The Iceman

I got a job one summer driving an ice truck when I was only 14 years old, it was at the end of that era and my job only lasted about a month before the cops stopped me for no drivers license. this was when folks with ice boxes would put an ice card in a front window with the ice block size at the top of the card. the card let you in without knocking on the door and I got to see lots of stuff way before my time. My family was a musical family and we all learned to pick at a young age. My oldest brother would pick his guitar and sing the iceman song back in the early 50's and we all thought he made the song up because he was really good at that. I got an email from a nephew the other day that he could remember my oldest brother singing the iceman and wondered if it was the same one he found on utube. he sent it to me and sure nuff it was the same one. My brother wouldn't sing the song when mom was around and no one in the family remembers ever hearing the iceman except when the oldest brother sang it. Dick Curless came out with it 25 or so years later in the 70's when all the trucker song were hot. I won't post the URL but should any grownup want to hear it type in "Dick Curless The Iceman" in the search box on utube. It's funny but not for kids or grownup with delicate ears.

I just listened to several of his songs on You Tube. He was a good singer. I had never heard of him before your post. Thanks

My grandmother lived with us in a little house on Dad's farm. Bolth grandmothers lived with us . Each had their own house. I would remember the ice man comming around and bringing a block of ice for Grandma's ice box. My brother and myself would try and bum a piece of ice from him. Must have been in the late 40's. Mom and Dad had a butaine refrigerator. Later the electric co brought a line up the road to our place. Then grandma got a refigerator with the coil on the top. Still have it. Stan

Dad wa an iceman for a few years. Told some stories about it and I'm sure there were quite a few that he didn't dare tell.

My uncle, now long deceased, was a milk man in Chicago, where he delivered milk products to homes. Bet he could tell some stories as well!
As I remember, his route(s) started mighty early in the mornings.

I can remember when I was a kid seeing the Ice Man with his horse and wagon delivering ice in town. The largest (by volume) natural lake in Pennsylvania is 10 minutes from me and alot of ice harvesting was done there. Then there was also the Rag Man. He had a horse and wagon and would go up and down the streets blowing his horn and people would give him their old rags.

I have heard of the rag man, it was a bit before my time, and I have always wondered, why did he gather rags, what does he do with them?

I am not sure what the rags were used for, but I can remember my mother having rugs made from them. I can't remember what they were actually called.

tombstone evey mile!

(quoted from post at 12:43:29 08/10/12)It's funny but not for kids or grownup with delicate ears.

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Are there really folks that would be honestly offended by that????

Unbelieveable...

Pretty catchy tune tho...

that made my morning! still smiling about the horse part! Bill

If tom 43 was still around it would probably have been removed 15 minutes after posting it. He told me several times his grand daughters read these forums and he wouldn't allow crap like that to be posted and only he would decied what was crap or not.

(quoted from post at 13:45:13 08/10/12) My grandmother lived with us in a little house on Dad's farm. Bolth grandmothers lived with us . Each had their own house. I would remember the ice man comming around and bringing a block of ice for Grandma's ice box. My brother and myself would try and bum a piece of ice from him. Must have been in the late 40's. Mom and Dad had a butaine refrigerator. Later the electric co brought a line up the road to our place. Then grandma got a refigerator with the coil on the top. Still have it. Stan

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Those old monitor top refrigerators last about forever. Don't remember the brand,think it was Frigidaire.

There's another song that was just a bit risque (sp).
It's about 'The man that comes to our house, every single day... Papa goes to work and the man comes to stay....
Anyone remember?
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