Go West Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Most of us in the '50's and '60's were in families without a lot of money, but we still were raised right and had fun. There were few lawsuits. Today, there are more lawyers than bugs, everyone has more than one TV, morality has fallen more than a peg and people don't know how to have fun unless they spend money. I don't recall many obese kids back in the day and now it seems to be pretty common. Divorce was rare as was single parent households. We didn't have an alphabet to describe sexual orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 In 1974 when i was in the Marine Corps. There was 6 of us in my car, a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner. Leaving Jackson N. C. I was in the front seat middle. Wasn't in no condition to drive. A cop pulled us over and asked if anyone was sober enuff to drive. A guy in the back seat said he was. If that was now days all of us would be in Jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 17 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: The ‘60s was supposedly a time of free love and easy girls, but try as I might, I couldn’t find any. Where were they? In the 60's those girls were in the Haight Ashbury district of SF. In the East Bay in the early 60's those girls "Seedy Sluts" were shunned. The Pill liberated single girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Bailey Creek,5759 said: In 1974 when i was in the Marine Corps. There was 6 of us in my car, a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner. Leaving Jackson N. C. I was in the front seat middle. Wasn't in no condition to drive. A cop pulled us over and asked if anyone was sober enuff to drive. A guy in the back seat said he was. If that was now days all of us would be in Jail. My first car was an oxidized '73 Fury III! What a tank!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 2/7/2021 at 9:18 AM, Singin' Sue 71615 said: I think every person over 50 has had some sort of lead introduced. How many baby's chew on their crib rails. I've lived around lead and mercury all my life and there's nothing the matter with me with me with me with..........oh, LOOK! A puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I've lived around lead and mercury all my life and there's nothing the matter with me with me with me with..........oh, LOOK! A puppy. I just saw Felix Rankin, reading that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Was in Nam. When I returned I was at the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital. I was in Haight Ashbury park the nite of all the excitement, saw police cars turned over in the street. A while later I was in Wahington DC working at a hotel and was there on the street for the moratorium, All of it seems bigger now than it did at the time. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 On 2/7/2021 at 9:34 AM, Subdeacon Joe said: The change of mindset started becoming very plain around 1966 or 1967. A lot of it revolved around the anti-war protests (which, at first WERE peaceful protests). It really snowballed after the 1968 Chicago riots. ADDED: You could possibly make a case for the change coming with the Watts Riots. I’m going to say it had more to do with the 2 assassinations in 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 In Facebook, some one or thing posted a couple of recent music video of The Seekers singing Georgy Girl and some other tune. I felt very nostalgic as I hadn’t heard their tunes in decades. As a matter of fact, when I started marching band in junior high school in 1971, we had to learn Georgy Girl because it wasn’t that difficult. I learned to hate it, though playing it over and over. But, seeing The Seekers recently rejoin to sing their hits at their advanced years, and mine, I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, South-Eye Ned said: I’m going to say it had more to do with the 2 assassinations in 1968. I will say that those definitely added fuel to the change, but I think that the fire had been lit and going nicely before those events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Kid Rich said: Was in Nam. When I returned I was at the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital. I was in Haight Ashbury park the nite of all the excitement, saw police cars turned over in the street. A while later I was in Wahington DC working at a hotel and was there on the street for the moratorium, All of it seems bigger now than it did at the time. kR Love ya KR!! You earned my respect!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 22 hours ago, MizPete said: David Crosby sez if you remember the 60's, you weren't there. True, that. We arrived in San Francisco in early August of 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 That was the Day. We could be trusted to be at home on our own.We had chores to do after school. we always thought of ways to make spending money.Our mother bought us a Roto Tiller.Wewoud go around the area tilling yards & gardens. We would make things & set up a booth in front of the local grocery store & sell them.We would get & sell the GRIT news paper.Cloverine Salve was a good seller. Also had a paper route.We used our own imagination. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, largo casey #19191 said: That was the Day. We could be trusted to be at home on our own.We had chores to do after school. we always thought of ways to make spending money.Our mother bought us a Roto Tiller.Wewoud go around the area tilling yards & gardens. We would make things & set up a booth in front of the local grocery store & sell them.We would get & sell the GRIT news paper.Cloverine Salve was a good seller. Also had a paper route.We used our own imagination. Largo You mean that was you in front of Piggly Wiggly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 No Sue .Leons Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, largo casey #19191 said: No Sue .Leons Largo Aha!!! Back then, Aztec and Bloomfield seemed like they were in a different state! I remember thinking..."If I go to Bloomfield and back, that is an easy $5 of gas!!!" $5 bought a lot in those days!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 My old pickup run good on DRIP. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, largo casey #19191 said: My old pickup run good on DRIP. Largo Lucky my daddy didn't catch ya!!! He was State Reservist...spent some time watchin' for drip Pirates!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 We did.I think it was Frank Ramsey. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, largo casey #19191 said: We did.I think it was Frank Ramsey. Largo Not daddy...but whooooo-boy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 The Mary Wilson thread reminds me of this contrast: From Wikipedia: "...the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100..." The wonderful music that was Motown, has now descended into misogynist, cop-hating rap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Everybody knew who Frank Ramsey & we got to meet him in person. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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