10:00.000-04:002008-08-14T18:10:00.000-04:00thank you fritinancy for coming by and sharing, I ...thank you fritinancy for coming by and sharing, I do have this book and it is a good one, come by anytime.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-83385286087355598792008-08-14T13:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T13:18:00.000-04:00I remember Burma-Shave signs from childhood road t...I remember Burma-Shave signs from childhood road trips in the western states (late 1950s-early 1960s). A couple decades later, I saw a one-man show on the history and poetry of Burma-Shave. That experience led me to a book, "The Verse by the Side of the Road," by Frank Rowsome, which collects all 600 of the Burma-Shave signs.<BR/><BR/>You can read more about Burma-Shave advertising at www.eisnermuseum.org/_burma_shave. Also see<BR/>http://burma-shave.org/jingles/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-85037820086876098282008-08-12T10:22:00.000-04:002008-08-12T10:22:00.000-04:00thank you meggie, TV ads are not what they were at...thank you meggie, TV ads are not what they were at first and they are boring, come by any time.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-75096841536619564032008-08-10T04:14:00.000-04:002008-08-10T04:14:00.000-04:00I have heard about these advertisments, but never ...I have heard about these advertisments, but never knew much about them. Thanks for your informative post about this! They sound clever & a lot more interesting than the boring TV ads!<BR/><BR/>You would remember the old Ma & Pa Kettle movies!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-53081049262070849272008-07-24T10:38:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:38:00.000-04:00Thank you Doug for your nice comment and sharing y...Thank you Doug for your nice comment and sharing your thoughts.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291036096319705346.post-59246090464861192262008-07-24T05:41:00.000-04:002008-07-24T05:41:00.000-04:00Mom I love it when you talk about these old things...Mom I love it when you talk about these old things because then I'm inspired to go searching for information about them. With this post I spent about an hour searching Google and came up with a couple really interesting places. I will send them to you in an e-mail, but one really cool thing I will tell you here.<BR/><BR/>There is a book called The Verse by the Side of the Road, by Frank Rowsome Jr. I found it on Amazon.com and it's the entire history of the Burma-Shave campaign. You should check it out. I'm sure you would love it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing this and keep digging up more of yesterday's memories for us to read.<BR/><BR/>:)Doug Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808705631686955664noreply@blogger.com