Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?

When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?

Jill
--
I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling
> bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that
> it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh?

Good point! Our Good Humor guy (who drives kind of a creepy looking
truck, if you ask me) used to come along every day right before dinner.
Haven't seen him in eons.

> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck?

We didn't have a Good Humor-type truck w/ all those different things.
We had Mr. Softee, so usually we just got a vanilla or chocolate
soft-serve cone. We did have a little corner store in our neighborhood,
though, and would often walk down there for a Nutty Buddy, an ice cream
sandwich or fudgsicle, or some candy. My kids get a heckuva lot less
candy and treats than I ever did...don't tell them, though!

Chris

jmcquown wrote:
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?

I really could go the rest of my lifetime and not miss that stupid fake
"music." The one that used to come around our neighborhood played "Pop
Goes the Weasel" until I wanted to shoot it. Thank whoever, they don't
come around anymore - probably because too many of us homeowners
complained about the noise. We could hear it with all the windows
shut, drapes pulled, kitchen exhaust fan on and the TV going.
Aaaarrgggghhhh!

N.

In article <gB5Me.2481$Y55.1646@trnddc06>,
"Chris" > wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling
> > bell and
> > silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that
> > it's
> > 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh?
>
> Good point! Our Good Humor guy (who drives kind of a creepy looking
> truck, if you ask me) used to come along every day right before dinner.
> Haven't seen him in eons.
>
> > When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck?
>
> We didn't have a Good Humor-type truck w/ all those different things.
> We had Mr. Softee, so usually we just got a vanilla or chocolate
> soft-serve cone. We did have a little corner store in our neighborhood,
> though, and would often walk down there for a Nutty Buddy, an ice cream
> sandwich or fudgsicle, or some candy. My kids get a heckuva lot less
> candy and treats than I ever did...don't tell them, though!
>
> Chris

Mister Softee trucks are still roaming the streets in my area. I work at
Temple University and every once in a while, here at the North
Philadelphia campus, a Mister Softee truck parks for a few hours to
satisfy the ice cream cravings of the university community. There's a
Mister Softee ice cream stand only a few miles from where I live; its
very similar to a Diary Queen, and the place is usually packed most
summer evenings when I drive by.

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:50:18 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck?

I lived in the woods when I was a kid.... no ice cream trucks around.

How do you like that Lexus commercial with the ice cream truck sounds
and a horde of adults running after an auto transporter with money in
their hands? One man runs up to the driver and says, "I'll take the
red one please". Turns out Dad is daydreaming (about Lexus), it's a
real ice cream truck and his son wants ice cream. Daaaaad!

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
> could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
> vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
> that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
> went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
> weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?
>
> Jill

7-up or root beer popsicles.

When I was first married an ice cream truck drove by playing the music
to masterpiece theater. Maybe they were going for the adult crowd?

marcella

In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?


Our neighborhood has changed greatly since we moved in 30 years ago. Now
there are many Hispanics living there. I really don't like those ice
cream trucks playing that same stupid little tune over and over. There
are some of those, which I ignore. Now there are several ice cream
carts. They are on two wheels and are pushed along. They have pleasant
little tinkly bells. Real bells, not really poor electronic versions.
The vendors speak mostly Spanish, and the treats have Spanish labels, but
I just say "mango" and they know what I want.

We also have lots of taco trucks, and I just love those tacos.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

jmcquown wrote:
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
> could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
> vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
> that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
> went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
> weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?
>
> Jill

We had a whole bunch of Ice Cream trucks. There would be one near the
school playground and another one near the regular playground. There
would be one at each entrance/exit of the park and there would also be
one traveling around, to park wherever it looked like good business.
I do not remember all the names, Good Humor and Mr Softy were always
near by, but my favorite was Bungalow bar. The truck looked like a
small house, a bungalow and they had the best raspberry sherbet bar on
a stick. I would buy several and keep them in the freezer for my
children, my husband and myself. It was like biting into fresh
berries, only they were frozen, yet soft and creamy and not sweet.
Just fruit and water and a little sugar and perhaps lemon juice.

I wish I had one now.

In article .com>,
Nancy1 > wrote:
>I really could go the rest of my lifetime and not miss that stupid fake
>"music." The one that used to come around our neighborhood played "Pop
>Goes the Weasel" until I wanted to shoot it.

