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The 60s ... What did like best about the 60s?

The 60s were deemed to be some of the best times ever! What did you like best about the 60s? Share your memories here...


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Capricorn
17th Aug 2016 15:59:58
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Yes , I would agree that the 60,s was the best . Everything from Music , jobs galore , the famous CND march from Aldermaston to London , we really thought we would make a difference ...we didn't !!!
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.
Iancw12
15th Aug 2016 14:32:27 (Last activity: 16th Aug 2016 08:26:47)
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The feeling of hope that was in the air,the promise of a new dawn of peace and love.
Response from georgesmum made on 15th Aug 2016 18:33:00
Once a hippy....always a hippy eh?
Response from Iancw12 made on 16th Aug 2016 08:26:47
I guess so, but only internally (I think).
Robs sister
15th Aug 2016 21:19:06
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The sixties were a special time, being young and carefree, starting work age 15 then after a year moving on to another job,living in Liverpool there were so many jobs on offer, walking out of one on a Friday and starting another on a Monday.
We had the fashions and the music and the best part was falling in Love, although it didn't last it was a fun time, working in a factory during the day , rushing home for tea and a bath then working in a club in town in the evening, walking home if you saw someone who was drunk or homeless you would get a cheery wave and a shout of " goodnight" this would not happen now, boundless energy, what a shame that we have to age.
Theseeker
15th Aug 2016 13:04:00
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I was in my late teens early 20's in the 60's and the only thing I miss from those days is my bladder although the stamina would come in handy occasionally.
ddawnyy
28th Apr 2016 06:42:01 (Last activity: 9th Aug 2016 21:27:40)
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Aged 5 -15 in the 60's......I remember it so I wasn't there!

Smell of the coalman delivering sacks of coal, face blackened by soot......The milkman walked the roads with a hand operated electric float......Babies parked outside shops while mums shopped........Bonny Baby contests and Acker Bilk at Bishop's Park in Fulham......

I could go on!......Fabulous days x
Response from T4bsF made on 1st Jun 2016 20:05:26
I left my kids outside many shops without a care or worry.... I get frantic now if my great granddaughter is out of my sIght for 2 seconds in public places. Definitely a different world now!
Response from Alan247 made on 9th Aug 2016 21:27:40
We used to go to Bishops Park, used to live on West Hill, Wandsworth
Jessica10
9th Aug 2016 15:26:42
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I loved the 60's and the 70's. The music, the clothes, (cheesecloth shirts and loon jeans) heavy black eyeliner and pale lips, long black hair in Cathy McGowan style, the pace of life being a lot slower, people having respect and manners and time for others and being content with what they had. Long hot summers, cold snowy winters. The list is endless. If only I could turn the clock back but know what I know now!
Capricorn
8th Aug 2016 09:23:49
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For me, there was much to enjoy. The very first time my Flatmate and I jived to the first recording by the Beatles "she loves you yeah yeah" LOL I was also a Member of CND and felt I was doing something useful. I had never been to London before and had a variety of jobs ...in those days you could walk out of a job and into another the same day.The first time I went to a Concert...at the Festival Hall.

I worked full time at Monsanto Chemicals ....great firm to work for, and my Flatmates and I worked in the evening selling photographs of people, taken earlier , at all the best Hotels in London . They truly were great times.
Grey lady 13
7th Aug 2016 15:36:42
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The fact that I was young!
Capricorn
7th Aug 2016 13:51:35
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I was living in London in the 60's and they were my most formative years. Joined the CND, went on the march into London, was invited by the campaign , although only young to be part of a group going to a meeting in the Houses of Parliament to meet some Lord and took in boxes full of signatures protesting against nuclear weapons. We knew after 5 minutes this Lord was not going to do anything and as we were walking in a corridor leading to the front door he came and walked along
side me. He said 'your'e Welsh my Dear aren't you, wonderful Singers the Welsh'....I just kept on walking LOL

