Hi Everyone, I am dedicating this page to fan's own stories of my series "The Monroes" and how it affected them.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for sharing! Love Tammy Locke at: Karaoker@aol.com
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J Harold Watson's story is under the tab Facebook Story.. Please read that one first...
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Hi again. You accepted my friend request a few days ago. I couldn't be more pleased.
I'm sure you are a busy person, but will you allow me to tell you a story?
I
mentioned to you in my friend request that The Monroes held a special
place in my heart from my childhood. (I am 51 years old now.) I've been
told that the Monroes is a forgotten western from the 1960's. But I
have a handful of friends from my generation who would wholeheartedly
disagree, Tammy.
When The Monroes originally aired, my younger
sister and I would anxiously wait for it to come on. We'd wait for the
opening credits. Our mom would usually watch with us. She also enjoyed
the show. But she'd also tell us we had to do our chores before we
could watch The Monroes. (Neat trick,huh?) My sister and I loved the
adventure contained in each episode. We had crushes on the Twins. I
related to your character, Amy, as Amy and I were the same age. I
thought it exciting that Amy got to roam the wilderness with her
family.
I even sent my dad on a hunt at all the stores in the
area for a Monroes lunch box. He found one. Getting that thing was the
best day of my young life.
In my young life, The Monroes ranked up there with I Love Lucy, The Partridge Family, The Brady Bunch...all those old shows.
Well,
on February 1rst of this year my mom died after a stay in a nursing
home. Months before she died, I would visit her in the nursing home and
we would talk mostly about older days. She reminisced about watching
The Monroes and asked me if any of those kids were still acting. At the
time I told her I didn't know. She especially liked "that little girl
on the show." Our reminiscing about the show inspired me to do a Google
search. This is how I found you on Facebook. The rest is history.
I
miss my mom so much and her passing is still fresh and I often find
myself crying in the middle of my day. My close friends tell me this is
a natural part of the grieving process.
But Tammy? I wanted to
let you know that The Monroes, even though it was only on for one
season, was a great part of my childhood. I wonder how many troubled
child stars from my era who are now adults even realize how special
they were to so many kids their own age? If they would only appreciate
how much they impacted young viewers, maybe that would help them and
they might not be so troubled as adults.
Nevertheless, I'm glad you're my friend on Facebook and I'm glad you're still around.
The Best to You and Your Family in All Your Endeavors...
God Bless, Cheryl
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