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Love blooms anew for 1967 - Boomers mark the 40th anniversary of a celebrated summer (BARRRFFF!!!)
Chicago Tribune ^
| May 28, 2007
| Stevenson Swanson
Posted on 05/28/2007 3:25:01 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Publius
But they were getting far more sex than I was And a lot more communicable diseases.
61
posted on
05/28/2007 5:51:26 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
62
posted on
05/28/2007 5:53:08 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: SamAdams76
I am not only refering to the main stars of that era, but also to all the thousands of garage bands all over this country and around the world. Every nook and cranny across the land produced bands who recorded a record to promote themselves. There was a lot of great music that was never even heard on the radio. And everything about that era wasn’t gloom and doom. Most of the music was about having a good time.
My memories of that time were quite good, in fact! One of the benefits of growing up in a rural community. Sure some folks messed up, but that happens in all eras of history. Remember Andy Gibbs,Len Bias, John Belushi? and many, many others. I wasn’t into the drugs or the politics of the sixties, but I was really into the music.
63
posted on
05/28/2007 6:23:25 PM PDT
by
upsdriver
(DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT!!!!)
To: Chi-townChief
>>when rock music, drugs and sexual liberation fused to create the Summer of Love.<<
As one of their inheritors I can honestly say that only one of those three thinks is worth anything.
The Summer of Love? Great, thanks, now sex kills, not just itches.
64
posted on
05/28/2007 6:29:51 PM PDT
by
Shion
(Hunter 2008! www.gohunter08.com)
To: Shion
>>The Summer of Love? Great, thanks, now sex kills, not just itches.<<
Let me amend this, I realize AIDS didn’t come about at that point, but the freedom = promiscuity attitude did.
Again, thanks.
65
posted on
05/28/2007 6:31:38 PM PDT
by
Shion
(Hunter 2008! www.gohunter08.com)
To: Chi-townChief
She was there with flowers in her hair!
66
posted on
05/28/2007 6:33:11 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: everyone
Our country has suffered for 40 years from the arrogance and immaturity of this destructive generation (not all Boomers, but the ones who set the tone). They’re now at the height of their power. As a tail-end Baby Boomer, I regreat that I won’t live to see the passing of this generation, who will cling to life — and to power — for as long as they possibly can. What a thought.
67
posted on
05/28/2007 6:33:16 PM PDT
by
California Patriot
("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
To: Revolting cat!
Sheesh ... I was expecting a photo of a hot hippie mama? Helen Thomas AGAIN? Have you no decency, sir?
68
posted on
05/28/2007 6:34:28 PM PDT
by
California Patriot
("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
To: Chi-townChief
All of these 50-65 year-old hippies running around is probably a sight you don't wanna see. We '50 year olds' were only 10 in 1967 - and speaking for myself, I was never a hippie - I was just a kid climbing trees and riding my second-hand bicycle.
To: qam1
Please add me to the ping list.
70
posted on
05/28/2007 6:41:01 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
To: Vision
On the first full day of summer that year (22 Jun 1967, and also the 26th Anniversary of Operation Barbarossa) I caught a MAC charter out of Tan Son Nhut and headed back to my base outside of Yokohama.
71
posted on
05/28/2007 6:45:25 PM PDT
by
Ax
(One of Rozerem's side effects is drowsiness. Shouldn't that be a positive?)
To: HitmanLV
“The only good thing about the 60s is that they are over.” — George Will
72
posted on
05/28/2007 6:46:34 PM PDT
by
quark
To: Chi-townChief
Re post 11: ditto. Rock began declining into noise by the late 1960’s. Before, we actually had songs with melodies one could remember.
To: Ax
I don’t even know what that means. You left combat in ‘67? God Bless ya and your friends.
74
posted on
05/28/2007 6:52:48 PM PDT
by
Vision
("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
To: Chi-townChief
sorry. the sixties died off for good in the 90’s.
To: California Patriot
Re your post 67, you're absolutely correct, the 60's generation is accountable for the messed-up politics that govern us today. Being older than you, I know that I definitely won't live to see that rotten generation (well, more specifically those that have screwed up our society...must be a certain segment of them who are fine citizens) plowed six feet--and much further for some of them--under.
Damn them for what they have done to our country.
To: OldPossum
When I wrote “60’s generation” I meant to say “Boomers.”
To: Chi-townChief
1967 = 14, and loved every minute of it! :-)
78
posted on
05/28/2007 7:08:04 PM PDT
by
JoeSixPack1
(Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Tomorrow is always the busiest day!)
To: Chi-townChief
Charles Manson recruited his “family” from amongst those peaceful flower children in San Francisco circa 1966-67. That’s a fact frequently ignored.
79
posted on
05/28/2007 7:09:41 PM PDT
by
6323cd
("It is prohibited to make use of such emotional signs in a cellphone!")
To: California Patriot
Our country has suffered for 40 years from the arrogance and immaturity of this destructive generation (not all Boomers, but the ones who set the tone). Theyre now at the height of their power. As a tail-end Baby Boomer, I regreat that I wont live to see the passing of this generation, who will cling to life and to power for as long as they possibly can. What a thought. Yep. And, boy, do I hate those Ameriprise ads that generally assume we all look back so longingly. BARF !
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