The 60s ... What did like best about the 60s?
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Still had my Grandparents then, and loved holiday times with them, and other Aunts & Uncles -I loved them, and just knew they loved me too....sinking into Grandma's big soft bed in her 'polished to death' spare room was the best feeling 🙂 and no wee sister sharing and kicking all night 🙂
Of course there were downs too.... Curfews, frustrations of living in a small village-and not Carnaby Street or Detroit, Mum and Dad commenting all the way thru' Top of The Tops (can't understand a word, Look at the state of him, What a racket 🙂 ), Never having enough money to buy a complete rigout at one time........ But heyho - they were minor issues and all overcome thru' time x
Discovering girls.
Seeing the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Animals and many others perform live.
At the end of the sixties, moving out of my comfort zone, and proving to myself that yes, I could achieve what I aspired to.
My first job, fresh behind the ears as a Graduate Engineer. A massive pay check of £1020 per year. My mother's Mini Traveller (one of those with wood on the sides) which I bought from her as my first car. The great thing about cars then is that one could do all the servicing oneself. No onboard computers and the engine compartment large enough to leave gaps for hands and arms.
The excitement of forming a band and wondering what to call ourselves.
Going to see Jimi Hendrix but with Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Move and Dave Berry also on the show. Going to see Booker T and MGs and seeing Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Same & Dave and the Barkeys also on the Stax Roadshow. And many more........
We all have our memories, whatever decade we tend to relate to, those memories can be happy, sad, exciting or seemingly ordinary, but they are "our" memories and as such are part of our lives.
Memories are there for the making and I recall part of a quote attributed to the late Robin Williams which ended with these words:- "Life is fleeting, and if you are ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky where the stars are strung across the velvety night, and when a shooting star streaks through the blackness turning night into day, make a wish, think of me and make your life spectacular, I know I did"
That's how memories are made.
The competition with other girls to have the most layers of net petticoats.
I had my hair done every Saturday & had a coloured water rinse on my bottle blonde hair my poor mother never knew what colour I would be when I came home. I am reminded of the 60s every day because I ruined my feet with the high heeled winkle pickers how on earth I danced in them I shall never know.
The music was great & there were so many groups around then that played at dance halls that would have knocked the socks off some of the groups of today. I didn't have much money but I would buy good plain dresses ect then dress them up with other things.
I remember when the first all night motorway services opened the motorcycle boys would take us there after the dance & I would arrive home about 3am ,of course my mother thought I was up to no good but we just loved staying & having a laugh it was innocent fun. Those were the days ahhhhhh.