"Yes, the bus trips could be rough and the afternoons could be
something of a grind, knowing you had to slowly work your way through
the crowds and sit on the bus for another long ride and then get ready
for the next day. Four or five days of that, and you were glad when it
was over.But there was a lot to enjoy, as well. In 1979, we moved from the South Bronx to an apartment further east (still in the Bronx)"
Just curious, why a long bus trip? I just assumed everyone in NY (or particularly the Bronx) would be going to Yankee Stadium.
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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?
by SydBarrett inthe twickenham post made me think of this.
i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.
along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".
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Getting Fed at Assemblies and Camping Around the Stadium
by mikronboy inthis was the 1963 assembly at twickenham.
i recall the wt deciding no more camping after this due to "immorality" having taken place.. https://youtu.be/lhcl-13dyne.
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"Just shows to me that people living six decades ago were a much hardier stock than the wimps today."
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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?
by SydBarrett inthe twickenham post made me think of this.
i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.
along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".
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@ Blondie
No, I did like some of the food.
Spiritual or literal?
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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?
by SydBarrett inthe twickenham post made me think of this.
i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.
along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".
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"Well, yeah, I did, to some extent. When I was young, I was able to work at a Refreshment Stand. One of the brothers would manage the stand"
I remember getting to work food service one year at a circuit assembly as a teenager. (1980's) Being able to move boxes and push food carts around and chat with others felt like heaven compared to sitting for hours while your butt went numb.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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@ that entire twitter exchange:
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
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"He has a unnatural obsession with sex."
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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?
by SydBarrett inthe twickenham post made me think of this.
i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.
along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".
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The Twickenham post made me think of this.
I have a few JW family members on Facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my FB feed. Along with their comments about "I wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".
JW's were saying that stuff when I was in too. But did anyone here really ever feel that way. To me it was a dreaded part of my summer vacation from school. There were peripheral aspects I liked. I liked seeing people during lunch intermission that I hadn't seen in a while. Usually a large group would go to dinner on Friday or Saturday night. That was fun I suppose.
But the actual session itself? It was a torture to be endured. The most fun part was that feeling on Sunday afternoon when the most long winded human being they could find in the region finally finished the closing prayer and we could go home. The feeling of it being over was a huge adrenaline rush.
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Getting Fed at Assemblies and Camping Around the Stadium
by mikronboy inthis was the 1963 assembly at twickenham.
i recall the wt deciding no more camping after this due to "immorality" having taken place.. https://youtu.be/lhcl-13dyne.
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"for all 8 days"
"slept in a large tent with a lot of others actually in the grounds of the stadium."
"Happy days , when conventions were fun!"
Holy Hell. It sounds like something out of a nightmare.
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Watching the show
by Teddnzo ini’m new to apostate stuff but have gone deep down a few rabbit holes of late so want to see both sides to everything .
im going to a congregation but am viewed as a bit of a black sheep because i question lots of things but not enough to cause too much trouble.. i’m intrigued watching the show.
in my heart i’m pretty sure the governing body are fakes and charlatans.. the entire thing is a big con game.
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"By this reasoning, since I have never died before, that means I'll live forever, right?"
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Do You Remember This Speaker?
by Atlantis indo you remember this speaker?.
https://imgbox.com/no37wjiy.
how many people remember the old laurel race track where we had conventions back in the 60's?
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Anyone know who would have been making the final decision on which font's to use back then. They made some really odd choices in the 60's and 70's. It's like they purchased new equipment and they went nuts for a few years wanting to use everything it was capable of. I'm sure they would have tried comic sans at some point had it been available. Then it all got toned down and more business like in the 80s.