A 'Child' of the 60's or 70's?

[Kathianne]

What am I? In 1969 I was 12. Am I a 60's or 70's teen? Obama has an opinion of the timeframe, just not me. Personally I've already arrived at an answer. I and my cohorts were too young for Vietnam, but not too young to have been effected by it. We didn't participate, but had babysitters or neighbors that did.

For a 'boomer' like me, it meant those that decided that country meant more than security, they DID have a choice. Few in my neighborhood couldn't opt for college rather than draft.

One of my neighbors that timed us 'kids' running around the block graduated from Princeton then enlisted, in the Marines. He survived, went on to be a forest ranger, died in his 40's from a car accident. He'll always be a hero to me.

I remember at his funeral that one lady, she'd been a cafeteria server in the high school, recounted that every day he would give up his seat on the bus, so she could sit down. Of course this was before school buses forbade standees. He just did what was right, whether for an older person or a younger person, like us kids, running around the block.

I guess his parents educated him in deportment, even then, one couldn't credit the schools with that kind of behavior.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/7788.html

[manu1959]

in 69 i was 9.....neither obama or hillary know what the fuck they are talking about......

[82Marine89]

In '69 I was 5. You're both old. :finger3:

[manu1959]

In '69 I was 5. You're both old. :finger3:

respect your elders.....

[Yurt]

In 82 my grandmother bought me my very first pair of VANS. Blue with white checkers. I was freakin awesome.

Thank goodness the fools at school never saw the total incredible hulk panjama thingy I bought too....

[Kathianne]

respect your elders.....

Yeah, both of you. Bow down to me... :laugh2:

[Pale Rider]

Hold on... in '69 I was 14.

[avatar4321]

in 69 i was -11

[Kathianne]

in 69 i was -11

don't take this the wrong way, you know I care for you, but SHUT Up! I'm old, I know it. :laugh2:

[Mr. P]

In 69 I was....ah...errrr...I forget.

Coining the term '69' yeah, that's it. :cheers2:

[Kathianne]

In 69 I was....ah...errrr...I forget.

Coining the term '69' yeah, that's it. :cheers2:

'69 was a good year! LOL! I did more bad than I'd 'allow' my own kids to do and was in jr high. LOL!

[Yurt]

VANS rule

[Kathianne]

VANS rule


Are you referring to this?

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C11%5C06%5Cstory_6-11-2007_pg13_4

[Mr. P]

Are you referring to this?

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C11%5C06%5Cstory_6-11-2007_pg13_4

I was thinking 'if the VANS a rockin don't come knockin'. :laugh2:

[82Marine89]

in 69 i was -11

Still in bagdad, huh?

[hjmick]

Damn, I'm feeling younger with every post...

[Mr. P]

Damn, I'm feeling younger with every post...

Sputnik, younger?

[hjmick]

Sputnik, younger?

1964 younger.

Though to my credit I did marry older.

[manu1959]

1964 younger.

Though to my credit I did marry older.

same age as my younger brother.....

[JohnDoe]

VANS rulei probably sold them to you or your grandmom!

yeah, VANS were HOT, a best selling item for sure!!!


JD

[Mr. P]

The "Howdie Doodie Show"....anyone?

[JohnDoe]

The "Howdie Doodie Show"....anyone?

WHY do i hear some tune in my head singing the howdie doodie show, the howdie doodie show.....? Did it have some theme song?

;)

jd

[Mr. P]

WHY do i hear some tune in my head singing the howdie doody show, the howdie doody show.....? Did it have some theme song?

;)

jd

Yes...'It's the Howdie Doodie Show, the Howdie Doodie Show'...or something like that.

[JohnDoe]

in 69 i was 8

[Mr. P]

in 69 i was 8

Then you saw re-runs,,cheater. :slap::laugh2:

[HotPinkConsevative]

In '69 I was 5. You're both old. :finger3:

In '69 my Mom was 2 and my Dad was 9

[hjmick]

In '69 my Mom was 2 and my Dad was 9

Holy Crap! :eek:

You're the same age as my youngest daughter.

[diuretic]

If you were too old or too young to understand the concept of "fashion" between about 1971 and into the 1980s count yourself lucky. I still have a lurid green bodyshirt from those days. What the hell were we thinking back then? :puke:

[Trinity]

Hmm in 1969 I was not quite conceived yet......by the end of the year I was though.

[JohnDoe]

Then you saw re-runs,,cheater. :slap::laugh2:

Not a cheater!!!!!

I swear, I did not know that it was reruns that I was watching! How would a kid know?

:dunno:

jd

[Gaffer]

In 1969 I was 22. Was home from the army and got married. Trinity came along in 11 months later.

Howdy Doody came on every afternoon at 4 pm in the early 50's.

"It's howdy doody time, its howdy doody time." Is how the song went.

[JohnDoe]

In 1969 I was 22. Was home from the army and got married. Trinity came along in 11 months later.

Howdy Doody came on every afternoon at 4 pm in the early 50's.

"It's howdy doody time, its howdy doody time." Is how the song went.

YES!!!! That's it!!!! ''Hey kids, what time is it? It's howdy doody time, it's howdy doody time....'', I can hear the song in my head!

They must have run reruns in the 60's cuz i clearly remember watching it!!!

and good morning Gaffer. :)

jd

[Trigg]

I'm surprised by the ages here. I thought a few of you were younger than me.

I was born in 69.

[Dilloduck]

I'm surprised by the ages here. I thought a few of you were younger than me.

I was born in 69.

LOL I know you ain't talking about me----I could be your Dad ! :laugh2:

[Trigg]

LOL I know you ain't talking about me----I could be your Dad ! :laugh2:


Good lord, you are old.






Just kidding :laugh2:

[April15]

In 69 I was burning my draft card. Not that I could even enlist as I was 1-Y. Seems Gaffer is the only one older than I.

[Yurt]

i probably sold them to you or your grandmom!

yeah, VANS were HOT, a best selling item for sure!!!


JD

Santa cruz, you there?

[Yurt]

I feel so young after reading this thread.

So 33 is not so bad, eh.

[diuretic]

I feel so young after reading this thread.

So 33 is not so bad, eh.


When I was seventeen
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for small town girls
And soft summer nights
Wed hide from the lights
On the village green
When I was seventeen

When I was twenty-one
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls
Who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair
And it came undone
When I was twenty-one

When I was thirty-five
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
Of independent means
Wed ride in limousines
Their chauffeurs would drive
When I was thirty-five

But now the days grow short
Im in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
And it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year

It was a mess of good years

Sinatra's version is still the best.

[hjmick]

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