Posted on 08/23/2024 5:33:06 AM PDT by Bikkuri
Stepping back in time.. to my dad's era..
At least music was still music, no matter where it came from.
Found original Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD1QYInNN-s
Ah yes, music from our day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDAlATFK94
For 50s music I like the origins of rock n roll like Chuck Berry, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Les Paul, and many, many more, but the doo-wop was pretty close to rock n roll in some areas too. I really like old blues recordings from the 1920s and 1930s too. Many of us metalhead punks respect and enjoy a lot of it.
My dad went to the same high school as some of the original Four Tops at Pershing HS in Detroit. He said that occasionally, they would do short impromptu performances acapella just for the fun of it, and for the undivided attention of any young ladies within earshot!
The public space was protected to keep it simple and nice, the toughness was when men were at work, our businessmen ate the lunch of their competitors in other countries, our soldiers and sailors, generals and admirals saw their mission and focus as defeating our enemies in war, our cops treated women and children nicely and carried clubs for the troublesome/threatening men, our workmen took pride in their work and the things they built, everyone was aware of the community they were selling to or working in, aware of the women and the children and the family homes that they served no matter what field they worked in.
The virtues were promoted and taught and the vices of pride and egoism, vanity, greed, exploitation and instant gratification taught against and condemned, so much has been totally reversed, there was for almost everyone the sense that a greater power saw what we do and even the few sociopaths had to adapt to that culture and conduct their business in that greater atmosphere and having to hear the checks and admonitions and cautions of the others in the room, even in the boardrooms, there were limits and barriers protecting the public space where the kids and families, churches and moms, daughters and dads existed.
before women ran everything?
Had a babysitter the night The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan.
She spent the whole time screaming. Thought my parents were nuts to have this girl take care of us!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs
I LOVE Chuck Berry.. I had 2 LPs that were orange see through (limited edition) that my dad had passed to me.
Also, so many songs that I wish I could remember the names of that we had on 8-track.
I think he stopped buying 8-tracks when Elvis died... I remember when that happened (think it was 1978?).
We were in his black Silverado shortbed driving to his helicopter when the news came on that Elvis had passed away.
I remember him saying that Elvis should have stayed away from drugs.. (I also remember the Elvis 8-track tapes were limited edition blue)
Ever since then, I avoided Elvis because I hate drugs... (as I have gotten older, I respect his music.. but still, hate drugs).
Lol.. OMG.. love them!
Man.. sounds awesome... wish it were still as simple as that. :/ (Meaning, when I was in school (70’s-early 80’s)..
Today, I don’t think we will be able to recover).
After mega searching for decades, I found pics of my dad in 4H in New Mexico in the 50’s..
Not sure 4H even exists anymore.
Will give all I have to introduce it to Hawaii..
(Would also give everything I have to get back to Texas :P)
OH!!
Thankfully, you will NOT find any pics (well, I found one posted from a high school annual) of me on the net.
I have done well (being called a conspiracy nut since before DOS.. (started computing when I was 10yo.. and warned that anything (in the future) that was put on the “internet”, which was GOVT/UNIVERSITY (today, that would be the dark-net/under-net) would be someday be used by the government...
Friends called me nuts.. :P
Other than that 1 pic, all of the others are pics of sushi bars, or actual humans of a totally different color (football players)
"She spent the whole time screaming."
Lip-syncing was huge back then.
Well, certainly ping me here when you stop by Tokyo again. I wish we all had the chance to meet up too.
Ehem.
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