Fond Memories

Free Premiums??

I just visited your site and was thrilled to bring back some of my fondest memories growing up in the sixties. We used to go from Long Island with my Cousins, almost every Summer and I even went a couple of times during my lucrative career as a Newsday Newspaper Boy.

My first question is, I seem to recall the park offering free premiums that you received at the end of the night from your tickets. They included things like Peter Pan peanut butter and Hostess cupcakes. Did I dream this one?

Secondly... I recall my Parents getting us to sit at the Bandstand (which we couldn't tolerate since there where rides to go on)... and a three piece rock band playing which was probably the beginning of hard 60's rock. I remember the organist rocking the organ and the other members proceeding to beat on their instruments... alla the Who. That was the last time my Parents ever sat at the musical venues. Do you know of some of the acts that appeared there?

Thanks a bunch and long may this web site flourish.

Sincerely,

Ted Brass

Ed. Note: Yes, Ted. The free premiums were given away regularly to the first 1000 patrons to buy discount tickets. The park offered full size samples of Prell Shampoo, Hostess products, Peter Pan, and much more. As for the musical acts, the list of groups that performed at Palisades would read like a Who's Who of pop music from the era. Just about anybody who was anybody played on the stage at Palisades.