I can remember vividly jiving in the Flat with my Flatmate when the first T.V. appearance of the Beatles singing 'she loves you yea yea ' .......the 60's truly were the best years of of the Century.
Drugs and drink were minimum you could leave your job and walk into another the same day .
Mollflanders
28th Jun 2016 16:02:22 (Last activity: 6th Aug 2016 17:56:35)
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Oh yes, I remember the ice-coated windows. Don't know about your house CW but we had ice on the inside. Lovely days.
Response from celtwitch made on 29th Jun 2016 10:20:26
You had it easy then...we had ice on our loo seat! We had to get up at 4am to start chipping the ice off our front door so that dad could get out to go to work. Then we had to walk 2 miles to the forest to chop down a tree, drag it back home, and then chop it up into logs before mum could light the fire and cook us some gruel.
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!
Response from Jessica10 made on 6th Aug 2016 14:59:21
What great patterns the ice made on the inside of the windows
Response from georgesmum made on 6th Aug 2016 17:56:35
Can't imagine our children and grandchildren coping without central heating can you!
They would never survive.....
greenpea
26th Jul 2016 00:42:10
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What did I like best? Being young, moving to London,wearing a mini skirt,discovering spaghetti, tandoori chicken and those exotic green peppers!!
Liketochat
26th Jul 2016 00:37:46
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I loved the music in the sixties and going to all the local gigs around Sheffield , my favourite being the mojo club(Pete Stringfellows), and the 21 mod club in Rotherham. At that time there was a great group called the Kodiaks doing the rounds and I loved their sound. Dave Berry was another favourite and I would follow him around wherever he was singing. Anyone out there remember any of the people, or places I have mentioned? Did anyone go to the Mojo or Esquire Club?
jeanniet
29th Jun 2016 14:13:26 (Last activity: 30th Jun 2016 16:31:36)
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What can I say except I think the 60s were made for me, I loved the whole flower power/hippy thing. I don't look at through tinted glasses either, can remember the bad things too. But hey! I'm a happy person
Response from georgesmum made on 30th Jun 2016 16:31:36
Yes the music was great...and we knew all the words....but then judging by Glastonbury the younger generation know the words to their favourites too!
mrs p
30th Jun 2016 11:12:36
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I loved the 60s too but was lucky as had a lovely child hood and was living in
Liverpool and enjoyed the merseybeat. Shopping at Cand A and hot summers on the beach at Crosby. And Waterloo .
celtwitch
27th Jun 2016 14:19:51 (Last activity: 28th Jun 2016 23:07:15)
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I remember a glass of beer for 10d, petrol at 5/- a gallon, a 45rpm record was about 7/- and there were more jobs than people. I paid £4.00 to insure my scooter for a full year, fully comprehensive!
There were no Asian run corner shops,we had one Chinese restaurant in the town and the chip shop stayed open till the pubs kicked out.
There was always a double feature at the cinema, ie 2 films for the price of one.
Hardly anyone has a home phone, so if you wanted to talk to a friend you legged it round to their house.
Radio Caroline was the number1 radio station and radio Luxembourg played the Top 20 on Sunday evening.
The thing I liked best about the 60's is that back then I was YOUNG!
Response from lindz64 made on 28th Jun 2016 23:07:15
You brought so many memories back Celtwhich lol! Did you have a paper round? I had to buy batteries for my Bush radio out of my 'paper money' as Dad told me that he was sick of turning it off when he and Mum were going to bed and "Radio Luxembourg 'blasting' out". Batteries didn't last long in those days, not like the trusty Duracell now. Thanks for the memories x
Mollflanders
27th Jun 2016 18:29:52
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Remember the “Ten Pound Pom” scheme for an assisted migration scheme that operated in Australia after World War II? I was one of the children who went on it. There were 6 girls and 6 lads and we had a ball. No parents, no family - only a minder who didn't seem to mind what we did at all! Didn't want to get off the ship. Why oh why did I come back?
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2nd Jun 2016 00:04:13 (Last activity: 27th Jun 2016 16:37:00)
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Response from celtwitch made on 27th Jun 2016 16:37:00
Was that the time the unruly Jocks ripped up the turf?
thewho65
27th Jun 2016 07:37:46
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I grew up in Brighton and became a teenager in the sixties, couldn't have been better, I discovered girls in a big way, fashion, scooters and music (especially The Who, they were adopted as our local band!), great mates boys and girls I always seemed to be the youngest of our group and they looked out for me, happy days in a great place.
Pam1960
2nd Jun 2016 16:18:09
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I am just reading A 1960s Childhood by Paul Feeney it brings back so many memories
T4bsF
7th May 2016 19:05:12 (Last activity: 1st Jun 2016 15:42:19)
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Hearing my Mum say "You're not going out wearing that skirt, my girl, it's no bigger than a belt!" Now I look at some of the fashions today and I think "OMG they're never going to town wearing that" ....... full circle methinks!!
Response from supersarah made on 1st Jun 2016 12:37:32
I used to put my stilettos in my h/bag along with my 5 woodbine. !!!
Response from T4bsF made on 1st Jun 2016 13:26:25
I wasn't brave enough to go straight for the Woodbines, I broke myself in gently with Consulate!
Response from georgesmum made on 1st Jun 2016 15:42:19
I remember buying a packet of Consulate....thinking I'd look sophisticated! After attempting to smoke ONE I promptly "gave up " and passed the packet on to my father, who was a seasoned smoker....... I recall his comment to this day..... "Like smoking a packet of polo mints" I noticed he didn't waste them though.........and me.....well I never touched another cigarette again!
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