The 1960's

**capa** · 12-11-2007, 07:48 AM

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I was there...a kid...but there. I was 12 in 1968...the stories I could tell!

C

**e0820** · 12-11-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by MattG

It's safe to say almost everyone in these forums weren't even close to around during that time (except Jim...sorry Jim

).

That line reminded me of the one line in the Video Game awards - they were talking about a FPS that took place in WWII and the kid playing looks over and says - "did you know that this war actually happened?" got a chuckle out of it.

**pk500** · 12-11-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by MattG

It's safe to say almost everyone in these forums weren't even close to around during that time (except Jim...sorry Jim

).

Come on, now! 5/30/65 right here.

Take care,
PK

**SPTO** · 12-11-2007, 11:11 AM

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I watched most of the Brokaw show on 1968. The similarities to today in some ways are VERY shocking and mindblowing. I guess the whole karmic reverberence that John Hogue talks about is actually quite real.

BTW i'm still pissed at the world over RFK's death. Damn Sirhan Sirhan.

**MassNole** · 12-11-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by SPTO

I watched most of the Brokaw show on 1968. The similarities to today in some ways are VERY shocking and mindblowing. I guess the whole karmic reverberence that John Hogue talks about is actually quite real.

BTW i'm still pissed at the world over RFK's death. Damn Sirhan Sirhan.

Well that's what he gets for being involved in the murder/cover up of Marilyn Monroe.

**SPTO** · 12-11-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by MassNole

Well that's what he gets for being involved in the murder/cover up of Marilyn Monroe.

True to an extent however his brother's death shook him up so much that he became a totally different person. There were really two Bobby Kennedys. The one that was his brother's keeper and then the social activist who wanted to help those who were down and out in the world. He really became a populist but he was one with bite as he wasn't afraid to back down to anyone.

It's not even a foregone conclusion that he would've won the nomination in the primaries but he had just won in California which was a huge step for him getting it. There would've been a very interesting contrast in an RFK/Nixon election campaign.

Oh well....

**capa** · 12-11-2007, 12:09 PM

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On the lighter side, here are some of the toys I played with back in the 60's...

C

**McLite** · 12-12-2007, 06:47 AM

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Those are some sweet toys!

I remember growing up I had an electric football as well as the car race track. Was remote controlled and there was a loop and a part where the tracks got close to each other in order to cause a cutoff and accident. Amazing how much time I played with both. I used to have a tone of GI Joes and Star Wars toys as well. Every time I would go to the store with my mom I would get to pick one out if I behaved. I used to have wars all over the house.

**jim416** · 12-12-2007, 11:56 AM

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The 60s.

Loved them.

I was in Vietnam from Sept. 66 to July of 1970, so missed the last four years (lots of protests and the drug scene, ugh). I didn't get a lot of news from home when I was there working 12 hour shifts with the Army and ten hour days, six days a week in my civilian job.

For everything that happened, it was a happy time for most of us in the early 60s, very innocent, laid back and not as tumultuous as it might have seemed.

I guess what bothered me most was the wide acceptance of drugs and how cool things like LSD were (yikes). I can honestly say I never got involved, never even tried marijuana, and I'm glad I didn't.

**SPTO** · 12-12-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by jim416

The 60s.

Loved them.

I was in Vietnam from Sept. 66 to July of 1970, so missed the last four years (lots of protests and the drug scene, ugh). I didn't get a lot of news from home when I was there working 12 hour shifts with the Army and ten hour days, six days a week in my civilian job.

For everything that happened, it was a happy time for most of us in the early 60s, very innocent, laid back and not as tumultuous as it might have seemed.

I guess what bothered me most was the wide acceptance of drugs and how cool things like LSD were (yikes). I can honestly say I never got involved, never even tried marijuana, and I'm glad I didn't.

This is a very interesting post. A couple notes

1. I think everything changed the moment JFK was killed. The last bit of innocence in America was shot to pieces on that fateful day in Dallas IMO.

2. As noted in the Brokaw documentary (btw for those that missed it I think it's being re-aired later this week, Saturday maybe?) the swing to drugs, the hippie culture and ultra liberalism was a rejection of the straight arrow America of the 1950s and onwards. Unfortunately there's been a boomerang effect now with just as virulent a form of conservatism sweeping throughout American Life. I think this is why so many people are turned off in regards to politics and politicians. They want to see something different and geniune rather then the same old Left/Right dynamic that we've seen in the last 40 years.

**jim416** · 12-12-2007, 12:16 PM

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They want to see something different and geniune rather then the same old Left/Right dynamic that we've seen in the last 40 years.

That'll be the day. Don't want to turn this into a political thread, but these turds have all become a bunch of liars and there's not an ounce of genuiness in any of them. We need to get rid of every one of them and start over again. 'Nough on that.

Back to the 60s. I don't think I agree with you that JFKs death changed everything and that we lost our innocence. I think the drug scene/hippie/"turn on, tune in, drop out" thing did more to cause conflict with the traditional people (who were both democrats and republicans) than anything. Just my opinion. Of course the press also liked to stoke every fire that the could (sound familiar?).

**SPTO** · 12-12-2007, 12:21 PM

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Ah yes, you're absolutely right on your first point. I can see your argument on the 2nd point but I still think the whole stink of the aftermath of JFK's assassination had some play in the tone for the rest of the decade.

I don't want this being political either but it's not like many other people are posting in this thread so there's SOME leeway

**jim416** · 12-12-2007, 12:26 PM

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Well, you have to realize that we did not have media overkill like there is today. We didn't watch much t.v. (I think there were three stations at the time), news only came on at 5 pm, once a day and you'd better be sitting down at that time if you wanted to see it, so, even with major events we sort of all just went on with our simple little lives.

Again, I can't comment too much on the late 60s as I wasn't here. I missed the last four years.

One thing for sure.....the best music EVER (early sixties, doo wap, and such).

**McLite** · 12-12-2007, 08:46 PM

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I called my dad outta the blue and I brought up the 60's. He said it was an absolute crazy time. He was at the University of Wisconsin at the time and said that somebody blew up their math lab (or something like that) and killed a person. There were protests and "radicals" everywhere. He remembers watching everything on TV and just wondering what the heck people were thinking.

One thing he kept saying though was how much he loved the music. He told me he was going to TIVO the History Rocks: 1960's just for the music.

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