The 60s ... What did like best about the 60s?
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The music, the clothes (although I have to admit having recently seen some photos of mens fashions of the time I did find it a bit "cringeworthy").
College and friends, coffee bars, clubs and pubs. I was in the Manchester area, and it was humming and alive. Perhaps that was just youthful emotions, but I like to think the former.
We were very lucky to have our youth in those years. We were not "taken over" by technology. We still talked to each other and children were taught good manners and still "played outside" without a "paedophile" lurking around every corner. We got dirty and wet, and skinned our knees. We went to school to learn, respected others and had pride in ourselves.
When we sat down at the dinner table we ate what we were served and were thankful for it. We had conversations about the day and shared our experiences. The television, if you had one was turned off, and did not rule supreme. What happened??
If we could bring back those days perhaps we could eradicate some of the worlds ills, but perhaps that's just wishful thinking and being too optimistic, but I like to look on the bright side.
Perhaps we should try to rekindle some of the passion we had for life.
Del Shannon Elvis Small Faces. Four Seasons and so many more.Maybe falling in so called love. Leyton Orient getting promoted to the old first division for the only time in their history .Living life to the full .Oh what great days don't really remember much about it though?
I can remember my Friends' Father was always in the shed makig a T.V.!!!!!!! We watched it on the T.V.
Report of the Royal Wedding , the colour of the picture was green and the Horses' legs filled the 9 in screen , you couldn't see the Carriage.LOL
Funny how that has stuck in my mind all these years. Another episode that has stuck in my mind , this Flatmate was quite Bossy and you didn't argue with her. One Saturday Morning I was with her when we did our weekly shop and this guy was selling Nylons for a low price, needless to say E said we should buy them for the three of us. I was dubious because it would affect our budget , but you didn't argue with her. When we opened the pack the three pair of nylons had three legs each LOL
This is funny......the Flatmate who bought 3 legged tights with our grocery money was trying to sell photos of a small convention of Indians with their Turbans on. One guy said he was right at the back and could hardly be seen, our Flatmate said if he bought the Banquet size he would be at the front LOL. Needless to say he complained and she almost got the sack for mis-selling. LOL
Can you think of any more?
The Black and White Minstrels (how very un PC that would be today) Simon Dee, Charles Atlas bodybuilding adverts in the papers. Public Information films on the telly box. Popeye the Sailor.
Malcolm Muggeridge, Richard Dimbleby, The Brains Trust, waiting for the voice that reminded us 'don't forget to turn your set off' at the end of the evenings viewing.
I was scared of rockers. Had he been old enough my young brother would have become a rocker.....he's now in his 50's wears leathers, has a ponytail and at the last count had 14 motorbikes.......most of us grow out of these phases.....not my brother!
Fully comprehensive insurance, for a learner rider, was...$4.00!
I don't know why he bought it because I was never keen on 2 wheels, I just sort of gave up on it and then my dad sold it.
Then we had to do a paper round, help the milkman, and clear the snow from old people's paths before trudging 5 miles to school. We were always late, so the headmaster would beat us black and blue with a bull whip, then hang us upside down till hometime.
On Saturdays we had to do a 14 hour shift at the sewage works, we had to stand waist deep in the muck trying to sort out anything recyclable.The gaffer would push us under the surface if we made a mistake, then dock our wages.
On Sunday we got a lie in till 5am then went off to clean factory chimneys all day until it got dark.. When we couldn't afford coal grannie would suck a Victory V and we could warm ourselves on her tongue!
By eck, they were wonderful days!
There was loads going on.
I was living in London in the 60's , jobs galore , I shared a Flat with my schoolfriend and her Flatmate and remember jiving with one of them to the first Beatle "she loves you yeah yeah ". There was some drug taking , but very little , drinking also did not create many drunks .
"those were the days my Friend, I thought they'd never end" was true.
Great Times.