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Decade of The Sixties
Decade of The Sixties
Baby boomers were a generation of big,bold and slightly brassy individuals who ruled the 1960s with poof y over sprayed, teased hair, freethinking philosophers and most of all, the edgy excitement of rock and roll. immortalized by a fabulous singer, named Mitch Ryder, who sang a song called, Devil with a blue dress on. It's contents were about a lady called Ms. Molly, who wore a wig hat and alligator shoes. My friend JJ and I didn't own alligator shoes, but we did own wig hats t5hat sported large red bows. We marched around the downtown area, proudly portraying them, feeling like hip, young teen in all of their glory; or so we thought! and garter belts that I wore in the seventh grade had been replaced by this modern version. We no longer had to worry about dark snakes running up the back of each leg in a wiggly, wobbly manner. Unfortunately, hose were still made out of nylon, so runs were very common. We cured that problem by always carrying a bottle of clear nail polish that could be dabbed at the end of any run, thus ensuring that it wouldn't get any longer. Of course, the fact that the polish ran through the hose to the skin of your leg, leaving funny little crystal looking spots on them, didn't matter. We simply ignored that problem, despite the fact that with every step, the polish pulled at your leg and sent little sparks shooting down it.
The truth is, after viewing old pictures, is that we both looked like idiots who had two fingers. plus their big toes, stuck into a light socket. There was no way way that anyone could actually be dumb enough to throw away good money for anything that ghastly unless it was Halloween. That proved that we had spent too many long, hot Fads and slang invaded every aspect of our lives. Words like cool, days stretched out on towels. at the neat, keen, hip and tough infiltrated city swimming pool. underneath the hot, steaming, summer sun. Or every thought and every perhaps, all of that bouncing around conversation. as we jived our way across the dance floor, had rattled our brains Clothes and shoes had a major and left us vulnerable to crazy impact on us. We wore Italian emotions and wild spending habits. loafers, penny loafers, rock 'n roll saddle shoes, white sneakers, black I hope so, because if neither one of them applies, then I swear to you, it hi-top Converse sneakers, white wasn't me in that picture! It had to socks, pegged jeans, go-go boots, be a doppelganger! hairpieces, falls (long hair held in place by a cloth hairband) and wig We more than made up for these hats. insane things, by purchasing simple dresses designed in the Empire, a Wig hats consisted of black long line style. They came in a variety of fuzz that you actually brushed, colors and textures. We added We also wore denim dresses, wool sprayed in place and then embellished with your your favorite skinny heals and pantyhose to them. pleated skirts in solid colors like Thank goodness, the same nylons green, navy, black and age, angora, hair-bow. They were even
It was also a time of chaos and war. Vietnam held us in its grip, and Uncle Sam demanded that every boy, who became a man at As we watched our friends depart, the tender age of 18, submit to a all that we could do was write them physical and accept the possibility of being drafted into the military. If often, send care packages and pray. college was your dream, your As Henry Ford said, I now know grades needed to be excellent, that wars do not end wars.! otherwise, the militar claimed you for the next several years. On a happier theme men of note graced our black-and-white Many young men fought for their televisions through the use of music country out of love and duty, and talent. One of them was a stiffdespite the fact that they were
everywhere tried to emulate his hip movements and slant eyed look. His voice was like velvet, his look was sensual and his clothes were spectacular. The Beatles and numerous other rockers hit his stage and Ed welcomed each one. Suddenly, the
man that teens had overlooked, became a household name. His really big show brought us into a new century, where rock ruled and music stormed the nation Again, preachers were in shock, when he used his stage to introduced solo, male crooners who played guitars and looked at the audience with sultry eyes that made young, impressionable girls swoon. Popularity was often measured by the number of girls passed out on the floor, or screaming and crying hysterically. Despite the worry of adults, it was a great adventure and very exciting These rock idols seldom lasted long, replaced weekly by someone new. Elvis was one of the few exceptions to this rule, perhaps because he died so young and thus became a tragic, beloved rock hero. Second, but never least, was then eternally youthful man named Dick Clark. In later years, when asked the secret of his perpetual young, good looks, he replied always choose the right parents.