Date: 3/22/2003 4:08:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57471
My New Taggie ------>  |
Date: 3/22/2003 4:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 53427
Sorry. I wish I could help. But I wasn't born until 1976.  |
Date: 3/22/2003 4:17:00 PM
From Authorid: 47699
The first calculators came around in the '70's. Computers didn't arrive until the '80's. A candy bar was a nickel. Cokes were in glass bottles and they were a dime. Televisions came about in the '50's. I used to watch Lucy and Star Trek in primetime. There were four channels and no remote controls. TVs were not color. You didn't control anything by pushing buttons. There were knobs that you had to turn. If you had a party line, you had to see if anyone was on there talking before you could make a phone call. There were no Zerox and no fax machine. There were no microwave ovens. TV dinners came in aluminum trays that you had to put in the oven. If you need to know any more, just ask.  |
Date: 3/22/2003 4:24:00 PM
From Authorid: 53013
Sorry I can't help. I wasn't around until the seventies. Cool new taggie!  |
Date: 3/22/2003 4:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 10798
In the mid 60's shift dresses were all the rage, and of course the hemlines were short. Double knit fabric was very popular in the late 60's and early 70's. Many big companies were just going to computers, and the computers were huge..took up a whole room. Little transister radios were very popular. I think stereos were just making an appearance. Most people still had hi fi's. AM radio was bigger than FM. Of course, we had 78 and 45 rpm records back then. If I think of more, I'll come back here again.  |
Date: 3/22/2003 5:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 3538
U know if u really want to get a feel, you should see this show called,"American Dream" on NBC on Sunday nights. I was born in 1978, but I think the microwave was just coming out, then, along with frozen food t.v. dinners. Birth control was not talked about, then. Flips were very popular along with cashmere sweaters and hemline skirts. Blue Eyeshadow was considered cool. Cat framed glasses were pretty popular along with music from Elvis, Marvin Gave, The Temptations, The Shirlees, The Platters, The Mamas and Papas, Smokey Robinson, etc. American Bandstand was THE show to watch and learn new dance moves like THE SWIM, THE JERK, THE MASHED POTATOE, THE TWIST, THE PEPPERMINT TWIST. Malt shops were pretty popular with teenagers and drive in movies were all the rage, then. Soda in a bottle was common, along with delivery of milk from the milk man. Racism was still common at that time. The cool guys in school were black leather jackets and had greasy hair. Dances were pretty popular in that era. Miniskirts were pretty much in and along with headbands. Thick mascara and black eyeliner was common. Gosh, I could go on and on.  |
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Date: 3/22/2003 5:35:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57471
Justice- Feel free to carry on! Got anything on jobs? |
Date: 3/22/2003 5:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 20750
Sorry I can't help! born in 72!  |
Date: 3/22/2003 6:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 7654
Don't forget the ringer washing machine...It was a real monster , I was always scared that it would eat my arm up..And to see a movie was only thirty cents,A nice dress was 12 dollars and shoes were 3 to 7 dollars..And candy, oh my gosh you could get a bag full of penny candy to last you a week..And earning extra money was easy, all you had to do is sale your drink bottles..Mannnnnnn I sure do miss those days!  |
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Date: 3/22/2003 6:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 7654
Oh yeah, and skate boarding was the thing too...lol ,And penny loafers... |
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Date: 3/22/2003 6:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 54247
Go to: http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decade60.html - it should tell you all about the 60s. I am 71 years of age - but, at my age, I don't remember a lot of stuff. Good luck, dear. RAT |
Date: 3/22/2003 6:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 28946
School lunches were 35 cents, a candy bar was a nickel and bigger then, you could buy a pound of hamburger for 40 cents. For 35 cents, I could get a 16oz. coke, a bag of potato chips and a twinkie at the corner store for my school lunch. We all hung out at the little store during our lunch periods which used to be an hour. You could also buy a hamburger, a coke and fries at the cafe during lunch for 50 cents. The food was better prepared back then as it was somebody's mom being the waitress at the restaurant.  |
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Date: 3/22/2003 6:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 28946
I went to the link RAT provided and it is awesome. I also was able to type in about the other decades and was amazed that that website has been so thorough. Thanks RAT. |
Date: 3/23/2003 8:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 21294
I could list a million things about the 60's, but the main thing I remember was that President Kennedy was killed. That one terrible day impacked my life more than anything that happened in the 60's. DreamWalker  |
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Date: 3/23/2003 12:29:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 57471
thanks everyone! |
