Sliding To Your Death On Lindsey Street

(From 'MEMORIES 3')

The Giant Slide on Lindsey Street, by the Taco Bell, was unanimously voted “Entertainment Facility Most Likely to Snap Your Spine and Smash Your Head Like a Coconut.” It towered over everything and stood as testament to two basic truths.

First, hordes of class-action lawyers had yet to descend on Norman. Second, Baby Boomer kids, especially us boys, would happily spend their allowance buying five slides for a dollar, and they would not stop sliding until they were flat broke or on life support. Back then, Giant Slides started popping up all over the place, like metal mushrooms, probably before city officials and insurance companies could have a good, hard look at the actuarial tables. The risks were ginormous and extremely attractive to risk-takers like me.

From the moment you walked in, you knew it was going to be awesome because there were huge disclaimers all over the place. They said that anything that happened—including but not limited to gashes, sucking chest wounds, compound broken bones, heart attacks, concussions, burned-off flesh, or suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (which hadn’t even been invented yet)—was entirely, 100% your own fault...

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Sudie
Sudie
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5/5

Just finished reading your book. I was laughing out loud so much my husband asked what was I reading! And I kept thinking, “Bless his mom's heart”! My dad also read it and said he found it delightful. Looking forward to the second book. Thanks for the entertainment!

2 years ago
Tktjtj
Tktjtj
Reviewer
5/5

Fantastic!

Fun and great read!!! If you grew up in the 60 and 70 you will be able to relate to many fun stories the author tells!
Bill Moore is a very talented and entertaining author with a great sense of humor! I highly recommend this book!!!

3 years ago
Susan B.
Susan B.
Reviewer
5/5

Couldn’t put it down. A total joy to read.

The author was a classmate of mine in high school, and is still a great Facebook friend. I knew this book would be awesome b/c of the way Bill writes his posts on Facebook telling his friends of his life in New Zealand. This book touched my heart in soo many ways. Bills writing is so descriptive, that in your mind you see what he’s writing about or transports you to the place. I couldn’t put it down. Bill, thank you for letting me go back to my days of innocence as a child in Norman, Oklahoma.

3 years ago
Debra
Debra
Reviewer
5/5

Having known the author all our lives I expected nothing less than stellar from him and he does not disappoint. It brought smiles and loud guffaws as I tripped down memory lane with him. It was so much more personal to me as I knew the characters in the book but all will enjoy reminiscing about that magical time in Norman . Give it a read you wont be disappointed!

6 years ago
ProudDad
ProudDad
Reviewer
5/5

I think anyone who grew up around the 1960s will enjoy this trip down memory lane!

6 years ago

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Norman-born Bill Moore spent four decades as a newspaper reporter and P.R. guy, writing at least 900 gazillion words in Texas, Washington, D.C., Singapore and New Zealand.
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