Grew up in the sixties and early seventies in a small Colorado farm town. So many memories .I had a great time. Wonderful video Thanks :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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I would love to go back to the 60's, minus the VietNam war.

I graduated high school in 1964 and I wish my children could have the kind of experiences I had. I loved it.

Thanks for the memories, from a child of the 60's, weren't they great years?

Love the Beach Boys, Fabian, Ricky Nelson, Elvis and the Four Lads. Oh, those were the days.

My DGD and DH purchased an old 3-story house in the historic section of Indianapolis. They are in the midst of remodeling and Oh what a mess. Of course, there are certain things they cannot do because it is in that area. Wouldn't work for me.

My DGD and DH purchased an old 3-story house in the historic section of Indianapolis. They are in the midst of remodeling and Oh what a mess. Of course, there are certain things they cannot do because it is in that area. Wouldn't work for me.

Good luck in your endeavor.

About 15 years ago, yeah 15, I was still working and was talking with some of the other employees and mentioned Tab Hunter. One of them asked what that was..I said, you know, Tab Hunter, the actor and wannabe singer. NONE of them ever heard of him....at that point, I realized that I was over the hill....

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Yes it was an age of innocence. My youngest love to play my old 45's when she was a teen. She use to say "Mum you grew up in the best times, wish I could have been there. It was the best of times.

That was great. We just starting getting ME TV here and there are lots of old shows-my fave? Petticoat Junction!

Definitely !! My SIL says I'm stuck in a time warp !!

Amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing. I remember well the 60's. That video brought back some great memories.

When I tune into an oldies station and sing along my (grown) kids ask me how I know all the words. I tell them our music HAD words back then. At least, words you could repeat in public and in front of Mom and Dad. ;)

Oh boy, do I remember Tab Hunter. What in the world happened to him?

Me! Me! I often wish I could go back if for just a few days. I remember when rock and roll started in the 50s -- Ricky Nelson, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka, Annette, The Everly Brothers, and oh so many more! I graduated from high school in 1962, and by the end of my second year in college our music was already beginning to change. Remember The Beatles and "I Want To Hold Your Hand?" Bought a copy at the college bookstore. Those were really the good old days, not so hectic.

Those were the days..I graduated in 1970 also. Grew up in the 50's & 60's. Still love the oldies, The Beatles are my favorite. Still have all my old 45's and albums, bubble gum cards, fan club stuff. Good thing my youngest (19) is into all the oldies stuff. He always says he wished he grew up in the 50's and even wants a 59' Caddy. He has all my old records and plays them all the time, also likes even older music. Everything was so much simpler then and innocent.

oh the sixties best time of my life good times loved it lived it

Well, dear hearts. I was born earlier than most of you. The sixties started a downhill run in morals in my opinion. The drugs came in and went wild, and although there are good things about it, I wouldn't want to go back. I listen to music way before that time and am what you would call an old fuddy-duddy. I try to live in the "now" and pray that we don't all go down the drain in this newer trend we are in now. God bless us all and keep us safe and happy where we are.

Do you remember when you could buy 45's at the grocery store? When my parents went on friday nights, Mom brought home a song by Elvis - "Hound Dog"...my German father said the name was "You're a Hound Dog"...sorry to say my brother and I made fun of him with his thick accent, boy were we BRATS! Also, those who were born after that era definitely have the wrong idea about the 60's. They thought ANYBODY who lived then smoked pot, made free love, drank alcohol and was WILD. HA! I grew up in Springfield Illinois and my curfew was 9:00 pm - does that sound like a wild child to you?

Registration is not a draft. Registering, as they have now, is far different than what was occurring during the Vietnam War... What we have now is called a volunteer army. A volunteer army did not exist during the Vietnam era. If you had a medical deferment, were in college or had a job that was an exception to the draft (such as teaching or peace corps) you were excused from the draft. If you were not in those categories, whether you wanted to go or not and your draft number came up - you went to war or you went to prison.
The current registration system is set up for a time of war crisis ... where everyone who is physically and/or mentally able (with the exception of ages - either too young or too old) has the possibility of being drafted. Registration is not drafting.


If your sons were living in the 60's and were not fortunate enough to be in college or in an excluded profession or a peace corps volunteer... they would be trained and very likely sent to Vietnam... Also exempt were those of some religious affiliations who had official objections... other than that they faced the war, whether they wanted to or not and whether they believed in it or not... and now we do business with Vietnam which is a thriving sea port. Would you have liked your sons to die for that?