In my neighborhood the ice cream truck blared out Scott Joplin's
"The Entertainer" over and over again, sound as if played on bells
rather than piano. Better than "Pop Goes the Weasel" I guess.

-A

Marcella Peek wrote:

>
>
> When I was first married an ice cream truck drove by playing the music
> to masterpiece theater. Maybe they were going for the adult crowd?

There is a great Scottish movie produced by WIlliam Forsythe titled "Comfort and
Joy" about a morning DY in Edinburgh whose kleptomaniac girl friend leaves him
just before Christmas. He becomes infatuated with a girl working on an ice cream
truck and becomes involved in a mafia ice cream truck war. The ice cream truck
music becomes a recurring theme in the movie.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell
and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that
it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?

Jill, you know what? How weird is that! We used to hear the ice cream guy
all the time (winter, too, in 34 degrees) and just groan. Funny, now that
it's summer, we don't hear him at all! I wouldn't have noticed if you
hadn't said anything. How odd.

kili

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck?

The "Good Humor Bar' with nuts. or an Eskimo Pie.

Later in Long Island it was a trip to the Pizza joint at the beach for an
Italian Lemon Ice. For a quarter, excuse me quader, youz could get a giant
cup - enough for a brain freeze.


Dimitri

writes:
>Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
>silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
>2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
>on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
>When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
>could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
>vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
>that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
>went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
>weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?

One time the Schwann Man had parked right in front of the spot where a
friend and I were playing. While he was making his delivery we got the
smart idea to sit on the ample rear bumper thingy - where he wouldn't be
able see us - and get a free ride once he went on his way again. Well we
weren't smart enough to realize the driver has a mirror that allows him
to see behind the truck. Suddenly there he was looking pretty angry and
before we could think quick enough to scram he proceeded to yank us off
the truck and smack our butts good! heh, the good old days

I love Nutty Buddies--we used to have a restaraunt here named
Swensens--they served lunchs and all kinds of ice cream. They had
beautiful Nutty Buddies.......

Yum!!

jmcquown wrote:
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
> could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
> vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
> that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
> went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
> weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?

Many moons ago I actually spent half a summer driving a Bungalow Bar
truck... back then all there was were jingle bells, and a loud mouth...
ICE CREAM, ICES, ICE COLD ORANGE DRINKS... GET YER FROZEN BUBBLE GUM
HERE!

Sheldon

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June,

May, June...*before* it got hot????? ROFL!!!!! Good one, Jill!


>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck?

I grew up in a very small town in PA that didn't have an ice cream
truck. Now that I live in the Houston 'burbs, the ice cream trucks drive
through our subdivisions during the milder months. My favorites are the
drumsticks and the strawberry shortcake bars.

Mary

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
>
> We also have lots of taco trucks, and I just love those tacos.

We have lots of those, too. Their tacos are the best!

Mary

MareCat wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June,
>
> May, June...*before* it got hot????? ROFL!!!!! Good one, Jill!
>
Seriously! Summer arrived *late* this year! Didn't get hot until July!
Now it's gonna be here until October!

>
>>
>> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream
>> truck?
>
> I grew up in a very small town in PA that didn't have an ice cream
> truck. Now that I live in the Houston 'burbs, the ice cream trucks
> drive through our subdivisions during the milder months. My favorites
> are the drumsticks and the strawberry shortcake bars.
>
> Mary

I forgot to mention ice cream sandwiches (still a classic). When I worked
in an ice cream shop as a teen we would hand-prepare ice cream sandwiches
every morning with a variety of ice cream fillings, from plain vanilla to
mint chocolate-chip. Oh, the good old days Wonder where I could find
those soft chocolate cookie rounds now? Hmmm.

Jill (just say NO)

I always loved the bars that had a solid-chocolate candy bar down the
middle. They were Good Humor bars, and they're still amde but really
difficult to find.

Most annoying ice-cream truck: played a song, then shouted
HELLOOOO?!?!?! in this strange, nasal-sounding voice, before beginning
the next song. You could hear this truck from blocks away....even the
"hello".

Forget going postal, it was enought to drivbe you ice-cream-man.

