Summer 1971: A Day in the Life of a 16-Year-Old

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[SamAdams76]

Lot of truth in this 10 minute video.

Those who were around in the summer of 1971 can relate.

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[Secret Agent Man]

None of those are a 16 year old....

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[kaktuskid]

My parents had a School Bus Yellow 71’ Chevy Blazer, which became the family hand me down vehicle

[mowowie]

Yeaa.....our names were ratted out to the cops once as well...

Thanks BOB!

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[Old Grumpy]

I just watched that and was highly entertained!

[daler]

Funny...I was 19 and James Gang, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and Grand Funk topped my personal music chart.

[mowowie]

Here in the s/w Boston burbs we called those bike “choppers”

[jonascord]

The summer of 1971.

MCB Twenty Nine Palms, Advanced Electronics Training Bn. Had already been in the Corps for a year...

Was commuting to Palm Springs on weekends, on a 450 Honda. There was a Sweet Young Thing who was spending her summer at her dad's house, there, while he did something with a studio in LA...

I learned my total contempt for Hollywood, through her.

Good Times.

[mowowie]

Always wanted one.
Ended up with a Huffy Thunder Road instead.

got stolen off of my front porch.....my first experience with those emotions....

[MountainDad]

Boomer.....

A badge of honor for me!

[USAF1985]

I was six, and learning what “summer” break meant after 1st grade. Little did I know then how glorious the summer months would become in the years ahead. No cell phones, no computers...just the outdoors, friends, pick-up baseball/football, forts...I weep for today’s youth.

[mowowie]

7 lifetimes ago i imagine...

[Roccus]

26 in ‘71. Every one of those songs brings me back to one barroom or other. Took another eleven years to stop decorating the mahogany.

[SamAdams76]

I was 10 years behind you. The summer of 1981, I was at 29 Palms learning Electronics (after boot camp).

[Repeal The 17th]

“...summer of 1971...”
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I was in basic training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana.

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I didn't realize until fairly recently how many different models of Schwinn "Krates" there were (not all had "Krate" in the name. ie, Pea Picker (green), Lemon Peeler (yellow), etc). Growing up, I had only been aware of the Orange Krate and Lemon Peeler. I think they were the biggest sellers. Nowadays, in mint condition, they can go for as high as $8,000-$10,000!, with the major of mint conditions going for around $2,000-$3,000.

Also didn't realize the huge number of copycats or competitors from other companies, the main one being the Raleigh Chopper. There were a LOT of them. Much more than I knew about growing up in the late-60 and early 70s.

[tflabo]

I was 15 in 1971. Most of those images bring back memories. Smoked cigarettes, pot, hash and played some guitar. Rode bicycles, hikes in parks and trips to Long Island beaches with friends. Wish I could go back as a time traveling visitor. Thank God I quit the cigarettes, drugs and pot before graduating HS. Grateful to have experienced much more live social interactions and activities with friends. We had some great music and lots of it too.

[mowowie]

In the early to mid 70’s here in the boston burbs i remember seeing those Choppers around..everyone wanted one.