tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post5890578158342653766..comments2024-03-28T04:25:44.179-05:00Comments on Lone Wolf Concerto: SMOKINGJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-91937272217426627842023-09-20T12:51:53.737-05:002023-09-20T12:51:53.737-05:00My mother and many friends die of lung cancer, I ...My mother and many friends die of lung cancer, I have copd from second hand smoke! So no I don't believe in smoking and it does affect everyone, no one hads the right to make someone sick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-76187143613744199582015-08-13T21:23:18.712-05:002015-08-13T21:23:18.712-05:00I appreciate that, Angela - thanks!I appreciate that, Angela - thanks!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-6689982095884162522015-08-13T20:59:18.767-05:002015-08-13T20:59:18.767-05:00Great pictures and a unique post. Thanks for shari...Great pictures and a unique post. Thanks for sharing.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262664291493678363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-77595618278742285502015-08-12T12:58:22.226-05:002015-08-12T12:58:22.226-05:00Smoking is a serious health risk and it's a go...Smoking is a serious health risk and it's a good thing you never got hooked. I don't know who would ever buy cigs for 7-8 bucks a pack. That's incredible!!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-63048665760338574472015-08-12T05:57:26.587-05:002015-08-12T05:57:26.587-05:00up here, cigs are 7-8 bucks a pack. too expensive...up here, cigs are 7-8 bucks a pack. too expensive for my blood. I tried them in college, but never got hooked. and to die from lung cancer is an ugly death (ask my FIL, but he's dead).anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-60870449336842597682015-08-12T00:15:25.715-05:002015-08-12T00:15:25.715-05:00I heard that Temple was around seventeen when she ...I heard that Temple was around seventeen when she started smoking.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-47118788385789448592015-08-12T00:14:26.474-05:002015-08-12T00:14:26.474-05:00I applaud you for never smoking - - it's an ex...I applaud you for never smoking - - it's an extremely unhealthy (and expensive) habit.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-75745218444181324572015-08-11T17:06:26.393-05:002015-08-11T17:06:26.393-05:00I think Rudy looks better with a cigarette than wi...I think Rudy looks better with a cigarette than without. More than I can say for some of the others though, no wonder they hid their habit! I wonder JUST how old SHirley temple was when she started ? She always seemed to have been born at the age of 15. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-296537092000782382015-08-11T15:24:39.217-05:002015-08-11T15:24:39.217-05:00My parents were chain smokers
So i hated the habit...My parents were chain smokers<br />So i hated the habit from a small child...... I have never smoked a cigerette everJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-22084102451332556732015-08-11T14:54:32.633-05:002015-08-11T14:54:32.633-05:00I'm surprised at the amount of people I knew w...I'm surprised at the amount of people I knew who forced themselves to smoke because it was the "in" thing to do. And I imagine the pressure was even worse in the Army. It's hard to believe that cigarettes were ever 19 cents a pack or $1,90 a carton.<br />We've come a long way from the good ol' days, Ron.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-11427565456176208022015-08-11T14:49:07.988-05:002015-08-11T14:49:07.988-05:00Well, I hope these photos don't tempt you - - ...Well, I hope these photos don't tempt you - - and I'm delighted that you were courageous enough to give it up. For what it's worth, I know far more female smokers than male ones. Perhaps irritating men drive women to smoke???<br />Hey, it's merely a thought......Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-43794080772945664482015-08-11T14:44:25.732-05:002015-08-11T14:44:25.732-05:00It's a bad and expensive habit. Neither of my ...It's a bad and expensive habit. Neither of my parents ever smoked - and I only did it to be a wise guy.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-51681208858792707012015-08-11T14:42:58.324-05:002015-08-11T14:42:58.324-05:00I honestly don't remember seeing a photo of a ...I honestly don't remember seeing a photo of a young Bogart, either. It seems like all of his films were made after he lost his youthful looks.....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-67514535750800986932015-08-11T14:40:25.907-05:002015-08-11T14:40:25.907-05:00I agree. Morris is a name for cats....... (remembe...I agree. Morris is a name for cats....... (remember the commercial?)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-34382494028154354052015-08-11T11:51:33.600-05:002015-08-11T11:51:33.600-05:00I had never seen a picture of a young and good loo...I had never seen a picture of a young and good looking Humphrey Bogart. He does not look anything like he did when he was older.