Amen, Kelly! I was a young Mom in Seattle when SNL hit the tv. It was years of hearing how fabulous it was ( and seeing/ hearing re-enactments by my friends) before I was able to stay awake long enough to enjoy it for myself. So many many GREAT memories: fresh, cutting edge and a bit pushy but so so enjoyable. I plan to watch the YouTube attachment and soak up all SNL provided. A wonderful tribute!
Lucky for you, you can watch all of those originals on Peacock. And I am terrible with sleep deprivation, so it's best I didn't have kids. There have been years that i didn't watch the show (wasn't my cup of tea) but those early years were terrific. Mostly because they were so different than anything we had seen before.
Oh Kelly. Crushed it. SNL has been the backbone of my family’s humor and connection for 50 years. I remember being banished to bed with my twin sis and all my older siblings (5 or 6 of them usually plus a cousin who lived with us) would break out their junk food and watch SNL. The next week would be reenactments, catch phrases repeated, cracking up over the skits… and my twin and I really catching that humor and feeling part of it til we were old enough to watch with them. It really has never stopped. Thanks for sharing what it has meant to you.
So funny how each person's reaction really depends on their age. Just a few years either way bumped you into the "in" or "out" group." All my life, I felt like I missed out on the glory years of the 60s, so when SNL appeared, I thought it might be for our generation. But it was so far away from Wenatchee.
Amen, Kelly! I was a young Mom in Seattle when SNL hit the tv. It was years of hearing how fabulous it was ( and seeing/ hearing re-enactments by my friends) before I was able to stay awake long enough to enjoy it for myself. So many many GREAT memories: fresh, cutting edge and a bit pushy but so so enjoyable. I plan to watch the YouTube attachment and soak up all SNL provided. A wonderful tribute!
Lucky for you, you can watch all of those originals on Peacock. And I am terrible with sleep deprivation, so it's best I didn't have kids. There have been years that i didn't watch the show (wasn't my cup of tea) but those early years were terrific. Mostly because they were so different than anything we had seen before.
Oh Kelly. Crushed it. SNL has been the backbone of my family’s humor and connection for 50 years. I remember being banished to bed with my twin sis and all my older siblings (5 or 6 of them usually plus a cousin who lived with us) would break out their junk food and watch SNL. The next week would be reenactments, catch phrases repeated, cracking up over the skits… and my twin and I really catching that humor and feeling part of it til we were old enough to watch with them. It really has never stopped. Thanks for sharing what it has meant to you.
So funny how each person's reaction really depends on their age. Just a few years either way bumped you into the "in" or "out" group." All my life, I felt like I missed out on the glory years of the 60s, so when SNL appeared, I thought it might be for our generation. But it was so far away from Wenatchee.