"Jude" > wrote

>I always loved the bars that had a solid-chocolate candy bar down the
> middle. They were Good Humor bars, and they're still amde but really
> difficult to find.

That's my favorite. Chocolate candy crunch, something like that.
As you say, a chocolate bar in the middle (on the stick), some
ice cream and a chocolate coated outside with something crunchy
in it. Chip candy crunch? I forget.

I haven't heard him in at least a couple of months, but the ice
cream guy in my neighborhood is a speed demon. Hits Mach 1
driving through the neighborhood.

nancy

Nancy1 wrote:
> I really could go the rest of my lifetime and not miss that stupid fake
> "music." The one that used to come around our neighborhood played "Pop
> Goes the Weasel" until I wanted to shoot it. Thank whoever, they don't
> come around anymore - probably because too many of us homeowners
> complained about the noise. We could hear it with all the windows
> shut, drapes pulled, kitchen exhaust fan on and the TV going.
> Aaaarrgggghhhh!
>

Spoilsport. Around my neighborhood in Chicago they play "Do your ears
hang low?"

I mill Carvel's in my old hood in the Bronx (and the freaks who hung
around in front during the summer).

-bwg

I'm not sure it might have been Tastee, but the Good Humor people
never came around just these guys. We usually got sundaes ( ice cream
syrup usually strawberry but the last few years it was mostly
opineapple ) whipped cream, peanuts and I think a cherry.

Our store used to make "ice cream sandwiches". Take two wafles the
consistency of sugar cones. Take one of those pint sized boxes of
Deans ice cream ( where did they ever go? ) cut off a slab and put
itin betwen the waffles.


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jmcquown wrote:
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If I
> could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
> vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
> that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
> went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
> weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was yours?

Where is the ice cream man? Alive and well...and living in Honduras.
The ice cream man comes by twice a day...at the close of each school
session. School is on split shifts here - morning and afternoon. He has
a pushcart freezer full of commercial made ice pops, ice cream pops,
"Drumstick" style ice cream cones etc. The lower end pops run about 58
cents. The "Dulce de Leche covered in chocolate" ice cream pops are a
bit more running about 75 cents each - those are my
favorites...followed by Chilly Willys - chocolate, vanilla, or
strawberry ice cream in a little plastic tube, like the old fashioned
freezer pops your mom would stick in the freezer. Chilly Willys cost a
whopping 26 cents.

Sandi
Sandi

MareCat wrote:
> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > We also have lots of taco trucks, and I just love those tacos.
>
> We have lots of those, too. Their tacos are the best!
>
> Mary

We have the tamale ladies. Fresh, hot pork or chicken tamales...with
the masa having a custardy like texture. Tamales here are not steamed,
they are submerged in water and boiled until the "custard" sets.

Sandi

"Nancy Young" > wrote

> I haven't heard him in at least a couple of months, but the ice
> cream guy in my neighborhood is a speed demon. Hits Mach 1
> driving through the neighborhood.

What a coincidence, I just heard the guy a few minutes ago.
Kids behind me were just coming out the back of the house
with their father, suddenly excited shouts as you didn't have
to hear exactly what was said, you knew what it was about.

Kids went running out to the front while dad got the money
from inside. Funny, the kids were running full tilt with their
arms pinwheeling, racing to catch the guy. Too damn cute.

nancy

Where I grew up, the next door neighbor owned/drove a Mr Softee truck. He
parked it in the driveway. It was the coolest thing, when you are 9 yrs old!
LOL
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> Before it got hot, say April, May, even June, I heard the tinkling bell
and
> silly music from the ice cream man driving his truck around. Now that
it's
> 2 million degrees in the shade, where's the ice cream man, huh? Laying up
> on a beach with someone handing him fru-fru drinks with umbrellas in them?
>
> When you were a kid, what made you go running for the ice cream truck? If
I
> could get a quarter from my mom I went for a Nutty Buddie - sugar cone,
> vanilla ice cream, chocolate and nuts on top. (Wasn't someone looking for
> that magic chocolate topping here recently?) If I could only get a dime I
> went for a grape twin-pop popsicle or a fudgesicle. Never cared for those
> weird orange push-up things or orange with a cream center. What was
yours?
>
> Jill
> --
> I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
>
>