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-13941683795145141152015-08-11T11:51:27.258-05:002015-08-11T11:51:27.258-05:00How I wish I hadn't tried so darn hard to smok...How I wish I hadn't tried so darn hard to smoke! One of my proudest moments came the first time I could inhale without choking and turning red. Yes, at the time it was all about sophistication and sex appeal. If anyone was offended, they kept it to themselves. (And where did everyone's allergies come from all of a sudden?) <br /> <br />Obviously, I was compelled to give up the habit two years ago. In all honesty, however, there's not a day that goes by that I'm not sorely tempted. This collection of pictures is great!Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-86888585352587383222015-08-11T11:27:45.760-05:002015-08-11T11:27:45.760-05:00Makes me think of when I first graduated high scho...Makes me think of when I first graduated high school and was working for an insurance company. They actually let companies give out samples. We girls would take them and pretend we were smoking on the way home from work. I'm glad I didn't pick up the habit.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007728342316668058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-42339079263438982722015-08-11T10:33:22.910-05:002015-08-11T10:33:22.910-05:00Jon,
Yet another in a long string of fascinating b...Jon,<br />Yet another in a long string of fascinating blog posts. I too smoked but had to force myself to smoke. I never took to it right away but I wanted to be part of the "in" crowd. I started to smoke when I was 18 years old while in the Army. I didn't want to be the only person not having a cig hanging out of my mouth. I smoked a pack a day (Marlboro filters, flip top box) for seven years. I quite July 15th, 1967 because when cigarettes when up to 35 cents a pack, double (19 cents a pack) what I was paying when I started to smoke in the Army. I paid $1.90 a carton. When I got out I was paying $2.68 a carton. Darn if I was going to pay over $3.50 a carton. Funny now, what does a carton cost? $50 and up? <br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-23660093732375720162015-08-11T10:29:27.779-05:002015-08-11T10:29:27.779-05:00It was probably due to his name. Who hangs the mon...It was probably due to his name. Who hangs the moniker "Morris" on a kid.ms martyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007874449490011536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-68479251639218614152015-08-11T10:10:12.172-05:002015-08-11T10:10:12.172-05:00I always TRY to watch what I write on my blog - si...I always TRY to watch what I write on my blog - since people nowadays seem to be hyper-sensitive. I think most of my readers understand that my bark is far worse than my bite.<br /><br />Monty was in two of my all-time favorite films - - "The Heiress" and "A Place in the Sun." I agree wholeheartedly. I would have never left "Morris" pounding at the door........Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-84993458066608581612015-08-11T10:02:38.004-05:002015-08-11T10:02:38.004-05:00I never really understood the habit, either - - an...I never really understood the habit, either - - and it's even more baffling nowadays when cigarettes are so incredibly expensive. And you're right - - the poorer people seem to smoke the most.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-28158704863757080082015-08-11T09:55:09.014-05:002015-08-11T09:55:09.014-05:00Jon, I, too, prefer the good old days where the PC...Jon, I, too, prefer the good old days where the PC Police didn't exist. Today, you're taking a major risk just giving an opinion, especially when you encounter the mean-spirited comments on the internet when someone feels offended.<br /><br />Wasn't Monty stunning! Never understood how Catherine could climb those stairs and leave Morris pounding at the door. I would have left it wide open.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-1596206323516158462015-08-11T01:55:01.679-05:002015-08-11T01:55:01.679-05:00I've never understood the habit. In literally ...I've never understood the habit. In literally seems like it would be easier to simply put your money in a bowl and set light to it. It would certainly be better for your health. I think that a pack is around £8 here which equates to around $12! The irony is of course that it's the least well off in society who usually smoke. Great collection of photos!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-90118371436429694882015-08-11T01:24:14.262-05:002015-08-11T01:24:14.262-05:00Pipes seem a lot more intimate, meditative, and re...Pipes seem a lot more intimate, meditative, and reflective than cigarettes. You're absolutely right - - new cars no longer have ashtrays or cigarette lighters, which is actually a good thing. I got burned playing with a car cigarette lighter when I was a kid.<br /><br />Now if we could only do something about those pesky drivers with cell phones.....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-3906807010200680582015-08-11T00:43:58.039-05:002015-08-11T00:43:58.039-05:00When I smoked cigarettes, between 1967 and 1970, a...When I smoked cigarettes, between 1967 and 1970, a pack cost about as much as a loaf of bread or a gallon of gas and was an indicator of a sound economy. When they got up toward 50 cents a pack I switched to a pipe. Still keep one out in the pumphouse in case I need nicotinic meditation but never smoke in the house, car or in public any more. I don't think new cars even have ash trays --which is good. Drivers have more than enough gadgets to distract them without dropping combustibles between their legs.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com