Tom Sawyer.
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How many here grew up like Tom Sawyer when they were kids? I sort of grew up like Tom Sawyer.Always outside often in the bush or on the river or at the lake looking for an adventure with various buddys.
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I did. Listen for the horn on mom and dads car. Usually had about 30 minutes to make it home before she came looking and you didn’t want that. Fishing, hunting, plinking, and camping. Good days Went to sleep in a dandy snow cave when I was 10 or so. Woke up to 3-4 pickups driving pastures and creeks honking. That was bad times when she got ahold of me
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Only Tom Sawyer I knew of was from Rush... sh Lyrics A modern day warrior Mean, mean stride Today's Tom Sawyer Mean, mean pride Though his mind is not for rent Don't put him down as arrogant His reserve, a quiet defense Riding out the day's events The river And what you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the mist, catch the myth Catch the mystery, catch the drift The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his skies are wide Today's Tom Sawyer He gets high on you And the space he invades He gets by on you No, his mind is not for rent To any god or government Always hopeful, yet discontent He knows changes aren't permanent But change is And what you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the witness, catch the wit Catch the spirit, catch the spit The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his eyes are wide Exit the warrior Today's Tom Sawyer He gets high on you And the energy you trade He gets right on to the friction of the day
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Only Tom Sawyer I knew of was from Rush... sh Lyrics A modern day warrior Mean, mean stride Today's Tom Sawyer Mean, mean pride Though his mind is not for rent Don't put him down as arrogant His reserve, a quiet defense Riding out the day's events The river And what you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the mist, catch the myth Catch the mystery, catch the drift The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his skies are wide Today's Tom Sawyer He gets high on you And the space he invades He gets by on you No, his mind is not for rent To any god or government Always hopeful, yet discontent He knows changes aren't permanent But change is And what you say about his company Is what you say about society Catch the witness, catch the wit Catch the spirit, catch the spit The world is, the world is Love and life are deep Maybe as his eyes are wide Exit the warrior Today's Tom Sawyer He gets high on you And the energy you trade He gets right on to the friction of the day
That about sums it up!
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At 15 I bought an aluminum canoe. I worked on the farm every day but I had Saturday and Sunday off in the Summer. Me and a buddy spent half the summer exploring. At 16, we would load up the canoe in my dad's pickup and head out to go camping for the weekend. No cell phones, no GPS, no way to get in touch with Mom or Dad. We would leave Friday afternoon and get back home Sunday afternoon. We had a general idea where we were going but if there was an emergency it would have taken a lot of people a long time to find us. They let us go. Not many parents today would do that today.
Always had a wrist rocket with us. Ate a few squirrels over the campfire - missed a lot more than we got.
It was a good experience that more kids should have now. Solving your own problems, finding your way when you're lost, fixing what's broke with whatever you have on hand...all good life skills to have.
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I did too Boco, Beaver Creek and big Grove of trees by the farm. Where my hang out areas Shooting rabbits and trapping muskrats .
Even use to shoot rats for the grain elevator an got free feed for rabbits and chicken's.
Let me sugar coat this
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Yep grew up along the Mississippi river.
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Yep, when chores was done i was gone to creeks, rivers as far as i could walk and get back home before dark. When i bought my first bicycle i was in heaven as i reached farther into the woods and rivers and lake Michigan cattail swamps where Duck Creek emptied in. Fished and my catch was hung on steer handle bars peddling back home sometimes ten miles one way. Heck it was nothing it was fun.
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Grew up between the north and south branch of the Muskoka river.
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Yep. I even put a book down the back of my pants when I knew I had a spanking coming. It didn't work out for me as well as it did for Tom.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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When I wasn't working on the farm..hunting,fishing trapping and staying in the woods was my escape.Good times.Also,,my brother in law says I Tom Sawyer him all the time.(and I do) He will come over to have a glass of wine with me and I will be fiddling with something or another.I will purposely fiddle longer than need be till he says,,,LET ME DO THAT,,you go pour us some wine!! HAhahaaaaaa
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I grew up one block off the Mississippi river. My dad was in the wholesale minnow business. I always had all the minnows I wanted. Hardly a day went by that I wasn't fishing walleyes down by the river from shore with two of my friends. I would bring the minnows. The other two guys would sneak smokes from their dad's pack of cigarettes.
Once, one of the guys snuck a Harvester cigar from his dad. We took turns puffing on that ole stogie. Eventually, we all three ended up with the "Green Apple Two-step"!
Now, every time I drive by there, it makes me sad to see that whole area built up with houses.
Those were some of the best days of my life!
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