[RP TownTalk] ICE CREAM TRUCK

[Lou King]

I don't want to imply that that your memory of the Good Humor Truck is 
like the 5 mile walk to school, up hill, in the snow, but I remember the 
Good Humor Truck also.

The differences I remember between then and the local guy now are 1) 
They use to be in tune, 2) played more than 4 bars of the one song over 
and over and 3) were melodic vis harsh synthetic sounds. 

The truck by my grandmother's had real bells. the player was like a 
music box and he had several drums he could put in for different songs 
(yes I was a geek even then).  The one by our house was a glockenspiel 
(The good humor man taught me that word). It didn't 'go nuts' when the 
truck was moving like the bells did. A REAL STEP UP!

I don't know if the truck in Riverdale Park is broken, out of adjustment 
or just cheap, but it is not music. It is noise and is not going to 
generate "good memories."

Yes, we need to tolerate the sounds of our neighbors "living."  I 
learned all of songs our neighbor sang while as she washed dishes. 
Living cheek to jowl is nothing new. Being less considerate of others 
may be.

Lou

Lou

OurDollMom at aol.com wrote:
> WHEN I WAS LITTLE WAY BACK WHEN,
> THE GOOD HUMOR TRUCK USED TO
> COME AT 8:30 PM PLAYING HIS MUSIC
> AND WE ALL LOOKED FORWARD TO
> SEEING HIM AND GETTING OUR GOOD
> HUMORS.  I NEVER HEARD ANYBODY
> COMPLAIN . 
>