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God, How I hated the 70's

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Year One, 1955

John Tuohy's MY WRITERS SITE: Happiness ................... - John Tuohy's MY WRITERS SITE: Happiness ...................: ABOUT THE AUTHOR John William Tuohy is a writer who lives in Washington DC. He holds an MFA in...
7 years ago
Beatles Fan Forever

The Beatles -
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Music of the Sixties Forever

50 years ago, this Boston band toured with The Beatles, then broke up immediately - The story of Boston's garage rock legends, The Remains. By Perry Eaton July 14, 2016 On Sunday, Paul McCartney will play Fenway Park. The appearance will m...
7 years ago
God, How I hated the 70's

John Tuohy's MY WRITERS SITE: Cool - John Tuohy's MY WRITERS SITE: Cool: ABOUT THE AUTHOR John William Tuohy is a writer who lives in Washington DC. He holds an MFA in writing from Lindenwood ...
7 years ago
The Kennedys in the 60s

Sargent Shriver -
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The space race

Welcome to the60sspacerace.blogspot.com - Welcome...
9 years ago

We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the New World. John Lennon

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Terry Young is the weekday afternoon DJ on XM's 60s on 6 channel (ch 6).

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Woodstock Festival
Afros
The Smothers Brothers
Men wearing beads
GI Joe
Baby boomer
Women's lib
The Beatles
Summer of Love
Granny Glasses
LSD usage
Slogan Buttons
Coco Chanel
Oleg Cassini gowns
Hell's Angels
Doll-like makeup
Bubble Chair
Peasant skirts
Black Lights
The Twist
Pop art
Hippie beads
Miniskirts
The Ed Sullivan Show
Slot Cars
Granny glasses
The British Invasion
Superballs
Sit-in movement
Laugh-In
Minidress, minicoat, minipants
The mod look
The Mickey Mouse Club
James Bond
Tanning cream
Hippies
Gum wrapper chain
Wide belts
Hip hugger pants
Legalized Marijuana Movement
Bouffant Hairdo
Drive-in theaters
Psychedelic
Balsa Wood Airplanes
The space program
Frilly shirts
Beach movies
Chinese fire drill
Unisex clothing
Troll Dolls
Fallout Shelters
Turtlenecks
Ouija Boards
Chunky shoes
Jello
Go-Go boots
Paisley
Tie-dye
Army/Navy surplus
The Jackie Kennedy look
Peace sign
Love Beads
Flower children
Peace Symbol
Barbie Dolls
Women wearing long straight hair
Twiggy

The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility. John Lennon