Anybody else remember Jive magazine?


 

 

Man, the things you remember as you get older.
 

I don’t, but I’ll see if I could pick up a copy somewhere

Actually I remember the magazines, but I don't remember the content of them.
When I went looking for some articles they looked more tabloidish than anything.

Seeing them brought back memories of me being a kid and seeing them on the coffee tables of barbershops back in the 70s.

it reminded me of what AKA C has been calling you lately I figured the Mag might appeal to you 😉

 

20 hours ago, Troy said:

it reminded me of what AKA C has been calling you lately I figured the Mag might appeal to you 😉

 

She reminds me of Shirley from What's Happening....lol.

Hey @Troy

I know you posted in it a couple times but there's not much to this thread.
It was just a product of a random nostalgic thought....lol.
So unless you object, I'm going to go ahead and delete it.

Besides....
"you know who" doesn't like it when I clutter up the board, lol.

@Pioneer1...bro, there is no need to delete your threads.  Not cluttering the forum.  Not a lot of traction here anyway.😎

7 minutes ago, ProfD said:

@Pioneer1...bro, there is no need to delete your threads.  Not cluttering the forum.  Not a lot of traction here anyway.😎

 

Well...

If you want it to stay up I'll leave it alone...lol

@TroyI didn't realize the slang word "jive" was so archaic.

I'm around people who use it all the time, both young and old. It's interchangeable with BS.

Maybe it's a Chicago thing. 

 

Conversely, I've  never seen or heard of the JIVE magazine whose cover you posted. I do remember a black show biz magazine called VIBE.

I also find it interesting that you hate FACEBOOK but, like everybody else here, seem quite enamored with YouTube which, to me, is no more legitimate than social media.

Cynique

 

At 90 something years old, people in their 60s  or even early 70s would probably be considered "young" to you because it's whole a generation behind....lol

The word "jive" went out of circulation in the early 80s.....along with bell bottoms.....lol.
Certainly few people under 60 use that word on a regular basis.

 

 

 

 

Now this is interesting.......

It's what is called the "Mandela Effect".

People of different backgrounds having different memories about the existence or nature of something.

Me and a few other people over a certain age clearly remember Jive magazine.
We saw it in supermarkets, barbershops, and liquor stores back in the 70s and 80s.

But over half of the people of that same age range say they DON'T remember the magazine!

Interesting!

10 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Cynique

 

 

The word "jive" went out of circulation in the early 80s.....along with bell bottoms.....lol.
 

 

@Pioneer1"Jive" is a term that preceded the 1980s and bell bottoms. Its origins date probably as far back as the l940s among swing and big band  musicians like Cab Calloway. Jazz musicians probably still toss the term around today.  

The currently popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" has a category  referred to as "Jive" which is denotes  a certain style of dancing. 

It is a vernaular that really has earned a place in the black slang Hall of Fame,  similar to the word  "hip".

Millenials may not use the term but many are familiar with it.

38 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

@Pioneer1"Jive" is a term that preceded the 1980s and bell bottoms. Its origins date probably as far back as the l940s among swing and big band  musicians like Cab Calloway. Jazz musicians probably still toss the term around today.  

The currently popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" has a category  referred to as "Jive" which is denotes  a certain style of dancing. 

It is a vernaular that really has earned a place in the black slang Hall of Fame,  similar to the word  "hip".

Millenials may not use the term but many are familiar with it.

I know all of that.
Well....everything except the Dancing With The Stars  "Jive" category....lol.
I haven't followed the show in a while.
Other than that, you haven't taught me anything.
But I bet I can teach YOU something.

The word "jive" really came from a play on the word "jibberish".

Often times when White folks heard us talk....the slang, style, and cadence....they would refer to it as jibberish.
We started calling it JIBE which evolved into JIVE.

There you go.
No need to thank me....lol.

@Pioneer1It wasn't about "teaching". It was more about whether the term "jive" is still current. 

I think it is; it's generational.

18 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

@Pioneer1It wasn't about "teaching". It was more about whether the term "jive" is still current. 

I think it is; it's generational.

Lol....
The word jive is about as "current" as VIGINIA SLIM cigarettes.

54 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

The word jive is about as "current" as VIGINIA SLIM cigarettes.

D8mn. That took me back.

 

 

 

Thought about Benson & Hedges cigarettes. 🤣😎

I know it's hard for you to process, but the world doesn't  begin or end with your  generation.

The word "jive" is a word still in current use by BabyBoomers. 

Camel cigarettes  are still sold because there are people who still smoke them.

6-7.

31 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

Camel cigarettes  are still sold because there are people who still smoke them.

Looks like folks still smoking those Pall Mall and Newport cigarettes too.😁

 

I remember when they would refer to certain cigarettes as chest-busters.🤣😎

ProfD

Damn...
Benson and Hedges IS far back.
 

Back when you could by cigarettes from VENDING machines....lol.

Right next to the Velamints....lol

TicTacs are still a popular purchase, taking their place among the things that have longevity.

 

What???

@Pioneer1 For some body who imagines  himself a "teacher" , you're really a dumb ass. You excel at being irrelevant, but your dense mind can't grasp anything that requires deductive thinking because you're so narrow-minded.  No wonder you're a loser. 

 "Well, at least I'm good at cuttin and pastin what you say. Not my fault if I'm not an original thinker. And don't forget I can post a lot of warmed over tripe from ol jive ass blaxploitation movies.

Gimme a little credit." 🙄

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

@Pioneer1 For some body who imagines  himself a "teacher" , you're really a dumb ass. You excel at being irrelevant, but your dense mind can't grasp anything that requires deductive thinking because you're so narrow-minded.  No wonder you're a loser. 

 "Well, at least I'm good at cuttin and pastin what you say. Not my fault if I'm not an original thinker. And don't forget I can post a lot of warmed over tripe from ol jive ass blaxploitation movies.

Gimme a little credit."

 

 

                                        🙄  -Girl, what's wrong with you????

 

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

 

 

                                        🙄  -Girl, what's wrong with you????

 

@Pioneer1Nothing. Any more stupid ass questions?