Aw, the good ole days! I remember them well, I lived them. I remember when McDonalds came to town with their 15 cent hamburgers. We went after church on Sunday night and those burgers were so good!

Flowerjoy...thank you for the reminder that "registration is not the draft"....my point I was attempting to make is that the fact that all men are required to register makes for a pool of men the gov't has to draw from should our nation ever find ourselves in a national crisis requiring a larger fighting army. I have NO doubt, despite public "outcry" that I am sure would ensue, that if needed, the draft would be started once again.

Regarding your question as to whether I would have wanted my sons to go to Vietnam, I will not answer that question. For one thing, this board does not look too kindly on a person spouting their personal political views. And any discussion regarding my views on the draft/registration, or the Vietnam War would end up a political one. I'm just not going there. In addition, due to the fact that that war polarized my parents at opposite ends of the political spectrum, and along with the Civil Right Movement, was a loud, argumentative topic of conversation EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AT THE DINNER TABLE.....and in the end was a cause of the only home I ever knew being destroyed.....well, I have spent the whole of my adult life studying the Vietnam War trying to understand what happened in my childhood. For myself, I am at peace with what I have finally resolved about both that war, and the Civil Rights Movement. But I consider those "resolutions" private, and will not discuss them with anyone but my husband.

Thanks for the discussion....

I hope the basement doesn't have water marks on the walls.I loved the bathroom.

Thank you for your kind reply... I do believe my response to you was a bit harsh in asking about your sons' possible death in war... for that I apologize... I have a son too and absolutely nothing would ever make up for that horror... even the thought... so again, my deep apologies. I remember the 60's and hence Vietnam as a nightmare with so many unwilling friends losing their lives. And yes, my family was also one that fell apart, partly due to the polarization - military on one side of the family and overwhelming sadness with so many deaths on the other side. I did resolve my feelings by being grateful for those who volunteer to "protect" our lives from "enemies" and ever so grateful for the choice not to give up life for a war one did not believe in, hence, the volunteer army. I would never want to go back to that period of time... would rather deal with economic hardships anytime than so many unwilling deaths. And I am most grateful of all that my son (and yours) are living in a period when the choice is their own. There are so many many ways to serve our society and country other than war. I will be most happy when no young men or women lose their lives in such a manner. Please accept my apologies for my rather harsh question. I already knew what your answer was... you are a mother first and foremost... as most of us are. Peace to you and yours.

Flowerjoy (and such a beautiful screen name).....apologies accepted...though there was no offense taken. And I agree with you....thankfulness for our lives today is a real key to overcoming past pain. And like you, I too am very grateful that there is no draft today, and that those who serve, which I am also grateful for, are doing so because they choose to.

But I have to admit, I do miss some of the innocence of those days...but that may be just memories from the child that I was during that decade.

Peace to you as well...and happy quilting today! And thank you for your response.

Speaking of to much info overload...................I substitute and from 7th grade up these kids flabbergast me!! A couple of days ago I had 14/15 yr olds. There was one boy who kept talking about the big nasty and making all sort of little inuindos (sp) and there were a couple of girls who were writting notes to each other in a notebook. I peered over a shoulder to see what they were writting. They were writting the F word a lot. There always seems to be a boy who is bold enough to say things out loud. I know that if we had been caught saying those things when I was in school I would have suspended and then got my butt busted when I got home. Nothing is sacred to the kids now days. It really is sad because it shows they don't even respect themselves. I am so sorry about that. Like someone said, there is no innosence any more. (please excuse misspelled words. I never could spell)

I also graduated in 1970. I sometimes tell my 31 year old son that I wish I could take him back in time and show him how peaceful life was. We didn't have to lock our doors. The keys to the car were in the car. All the neighborhood kids played outside till the streetlights came on and our mama's started hollering our names. haha

I think that when we often look back at our "innocence" we are speaking more about ourselves as "children" than we are of the age. If we left the doors open we were probably just very lucky... read "In Cold Blood" ... this brutal killing took place in 1959 ... again the 60's had plenty of violence in the manner of war and "kent state", "mississippi burning", assassinations, etc. If we had innocence, praise our parents for protecting us ... and the lack of news from other areas (no internet or 24 hour news) ... not the kindness of our culture.