Today was a very slow day at the old hardware store. We got in a shipment from Radio Flyer on Friday and to make the day go by I assembled each and every wagon and tricycle we received. About the third wagon in I remembered something from my childhood that brought a smile to my face.
Just about all the kids in the neighborhood had wagons or Big Wheels. My brother and I had a Radio Flyer wagon. The great thing about our neighborhood was that one of the streets was a giant (to us ‘lil kids) hill. We would drag out the wagons & big wheels and see who could fly down the hill the fastest and the furthest. Without crashing. I know of a few cats who still do this, albeit wearing full motorcycle leather & helmets.
Down the Dragon.
At night.
“Driving” a wagon down a hill takes a light touch. Too much steering input will flip you in a heartbeat. Too little and you’ll crash into someone’s car. I don’t remember ever hitting a car but I do remember rolling the damn thing.
So I’m assembling these memory creators in the back of the store and I had a thought. What if Radio Flyer made adult versions of all their classic toys? Would anyone buy them? If Charleston had any damn hills worth a crap I’d be first in line.
What I’d really like would be a larger version of a tricycle. I have vague memories of riding one as a little kid, but nothing that really stands out. Yeah I know you can get trike versions of motorcycles and there are large tricycles that are build from bicycles, but what I want is an embiggened version of the Radio Flyer Tricycle. Take a picture of the original and Scale that puppy up in photoshop. That’s what I’d want. Can you picture it?
My question to you readers (all three of ya) is this: If you could have an adult size/version of any toy that you had as a kid, what would it be? And no, Hot Wheels Ferraris don’t count. That would be to easy.
Here’s some music from Sesame Street to get you in the mood…
Feist
R.E.M.
Stevie Wonder
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